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tal illness and chemical dependency.
The new corporation, Cascadia Behavioral
Healthcare, will have more than 1,000 staff
members serving almost 9,000 residents of
Columbia, Marion, Multnomah and Washing
ton counties. Network merged Jan. 2 with
Mount Hood Community Mental Health of
Gresham; managers are planning to absorb
Unity Inc. of Portland in April.
According to Cascadia representatives, the
merger will enable the nonprofit organization to
provide more flexible services for a wider range
of clientele over a larger geographical area. They
say the consolidation will standardize quality of
treatment services, eliminate redundancies and
provide immediate cost savings.
For more information contact Jason Renaud at
503-552-8889 or jason@cascadiabhc.org.
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.S. Sens. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., and Ted
Kennedy, D-Mass., joined a bipartisan
group of colleagues Jan. 24 in sending a letter to
Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., urging
him to bring hate crimes legislation to the floor
for a vote ¿is soon as possible.
“Hate crimes are still increasing across our
country," they wrote. “The FBI’s hate crimes sta
tistics report last November showed that while
overall serious crime remained almost
unchanged nationally from 1999 to 2000— with
the crime index at its lowest level since 1978—
reported hate crimes continued to rise 3.5 per
cent during that time. This continued increase,
along with the hundreds of hate crimes commit
ted since Sept. 11, have strengthened our
resolve that the federal government has an
essential role to play.”
Since 1969, federal statutes have permitted
prosecution of hate crimes motivated by race,
religion, national origin or color if the victim
was engaging in one of six “federally protected”
activities. T he Local Law Enforcement
Enhancement Act would remove this require
ment and add sexual orientation, gender and
disability to the covered categories.
“It is long past time to give stronger tools to
law enforcement officials dealing with hate
crimes and to bring the federal hate crimes
statute up to date,” Smith and Kennedy wrote.
“Knowing of your strong support for this legisla
tion and the principles behind it, we look for
ward to working with you for a Senate vote as
soon as possible.”
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T h e D em ocratic N ational C om m ittee
approved a resolution last month calling for
immediate action on the act. Hate crimes
legislation has strong bipartisan support and
has passed the Senate twice in the past three
years.
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S eeks C o -D irector
he Sexual Minority Services Project in
Vancouver, Wash., will remain closed
through February because of the executive
directors continued ill health.
Llyn Zephyr announced Jan. 30 she is seeking
a co-director who shares her commitment to the
organizations vision. She says the doors might
close permanently if she is unable to fill the slot.
The project is a safe place for sexual minori
ties to gather for socialization, providing an
extensive resource directory as well as a small
hut growing library and hoard games for amuse
ment. It also offers peer support and domestic
violence advocacy.
Last month the project was set to launch
support groups for trans individuals and their
families, couples and people who want to quit
unhealthy behaviors. Although the volunteers
are in place, they have been unable to meet
because of the closure.
In the development stages are programs for
youth domestic violence advocacy, mentoring,
seniors and womens health. Other co-director
duties include holding a volunteer drive, writing
grant applications and planning for expansion of
services.
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ext. 332.
G ender A lliance
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he Northwest Gender Alliance honored
Portland Mayor Vera Katz with the Ellen
Summers Lifetime Achievement Award on
Jan. 26.
Because of a had cold and inclement weather,
the mayor was unable to attend the dinner. The
award was named in honor of an alliance founder
and a driving force in the national organization
of the International Foundation for Gender Edu
cation. NWG A members hope to be able to pre
sent Katz with the award at a later date. jm
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