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Shibley urges political activity for gays
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Reporter
The single greatest enemy gays and
lesbians fane is not llie Oregon ( iti/ens
Alliance or politicians, but apathy. State
Hop Cull Shiblev told a gay community
group Friday night
Shiblev. tile firs! openly gas memtier
ol the Oregon Legislature, saiii gass and
lesbians must actively bring about
change by supporting candidates svhci
re< ogni/e gays and lesbians
Register to vote." she said "l1 u! O is
like a black hole Historically it s a waste
ol a candidate's time to go on campuses',
and I'd love to change that around
'The answer is to get informed, talk to
people and vote," she said "(aiming out
is the best thing we as gays and lesbians
can do It we stay closeted no one has to
recognize that we vote "
Shiblev said she encourages gays and
straights alike to support a gay tights bill,
but the chances of ti appearing on the
ballot this legislative session are slim II
voters defeat the (MIA initiative this No
vember. however, a gay rights hillcould
be passed next session, she said
Before a gay rights til'll appears on the
voter's ballot, .1 Democratic majority
must exist III tile House, yvlm h won't
happen anytime soon, she said
Politicians and the media have begun
to recognize the importance of at know)
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State Rep. Gail Shibley
edging gu\s and lesbians. Shihlcy said
Tin' media never used to uv the (■
word .irtd tho "L" word. she said In
stead, the media used code phra-.es such
as ' we must celebrate diversity ami
honor all our people
The media has improved, hut still
makes generalizations about politic d is
sues concerning gays and lesbians she
said When she lirst took office, the me
dia assumed she would fix us entirely on
K'1' Issues
W h• • i; women .get rici 11*»i thi-v isk*■ to
■sav. Oil, they'll he interested in wuHirii'v
issues anil African Amenc ans yvill be in
111 minority issues.' she sail!
When gays ami lesiuans got eiei ted they
say. Oil, they ll just he interested in gay
issues ' I find ttial very offensive and not
al .ill factual of the rule we play as bread
winners, parents and home owners
Nhiblev said she passed sis hills dor
mg her first year in offit e and none of
them were i onnei ted with gay riglits In
stead, thd fulls dealt with issues tfiat eon
i ern hoth gay s and straights, she said
l as reform IS ,I gav Issue. ' she said
"(Mean air is a gay issue Affordable
housing is a gay Issue and yes, i ivil lib
erties is a gay issue, hut It should also lie
a straight issue
When Shiblev announced she had
been chosen to scry e as state represent,!
live at a loot press conference, the me
ilia focused more on the fact she w.is a
lesbian than on tier goals while in office
file start of the Oolf War saved Shtbley
from firing on the. front page of all tile
newspapers she said
' My partner who is a recovering Mur
man. was iri the- bai k of the room pray
llig. 'Oil (lod Let there In- a yvar. she
said Otherwise I would have boon
splattered all over the paper To this day
she holds herself personally responsible
for the yvar I must say President Hush
had impel i able tIniing
Panel pushes education to combat racial bias
By Demian McLean
Emerald Contributor
I dleranoe and act eplance won' the key issues in a Friday
night svinpositim dedicated tn increasing multiculluralism on
campus
About liS people gathered to hear the exei ulive director of
the Oregon Commission on [Hack Allans and a panel ol stu
dent minority leaders speak on racism unintuitive action and
ethnicity Idle International Student Association, AM O. Col
ors, Itlar k Student Assui nition and Chinese Student and
Scholars Association were represented
ASWO representative Bobby Lee voiced concerns about the
lack ol support lor affirmative action programs lor minority
lai ultv and students
People who question why equity programs exist may lark
the context to understand their purpose,' he said Lee suggest
ed people educate themselves about other cultures on a haste
■ ,, | “Go down to die library get a took and read about ihi it
historyLee said
Lifongo Vetinde of the Black Student Associate >n ago I
“The society must change and accept multiculluralism he
lore the lJniversity can he multicultural.’ he said
A native ol Cameroon. Vetinde deseritied etu outliers with
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Amrric an pt?opit? a^km^ unbuilt I«?«1 sti'fi'olvpK ai ({ut Mions ol
his Afru .m 1111•«,t>-!t*, such us whether In- lived in the midst of
tigers or dam ed with tnb.il natives
The issuii ol rite ism was also ilisi ussed among panel mem
hers, on ,m ,ihstr.it t level th.it iivoltleil spei iHe i ampus issues
tine p.mi-ltsi suggested teut lung !oler.itu:e to the voting, nut
itu> the anti-bias curriculum'' pr.utited ,it some Portland
schools, which encourages children in speak out against per
ceived sexual or rut nil hi,is
Christian I rank ol the Inlei na! tonal Students As-.ot ntinn
-,.tvv problems w till this approai h.
The idea that van just have to tell people when they over
step then hound.ines is a very Western perspective espe
i tally i! you're talking aUnil edm ating children In speak up
■gains! adults, he said That's very inappropriate in a lot o!
cultures
Italy ang Yuan, ol the Chinese student group, said that r.u
tsm is a problem between distinct minorities, as well as be
tween minorities and the larger i ultiire
One reason behind llu-se attitudes, "t itan said, is ,i tendetu v
lor minorities to sti. k .villi their own
'Wliiies tend to i oinmunii at. milv with wlutes, fil l is with
blinks and Asians with Asians he said Don't isolate your
selves.' he told the audience and panel members Co out and
i on i mu mi ate. we'll learn more about ourselves and others
Reuschlein
supports split
roll tax reform
By Gerrit Koeppmg
EnwaJd 'Rtportot
The spill roll tax gut a boost
Thursday wlmii Hob Keus< hlem,
democrntii candidate lor Kep Ma
rti' Hell's srat. van oil bis support
Keusi hloln favors a ballot minis
ure tnitiativi) sponsored by Orison
l air Share. a i iti/ens rights ordain
/.at mu. that would shift the t.ix bur -
dun away from homeowners and
toward i orporations and landlords
If passed. hi- s.ml thu Initiative
would restore SH percent of thu
funding lost to Moasuro f>
Aside from restoring binding,
Keusi hlum said thu ballot measure
would rustoru fairness to the t.ix
system
"I’t'ople did not vote for Measure
S to give business a M) peruent tax
i ul, he said
To make matters worse, St) per
i ent of i urporate lax cuts went to
out ul state businesses, Keuschleln
said
The load on individuals is un
fair and will only grow unless ihe
split roll is passed," he said
Despite the increased tax load
businesses and landlords would hi'
forced (o boar. Keuschleln Insisted
that the initiative is not anti-busi
ness
inti spin run ju si seeps mi'ii
taxes .it the i urrenl rate," hi* said
Knuschlmn also blasted follow
democrat ( ynlhia Wooten, whom
ho fat os m tho May ll) primary
oleotions. lor waiting lor llov liar
hara Roberts to doctclo on revonun
replacement
This lack of leadership on the
(lovornor's part moans that wo will
have to vs ait until Novell)her for
voters to vole on split roll,” ho
said
Rohm hlom also characteri/.oil
Wooten's attitude toward land use
as In'ing ant i development
She is comfortable with a \ ision
of hug.-nr as a sleepy college town
that doesn't need to grow,” lie said
Reiiscftleln said the democratic
primary winner has a good chance
of defeating republican incumbent
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