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K ucinich F und -R aiser
P lanned in V ancouver
he Dennis Kucinich for President Campaign
in Southwest Washington and Oregon will
hold a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser Dec. 19 at Uni
tarian Universalist Fellowship, 4505 E. 18th St. in
Vancouver, Wash.
Dixtrs will open at 6 p.m., and dinner will he
served at 6:30. The meal will include salad with a
balsamic vinaigrette, pasta with a choice ot vege
tarian or meat sauce, garlic toast, beverage and
cheesecake for dessert.
The cost is $25 for adults and $10 for children
younger than 16. Entertainers also will he featured.
The Ohio congressman is running for president
on a platfonn that supports federal legislation lor
civil marriage between same-sex couples. He issued
a statement Nov. 18 applauding the Massachusetts
Supreme judicial Court’s declaration that i is
unconstitutional tor the state to deny marriage to
gay and lesbian couples.
“The right to marry is a civil right that should
not he denied,’’ Kucinich said. “Civil unions do no
provide equal rights to LGRT Americans. .. Civi
unions are a kind ot limbo with regard to govern
mental functions performed by Kith state and fed
eral governments, such as taxation pension pro
tections and provision of insurance for families
Kucinich also is calling for single-payer uni
versal health care, jobs creation, fair trade,
reduced Pentagon spending, opposi
tion to the PATRIOT Act and an exit
strategy from U.S. occupation ot Iraq.
He is co-chairman of the Progressive
Caucus of House Democrats and for
mer mayor of Cleveland.
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that 1 believe there are pluses for everybody to
be represented in the Portland Police Bureau."
Although the application process is ongoing, a
new Reserve Academy begins tr.lining in January
with another scheduled for next summer. Entrance
requirements include psychological testing and
intensive background investigation. Once a person
is accepted, classes in academic and tactical law
enforcement skills are held three times weekly for
about five months. Training and uniforms are free,
hut Reserve officers must purchase their own pro
tective vests, which can cost $400-$ 1,200.
Reserve officers volunteer in a variety of capac
ities. Members of the nonswom category, for exam
ple, require less training hut are limited to support
duties such ;is clerical work. Sworn and special
Reserve officers participate in patrolling, special
assignments such as drug details and prostitution
missions, presidential and VIP security, communi
ty events and crime prevention. Once on duty,
Reserve officers till two work shifts a month.
For some people, Garvey suggests the Reserve
Unit can serve as a steppingstone to explore a pro
fessional career in law enforcement.
“There are many more gay police officers than
ever have been. They’re not afraid, and that
speaks volumes for us,’’ remarks Garvey. “It’s a
great profession.”
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ascade AIDS Project honored
volunteers during a World
AIDS Day celebration Dec. 1 at
the Hilton Hotel.
A recently released U .N .
Portland Mayor Vera Kat:
report revealed that 3 million
presents Sam Wong with
people worldwide die of AIDS
an Angel Award for his
annually, with 14,000 new HIV
volunteer work with Cascade
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ortland Police Bureau officials are recruiting
volunteers from a number of communities—
including sexual minorities— in an effort to beef up
its Reserve Unit.
“This is a great opportunity for members of
the sexual minorities com m unity to become
part of this profession and serve the public '
comments Cmdr. Mike Garvey, who says off
cials want to increase diversity represented in
the Reserves, which has dropped from 150
members to 25.
“As the first openly gay officer in the Port
land Police Bureau, I was involved in a lot of dif
ferent issues since arniing out,” says Garvey,
noting how through the years sexual minorities
have worked to improve their relationship with
police as well as the work environm ent for queer
bureau employees. "The fact of the matter is
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gay man is coordinating ftx>t patrols
throughout the Vernon neighborhtxxl in
response to a recent increase in gang activity and
illegal drug-related crimes, including two homi
cides in October.
Judge Kemp helped restart the patrols this
year as part of the reactivation of the Vernon
C om m unity Association, for which he serves
as a board member. T he patrol route includes
th e
com m ercial
areas
of
N ortheast
Killingsworth and Alberta, residential streets
and Alberta Park.
“C oncerned neighbors became fed up with
the drug and gang activity in the area," Kemp
told Just Out. “Working with the Office of
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