Harvey Milk Day Celebration Saturday, May 20 | 2pm to 6pm Jane Warner Plaza
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May PAC Meeting: A Discussion on Privacy
May PAC Meeting: A Discussion on Privacy | Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | MilkSF & Virtual Hybrid Meeting
This is a hybrid meeting. Vaccination and post-event self-reporting are encouraged for all in-person attendees. If you are unvaccinated, have any symptoms of Covid-19, or are uncomfortable meeting in person, we invite you to join us at bit.ly/milkpac. Remote attendees are able to speak and vote on items just as in-person attendees can.
Community Plan to Save the Castro Theatre!
| As you’re likely aware, the last year has thrust the Castro Theatre into quite the controversy. Since Another Planet Entertainment (APE) took over management of the Theatre in early 2022, the Theatre has mostly sat dark, hosting just 2 events in the last 3 months. APE is seeking to demolish much of the Theatre’s interior to make it more viable for corporate rentals, and we’re not having it. Faced with our concerns about how the Theatre will remain accessible to the queer community and allies of diverse backgrounds, incomes and abilities, APE has shunned good faith negotiations. Which is why we are thrilled to announce that the nonprofit Castro Theatre Conservancy and Friends of the Castro, a coalition including the Milk Club, have released an alternative, community-centered plan to:
How can you help? The most important thing you can do is send an email to the Board of Supervisors indicating your support for the Community Plan at their upcoming meeting on May 16, 2023. Specifically, they should:
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April PAC Meeting: Geeting on Track with Transit
April PAC Meeting: Getting on Track with Transit
Join the Political Action Committee (PAC) of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club for our monthly PAC Meeting. This will be a hybrid meeting, at Milk-SF Cafe (302 Valencia) and bit.ly/milkpac.
At this meeting, the PAC will discuss transit justice. We will be joined by BART Board President Janice Li, Chinese for Affirmative Action / Stop AAPI Hate Director of Advocacy Andy Wong, and San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR). We will focus on all aspects of transit justice, including affordability, accessibility, safety, and dependability. We will use the discussion to inform a Transit Justice platform plank brainstorming discussion. If you have ideas for the plank you would like to share beforehand, you are invited to do so on this document: tinyurl.com/milktransit. Please note that changes to this document are tracked and monitored.
After our transit justice conversation, District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will speak with the PAC per PAC's request.
Don't miss it!
This is a hybrid meeting. Vaccination, masking, and post-event self-reporting are encouraged for all in-person attendees. If you are unvaccinated, have any symptoms of Covid-19, or are uncomfortable meeting in person, we invite you to join us at bit.ly/milkpac. Remote attendees are able to speak and vote on items just as in-person attendees can.
Membership Retreat
Join us to Chart the Future of our Milk Club!
President’s Day
Monday, February 20, 2023
12:00 Noon to 4 PM
click here for the draft agenda
541 Castro Street, San Francisco
2023 New Board Announcement + At-Large Executive Board Member Application
Our results are in! Congratulations to the elected members of the 2023 Milk Club Executive Board:
Join the Executive Board of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club!
2023 Milk Club Board Elections Are Here!
President or Co-Presidents:
- Melissa Hernandez (they/she) and Michael Rouppet (he/him) *LGBTQ Candidates
- Jeffrey Kwong (he/him) *LGBTQ Candidate
Vice President of Membership:
- Akeylah Hernandez (them/them/elle) *LGBTQ Candidate
Vice President of Political Action:
- Reid Coggins (he/him) *LGBTQ Candidate
Vice President of Events and Fundraising:
- None
Vice President of Communications:
- Gary McCoy (he/him) *LGBTQ Candidate
- William Walker (they/she/he)
Treasurer:
- Jerry Fenske (he/him) *LGBTQ Candidate
Membership Officer, Seat #1:
- Ernesto Cuellar (he/him) *LGBTQ Candidate
Membership Officer, Seat #2:
- Sydney Simpson (they/them) *LGBTQ Candidate
Political Action Officer, Seat #1:
- Joshua Ochoa (he/him) *LGBTQ Candidate
Political Action Officer, Seat #2:
- Noah Viengxay (he/him) *LGBTQ Candidate
Events and Fundraising Officer, Seat #1:
- Alondra Esquivel Garcia (she/her) *LGBTQ Candidate
Events and Fundraising Officer, Seat #2:
- Raina Christeson (they/she) *LGBTQ Candidate
Communications Officer:
- Gabby Burgos-Colon (they/them) *LGBTQ Candidate
Recorder:
- Paul Aguilar (he/him) *LGBTQ Candidate
🚨 Vote in person TODAY for your CADEM delegates, + coming up this week...
It's not too late to vote for your CADEM delegates in person!
Did you know that you can cast your vote for California Assembly District Election Meeting (CADEM) TODAY, Sunday, January 8 even if you live in Assembly District 17? Register here today to make voting even easier!
Sunday, January 8 from 12pm-4pm
Westlake Park Doelger Café
145 Lake Merced Blvd,
Daly City, CA 94015
Every other year, the California Democratic Party elects delegates in each Assembly District to vote on the Democratic Party's platform and endorse state and federal legislation and candidates. This election is an opportunity for California Democrats to influence the future of their party.
The 2024 elections will be critical for working people and will be our chance to ensure we have strong progressive leadership for the California Democratic Party.
Register before you line up at bit.ly/cadem2023 to make voting even smoother!
And coming up this week...
Tuesday, January 10: Milk Club PAC
At this meeting, the PAC will conduct a 2023 planning session, featuring Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton and City College Trustee-Elect Anita Martinez. We will discuss the following:
- Focus areas for 2023 and ideas for ways we can engage in these areas politically
- Related platform planks we want to develop
- Summary of learnings from the December PAC meeting’s 2022 electoral program retrospective and ideas for ways to begin organizing for 2024
Wednesday, January 11: Let's End Racially Biased Stops!
Milk Club members can support in any or all of the following ways:
- Complete this ACLU action alert to automatically send an email to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, SFMTA, and Police Commission that you support ending pretext stops.
- Join us for a rally/press conference at City Hall on Wednesday, January 11, at 10:00am to rally for the vote and hear from supporting community leaders. We would love to stand in solidarity with our members and community for this important moment!
- Give Public Comment sometime after 5:30pm on Wednesday, January 11— sign up for reminders here. To help with your public comment, here is an action guide with talking points, call-in information, and a social media toolkit.
- Share this email with your allies, organizations, and coalition partners. To ensure we are able to get an effective policy passed by the Police Commission, we need as much broad community support as possible!