Brian are you sure that the Stonewall Caucus is "part of the DFL"? Has there been a formal action by the State DFL to do so? More importantly has the Stonewall Caucus decided to give up its independence to subordinate itself to the DFL? I had always thought of the Caucus as an independent organization made up of DFLers. Not being a party insider, though a Democrat, I might be wrong. If you could , supply us with a little documentation.
Some other Stonewall folks chime in on this. Are you an independent organization to support Gay issues, or are you just an arm of the DFL? Jim Graham, Ventura Village ----- Original Message ----- From: Melendez, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Constance Nompelis' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 5:50 AM Subject: [Mpls] Minneapolis DFL has always gone to Pride > Constance Nompelis forwarded a media release announcing that "the > Minneapolis Republicans will co-host a booth at the 2002 Pride festival in > Loring Park, putting an end to the long-time void of major parties at the > event. In previous years, the Log Cabin Republicans and Stonewall DFL have > attended, and yet both city > parties, as well as the 2000 Gore and Bush campaigns were conspicuously > absent." > > That statement is incorrect. Evidently the DFL Party does not draw > the same distinction between itself and the Stonewall Caucus as the > Republican Party draws between itself and the Log Cabin group. As Megan > Thomas has pointed out, "the Stonewall DFL Caucus IS PART OF THE DFL." The > City DFL Party has always participated in the Pride festival--through the > Stonewall DFL Caucus, which is an integral part of the Party. Of the City > DFL Party's eight elected officers, six are members of the Stonewall DFL > Caucus. Of the City's six senate-district chairs, five are members of the > Stonewall Caucus, and the sixth senate district's associate chair is a > member. > > Furthermore, unlike the Republican Party, the DFL Party's endorsed > candidates and elected public officials have regularly attended the Pride > festival. Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton has participated--in costume!--for at > least a dozen years, last year as Grand Marshal. > > We may be wearing our Stonewall hats at Pride, but we are still the > City DFL Party. (And if the City Party ran a separate booth, who would staff > it? We're all Stonewallers too. But notice that the Minneapolis Republicans > are not hosting their own booth either, they are co-hosting the Log Cabin > booth.) We have always gone to Pride. And when we are there again this year, > we won't pretend that it's news. > > BRM > > Brian Melendez, Chair, > Minneapolis DFL Party > St. Anthony West (Ward 3) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Constance Nompelis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 6:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Mpls] Minneapolis Republicans go to Pride > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: > > MINNEAPOLIS REPUBLICANS GO TO THE PRIDE FESTIVAL > > The Minneapolis Republicans will co-host a booth at > the 2002 Pride festival in Loring Park, putting an end > to the long-time void of major parties at the event. > In previous years, the Log Cabin Republicans and > Stonewall DFL have attended, and yet both city > parties, as well as the 2000 Gore and Bush campaigns > were conspicuously absent. > According to Carleton Crawford, chairman of the > Minneapolis Republican Committee, (MRC) "The major > parties have done a poor job of acknowledging the > importance of this event, and the Minneapolis > Republicans will no longer automatically concede the > GLBT community to the DFL and Greens." > The Minneapolis Republicans will be sharing a booth > with the Log Cabin Republicans, a GLBT Republican > organization chaired by Eva Young. > > For information contact: > > Connie Nompelis > 612-724-5792 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (Connie Nompelis, Ward 6 - Ventura Village) > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
