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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1994)
10 ▼ a u g u st 10. 1 0 0 4 ▼ ju s t out local news Investing in pride Funds awarded by philanthropic groups reap big returns in accesSy achievement and visibility ▼ by Jann Gilbert hat do the Equity Foundation, the Pride Foundation, Ameri can Express and the McKenzie River Gathering have in com- mon? They’ve all recently given money to support programs involving the gay and lesbian communities. One of Equity Foundation’s grants went to the YWCA, to support its “Family CampOUT” pro gram. The money will help provide scholarships so that low- income les bians and gay men with children may attend the W v e rb a l n o n -v e rb a l COMMUNICATION A O n e -D a y S e m in a r S atu rd ay, S e p te m b e r 17, 1994 * P re-registration R eq u ired by S e p te m b e r 10, 1 9 9 4 $5 Sliding F e e HiW S ponsored by: The Potter's House Ministries G ays & L e sb ia n s W o rsh ip p in g T o g e th e r 3 8 3 0 S E 6 2 n d , P ortland D eriv ativ e D uo Opera for the Masses T ▼ These two women erente "a witty amalgam of classical opera, comedy, cabaret, ami polities that subverts traditional opera with vastly revised lyrics. e 0' ” — Ms. M agazine "What a hoot !"— Seattle Tim es S ept . 24, 8 pm Northwest Service Center 1819NW Everett ▼ TICKETS: $ to advance, $12 door. Outlets: Fastixx, 224-8499 and It's My Pleasure, 236-0505. ASL interpreted by Candice Kingrey and the hall is wheelchair accessible T sea turtle productions 335-0221 T he McKenzie River Gathering Foundation is awarding $ 168,000 this year in grants for grass-roots community work. The money is awarded to outstanding organizations working in the areas of peace, the environment and human rights. MRG receives contributions from donors campi ng throughout Oregon. Its commitment is to building event. a more just, equitable and environmentally sound “It is ab community. Grant award decisions are made by a solutely cru cial that we F O U N D A T I O N statewide committee of 14 volunteers. MRG has disbursed over $3 million since its formation in serve this 1976. population. " Support for this program from both the gay and Groups receiving awards this year include the lesbian and the heterosexual community has been Anti-RacismTraining/Strategizing Committee in overwhelming,” said Miriam Callaghan, director Scappoose, for training to equip it with the tools, of camping programs at the YWCA. “These fami power and language to include anti-racism work lies can come together and just be a family. That’s in its anti-bigotry agenda; Citizens for Accep what it’s all about. The scholarship money will tance, Cottage Grove, for funding to develop a help us provide so many more families with that group response to local hate activity and bigotry; opportunity.” and Citizens for Human Dignity, Pendleton, for Family CampOUT is a four-day camping pro general support of the group as it focuses on gram held at the YWCA’s Camp Westwind on the coalition-building among local Native American, Oregon Coast from Aug. 25 to 28. For more Latino/a and lesbian and gay communities. information contact Miriam Callaghan, Also receiving grants are Communities Against (503) 994-2393. Hate, Eugene, for a Youth Art Against Fascism program and a gathering of Lane County clergy he Pride Foundation of Seattle, Wash., has addressing the increasing incidence of local hate announced the recipients of its 1994 schol crimes; Coos County Coalition for Human Rights, arships: Christian Fung, Keith Jackson, Coos Bay, for general support of the group in Rebecca Phillips, Andrea Stoops and Kevin focusing its agenda to challenge all anti-bigotry Wilcox. Drawn from 75 applicants, the five will activity in the region; and the Oregon Native receive awards of $ 1,000 to $2,000 to assist with Youth Council, Otis, for a gathering to bring educational expenses. Native American youth and elders from reserva Fung, Jackson and Wilcox received Brian M. tions and urban areas together, to strengthen cul Day Scholarships for Seattle-area gay men of tural identity and address social problems affect color. This is the second year the scholarship has ing Native youth. been awarded. It was established by a gift from Portland groups awarded grants are the Coali the estate of Brian M. Day, an AIDS activist and tion for Human Dignity, a resource group moni community leader. Fung will use his scholarship toring and opposing right wing attacks; the Les to pursue a master’s degree in public policy at the bian Community Project, to expand its Anti- University of Washington. Jackson will continue Violence Project; the Native American Program to work towards his associate of arts degree in of Oregon Legal Services, for education and orga community psychology from Seattle Central Com nizing; the Oregon Human Rights Coalition, a munity College. Wilcox used his award to attend group dedicated to empowering low-income the World AIDS Conference in Japan this month. people; PCUN Boycott Committee, part of the Andrea Stoops, the first recipient of the newly Oregon farm established Pride Scholarship, is a student at Ev w o r k e r s ergreen State College. She is studying film and union, for M C K E N Z I E political economy. Rebecca Phillips will receive general sup I v the Pride Foundation/Frontrunners Scholarship. port of the She will use the award to begin her studies in group in its criminal justice and psychology at Central Wash boycott of ington University. N O R P A C FOUNDATION This year the Pride Foundation worked closely and Stein- with the Greater Seattle Business Association to feld’s products; and the Sabin Community Devel develop its application and selection process. The opment Corp., whose focus is fighting the Pride Foundation’s goal is to strengthen the les gentrification that displaces low-income people bian and gay community today and build an in this Northeast neighborhood. endowment fund for tomorrow. Its activities in Peace House in Ashland and the Theater clude fund raising for its granting and scholarship Adelante/Teatro Nuestro in Eugene also received programs, educating about community needs and awards from MRG. Peace House will use the solutions, fostering leadership, and promoting the money to implement a “listening project” on gay leveraging of available community resources. The and lesbian rights. Theater Adelante will use its foundation has granted awards to over 100 orga- grant for a project involving at-risk Latino/a youth. EQUITY F o r F u rth er Inform ation C all (5 0 3 ) 7 7 5 -5 0 2 4 nizations since 1987. his year, AS APTreatment Services of Port land received a grant from the American Express Philanthropic Foundation in support of its Triangle Project, a drug and alcohol treatment program for gay men and lesbians which began in the fall of 1992. The project is the only such program in Oregon that addresses the unique needs of the queer community. T