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registry and the clarification of confusing
language. Four hearings have been scheduled
to receive public com m ent about the pro
posed changes:
• 6 p.m. May 2 8 : Hilyard Community C en
ter, 2580 Hilyard St.
• 1 p.m. May 3 1 : Campbell Senior Center,
155 High St.
• 6 p.m. June 6 : Petersen Bam Community
Center, 870 Bemtzen Road.
• 11 a.m. June 8: McNutt Room, 777 Pearl St.
The public fomms will be followed by formal
hearings Sept. 24 and Oct. 14. Time and place
will be announced at a later date.
tual Development Trinity Episcopal C athe
dral, 147 N.W. 19th Ave. T h e cost is $10.
T h e Harvard University professor and
minister wrote the best seller The G ood Book,
a “vivid, comm on-sense and wise analysis of
what the Bible means for us today.” In his lat
est, T he G ood Life, he addresses challenging
and perplexing questions about happiness
and service.
Gomes transcends any obvious labels by
reconciling so many o f them: He is African
Am erican, gay and Republican. He was raised
a Baptist and is past president and trustee of
the Pilgrim Society o f Plymouth, Mass.
For more information contact Greg Rikhoff and
Holly LeMasurier at 5 4 1 -682-5 1 77 or
hrc@ci. eugene .or.us.
For more information contact Ellen Morrison at
503-478-1218 or emomson@center-for-spmtual-
development.org.
P ride 2002
N eeds V olunteers
S hare Y our V ision
for a B righter T omorrow
A
lmost 400 volunteer slots need to be filled
before Portland Pride 2002, which will
take place June 15 and 16. Shifts range from
three hours to all day.
Several types of volunteers are sought to
cover the stage, parade, festival and security.
People also are needed before Pride weekend to
help make calls and fill time slots.
To volunteer e-mail your shift preference and tele
phone number to redcoicboyboots@excite.com.
V ancouver A ddresses
H omeless Y outh I ssue
C
ommunity leaders in Vancouver, W ash.,
will brainstorm actions that can be
Pride Northwest needs volunteers to help turn an empty field into a lively festival
taken on behalf o f youth who are forced out
o f their homes because of their sexual identi
ty during a special meeting from 4 to 5 p.m.
May 29 at the C hildrens Home Society,
3 0 9 W. 12th Ave.
Llyn Zephyr, Sexual Minority Services
Project executive director, said a “breakaway”
group needs to address this specific issue as its
sole focus. She hopes to assess what options are
available to these kids, to find out how many
individuals in the community arc willing to get
involved and to help develop additional
resources and options.
G ay B lack R epublican
W ill D eliver L ecture
To RSVP call 360-695-1325 by May 27.
Peter J. Gomes
H
ailed by Time
magazine
as
one of the seven best
preachers
in
the
U nited States, the
Rev. Peter J. Gomes
will give a lecture,
“T h e G ood Life:
Truths T hat Last in
Times o f N eed,”
7:30 p.m. May 31 at
the C enter for Spiri
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lmost 1 million people in more than 1,500
communities in 85 countries will partici
pate May 19 in the 19th International AIDS
Candlelight Memorial.
A vigil will begin 8 p.m. on the steps of the
state Capitol in Salem. Attendees are asked to
bring their candles, their friends and their
memories of those who have passed from
HIV/AIDS.
In Ashland, a memorial and mobilization
will be held 7 p.m. at the Lithia Park Bandshell.
Organizers and participants include OnTrack’s
Alan Collins A ID S Project, the Jackson Coun
ty Health Departments HIV Division and the
Rogue Valley Gay Men’s Chorus.
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