From Angel: Stuy UNITY Relief Efforts

Hi Guys,

First, I hope you, your families & communities are managing in the aftermath of Sandy.

I have recently received faculty updates from our Principal &
got in touch w/ Ms. Weinwurm as of today so as to plan Stuy relief efforts for next week.
Our Mayor confirmed that school will resume Monday.

She got in touch w/ her SU President (Adam Lieber) & asked me to get in touch w/
the SPARK clubs on setting up on-going relief efforts/support at our school.

I will be going into the school building on Friday (building has been cleared to enter)
to meet w/ Ms. Zhang & other Administration.

I will later email U sometime Friday afternoon/evening w/ updates.

You can then reach out/FB your members & we'll see what is the best way to coordinate coverage etc.

Please if you know of any Stuy students, their families who were displaced (i.e. Queens, Staten Island)
from their homes, in shelters & going through hardships then please inform me
so I can notify Administration & get additional help to them as soon as possible.

I will be reaching out to the Parents Association as well. I am sure they want to be on board.

Okay, this is all for now & I will keep everyone posted. Thank you in advance! 

Kind regards, AC  
Angel Colon
SPARK Adolescent Community Program Coordinator
Substance Abuse Prevention-Intervention Specialist
Prevention Education Counselor
Borough Students Advisory Council Member

Stuyvesant High School
345 Chamber Street Room 726
New York, NY 10282
Office: 212 312 4800 x7260
Email: spark273@gmail.com

Meeting Tomorrow!

Tomorrow will be our Ally Week party!!! There will be music and food and other SPARK clubs (BSL, ASPIRA I believe...)! It's going to be great and SO MUCH FUN!
Because of a substantially larger group, the meeting will be in THE TEACHER'S CAFETERIA. NOT 738. If you do not know where the teacher's cafeteria is, it is right outside the student cafeteria.
And TSHIRTS! Bring in $15 for one and DON'T FORGET IT!! We want to take a club picture of all of us wearing them :)
GET EXCITED!!!!

TShirts!

Alright guys, the club tshirts came in! They will be $15. You can buy them at the next meeting and we want to take a group picture of all of us in them so please bring in money!!
If you cannot afford one, either message/email Emma or talk to Angel and they will be able to work something out.

NO MEETING TOMORROW

Reminder that there will be NO meeting tomorrow because of rapid dismissal for the open house. But please come to next week's meeting, when we get to meet Alex from Live Out Loud, the organization that works closely with GLASS and other high school GSAs in the city. We will be discussing labels in the LGBT community. Hope to see you there!

Ally Week!

Ally Week is coming up, the week of the 15-19, and is part of October "Respect for All Month"! It is a week when we promote diversity and respect for everyone, regardless of sexuality or gender orientation.
And that means we need your contributions! We will be running a table in the 2nd floor entry, right by the scanners and senior bar. Pamphlets will be given out, as well as pins and notebooks and other merchandise (so you can support GLASS!). The schedule to work the table has already been set, but please feel free to check it out!
Also, POSTERS. If you have any poster ideas, please check the facebook group for our PR's email or email them to carolynfisher96@aol.com (who will then send your posters along their merry way).
We hope to see you there!!

Minutes for 10.03.12

• introducing new members to everyone
• rules:
  • confidence must be respected, especially matters of sexuality and sexual orientation
  • what happens in meetings stays in meetings
  • nothing about anyone's sexuality can be assumed
  • if you are kicked off of the facebook group for derogatory or inappropriate comments, it does NOT mean that you are not allowed to come to meetings, it means you are no longer allowed to post in the group
  • a small amount of talk about sex and/or drugs is allowed as long as neither Angel nor another Stuy faculty member is in the room. You must be on your BEST behavior when Angel comes in.
  • NOTHING DEROGATORY IN MEETINGS

1. called out on it/embarrassed
2. talk with Emma/Alix
3. SERIOUS TALK → attending future meetings is questioned

• ALLY WEEK: Late October
  • October is anti-bullying month
  • awareness week for LGBT bullying
  • respect for all
  • merchandise and info sessions during the week
• Day of Silence: suicide remembrance from bullying forced upon LGBTQ teens
• LIVE OUT LOUD:
  • NYC LGBTQ community affiliated with Stuy
  • once-a-month workshops tours to companies, concerts
  • The Gathering:
    • various GSAs
    • once a month
• Stanlee—Stonewall Riot
  • gay bar in '69 (illegal) underground; police raid on club for many days → everyone got arrested (recognized the drag community)
  • man arrested; seemed too feminine → snuck out
  • was known for underage drinking, sex, and drugs back in the day before the raids
  • first gay pride parade happened shortly after—people were inspired
  • TODAY: pictures of riot and arrests on walls
• ****No matter what happens on Wednesdays, you can be completely comfortable here****
• supposed to celebrate Gay Day, more to follow after Ally Week
• Other's beliefs MUST be accepted
  • do not try to change someone's views
  • there WILL be haters and homophobes
  • religion must be respected → some don't believe in the message but WILL support the people behind it
• Alix (president) knows support groups for teens who either feel they are getting bullied for their sexuality or need support
• parents can receive clarification about the club and our message
• SPARK partner clubs: BSL, ASPRIA, StuyProjectLove
• reminder: get permission forms about photographing and video taping signed

THE YEAR AHEAD

SO guys the first meeting today was FAB we had tons of people all of whom I am mega excited to get to know.

If you have ideas for meeting topics please submit them, if you have questions email me at emma@Nyc.rr.com.

Hope to see you all at the next meeting (either next week or the week after)

Emma

PS

check out "future topics" to see the meetings we have planned so far for this year :)