Like the title says, sorry. I've been so busy and worn out I just haven't even had the energy to go through my notes and post what's been going on with the FMUGSA. Terribly sorry about that, but on the good side I only missed two weeks worth of meeting posting, instead of, well, more.
A quick thank you to all who turned out to the HIV Testing that we cosponsored with the ResLife peeps, we had a lot more people turn out for the free testing than expected, great work.
December 1 is World AIDS day.
Our friends at the center project will be hosting the AIDS Quilt at the beach.
Also there will be a Pee Dee AIDS walk bright and early that we would love to have volunteers for.
If you would like to help volunteer with the Adoption Agency's Day camp, applications are still available.
On another note, we would like to add a panel to the AIDS quilt. Joe did research on it. The panel can be anything that memorializes or brings awareness to the AIDS issue. We want to work on ideas for the quilt.
The next meeting will be November 29th.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Hillary's visit
Okay, last Thursday Senator Clinton wasn't really there, but two of her representatives were. And yes I said last Thursday. I'm a little late in posting this, but I've been really busy. I'm sure you understand.
So on October 25th our meeting mostly consisted of political chat and learning about Mrs. Clinton. Joseph Addams and Jeremy Kennedy were the representatives that were sent to talk with us.
Before they started talking about Hillary's campaign and what not, they told us a bit about themselves and why they decided on Hillary.
Addams told us that he joined because he believes that Clinton has spent her life helping people and that if she is in office, then she can make a difference.
Kennedy, who used to work for the Human Right Campaign, was originally a Barack Obama supporter, but once he heard Clinton speak at an HRC Meeting his mind changed a bit. The Clinton's have always been advocates of the GLBT community and her health care values really stood out to him. He told us that Clinton worked really hard during her husband's time in office to make a difference. Kennedy believes that Hillary can get her ideas through because she knows how to get things done.
After their brief introductions, we jumped right into asking questions about Hillary's stance on things.
-Gay Marriage- Hillary is in full support of civil unions on the federal level.
-Alternative Fuels- Hillary wants to invest in solar energy, Ethanol, etc. Getting those kinds of energies more readily available should then cut back on foreign oils drastically, and should give more jobs to Americans. Clinton sees our reliance on foreign fuels as an issue of national security.
-Bill Clinton's "Dont Ask Dont Tell" Policy- She is very against this policy and has spoken against Peter Pace (yes, i'm clueless as to who this is, if you are too...use Google). Hillary is in favor of the military readiness act that will allow homosexuals to openly serve in the military. She is in full support of overturning this policy.
-Iraq- Clinton promises that once she is in office she will start getting troops out within the first nine days. She recognizes that she can't pull them all out at once, but must do so in a systematical way. (which makes perfect sense to me)
-Foreign Policy- Hillary is for diplomacy over fighting, and will totally use her husband as a diplomatic liaison. Both of them are respected figures abroad, and wish to use this to their advantage. It is Hillary's goal to restore America's respect around the world.
-Illegal Immigrants- Hillary is for stronger border patrol, and believes this will be better accomplished once the troops are back home and better able to serve on US Soil.
-Social Security- She DOES NOT want to privatize SS. She wants to preserve it and will probably try to incorporate it into her health and budget/economic plans.
-Economy- Hillary plans to boost the economy with alternative fuels/energy and put incentives in American products. She is really interested in the technology sector and providing more work training programs, that are more readily available to adults. She believes we need to increase the quality of American workers so large companies do not go elsewhere.
-Education- Hillary believes in giving universal day care and universal Pre-K so that all children get off on the same foot, not just the rich. She wants to address the problems that no child left behind have brought about.
-Outsourcing Jobs- she wants to take the people that are being outsourced and then give them the proper work training.
-AIDS in the world- On the home front: Not a proponent for promoting abstinence. She thinks education is what should be promoted. Educate children, not just tell them NO. Foreign (Africa): Wants to confront the AIDS crisis, starting with taking the time to educate the people there, and invest money in treatment.
-Stem Cells- Hillary supports the use of it. Doesn't agree with Bush vetoing Federal Funding for Stem Cell research. She believes that we shouldn't discount any area of science.
Various: ENDA- Hillary is in full support of ENDA. Stricter standards for 'bad' imports such as the Mattel toys and bad foods. Remember that Hillary has the experience of seeing how the presidential system really works, since she was a First Lady.
