Congratulations to Jamie Ardeña as our new club advisor. Jamie comes to us with a long history of dedication to our Student Leadership Center (SLC, for short) as well as a strong passion for our club to be awesome.
Also from the SLC is Jeff O., who as the new Club Manager for all clubs, attended our meeting. While new to this club job, Jeff is not new to campus life or to GLBTQ issues. Both of these staff persons, Jamie & Jeff can be found upstairs in the PUB, in the SLC, room 9301.
Our next club meeting will be happening in just a couple days from now,
on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 1:30, again in room 9202 of the PUB.
We are still working out the kinks as to when is best for all of us to meet (so come knowing your schedule.) Tuesday's meeting will also focus on exploring fulfilling officer position(s), as well as to openly talk about getting involved in current campus events, namely the PFLAG Presentation & then Club Kick-Off.
If you would like to be one of our club officers, just say so...no experience needed...just an open mind & heart to keep us motivated.
Mark your calendar for these campus events that Project Pride will be a part of:
- Friday, October 9 starting at 11am, a PFLAG Presentation, hosted by our Women's & Multicultural Center. Lynette from the Women's Center is asking for a couple of us to help facilitate & to help celebrate National Coming Out Day for this Event.
- Wednesday, October 14 from 11:30 until 2:30, Club Kick-Off, held in the main dining room of the PUB. As a quarterly event, this is the time for clubs to (as aptly titled) to kick-off. Its a time for Project Pride to represent our club & to be there when the closet door opens. Traditionally, our club has been infamous for a free condom give away. Its up to us as to what we make of it this time.
Community Events are also happening, that our recent-past-advisor-Rachel is passing on to us, with more details available at our meetings:
- Come mingle and mix with seasoned leaders and activists of the GLBTQ at the Generation Q Mega Mixer. The mixer will be held at Sole Repair Shop (1001 E Pike St) after the March from 6:30 to 9:00pm. Young leaders (23 and under please) will have the opportunity to socialize, learn from, and quite possibly have a dance off with some of the community's most inspiring members in a relaxed, social environment. October 11.
- Thinking Queerly: Community Workshops on LGBT Issues, October 10th 9:30am @ Seattle University
HIV/AIDS Vigil October 10th 6:30pm @ Seattle Central Cort Yard (Pine and Broadway)
March/Rally October 11th 2pm @ Volunteer Park
And finally to this blog is an FYI:
A noteworthy article, "Coming Out in Middle School" is found in full color print of today's Sunday New York Times Newspaper (in its magazine insert/school issue.) For the electronic version, NYT's website is www.nytimes.com/magazine. Actually, click on the title to this blog entry (Meeting Notes...) & you should be sent directly to the article.
Happy Fall Quarter, Happy Studying, Happy Classes, but remember, our club is open for a place to just chill, take a break from all that is less than queer & to pursue opportunities of what is important to us as a whole, as a club, as Project Pride. This is a new year with new people & new ideas. So, come out, bring your friends, bring more ideas for current & for potential events. See you this Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 1:30 in the PUB, room 9201.
This has been brought to you by Project Pride Member, Sam'
