July 8, 2025 Meeting

Fresno Stonewall Democrats will meet on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 5:30 PM, at Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant. We start with a thirty minute social so everyone has time to greet each other, exchange information or flyers, and order dinner and drinks before the meeting. We call to order at 6:00 PM, make introductions, and proceed with our agenda.

Guest Speaker: Greg Little, he/him, president elect of the Tower District Rotary Club of Fresno and retired peace officer.

Tower Rotary started mid 2022, with a group of people interested in creating an inclusive and diverse Rotary group in Tower. Tower is its own special vibe and we wanted our membership to reflect that. We were one of the 1st lgbtq inclusive Rotary groups in CA outside of SF. There are now two more, in Texas and Utah, and more starting up.

Officially chartered Jan 2023. We currently have about 30 members ranging in age from 20’s to 50’s. This is an unusual age group for Rotary, but it has been exciting. Rotary leadership has been very excited to have a young, fun group that’s doing things a little different than normal.

Rotary’s focus is “service above self.” Which we apply by partnering with other Tower organizations and service groups to provide help wherever needed. Rotary has historically been known for money and a source of financing projects. We changed that to focusing on physically helping others and keeping our costs down.

The agenda and minutes will be available soon in the Google Drvie. You can access those files and more at https://bit.ly/fsd-mtgdocs.

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