GLOBE Gays & Lesbians Organized for Betterment & Equality

Some of GLOBE's Accomplishments

1998

• Pushed for establishment of a Human Relations Committee for San Leandro Unified School District
• Worked for the successful election and re-election of endorsed school board members in Hayward, San Leandro and Fremont
• Encouraged inclusivity of GLBT issues in school curriculum policies in the Hayward, San Leandro, Fremont, Union City and other school districts.
• Helped elect the first open GAY Councilmember in Hayward, former GLOBE President, Kevin Dowling.

1999

• Secured over 1700 signatures which helped effect the re-instatement of a Lesbian Park Ranger  in the East Bay Regional Park DIstrict
• Presented arguments before the Castro Valley School District to encourage the adoption of a Social Studies curriculum which included gay history (it passed)
• Presented arguments before the Hayward City Councli in favor of passing a resolution opposing the Knight Initiative Prop 22 (Resolution Passed)
• Honored Guy Emmanuel and John Iverson as "Activists for the GLBTQ community."

2000

• Obtained over 1,000 signatures in support of Charlene Shores bill carried by Senator Jackie Speier to give San Mateo County Retired Employees the ability to pass forward their benefits to domestic partners. It did not pass this time but did later.
• GLOBE supported the No on Knight campaign and walked precincts.
• GLOBE supported Nna Moore and others in the fignts for Fremont School District Board Member. Ms.Moore received the highest vote count in the field.
• Supported Nate Miley for Alameda County Supervisor
• Supported Taucher for re-election
• Supported Torkalson for election
• GLOBE members  Charlene Shores & Kevin Dowling were elected as Democratic Delegates and attended the National Democratice Committee Assembly which elected GORE as their banner carrier.

Many GLOBE members became Board Members or Steering Committee Members of the LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER established in Hayward in 2000

1. Kevin Dowling
2. Grant Peterson
3. Marvin Burrows
4. Frank Howell
5. Mary Ann Reno
6. Mary Lavelle

   The Beginning of 

            GLOBE

After much planning and organizing, the announcement was distrubuted to the Gay and Lesbian Community of Southern Alameda County that a "TOWN MEETING" was to be held for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenders and Supporting Communities.

When: Saturday April 30, 1994 at 2:00 PM with Registration at 1:30 PM

Where: Universaty Union Cal State University-Hayward

Organizing Committee

• Charlene Shores
• Mary Lavelle
• Kevin Dowling 
• Patrick Drahos
• Grant Peterson
• Larry Bendoski
• Nancy Howe
• Michael Mitchell
• Lee Purdioux
• Pryor Conrad
• Debbie Naylor
• John Ribaudo
• Betty Deforest
• Michael England
• Karin Ast
• Ken Athey
• Don Sheppard
• and the acknowledged support of the Bay Area Non-Partisan Alliance

Original Board of Directors

• Pryor Conrad-Founder
• Kevin Dowling-Founder
• Ken Athey
• Mary Lavelle
• Grant Peterson
• John Ribaudo
• Charlene Shores

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Hayward Town Meeting Lights up with GLOBE HIghtlights from the Daily Review Newspaper 1994

GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for Betterment and Equality) hosted southern Alameda County's first Town Meeting for lesbian, gay, bisexual and supporting communities on Saturday,April 30th at the University Union of Cal State, Hayward.

Interm GLOBE President Pryor Conrad told the attendees at the beginning of the meeting that they had "already accomplished something" just by gathering to plan GLOBE''s future.

GLOBE is primarily a political organization. Among it's goals are informing it;s own community and the public at large about lesbian/gay/bisexual issues, working actively for supportive legislation and candidates and identifying social and support needs of it's community, including those of lesbian/gay youth.

Hayward Mayor Michael Sweeney, who had left office a few days earlier to run the 18th Assembly District seat, reminded the group how important it's members activity had been in helping Hayward's new anti-discrimination ordinance.

Outgoing Assembly member Johan Klehs, running for a seat on the California Board of Equalization, also addressed the meeting and endorsed GLOBE's goals.

San Franciso Supervisor Susan Leal, the keynote speaker, said that she was honored by the invitation to speak. She admired the group's committement because she felt that it was not easy to be open in southern Alameda County as in San Francisco. It was important, she said that GLOBE had come together to begin gathering strength. She encouraged considering San Francisco's community media and leaders as resources to support GLOBE's local efforts.

A ,major portion of the aftenoon was devoted to focus groups, pollitical involvement, assessing needs of the area's gay/lesbian and bisexual youth, resources and communication among lesbian and gay bisexual organizations, and a "speak out" session to identify other broad areas of need. Each attender chose one of these groups, which developed short term plans to begin achieving GLOBE's goals.

GLOBE's organizing committee began meeting in July 1993 to build a united presence in southern Alameda County to educate the lesbian/gay/bisexual community on important issues, lobby public officals and endorse candidates. The next meeting, GLOBE members will take the next steps toward defining the organizaiton and beginning the work.

(note: San Francisco Supervisor Carole Migden was the guest speaker at the June 8th meeting held at the Hayward Public Library)

This brief history of GLOBE was suggested by the past presidents of GLOBE: Kevin Dowling & Mary Lavelle