Then assign a time keeper to make sure the group keeps on task. Summarize the major decisions at the end of the meeting and write them on newsprint for everyone to see what the follow-up assignments for each person are. Evaluate how the meeting went and decide what should go on the agenda for the next meeting. Sometimes people will work on an event like a public forum or demonstration for months. When the event is over nothing happens.
People just go on about their business.
But this is an opportunity to bring folks together for a celebration. Let people enjoy being together and affirm what they accomplished. Organizing for social change is hard work. Often times it takes determination to get things done. So we need to take steps to make it fun.