October 20 minutes

October 20, 2009
Attending: 36

-Check-ins
-Blood Drive going on – men who have had sex with men are not allowed to give blood
--Because of AIDS scare
--Law was up to debate two years ago, and it was upheld
-Committees!
--Kyle, Social Chair
---Getting to know you events inside the club
---Works with other clubs to put on events etc
--Maria, Speaker and Ed Co-Chair
---Brings speakers puts on educational events
--Andrew, Publicity Chair
---Wants people who have connections/experience with KUGS, newspaper, etc
--Midnightblue, Events Coordinator
---Separate committees to plan events
--Can be in more than one committee, but don’t stretch yourself too thin
--Not the only way you can be involved
--Sign up for committees was passed
-Tabling on Vendor’s Row next week, every day 11 am-2 pm
--Inform people of Ref 71, tell them to vote yes
--List serve for club
--Sign up on paper of by emailing Blue
-Out-of-Club event this weekend
--11 am-1 pm Saturday at Bellis Fair
--Flash mob freeze – freeze in same-sex couples in positions
--March with signs too, to support Ref 71
--Very vivid protest
-Ideas for first event!
--LGBT families
--Ally activism
--Gender neutral housing and bathrooms
--Support awareness
--Homophobia statistics
--Visibility!!!! – in Red Square
--Speaker (maybe later)
--Plan next week to have in planned by first week of November
--Think about it and bring back ideas next week to plan!!!!
-Shirts
--Very bright blue
--Base price $10, make a profit for our club
--Josh gets loan from Activities Council, we order shirts, then sell them as soon as possible and pay loan back
--100 bright blue, 50 pink ones
-In November is Transgender Awareness Day
-Gay children’s books!
--Story time and discussion