Conference Call October 10 Minutes

LGBTI National Anti-Tobacco Summit
October 2007

YOUTH COMMITTEE meeting notes
Wed October 10, 2007

Mission Statement: Using the National LGBTIQ Anti-Tobacco Summit as a vehicle, the Youth Committee is dedicated to promoting youth advocacy regarding tobacco prevention, cessation, and policy to liberate LGBTI communities from tobacco use.

Committee Members: (Goal = 15-20 members with more youth than adults)
R.E. Szego (Committee Co-Chair), Breathe Free: Oregon LGBTQ Coalition Against Tobacco
Sheryll Yotsuda (Committee Co-Chair), REAL / American Legacy YAC
Marta Perrupato, National LGBT Tobacco Control Network
Susan Hollinshead
Catherine J. Massey, PA SWAT
Knoll Larkin
Chico Brown
Kristen Degan
Patrick Murtagh, Bard College, American Legacy
April Kusper, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
Gustavo Torrez
Nic Buron
E, SMYRC (Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center), Portland, OR
Antonio Cardona, Summit Co-Chair and Paid Coordinator in Minneapolis
Hope Wisneski (Colorado)
Shana Folkerson (Colorado)
Damon Humes (House of Manolo Blahnik, Philadelphia)
Talia Stoessel, LGBT Tobacco Control Network
Raina Daniels, AmeriCorps LGBTQ Health Awareness Specialist, SMYRC

Ground Rules (to honor everyone’s contribution to this subcommittee):
§ It is important that everyone contributes their voice.
§ Please be aware of varying comfort levels (i.e. “being out) related to identifying as being LGBTQ.
§ Respect all people at all times. This includes NO racism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, ageism, and other forms of discrimination.
§ It is okay to ask questions about an issue that may be bothering you. If you feel uncomfortable speaking about the issue in the group, please contact R.E. or Sheryll.
§ Assume good intentions as we learn from each other. Provide & accept feedback.
§ New rules can be added to this list as participants feel necessary.

I. Introductions: name, pronoun preference, location
Present: E, Kristin, Raina, Susan, R.E., Sheryll
Unable to participate:

II. MySpace update: E
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=184618449 Link on Summit website. http://www.lgbttobacco.org/summit.php

R.E. & E will friend Dist202 on myspace: queeryouthrule
E will rename the profile Fierce & Fabulous.

III. Timeline: R.E.
OUR MEETINGS UNTIL THE CONFERENCE: October 17
7pm EST / 4pm PST / 1pm Hawaii
Phone number: 1-877-791-3294 Passcode: 77350

Monday, October 22: Action Room & Drag Ball Preparation
Flyering key locations?
Dist202 visit (Raina) Neither of the youth from Dist202 or Alex have gotten back to Raina about setting up a visit for us on Monday, the 22nd. Spoke with the interim director who was really excited about making connections with other programs. Curfew hasn’t been a concern. Youth bus tickets… like SMYRC, they have them available for homeless youth, but they don’t really have money or room in their budget to transfer them. They can set up a table at the event and provide bus tickets to youth at their table. If Raina hasn’t heard from the 2 youth he suggested by the end of the week, she’ll call him back.

IV. Ball Planning: Fierce and Fabulous: A Smoke-Free Youth Mini-Ball, Open Mic and Poetry Slam

a. Contacts updates
MySpace: E
www.walk4mewednesdays.net: Raina
District 202 (Raina)

b. Categories

WALKING THE RUNWAY CATEGORIES
· (tobacco-free) Butch
· (tobacco-free) Femme
· (tobacco-free) GenderQueer
· Smokin' Hot (but not smoking)
· Marlboro Man Realness
· Delicious Smokefree Kiss
· “But I’m a Cheerleader”

DRAG NUMBER CATEGORIES
· Kool=Untrue / Cool: Be True
· Light Me Up Without Lighting Up
· I’m Too Sexy For Your Butts
· ‘Til Death Do Us Part
· “I wish I knew how to quit you”

These would be considered subcategories.
Runway…OTA (Open to All). Prize or trophy?
Figure Performance / Drag Number

About the drag number categories… it might be too difficult to fit numbers into more specific categories than “smoke-free.” Also it might steal their thunder of coming up with creative names / numbers.

Runway categories… represent / make costume tobacco prevention.

Category for Fierce & Fabulous.
Money prizes are for the most tobacco prevention awesome one.

Contestants are encouraged to develop performances with tobacco prevention message themes, including:
« sexy alternatives to smoking,
« ways to prevent people from starting to smoke,
« how to avoid peer pressure, and/or
« the dangers of secondhand smoke.

Chico will talk to Antonio tomorrow and finalize the Runway categories.

Add in open-mic & poetry slam…

People might not arrive right in the beginning to sign up. Make people who are at the Summit go first.


c. Logistics: Tuesday, 8-11pm InterMedia Arts

6pm set up. Dinner provided for volunteers.
8pm start. Snacks provided. (Susan & Ted will go shopping.)
8:30 Welcome
Performances
10:45 Thank you
11pm clean up

Event Roles: on additional sheet.

Bottled water and other bottled beverages for backstage.

E’s working on the PowerPoint presentation for the backdrop.

Set up a box at Summit registration for donations for the Drag ball, including clothes, accessories, makeup.


d. Budget update
Funding committee update:
Trophies: There won’t be trophies, but Susan’s still working on a couple of ideas. She’s getting one for each category. Maybe a lamp from IKEA or a plaque style frame. Maybe digital or poloroid camera photos.
Could we also contribute gift bag items?

E talked to the steering committee about having goodie bags for performers at about $15 each, maybe including a $5 Starbucks card. They okayed this & want us to send information about how much that would cost. And needing volunteers for the ball & folks to bring donation items. Susan: conference bags could be used for the bag.

We can all chip in little things like stickers & temporary tattoos from our programs.

e. Promo update
Forward & post the flier.

VI. During the LGBTI Anti-Tobacco Summit

a. Action Room – workshops, zines, buttons, fliers, blogging, videos, letter-writing, badvertising… Youth-related workshops will also be held in this room during the 2 breakout session times.

i. Materials needed:
· Markers
· Posterboard
· arts & crafts stuff
· Big paper to cover parts of the walls.
· Canvas to draw & write on… to hang as a backdrop for the ball.
· Button maker, button making supplies
· Pre-made buttons – as advertising for ball?

We need to know:
q What supplies are available in Minneapolis, either through the summit or Dist 202?
q Who can donate?

ii. Media Releases /Consent forms – Youth & Adult versions (Kristin) – for video interviews and/or for the show.

b. Workshops
· How to approach friends who smoke. (Peer to Peer Prevention & Cessation) (Hope & Colorado Youth)
· Tobacco industry marketing to LGBTQ community. (R.E. and E)

VII. Next Meeting: Wednesday Oct 17: 7pm EST / 4pm PST / 1pm Hawaii
Phone number: 1-877-791-3294
Passcode: 77350