The Minutes of the L.G.B.T., (LESBIAN, GAY, BI-SEXUAL, TRANSGENDER) and  S.O., (SCHOOLS OUT) Committee on the 06th June, 2008.

 

Date: 6/27/2008 Time: 11.00 – 17.00

Location: LGBT Youth Centre, Hackney, London.

Present

Sue Sanders, Annie Beaumont, Tony Fenwick, Huw Williams, Finn Greig, Elly Barnes,

Emily Williams, Sarah-Jane Brookes, Alice Babatunde Nigel Tart, Jake Dyos, Nicolas Chinardet, David Watkins, Joe Black,

 

Apologies:

Tim Lucas, Naechane,

Facilitator:

Kirsten Hearne.

 

Expectations

 

  • Emily, Sense of where we are going.
  • Annie, We will do what we say.
  • Huw, Acknowledgements of last year and previous achievements.
  • Tony, Involvement of everyone, Ethos and Money.
  • Sarah-Jane, Where we are each coming from.
  • Elly, Ways of infiltrating education.
  • Sue, Purpose, excitement and commitment.
  • Emily, Decisions.
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  • Annie, Be realistic, limitations.
  • Emily, Define roles.

 

Additional Discussion Points:

 

·         Working Contract / Ground Rules:

·         Absolute equality and respect, - celebrate our diversity.

·         Acknowledge opinions and views, grow and change.

·         Be verbal.

·         Challenge ideas not people.

·         Confidentiality.

·         ‘I feel’, not assuming we.

·         It’s OK to show feeling, - EMOTIONAL DAY.

·         Cell/Mobile Phones switched to silent, take calls outside.

·         Talk to each other.

 

2. PAUL’S LEGACY.

 

Notes: The meeting discussed the legacy of Paul Patrick and what he had done for Schools Out and LGBT History Month. The meeting built a ‘fire’ in his memory and wrote on pink triangles our thoughts and memories of him and what strengths we could take from his legacy to further the LGBT and Schools Out future and way forward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. GETTING TO KNOW TEAM.

 

Notes:

 

 Additional Discussion Points:

 

·         Getting to know you:

·         Academic.

·         Activists.

·         Advertising.

·         Analysis.

·         Artistic.

·         Artistic/Visual.

·         Counselling.

·         Diversity.

·         Domestic Violence Caseworker.

·         Driving: HGV-Lorries, PSV-Buses and Coaches.

·         Facilitating.

·         Feminist.

·         First Aider.

·         Grant Applications.

·         I.T./Computers.

·         I.T./Computer and Repair.

·         Intersex. 

·         Legal.

·         Licensees, x3.

·         Making Connections.

·         Marketing.

·         Media.

·         Music: Bass, Cello, Flute, Piano, Vocals.

·         Networking.

·         Newsletter – STK.

·         Organising.

·         Parents.

·         Pedantic: grammar and punctuation.

·         Photography.

·         Problem Solving.

·         Public Relations.

·         Public Speaking.

·         Sharing Knowledge.

·         Teaching, Primary.

·         Teaching, Secondary.

·         Technical Writing.

·         Transgender.

·         Training.

·         Web Technician.

·         Writer.

·         Youth Worker, LGBT. We need names nxt to these.

 

 

 

4. DOING THE WORK.

 

Notes:

 

Additional Discussion Points:

  • Identifying what is needed.
  • Who to do the work.

 

Decision(s):

  1. Administration: Sarah-Jane Brookes, Holly Roberts, Justina Jangan, Jake Dyos.
  2. Conferences: Sue Sanders, Annie Beaumont, Elly Barnes, Jake Dyos.
  3. Events and Volunteers: Joe Black, Jake Dyos, Tony Fenwick, Annie Beaumont,

      Sue Sanders.

  1. Money: David Watkins, Alice Babatunde, Holly Roberts, D.B.(if asked).
  2. Publicity: Nigel Tart, N.C., Tony Fenwick, Huw Williams, Jake Dyos.
  3. Resources: Emily Williams, Elly Barnes, Tony Fenwick, Carlos Harrison, Finn Greig.

 

Evaluating and Monitoring.

Consolidating and Performance.

 

Additional Discussion Points:

 

Crucial:

 

Back-Up.

Badges, T-Shirts and Leaflets.

Charity Status.

Company.

Evaluation and Monitoring Performance.

Fundraising.

History Month – Pre-Launch.

Lesson Plans.

Media: Television, Radio.

Newsletter.

Organisational Structure.

Packs.

Patrons.

Payments.

Pride.

Publicity.

Quality Control.

Roles.

Student Tool Kit.

Training Courses and Delivering.

Transparency.

Work Programme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. TAKING ACTION.

 

Notes: Discussing: L.G.B. + T.

 

Additional Discussion Points: 1:

 

  • Strengths:
  • Attendance at other conferences.
  • Campaigning, (Kick – Ass!).
  • Conferences.
  • Efficient with little resources.
  • Inspire LGBT – HM events.
  • LGBT and SO, two organizations supporting each other.
  • Nurturing.
  • Radicals and Political.
  • Speakers.
  • Supporting each other and from outside.
  • Willingness to share.

 

·         Weaknesses:

  • Accountability, Evaluation and Monitoring.
  • Advertising.
  • Community Interest Company.
  • Fundraising strategy.
  • L.E.A.s, Governors, Heads, DCSF.
  • Lesson Plans to sell.
  • Liaising with schools.
  • Outreach to Key players.
  • Publicity to schools.
  • Quality first.
  • Structures.
  • Write schemes of work.

 

Decision(s):

 

13.   What we are good at:

 Campaigning.

 Creating resources.

 Raising Visibility.

   

   14.   What could we do Better?

           Access on websites for people with disabilities.

           Communication and Structure.

           promote to non-LGBT.

           Newsletter.

           Governors, PTA’s, Unions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Discussion Points: 2:

 

·         Schools Out,

·         Creating an Inclusive Classroom.

·         Creating an Inclusive Whole School Community though education and Best Practice.

·         Creating a Supportive and Inclusive Education System for Pupils, Staff and Parents.

·         Leaflet; Schools Out Leaflet;.working for equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people since 1974.

·         Promoting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered rights through an Inclusive education.

·         Promoting L.G.B.T Inclusion in Education.

·         Supporting schools to celebrate LGBT rights through the curriculum and whole school community.

·         Working together for equality in education.

 

·         L.G.B.T. – History Month.

·         Celebrating our present.

·         Claiming our history.

·         Creating our future.

 

Additional Discussion Points: 3:

  • Effectiveness of delivery of Pre-Launch.
  • Internal Organisation and communication.
  • Getting more money.
  • Message to trainees.
  • People are reliable and honest about capacity.
  • Picking our battles and focussing.
  • Raising awareness of what LGBT History Month is about.

 

A.O.B. 1. - Museum:

 

  • Has been a voluntary organisation since 1974.
  • L.G.B.T. / S.O. and Stonewall do not have the best of relationships.
  • Talking about how hard it is to get money, and then not trying hard.

 

A.O.B. 2. - Formalise to:

 

·          CoChair – Tony.

·          Treasurer. – David.

·          Newsletter: 2 weeks.

·          Launches.

·          Letter to Schools Out committee members who are not active.

·          Groups.

·          Next Meetings.

 

A.O.B. 3. To be discussed

 

  •  Jack Gilbert: Proud Heritage.
  •  Bulletin Jobs.
  •  Conferences.
  •  Funding.
  •  How teachers come out.
  •  Patrons.

Minutes prepared by:  [Sarah-Jane Brookes: 09-11/06/2008]

 

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