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Base Commander’s Log—June 08
Greetings, crew!
Wow, what a change in this club over the last few weeks! I
remember when I used to have to scramble to put something together as the
subject of my log—but, no more, it seems. YES! So, on to tell you what’s
been happening…
At the most recent SBK meeting, Media Relations Officer Gary
Pilkington sat down with us and helped draft a plan to get started on
planning the next event for the Covington Library. Among other things, it
was decided we would step up diplomatic relations, and Gary even came up
with a survey so we can poll all members of all clubs about what they’d
most like to see at an event. We’re also actively seeking at least two
representatives from each local club to help form a committee to give
input on a continuous basis.
To that end, this month I have opened dialogues with the
Southern Ohio Browncoats, USS Aquila, USS Maximillian and Friends of the
Time Lord locally, with more to follow. So get excited people—this is now
going to be a regular, happening thing!
At Marcon, we also were approached by Starbase Columbus, who
has offered to put a link on their website to ours, as well as allow us to
place flyers in their store. T’Mell, assistant to the owner, was
especially friendly and helpful to us over the weekend, and we do
appreciate it.
More as it happens! In the meantime, I hope to see you all at
the next SBK event.
Love you guys!
Addy J
Announcement
The entire command staff and crew of Starbase Karma wish to extend their
condolences to Second Officer Jan Popp on the recent loss of her brother.
Jan, we love you and are thinking of you.
Election Day for Starbase Karma
As you know, this month marks the first ever open elections for
our club. This is how it will work:
Members may cast votes at any time on or before midnight June
30th. Votes are to be sent to
karma.voting@gmail.com. Also…
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The positions of CO, XO, 2nd and 3rd Officers will all be
voted upon.
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All members in good standing will be able to cast votes.
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All members in good standing will be able to run for these
offices.
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The winners will hold their offices for two years & may
not run for another term of the same office in sequence.
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You may vote for only one candidate for each office.
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You may NOT vote for yourself.
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Candidates wishing to run for one of these positions
should make a post stating why you should vote for them to the SBK
community on LiveJournal at:
http://community.livejournal.com/starbase_karma/
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Members who wish to run but do not have internet access
can ask one of the command officers to place their platform post for them
in the community, or even cast a vote for them.
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Winning candidates will be announced over the July 4th
weekend.
Project Fiver
Melissa "Fiver" Kern, an active member on
TheOneRing.net, co-founder of ArmsOfMiddleEarth.com and member of numerous
LotR-Related Moots, and Meet-Up groups in the Atlanta area, has been
diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
The goal of PROJECT FIVER is to
deliver a petition to
Peter Jackson, New Line, and whoever takes the Directorship, asking that
Melissa "Fiver" Kern be cast as a costumed hobbit extra in the upcoming
film(s) of THE HOBBIT.
As of
May 16, the petition has been a success! Details are pending, as
the shooting schedule hasn't yet been finalized.
Marriage Equality Comes to
California
May 16, 2008
By George Takei
Our California dream is reality. Brad Altman and I can now marry. We are
overjoyed! At long last, the barrier to full marriage rights for same-sex
couples has been torn down. We are equal with all citizens of our state!
The California Supreme Court has ruled that all Californians have a
fundamental right to marry the person he or she loves. Brad and I have
shared our lives together for over 21 years. We've worked in partnership;
he manages the business side of my career and I do the performing. We've
traveled the world together from Europe to Asia to Australia. We've shared
the good times as well as struggled through the bad. He helped me care for
my ailing mother who lived with us for the last years of her life. He is
my love and I can't imagine life without him. Now, we can have the
dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it
all heartily.
The California Supreme Court further ruled that our Constitution provides
for equal protection for all and that it cannot have marriage for one
group and another form - domestic partnership - for another group. No more
"separate but equal." No more second-class citizenship. Brad and I are
going to be married as full citizens of our state.
As a Japanese American, I am keenly mindful of the subtle and not so
subtle discrimination that the law can impose. During World War II, I grew
up imprisoned behind the barbed wire fences of U.S. internment camps.
Pearl Harbor had been bombed and Japanese Americans were rounded up and
incarcerated simply because we happened to look like the people who bombed
Pearl Harbor. Fear and war hysteria swept the nation. A Presidential
Executive Order directed the internment of Japanese Americans as a matter
of national security. Now, with the passage of time, we look back and see
it as a shameful chapter of American history. President Gerald Ford
rescinded the Executive Order that imprisoned us. President Ronald Reagan
formally apologized for the unjust imprisonment. President George H.W.
Bush signed the redress payment checks to the survivors. It was a tragic
and dark taint on American history.
With time, I know the opposition to same sex marriage, too, will be seen
as an antique and discreditable part of our history. As U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Anthony Kennedy remarked on same sex marriage, "Times can blind us
to certain truths and later generations can see that laws once thought
necessary and proper, in fact, serve only to oppress."
For now, Brad and I are enjoying the delicious dilemma of deciding where,
when, and how we will be married. Marriage equality took a long time, but,
like fine wine, its bouquet is simply exquisite.
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Upcoming Events
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, June 8
- Monthly Meeting at Mary Ann Mongan/Kenton County Library,
June 18
- SBK Picnic, July 12
- Stargazing, August 9 (alternate weather date August 16)
- FanFest, Covington, KY, TBA
Away Teams
Starbase Karma just completed a very successful away
mission to Columbus, Ohio for MARCON. You can be on the next away team.
Scheduled events:
June 8: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
July 12: SBK Picnic
August 9: Stargazing (alternate weather date - August 16)
September ??: Fan Fest at the library in Covington, Kentucky
Join the FanFest team now. Get in on the ground floor to help us plan this
event.
For more information, please send an e-mail to:
Karma_Recreation@yahoo.com
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Disclaimer:
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and its characters belong exclusively to Paramount and we do not intend to
infringe on their copyright, etc, etc.
ABOUT STARBASE KARMA: We are a Science Fiction fan club with a
Star Trek/Time Travel Twist based in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more info on
joining SBK e-mail:
sbkco@starbasekarma.com
or call (513)
685-0772.
CONTACT
INFORMATION:
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Adm. Joy Jones
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Lt. Cmdr. Jan Popp
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