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$ 5,000 G r a n t
he Human Rights Campaign announced
Jan. 8 its final round of 2001 Equality Fund
grants for sexual minority advocacy groups
throughout the country.
Basic Rights Oregon received $5,000 for
early messaging research to defeat an anticipat
ed 2002 anti-gay ballot initiative, the Student
Protection A ct 11. The Oregon Citizens
Alliance is gathering signatures for the watered-
down version of 2000’s failed Measure 9, which
would have prohibited public schools from
encouraging, promoting or sanctioning homo
sexuality or bisexuality.
“We are pleased that in this second year of
the Equality Fund grant program we were able to
support so many great projects," said Seth Kil-
boum, HRC national field director. “The Equal
ity Fund grants, along with strategic staff support,
help build the partnerships that are essential to
making progress on the issues our community
faces at the local, state and federal level.”
The fund provides assistance for organiza
tions in undertaking legislative and regulatory
policy initiatives. Unlike other financing that
often cannot be used to support political work,
the grants are unrestricted and can be used
specifically for lobbying and issue advocacy.
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ay and Lesbian couples need to take extra precaution when creating
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gay ballot initiatives; Brother to Brother, an
advocacy group for African American gay and
bi men; and Love Makes a Family, which helps
sexual minority parents.
The awards ceremony will be preceded by
the “Joining Communities Together” march,
which will start 6 p.m. at both Sisters of the
Road Cafe, 133 N.W. Sixth Ave., and Immacu
late Heart Catholic Church, 2926 N. Williams
Ave., and converge at the Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr. statue. All of the events are free.
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For more information about the awards call the Met
ropolitan Human Rights Center at 503-823-5136.
For more information about the march call Keith
Bernhardt at 503-222-5694, ext. 14.
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he Burnside Triangle Advisory Group is
seeking volunteers who want to participate
in plans to redevelop Portland’s gay district. The
neighborhood is located along Southwest Stark
Street between 10th and 12 th avenues.
Anybody can join— service providers, busi
ness owners or operators, residents and patrons.
The groups purpose is to:
• Inform the process of implementing the
West End Plan with a valuable community
perspective.
• Develop creative ways to effectively gath
er broad-based input on the development of the
Burnside Triangle.
• Help shape the future of Portlands West End.
Amalia Alarcón-Gaddie, Metropolitan Hu
man Rights Center manager, hopes to find a
total of 18 people who have a vested interest in
the Burnside Triangle. She says the group will
hold a half-day retreat to form a vision for
streetscape improvements, nurturing new busi
nesses and ensuring the neighborhood is
respectfully redeveloped.
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The Rev. Cecil Prescod will be honored
during the 2002 Human Rights Awards
ceremony Jan. 21
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he 2002 Human Rights Awards will be pre
sented from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Port
land Conference Center, 300 N.E. Multnomah St.
County Chair Diane Linn and the Rev. Matt Hen-
nessee have been invited to speak.
Basic Rights Oregon will receive a Communi
ty Harmony Recognition award. The organization
was nominated for embodying "the concept of
diversity through its work to ensure that all Ore
gonians, regardless of sexual orientation or gender
identity, are accorded the basic human rights
enjoyed by Oregon’s heterosexual citizenry.”
The Russell A. Peyton Award will be pre
sented to the Rev. Cecil Prescod, who has
worked extensively with the queer community
since his 1986 arrival in Portland. He has been
active in People of Faith Against Bigotry, which
organizes the religious community against anti
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ascade AIDS Project will hold a series of
✓ “AIDS Advocacy 101” workshops next
month for people with HIV, caregivers, family
members and volunteers.
The events will give attendees a voice in the
political process on the local, state and national
levels. They will have the opportunity to join a
network of advocates; learn how to speak up for
HIV issues and educate elected officials; share
their experiences; and get Oregon, Washington
and U.S. updates.
The free workshops will he held Feb. 6 in the
auditorium at Southwest Washington Health
District, 2000 Fort Vancouver Way, and Feb. 7
in the gymnasium at McMenamins Kennedy
School, 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave. Both will last from
noon to 4 p.m., and lunch will be provided.
Two other public policy advocacy functions
will be held Feb. 7. CA P will play host to a
brainstorming session for staff leadership of area
HIV organizations exploring how they might
collaborate to have a stronger collective voice.
Also planned is a public policy reception for
elected officials. CA P will announce its partner
ship with Seattle’s Lifelong AIDS Alliance on
the national level, introduce local lobbyist Paul
Cosgrove and discuss HIV needs.
To register call executive assistant Wambui
Machua at 503-223-5907, ext. 21 6, by Jan. 31.
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