Gay rights march to imitate D.C.’s By Daralyn Trappe i >eg*yi D&*ty i m&ftid Washington. D C . may attract more than a mil lion activists this weekend for a gay and lesbian rights march, but those who can't make the jour ney c an attend a smaller, local version of the same event The People's March in Springfield is just one of several events set for Saturday and Sunday. In addition to the march, a networking day. dunce, rally and party have ln*en organized by a coalition of about 20 local human rights groups Carol Berg, volunteer project manager for the coalition, said while the Washington march is focusing on gay and lesbian rights, local efforts will include human rights in general “We want this t» lie an overall celebration of the whole spectrum of human rights." she said "I think this will do n lot to show people around this county that a lot of positive things c an come out of networking and educating others." Berg said Springfield-based groups make up a majority of those represented in the coalition, and the events have received the hacking of the Spring field Human Rights Commission. Berg said the focus on Springfield was a consc ious decision in the wake of last year's dec ision by the city s voters to approve an anti-gay rights initiative "Springfield has been smarting under a stigma since that passed." Berg said. "We vvnnt to remind onlookers in this state and in the country that then are a lot of people here who value human rights Berg said the response has been overwhelming from both group participants and those who want to attend Among the groups that will take part arv Citizens United Against Dim rirninntion. Clergy and l-aity Corn erned, Republicans for All Ameri cans and IIIV R«*sources These groups, as well as many others, will be represented at the Network ing Day event Speakers at the rally will include State Rep Inn Edmundson. D-Eugene. Creg Evans of the Nation al Association of the Advant ement of Colored Peo ple. Rico Pen*/, of the Eugene Human Rights Com mission and former senatorial candidate Harry Lonsdale Herg said the coalition expects between 5.000 and 20.000 people to attend, some from as far away as Washington and Idaho "We re getting a lot of calls from people who wanted to go to the D C man h but couldn't afford it." she said, adding that the Springfield events an* the only others in the country planned to < one ide with the Washington march The weekend kir ks off with the "Networking Day." which will take pirn e at the Whiteaker Ele mentary School at 21 N. Crand St. in Eugene from 1 to 5 p in Information tables, panel discussions, workshops and speakers will all he featured A dance in the University's EMU (tallroom follows from 9 p in. to 1 a m. The cost is The march begins at tt am Sunday at the Springfield City Hall. 225 5th St Marchers will follow a two-mile route and return to the < itv hall The rally will begin about 12 10 p m at the same location A party with live inusii and a hurbei tie will begin aliout l «> p m at Island Park in Spring field. four blur ks west of tlily Hall LGBA members to make D.C. trip By Tammy Batay £V#pon D+r\ Ffrmitki Morn than seven University students traveled tn Washing* ton. D C . this week to partici pate in the annual March on Washington for C'»oy. Lesbian and Bisexual Equal Rights and Liberation Sunday. Sarah Ross, Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance co director. said more than one million people are expected to be in the march. The march begins at the Washington Mon ument and will wind around the White House Indore end ing up on the Mall The month will give LGHA members a chance to network with members of other orga nizations But most impor tantly. student* will lie "exhil arated" because they can ho visible about their sexual ori eutation. Boss said. "It's going to feel like hav ing two million people who are your frumds around you." she said LX',BA had several hind-rats ers and raised about $75 each for seven students to attend the inarch. The students picked up the n*st of the tab. Ross said the t.GHA delegation will return Monday. Ross said she believe* tho students will receive some spe cial attention because they're from Oregon. "It'll be really neat to be from Oregon, having defeat ed Measure 9," she said “I think we'll get a few slaps on the back and that'll find good ” A weekend presentation in the nation's capital will exam ine whether gays, lesbians and bisexuals really won when Ballot Measure U was defeat ed. Ross said. Tho passage of Measure 9 would have i hanged the Oregon Constitu tion to blind homosexuality "immoral" and "wrong." The presentation is titled "Vi< lo ry ' * m Oregon,” POLICE BEAT The following incidents were reported to the University Office of Public Safety and the Eugene police department April I~-lt). • A 37-yenr-oId man reported an assault on the 1300 block ol Agate Street April 14 The man was hit ill the head with a water balloon while jogging on Agate Street. The man told police he had just turned off Fast 13th Avenue and was heading south on Agate Street when he was hit in the left eye w ith an objtx t The man said he fell to the ground and blocked out for a moment Two University students helped the man up and gave him a ride home. The man was treated and released for his eye injury An OPS offii er went to the scene of the assault and found small pieces of broken balloons in the area. • The Campus Copy Center reported a theft April 15. Some one took 5150 in quarters, dimes and nickles from a copy mac him* in front of the i :opy i April 14. There wore no signs of forced ontry and police do not know how the suspect got to the machine's cash Ikix • Police responded to an attempted suicide at the Motel fir.. 755 !-: Broadway, April lt> An KPD officer was originally dis pute hod to the motel because aiT employee reported that a cus tomer would not i lux k out of her room I he officer forced his way into the room and found a Uni versity student hav ing a seizure on the floor. The student hud mixed some prescription pills with vodka ill an attempt to com mit suicide, according to police reports Police found a photo copied page detailing how to commit suicide with alcohol and pills in the motel room • A University student report ed a theft of a cur stereo on the nut) block of Columbia Street April Hi The suspei I look n wiper blade off of the victim s i ar nnd somehow lists 1 it to open the car door, according to police reports. The stereo was valued at S too •The I’hi Gamma Delta frater nity. 791 K 15th Av« . reported tht! theft of numerous items April 17. The fraternity reported a stereo. VCR. compact (list play er. telephone. movies, five speakers, television and a tool hoc stolen The missing items were valued at $3,510 Police said there were no signs of forced entry, and no one at the frater nity reported seeing anyone sus picious in the house • A University student report ed a theft of a car stereo on the 1900 block of Onyx Street April 1M The suspect broke the front wing window of the car to gain entry According to police re [Mills, the stereo was valued at $250, and S 175 in damage was done to the car in the tin'll • A University student report ed .i I In'ft of it • ar stereo and speakers on tin* 7(M) block of Hast 15th Avenue April tH Hie items, worth a total of $550, with taki'ii from tin' unliM ki*d vehii !e • A Ift-ynar-old man was arrest ml for menacing at tin* hast 19th St rout Cafe. I4H5 K 19th Am , April 1M The man was in the utfe panhandling fnim customers and allegedly attempted to sli*al sonu* tip money off of a tubln. accord ing to police reports. When an employee told llm man to leave, the man lunged at the employee with Ins fist and said, "I'm going to knock your lights out " The man finally left the cafe when the employee called the police. 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