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
Jack calls the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M. - Roll Call (1 min)
Present: Amy, Tristan (n.v.), Jose, Krish, Jack, Bella, Saffa, Vanessa (n.v.), Zein, Ahad, Chris (alum), Khoi, Hussein (visitor)
Excused: Annette
Late: Mario, Tyree, Liam, Sarah, Ajax - Approval of the Agenda (1 min)
Saffa moves to approve the agenda. Amy seconds. No objections, motion passes. - Membership Drive (5 min)
Tristan, Sarah, and Tyree are interested in membership! - General Secretary’s Announcements (5 min)
Pride March (2:30 pm, Central Quad)
Post-Election Town Hall (4:00 pm, Becker Amphitheater)
Derek Tran’s Victory (vs. Michelle Steel, CA-45)
Dearborn Netanyahu Statement
ASI Immigration Lawyers – Free Consultation on Saturday
South Korea’s Failed Coup
YDSA Chicago Winter Conference - President/Vice President’s Announcements (5 min)
Jack:
Resignation of the position of President tentative a Special Election and the end of the Fall 2024 semester
Calling of a Special Election for President (and potentially Vice President) on December 10, 2024
SRA Range Day Update – postponed to after Christmas due to busy thanksgiving, long semester, conflicting schedules
Saffa: - Treasurer’s Announcements (3 min)
Panda Express Fundraiser Update
The membership may vote to postpone the requirement that at least one fundraiser occur within the Fall semester at this time.
Amy moves to waive the Fall 2024 fundraiser requirement and postpone it to Spring 2025. Mario seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Plans for Spring Fundraiser - Organizing Committee Announcements (5 min)
Bella: no announcements
Mario: asked for SRA clarification.
Khoi: no announcements
Damian: absent
Aiden: absent
Chris: Intl. Migrants Rights WG are doing good work. Monday 12/9, 5pm, mass call event to launch a program to defend migrants in the US and beyond. Trainings, networking, outreach to chapters, training them and networking chapters, developing a toolkit for organizing migrants. Hoping for a newsletter for the WG. Going to have a second call prior to 1/20. Zoom link for registration: https://dsausa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvceigqz4rGdaQHJ1aDqASgPoshk2xu5Ut#/registration Please send to other YDSA chapters as well. Cannot be there at the town hall, will be sending a graphic to distribute re: IMRWG. Sending the link on Discord in the morning as well. - Special Election of the Social Media Coordinator (10 min)
Following this election, Annette Sorensen shall automatically resign the position of Social Media Coordinator.
The following candidates have qualified for the ballot:
Mario LugoAjax(withdrawn candidacy)
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.
Zein moves to run for Social Media Coordinator. Khoi seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Mario moves to be elected Social Media Coordinator. Jose seconds. Zein objects.
Yeas (for Mario): Saffa, Jack, Liam, Sarah, Tyree, Mario
Noes (for Zein): Khoi, Zein
Abstentions: Jose, Amy
With 6 ayes, 2 nays, 2 abstentions, Mario is elected the Social Media Coordinator. - Nominations for the Special Election and Proposal to Extend Nomination Time (5 min)
Candidates may nominate themselves for the position of President if they meet the CSU Chancellor’s Office Minimum Requirements for Minor Student Officers (MRMSOs). If Vice President Saffa Nahi nominates herself, nominations for the position of Vice President will also be open.
Additionally, Amy introduces for a vote the following Constitutional waiver (two-thirds vote required):
Waiver of Election Requirements to Extend Candidate Nomination Period
SECTION 1. Candidate nominations for the Special Election of the President of Titan YDSA, which is to occur on December 10, 2024, shall remain open until the meeting in which the election takes place is called to order.
SECTION 2. Should Vice President Saffa Nahi run for the office of President in the Special Election, the Special Election of the Vice President of Titan YDSA, which is to occur concurrently with the Special Election of the President, shall allow candidate nominations to occur at any point prior to the call of order of the meeting in which the election takes place.
SECTION 3. This waiver does not affect the right to introduce motions for floor nominations.
Saffa nominates herself for President.
Jack nominates himself for Vice President.
Amy moves to approve the waiver by roll call vote. Mario seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Yeas: Liam, Mario, Jack, Jose, Amy
Nays: Sarah, Tyree, Krish, Saffa
Abstentions: Khoi, Zein
With 5 ayes, 4 nays, 2 abstentions, the motion fails as it requires two-thirds and has five-ninths. - 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.
Mario moves to launch the campaign and give Krish the power to run it. Saffa seconds. No objections, motion passes. - Resolution in Support of Arresting International Fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu (10 min)
Link to resolution: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZlFfbxFSlwSYgKR9xpp0HCX0JxyOsWEwj3Zpru_p8mA/edit?tab=t.0
Amy moves to approve the resolution. Mario seconds. No objections, motion passes; resolution is approved. - Member’s Privilege and Discussion Forum
Ajax moves for Amy to smile. Saffa seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Zein: trans youth are really isolated. Want to do a statement or a group gathering to offer community for trans youth, people who don’t feel welcome here. Amy moves for the Steering Committee to reach out to LGBTQ+ PHC and WGQSSA (and DIRC) to coordinate a community event for our marginalized LGBTQ+ people, open to all (CSUF students, CC students, HS students, etc.). Zein seconds. No objections, motion passes. Zein moves to direct the Steering Committee to release a post-election statement particularly regarding defense of our vulnerable communities. Krish seconds. No objections, motion passes.
Chris: old supervisor (admin for Latinx Resource Center?), Ricardo Pitones, really cool, very confident in him as a socialist, open to helping facilitate this, bring in the Latinx community.
Amy: we have strong connections to Latinx Scholars, we can reach out to them as well.
Krish moves to direct Steering Committee to make a statement regarding the proposal to tie the minimum wage to 2% of average monthly rent, and to explore launching a campaign. Ajax seconds. Amy objects.
Yea: Krish
Nay: Mario, Amy, Jack, Khoi, Saffa, Zein
Abstain: Sarah, Liam, Ajax, Tyree
With 1 aye, 6 nays, 4 abstentions, the motion fails. - Adjournment
Mario moves to adjourn. Tyree seconds. No objections, motion passes; meeting is adjourned at 8:09 P.M.
Post-meeting announcement: Hussein is asking if anyone here is in theater, willing to act in the film. Zein is willing. Ajax can be a prop person.