November 19th meeting

Hello All! We are in the home-stretch before we get to take a small break from school for Thanksgiving break!

Intros/Icebreaker-

Important Business-

- ganel sign ups
tomorrow- Tues. Nov. 20th, 7:45-8:45, Kat McGee's FYS
Next Weds- Nov. 28th, 3:00pm-3:30, FYS
Dec. 4th- Prof. Morrow- 6:30 pm-8:00pm

Event- Professor Shannon- Nov. 28th, 6:30 pm
Speaker, Tig Notaro
http://tignation.com/

November 12th meeting

Hello All!

We hope this week finds you well :)

Intros/Icebreaker- Matt A.
- 2 truths and a lie.
Important Business-

-ganel sign-ups

-tabling for fundraising sign-ups

upcoming events:

Project Condom- interest meeting, 11/15 8:00-9:30 pm @ pav.
-Event- Monday, Dec. 3rd- 8-11 pm Friend's Hall .

Mary had a great idea for Pride to make a team- any takers?

Out At Night- Thanksgiving- Friday, 11/16, 8-10 pm in J. Lee's.

Discussion- Activity- making ribbons for fundraising - Erin

Post-Sandy Meeting, Nov/5

Hello All!

We hope you and all your family and friends are safe and recovering from the storm.


Discussion for today- Pride helping with Sandy Relief? Ideas? Comments?

October 22nd meeting.

Intros/ Icebreaker:

Important /Business:

Ganel tomorrow- email will go out later today to those signed up.
5:30 pm tomorrow- anyone available?

Love Free or Die Movie Screening- tomorrow, 10/23 in Alumni Lounges at 7:30-9:00 pm, Pride is co-sponsoring, so go see a great film!

Discussion:

Where does PINK fit in the RAINBOW?

October 15th :)

Hello All!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and made it out to some Octoberfest activities!

Intros/Icebreaker

Important Business:

- Ganel Sign-Ups

Upcoming Events:

Couture for the Cure, Fashion Show- 10/15:
come support a great cause and see your peers strutting their stuff on the runway- doors @ 8 pm, tix about $5 for students at the door. In Friend's Hall.

Screening of Pink Ribbons, Inc- Tues. 10/16:
movie screening about commercialization of Breast Cancer Support- 7-9 pm in the H-Wing Auditorium.

Gender Bender Costume Ball- Thurs. 10/18:

Step outside the gender box and on to the dance floor! The DJ will spin electro, hip-hop, house, and 90s throwbacks. Bring your bowties/high heels/mustaches/glitter/suspenders/fishnets/fedora- dress to impress however your heart desires! *reminder members of Pride cannot win prizes because we are co-sponsors.*
10-2 am in the Alumni Lounges. Free food and fun activities!

Ramapo College Spirit Day- Fri. 10/19:
Show your support for "Spirit Day", a day in which millions of Americans will wear purple on Spirit Day as a sign of support for LGBTQA youth and to speak out against bullying. Spirit Day was started in 2010 by teenager Brittany McMillan as a response to the young people who had taken their own lives. (description from Orysync). Wear Purple!!!

* As always, VENT: Queer-Peer Listening Group will be held at 9:30 pm in the Women's Center tonight.

Discussion:

October 8th Meeting

Hello All!

Intros/Icebreaker- Matty- sides game

Important Business:

Ganel Sign-Ups- Danielle
Ganel Training

Volunteer sign-up for conference:
https://orgsync.com/5737/forms/58342

Sidewalk art competition- 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm on Friday 10/12- join Pride to help decorate our section!

Upcoming events:

-          This week is Violence Awareness Week and there will be great events sponsored by the Women’s Center and others, including:

-          The Clothesline Project, 10am- 3 pm, Oct. 9^th, at the Arch.

-          Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, 1-2 pm Oct. 9^th at the Arch.

-          Take Back the Night, 7-11 pm, Oct. 11^th, Alumni Lounges.

National Coming Out Day- 1pm Thursday 10/11 @ the Arch!!!

Discussion: Erin

Queer History Month Welcome!

Hello All!

Today officially marks the beginning of Queer History Month, as well as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means October will be full of some great programming here at Ramapo.

Intros-

Important Business:

-Ganel sign-ups for next week.

- Volunteers for conference- link will be sent out
here it is below:
https://orgsync.com/5737/forms/58342

 
- Room change for next week, we will be moving to D-215.

Upcoming Events:

Queer History Month Keynote Speaker: (Description from Orgsync): Today- 7:00 pm Sharp Theater.

Jennifer Miller is a playwright, performer and the director and founder of Circus Amok. She has been working with alternative circus forms, theater, and dance for over twenty years. Miller will discuss her experiences as a bearded woman, working as a circus performer, and her unique relationship with gender. Brief performances (i.e. straight-jacket escape, sword swallowing) will follow lecture and Q&A. 

Mobile Homecoming Project- Alumni Lounges- 1-2 pm, tomorrow, 10/2.

Julia Wallace and Alexis Pauline Gumbs have traveled the country collecting oral histories of queer, black, same-gender-loving elders, and learning about the people who have been integral in transforming the black queer movement prior to the 1980s or earlier, piecing together an intergenerational connection. 

Discussion for today:

lead by guest, David Grant, speaking about the upcoming election and campaigning with the Bergen County Democrats.

First meeting of Fall 2012 Semester!

Hello All!

We hope you're ready for an exciting year of events here at Ramapo with Pride. We've got a lot of fun and enlightening things planned, and can't wait to share them with you! We are looking forward to starting our Pride Queer 101 Panels or "Ganels" back up, and meeting classes from all over campus.

Monday, September 24th, 2012 Meeting Agenda:

Introductions/ Icebreaker-

Important Business-

*Upcoming Events:

VENT: Queer Peer Listening Group, 9:30 pm in the Women's Center, Monday nights, weekly.

Description from Orgsync: VENT (Very Empowering Nighttime Talking) is a safe, supportive, comforting, and confidential queer peer listening group open to queer-identified college students and straight allies. This group welcomes members of the community to connect to their experiences on a more personal level. Students typically express every day concerns, both queer-related and non-queer-related. For more information or other concerns, please contact Queer Peer Services at qps@ramapo.edu.

A Night OUT Picnic, 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm, Friday, September 28th, 2012 @ the Laurel Courts.
Description from Orgsync: Do you love Moe’s? (We know you do.) Join us for a Moe’s themed picnic: first come first served! A Night OUT is a LGBTQA monthly series designed to bring the queer community together for a fun evening out. Straight allies are always welcome!

And October 1st will mark the beginning of Queer History Month, with an event centered around the keynote speaker, Jennifer Miller at 7:00 pm- 8:30 pm in the Sharp Theater.

Description from Orgsync: Jennifer Miller is a playwright, performer and the director and founder of Circus Amok. She has been working with alternative circus forms, theater, and dance for over twenty years. Miller will discuss her experiences as a bearded woman, working as a circus performer, and her unique relationship with gender. Brief performances (i.e. straight-jacket escape, sword swallowing) will follow lecture and Q&A.

* Sign-Ups for interest in helping with Queer History Month/ Breast Cancer Awareness Month events:
-sheet passed around.

* Ganel training interest sheet.

* Ganel sign-ups for tomorrow's, 9/25/12, panels.

* Finally- our discussion of the day will be lead by Robin, who has come to speak about the great opportunity of acting as a student volunteer for the 12th annual LGBTQA + Leadership Conference which is being held at Ramapo College this year.

http://lgbtqaleadershipconference.com/


Take Care, and see you next week!