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wo queer musicians are headlining
the eighth annual Clark College
Women’s Conference, “ Pioneering
Women: Blazing Our Own Trails.”
The gathering will be held from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 7 at Gaiser Hall,
1800 E. McLoughlin Blvd. in Vancou
ver, Wash. It is organized by the college
and Southwest Washington community
members in the spirit of the 1995 U.N.
Women’s Conference held in Beijing.
This year’s event will feature a
keynote address and performance by
Asian American music artist, painter
and poet Magdalen Hsu-Li. The founder
of Seattle’s Chickpop Records was nom
inated for a Gay/Lesbian American
Music Award for the song “Monkeygirl”
from her critically acclaimed C D Evolu
tion. Hsu-Li will also lead a workshop
titled “Raising Awareness in Ourselves
and Our Communities.”
Another featured performer and Magdalen Hsu-Li will deliver the keynote address,
presenter will be Joan Szymko, a multi perform and lead a workshop during the Clark College
faceted composer who leads the Aurora Women’s Conference on Feb. 7 in Vancouver, Wash.
Chorus and creates music for and per
forms with the acclaimed Do Jump! movement
accommodations are available with prior
theater. Intensive training with drum circle
arrangement.
facilitation pioneer Arthur Hull has inspired
The conference costs $30 general admission
her to share the spirit of rhythm at this year’s and $20 for students and seniors; the prices include
conference.
continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.
A wide variety of workshops are planned,
Advance registration is recommended, hut walk-
ins will be accepted on a space-available basis.
with topics including the impact of female
artists and poets, reproductive rights, women as
peace advocates and applying feminism to work.
For more information call 360-992-2905 or visit
Child care, limited scholarships and disability
www.clark.edu.
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Vera Katz. “But 1 feel 1 have the stronger track
record on job creation, schixil funding and pro
tecting civil rights for all Oregonians.”
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For more information call 503-236-2082 or visit
www. samforpdx. com.
penly gay Portland City Council candidate
Sam Adams launched a Web site and
opened campaign headquarters this month,
with a kickoff celebration Jan. 22.
Taking a cue from presidential hopeful
Howard Dean, he intends the Web site to be his
virtual campaign headquarters. “1 wanted to cre
ate a meeting place for voters to get substantive
information on the issues,” he told Just Out.
Adams says his user-friendly Web site—
featuring photos of him at work and in the com
munity as well as a portraits of him as a boy— is
an antidote to what he called “superficial,
prepackaged sites." Like Dean, he will keep a
regular “blog” to update voters while he’s on the
campaign trail. “The blog is intended to give
people a behind-the-scenes look,” Adams says.
He plans to profile various Portlanders who
have inspired him and to highlight what he feels
are the city’s best attributes.
At home at the actual headquarters, Adams
has some heavy hitters running his campaign. His
consultants are Mark Weiner and Liz Kaufman,
who ran Randy Leonard’s successful City Council
bid in 2002 as well as 2003 school funding Bal
lot 26-48 and two campaigns against the Oregon
Citizens Alliance. Campaign manager Austin
Raglione worked for Earl Blumenauer for 15 years
and ran his successful first congressional campaign.
So far Adams lias raised nearly $80,000, which
he said is “on track, but with a long way to go.” On
the trail to the May 18 primary, he is up against
Nick Fish, a labor and employment attorney.
“Voters will be offered positive choices at the
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group of trans community leaders
announced their support Jan. 15 for former
Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who is vying for
the Democratic presidential nomination. They
endorsed the candidate because of his belief in
protecting the human rights of U .S. citizens
regardless of gender identity and expression.
“As president, I will fight for the civil rights for
all Americans, and that includes lesbian, gay, bi
sexual and transgender Americans,” Dean has said.
“No one should be discriminated against based on
their sexual orientation or gender identity.”
The trans activists who endorsed Dean
included Oregonians Lori Buckwalter, Laura
Calvo and Vannessa Lynn. The others included
Rebecca Juro of Out for Dean, Ethan St. Pierre
of Trans-FM and GenderTalk, C . Michael
Woixlward of the Southern Arizona Gender
Alliance and Angela Brightfeather of It’s Time,
North Carolina!
“I support Gov. Dean because I believe him
to be genuine, inclusive and concerned for the
dignity and civil rights of all Americans," Buck-
waiter told Just Out. “He has shown the courage
to speak out for transgendered people when so
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