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(Uly 2D, 2ÛÛ1 » J u t «Ht g Continued from Page 7 Coliseum when more than 10,500 O regoni ans came to show their support. It was the first of what cam e to he known as the “Super R allies,” w hich filled nine major arenas from Oakland, Calif., to Boston with crowds that dwarfed turnouts generat ed by George Bush and Al G ore— even though attendees were paying $7 to $20 to hear the candidate. For more information call 503-223-2790 or visit the Internet site ivutu.democracyrising.org. S couting for A ll P lans R allies couting for A ll, an organi zation formed because the Boy Scouts o f America bans atheists and gay men, is plan ning its second annual nation al rally during the week of Aug. 19 to 25. Protests will be held in Scouting for every state throughout the country as well as internationally at Scout councils, U nited Ways, school districts, city councils, businesses and religious denom ina tions that continue to support this exclusion ary policy. Organizers are needed to help plan a rally in Oregon. A demonstration also will be held Aug. 20 at the Boy Scouts of Am erica national head S quarters in Irving, Texas. In attendance will he Scouting for All co-founder Steven Cozza, a teen Eagle Scout who spearheaded the anti- discrimination effort. This years theme is “Support Gay Scouts HRC G rants A vailable and other support, we are responding in a more he Human Rights Campaign announced comprehensive way to the needs of G LBT July 9 the release of its Equality Fund statewide groups and working to strengthen grant applications for the 2002 fiscal year. those partnerships.” T h e money will help provide financial sup T h e Equality Fund assists statewide organ port for statewide izations in undertaking legislative and regula gay, lesbian, bisexual tory policy initiatives. U nlike other funding and trans advocacy that often cannot be used to support a group’s groups to help ad political work, the grants are unrestricted and vance basic equality can go specifically to lobbying and issue for all U .S . citizens. advocacy. H R C completed “The activists and organizations working at its first grant cycle in j the state level are doing an amazing job advanc January 2001, co n ing legislation and fighting back anti-gay legisla tributing a total of tion,” Kilboum said. “They are leading the way for the G L B T community in their states, and we $114,000 to 27 state lobby groups. T h e are proud to support that work.” grants ranged be In addition to the Equality Fund grants, HRC has focused more of its field work in the tween $ 2 ,9 0 0 and past year on working with groups on state-level $5,000 for work on issues. Coordinated by deputy field director Liz specific projects pro Seaton, H RC’s legal team, lobbyists and five posed by state groups, including field organizers have provided staff support and hiring lobbyists, con technical assistance, mobilized its grassroots net work, developed analyses and submitted written ducting state polls and producing voter and oral testimony in 24 states. scorecards. For more information call Liz Seaton at Basic Rights Ore gon received $4,000 202-216-/507. to work toward main All needs help organizing a rally next month in Oregon taining anonymity in H IV testing. In Washington state, H RC and All Gay Youth.” The 2000 theme was “Give rans olice fficer worked with the Fairness Lobby on developing Voice by Protesting the Supreme Court James ets ew earing written testimony for hearings on a pending Dale/BSA Decision.” transsexual Portland police officer will civil rights bill. “Partnerships between national and state receive a new hearing on his work-related For more information call Robert Rake tty, North- stress claim, W illamette W eek reports July 11. organizations are essential in the struggle for western regional director, at 206-338-2727, e-mail equality,” says Seth Kilboum, H RC national rraketty@scoutingforall.org or visit the Internet site field director. "With the Equality Fund grants www.scoutingforall. org. Continued on Page 10 T T G P N O H A T imes C hange . T he N eed F or A S olid F inancial P lan D oesn ’ t . Your fresh flower professionals JACKSON’S FLOW ERS 3804 N. E. 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