Why are we having this meeting? Since the Peanut Gallery is a collective space and no one person makes the decisions, we meet to discuss anything that is going on. There are lots of things that people would like to do/need to be done so at this meeting we will see what those things are and set up working groups to focus the direction of the PG (Peanut Gallery)

The WGs that were decided on were:
*UPKEEP - Cleaning, organising the store room, kitchen, purging of flyers, waste and recycling and decorations in the PG
*RESOURCES - Supplies, campaigning resources, library, free shop, sheet music for piano
*PUBLICITY - Publicising the PG, outreach to other groups, inclusivity, events, internal communications (minutes, meetings etc)
* TECH - Putting together 'how to use' guides for the computers, copier and projector, general go to people about PG website

People at the meeting joined WGs and a temporary point of contact was established for each WG:
*UPKEEP - pt06hgleeds [dot] ac [dot] uk
*RESOURCES - ee07jmleeds [dot] ac [dot] uk
*PUBLICITY - pt06hmleeds [dot] ac [dot] uk
*TECH - jmooney538googlemail [dot] com

It was also raised that we should try and get the suspended ceiling taken down because it is designed to keep spaces insulated and the PG is not in need of this. ehouk1gmail [dot] com (Guy) is the contact for the "Taking the suspended ceiling down" project.

Some groups arranged times to meet to discuss the activities of the WG - these can be obtained from the point of contact for the group


While discussing WGs (Working Groups) several other points came up:
* People in working groups aren't necessarily the people who carry out the activities of the working group. Some are more like advisory groups and will set up the activities and spread the word of things that are happening. This means people are not restricted to working groups that they are signed up with and you do not necessarily have to be in a working group to do something.
*A point was raised, while discussing what was good about the PG that it can appear to be inclusive and that people may think it is only for certain people/groups. To combat this outreach/inclusivity was put down as something for a WG to look at. This would involve not only spreading the word about the PG but also that it is a collective space for everyone involved with anything, to use and share.
*To be discussed at a future meeting, it was suggested that there should be a re-group for the WGs every fortnight so that we can feedback on what has happened with each group as well as reflect and evaluate on things.
*There are some things that need to be done that aren't necessarily related to any particular WG, eg Taking the ceiling down. This is also the case for ventilation.
*It was also raised, in relation to this last point, that there are some matters such as finances of the PG and large general decision making for the PG, that could not be put to a working group and that large meetings would still be held for these. This is a point that was not discussed in great detail for lack of time but will be raised at the next meeting