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g J m t o n t • may 2. 2003 1 1 1*i ¡i i i ivi Remember when music was ...it s t i f f is KINK A U D IO E Q U IP M E N T A N D H O M E T H E A T R E S Y S T E M S S T E R E O T Y P E S A U D IO 2627 N.E. BROADWAY PORTLAND OREGON 97232 www.stereotypesaudio.com 503-280-0910 Sewing the Portland Metro area fo r all your Escrow and Title needs • • • • • Residential Commercial 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges Reverse Exchanges Business Opportunities o l O r e g o n , In c . 503 350-5099 * fx: 503.226.7399 sona Smooth Safe, gentle hair removal for that smooth, sexy look and feel. sona a The Trusted Specialists www.sonainternational.com Call about our C A O SPRING SPECIAL! A A *l QOCH Dr Minot Cleveland Medical Director Continued, from P age 7 real or perceived sexual orientation, g en d er and disability to national hate crime laws and give feds greater leverage in providing assistance with investigation and prosecution. “A government’s first duty is to protect and defend its citizens. Our laws should do that hy reflecting our highest values,” Smith said in a statement. “Over the past several years, Amer icans have been listening with their hearts, not just their ears, and they are ready for a hate crimes hill. I am confident that Congress will pass legislation this year so that the potential victims of hate crimes know that the federal government is on their side.” The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act has strong bipartisan support in the Senate with 49 co-sponsors and is endorsed hy more than 175 law enforcement, civil rights, civic and reli gious organizations, including the National Sher iffs’ Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, U.S. Conference of Mayors and Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association. “This hill sends a clear message that violence of any kind is unacceptable. The Ltical Law Enforcement Act is now a symbol that can become substance,” Smith said. “The law is a teacher, and we should teach our fellow citizens that all crime is hateful. But we can also teach that some crime is so odious that an extra measure of protection is demanded hy us, so that it will never again he repeated among us. By changing this law, we can change hearts and minds as well.” The act already has passed the Senate in earlier forms on two different occasions— most recently in June 2000 as an amendment to the Defense Department authorization hill, hy a vote of 57-42, with 13 Republicans. In Sep tember 2000, the House also passed a motion to instruct in support of the measure, 232-192, with 41 Republicans. The Senate previously passed the legislation in July 1999 as an amendment to the C om merce, Justice, State appropriations hill. Each time the amendment was stripped out in con ference committee. L unch S upports F air W orkplaces Roey Thorpe, B R O executive director, urged the audience to fight discrimination hy talking honestly with others about equality. She added that this applies to all people whether they are gay, lesbian, hi, trans or straight. “Nothing is as powerful as speaking about our lives and our hearts,” Thorpe said. “N oth ing makes the ‘family values’ people look silly as well as talking about our families and our values.... 1 want to ask every person in this room for a pledge: to not shy away from the reality of our lives, to not gloss over certain facts about the people we love and to speak the truth to your co-workers, friends and family every day this year.” BR O already has set the date for its next hig event. T he gay rights group’s annual dinner will he held O ct. 10 at the Oregon Convention Center. P ut Y ourself to the T est T he Fair Housing Council of Oregon needs help in its fight against discrimination. T he nonprofit organization takes complaints from people who believe they have been ille gally mistreated because of their sexual orien tation, gender identity, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, mental or physical disabil ity, having children, source of income, marital status or age. T he council tests for illegal housing dis crimination by sending out pairs of volunteers to potentially biased landlords. For example, if a lesbian is concerned that she is being denied housing based on her sexual orientation, two people would visit the site with identical qual ifications, except one would be straight. An enforcement coordinator then would review their reports to determine whether they were treated differently. T he council is seeking testers from all back grounds to attend its next training May 8. Peo ple are needed from throughout Oregon and Clark County, Wash. For more information contact M oby Good at 503-402-1157, 888-772-1072 or mkgood@fhco. org. C rying F owl ore than 400 people attended the 10th | he Barnyard Ruckus for Justice, an action annual Oregonians Against Discrimina- by and for progressive rural Oregonians, tion Luncheon on April 22 at the Hilton Hotel. will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. May 16 at the The event netted nearly $55,000 for Basic Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Rights Oregon’s Fair Workplace Project, which T he Rural Organizing Project event will holds forums for human resources professionals, pro vides information and training to ex pand nondiscrimi nation policies that include gen der identity and educates work places on the ad vantages of provid ing domestic part nership benefits. This year’s Fair Workplace Award went to Work- systems Inc. and Nerissa Ediza, the team . behind Winking It Out: Employed & Em powered, a video aimed at human resources profes- Sebastian Jambor (left) and Anne Hill accept the 2 0 0 3 Fair Workplace sionals considering Award during the Oregonians Against Discrimination Luncheon on hiring queer youth. April 22 at the Hilton Hotel M PHOTO BY Put my experience to work for you! P acific N o rth w est T itle : in ew so n eîs
