Minutes - Sept. 04, 2012

Start: 5:00p (official-5:03p)

Present: Rebecca S.; Fiona; Gary D.; Tim B.; Ashley M.; Raven P.; Brian E.; Andy S.; Molly T.; Dustin H.; Abby K.; Ashley T.; Sarah L., Kaley C.

5:03 - Welcome & introductions 

• Who’s an important woman to you?

5:13 - Molly talks about OHLA history

• Sarah and Molly mad “arrrrrrrr, you treat women bad”
• Women in economics, academics, society
• Action oriented

5:15 - Upcoming events (sign-in sheet pass)

• Sept. 15 (Sat.) Grey to Green Fest.
•  10-5 Wick park
• condoms, candy, info., women are watching sign-up, voting...
• tabling: Raven

5:19 - voting drive “Golden Week”

• Oct. 2nd - 9th
• more to come
• Molly - Sept. 25 Ntl. voting reg. day/maybe

5:21 - Oct. 4th

• Julianna Atchison
• Marriage equality/Anthropology (interactive)
• speaking of IFYC...molly will post event on FB

5:23 - Oct. 7th

• non-violence parade

5:24 - Tim B.

• HIV Awareness Tables
• Free HIV Testing in Feb.
• Ntl. World AIDS day in Dec.
• Oct. 8-12 Ntl. Coming Out Week/anything?/help?
• Sept. 27th f(Thurs) from 9-3pm, table HIV awareness
• Abby, Dustin, Ashley M. ready to go.

5:26 - G.D.

• (who?) MVOC do leadership things in community
• GD playing basket ball with new ppl.

5:29 - Ashley T. & Molly/Issues

• Ashley T. (5:29)
• Planned Parenthood, electoral work
• pro-women elected
• educate on candidates
• Stark Co. United Way vs. PP / PP wins in Stark
• Ashley will/can provide cool stuff for things (i.e. World AIDS Day)
• offering training to help ppl with women’s healthcare educators
• training “abortions” conversations
• Molly (5:34)
• Ashley is awesome

5:35 - Let’s hear from you!

• Abby K. issue = absence of family restrooms/changing tables
• Raven issue = not sanitary napkins offered on campus
• get together/survey (whats where)

• condom availability issue
• escort service expanded?
• (enter YSU PD number (330) 941 3527)
• OHLA Info?  We got it.
• Molly/Ashley M./Ashley T. info on who voted how
• Ashley T. PP can help with issue based guided discussion

5:42 - TheologyPubYo

• Sept. 12 5pm at U-Pi
• Women in Religion
• Women effected by Religion

5:49 - Women’s History Month

• March 2013
• Start thinking...fill the big shoes of Sarah and Molly
• Films - “Queen’s Play” (Ashley M.) “Loretta Claybourne” (Raven)
• Speakers
• Panels
• Discussion Groups

5:53 - Last but not least...

• FUN
• make protest signs
• “back in the kitchen” food sale
• vagina monolog version
• personal film screening / breast cancer week
• Eat Think Drink - Nuns on the Bus - Friday Sept. 21 5pm.
• game night?!
• book club (Brian Eft)

5:59 - closing

• next meeting?  not sure, monthly meeting, Oct...

OHLA Meeting Minutes, Friday, June 8, 2012

OHLA Meeting 6/8/12

Meeting began 5:30 pm

Members Present: Jen, Sarah, Molly, Abby, Rebecca, Hilary

I. We’re doing One to Ones! These are meetings where we understand where people come from and meet them there. If you understand their motivation, you understand their role. It’s more than coffee and strategy, and Gary will unravel the mystery!

Meet for a tutorial on Tuesday, June 26th at 5:30 until 7:00 at the MVOC at 25 E Boardman St in Youngstown.

II. Revisiting Mission and Goals:

* Who are we now? Revisiting the Mission Statement:

• “Engagement” instead of “honest education”,
• Developing Women’s Leadership,
• Empowerment, Equality, some kind of a broader statement
• Secure other freedoms, like opportunity and education

* Who do we want to be?

• As OHLA members move out of Youngstown, we anticipate chapters in the future due to our adaptable model
• A resource to all humans
• More involved in other schools or with young people, or with other groups
• Very collaborative
• Feminist Rock Star Princess Super Heroes
• A presence in our community
• Meeting Attendance
• Reach Out

* We are a great resource, especially online! Yay us!

