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resources needed
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formed decisions,
personally
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professionally.
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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.
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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.
Its goal was to provide the infonnation and
Artist Program, where she discovered an oppor
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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 . A t
Shelton High in 1999, the Equality C ouncil
gained the right to distribute fliers, announce
meetings via the intercom and meet on school
grounds at suitable times after attorneys co n
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