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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 2003)
may 16.20Û3 ' JmatmaSj l i nTiïîTîTWSTlriewsbne/s Continued from Page 9 Seattle-based Pride Foundation during its spring cycle. “We received 93 grant requests this spring, rep resenting an amazing array of organizations trying to improve the lives of GLBT people,” grants man ager Jeff Hedgepeth says. “The quality of the proj ects and the applications made the deliberations of the volunteer committee more difficult than 1 have witnessed in my tenure at Pride.” The foundation awarded money to six or ganizations based in Oregon: • Kwamba Productions and Portland State University: $5,000 for the production of a 50- minute outreach and educational documentary about legendary female impersonator Darcelle. • Lesbian Community Project/Community Education Project: $1,000 to facilitate the integration of queer/allied deaf and hearing communities. • Forest Grove Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and G ays: $4,050 to estab lish an active chapter within the western reach es of the Portland metropolitan area and out lying rural parts of western Washington County and eastern Yamhill County. • Senior Housing and Retirement Enter prises: $5,000 for general operating support and a needs assessment survey project. • Planned Parenthood Health Services of Southwestern Oregon: $5,000 to tour the Teen Theatre Program throughout southern Oregon, addressing how homophobia hurts everybody, challenging gender stereotypes and depicting the obstacles facing queer youth. • H IV /A 1D S Awareness Program: $5,000 to support education at the Oregon State Peni tentiary in Salem. E ugene B ookstore C onsiders I nclusion M other Kalis Books in Eugene is holding a series of discussions to gain input on removing gender-exclusive language from its bylaws. At issue is the requirement that mem bers of its board of directors “must be female and be strong feminists with a demonstrated history of working towards women’s equality, autonomy and self-expression.” The board has unanimously agreed that the current language is not sufficiently inclusive and needs to be changed. Board member Ami Puri recommended March 13 that the language be amended to read: “All directors must have a demonstrated history of working towards women’s equality, autonomy and self-expression.” The discussions will be held 2 p.m. May 18, June 8 and July 6 at the bookstore, 720 E. 13th Ave. Written comments also may be dropped into a suggestion box on the front counter. The board hopes to solicit as much feedback as possible from the community before making a decision at its open meeting July 9. on the West Coast. Supporters can honor the women in their life by shopping May 19 at Natures Northwest, 3535 N.E. 15th Ave., and May 23 at In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources, 3734 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., which will feature special guest Ariel Gore of Hip Mama magazine at 7 p.m. T he cam paign will culm inate with a M other’s Tea and Silent Auction featuring musicians Rebecca Kilgore and Tall Jazz from 3:30 to 5 p.m. May 31 at M other’s Bistro & Bar, 409 S.W. Second Ave. Tickets are $20 minimum donation in advance and $25 m in imum at the door. • The most frequent call made to 911 is For more information visit wivw.motherkalis.com. B usinesses T ake A ction A gainst D omestic V iolence P ortland businesses will donate a percentage of sales on special days this month to pro grams for women and children escaping domes tic violence. The “Show Her you Care” campaign bene fits Bradley-Angle House, the longest- established emergency battered women’s shelter because of domestic violence. Battering by an intimate partner is the primary reason women go to hospital emergency rooms. To purchase tickets m advance, send a check to Bradley'Angle House, P.O. Box 14694, Portland, OR 97293. For more information call 503'238'1672 or visit www.bradleyangle.org. P astor P rays for P oliticians M etropolitan Community Church of Port land’s lesbian pastor delivered the invoca tion May 2 at the Oregon Legislature in Salem. “I pray for these who make plans and decisions that con tribute to our way of life,” the Rev. Glenna Shepherd said. “Grant them listening ears and caring hearts— for those with loud and organized voices and for the voiceless among us.... Make us a people of peace whose com passion surpasses our desires for power or wealth.” j n The Rev. Glenna Shepherd (right, with her partner, the Rev. 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