III. We’re going to divide and conquer! OHLA will have two groups, an on-campus group and a community group.

* Campus group officers and projects:

Leaders:  Rebecca, Abby, and Dustin

• First Project? Recruitment!
• Film screenings, co-sponsoring films with other groups
• Student Resource Fair table
• Get involved in the Crash Campus event
• Inform students about the ACA (Affordable Care Act)
• Look into what STD screenings campus health offers and publicize it, find out about university birth control coverage, safe sex education

* Community projects:

Leaders: Sarah, Molly, Jen

• Mentoring and empowering young women- can be done on and off campus, speed mentoring, girl scouts, churches
• Big screen screening, one-to-ones
• Being present at community events, advertising, community conversations series at libraries-weasel our way in or create our own
• Get involved with local human trafficking events
• More letters to the editor, increasing social media presence,
• Equal pay poster-campaign, We are the 17%,
• Educating about the ACA (ObamaCare(s)) as it pertains to women, Work with League of Women Voters, Show Iron Jawed Angels, Vote About it!
• Collaborate with Planned Parenthood Youngstown
• Get another speaker in Youngstown
• Continue with legislative updates at meeting
• Work for LGBT healthcare and marriage equality

Meeting adjourned 7:15pm

Minutes recorded and submitted by Jen

Following the meeting, we screened 12th and Delaware. Reactions and reflections to follow.

OHLA Meeting Minutes Monday, April 9, 2012

OHLA Meeting Minutes: April 9

Present: Sarah, Lyndsay, Rebecca, Hilary, Amanda, Dustin, Ty, Molly

I.                    Women’s History Month Recap

a.       What worked? Comprehensive approach to covering a variety of specific topics that brought in people who otherwise might not have attended.  Panelists were knowledgeable and brought a lot to conversations.

b.      What should we improve? Planning the conversation through careful moderating will facilitate a better discussion and keep events running on time. Timing events for their audiences will bring in more people.

II.                  Bras to Birth Control: Wednesday, May 2 from 11am-2pm, Kilcawley Center Arcade

a.        Campus Organizations to approach about co-sponsorship (help with advertising and bringing bodies):

                                                               i.      For tabling & resource opportunities: Student Social Workers Association  & NAMI (Rebecca), American Medical Students Association & Student Medical Alliance (Lyndsay), NEOUCOM Cohort & Sisters With a Vision (Hilary), Student African American Sisterhood (Molly)

b.      Community Organizations:

                                                               i.      PPNEO: Ashley Thompson has Get Yourself Tested materials to distribute and will possibly be facilitating STI/HIV testing that day.

                                                             ii.      PP of Youngstown will have an outreach worker with resources & materials.

                                                            iii.      Sarah is approaching Midlothian Free Health Clinic, the Minority Health Office, and members of the MVOC Health Equity Campaign.

                                                           iv.      Hilary is contacting her OB/GYN office for materials/resources to distribute.

c.       Resource List:

                                                               i.      Ashley Thompson will work with Gary Dougherty to determine what issues need advocacy action, and will supply petitions/pledge materials as the event nears.

                                                             ii.      Molly has a list of health centers.

                                                            iii.      Molly will create fact cards w/ OHLA logo & contact info to distribute with goody bags.

d.      Bra Count is astronomical. We will continue collecting bras until the day of the event.

e.   Twitter Tags: #BCB #Bluebra

III.                Miss Representation: Friday, April 13 at 7pm

a.       To be held at MVOC office: 201 E. Commerce Street, Suite 137, Youngstown, OH.

b.      Members will be supplying snacks and drinks.

IV.                YSUnity & OHLA HIV/AIDS Awarness Table: Friday, April from 9-3

a.       To be held in Kilcawley Center

b.      OHLAs will be present to advertise Bras to Birth Control.

V.                  March Against the War on Women: Saturday, April 28 at 1pm

a.       To be held at Wade Park near CWRU in Cleveland

b.      OHLA will be there to collect participant information to do follow-ups.

c.       We will organize carpooling as the event nears.

d.      Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/279321978812338/

e. OHLAs will be helping with flyering for this event and the PPAO Action Fund Prohibition Party: http://www.facebook.com/events/172355172873272/

OHLA Meeting Minutes Monday, 26 March, 2012

OHLA Meeting March 26, 2012

4:00

Present: Ty, Hillary, Rebecca, Amanda, Tabitha, Molly, Dustin, Jen, Cherise, Sarah

I.               Bras to Birth Control Rally for Women’s Health

a.     Event in front of Kilcawley, focuses on signing bras to support women’s health. We will send bras as part of care packages and jerk packages to excellent and jerk-eriffic reps, respectively.

b.     To take place April 25^th 10:30-2:00 including set-up and take-down.

Task-masters:

                                               i.     Cherise and Dustin are doing promotional materials (yay!)

                                             ii.     Everybody find bras (we’ll tabulate our totals in a week)

                                            iii.     Potential Wording for care-packages: “Just like bras we support you and keep you close to our hearts.” Potential wording for jerk-packages: “This bra has been more supportive than you.”

