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um TTTÎ^lnewsbriefs juna 20.2003 » ) u t « A i l C ontinued from P age 9 | 5 | i g C a p it o l P ride N eeds V o l u n t e e r s resources needed to make more in- formed decisions, personally and professionally. a olunteers are needed for Salem’s Capitol Pride, which will he held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 28 at Pringle Park Plaza. Shifts include setup, breakdown, security and balloon arch. T he organizers’ final com m ittee meeting will he held 6 p.m. June 23 at the 300 C lub’s Right Side Bar, 300 Liberty St. S.E. Nervy Girl billed itself as “the thinking woman’s magazine.” Its mis sion was “to cele brate and encour age women in their diversity, achieve ments, interests and ideas and pro vide a platform to address and discuss womens issues.” For more information contact Ryan at 5 0 3 -930-9554 or Lets at leLs@earthlink.net. P ortland Y outh P h ilh a rm o n ic T aps S yrcle Donations may be “Friends of the diva” surround Diane Syrcle, the Portland Youth Philharmonic sent to Danzine, he Portland Youth Philharmonic Associa Association’s new executive director, during Portland Pride 2003 tion announced June 4 the selection of P.O. Box 40207, Portland, OR 97240, through Dec. 31. Diane Syrcle as its new executive director. tunity to combine her love of music and music education. As a result, she became director of She will officially begin work July 1. “1 am a the education and outreach department. passionate advocate for art in the lives o f all “We are absolutely delighted that someone R adical R um m age Oregonians," said Syrcle, who will he responsi adical W omen will hold a rummage sale ble for providing leadership and vision for all with Diane’s experience and energy has agreed to be our executive director,” said Bruce Samson, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 21 and from organizational issues. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22 at the Bread &. Roses Portland Youth Philharmonic Association board A lesbian hailing from Texas, she received a Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St. Organizers are president. “She and [conductor and music director] bachelor’s degree in vocal performance and cer seeking quality items including antiques, furni Mei-Ann Chen will truly be a dynamic duo that tification in music education for secondary ture, books, toddler clothing and toys, women will lead this organization into a bright future." schools at West Texas A&.M University. She and m en’s clothing, functional appliances and received a master’s o f music degree from U n i tools. versity o f North Texas. Proceeds will benefit The Freedom Socialist Her teaching experience includes choir, art F o l d e d R ags wo queer-friendly publications based in Newspaper. All are welcome. and speech. She also has an active singing career. Portland have gone out of business. In 1996 Syrcle came to the Rose City on a To arrange for someone to pick up donations, call Danzine was created by and for sex workers. singing contract with Portland Opera’s Young 503-240-4462. 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ACLU: H igh S c h o o l s M u s t G ive E q u a l R ights to G a y -S t r a i g h t A ll ia n ce s esponding to problems of intolerance faced by students in several Washington high schools, attorneys issued a letter May 28 advising officials statewide that their existing rules for stu dent-organized clubs may discriminate against some organizations, in violation of federal law. “Public schools may not discriminate against a student club based on its religious or political views,” said Julya Hampton, American Civil Lib erties Union of Washington legal program direc tor. “Equal rights for Gay Straight Alliance student clubs is a matter of basic fairness and should not be subject to a majority vote of other students." T h e A C L U explained that federal law makes it clear that student clubs promoting tolerance for gay students are entitled to the same resources as other clubs. Most recently, the G S A at Puyallup High gained full-fledged club status after attorneys notified the principal that it must be given the same access to resources that other noncurricular clubs have at the school. As a result, the G SA can now hold assemblies, publicize activities at school and seek student government funding. Earlier this year the A C L U intervened after the student government at Federal Way High refused to recognize the school’s G S A . 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