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Leslie Feinberg (right) gives an autograph to one of her fans
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ing was good news. W ith the help of the mem
bers, feisty facilitator Kathleen Saadat wrote up
a list of ground rules for the meeting, including
“no interruptions” and “no personal attacks.”
Knightly read an emotional Top 20 list
regarding her favorite things about LCP, and
reluctant retiree Sally C ohn reported that LCP
is not only out of the red financially but is in
quite decent shape.
Part of the meeting was dedicated to reading
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“There is no organization yet. It is not set in
concrete. It is not a marble stone. 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
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A t the end o f the meeting, Lesbian Community Project members voted
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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.
Feinberg urged the crowd to continue its
activism while learning from the mistakes of the
women liberationists who lived years ago.
“Unity is built by embracing diversity,” she
said. “We will be the plow that turns up fresh
earth.”
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