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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1997)
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Roberts will discuss her experiences as a woman in politics and the importance of women taking leadership roles in their communities. She currently is the director of the Program for Executives in State and Local Government at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard Uni versity. Prior to being elected governor in 1990, Roberts served as Oregon’s secretary of state and was a member of the Oregon House of Represen tatives from 1981 to 1985. She began her years in public service as an advocate for disabled chil dren, fighting for the educational rights of her autistic son. The two-hour meeting is open to the public and will be held at 5 pm in the US Bank Meeting Room of the Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave. in Portland. Roberts will speak at 6 pm. For more information, call the YWCA at 294-7400. 2454 E. BURNSIDE • PO RTLAN D, OR 97214 Family Owned & Operated Since 1952 HUMAN RIGHTS CAM PAIGN FOUNDATION The Human Rights Auction benefits Friends of PWAs Foundation Campaign Foundation is pleased to introduce The Friends of People with AIDS Foundation will hold its sixth fund-raiser auction Sunday, Oct. 5, at Darcelle XV, 208 NW Third Ave. Preview of the auction items, silent auction and light buffet will be held from 2 to 3:30 pm, and will be followed by the oral auction. Proceeds will help people with HIV and AIDS with their daily needs. Friends of People with AIDS Foundation is a small, grass-roots organi zation with no full-time paid staff. Its mission is to help people who may otherwise fall through cracks in the system. Tickets are $ 10 and may be reserved by calling 245-7428. Betty DeGeneres as the 1997-98 spokesperson for the National Coming Out Day Project. National Coming Out Day-0ctober11 Nordstrom celebrates diversity “Treatinggay people fairly is a fam ily N C O D i* a protect o f the Human Rights Campaign foundation issue. ..T il be urging all For more information about H R C ’s National Coming Out Day Project, or to obtain free copies o f our ” Resource G uide to Com ing O u i ,contact us at: 1101 14th Street, NW. Suite 200, Washington. DC 20005 202-628-4160 800-866-NCOD www.hrc.org American families to come out fo r fairness. ” Nordstrom will host the second Celebration of Cultural Diversity on Friday, Oct. 17, in the Atrium at Montgomery Park in Portland. Several people will be honored with 1997 Nordstrom Community Service Awards for their work promoting cultural harmony. Recipients include Lanice Coleman, floor manager for Sis ters of the Road Cafe; Cliff Jones, a human rights and diversity activist with Technical Assistance for Community Services; and Miltie Vega Lloyd, human resources manager for the (Vancouver) Columbian. The anticipated $17,000 raised from ticket sales will be equally divided among several ben eficiaries, including Cascade AIDS Project and the Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement. The event kicks off at 7 pm with hors d’oeuvres and wine, followed by the awards ceremony at 8:15 pm. The NW Afrikan American Ballet and Pink Martini will perform. Tickets are $35 per adult, and $10 per student with identification, including college students. To purchase tickets, call Nordstrom at 224-6666, ext. 1840, or TDD 299-2824. Special accommo dation information is available. PBA hosts trans/bi chat ‘Transsexuals and Bisexuals Talk” is the title of a Portland Bisexual Alliance discussion slated for Friday, Sept. 19, at Laughing Horse Books, 3652 SE Division St. The event is designed in part to “help folks in the bi community get up to speed on trans issues.” PBA has invited representatives from Filisa Vistima Foundation, a Portland transsexual advo cacy organization, to speak at the discussion group. The meeting is open to all and runs from 7 to 9 pm. For more information, call 775-9717. CAP benefit fashion show to be held Oct. 25 The third Cascade AIDS Project benefit fash ion show, Ready to Live/Dress for Life, will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Portland Art Museum’s North Wing Grand Ballroom. This year’s theme is “Solid Gold Style...A Solid Gold Heart.” Fifty male and female models will don fashions from Portland’s finest clothiers, and the runway look will be “very ’40s and ’90s Hollywood.” The event will include, in part, a tribute to the late designer Gianni Versace. Regular admission is $50, which includes the runway show, entertainment and an after-show party. Patron tickets are $150 and include all of the above, plus a hosted pre-show patron party and special VIP runway seating. The event is sponsored by Wilshire Financial and Adidas America. All proceeds will benefit CAP’S HIV primary prevention services. For tickets or information, call CAP at 223-5907, ext. 197. Compiled by Inga Sorensen