CapitalCityQSocials - APRIL MIXER - NEXT MONDAY

Dear Members and Friends,

HAPPY SPRING! We are pleased that due to popular demand, we will continue with our popular DOOR PRIZES as long as our wonderful members keep coming forward with their generous Door Prize donations. So, if you would like to have your business or service showcased in the spotlight for an evening, please feel free to donate a DOOR PRIZE to be given away at our Mixers. The Prize can be anything from a product to a service. The only parameter is that it must have a minimum retail value of $25. Surely, you have something that you simply “just can live without” that someone may just need and love! So please contact me with your Door Prizes as soon as possible so that I have the opportunity to mention them in my Newsletters prior to the event. Jonas Thanks so much in advance.

WE need volunteers to be GREETERS for this and every event. Please reach out by donating your time to your group. We need only 6 GREETERS to help welcome our members and guests as they arrive. It is fun, you get to meet new people instantly, and your first drink of the evening is FREE! Please contact me at Jonas . I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerest CONGRATULATIONS to Bart Loeser, one of our most active members for his appointment as Membership Director of the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce! (AGLCC) We are so proud of Bart and his contributions to the “community”. Any CapitalCityQSocials member wanting more information on AGLCC Membership, Bart can be contacted by email at BartNAustin.

And now, I am so very pleased to announce our April “Welcome to Spring” Mixer (Italian Style). On April 18, we head north to the Domain, where Maggiano’s Little Italy, the nation’s gourmet group of Italian Restaurants will be hosting this month’s Mixer. And, they have generously offered to provide us with a lovely “TASTE OF ITALY” in the way of COMPLIMENTARY HOT AND COLD APPETIZERS ALL EVENING, as well as an extensive Happy Hour Drink menu.





Remember, we have choices on where to spend our money. We ask our members to support those businesses that embrace and reach out to the GLBT community. Let us continue to exemplify how valuable the “Gay Dollar” really is to Austin’s economy.

BRING YOUR FRIENDS!! As always – NO DUES – NO FEES – NO ADMISSION CHARGE – Just show up and Mix, Mingle, Meet and NETWORK!

See you at Maggiano’s Little Italy.

Cheers!

Jonas Rolyn

Host and Founder

Bipartisan Victory for TX School Children - Anti-Bullying Bill Advances

A BIPARTISAN VICTORY FOR TEXAS SCHOOL CHILDREN:
HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE ADVANCES ANTI-BULLYING BILL
Committee Votes Favorably for Rep. Diane Patrick’s Bill – CSHB 1942

Austin, Texas (Tuesday, April 12, 2011) – The House Committee on Public Education today advanced anti-bullying legislation authored by State Representative Diane Patrick (R-Arlington). Patrick’s CSHB 1942 was voted favorably by the committee on a 10 to 1 vote. While more than a dozen anti-bullying bills have been proposed this legislative session, including HB 224 by Rep. Mark Strama (D-Austin), CSHB 1942 by Patrick is likely to be the only anti-bullying legislation with enough bipartisan support to pass the Texas House of Representatives.

Equality Texas has worked with Rep. Strama’s office for the past two years on his proposed legislation, HB 224. “Equality Texas considers Rep. Patrick’s bill a bipartisan victory for all Texas children. While Rep. Strama’s bill presented the most comprehensive approach to addressing bullying and harassment so that all Texas school children are safe, we are pleased to see that Rep. Patrick has incorporated most of Rep. Strama’s language into her bill,” said Dennis Coleman, Equality Texas Executive Director. “Rep. Patrick’s bill is just the first step towards making Texas schools safe for all children. This bill needs to go to the full House for vote.”

Components of Rep. Diane Patrick’s bill that are similar to Rep. Strama’s bill include:

• Updated definition of bullying to include expression through electronic means (cyberbullying),


• Covers written, verbal, electronic, or physical conduct that:
  o Harms a student, damages property, or places a student in reasonable fear of harm to person or property,
  o Is sufficiently severe, persistent, and pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment,
  o Exploits an imbalance of power between the perpetrator and target, and
  o Interferes with a student’s education or disrupts the operation of a school.


• Provides for the transfer of a student who engaged in bullying to another classroom on the same campus, or to another campus in the district,


• Provides for parental notification of an incident of bullying to parent/guardian of the bully and the target,


• Provides for the establishment of procedures for on-campus reporting, investigating, and response.

Unlike Rep. Strama’s bill, CSHB 1942 does not require reporting accountability beyond the campus. The bill does not mandate reporting from the campus to its district, or from the district to the state. However, Rep. Patrick has added provisions to incorporate bullying and harassment into schools’ health curriculum with essential knowledge and skills that include evidence-based practices that will effectively address awareness, prevention, identification, and resolution of and intervention in bullying and harassment.

“We don’t want to see another Texas child bullied to death. We want this Legislature to pass an anti-bullying bill, and we look forward to working with Rep. Patrick to make that happen,” said Coleman. CSHB 1942 will next proceed to the House Calendars Committee, which is responsible for setting it for full floor debate.

