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The committee will meet and work through the year to plan for the on-the-ground activi ties associated with Creating Change. It will organize hospitality operations, manage a com munity housing network, recruit up to 300 vol unteers to work during the conference, provide supportive environments and services for youth and elders, and spread the word through out the state. “The...com m ittee plays an invaluable role in making every conference a suc cess," said confer ence director Sue Hyde, who flew in from Cambridge, Mass., for the meeting. “Together with local leaders and organizations, we will produce an event that will leave a lasting mark on both the G L B T movement nationwide and on the communities of Portland and Oregon.” Creating Change e it j consists of precon- j UG Hyde ference institutes, more than 130 workshops, nuts-and-bolts skills training, plenary meetings, keynote presentations, discussion groups, social and cultural events, and an exhibi- tion/vendor area. Ron Glanville of the Portland Human Rights Campaign already has agreed to serve as a co-chairman; two or three others still are sought. Some of the people in attendance were concerned that the time and energy required to help plan the conference will conflict with the potential campaign against the Student Protection Act II, which might appear on the fall ballot. T he initiative, similar to 2000’s \ North Portland Veterinary Hospital We are committed to providing loving, compassionate medical care for your pet. Mon-Fri 7am-7pm Sat 8am-5pm ( 503 ) 285-0462 J u s t L isted Trendy P earl D istrict ^ to ss from new Steps from new streetc¿JL*u—- streets artistic park dwood floors, ;as fireplace, gas, tile, & st private bale is master w/ tile bath. SOLO $169,900 Tina Schafer, g r i , a b r M i ilti-Million Dollar Producer RE/MAX ill:' 3000 N. 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Regardless of exhaustion, Hyde said, Oregon is a model for other states facing anti-gay initia tives. “I am keenly interested in learing more and more about how to defeat these creeps, which you all seem to have learned how to do!” For more information contact Sue Hyde at 6/ 7-492-6393 or shyde@nfdtf.orf; or visit www. creatingchange. org. C ouncil R ejects I nitiative F ix n a 4-1 vote Feb. 20, the Portland City Coun cil refused to refer an amended version of the Good Government Initiative to the May ballot. The charter amendment, proposed by gay busi nessman Robert Ball, would result in district representation and put managers in charge of departmental services. The initiatives language contains a techni cal flaw that would shut down city government in 2004. However, if voters approve the mea sure, the council likely will refer a corrected ver sion to the November ballot. Mayor Vera Katz endorsed the initiative dur ing her State of the City speech Feb. 22. She insisted her support is in the best interest of Portland, not her potential 2004 candidacy. “It strengthens accountability between the city’s executive and legislative actions through a system of checks and balances,” Katz said. “It brings city government’s attention closer to your neighborhixxl." I HRC E ndorses H ouse C andidates eminding voters that the outcome of the J I V 2002 elections will have a significant effect on legislation promoting equality for sexual minorities, the Human Rights Campaign released its initial list of House endorsements Feb. 22. To date, it has endorsed 175 candi dates—^1 56 Democrats, 18 Republicans and one Independent. Oregon’s entire Democratic delegation— David Wu, Earl Blumenauer, Peter A. DeFazio and Darlene Hooley— received the thumbs-up. The state’s only Republican in the House is Greg Walden.
