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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 2002)
January riïHiTTTÏÏTR^neivs Continued from Page 7 I nitiative S ignatures D elivered R obert Ball, G ood Governm ent Initiative chief petitioner, delivered 40,000 signa tures to Portland’s elections office Jan. 17. If they are verified, voters will decide in May whether to amend the city charter to include district representation and a system o f checks and balances. “T he support by leaders representing neighborhoods, business, union and comm u nity groups for our initiative has been truly fantastic,” says Ball, a gay police reserve cap tain and real estate investor. “When officials are elected from districts and have offices in their districts, they will know more about the specific needs and very real concerns of that part of town.” S pirit of P ride N ods S ought N ominations are being accepted for the 2002 Spirit of Pride Awards, which rec ognize individuals and organizations for out standing contributions within the sexual m inorities comm unity. T h e deadline is Feb. 12. Consideration is based on visibility, years o f volunteerism, leadership and service to the wider community. T he recipients will be rec ognized during Pride 2002, which is sched uled for June 15 and 16 at Waterfront Park. C apitol P ride M ight M ove S alem’s annual Capitol Pride celebration might have a new date and location. Organizers met Jan. 9 and considered mov ing the three-day event from August to June. Several new locations also were suggested, including Millrace Park and Bush’s Pasture Park. The goal is to improve attendance, fund raising and volunteer participation. The next meeting will start 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Lifetirce A ID S Project, 3896 Beverly Ave. N.E. For more information contact chairwoman Dani Leis at 503-831-3278 or leis7@juno.com. C apitol F orum T urns 25 T he Capitol Forum, the oldest gay and les bian social service organization in the mid- Willamette Valley, celebrated its 25th anniver sary Jan. 12 at the Rightside Showbar in Salem. The group was founded Jan. 11,1977, and for 25 years also printed Community News, Oregon’s oldest gay and lesbian newspaper. S alem P olice P lan F orum T Send nominations to frridenorthiuest@usa.net or P .O .B o x 6611, Portland, OR 97228-6611. he Salem Police Department will sponsor a forum to discuss issues of concern to the sexual minorities community Jan. 24- The meet ing will start 6 p.m. at the Salem Senior Center, 1055 Erixon St. N.E. Lt. Dan Cary, the department’s representa tive to the Salem Human Rights and Relations Advisory Commission, says several months ago someone suggested a forum similar to Portland’s RE/MAX V aco tlm T ra w l Planners S Sexual Minorities Roundtable. “1 thought instead of trying to copy something, we’re going to try and do our own thing.” Cary hopes to start a dialogue, create rapport, answer questions and determine what can be done to work things out. 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