                                            iv.     Jen, Molly, and Tabitha will collect fabric and safety-pins for tags

                                              v.     Contact: Mammovan (Hillary), Planned Parenthood (Molly), OB/GYNs (all of us)

                                            vi.     Rebecca will contact Kilcawley to reserve date for event, Debartolo as backup location (Look on OHLA Facebook regarding date and space)

                                           vii.     Chalking will happen the day before

                                         viii.     Sarah will provide rock-painting supplies

                                             ix.     Everyone will reach out to sorority and other student org. contacts within the next week and a half

                                              x.     Get it in the Jambar!

                                             xi.     Jen will make invite to get on-campus orgs involved

                                           xii.     Hillary will get St. E’s breast center on board

                                          xiii.     Amanda will look into Diva Cup

                                          xiv.     Belly Dancers will make it A-Mazing!

                                            xv.     Sarah will ask about filming the event

                                          xvi.     Jen, Molly, and Rebecca will collaborate on goody-bag info

                                         xvii.     Everybody hit up the SGA meeting next week on Monday

                                       xviii.     Sarah will make Facebook doc to keep posted on the event (done!)

                                           xix.     Jen will make a “best gift you could ever give your girlfriend” flier

                                            xx.     Girls with guitars? Go Sarah!

II.              Miss Representation Party Time!!

a.     At the MVOC on Friday the 13^th of April at 7:00pm

                                               i.     Bring snacks and beverages!

                                             ii.     We will brainstorm ways to effect change after the film (re: after we’re good and mad)

III.            Fundraiser

a.     Everyone brainstorm ways to make OHLA some bones! Will discuss at the next meeting.

b.  Leave ideas in OHLA Facebook as comments on the Fundraiser document.

 Minutes submitted by Jen.

Women's History Month at YSU Starts Next Week!

Women's History Month Schedule of Events March 2012

OHLA Meeting Minutes February 28, 2012

OHLA Meeting Minutes
February 28, 2012

• Rick Santorum’s Leadership for Life Bus, a.k.a. party bus of doom, is coming to the intersection of Wood and 5th Avenue tomorrow (February 29, 2012) at 4:00Available OHLAs should definitely be there in full anti-crazy garb! Molly has extra signs if anyone needs them.

• Gary Dougherty, Planned Parenthood legislative director was here on February 20th to talk with us about legislative happenings and ways to get a move on! 

Things we can do to get our message out include: Talking to people, writing letters and raising awareness. We need to make sure that our representatives know that we’re paying attention. We’ve been talking about holding reps accountable and there are lots of ways to communicate our opinions including phone calls, emails, editorials. 


Scrapbook and care packages to representatives as a spring break project anyone? That’s a yes. Big yes. 
Date for Scrap Book Party TBD
Start thinking about and writing your stories about why these things matter to you

• OHLA Blogs: We plan to keep up a blog (on our extant site), written by each of us – in support of women’s issues, candidates, whatever we have on our pro-choice minds. Send entries to the OHLA email!

• From Bras to Birth Control: A Rally for Women’s Health

To take place on Wednesday, April 25 from 10:30-2:00 in front of Kilcawley.
 We’ll have music in the background, tables with info, and hang bras up on clotheslines to draw attention to breast cancer and the good work that Planned Parenthood and woman-friendly legislation does. 
Then we plan send signed bras to representatives as part of the scrapbook! 
We also plan to paint the rock to look like a boob (yay)! 
Will advertise with a flier featuring a woman’s back, unsnapping bra with event info. 
Molly will handle music. 
Start collecting bras!
We will invite Planned Parenthood, Mamovan, other campus groups, CLC, local gynecologists and health centers
We may put a boobie box for bra donations
A Belly Dancing Flash Mob would be the icing on the proverbial cake!

• Let’s make some money! 

We’re talking about having a memorial bulb sale, flower sale, a vagina sale or a flower craft sale to raise funds or a memorial bulb/flower/vagina craft/flower craft-combo sale. We plan to look into it and get more specific as we go!
Dustin will talk to Full Circle Florist re: flower donations
Molly will look for bulb website
Sarah will talk to Treez Please about memorial flowering tree
If all else fails, Fellows River Side Garden memorial rose bush?

• Spring Break Shindig We’re having a fun social event where we will work on our scrapbook. Bring writing or artistic representation of personal experiences to the party!! Possible projects include vagina crafts and flower crafts to sell for OHLA scrilla.  We’ll try to get donations of flowers from Rod for our table for if we pursue a flower sale.

• March against the War on Women

Taking place on Saturday April 28, 10:00 am at the Statehouse in Columbus
Talk to your friends about coming along, when we get numbers we’ll work on setting up carpools. Fliers are coming for your distribution!

