Minutes will be added to this agenda after the meeting.
This meeting shall take place in Humanities 516 and shall run from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM. Attendees are highly encouraged to come in-person; however, those who are unable can join on Zoom.
- Call to Order
President Jack Henderson pre-declared his absence at the beginning of the meeting. Vice President Saffa Nahi shall serve as the Chair in his absence.
Saffa called the meeting to order at 7:08 P.M. - Roll Call (1 min)
Present: Amy, Mario, Bella, Chris (n.v.), Ava (n.v.), Saffa, Khoi, Sofia (n.v.), Damian
Excused:
Late: Annette, Cathy, Zein (n.v.), Jack, Ajax - Approval of the Agenda (1 min)
Amy moves to approve the agenda. Mario seconds. No objections, motion passes. - Membership Drive (5 min)
Ava is interested in being a new member! - General Secretary’s Announcements (5 min)
Art Build Tomorrow
AFSCME Strike @ UCI tomorrow, Thursday at 1PM at UCI Flagpoles
Banner Drops Thursday @ 10:30 AM
CSU Board of Trustees @ 10AM - President/Vice President’s Announcements (5 min)
Saffa: OCDSA is having a post-election town hall this Saturday. Requesting at least one person from Titan YDSA to give a speech on Saturday, Saffa might not be able to. Irvine Ranch Water District Community Room (in South Irvine near Irvine Metrolink Station), 12pm-1pm.
November 21 is a National Day of Action for Palestine.
If you aren’t in the YDSA National West Coast Signal chat, Saffa will send a link to join. Biweekly national/regional calls to update on Palestine actions.
LSA is having a vigil Friday, Nov 22, 6pm to 9pm. 4800 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. - Organizing Committee Announcements (5 min)
Bella: no announcements.
Mario: acquired supplies for tomorrow’s art build.
Khoi: no announcements.
Damian: no announcements. - Treasurer’s Announcements (3 min)
Fundraiser update: begging SLL and the CSUFPF contacts for the necessary information. Had to switch email addresses due to leaving ASI. Waiting for forwarding of confirmation; everything has been approved, just waiting to be able to send to Panda Express.
Annette is going to propose the usage of the $10 for tabling supplies. - Format of the Next Meeting (5 min)
The unanimous consensus is to cancel the meeting.
Bella moves to cancel the November 26 meeting, postponing all items to December 3, and to amend the Constitutional Amendment by striking “November 26” and inserting “December 3” in its place in Section 3. Mario seconds. No objections, motion passes; next week’s meeting is cancelled, and the Constitutional Amendment is amended as described. - Constitutional Amendment (10 min)
We will be voting on the Single Office Amendment proposed by Vice President Saffa Nahi. The text of the amendment can be found here. This amendment must pass by a two-thirds roll call vote; on-topic floor amendments to the amendment will be permitted.
If passed as written, the Special Election for the Social Media Coordinator will take place on December 3, 2024. Candidates can nominate themselves any time from after the conclusion of this meeting to before the meeting commences.
Saffa: want to help Annette with the load, it’s a lot to do.
Annette: “This is my white flag LMAO”
Saffa: this will give more opportunities for involvement in Titan YDSA
Annette: more people should be involved in big positions
Bella: is going to vote no. Wants people to be involved, should try to increase involvement – would propose an amendment instead to require that it be two positions maximum instead of one. If membership is low/inactive, then some may be forced to hold two.
Amy in response: that is why Annette is currently both.
Amy in response to Damian: the position that will be vacated is Social Media Coordinator.
Saffa: open to allowing multiple positions under special circumstances.
Mario: maybe we could add an amendment that allows it when we’re running short on people?
Annette: love a good emergency clause.
Amy proposes the following amendment: remove the period at the end of section 1, replace it with “, unless by a unanimous vote of the membership this clause is waived due to a limited number interested in officer positions, in which case the maximum number of positions shall be two, and automatic resignation shall apply to the less powerful office held.”
Amy moves the aforementioned amendment. Mario seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Mario moves for a roll call vote on the amendment. Annette seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Yea: Annette, Damian, Bella, Khoi, Mario, Saffa, Amy
Nay:
Abstain:
With 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 abstentions, the Single Office Amendment is adopted. - Launching of an Undocumented Defense Campaign (10 min)
Krish will give a presentation on the current campaign at Sacramento State to protect undocumented students from deportations, and on our plans to join them. Members will vote on launching this campaign and on granting Krish the power to run the campaign.
Bella moves to postpone. Khoi seconds. No objections, motion passes; this item is postponed. - Special Election of the Chief Event Planner (10 min)
Jack resumes the position of the Chair.
Amy moves to postpone this item until after Item 13, and to allow floor nominations during Item 13. Jack seconds. No objections, motion passes. The election will happen at 8:00 PM.
Ajax moves to have Amy run. Amy declines to run and rules the motion out of order.
Bella and Ajax gave candidate statements.
The following candidates have qualified for the ballot:
Isabella Rollison
Ajax
Candidates may be nominated any time prior to the meeting, or by floor nomination.
If one candidate is running, they shall be elected by a motion of acclimation.
