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Only seven people attended Pride Northwest’s Oct. 13 community meeting, though there was
room for many more
\ uring the community meeting, Gary Cole­ volunteer forms, Sven Bonnichsen, president of
man of the Portland Gay Mens Chorus Portland Bisexual Alliance, asserted: “There is a
suggested that local queer organizations come up divide between the piece of paper and the vol­
with volunteers for the weekend. He tossed out unteer. You have to go person to person.”
a figure of 10 to 20 percent from each group.
He suggested contacting key people in the
Ideally, 150 volunteers would work pride community and asking them to recommend
weekend.
prospective volunteers.
Pride Northwest board member Jes Nelson
“Or get them to commit to finding some­
says the board has previously discussed requiring one,” he added.
parade entrants and booth renters to provide
“We’re trying to make contact with queer
volunteers.
employee groups,” noted Pride Northwest’s Kris-
“In the Hood-to-Coast race,” Nelson says, tan Aspen.
“You can’t have a team unless you provide two
Because such groups are nearly impossible to
volunteers.”
contact without knowing the name of a mem­
Still, she adds: “What is a better way to ber, Aspen requested that these groups contact
approach organizations for volunteers?”
Pride Northwest.
None of the nonprofit or for-profit represen­
tatives present had objections to an increase in
he weekend following the community
the cost of festival booths.
meeting, the Pride Northwest board went
Ettinger said that booth lessors might be on retreat and, says Aspen, focused primarily on
motivated to provide a volunteer if they were visionary rather than nuts-and-bolts work.
then granted a discounted rental fee.
“We brainstormed the evolution of the orga­
Don Kenyon of the Northwest Gender nization and what it might look like in 2004,”
Alliance countered that booth participants she says.
So what’s the verdict? Will Pride Northwest
would rather pay a slightly higher fee than pro­
vide volunteers. There was no disagreement on produce the parade and festival next year?
“We’re planning on moving in that direc­
that point.
As for the possiblity of charging an entry fee, tion,” says Aspen. “We’re not throwing in the
towel.”
Nelson said she is totally against it.
But support is critical, she says. Without it,
“I’m a grad student; if I have an extra $5, it’s
there may not be a Pride 2000. The board, she
going to go to groceries," she explained.
“Portland’s pride board is inclusive, and to adds, will make that determination in January.
exclude anybody for any reason is against board
policy,” concurred Norm Costa, who heads ■ F o r more information, call the PRIDE N O R T H ­
WEST hot line at (503) 295-9788, or send e-mail to
Pride Northwest’s outreach committee.
When the group discussed simplifying the pridenorthu>est@usa. net.
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