January 22, 2003
Possible People to Bring:
- Greogory Douglass --> definite for Queer Vis/Gaypril
- Skott Freedman and/or Robyn Ochs for Bi Day (?)
- Urban Folk Collective --> perhaps collaborate wtih L/L programs?
- need to find out how much they cost (with band)
- CDAFC or Supplemental Funding to help pay?
Robby Richardson:
- coming next week to business meeting and we will vote on him for advisor
- wants to be really involved with us
- wants to attend Queer Lunch and give little presentations, etc.
- he has Mardi Gras connections!
High Schools:
- Champlain Valley Union High School visit was a huge success!
- Bill suggested going to other local high schools for similar presentations on coming out/GSAs
- perhaps do it with Outright because they've done it before?
Outreach Stickers:
- preferably vinyl so people can't write on them/destroy them as easily
- visability, definition series, statistics included on them
- we need people to submit designs!
- black/white is cheapest
- perhaps package them and sell them as fundraisers at all of our events?
Fundraising:
- we need to make $75 by the end of Feb. to avoid a 10% budget cut next year
- Dot owes us a $125 check from her and Anita's 20th aniversary party...wahoo!!
- Queer Art Dinner/Auction idea
- coincide with Andy Warhol Exhibit and Allumni Dinner with Dot?
- have more panels --> we can get $50 per panel from professors
- we should have a panel training for all people interested
Transecting the Academy:
- Feb. 1, 2003, Saturday (next weekend) at Brown University
- covers trans issues on campus regarding students, faculty, staff, etc.
- possible housing:
- Sarah's step-dad's house in E. Providence (no more than 8 people)
- Lacey's queer-friendly friend at Brown
- Kim, Sarah, Ethan, Caitlin, Jakob, Lacey expressed interest in going
Float with Outright:
- March 1st, 2003, 3pm, be there by 1:30pm, Saturday
- Danny, Steph, and Kim created a Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory theme for the float
- we are #200 of 200 so we just sneaked in!
- we paid $200 to be in it, so it's a big committment
- Kim has dates for building the float/costumes
- flatbed truck hopefully on the way
- WE NEED THE SOUNDTRACK!! if anyone has it, please email Kim or Ethan
- next meeting is Thursday Jan. 30th at 7:00pm at the Free To Be Office
- will be planning for next meeting
- Outright also needs submissions for the 'Zine
- email them to Outright, due date is approx. 2/6/03
- anything and everything needed: writing, poetry, art, etc. on ANY TOPIC
Free HIV Tests with Vermont Cares:
- Jan. 30, 2003, Thursday, from 10-2 in Cook Commons/Free To Be Office
- WE NEED PEOPLE TO MAN THE TABLE from 10-2
- Kim/Danny can be there 10-11
- Sarah can be there 11-2
- Ethan can be there 12:30-2
- Caitlin can be there 11-2
-to volunteer, email Ethan (jleggett@zoo.uvm.edu) or Caitlin (cdanielm@zoo.uvm.edu)
Other Ideas:
- show Discovery Channel's intersexed video as a movie night movie?
- show "Twin Video" on nature versus nurture with discussion for movie
night?
Announcements:
- QYR at Outright is having a JavaHouse on Feb. 25th from 7-9pm in the Livingroom (bottom floor of Burlington Town Center Mall). There will be a live performance by Sarah Mell and some lipsync/open mic action, too.
- The annual Higher Ground Drag Ball is Feb. 8th! Remember, kiddies, it's 18+.
Elections:
- new election type suggested and voted on (WRUV style, see below)
- outlined position responsibilities --> didn't vote on detailed responsibilities, but voted to have 7 positions:
- President
- Vice President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Website Director
- Outreach Director
- Library Director
- proposed position responsibilities will be posted on the listserve (they are to serve as a general idea of what each position entails...we will figure out the details of everything when we construct/vote on a new constitution)
THERE WILL BE AN ELECTION FOR ALL THE POSITIONS NEXT WEEK (JAN. 29TH)!!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RUN FOR A POSITION:
- come to the next Business Meeting (January 29th at 7:00pm in Billings B-163) prepared with a short speech as to why you would like to be voted into that position.
- Be sure to also have something written/typed (not everyone can remember everything they hear) outlining your main points so people can reveiw what you said when it's time to vote.
The voting procedure will be as follows (as voted on during the 1/22/03 meeting):
1. everyone running for a certain position will take turns presenting their little speech to the group.
2. when everyone is done, we will take a 10-minute break
3. then all members vote for one person for each position.
-PEACE-