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Next Meeting - Sept. 16, 2007Fair WisconsinEva Shiffrin, the new Executive Director of Fair Wisconsin, will tell us about Fair Wis-consin's activities in 2007 and plans for 2008. As a founding member of Attorneys Against the Ban, Eva traveled all over the state speaking out against the amendment. Eva has been an advocate for LGBT equality since high school. She was an LGBT activist as both an undergraduate and at law school. Prior to her new position at Fair Wisconsin Eva was employed at Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assaults as a staff attorney and the Wisconsin Coalition for Aging also as a Staff Attorney. After the break, before our discussion period, we will
vote on the chapter bylaws and dis-tribute PFLAG cards suitable for
leaving at restaurants and other business places.
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(Kay Heggestad)
Hello and Happy September to all members of the Madison chapter. I became a regional director of our or-ganization a few months ago and have received a new perspective on our mission. Although the need for sup-port for new parents and families of GLBT is a definite and real need and, in my opinion, is still the most im-portant part of our mission, the extent of support needed has lessened. Fewer parents and friends seem to need support in the first place and those that need support seem to need it for a shorter period. We are using fewer tissues at our meetings now than we did 10-20 years ago.
With that in mind, I would suggest that we start focusing more on the advocacy and education parts of our mission. Straight people are in a unique position for advocacy and even more so if they have no direct connec-tion with GLBT such as parents and siblings do. I therefore call upon you to get more involved in advocacy when you no longer feel the need for support and to also actively talk to your straight friends and get them in-volved with us.
If you want to have 2 wonderful hours on a Saturday morning, contact Kay for information about being a mar-ket sitter. Email Kay to reserve a time from 8-10 or 10-12 for any Saturday morning. First come, first served.
Mid October, in Washington, D.C.
Please see the national web site, www.pflag.org, for details about the convention. Several of us are going and it is going to be super this year.
This is a week cruise that leaves from San Diego. See national web site ( www.pflag.org ) for details. It is for PFLAGers and LGBT folks and all of our families. Plan on going and taking your extended family with you. Cindy Lauper is the headliner.
No, the amount has not changed, but the date on which National PFLAG would like us to collect and pay our portion to them has changed. Instead of a calendar year membership, they have switched to a program year membership.
To accommodate this switch, our chapter is asking you to submit your membership dues ($40/couple, $30/single) to our treasurer, Karen Baker by September 2007. Additional amounts for contribu-tions to our local PFLAG organization are very appreciated. Please find the membership form on our website. If you are a current member and nothing has “changed” (address, phone or e-mail), then submitting your check is sufficient.
The PFLAG board has reviewed and revised the bylaws for the Madison chapter.
Those who are paid PFLAG members will receive a copy of these revised bylaws.
If you receive a printed copy of the bylaws please review it before the September
meeting. The membership will vote on approval of those revised bylaws at that
meeting.
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