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38 C U LTU R E YOUR WILLAMETTE VALLEY FAMILY REAL ESTATE C O N N E C T IO N Anfl I s u p p o r t GALA c h o ru s e s l Contact Clark to list your upcoming G A L A C h o ru s Ev e n t (5 4 1 ) 7 5 8 -1 2 3 4 x 21 1 e-mail: clarkshouses@aol.com Takin' It to the streets PSU Women’s Resource Center takes back the night (Free public service provided by Clark) C LARK H O U S E S a le s A s s o c ia te ...............? ............... Ity by Inc. I T Ä K K elly W allace 1575 NW 9 th Street • Corvallis. O R 9 7 5 3 0 — Formerly the Adult Discount Warehouse nap very two minutes, somewhere in Ameri ca, someone is sexually assaulted,” according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest (The only thing we haven't changed is the sign, but we're working on it) I f a National Network. “In 2001, there were • Adult Novelties 249,000 victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual VID EO A R C A D E B O O TH S % • Tobacco Products f e a t u r in g assault. One out of every six American women & Accessories • DVDs & Videos have been victims of rape in their lifetime.” 5 0 CHANNELS* T O SUIT 503.771.8835 Starting @ $9.99 7020 SE Foster Rd Those statistics suck, and the W om ens A N Y TASTE * Buddy Glass • Current Issues of All Your Resource C enter at Portland State University Favorite Magazines "Xcaptionally Clean, Xtremely Friendly Stuff, Xtraordinary SeleUion"— Xdtement Mugoline plans to help com bat them with Take Back the N ight, a rally and march May 8 in the South Park Blocks. T he organization’s mis sion is to “speak out about violence against women in our community, specifically sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.” The event will begin with a march through downtown, culminating at Smith Memorial C enter with speakers, Portland spoken word/hip hop performance duo Womb Dialec • Staffed by Trained Technicians ALL FOREIGN & DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILES tic, and dyke musician and lesbian spoken • Owner Jess Heitman a Bachelor QUALIFIED, HONEST, QUICK & FAIRLY PRICED word artist Evalyn Parry. of Science in Eng. Held in communities nationwide, Tike SATISFIED CUSTOMERS TELL THEIR FRIENDS • Troy ASE Certified B.S. in Back the Night began as a way for women to — THEY ALL COME BACK! Automotive Technology combat sexual violence. The marches originat (references on file) ed in England, with the first U.S. rally held in Page M orrison encourages women to Take Back San Francisco in 1978. the N ight About 200 people participated in last year’s seems to come with this rush of indignation and event, according to W omen’s Resource C enter adrenaline and excitem ent.” student intern and event coordinator Page Mor 4230 NE SUMNER ST. Morrison believes Take Back the Night rison. “We hope to double that this year, hut it’s 503 - 282-0159 AL CALLS ANSWERED! attendees will get a lot out of the performances. pretty unpredictable.” “People can relate to them because they have a PSU students are generally the primary universal message that isn’t necessarily aimed attendees, hut the event is open to the public. at activists,” she notes. Several community organizations— including Speakers for the event will talk about local the Middle Eastern W omen’s Resource and and national sexual assault and domestic vio Empowerment Center, the Portland W om en’s lence legislation for the "Safe Kit.” Morrison Crisis Line, Portland Community College and says a hill that will soon he introduced to the the President’s Commission on the Status of Oregon Legislature, if passed, would create a W omen— also will he participating. fund through the attorney general’s office to A junior sociology major, Morrison has been pay for rape kits. Currently, law enforcement volunteering at the resource center for two years. pays for the kits. T he funds would not he creat She attended last year’s Take Back the Night and ed from taxes hut from fines collected. decided to take on organizing it this year. After hearing Womb Dialectic perform live a Morrison’s ultimate goal for Take Back the Night is for supporters to take away more of an few months ago and listening to Parry on CD, she decided she’d like to invite them to perform. awareness of sexual assault and domestic vio Trial M other to a Portland Spirit Brunch Cruise this M ay nth. She'll enjoy a lence issues. “Music and spoken word can he important parts sumptuous meal, live entertainment and miles oj scenic riverfront. It's the very best the of activism... 1 think the people we selected are Willamette has to offer, and you can make it all hers this Mother's Day. really powerful,” says Morrison, who is a lesbian. T ake B a ck th e N ig h t starts with a rally and Parry uses spoken word as a forum to speak march at 7:30 p.m. May 8 in the South Park out about queer and women’s issues. 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