STAFF MEETING,  JACKSON COFO
23 November 1964
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First order of business are the reasons for the recent closing of
the Jackson office; these might be listed out as:
—the staff's inability to come to a decision
—the situation in tho office just didn't respond to mere talk
—the "local people" problem
—personality conflicts which go unresolved
—the actual taking over of theoffice by the FDP, Jac'.son project
— in general, tho noise and confusion which make work difficult
Discussion of this list. Jesse morris views the office this way;
it is a center for: coiiimunicrtioji^ %  supply distribution, finances,
VJATS line communication, legal matt'ers, personnel, and program
co-ordination. *• • >->•'
Discussion pfi. Jackson project  Margaret Burnham has left for good;
lae questionHis" 'doe's the Jackson project serve as a moans of removing local kids from the office?
Martin Ficklnus: Attempts hove been made in tho three '.recks I've
been here to find a center for the local project; we have Freedom
Schools goings we are planning small community centers all over
Jackson, in the Virdcn Addition '.'here I live, for instance.
Tho entire Jackson project consists only 01 4 or 5 people, the
Nicklauses, the Browns5 and Trod Eeinze.
Browns more Freedom School teachers needed.
Heinzer tho involvement fith the FDP—John Jlein's work--might be
divorced from the Jac'-son project itself.
Brown; Fred Foinzc ras assigned to work with the local kids.  There
rre Schools now at: Mount Febo, St. John's AII3 5 and Institutional
at Virdcn Addition:; school is taught two riighta a week in each church
and a library is projected for Fount Febo.
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Nicklausi Is money available for light, and heating bills?
Jesse; Some "good will" money was given during tho summer for breakage, etc. The kids of the Freedom School themselves could solicit
the needed money by sales of buttons,etc.  Other ise, COFO.^will hove
to take it under consideration .when e big bill arises.
-An office will be available for the Jackson project: the old supply
house on Short St.; there are books '.'hlch need to bo moved to Valley.
Ficklaus: Jho is the new Jackson project director?
Jesse: Has to be worked out among the staff ( To Gerry Wilson?)
Short St. could bo used as e Community Center.
Nicklausi The problems existent in the Jackson office now will be
transferred to the Short St, office which is being proposed. The
absence of a movement in Jackson is the real problem; these kids who
hang around the office are expressing a desire to be part of things.
Gerry Jilson: The problems go deeper than kids' desire to bo part of
the Movement in Jacksonr there are more basic things than that involved; anyway1 some kids have been given the chance to bo involved.
lorno Kressj There is confusion as to i/hat the responsibilities of n
project office are if they are not the local people's problems; it
seems to me that certain problems are inherited and. will have to be
worked out. The old office ^;as not—nor should have been—ecuipped
to handle tuse problems as it was not the office of tho Jackson
project per se.
Jesso: NAACF had the responsibility for a Jackson Movement, but it
has not involved any kids. Thoro has not been any person pvailablo
to meet this need.
Hunterr It's clear from the discuss on that it's up to the Jackson
Movement staff to develop the nosessary tools to solve its problem