March 19, 2008

Have you ever engaged in behaviour that was associated with a different gender than your own ?

In South Africa boys are raping lesbian girls to "make them straight"

Police commander suspended for bias towards lesbian police officer

Another hypocrite politician bites the dust: Spitzer (and his replacement!)

Queer Yooper Conference in this weekend !

March is Women's month

$250 from Phopp's roof is going ...

BGC Scholarships, Angel Free Store --> save money for a rainy day.

G?FBM

Pride Week

Movies check from Nich (Paragraph 175).

Letters are sent for invitations to BIBLE.

Roster of GTSP potentials, Ox will be MC.

Several people, + Chelsey.

Lock them down.

Adverts, posting, press release

Table tents are done.

Elsa called SLS, awaiting response.

MUB Ballroom layout, tell them "same as last year".

No vehicle needs to be rserved for the queens (reimburse both cars for gas)

Film Board advert ($10 for first, $5 for additional) for one weekend.

Food+Pizza bowling (4-5 pizzas is too much).

Short Films starting at...7, Gay comedy shorts, Intersex, Boy I Am,... ? who tf cares about licenses.

Drag Show

Sign-up sheet to staff the Drag Show table.

Criteria for amateur show judging (Audience reaction, stage presence, performance) hold up numbers.

Mirrors and chairs for back room.

Setup at around 1pm.

Ally Toolbox

Elsa is planning workshop, will go over beforehand.

2-3 others to facilitate discussion

Ox will send out invites to other orgs.

Jen O--Safe Place List

"Bigotted, religious" change to "contradictory to beliefs"

Keep Library (restaurant) kitchen open.

President (no report)

Vice President

Setup a time for past and present E-boards to meet, next weekend (Keweenawesomefest), e-mail

Treasurer (no report)

PR Officer

Posters, made T-shirts over break ($8 to cover shirt and ink)

Vice PR Officer (not present)

Secretary (no report)

Advisor Reports

H.A. Gail

Nancy

Phopp

Marg

Old Business

SEB - Corvino

We have $1600, SEB can pledge $1500, $400 gap. Consensus is to just give us the $400 !

2 orgs that may be willing to fill the gap would be Ed Opp, Institutional Diversity, as well as the Unitarian Church, Honors Committee

For our USG budget-battle, mention that this is a co-sponsorship...we need the money.

ASAP to get in the Rozsa calendar...

Road Clean-up project

Larry: info from the state, movie about meth lab waste and trucks, between April 19-27. Anyone interested will need to be here next week, watch the video, sign a sheet sent back to the state.

Screening next meeting !

Office Space Hearing ?

ACLU Freedom Files

Discussion, civil v. religious marriage, Don't Ask,

Wed, 26 March, 7pm, Fisher 138.

USG Budget Hearing

Shazoo will be requesting for a budget increase (before we asked about it) as he thinks the decision was biased. 9 April, 7pm in the MUB Ballroom.

MCA

Relay for Life, Sat, 4 April, 6 pm-6 am

Chris Anderson, is waiting to schedule a meeting with us. (Shalini as well).

Discussion topics are needed.

Queerzine-- We have 7-8 [long] articles. Have it done by this weekend.

New Business

Shazoo for President

USG 12:30-3pm this Saturday (22 March), to explain budgets. Lincoln !

Parents Fund "Thank You" letters

Chalking fund is losing money ($15-17/mo.) (for E-board talk)

Awards of the year (info passed around)

MI Campus Alliance first internet meeting 5 April, 2:00 pm

Admin 404 on Saturday, call Phopp to be let in.

MeriTech licenses donated for us to use by the university.

MI Campus Alliance website is still up--forums, etc.

Fri 21 Mar, 5-7 pm, $10 adults, $7 under 12, Vegetarian cuisine available to sponsor blown-up-house

UPQCC this weekend, leaving MUB circle 2pm Friday. Jeff is leaving later at 5pm. Registration is from 5:30-6pm, First speaker is at 7pm.

Friends are invited, but advertising was limited to prevent people who may protest from coming and disrupting, also to prevent unnecessary outing.

Office Space follow-up, by the handout we received our office is located in the same space--Lincoln will contact MUB Board just to make sure.