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From Aug. 1 to 3, hundreds of worker bees of all stripes will gather at Reed College to Bijou Matinee, aka Kevan Gardner, will serve as co-host learn from each other, network, strate- of a talk show-style forum on gender identity during the gize and commiserate during Western 13th annual Community Strategic Training Initiative States Centers Community Strategic opportunity to work together with members of the Training Initiative. broader progressive movement, events at CSTI “The role of Western States Center is to help will specifically address sexual minority issues. build a progressive movement in the West,” Eminent Seattle-based trans activist Marsha trainer and organizer Moira Bowman explains. “C STI is a gixxl example of how we bring or Botzer will serve as co-host of “T-Talk,” a talk ganizations together in order to do peer-based show-style forum on gender identity. She under learning, networking and relationship building stands clearly how different parts of the progres so folks can work together across issues and sive movement can feed on each other’s success es. Botzer was among many activists who partic geography." ipated in the recently successful two-year effort This will he the 13th time Western States urging Wal-Mart to adopt a policy specifically Center has held the annual gathering, which prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexu has developed a strong reputation for helping al orientation. activists develop the tixils they need to fight the gtxxl fight. Though it’s tex) late to register for “I presented a section on gender identity to this year’s event, the conference is open to Wal-Mart," she says. “They have gone forward everyone. However, space is limited and prefer with sexual orientation hut didn’t feel comfort able with gender identity. That means we need ence is given to representatives of progressive more education— which is the case everywhere. adviKacy organizations. The conference takes a multifaceted approach Folks are beginning to understand gays and les- to empowering nonprofits through education and bians in particular, hut they still have a ways to cooperation. Workshops help activists develop go to understand gender identity. There’s practical skills such as how to run an effective absolutely nothing to fear in any of this, hut we meeting, how to get grants for projects and even | just have to take the time to do the education, how to build an organization that encourages “ I’m also on the board of the National Gay youth participation and leadership. and Lesbian Task Force, and from that perspec- It’s easy to see how working together and five, integrating all progressive ideas and groups learning from advocates of all manner of pro- together in order to have the larger voice— that’s gressive s<x:ial causes helps the gay rights move- particularly necessary now in this current social ment. “We see organizing around queer issues as climate in order to protect the rights we still integral to building a movement for social jus- have, regain what we’ve lost and move forward.” tice,” Bowman says. 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