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Diversity Arts LLC, Battle Creek, MI (2026)

Name: Diversity Arts LLC
Address: Battle Creek, MI, 49006, US
Telephone: (616) 836-3971
Price range: $

10/01/2016

COMMITTEE NAME: Public Issues Forum
FUNCTION OF COMMITTEE: The purpose of the Battle Creek Pride Public Issues Forum is to gather information about issues affecting the LGBT community and to disseminate information to residents as a whole to enable them to make informed decisions
CHAIR OF COMMITTEE: Fred Hayes
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: In attendance – Sean, Fred, Terry, Lynn, Rebecca
Date of Last Meeting: 8/23/16
Date of Next Meeting: 10/18/16
Action Items that are In Progress or Pending:
● Reviewed and revised surveys. Will use same questions for all offices. Will use SASE for hard copies.
CURRENT BARRIER: Need to send them within a week (digital and hard copies with cover letter). Will use code to identify recipients who respond.
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS: Unknown (postage, printing, envelopes)

● Reviewed list of candidates for Calhoun County offices.
CURRENT BARRIER: None
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS: None

Action Items Completed:
● Finished surveys
● N/A
Recommendations: None
Committee Budget Requirements: Unknown
Questions for the other Board Members or Committees: None
Other Comments: N/A

Submitted By: Fred Hayes
Date: 29 September 2016

09/12/2016

COMMITTEE NAME: Public Issues Forum
FUNCTION OF COMMITTEE: The purpose of the Battle Creek Pride Public Issues Forum is to gather information about issues affecting the LGBT community and to disseminate information to residents as a whole to enable them to make informed decisions
CHAIR OF COMMITTEE: Fred Hayes
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: In attendance – Fred, Rebecca, Sean, Lynn, Terry
Date of Last Meeting: July 19, 2016
Date of Next Meeting: August 23, 2016
Action Items that are in Progress or Pending:
● Sean brought list of questions with notes by office, questions collated from various questionnaires. Reviewed and edited/deleted items from surveys.
CURRENT BARRIER: Sean will retype and distribute to other members
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS: N/A

● Consider question relating to transgender concerns.
CURRENT BARRIER: Need to develop question.
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS:

Action Items Completed:
● Reviewed and revised questionnaires.
● N/A
Recommendations: None
Committee Budget Requirements: None
Questions for the other Board Members or Committees: None
Other Comments: N/A

Submitted by: Fred Hayes
Date: 3 August 2016

05/31/2016

COMMITTEE NAME: Public Issues Forum
FUNCTION OF COMMITTEE: The purpose of the Battle Creek Pride Public Issues Forum is to gather information about issues affecting the LGBT community and to disseminate information to residents as a whole to enable them to make informed decisions
CHAIR OF COMMITTEE: Fred Hayes
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: In attendance – Fred, Terry, Rebecca, Larry, Deana, Tina Yost
Date of Last Meeting: April 19, 2016
Date of Next Meeting: July 21, 2016
Action Items that are in Progress or Pending:
● Deana – 403B Drug Pricing legislation
CURRENT BARRIER: AIDS Healthcare Fund (AHF) – organization working at Federal level to support continuance of funding for hundreds of medications that are used for a variety of conditions (including HIV/AIDS, cancer, chronic pain). Meds are currently required to be provided at low cost or free to patients who cannot afford them. Medical providers (hospitals, pharmacies) get money for providing the meds. The subsidies account for about 2% of all pharma profits. Pharma is working to decrease or eliminate this program, claiming that Affordable Healthcare act has led to more usage.
AHF is holding a Speak Out campaign to encourage Sen. Upton (Chair of Commerce and Energy Committee) to support continuance of funding at current levels. They need people to send postcards, write letters (to Upton and newspapers), volunteer, and use social media. See www.aidshealth.org. Cards to be available at Resource Center.
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS: None

● Tina Yost, attorney, running for non-partisan Family Court judgeship. Position open due to retirement of Judge Miller. Seat is on a six-year election cycle. Four candidates are currently running. Will become two at primary election and position will be filled at general election.
She is currently on the Family Law Council for the state. She has twenty years of experience in family law. She said that she is able to deal with different sides of cases and varied people. Understanding of repercussions of decisions on peoples’ lives, especially related to custody.
Issues:
Marriage currently any child of a married heteros*xual couple is legally a product of that marriage. Does not apply to homos*xual couples. Potentially could affect child support and parenting, when/whether children receive parents’ Social Security benefits.
Wording of statutes needs to be updated to be gender neutral.
Cannot take a position on partisan issues or any area that judge could potentially have to decide in court (due to legal cannon prohibition).
Holding campaign group meeting 5/23/16 at 6p at Pasche’s Lakeside (formerly H2O restaurant).
Mike Armstrong (Bob and Tom show) will be performing at a comedy show for the campaign on 6/10/16. Tickets are $35.
Contact her at [email protected] or 703.901.1247.

Action Items Completed:
● N/A

Recommendations: N/A
Committee Budget Requirements: N/A
Questions for the other Board Members or Committees: N/A

Other Comments: N/A

Submitted By: Fred Hayes
Date: 30 May 2016

04/25/2016

COMMITTEE NAME: Public Issues Forum
FUNCTION OF COMMITTEE: The purpose of the Battle Creek Pride Public Issues Forum is to gather information about issues affecting the LGBT community and to disseminate information to residents as a whole to enable them to make informed decisions
CHAIR OF COMMITTEE: Fred Hayes
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: In attendance – Fred, Rebecca, Terry, Sean, Lynn
Date of Last Meeting: March 15, 2016
Date of Next Meeting: May 17, 2016
Action Items that are In Progress or Pending:
● Battle Creek City Commission meeting about becoming a welcoming city passed despite opposition. Met today to consider considering moving the police department and demolishing current building.
CURRENT BARRIER: N/A
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS: N/A

● Today is filing deadline for candidates who want to be in the primary election. Should have final list for next meeting.
CURRENT BARRIER: N/A
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS: N/A

● GSAs – Pennfield and Harper Creek Junior Highs are interested in starting, but need help to do so. There was a lot of online interest in support. Little in-person due to multiple factors affecting youth.
CURRENT BARRIER: Need to find a technology that works for connecting Pride/PIF with
students.
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS: N/A

● State Board of Education released memo dated 2/23/16 (from Brian Whiston) outlining guidelines for supporting LBGT students in Michigan’s schools. According to Progress Michigan article, the State House Appropriations Committee is threatening to pull funding in response.
CURRENT BARRIER: N/A
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS: N/A

● Questionnaires need revision. Consider creating a set of stock questions for all offices, then adapting to individual offices as needed.
Questions to consider adding: “religious freedom”, how candidates would deal with
disagreements with own party, and what respondent wants to accomplish if elected, State Board of Ed situation, and use of public bathrooms.
Delete: all related to same s*x marriage/partner benefits
Consider deleting: asking if person wants to say anything else about LGBT
Consider changing: phrasing of employment reference to “public employment” and discrimination question,
CURRENT BARRIER: Need to create digital survey with tracking method. May also have to send
some hard copies. Fred to send copies of current/previous surveys. Members to use those to
create new/revised questions to review at next meeting.
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS: N/A

Action Items Completed:
● N/A
● N/A
Recommendations:
Committee Budget Requirements:
Questions for the other Board Members or Committees:
Other Comments: N/A

Submitted By: Fred Hayes
Date: 4/21/2016

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