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Latest Endorsements and October Meeting Recap

Please see our Endorsements Page for a full list of all club endorsements and positions:
https://fresnostonewalldemocrats.org/endorsements/

Meeting Recap:

At our most recent meeting on October 8th we heard from London Taylor via Zoom on Prop 33 and Prop 34. Back in August we heard from three candidates asking for endorsement by our club and two of them came back this month to speak again about their campaigns.  All three candidates have completed and submitted our Questionnaire. Members in good standing voted by secret ballot and endorsed the following candidates for the November election:

  • Kevin Arias-Romero for Mendota School Board
  • Esmeralda Hurtado for Sanger City Council
  • Reyna Medrano for Sanger Mayor

Members also voted to take the following positions on these ballot measures:

  • Prop 3: Yes
  • Prop 33: Yes
  • Prop 34: No

Endorsement selections are decided by club members in good standing in accordance with our club bylaws.

At this meeting we also heard from Brian Poth of The Source LGBTQ Resource Center in Visalia, who filled us in on services and events hosted by the Center, including the monthly Rainbow Mixer and Saturday’s Pride Celebration in Visalia.

Announcements for April 2024

POSTCARDS TO REGISTER LIKELY DEMOCRATS
IN FRESNO COUNTY:

MONDAY – FRIDAY: 10:00AM – 12:00PM at Dem HQ:
https://www.mobilize.us/fresnocountydemocraticparty/event/598090/

WEDNESDAYS: 6:00PM – 8:00PM at Private Home in Clovis:
https://www.mobilize.us/fresnocountydemocraticparty/event/597981/

PHONEBANKING & CANVASSING FOR RUDY SALAS (CD22):
https://linktr.ee/southcentralvalley

THIS MONTH:

04/09 5:30 PM – Fresno Stonewall Democrats Monthly Meeting with guest Robin McGehee, Fresno City LGBTQ+ Liaison, and Zander Moricz on Zoom on organizing against “Don’t Say Gay”

04/14 2:00 PM – PFLAG Fresno Monthly Meeting: Speaker will be Adam Chang with Oasis Legal Services, experienced in immigration legal services for the LGBTQ+ community.

04/21 12:00 PM – Volunteer Round Up for Fresno Rainbow Pride at Dave & Busters: Long and short term volunteer opportunities. Experience not required. Everyone is welcome. Questions: tracie.fresnorainbowpride@gmail.com

MAY 2024:

05/11 8:00 PM – Sandra Bernhard Pride Kickoff at Tower Theatre (tickets at https://towertheatre.ticketsauce.com/e/sandra-bernhard)

5/14 5:30 PM – Fresno Stonewall Democrats Monthly Meeting: Endorsement Meeting and Guest Speaker Michael Evans on the Tax Payer Deception Act
https://fresnostonewalldemocrats.org/event/monthly-meeting-2024-05-14

5/19 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Fresno State Rainbow Graduation at Satellite Student Union. Fresno State LGBTQ+ and allied graduates will be provided rainbow-themed medals, stoles and tassels as graduation gifts! The crowdfunding campaign is April 2 to 30, 2024. We welcome your support! https://crowdfunding.fresnostate.edu/project/41929

JUNE 2024

06/01 10:00 AM – Fresno Rainbow Pride & Festival: https://fresnorainbowpride.com

Meeting Recap for March 12, 2024

Our March meeting with Dr. Peter Robertson was very well attended and held in the larger meeting room that is so much nicer for our group. The huge TV made it possible for everyone to clearly see Dr. Robertson’s presentation and there was even a microphone and speaker setup so he could be heard over the sounds from the other rooms. It was a pleasure to see new faces and recognize some familiar faces from the past, who who came for their very first Stonewall meeting.

During normal business the club motioned and voted to approve a $250 sponsorship for “Democrats In Action”, an annual fundraiser for the Fresno County Democratic Women’s Club, being held this Saturday at 11:30 AM at the Manhattan. The sponsorship includes two tickets for the luncheon. Terry Stasio and Marsha Conant will represent the club at this event.

Club members tonight also voted to become a sponsor of the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade & Festival at the $400 level. The sponsorship includes a spot in the parade, a booth at the festival, and an ad in the program. We’ll now need all of you to show up on June 1st to walk with us in the parade or ride on our float! We’ll also need a couple volunteers to run our club’s Information & Voter Registration booth at the festival afterward (we will soon have a sign up sheet for this).

SPECIAL ELECTION ANNOUCEMENT (28 day advance notice per our bylaws): Myra Coble has volunteered and been nominated for the currently open position of Treasurer. Next month, at our April 9th meeting, members will vote to elect her officially in that position.

THANK YOU Dr. Peter Robertson for your wonderful presentation on “Fostering Authentic and Sincere LGBTQ+ Allyship”. It was so nice for members to learn about your life, your accomplishments, and what motivated you to follow the path you’re on.

AND THANK YOU Joseph Bascetta for the cake! What an unexpected treat that was! Yum.

Thanks again for all that attended the meeting tonight. It was great to see those of you who return every month, and it was really wonderful to see so many new faces coming to their first meeting. We hope to see you all again at our next meeting in April, if not before. :)