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It is liquid,” she says. F einberg S peaks — F inally “ 1 1 was hard to get here,” transgendered I activist Leslie Feinberg began her speech. The statement was met with chuckles of acknowledgment. The Lesbian Community 130 Fl rag ranees ESCENTIAL v lo tio n s & oils Recgrling A Renewing Sln re 1979 A t the end o f the meeting, Lesbian Community Project members voted 710 NW 23rd A venue • 248-9748 • 3038 SK II Awfliorne • 236-797f> on whether to return to the original statement or m odify it again. So as to keep self-identified lesbians satisfied, but at the same time be more inclusive, some members suggested the statement should continue to use the word lesbian while adding "self-identifying women By a significant margin, however, the members voted for the original statement o f purpose. the results of a survey LC P conducted during its “listening period,” the months spent under Aspen's leadership. Social activities such as potlucks and dances were said to he favorites among members, hut the organization’s more political activities— such as anti-racism talks and American Sign Language workshops— appealed to many as well. Saadat best summed up the survey results, saying: “Let’s find a way to be together— and eat and dance.” Nearing the end of the meeting, wannabe board members spoke for a few minutes about what they’d bring to LCP if elected. A genera tional gap was evident in some of these speech es; some women made it clear that if they were elected to the board, they would stick to LC P’s original statement of purpose. Following the election, LC P’s diverse new hoard of directors is composed of Genny Bim- slager, Rebecca Block, Sally Cohn, Mara Cohn and Roma Hanvey, who represent a wide range of ages and opinions. The next major event on the LC P agenda is its 15th annual softball tournament in August. Saadat says it’s important to remember that the organization always has the ability to grow Project invited Feinberg to speak in Portland two years ago, but the event was canceled because of scheduling conflicts. Also, many attendees were confused about the correct location of the May 20 event, because it changed from the original site at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center to the North Portland branch of the Multnomah County Library without much notice. The room was packed, nonetheless, and Feinberg addressed the crowd, saying: “1 want to get in the thick of it.” Keeping her promise, Feinberg dug deeply into the history of women’s movements throughout the last two centuries. She also emphasized the fact that, though liberation came out of those movements, they were some what marred by internal divisions among the women. 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