I can't make the embedding work so please go see this video http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c0cf508ff8/prop-8-the-musical-starring-jack-black-john-c-reilly-and-many-more-from-fod-team-jack-black-craig-robinson-john-c-reilly-and-rashida-jones

From yet another excellent City Paper piece by Marty Levine about the Anti-Prop 8 rally comes this quote from moi:

And local leaders "are not capitalizing" yet on the post-Prop 8 enthusiasm for LGBT causes, says Sue Kerr, who blogs locally with Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents. "Maybe they didn't realize what was going to happen at Schenley Plaza and they're not using the technology to get the word out." Still, she says, "I was flabbergasted at how many people showed up [at Schenley Plaza] -- and I didn't know most of them. It was viral, post-modern organizing" through the Internet. "That's a lesson learned, hopefully."

Go read the whole article for some interesting perspectives on the generational divide in terms of advocacy perspectives.  And help me figure out why I used the term flabbergasted!

Here's an important upcoming meeting. Note that this is one day prior to the Mayor's mtg and an excellent opportunity to discuss nominations for the Advisory Council as well as any process issues.  A planned agenda item is recruitment for Steel City.  As I've said before, I think this is one of the most important opportunities to leverage gay momentum into some sort of impactful action for our community.  Join!

Membership Meeting

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM

Mount Washington

831 Boggs Ave

Pittsburgh, PA, 15211

 

Steel City Stonewall Democrats will be holding a Membership Meeting on December 9th at 7 PM. The major goal of the meeting will be to vote on the adoption of new by-laws for Steel-City Stonewall Democrats. 

In addition, we will also discuss the important upcoming 2009 elections for City /County Council, Mayor, & the Judiciary.  We also would like to get your input on the future direction of the chapter as well as suggestions for recruitment. 

Light food & drink will be served at the gathering.

Please RSVP Lance Friedman at historycat101@aol.com or 412-728-5262

Membership dues for 2009 are due in January.  The 2009 Pennsylvania Primary will be April 22nd and our 2009 Endorsement Meeting is tentatively scheduled to be in late February.  Dues must be paid in advance of the 2009 Endorsement Meeting in order to vote on who SCSD will endorse in the 2009 Democratic Primary.   You can pay dues by paypal at www.steel-city.org or feel free to bring a check to the Membership Meeting.  Ten dollars of your dues go directly to National Stonewall Democrats in Washington D.C.