The Stonewall Democrats of Austin will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday May 8th at El Sol Y La Luna (600 E. 6th St) beginning at 6:00 pm. Please note we will be meeting 30 minutes earlier than usual and at a different location. The program will be a group discussion of expanding our membership and re-invigorating our group and the election of VP, Secretary, and Board Member for next year.

This year Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus and the Texas Democratic Party is proud to bring the Equality Forward Summit to inform and educate the Texas LGBT community on matters of politics, policies, and to cross train our Texas Democratic allies on social issues important to the LGBT Community.

Summit activities include the following (click on the links for additional information; the complete schedule is here):

 

If you're old school, click here for a mail-in Registration Form

 

Please join Stonewall Democrats of Austin at our monthly meeting on Thursday, February 7th at Cafe Express (3418 N. Lamar Blvd.) beginning at 6:00 pm. Please note we will be meeting 30 minutes earlier than usual. The meeting will last less than an hour.

There are conflicts with the Texas Democratic Party Salute to the Legislature on our regular meeting night, therefore, we are meeting on Thursday.

Below is the proposed agenda.

• Call to Order

• Introductions

• Treasurer's Report - $1,296.75

• Discussion of Austin Stonewall Participation in the State Stonewall Conference

        - Providing Volunteers

        - Hosting Friday Pre-Conference Happy Hour (If so, where?)

• Old Business

• New Business

• Announcements

• Adjourn

Hope to see you on the 7th.

Glen Maxey
President
Stonewall Democrats of Austin

In lieu of the December monthly meeting the Stonewall Democrats of Austin will
be joining with the Travis County Democratic Party and other local Democratic
clubs at a Holiday Party.

When: Tuesday, December 4, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Where: Texas AFL-CIO (1106 Lavaca Street)
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Texas%20AFL-CIO

Description: Join the Capital Area Progressive Democrats, the South Austin
Democrats, the North by Northwest Democrats, the Stonewall Democrats of Austin,
and the Travis County Democratic Party for their holiday party. This year, the
holiday party will have a charity drive for The Trinity Center, a homeless
shelter.

Trinity Center's simple wish list:
jackets or sweatshirts (L and XL), knit hats and gloves, socks, blankets and new
or gently used sleeping bags.

Don't have time to shop? Just make out a check to Trinity Center. Donations are
tax-deductible; small amounts go a very long way! Gifts can be dropped off at
the TCDP office or brought to the party. Trinity Center is a small-budget
charity (501(c)3 but housed in St. David's Episcopal Church basement) launched
with funds from the Barbara Jordan Foundation and with the guiding hands of
longtime Democratic activists Diana and Doug Bell.

The Center provides breakfast, clothing, computer training, counseling, social
services and other basic services to thousands of Austin's downtown homeless
people every year. Homeless people can use the Center as their mailing address
and have access to email and phone service. In response to the brutal murders of
several homeless women, Trinity has recently spearheaded a rotating venue among
several downtown venues to host 50 women for "safe sleep" each night.

The October monthly meeting of the Stonewall Democrats of Austin will be held on October 3rd at the Travis County Democratic Party's Coordinated Campaign Headquarters (2406 Manor Road) beginning at 6:00 pm. The two main items of discussion will be voting on whether to make endorsements in City and County Bond and Charter Propositions, and also to discuss Stonewall's involvement in the Voter Registration marathon scheduled for October 9th. We hope to see you at the meeting.

Stonewall Democrats of Austin at Austin Pride!

Stonewall Democrats and the Travis County Democratic Party are looking for volunteers to assist with voter registration and pledges to vote early from attendees at the Austin Pride Festival and the Pride Parade this Saturday, September 22nd.

If you are a Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar, please sign up to assist at this link (scroll down to the Pride events):

http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/voter-registration-sign-up/

If you wish to help at the Stonewall booth, please email us to schedule a shift to  Celia Israel at:  celia@missionresourcestexas.com

Volunteers at the booth will assist with voter registration and asking people to sign "Come Out and Vote" pledge cards.  These pledges are to vote early on Saturday, October 27th along with thousands of other LGBT Texans.

Glen Maxey
President, Stonewall Democrats of Austin

Because of the State Democratic Convention and the July 4th Holiday, we will not hold Stonewall Democrats of Austin meetings in those months.

Be ready at our August meeting to discuss how we can expand the LGBT voter pool for the November elections. We'll also make plans for doing a intensive voter registration program at September's Pride events and LGBT bars and businesses.

At the May 2nd meeting of the Stonewall Democrats of Austin former State Representative Glen Maxey was elected to be the new President of the Stonewall Democrats of Austin.

Maxey succeeds outgoing President Rich Bailey, who chose not to run for re-election after 5 years at the helm of SDA. Maxey said a key area of focus for the year will be a renewed effort at voter registration and Get Out The Vote drives within the LGBT community.

Congratulations to Glen on his election.

We hope you will consider volunteering with us as we work toward electing Equality-minded candidates in November. Also, don't forget to support the SDA-endorsed candidates in the May 29th Primary election. Early voting begins May 14th and runs through May 25th.