*Each leaders gave a full 2-minute Annual State-of-the-Organization Report.

*We had a 1.5 hour professional training session on "Leadership Self-Care and
 Stress Management", by Christina Belhamy, LMHC.

 

*Professional leadership development training topics for 2002-2003 were selected.

 (Conflict Management, Diversity Issues and Fundraising are a few of those topics)

 

 

After Nadine Smith and Tampa Police Office Lisa Boeving spoke to the leaders

about the need for a local City Domestic Partnership Laws. The entire leadership

selected this issue as the new Community-Wide Project.

 

Our community will work together to pass Domestic Partnership policies first for the

city of Tampa and then in the city of St. Petersburg.

Your participation can make the difference for you, your partner, friends, families,

coworkers and neighbors, in making  Domestic Partnership Laws become a reality

in the City of Tampa and St. Petersburg.

There are many roles you can choose to help in this Community-Wide Project. You

can select from the following positions available:

5 Core Team Members
50 Community Leader Captains
500 Organization's Members
5000 Community Individuals

 

Just imagine, the impact and results that can be achieved as 5000 community members

contact the city council, in person, by phone, fax, email and letters. With 5000 voices all

calling upon the city's powers that be, to pass Domestic Partnerships Laws and Polices.

 

The First Tampa Bay Domestic Partnership Project Meeting will be held March 18th at the

Equality Florida office- 3708 W. Swann Ave in Tampa. Please, attend as we move toward

a fair workplace that recognizes our families.

Those who are interested in participating or have any questions, are asked to, please contact

Lisa Boeving at tinkner@aol.com or call the Equality Florida office @ 813-870-3735.

The next Unity Leadership Conference of Tampa Bay Annual Conference.

Date: May 4, 2002 

Location: USF - St. Pete, Davis Hall.

Time: 9:30am-2pm