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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 2001)
august 3. 2001 * ¡m at Mat, 17 nrnrmm inews Corner of Sandy Blvd. & NE 64th 3106 NE 64th Portland, OR 97213 U nited W e S tand A strong, vibrant and visible Lesbian Community Project benefits everyone hat is the Lesbian Commu nament will take place Aug. 10 to 12 in Brush nity Project? If you have Prairie, Wash., with 32 women’s teams from come out or moved here throughout the Pacific Northwest participating. recently, or if you haven’t Thanks to the incredible organizing ability checked us out for a while, and Xenalike volunteer effort of coordinator this column will introduce you Karen to a treasured Hefner, this year’s event promises to one organization as well as a major cornerstone of of the best yet. If you’d like to help out during Oregon’s entire queer community. the weekend call our office or just show up and Did you see our “float” during Pride 2001 ? We check in at the LCP table. It’s a great way to meet women! chose a rainbow umbrella theme with streamers connecting women of various ages, cultures, abil Besides five games each for 32 teams, we will ities and orientations to our institution and its have a barbecue beginning at 2 p.m. Aug. 11, a many programs serving as a resource for all of us. silent auction, entertainment and participatory Surrounded by our Amazon Dragons team, fun for all. (Late-night slip ’n’ slide has been LCP showed her strength, longevity and possi popular the past few years.) bility to everyone on the sidelines. Plus, we all had a great time! As program di rector, 1 know it is a challenge to maintain the inter est and com m it ment of our mem bers. The constant barrage of ballot measures in the past 10 years has taken its toll on political activists. But I often wonder when the queer community will wake up and see the benefits to all of us derived from a strong, vibrant What self-respecting lesbian would miss the and visible Lesbian Community Project. chance to watch more than 300 women with If you already appreciate LCP’s existence, muscles playing ball in short shorts and tank tops? what are you waiting for? Please invest in build Although there is no fee for watching the games, ing your community by becoming a member! Join before Dec. 31, and your contribution will the tournament is a major fund-raiser for LCP. be matched by a grant from the Ralph L. Smith We appreciate all of the sponsors who have stepped up to the plate— Dingo’s Taco Bar, Foundation to help establish a sustainable finan cial base for our organization. Realtor Celia J. Lyon, Just Out and Portland Produce— plus all the vendors and advertisers Established in 1985, LCP is inclusive and who bought space to sell their services and open to everyone who believes in our founding wares. You also can contribute by showing up, purpose: to support the well-being of lesbians. eating, volunteering, bidding on auction items We welcome everyone who values a strong les and buying a T-shirt; if you have a great time, we bian community, a visible lesbian presence and hope you’ll consider becoming a member. a commitment to collaboration with all of our At its best LCP provides a structure, a histo progressive friends and allies. ry, a mechanism through which the generations We welcome all self-defined women who support lesbian leadership as voting members can work together to carry on the vision that and everyone else as contributing members. Fees began in the 1980s from a grassroots conference are on a sliding scale accessible to everyone. attended by 300 women. A vital, active Lesbian LCP offers lesbians, gay women, dykes and Community Project can be a model for the queers a forum for organizing almost anything. whole queer community as we "build communi ty and organize for justice." In the past year we have focused on three pro gram areas: Youth Leadership Training through LCP is a resource for all people who want a series of retreats for queers younger than 25; to contact or learn more about lesbians. It pro Deaf Community Outreach through American vides a critical piece of the foundation sexual Sign Language classes and a Deaf Culture Night; minorities need to feel grounded, rooted and validated in our society. We hope you will join and Options for Elders, a Conversations Project and action plan for developing community with us soon. To find out more about LCP’s events, pro people older than 60. In addition, we have started a Conversation grams and volunteer opportunities, call us, pick al Spanish Social Group and plan to teach up a newsletter at many women’s establish Spanish classes, as well as A SL classes, in the ments, drop hy our office downtown at the fall. We provide public speakers on request, pub YW CA or come to the Softball Tournament. lish a bimonthly newsletter and play host to We look forward to meeting you! JH occasional forums, dances or chats as well as K R ISTA N A s p e n is program director o f the Lesbian monthly support groups. Community Project. For more information call Through the years LCP has produced many 503-294-7435. popular events. 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