Monster Ball Dancers Live to party the Haus Down!

Time	Today at 10:30pm - Tomorrow at 1:30am
Location	Charlie's Austin (Official)
Created By	Charlies Austin
More Info	Join us tonight for the most HOTTEST Tuesday Amateur Competition this year! We will have a Special Guest performer, Quest, one of the Monster Ball dancers. Come see the Monster Ball Dancers and Band members tonight! Only at Your #1 Party Bar; Charlie's Austin! Oh and this is not a joke or marketing scam! Dont believe us? Come see for yourself!!!

 

Bearracuda down SOUTH

 

Bearracuda ATLANTA is back!

Hey guys!

We're switching over to fan pages for our Atlanta and Austin parties because they're both getting so big! The Bearracuda Down South group will cease after today.

'LIKE' our Atlanta page here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bearracuda-Atlanta-Fan-Page/200528956629601

or 'LIKE' our Austin page here:
http://www.facebook.com/BearracudaAustin

Our next Atlanta party is Saturday, June 18th at the Heretic:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192092624159171

Thanks!

 

 

Step Up as ONE, Austin!

Hello friends!

Today is the day! The day that the Austin community gets together and makes a statement to end global poverty! If the fight against poverty is important to you, please come out today and show your support for this cause!

EVENT: Step Up as ONE, Austin!
TIME: Tuesday, April 5 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm
LOCATION: South Steps of the Texas State Capitol

I look forward to seeing everyone there!

Step Up as ONE, Austin!
-Rahul

LADY GAGA AFTER CONCERT PARTY

Time	Wednesday at 10:00pm - April 7 at 4:00am
Location	Midtowne Spa of Austin 5815 Airport Blvd. Austin, TX
Created By	Midtowne Spa Austin, Isaac Ben Sanchez
More Info	Join Us at Midtowne after the LADY GAGA MONSTER BALL CONCERT. If you present a ticket stub from the show, SPA members will get a $10 ROOM and non members $18.00. This applies to a REGULAR ROOM ONLY!! Everyone else will get a half priced LOCKER from 10p-4a. Deejay Hollow will rock the house with Lady Gaga music. NO other DISCOUNTS or FREE PASSES will be honored between this hours.

***remember there is a $5.00 off coupon in the "bargain bin" on www.gayaustin.info to be used on normal non-special days... some restrictions apply see desk clerk for details...***

Step Up as ONE, Austin!

Time	Tuesday, April 5 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location	South Steps of the Texas State Capitol
Created By	Rahul Mitra
More Info	The ONE Campaign will be throwing its first celebratory event in Austin, Texas on April 5, 2011. Since this day falls on TOMS Shoes' event "ONE Day Without Shoes"- we are working in collaboration with TOMS Shoes as well. They will be having a huge march/rally that will start at the UT Tower at 5pm and lead out to the Capitol around 5:45pm. The idea is for TOMS to raise awareness about their cause creatively, and then lead in to ONE's event at the capitol directly afterwards. Step Up as ONE, Austin has 3 tiers. Local Action: Shoe drive to benefit 4 local organizations: SafePlace, Street Youth Ministries, Saint Louise House, Mobile Loaves and Fishes. They will be tabling at this event to show the community what services they offer and to demonstrate where the shoes will be going to. Interactive Educational Tool: Shoe showcase- 4 popular brands of shoes will be showcased by demonstrating where the shoes originated (what country made in, who made it, how made it) all the way to how they ended up in the store that we bought them from. Demonstrates Global Economy. Global Action: Speakers and bands will talk about importance of acting locally AND globally. Furthermore, we will have a petition/plaque for every attendee to sign. The following week that petition will be hand-delivered to our US Senators. This petition will more than likely ask for our elected officials to say NO to budget cuts for the world's poor. Directly afterward we will have a huge photo press shot with everyone involved to have the press include in their outlets and to show that we can all STAND together as ONE in this fight to end extreme poverty. We have 30+ organizations getting involved from campus and the community, including Oxfam, CARE, United Methodist Church, RESULTS, and so many more. We would love to have you join us, whether it is merely coming to show support for the ONE Cause to Make Poverty History, or to come and volunteer at the event. Our speakers: First Speaker: Council Member Sheryl Cole and Second Speaker: TBA Our bands: First Band: Dave Madden and Second Band: Erin Ivey Further, a representative from our ONE Campaign Headquarters in DC will be flying in to show Austin some love from DC! We will need help in sorting shoes, directing organizations, keeping time with schedule, sound system, and more. We will need help throughout the day with the shoe drive which will start happening: Title: Step Up as One, Austin Shoe Drive When: Tue Apr 5 12:30pm – 6pm (CDT) Where: Guadalupe Street, Austin Tx between 19th and 26th Streets (on the west side of the street across from US) And end at 8pm after our event. Please feel free to contact ONE Austin Congressional District Leader, Paulina Sosa, at psosa077@gmail.com or to call her at 956.579.7273. Let's join on this evening to make a positive impact in the world! Let's Step Up as ONE, Austin!