Meeting Notes Dec. 1, Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6

Hi all, we had our final Fall Quarter club meeting with an open mic session. Awesome!

We have lots of talent in our club. Among us, Ramiro played his guitar, but had a tough time with special requests. Sam' shared her queer humor for everyone to hear- including those outside of the club room & in the foyer & of which were not quite sure whether to laugh or cry.

Jesse shared her passionate journey thus far, as she is quite an author & artist-we can say we knew her before she became famous.

Question of the day: Is it a breeder? Or is it gay?

At the start of the club meeting, we took a verbal & written survey of when it would be best to meet next quarter & what to do when we meet.

Its not too late to get your vote or oppinion in- just shoot us an email. Also, look forward to an email from Officer Ramiro asking for your say in this. All replies will be welcomed because we are a club only because you are a part of the club...we need to know when you want to meet & what you want to do with our meeting time (instead of listening to drama queen whining from those who neglect to share their input.)

Also, Jesse would like to pass on this link to you which has a few more pictures from Pride Parade 09. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakolanturn/sets/72157622090231984/

As a tease of what she has to offer, here is my favorite...............

With open mic being our last Fall Quarter event, Project Pride Club is now officially on break until early January for the start of Winter Quarter. Until then, stay in touch by face book & email & by.... well just grab a fellow club member & grab a cup of joe (or jo.)

Respectfully submitted by club member, Sam'

Meeting Notes, Nov. 24, Week of Nov.23-Nov.29

Tuesday we shared in a movie, A Home at the End of the World, co-starring Sissy Spacek. It was a movie about family &

creating a family with unconventional rules which sparked discussion at its end.

This Tuesday, December 1 is our final Fall Quarter Meeting- a Party Play Gay Day. As discussed at our officer’s meeting with a few club members input to club officers, we have several things planned for the hour. Open Mic, for one- & other fun & campy stuff.

Of importance, we will be gathering members' input by the use of an anonymous survey, so to get a group consensous of what worked or didn't work during Fall Quarter club time & to find out what is wanted at club level during Winter Quarter. Also, now is the time for scheduling our room reservations for Winter Quarter. Please decide among these choices & let us know your say in it: 12:30pm - 1:30pm Tuesdays
12:30pm - 1:30pm Thursdays
1:30pm - 2:30pm Tuesdays

For those who won't be joining us this Tuesday,

please let us know by email of your meeting time preference

as well as club desires for Winter Quarter.

Respectfully submitted by club member, Sam'

Meeting Notes of Nov. 17. Week of Nov 16-20

This past week saw two milestones in our greater community:

• Friday, November 20 was International Transgender Day of Remembrance. http://www.ingersollcenter.org/category/tags/seattle

• Wednesday, November 18, Project Pride Alumni Member Stephen celebrated his Birthday. Go to Face book: Scc Projectpride to share your birthday hugs & kisses .
  

Two more Fall Quarter Club Meetings:

Tuesday, Nov. 24 (same time/same place)- we are excited to say that our club is hosting a Warner Bros. Movie: A Home at the End of the World, co-starring Sissy Spacek. Open to all persons, so bring a date & enjoy a good movie on us.

Tuesday, December 1- we will kick Fall Quarter out & ring in the new year by having a Party Play Gay Day. As discussed at our officer’s meeting with a few club members input to club officers, we have several things planned for the hour. More will be revealed but remember “Show & Tell” time in grade-school? Well, we’re in college now, so play-time has grown up. Please bring with you your singing voice, your stand-up comedy or talking talent, & your fun clothes- That is, open up your closet & bring with you a bag of rainbow pearls, scarves, hats, dresses, bras, & spiked pumps to share during play time.

Aside from play time, we will have a small amount of business, as we need a group consensous of when to meet next quarter. With your schedule (academic & personal) in mind, please choose among these times & let us know your say in it:

• 12:30pm - 1:30pm Tuesdays
• 12:30pm - 1:30pm Thursdays
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm Tuesdays

Again, we'll see you this Tuesday, the 24th at 1:30 for the movie & then on Tuesday, the 1st of Dec. for gay play time. And get your time requests for meetings in to us.

