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Conference trains hundreds of activists
afflicted with progressive-compulsive disorder by Michael Burdick
espite the recent U .S.
Supreme Court ruling
banning sodomy laws—
certainly a stunning victo
ry for gay rights— the pro
gressive movement has been beset on
many fronts. From Attorney General
John Ashcroft’s jihad against civil liber
ties to the Bush administration’s bel
ligerent efforts to protect us from the
threat of irrelevant Third World dicta
tors, times have been tough for every
one who works for social justice.
It’s fortunate, then, that people who
fight for progressive causes can often
lean on one another’s shoulders. 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.
O f course, trans topics have been ubiquitous
In addition to providing gay activists an
features on television talk shows, where people
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