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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 2002)
S e s s i o n H ighlights Legislation" will dis cuss the difficulties, possibilities and ironies inherent in relying on hate crime laws to effect social change. Are they the “master tools” or a method for restorative jus tice? Presenters in clude Stacey Sobel o f the Center for G ay and Lesbian C ivil Rights and Shannon M inter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Nov. 8, Clackamas- Lower Level). n addition to racism, Creating Change will address a number of other provocative topics: • Campus: “Is It Safe to Be Queer (in C am pus? Results of the National LG BT Campus Climate Assessment” will discuss some of the key findings of this report, the impact of sexual minority resource programs and the major chal lenges for queers in academics. Presenters include Susan Rankin of Pennsylvania State University and Gwendolyn Alden Dean of Cor nell University (2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Nov. 8, Clark- Lower Level). • Economics: “You Better Work” will help participants clearly understand the intersections of queer oppression and economic exploitation. Through a combination of formal and interactive presentations, the workshop will demonstrate not only the effects of social and economic justice hut also explore the links between gender expression and globalization. Presented by Akiba Timoya and Kara Keeling of Southerners on New Ground (6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Clark-Lower Level). • Gender: “Playing Doctor: Renaming Desire” will focus on the fears and desires about sex between trans and nontrans people. This will be an opportunity to talk honestly about identi ties, gender roles, assumptions and limitations in an atmosphere of openness and clarity. Presenters include Sunsong Firedancer of Portland State University Queers and Allies (7:45 to 9 p.m. Nov. 9, Yakima-Lower Level). • H IV /A ID S: “Audits, Abstinence and Sex Panic: The Bush Administration and HIV/AIDS” will address the White House’s pro motion of abstinence-only education and its audit of allegedly “pornographic" safe-sex efforts. Presenters include Ernest C. Hopkins of the San Francisco A ID S Foundation and Ana Oliveira of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (7:45 to 9 p.m. Nov. 9, Glisan-Mt. Bachelor Wing). • Marriage: “Marriage: Why and How!” will discuss the current status of fighting for mar riage; how marriage differs from civil unions and domestic partnership; the harms faced by same- sex couples who are denied the legal, economic and societal protections of marriage; and how you can help educate locally. Presenters include Bob Pileggi and Jon Davidson of Lambda Legal Education and [3efen.se Fund (2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Nov. 8, Deschutes-Lower Level). • Organizing: “How to Obey Without G et ting Whipped: Lobbying Rules for Nonprofits” will discuss the tax status and advocacy poten tial of 501(c)3s, 501(c)4s and political action committees and will define the difference between direct and grassroots lobbying. Pre sented by Liz Towne of the Alliance for Justice (4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 8, Jantzen-Lower Level). • Violence: “Rethinking Hate Violence he Big Queer Party Bus, a fund-raiser for the Lesbian Community Project, will take con ferencegoers and Portlanders from Jantzen Beach to Lx:al nightspots Nov. 9. Stops include everything from the Boxxes/Brig/Fish Grotto/Panorama complex to Haven, a new lesbian-owned coffeehouse in Southeast Portland. Many locations will have drink or other discounts for bus riders. Organizers have made a commitment to dRSVPVACATIONS c W Comt to t h e ■m ■ K C abaret he National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is bringing two unique, star-stud ded extravaganzas to Portland in conjunc tion with the Creating Change conference at the DoubleTree Jantzen Beach, 909 N. Hayden Island Drive: • Columbia River Cabaret: Mistress of ceremonies Misha Rockafeller introduces singer/songwriters Magdalen Hsu-Li and Doria Roberts, Portland poet/chanteuse Diana Cohen and actor/perfonuers Wilson Cruz and Alec Mapa at 10 p.m. Nov. 8. A fun-filled evening of humor, song, poetry and drag. • PowerDance!: Dance to Portland’s DJ Alex as he spins music from around the globe at 10 p.m. Nov. 9. Grooves, moves and a place to chill. Tickets are $ 15 an event or $20 for a week end pass. Purchase tickets on site or at Broad way Books, 1714 N.E. Broadway; In Other W ords, 3734 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. www.creatingchange.org. Weekend pass availability is limited; advance purchase is recommended. 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