Respectfully submitted by club member, Sam'

Meeting notes, Tue. Nov. 10, Week of Nov. 9-13

Tuesday was our quarterly gay bingo with lots of new friends & new words learned to carry us into our academic life. Prizes were won, from CDs to an allied friendly t-shirt- oh & our officer, Ramiro won a "how to book."

To note: Our officers are compiling a reference list to have available for those in need of help with basic resources, like housing or health care or the like. If you know of gay friendly options to add in to this list, let us know or see us at the officer's meeting this Tuesday, the 17th.

Our final Fall Quarter club meeting will be on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Meeting Notes, Tue. Nov. 3, Week of Nov. 2-8

New Project Pride Club Flyers have now been made & posted campus wide. Just look for the bright pink announcements as you pass by your favorite bulliten board.

This Tuesday, we are scheduled to open our meeting with open discussion of any current issues that you would like to discuss. We will then proceed into our quarterly gay bingo session.

Thank you to all those who voted this past election day. On Nov. 3 Washington State voters approved Referendum 71. With this passing, our society is but one small step closer to letting go of prejudice.

submitted by Sam', Project Pride Club Member

Meeting Notes, Tuesday Oct. 27, Week of Oct. 25-31

Take note of our new schedule for this last half of Fall Quarter, as our club meetings will be bi-weekly.
Tuesday, November 10: Club meeting with Free Forum, Open Discussion.
Tuesday, November 24: Club meeting with a Thanksgiving Club Event, TBA.
These club meetings are in the same place, same time:
Room 9102 in the PUB, across from the bookstore, at 1:30.
Knowing what to expect or to hope for & when, we hope you can plan your schedule accordingly & meet up with us.

Our club room is also reserved on Tuesday, November 3 & Tuesday, November 17, (same place, same time) for an Open Officers’ Meeting. While these two days are set aside for leadership collaboration, it is open to everyone.

A big thank you to Officer Ramiro & Recent Past Officer Josef for moving us above & beyond “MySpace.”
Project Pride Club has now joined Twitter & Facebook. More info is at the far right of this blog page. Or just see Ramiro.

We will also have revised club meeting flyers ready for our Officer’s Meeting this coming Tuesday. If you would like to help pass them out campus-wide, then we’ll be happy to see you at this Officer’s Meeting. Beyond our campus community, today brings exciting news. Google Philadelphia Gay News for the full story: Hate-crimes bill becomes law by Jen Colletta
After a more-than eight-year legislative battle, Congress voted last week to extend federal hate-crimes protections to LGBT victims.The U.S. Senate approved a defense-spending bill Oct. 22 to which the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate-Crimes Prevention Act was attached, and President Obama signed the bill into law Oct. 28.The amendment honors two men both slain in 1998: Shepard, a gay college student from Wyoming, beaten and left to die tied to a fence; and Byrd, a black man who was brutally murdered by three white men.The House had approved the defense bill Oct. 8 in a 281-146 vote. The Senate approved the bill 68-29.The hate-crimes amendment expands the 1969 federal hate-crimes law to include sexual orientation, gender identity, gender and mental or physical disability; provide funding to local and state agencies to investigate hate crimes; remove the current stipulation that offenses must be committed while a victim is engaging in a federally protected activity; and provide the Justice Department greater jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute hate crimes.


Have a very safe & very campy Halloween.

Respectfully submitted by club member, Sam’

Meeting Notes, Tuesday Oct. 20

Check out a short you-tube movie, picture shown at left here. Its about 5 minutes long. Just click on this link & then scroll down the page to these same boys & the title, "Living Lives."

http://gaymoviesforless.com/youtube/index.php?key=coming+out

This past week our club watched a full length movie about a sweet transvestite, aptly titled the Rocky Horror Picture Show. See you this Tuesday at 1:30 in room 9102 of the PUB.

submitted by club member, Sam'