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21 F A L L Q 3 I S S U E G U I L D N E W S sat in on a bunch of board meetings, but I'm just listening. I don't get to see the agenda beforehand, and it's late at night because it's on West Coast time. But because this committee is on the East Coast, it's helped me feel like a part of the community." In partnership with Meg, Edward has spear- headed a new Eastern Region Diversity Committee. Though under the umbrella of the Diversity Steering Committee, it's a de facto sister committee to the Eastern Re- gion MOC. The two will host shared events in the coming months. Reflecting on the success of the current Eastern Region MOC, Meg notes there are only about a thousand members in the East- ern Region, maybe fewer at this point, so it wasn't as daunting to build a community. "We can speak with one voice, and there can be a good amount of solidarity on the East Coast. People know that we exist, and they're coming to our events. There are oth- erwise very few opportunities for members to participate and meet each other. We do our best to fill that need." ■ Tamar Bihari serves on the MPEG Board of Directors. HIRE A UNION SOUND TEAM AND YOUR AUDIENCE WILL HEAR EVERY WORD