Co-Chair Archive

  • December Co-Chair’s Column by Reese Aaron Isbell

    December Co-Chair’s Column by Reese Aaron Isbell

    Alice Works (Her Butt Off)! 2011 Break-down: In my first year as Alice Co-Chair I realized just how much work it is to run this amazing organization. I’ve been on the Board of the Club since 2004, but I really had no idea how much everyone does until I had the unique vantage point of [...]

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  • October Co-Chair’s Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    October Co-Chair’s Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    Keeping Public Sentiment in Favor of the LGBT Movement On Friday, September 30, 2011, I was invited to join Leader Nancy Pelosi at a private function to celebrate the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Members of the United States Military as well as many LGBT activists were present at the event. Our very own [...]

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  • August Co-Chair’s Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    August Co-Chair’s Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    Alice Celebrates 40 Years with Pride! On Pride Sunday, Alice had the most successful pride breakfast in our 40-year history! We broke records on every front, ticket sales, attendance, fundraising, and compliments on a job well done. In fact, we sold out the event and had to shut down our online ticketing service! Thank you [...]

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  • June Co-Chair’s Column by Reese Aaron Isbell

    June Co-Chair’s Column by Reese Aaron Isbell

    To Those Attempting to Justify Hate Speech Through Campaigns: Alice has not yet taken any positions on candidates or measures before voters in November. We have our upcoming processes for providing recommendations and endorsements coming in the fall. As our new Co-Chair I have made it my mission to remain neutral on partisan matters before [...]

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  • May Co-Chair’s Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    May Co-Chair’s Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    Gay Marriage, Where Are We & Where Are We Headed? The Washington Post reported on Tuesday April 26, 2011: “To hear them [Prop 8 supporters] describe it, defenders of traditional marriage during last year’s trial on California’s Proposition 8 felt like the visiting team in a game with a hometown referee.” The hometown referee that [...]

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  • Alice Writes Mayor Lee Regarding Nightlife Proposal

    Alice Writes Mayor Lee Regarding Nightlife Proposal

    The Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club Co-Chairs sent a letter to Mayor Lee to to express our concerns regarding proposed policies on nightlife reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, April 17th, 2011.  You can read the letter below or download the the full version (PDF) here.  

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  • April Co-Chair Column by Reese Aaron Isbell

    April Co-Chair Column by Reese Aaron Isbell

    Its April, and June’s Busting Out All Over Beginning the year as Aliceʼs incoming Co-Chair I prepared, as any good Democrat of a longtime Democratic Club would do, to heed the call by our new Democratic governor for a special election this June. And I rallied the cause with gusto. I loved the idea of [...]

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  • March Co-Chair Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    March Co-Chair Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    Unrest in the Middle East Could Spell Global Freedom Civil unrest in the Middle East and North Africa is spreading like wild fire, with records of violent incidents in Libya, Yemen and Bahrain, where people are dying in demonstrations against their repressive governments. The protests in the Arab world are inspired by the recent successful [...]

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  • February Co-Chair Column by Reese Aaron Isbell

    February Co-Chair Column by Reese Aaron Isbell

    Turning 40 As I was turning 40 last year, there were times when I’d worry and be troubled by the thought of aging. But then, ironically, the opposite occurred as the day hit. I welcomed it with a whole new outlook and began to see a fuller future before me. Alice is on its way [...]

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  • 2011 Board of Directors

    2011 Board of Directors

    New Alice B. Toklas Co-Chair Elected and 2011 Board of Directors Confirmed Yesterday, the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club elected long time Board Member and LGBT community activist, Reese Aaron Isbell, to Co-Chair the organization through 2012. Reese, a decade long member of Alice, joined fellow Co-Chair Bentrish Satazadeh in thanking Charles Sheehan for [...]

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