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Pride N orthw est might give the W aterfront Park festival a facelift— and a fence— next summer
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B ig C hanges A head
for P ride 2002
Pride Northw est, which holds m onthly
meetings, welcomes volunteer participation.
This year’s event will be held June 15 and 16.
For more information call 503-295-9788 or visit
the Internet site www.pridenw.org.
ride 2002 might look a lot different next
summer. Among several changes under con
sideration: fencing in the W aterfront Park festi
P olitical C onsultant
val, requesting a $3 donation and charging ven- j
B ound for F lorida
dors a higher btxrth rate.
¥ Portland political consultant Liz Kaufman
According to Christopher Webster, Pride
I will head to Florida next month to facilitate
Northwest treasurer, the proposals still are in
an intensive training program in preparation for
the decision-m aking stage. He explains a
an anti-gay ballot measure campaign in Miami-
fenced festival will allow the organization to
Dade County.
treat the event more like a private party than a
Radical extremists seek to repeal the Human
public gathering, which will help remedy secur
Rights O rdinance’s ban on sexual orientation
ity concerns.
discrimination. Officials certified petition signa
“It gives us a great deal of control of who we
tures Dec. 18, paving the way for an election to
let on and off the grounds,” Webster says. “We
be held no later than Sept. 10.
will he able to banish certain religious radical
protesters from attending or coming in.”
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
immediately responded by announcing the for
Although Webster knows of no reported phys
mation of the Miami-Dade Campaign Leader
ical violence, the God squad continues to crash
ship Training, which will take place from Feb. 21
the party every year. Last summer demonstrators
to 24. The program is designed especially for
yelled throughout a SisterSpirit solstice service.
queer activists and allies who will assume
“They were very loud and verbally disrup
demanding roles in the effort.
tive,” Webster says. “T he police saw fit to escort
T he training will address three topics: how
th em .. .from the park area. A t least one of these
issues of sexual orientation affect broad social
protesters was armed.”
discourse and political campaigns; how to
Webster says fencing in the festival will boost
mobilize and unite the sexual minorities com
permit prices, so vendors might be charged more
munity, while reaching out to the public at
to have a btxnh at Pride 2002. “It won’t be a
large, to win broad support; and how to counter
huge increase, maybe 20 percent.”
right-wing
misinformation. Executive director
Pride Northwest also wants to diversify its
Lorri L. Jean vowed NGLTF will continue to
sources of income. Although corporate sponsor
play a critical role in the fight to secure equal
ship has increased significantly, event fund rais
rights for all.
ing hasn’t kept pace.
“Defending Miami-Dade County’s Human
“W ith the economy the way it is, we’re not
Rights Ordinance...will require strong leadership,
so comfortable depending on corporate sponsor
unwavering determination and very hard work,”
ship,” Webster says. “W e’re asking the commu
she said. “But we can prevail if we fight smart,
nity to share in the sponsorship with us.”
incorporating the lessons of previous successful
He says the requested $10 donation for
campaigns.”
parade participants probably will stay the
Kaufman has been a key leader working to
same. O f the 100 or so groups th a t m arched
stop
33 anti-gay measures in Oregon since
last year, about 80 co n trib u ted to Pride
1988. She will join NGLTF’s Dave Fleischer,
N orthw est.
who
for the past eight years has created and led
As for the $3 festival donation, Webster
training to prepare sexual minority leaders and
emphasizes that it will be optional. “If you don’t
allies to proceed with high com petence in
want to give it...it’s no big deal," he says.
campaigns.
T h e donations also will help cover the cost
The other facilitator will be Erik Ludwig, for
of hiring an event planner, which W ebster
mer
SaveDade campaign manager. He twice led
hopes will serve to strengthen the organiza
efforts that successfully squashed religious
tion and prevent burnout. M ost of the 10
extremists’ attempts to place an anti-gay mea
board members have full-time jobs in addition
sure on the ballot.
to taking care of the permits, letters and
phone calls required to make the annual cele
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