If two candidates are running, they shall be elected by a standard roll call vote. A majority of the votes cast, including abstentions, are required for a candidate to win.
If three or more candidates are running, we will conduct ranked-choice voting via RCV123.org.
Bella moves to be elected Chief Event Planner by roll call vote. Jack seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Yea (for Bella): Annette, Khoi, Ajax, Mario, Saffa, Jack
Nay (against Bella/for Ajax): Bella
Abstain: Amy
With six votes in favor, one against, and one abstention, Bella has been elected Chief Event Planner.
Amy announces that nominations for Social Media Coordinator are open. Mario self-nominates. Ajax self-nominates. - Discussion Forum and Member’s Privilege
Amy: Post-Election Townhall is December 4, 2:30-4:00 Queer March in Central Quad, 4:00-6:00 in the Becker Amphitheater.
Jack: Was at the OCDSA Steering Committee meeting last night. Spoke with Cal (interim OCDSA Co-Chair). For winter break, really want us to try and work with OCDSA’s Mutual Aid Committee. Last semester when we weren’t officially an organization yet, given that we didn’t do much of anything, we should keep ourselves connected to the community, get our name out there. We need to work with mutual aid groups for the homeless, migrants, undocumented people, queer people, minorities, etc. Start there (OCDSA), get the name of the game; we are very underprepared for our current situation, need to take initiative.
Saffa: do we have a flyer? How many sponsors?
Amy in response: yes, have been working on it with Ava. Ava, please check which orgs are on the flyer.
Chris: bouncing off what Jack said, great idea. We should connect more with OCDSA. Helping revamp their website, working with them. Working with the Intl. Migrant Rights WG in DSA National. Want to reach out to and work with Krish. IMRWG: going to be doing a lot over the next 4 years. December 9, mass action call (will alert everyone), launching a program to train, build a network of migrant rights groups and mutual aid networks, provide training to DSA branches on organizing migrant communities, want to work with Titan YDSA and push OCDSA on this. Also working with other migrant rights groups in the OC area.
Ava: groups: us, Students for Socialism @ UCI, UAW 4811, WGQSSA, Latinx Scholars, LGBTQ+ PHC, Black Student Union.
Saffa: Also Uniodevecino.
Jack: two things to talk about. Talked with union rep (UFCW 324) hoping to get support for the election townhall; looks like it’s not gonna happen, union rep had a death in the family. A bit of a touchy subject, wants to discuss reviving Range Day – work with the Socialist Rifle Association to do trainings. Guns, first aid, lots of other safety things. Would be during winter break, would need to have a lot of internal communication so we can get as many people out to it as possible. If you want to join, you have to be 18+.
Jack moves to reach out to our contacts in SRA to schedule a range day during Winter Break. Mario seconds. Bella hates a lot on guns in Discord but supports a gun training; important to know how to use a gun, need to know how to defend yourself. Jack: there are also first aid trainings, other alternatives to shooting. Chris: agrees, very important to be trained for safety. To Jack: is there anything around protest formations? Jack: doesn’t know, but SRA probably can work with that. No objections, motion passes.
Jack: before or after Christmas?
Amy moves to have a roll call vote on doing it before Christmas. Jack seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Yes (Before): Annette, Damian, Bella, Saffa
No (After): Khoi, Mario, Jack
Abstain (Either): Amy
With 4 ayes, 3 nays, 1 abstention, “yes” (before) is selected, and Jack is advised as such.
Bella: thanks Khoi for food yesterday. Khoi appreciates.
Ajax has arrived to the meeting.
Saffa: Black Men Build LA has cosponsored the Post-Election Town Hall (ours in December).
Khoi: how do we feel about masking? Should we require masking at events and in-person meetings?
Jack moves to table the discussion forum until after the Special Election. Mario seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Jack: there’s three of us here. We’re basically in different corners, we don’t need to. There’s not enough people here to necessitate a mask mandate. When more people are here, and there’s a rise in sickness/COVID makes a campus resurgency, then we should; for now, not necessary.
Bella: no problem with it, not necessary outside rallies.
Mario: could recommend masking instead of requiring it.
Annette: can we require masks? Amy says yes.
Ajax: in meetings we don’t really need them. Bigger events could require them, but could also go to personal judgement.
Chris: have it be a recommendation but not a requirement.
Jack: better to do on a case-by-case basis.
Khoi moves to heavily recommend masking for any Titan YDSA event/meeting that is a large gathering indoors. Mario seconds. Amy suggests a definition for large gathering. Ajax suggests 25. Mario suggests 5. Annette suggests 25. Khoi adopts 5 as a friendly amendment. Amy objects.
Yea: Mario, Jack, Annette, Khoi, Ajax, Saffa
Nay:
Abstain: Amy
With six yeas, zero nays, one abstention, the motion passes. - Adjournment
Saffa moves to adjourn. Mario seconds. Ajax objects.
Yea: Annette, Khoi, Mario, Saffa, Jack
Nay:
Abstain: Ajax, Amy
With 5 yeas, 0 nays, 2 abstentions, the meeting is adjourned at 8:21 PM.
Jack adds as a post-meeting announcement that LBPD murdered a guy for being drunk.