November 5, 2005 Minutes
UC Santa Barbara
Attendees:
UC Davis: Sheri Atkinson (Vice Chair), CJF, Steve Cha, Natacha Foo Kune,
Rachel Messer
UC Irvine: Gaiane Azatian, Marci Chala, Stephanie Chang, Blake Cohen,
Julie Enomoto, Crystal Flores, Narinda Heng, Julie Ho, Phillip Naslun,
Pat Walsh
UC Riverside: Raquel Bernaldo (Student Chair), Marlenne Felix, Chris Glover,
Jami Grosser
UC San Diego: Peper Anan, Ryan Ferrell
UC Santa Barbara: Stephanie Lee, Kyle Richards, Joel Rodriguez-Flores
UC Santa Cruz: Ruey-Kas Tsay
UCOP: Emily Nalven, Michael Russell
Not present: UCB, UCLA, UCM, UCSF, LANL, LBNL, LLNL
Attachment:
Notes from People of Color Caucus, submitted by Narinda Heng
Notes from White People Caucus, submitted by Emily Nalven
Notes from Student Caucus, submitted by Narinda Heng
Notes from Staff Caucus, submitted by Jami Grosser
Amendment to attached Notes: Please note that comments to do not reflect a consensus of all caucus members, but rather record what individuals shared within the caucus spaces.
10:17am
Meeting called to order (Sheri Atkinson)
Welcome & Introductions
10:25am Break-outs:
Discussions on creating an anti-racist LGBTQI movement
Broke into two groups: people of color & white people
11:40am Report back/ De-brief (discussed over lunch)
12:25pm Broke out again into two groups: students & staff/faculty
1:59pm Report back/ De-brief
2:20pm Discussion:
Can/should we devote time at every SCOM for discussions on being anti-racist?
CJF: On the agenda at every SOM meeting
-- How are POC recruited, retained, supported, trained, and mentored (students,
faculty, & staff)? This would address the isolation of QPOC (staff)
Yes, it should be on the agenda for the future. How much time?
2:35pm Motion (presented by Rachel Messer, Emily Nalven seconds)
- Include as part of the SCOM campus report, a discussion of anti-racist efforts
- Include a two-hour period in the beginning of each SCOM a discussion of anti-racist effort, QPOC issues, and creating safe spaces
Discussion
Natacha Foo Kune: friendly amendment to the original motion (Steve Cha
seconds)
Take concrete suggestions out of today’s conversation and that these
topics are discussed at our next meeting
Two groups: people of color and white people
Issue to discuss: talk about the concrete suggestions
2:55pm Agreed upon by voice consensus
2:56pm Use of Robert’s Rules of Order
- Confusion about using Robert’s Rules of Order
- Next meeting bring a cheat sheet on Robert’s Rules
- Add to next SCOM agenda on whether or not to use Robert’s Rules
3:02pm Jami Grosser moves to accept the minutes Joel Rodriguez-Flores seconds
Action item: (from
last month’s minutes)
Share resources regarding resources for suicide prevention
Report on “Racism in Queer Community” instead of “Queer People of Color Issues”
3:05pm Upcoming
SCOM meetings
No campus hosting UCLGBTIA in 2006, and none yet chosen for 2007
3:33pm Next SCOM meeting
- No conference in Winter Quarter (usually place of Winter SCOM & general assembly)
- SOC conference – at UCI. April 7-8
- WOC conference – no one has agreed to host it yet
- UCSC and UCSD can host SCOM
- UCSD Jan 28 or Feb 25 [Apr 22, or May 20]
- General assembly — at UCI on April 7 (confirm with UCI & UCSA) check with UCSA first to collaborate
- Winter SCOM – hold at UCSC to balance a north campus with Irvine; sometime in January?
- January 21 or 28? Ask Deb Abbott
3:47pm Transgender updates
- Printed material available on the web
- Facility directors are conducting a survey of single-staff restrooms (which could be converted to gender-neutral)
- Trans health benefits for students? Campus-by-campus issue
- Transgeneration movie is great! By Sundance Channel
3:52pm Political activism
- How to get everyone involved – find a point of activism that affects everyone (Is marriage equality an issue that we can all rally around? If not, is there a better issue? Queer students not going to college – especially QPOCs, suicide rates, etc.) Marriage can potentially be a divisive issue.
- Agenda item for next meeting: What is a good issue that we can rally around?
Motion to adjourn
meeting: Narinda Heng & Ruey-Kas Tsay
Meeting adjourned at 4:02
Minutes submitted by Kyle Richards