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The Daedalus Project is a daylong event that
ends with an evening variety show. This year’s
fund-raiser is scheduled for Aug. 20.
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicks off
Feb. 23 with The Tempest. Phones open for gen­
eral tickets Jan. 18.
For more information call 541 -482-2 111 or
visit the Internet site www.osfashland.org.
W omen ’ s F estival W ill
C elebrate 26 th Y ear
P
ortland International Women’s Day will
celebrate its 26th anniversary from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. March 11 at the Portland Confer­
ence Center, 300 N.E. Multnomah St.
At least 3,000 people of
diverse cultures and back­
grounds will come together for
a celebration organizers hope
will express the richness, beau­
ty and value of women and
their contributions to the com­
munity. The event attracts a
significant number of lesbians
each year.
The free event will feature
entertainment, retail vendors, a
health fair, art exhibits and free
child care in the Family
Resource Center. Last year’s
gathering featured female enter­
tainers and more than 100
tables of women’s organizations,
products and businesses.
The Portland’s Intemation- |
al Women’s Day Committee is
an all-volunteer nonprofit
organization composed of “
women from all walks of life §
with a variety of skills, interests
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and talents. The group’s mis­
sion is to coordinate an event that provides
opportunities for the community to discover
similarities and learn from differences in an
environment that is respectful, inclusive and
supportive of the values and points of view of
all women.
The committee’s policy encourages that all
vendors should be owned and/or operated by
women with at least one female representative
present at each table for the entire duration of
the event. The group welcomes the presence of
men in supportive roles during the gathering.
The conference center is located on the
MAX line, near the Portland Convention Cen­
ter, and is wheelchair accessible. American Sign
Language interpretation also will be available
throughout the day.
To sign up, volunteer or get more information
call 503-972-0630.
F ree S creening for
C ervical C ancer O ffered
M
ultnomah County Health Department’s
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
Program is offering referrals for free cancer
screening. Women who qualify must be between
40 and 64 years old, be uninsured or underin­
sured and meet the financial guidelines.
“Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent
cervical cancer mortality,” program manager
Julio Muldonado said. “Precancerous lesions can
be detected by having regular Pap test.”
The risk of cervical cancer is linked with
factors such as early onset of sexual activity,
having multiple sexual partners, Human Papil­
loma viruses, cigarette smoking and certain
dietary deficiencies. Multiple vaginal births
also can increase risk.
Cervical cancer remains one of the leading
causes of cancer deaths in women worldwide.
Oregon statistics for 1997 indicate more than
150 women had new cases of invasive cervical
cancer, and 58 reported deaths were attributed
to cervical cancer—a 27 percent increase from
the previous year.
For more information call 503-988-4043.
P roduction C ompany
E stablishes E ndowment
F und for S cholarships
P
eacock Productions Inc., the producer of
Portland’s annual Peacock in the Park, has
established an endowment fund to ensure and
increase the continued success of the Audria M.
Edwards Scholarship
Fund. The endowment
fund was provided an
initial contribution of
$10,000 from Peacock
Productions in July.
Peacock Productions
has set a fund-raising
goal of $100,000 to be
added to the endow­
ment fund within the
next five years. A por­
tion of the growth each
year will assist Peacock
Productions in provid­
ing an increasing num­
ber of scholarships
through the scholarship
fund.
The scholarship fund
provides
grants
to
undergraduate college-
bound students who are
(or who are the children
of) gay, lesbian, bisexual
or transgendered resi­
dents of Oregon or southwest Washington.
Applicants must be pursuing their education
through the post-secondary level and require
financial assistance to that end.
Peacock Productions says it has elected to
utilize a conservative but effective investment
portfolio to ensure optimum security while still
providing steady growth. It is a nonprofit
501 (c)3 organization, so all contributions to the
endowment fund are tax-deductible.
Eric Brown of the Waddell & Reed Portland
office has been assigned to manage the endow­
ment fund portfolio.
More than $65,000 has been awarded from
the scholarship fund since its inception in 1988.
Last summer, $13,500 was awarded during Pea­
cock in the Park 2000.
For more information call 503'238~6036 or
visit the Internet site www.gaypdx.com/peacocld
endowment, shtm.
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ccording to Willamette Week, a McMin­
nville health club kicked out a transsexual
member after only two workouts. The woman is
a deputy sheriff from Yamhill County.
She is suing for discrimination on the basis of
disability and gender. Under Oregon law, trans­
sexuals are considered disabled.
The paper reports that the attorneys for
both sides expect the case to settle out of
court despite the gym owners’ denial that gen­
der was at issue. They refrained from telling
Willamette Week exactly why her membership
was terminated.
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