<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Hello Exiles' Community and Supporters,</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We are happy to announce that the November Community Meeting was a huge success, with over 35 people in attendance. The Steering Committee representatives heard many thoughtful insights into the wants, needs, and desires relative to the club's future direction. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">#BCE, #BigCommunityEnergy</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We want to continue the conversation on how the Exiles can represent, support, and grow the Leather culture we embody and seek your feedback on improving our success for future generations. With those intentions in mind, please take a moment to fill out <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSev5SAAoBsGNUdIF8FeimXKrW_2d7T9HNNDDok5Ac5kJgvMXw/viewform"><b>the Exiles Community Meeting Survey</b></a>. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">You can only take the survey once but can edit your responses until the survey closes at the end of the month. (Nov. 30th 2021 11:59pm PST) The survey is entirely anonymous. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>This survey is for members and non-members that meet our current eligibility requirements.</b> (the Exiles is an inclusive and sex-positive space for all people who are women, intersex, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender variant, or gender-nonconforming)</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">If you have any questions about the survey, please email Kara and Rio at </span><a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">cocos@theexiles.org</span></a></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Over the next few weeks, we will also propose and vote on some significant changes to our Articles based on these continuing in-depth discussions. </span><strong style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Only Exiles Members can vote!</span></strong><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> So if your membership has lapsed, you need to renew to be part of that future discussion and decision-making. Or, if you know people interested in becoming a new member, our last mandatory Orientation class for before voting is Sunday, Dec. 5th </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Important Dates:</b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Nov. 30th Survey Closes</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Dec. 5th New Members Orientation</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Dec. 5th Biz Meeting</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Dec. 17th Members-Only Articles Meeting</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Jan. 2nd Biz Meeting</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Jan. 21st Members-Only Voting on Articles</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Your CoCos, </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Kara and Rio</span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#990000"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Kara <font size="1">(she/her)</font></font><br><font size="1" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Co-Coordinator, the Exiles<br>Member of the SF Leather and LGBTQI+ Cultural District<br>Member of the Lesbian Sex Mafia<br>Ph.D. Student, Architecture and Sexuality, Princeton University </font></font><br><div><div><div><font color="#674ea7"><a href="http://theexiles.org/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Website</a> <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">| </span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theexilessf/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">|  </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theexilessf" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">| </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://fetlife.com/users/2319325" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">FetLife</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">  |  </span><a href="https://www.patreon.com/theexilessf" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Patreon</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">  </span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>