• Prohibition Party: Celebrating Women, Access, and All that Jazz

Benefits for Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio Action Fund, to put women’s issues and advocates in office
Pay your age, come booze, come for food, come for fun!!

• GO TO WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH EVENTS AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

See attached PDF for full list of events.
Events start next week!

OHLA First Meeting of 2012 Minutes

OHLA Meeting

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Dunkin' Donuts, Youngstown State University, 4-5pm

Members Present: Sarah, Molly, Jen, Tabitha, McKenzie, Andy, Brian, Amanda, Trillian (apologies for possibly mangled spelling), Fiona, Madeline

Shameless Plug: Check out Amanda’s amazing blog at: hellyeahfeminism.tumbler.com

1.     OHLA stands for Ohio Lady Advocates and we keep up on the legislative happenings especially at the state and local levels, and act as informational/motivational resources for friends and families.

2.     Current Legislative Crap:

a.     Heartbeat Bill: Would entitle embryo to full Constitutional rights at between 18-22 days gestation. Effectively criminalizes abortion, does not make exceptions for rape and incest.

                                               i.     Was on hold after December hearings, but may be on the move again after March

                                             ii.     OHLAs should keep aware, write letters, and be prepared for Columbus field trips in the future!

b.     Crisis Pregnancy Center Crap: Would entitle crisis pregnancy centers to funding before any other family planning clinics-effectively puts Planned Parenthood at the bottom of the funding list-severely reducing or eliminating government funding

                                               i.     Keep a keen eye and computers at the ready for letter-writing

c.     More Crisis Pregnancy Center Crap: A movement to recognize the contributions of crisis pregnancy centers to society would make official positive record of centers that do not offer a balanced perspective on unplanned pregnancy options

                                               i.     More awareness and letter-writing!

d.     Judicial Bypass: Bill that requires women under age 18 to go through the courts in order to receive an abortion without parental consent, subjecting the woman to biased information and complex/drawn out/ expensive processes.

                                               i.     This was signed into law in November

e.     Insurance Ban: Makes it illegal to purchase insurance that covers abortions, even for individuals

                                               i.     Bill passed in Decemeber

f.      The post-viability legislation was revised to be even stricter.

3.     Potential positives:

a.     Women and Children First Act: Improves policy on sex-ed as well as access to condoms, birth-control, and would make Plan B available to all victims of sexual assault

                                               i.     In committee

                                             ii.     Keep aware and write letters!!

b.     Act for our Children’s’ Future: Sets a precedent for comprehensive sex-ed

                                               i.     In committee

                                             ii.     Be ready to sing it’s praises!

c.     Compassionate Assistance for Sexual Assault Victims: Provides Plan B for victims of rape

                                               i.     Not moving currently

4.     Personhood: Because something so crazy gets its own category!

a.     Would amend state Constitution to assert that life begins at conception not only making abortion illegal, but threatening some kinds of birth-control and in-vitro procedures.

                                               i.     Language has been approved to collect signatures required to put issue on the ballot

                                             ii.     Begin ‘Decline to Sign’ campaign

1.     Be a resource to everyone you know, emphasize the serious, extensive, impact this bill would have

5.     On a national note…

a.     Obama refused to compromise on birth-control coverage!

                                               i.     Hooray!!

                                             ii.     Requires all institutions to cover birth control in their insurance packages, including religious institutions.

                                            iii.     Effective 2014

6.     OHLAs love to hang out!

a.     Reading Group:

                                               i.     Parties interested in keeping up on policy issues will submit relevant reading selections to fellow interested parties and meet to discuss articles.

1.     Please post to the OHLA facebook group!

b.     Spring Break Hangout

                                               i.     OHLAs want to hang out with wine and noms over spring break!

1.     Vagina crafts for fundraiser and other shenanigans a distinct possibility

7.     Women’s History Month: Events taking place in March 2012: Detailed schedule coming soon!

a.     Images of Women: Discussion of how women are represented and how they see themselves

b.     Panel of International Women sharing experiences

c.     Episode of Mad Men: "Beautiful Women"

d.     Domestic Violence Discussion

e.     Sex Ed: screening of Planned Parenthood video

f.      Local Communities and Global Context: Film about women in Guatemala

g.     Sex and Money: Screening

h.     Panel on Women and Retirement Security

8.     Take Back the Night: April 2012

a.     Self-Defense instruction and a walk as well as mingling and refreshments

9.     "Get in the Mood" Dance Benefit: (Official name to come)

a.     May 19, 2012

b.     1920s themed dance with band, booze, and food in honor of the invention of the latex condom

c.     Benefits the Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio: working to put pro-choice issues and leaders in our government

Minutes submitted by Jen; minimal editing by Sarah