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AIDSW alk 2001
ing how many residents statewide would prefer to
have their money benefit the civil rights move
ment rather than their own pocketbooks. This will
send an especially clear message to “an administra
tion that already has proven itself hostile to those
very rights,” executive director Roey Thorpe says.
BRO also is providing cards for donors read
ing: “Thank you, President Bush, for this oppor
tunity to contribute to equal rights for all Ameri
cans, regardless of sexual orientation and gender
identity. I have donated my tax refund to the
struggle for these rights.”
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ascade AIDS Project is seeking team cap
tains for AIDSWalk 2001.
The organizations largest and most visible
annual event attracts more than 5,000 people to
raise money for HIV services and prevention. Cap
tains will be provided with a handbook explaining
how to assemble a team and collect donations.
Registration for the 15-year-old event will
start 8:45 a.m. Sept. 22 at Pioneer Courthouse
Square. Multnomah County Commissioner Ser
ena Cruz, serving as honorary chair, will lead
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A similar campaign for contributions has
been launched by Radical Women and the
Freedom Socialist Party. The two organiza
tions focus on sexism, racism, censorship,
police brutality, corporate dom ination and
standing up for the rights of sexual minorities,
the elderly and the poor.
To make a donation to Basic Rights Oregon write
to P.O. Box 40625, Portland, OR 97240. To
make a donation to Radical Women and the Free-
dam Socialist Party write to 819 N . Killingsworth
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at the Hilton Hotel, 921 S.W. Sixth Ave.
Tickets cost $150 each, and each table has
room for 10 people. This year’s event will honor
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash.
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meter routes winding through downtown,
Northwest Portland and the Pearl District.
CAP is the leading provider of HIV services,
housing, education and advocacy in Oregon and
southwest Washington. It served almost 2,000
people and 3,000 of their family members and edu
cated more than 32,000 youth and adults last year.
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I da isn’t all th at bad after all. If one takes
a “glass is half-full” approach, the proposal
seems to be taking attention away from an ti
gay efforts.
A survey on the Christian Coalition of
Oregon’s Internet site asks visitors to vote on
the right-wing organization’s No. 1 priority.
As of Aug. 1, faith-based initiatives topped
the chart with 33 percent; “homosexuality in
schools” came in second with 27 percent.
Abortion (25 percent) and Boy Scouts (15
percent) rounded out the list. JH
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