HSYD General Membership Meeting, January 12, 2015

Board Members In Attendance: Brad Pritchett, James Lee, Laura Beyers.

No meeting sponsor this month.
Meeting commenced: 7:12 p.m.
I.

General Welcome, Introduction of Elected Officials & Candidates

a. Officials
i. Judge Dion Ramos
ii. Congressman Chris Bell

II. Officer Reports

a. President Brad Pritchett
i. News discussed in Old and New Business sections (below).
b. Vice President of Political Affairs Caroline Giese
c.

Vice President of Community Affairs

i. Position is currently open.

d. Treasurer Deanna Ward

i. Bank balance: $1,251.46
e. Director of Communications
i. Like HSYD on Facebook (www.facebook.com/HoustonStonewallYDs) to keep
on top of the latest events and information.
ii. Help spread the word: repost/share events on Facebook and bring friends to
future meetings, social events, and volunteer functions.
iii. Update your email by joining our new website (www.houstonstonewallyd.com), or
by emailing us (communications@houstonstonewallyd.org).
f.

Director of Membership James Lee

i. Annual membership dues are $20. Join/renew today!
ii. Please consider becoming a Sustaining Member for as little as $5/month. Easy to
set up through Act Blue (see www.houstonstonewallyd.org for link), and it gives
the organization a steady stream of income to depend on each month.

III. Old Business

a. HERO Update
i. The opponents of HERO asked for a jury trial.
ii. Envelope stuffing event
1. Wednesday, January 14
2. Sending one-page fact sheets to speakers from Council with information
about the travel and to prepare them to get involved as needed.

iii. Facebook HOUequality Pledge

1. Share with your friends to help recruit activists!
iv. The City of Houston hired a handwriting forensics expert to analyze the
signatures in the opponents referendum petition. One opponent already
confessed to perjury.
b. Social Justice Summit
i. February 2015 (21st or 28th)
ii. Topics include:
1. How to serve on a grand jury
2. Intersectionality
3. Reproductive rights
IV. New Business
a. Screening Committee Meeting
i. Tuesday, January 20th, 6 p.m.
ii. HCDP Headquarters
iii. We will rewrite last years municipal questionnaire.
b. January Social Event
i. Group trip to see Selma
ii. January 31st, time TBD look for a Facebook event
iii. Edwards Marque Theater, off the Katy Freeway
c.

Remarks by Congressman Christopher Bell on the Race for Houston Mayor

d. February Meetings Invited Speakers

i. Council Members Stephen Costello and Oliver Pennington
V. Announcements
a. Toast to a Blue Year
i. Thursday, January 29
ii. Honoring Senator Wendy Davis and all the other Democratic candidates for last
Novembers election
b. Voter Registrar Day of Action
i. Saturday, January 24
ii. IBEW Hall (1475 North Loop West Houston, TX 77008)
c.

March Meeting: HSYD Board Elections

i. All board positions will be open. Please attend to nominate board members and
to vote! Members must be in good standing for the past 30 days to vote and to be
nominated. Join now if you arent a member!

d. Lobby Day for Planned Parenthood

i. March 11, 2015
ii. Austin, TX
iii. To register or for more information, email publicaffairs@ppgulfcoast.org

Meeting adjourned: 7:55 p.m.