San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee, Inc.
ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING Saturday, September 09, 2023 — 12:15 PM to 3:30 PM HELD REMOTELY A G E N D A A. Standing Items (10 mins)
*Voting will take place by electronic ballot sent out to members. The voting period will be approximately
12 Noon Saturday, Sept. 09 until approximately 12 Noon Tuesday, Sept. 12.
San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee, Inc.
APPENDIX A
Candidate Statements and Q&A Options
For all options, candidates will be selected to give their statements in random order.
Option A – (approximately 1 hour, 39 minutes)
• Candidates are each provided 4 (four) minutes to speak.
•
Immediately following the conclusion of each candidate’s statement, Members
will be allowed 7 (seven) minutes for questions directed at that candidate.
Each candidate will be able to answer as many questions as possible during
the allotted time, per the process described below.
o Members will be required to use the “raise hand” function of the Zoom
room.
o Questions should be clear, succinct and take approximately 30 (thirty)
seconds to ask.
o Candidates will answer, and when their answer is complete, they may prompt for
the next question from a member.
Option B – (approximately 1 hour, 21 minutes)
• Candidates are each provided 4 (four) minutes to speak.
•
Following the conclusion of the last candidate’s statement, members will be
allowed
45 (forty-five) minutes for questions directed at any single candidate.
o Members will be required to use the “raise hand” function of the Zoom
room in order to ask the candidate a single question.
o Questions should be clear, succinct and take approximately 30 (thirty)
seconds to ask.
o Candidates will have up to 2 (two) minutes to answer each question.
o Members interested in asking more than one question will be asked to
move to the
end of the “stack” for their next question.
o Questions will be asked in a “first come–‐first served” basis.
o Members must direct their question to a single candidate.
At their discretion, the Moderator may intervene during the Q & A period, up to and including asking a Member to restate their question, requiring a Member or Candidate to yield for time, or other actions as required by SF Pride Policies and Procedures, standard practices for elections and/or in regard to common courtesy, civility or in the interest of time or in the best interest of SF Pride.
San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee, Inc.
APPENDIX B Member Meeting Calendar Dates FY2022-23 • October 11, 2023 • January 10, 2024 • April 10, 2024 • July 10, 2024 • AGM: (tbd)
APPENDIX C
2024 SF Pride Theme Suggestions
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Smashing Stereotypes! / Rompiendo Estereotipos!
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Love & More in 2024
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“San Francisco Pride: Trans is Beautiful; San Francisco Pride: Trans Liberation Now; San Francisco
Pride: Protect Trans Kids; San Francisco Pride: Trans Rights Now; San Francisco Pride: The Beauty of
Pronouns; San Francisco Pride: Pride, Love, and Pronouns; San Francisco Pride: Pride in the Bay
(Queer and Trans Mermaid/Ocean/Sea Symbolism); San Francisco Pride: The Future is Trans; These
are all mainly Trans focused because I think it would send a POWERFUL message to the world that
Trans people need our help…maybe a San Francisco Pride and Trans March collab?”
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“Where There is Unity, There is Victory”
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Erase the Hate: Creating Safe Communities Again
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Finding Joy Through the Noize
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Making Peace and Letting Go
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Here & Queer
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Pride 4 breakfast!
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We the People Means Everyone
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Queer For Democracy
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Defiant In Our Joy
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Love and Defiance
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Never Surrender
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Queer Rights Are Human Rights
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Beyond Boundaries
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Queer Liberation
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United in Power
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Generative Pride
San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee, Inc.
Mission Statement The mission of the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee is to educate the world, commemorate our heritage, celebrate our culture, and liberate our people.
Financial Protocol
No expenditure can be incurred without going through the Executive Director in advance. This includes
reimbursement of expenses outside of the set guidelines. If you expect to have an expenditure, prior approval
must be sought from the Executive Director as soon as possible. Procedures exist and checks, and balances
are in place to ensure that all expenditures go through a proper approval process with the Board. All expenditures
are accounted for during the annual budgeting and audit process.
Public Comment The public comment portion of the meeting is an opportunity for those with no say in the formulation of the agenda (i.e., those who are not members) to speak during the meeting. Public comment is offered in a spirit of open communication and the organization being receptive to new ideas and constructive suggestions. The Chair of the meeting may adopt a flexible approach in allowing public comment but will not tolerate personal attacks and/or indecorous behavior.
Land Acknowledgement Statement (as of January 28, 2021)
We at San Francisco Pride acknowledge that we are meeting on the unceded ancestral homeland of the
Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula.
Meeting Behavior Policy
Applying to anyone and everyone who attends meetings of the Corporation, this policy is designed to give
guidance to those attending meetings of the Corporation as to what standards of behavior are required and
what is unacceptable.
In order to conduct its business in a mature and respectful manner it is essential that those attending
meetings of the Corporation adhere to the process and do not engage in disruption of the meeting. Behavior
should show respect for
A Sergeant-at-Arms shall be appointed at every meeting, and in default, shall be the Vice President of the organization.