Where we came from & history of Emma
Organized a “No on Prop 8” campaign last year
After Prop 8 passed, organized blockade of Circle of Death
One week later, formed Emma Goldman Society
Events from last year
Rallies—one in four queer youth attempts suicide; response to Supreme Court decision on Prop 8
National Marriage Boycott
Inauguration day letters (“Change”)
Went to Meet in the Middle for Equality
Agenda Items & Ideas for this quarter
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Fly out to Natl March for Equality on Oct 11 (Washington DC)
Point people: Kenzie, Bethany, Laura
Contact Kenzie if you want to go ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Emma Goldman has some money to subsidize cost of plane ticket (about $100 per person right now, but could go up or down if people sign up or drop out)
Need to commit by this weekend
Emma Goldman has been organizing a youth event
Support Community-Organizing Training planning
Emma Goldman went to Camp Courage—community organizing
Camp Wellstone will be at Stanford on November 7th and 8th
Volunteering with Maine campaign?
Ben is trying to organize a phone bank to fight Question 1 through Equality California
Question 1 – would repeal gay marriage rights
Email Ben if you want to help out ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
FagBug
Erin Davies' car was vandalized with anti-gay slogans; she drove it around the country to raise awareness of anti-gay hate crimes. She has made a movie called FagBug and wishes to show it to Stanford students
Asking for $1500 to come to campus
We can ask for funding from art groups, activist groups, etc.
Contact Ali at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you want to help out
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Group Brainstorm on new projects/issues
Trans awareness events
Last year—members wore pins saying “Ask me about Trans rights”
Ideas for this year
Bring Dragonsani Renteria to campus to speak
He is deaf, trans, and Chicano
Trans Week – movie screenings, awareness activities, panel
Raise awareness for queer homeless youth
Chloe Noble
“Operation Shine”
She is walking across the country for homeless queer youth
People who go to D.C. might be able to see her and potentially get her to come to campus
Hate crime legislation
STAMP – Stanford Theatre Activist Mobilization Project
If you have any ideas for guerilla theatre, run it by us and by STAMP and we can potentially collaborate with them
Guerilla theatre – surprise street theatre performed for an unsuspecting audience that raises awareness of an issue
STAMP is very queer friendly
Collaborate with local GSAs
Admit Weekend
Rally in response to Maine vote
Rally on the same day as March on Washington
Solidarity event
Focus on hate crimes, homelessness, marriage
Something to focus on latent homophobia in freshman class
Not as comfortable with the issue as the older, more mature classes
Homophobia seems to be getting worse because freshman are more cloistered in all-freshman dorms
Freshmen can do flyers to put in the bathroom stalls
Something to focus on the Athletic Department
There is a lot of homophobia on the athletic teams
Emma Goldman sent a letter to the athletic director asking for major changes to be made in the department already but did not receive a satisfactory response
Amping up the campaign—but we want to do it right so we need your help!
Host some kind of party hosted by the queer community
Terra Party
QSA hosts a queer formal in the winter
GenderFuck
Maybe do something for the freshmen?
Next meeting: Tuesday, October 6th at 7:30 PM in the Terra Lounge
