Taranaki Gay Society – Newsletter No. 3 (17 November 1978)

Organisation: Taranaki Gay Society Document Title: Newsletter No. 3 Date: 17 November 1978 Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, Aotearoa New Zealand Postal Address: P.O. Box 676, New Plymouth Item Type: Community newsletter / organisational update

Contact Numbers (as printed):

• Les: xx469

• Tom: xx688

• Glen: xx074

• Rudi: xX171

This issue documents a period of organisational challenge and activism for the Taranaki Gay Society in late 1978, alongside planning for a regional Christmas party and engagement with the national gay rights movement.

Organisational Updates

• Recent business meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum

• A special meeting was held but also had poor attendance

• Decision made to hold a Christmas party and invite all North Island gay groups

• Entry cost set at $3 per person, supper provided, BYO drinks

• Members actively postering about gay rights around the city

• Leafleting and issuing press statements to the media about gay rights

• Acknowledgement that 1978 was a difficult year, with optimism for growth in 1979
  

Next Meeting (Last Meeting of 1978)

• Date: 28 November 1978

• Time: 8:00pm sharp

• Location: Flat 1, 357 St Aubyn Street, New Plymouth

• Noted as the final meeting for 1978

Agenda Includes:

• Apologies

• Minutes of last meeting

• Financial report & accounts

• Correspondence

• Election of one further committee member

• Final arrangements for the Christmas party

• General business
  

Closing Message

Includes the affirming statements: