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Commissions unanimously honor Roma Guy and approve awareness and CEDAW award resolutions
Summary
At a joint meeting the Health Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women unanimously adopted a resolution honoring long‑time activist Roma Guy, approved a resolution recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Status of Women approved the 2014 CEDAW awardees; each vote was taken separately by the two commissions and recorded in favor in the transcript.
The San Francisco Health Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women used a joint session to recognize longtime activist and commissioner Roma Guy and to adopt several ceremonial resolutions.
Health Commission members moved and seconded a resolution honoring Roma Guy for decades of work on women—s issues, mentorship of staff and leadership on initiatives including early responses to the AIDS epidemic and advocacy for San Francisco—s public‑health institutions. Both commissions voted separately and the transcript records the resolution as passing unanimously. Roma Guy accepted the honor and delivered remarks recalling her community‑organizing work and decades of service.
The Health Commission also took up an item recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Health Commission approved the resolution and the Commission on the Status of Women approved its copy; there was no public comment recorded on that item.
Separately, the Commission on the Status of Women approved a resolution recognizing the 2014 CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) awardees; the Status of Women listed multiple honorees and approved them as a group. The Health Commission did not vote on that CEDAW item.
Motions and votes were presented from the meeting record but individual roll‑call votes (by commissioner name) were not read into the transcript for these items; the meeting record shows the votes called as "aye" and the chairs declared the actions unanimous. No related policy or budget votes were taken; the actions were ceremonial recognitions and proclamations.
