Sunday, September 07, 2008

Pride Announces it's First General Body Meeting (GBM)

(click on title to follow link to facebook event for GBM)

Pride exec would like to say welcome to the class of 2012 and welcome back to everyone else! The year is already off to a fast start. Here is a schedule of our upcoming events:

September 10 - First General Body Meeting of the Year
8 p.m.- 9 p.m. in Ursa's (location subject to change, but we'll keep you updated)
At our first GBM we will be discussing our upcoming events and forming committees to plan them, including Awareness week. Also, FREE FOOD, fun, and meeting new people. And of course Allies are encouraged to come!

September 11 - Campus Y Advocacy Fair
11 a.m.— 2:30 p.m., DUC
Come check out the Pride table where we will have gender non-conforming face paint, history about Pride Alliance and the opportunity to join petitions in order to make MO and the nation better for LGBTQIA people.

September 12 – Pride Suite Party!
3 p.m.— 4:30 p.m., Women's Building
Check out our suite and help us eat more food. Come see our library (including DVDS you can check-out for FREE) and hang out space.

September 15 - Judy Shepherd Speaks
7 p.m., Webster University
We'll be organizing a group of cars to go and see this amazing lady speak. Please come to the GBM to sign-up to go so that we can get a head count, or e-mail us.

Sept. 23rd - Public Service Fair (LGBT Advocacy Open House, 6-7pm, DUC 2nd Floor Formal Lounge)

Septmeber 21st--Safezones Open Ally Workshop
*Want to become a Safe Zones Educator?*
There will be an informational meeting about the application process and training involved on Thursday, September 18 at 7pm in the Pride Suite (located on the third floor of the Women’s Building). RSVP at http://lgbt.wustl.edu/rsvp/

September 27 – Missouri Equality Conference by PROMO
10 a.m.- 4 p.m. in Kansas City
We will be organizing a van load of people to attend a day long set of training and workshops designed to educate and empower activists working on LGBT issues in MO.

October 6-10 – Awareness Week
(Join our Planning Committee today!)
Pride annually organizes a week of education and fun programming to raise awareness on the WashU campus about issues facing the LGBTQIA community.

October 10 – WU Coming Out Day!
DANCE PARTY! TBD

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