AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

of Champaign County

Steering Committee

December 1, 2005

Present: Bill Brown, Ward Henson, Esther Patt, Gary Peters, Richard Schnuer,

Carol Spindel, Shirley Stillinger, Paul Wisovoty, Marsha Woodbury

Absent with notice: Rachael Dietkus, Kristin Solberg

The meeting was called to order by Gary Peters. The minutes were approved with two corrections: Richard Schnuer was absent from the November meeting with notice and he participated in the teach-in with Rachael and Paul.

Paul Wisovoty said that he would like to return to the steering committee and was warmly accepted.

Announcements

Bill Brown announced that the 30-minutes videos produced by ACLU were being shown on channel 6.

Treasurer’s Report

Ward Henson reported that the fall gathering brought in $1,728; fifty-eight people attended. The chapter’s total assets as of December 1 are $3,068.02.

Campaign for Comprehensive Sex Education

Esther Patt reported that there will be a presentation about a sex education curriculum to the Urbana School Board at 7:30 on December 20; a study session is scheduled for January 3.

Section 8

Esther checked with Mary Dixon whether treating Section 8 as a source of income in the City of Champaign ‘s Human Relations Ordinance is within ACLU policies; Mary said it sounded like a good idea. The commission will consider adding a clarification to the ordinance at its meeting Monday; it may not make it to the city council.

New Business

Rachael has asked for volunteers for two committees: one committee to nominate officers and recruit steering committee members and one to decide recipients of the annual awards. Anyone interested should e-mail Rachael.

Respectfully submitted,

Shirley Stillinger

Next meeting: Thursday, February 2, 2006