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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1994)
12 ▼ M p tM ilM f 1 «. 1094 ▼ ju st out Do You Experience PANIC? L i Sudden Fear L i Shortness of Breath L Dizziness or Fainting L Shakiness, Sweating local news Campaigns look to November and beyond L Feelings of Unreality L Chest Pains- The current focus is on Ballot Measure 13y but the education and outreach are ongoing Pounding Heart ▼ Pacific Northwest Clinical Research Center is now studying a new investigational medication that may improve the symptoms o f panic disorder. Participation is free to those who qualify. Individuals experiencing alcohol or drug abuse or ptx>rly controlled medical problems cannot be accepted for this research. If you are interested in participating in this research, please call our 24-hour message service. Pacific Northwest C l in ic a l R e s e a r c h G e n fer (503) 288-0011 by Inga Sorensen pponents o f Ballot Measure 13, a proposed state constitutional amend ment barring governmental “promo tion of homosexuality,” are making a last-minute push to raise funds and attract volunteers to defeat the initiative. With only 50 days before the Nov. 8 election, the No on 13 Committee, formerly known as Support Our Com munities PAC, hopes to raise more than $1.5 million dollars to fund a media blitz urging voters to reject the Oregon Citizens Alliance’s latest discriminatory initiative. “Up until this point our biggest challenge has O Measure 9. The bottom line is that this would permanently legalize discrimination against a group o f citizens,” she says. “O ver the next few weeks, we intend to actually put faces to stories o f dis crim ination.” According to Davis, the No on 13 Committee has raised an estim ated $350,000 as o f Sept. 9, and hopes to raise $2 million by November. “ But it’s critical we get the m oney now ,” she says. “We need those individual contributions to come in immediately if w e’re going to fund an effective media cam paign.” No on 13 has hired Dawn Laguens o f Cedar/Laguens, a W ashington D.C.- Affordable Computer Consulting and Training Maximize Your Productivity! 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"Portland's Premier Tile, Cabinet & Design Showroom" 4422 SW Corbett Portland, OR 97201 (503) 224-4233 FAX: (503) 224-2214 PHOTO BY UNOA P recision D esign No on 13 headquarters at 329 NW Broadway been engaging people in this campaign,” explains No on 13 campaign manager Julie Davis. “ I think many people were waiting to see whether this measure would actually make it to the ballot. We [SOC PAC] have always operated as though it would, but, now that the initiative will definitely be on the ballot, 1 hope the public at large will be more inclined to get involved.” The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 1 that citizens have a right to vote on Ballot Measure 13, w hich w ould prohibit state and local govern m ents from extending antidiscrim ination pro tections to gay men and lesbians. It also bars gov ernmental “promotion of homosexuality.” In 1992, voters rejected the OCA- sponsored Ballot M ea sure 9 by a 56 to 44 per cent vote. That initiative w o u ld have d e c la re d “homosexuality...as ab normal, wrong, unnatural and perverse.” While the new initiative does not include the inflammatory language found in Ballot Measure 9, Davis says Ballot Measure 13’s goal is the same: to legalize discrimination. "The message we want to get out through our media campaign is that this is no different than based Firm, to direct the m edia campaign. Laguens reportedly specializes in using hum or and emo tional appeals to cut through the usual barrage of “political noise.” Though headquartered in Portland, No on 13 has also opened field offices in Corvallis, Bend, Medford, Salem and Eugene. The campaign is seeking volunteers statewide to phone bank, host house parties, and staff tables at public events. No on 13 signed up 500 volunteers during the Oregon State Fair in Salem. The group has also successfully sought the endorsem ents of more than 50 organi zations representing the business, labor, religious and politi cal communities. T h e N o on 13 Com m ittee may also —Julie Davis tap into an extensive hum an rig h ts n et work stretching throughout rural Oregon. More than 50 human dignity groups have sprouted up in small-town and rural Oregon since the 1992 election. The Rural Organizing Project can largely be credited with developing that network. “ RO Pisdifferent than political campaigns [such as No on 13] which focus on electoral politics,” “It’s critical we get the money now. We need those individual contributions to come in immediately if we're going to fund an effective media campaign. ”