Clinton has recently opened an office in Florence. For more information contact Jeremy Kennedy at jkennedy@hillaryclinton.com.
The Gamma Sigma Alliance does not endorse any candidate (neither does HRC yet). We do encourage you to vote though. If you don't vote, you don't get to talk. January 26th will be the democratic primary in South Carolina, and the GSA will have a voting party.
Also, want to say thank you for all who turned out for the Halloween Party on Wednesday, I'll post pictures as soon as I get a chance. Meeting tonight at 6pm at the old cafe in the UC. Be there.
So on October 25th our meeting mostly consisted of political chat and learning about Mrs. Clinton. Joseph Addams and Jeremy Kennedy were the representatives that were sent to talk with us.
Before they started talking about Hillary's campaign and what not, they told us a bit about themselves and why they decided on Hillary.
Addams told us that he joined because he believes that Clinton has spent her life helping people and that if she is in office, then she can make a difference.
Kennedy, who used to work for the Human Right Campaign, was originally a Barack Obama supporter, but once he heard Clinton speak at an HRC Meeting his mind changed a bit. The Clinton's have always been advocates of the GLBT community and her health care values really stood out to him. He told us that Clinton worked really hard during her husband's time in office to make a difference. Kennedy believes that Hillary can get her ideas through because she knows how to get things done.
After their brief introductions, we jumped right into asking questions about Hillary's stance on things.
-Gay Marriage- Hillary is in full support of civil unions on the federal level.
-Alternative Fuels- Hillary wants to invest in solar energy, Ethanol, etc. Getting those kinds of energies more readily available should then cut back on foreign oils drastically, and should give more jobs to Americans. Clinton sees our reliance on foreign fuels as an issue of national security.
-Bill Clinton's "Dont Ask Dont Tell" Policy- She is very against this policy and has spoken against Peter Pace (yes, i'm clueless as to who this is, if you are too...use Google). Hillary is in favor of the military readiness act that will allow homosexuals to openly serve in the military. She is in full support of overturning this policy.
-Iraq- Clinton promises that once she is in office she will start getting troops out within the first nine days. She recognizes that she can't pull them all out at once, but must do so in a systematical way. (which makes perfect sense to me)
-Foreign Policy- Hillary is for diplomacy over fighting, and will totally use her husband as a diplomatic liaison. Both of them are respected figures abroad, and wish to use this to their advantage. It is Hillary's goal to restore America's respect around the world.
-Illegal Immigrants- Hillary is for stronger border patrol, and believes this will be better accomplished once the troops are back home and better able to serve on US Soil.
-Social Security- She DOES NOT want to privatize SS. She wants to preserve it and will probably try to incorporate it into her health and budget/economic plans.
-Economy- Hillary plans to boost the economy with alternative fuels/energy and put incentives in American products. She is really interested in the technology sector and providing more work training programs, that are more readily available to adults. She believes we need to increase the quality of American workers so large companies do not go elsewhere.
-Education- Hillary believes in giving universal day care and universal Pre-K so that all children get off on the same foot, not just the rich. She wants to address the problems that no child left behind have brought about.
-Outsourcing Jobs- she wants to take the people that are being outsourced and then give them the proper work training.
-AIDS in the world- On the home front: Not a proponent for promoting abstinence. She thinks education is what should be promoted. Educate children, not just tell them NO. Foreign (Africa): Wants to confront the AIDS crisis, starting with taking the time to educate the people there, and invest money in treatment.
-Stem Cells- Hillary supports the use of it. Doesn't agree with Bush vetoing Federal Funding for Stem Cell research. She believes that we shouldn't discount any area of science.
Various: ENDA- Hillary is in full support of ENDA. Stricter standards for 'bad' imports such as the Mattel toys and bad foods. Remember that Hillary has the experience of seeing how the presidential system really works, since she was a First Lady.
Clinton has recently opened an office in Florence. For more information contact Jeremy Kennedy at jkennedy@hillaryclinton.com.
The Gamma Sigma Alliance does not endorse any candidate (neither does HRC yet). We do encourage you to vote though. If you don't vote, you don't get to talk. January 26th will be the democratic primary in South Carolina, and the GSA will have a voting party.
Also, want to say thank you for all who turned out for the Halloween Party on Wednesday, I'll post pictures as soon as I get a chance. Meeting tonight at 6pm at the old cafe in the UC. Be there.
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