Lets stop "HATE" and start "EQUALITY" !


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION as of September 14th, 2002


President of GLOBE


"What GLOBE has done in the past few years"

Some of our efforts to date: (in 1998)

  • Pushed for establishment of a Human Relations Committee for the San Leandro Unified School District;
  • Worked for the successful election and re-election of endorsed school board members in Hayward, San Leandro and Fremont;
  • Encouraged inclusivity of GLBT issues in school curriculum policies in the Hayward, San Leandro, Fremont, Union City and other school districts;
  • Participated in sensitivity training in the various schools;
  • Sought additional political strength by establishing coalitions with other Gay and Lesbian groups;
  • Had a member on the Fremont Family Life Program Committee;
  • Held a well-attended "Candidates Night" for various elective candidates;
  • Worked for the successful passing of statewide endorsed propositions and the defeat of Proposition 226;
  • And helped elect the first open GAY Councilman in Hayward, former GLOBE President, KEVIN DOWLING;

SUMMARY OF GLOBE EFFORTS IN 1999

  • Secured over 1700 signatures which helped effect the re-instatment of a Lesbian Park Ranger in the East Bay Regional Park District.
  • Helped elect GLBTQ friendly candidates in Hayward and San Leandro school districts by manning phone banks and precinct walking.
  • Presented arguments before the Castro Valley School District to encourage the adoption of a Social Studies curriculum which included gay history (it passed)
  • Presented arguments before the Hayward City Council in favor of passing a resolution opposing the Knight Initiative Prop.22.(Resolution passed).
  • Honored Guy Emmanuel and John Iverson as "Activists for the GLBTQ community".
  • Raised nearly $2,000 in donations for the No on Knighrt campaign.
  • Donated time, money and effort to the election of candidates friendly to the GLBTQ community in Alameda Elections.
  • Provided a forum for all candidates to present their views during the County and Cities, and special district (AC Transit, etc.) November elections.
  • Distributed No on Knight informational flyers at various southern Alameda County BART stations. (Organized by Frank Howell)
  • Through our affiliation with CAPE, lobbied our state legislators for bills that support issues of GLBTQ families and individuals.
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WHAT GLOBE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE YEAR 2000

1.Charlene Shores

got over 1,000 signatures in support of her bill (carried by Sen. Jackie Speier) to give San Mateo County Retired Employees the ability to pass forward their benefits to domestic partners.  
While Gov. Davis did not sign the bill, it was received by both the county and Union negotiators as a viable idea.


2.GLOBE supported No on Knight, and walked the precincts for No on Knight Prop.
22.


3.GLOBE supported Nina Moore and others in the fights for Fremont School District Board Member. She received the highest vote count of the field of those running for the board position.

4.Those who  we endorsed, won re-election to their  respective offices, Ken Pon and Fred Collins to the   San Leandro Board of Education.


5.Nate Miley won as Alameda County Superintendent.


6. Taucher won re-election to
her seat.


7.Torkalson won over Rainey.

 These people were endorsed by GLOBE


and in some cases GLOBE members manned phone lines and walked precincts for
them.


In the national scene,
Charlene Shores and Kevin Dowling present and past presidents of GLOBE were elected as Democratic Delegates and attended the
National Democratic Committee Assembly which elected GORE as their banner
carrier.


On the Civic Recognition Level,

GLOBE recognized Pastor Kay Wellington and
Barbara Konecny co-founder of WOFF for their support and participation in the GLBTQ community efforts.

 Past honorees have been Guy Emanuele (sp) and John
Iverson both activists in behalf of fair treatment of GLBTQ people, and John needs no introduction.


Many members of GLOBE became Board Members of the

Lighthouse Community Center


and were instrumental in establishing the structure and funding for this large endeavor.

 1.Kevin Dowling,

2. Grant Peterson,

3. Marvin Burrows,

4. Frank Howell,

5. Mary Ann Reno

6.Mary Lavelle

among others have been hard at work volunteers, in seeing to it that the Lighthouse Community Center became a reality.

It has been a busy 2 years.

 We welcomed Rita Kresha and Frank McNamara to our board.

 We have a lot more things planned for this year....2001!

From the desk of the GLOBE's Co-President

With the certainty of the election of George W. Bush as the next President of the United States, we at GLOBE can look back at a eventful year making the Legislature a 50-50 Republican and Democratic Parties.

 
This year end unmasked the politicalization of the Florida and United States Supreme Courts.  And now we await the next 4 years of either a do- nothing administration or hard negotiations before compromises.


Other national landscapes saw the Vermont Legislature squeak by with affirmation of Gay partnerships, while the religious right continued its agenda to force states to not recognize the partnership legal in Vermont.

 
In a more local level, we saw the passage of Proposition 22 defining "marriage" yet again, and the submission of AB 25 to recognize legal
relationships between domestic partners.  We saw the election of GLOBE endorsed candidates, and the establishment of the Lighthouse Center in
Hayward.


GLOBE's co-president Charlene Shores submitted a bill to permit retired domestic partners to receive benefits in the San Mateo County.  This bill was
to affirm the negotiations between the San Mateo County and its unions.

 Gov. Davis did not sign the bill. <>
We still have a lot of work ahead of us in the 2001 year.


We were able to accomplish much in year 2000 thanks to dedicated efforts and funding of our membership.


In 2001 we will have a fundraiser on the second Saturday in March as well as our celebration of coming out day in October.

 We will also have a meeting for our membership to discuss "What Happens to the Ballots" presented by Mary
Lavelle and another Registrar of Voters in Alameda County.  When this has
been finalized, then look for the announcement  on this GLOBE web-page of its forthcoming   presentation.


From all of us at GLOBE to all of you, our membership, our friends,  our family, we thank you for your participation and look forward to January 2001,


Without you, we could not get as much done .

  Happy New Year to you and your loved ones.


Barbara Jue , Co-President  GLOBE

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