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The hearing will start at 7 p.m. in the historic Tower Theatre, 837 N.W. Wall St. According to Basic Rights Oregon, coun cilors have been flooded with hundreds of e-mails urging them to approve or kill the hill. The Portland-based organization has been col laborating with a group of community leaders and activists in Eiend to build coalitions, gath er support and draft a nondiscrimination ordi nance inclusive of sexual orientation and gen der identity. “This is the biggest thing we’ve had,” Coun cilor Chris Telfer said. “Usually we’re lucky to get a handful of responses. This is huge.” Councilor John Hummel, who sponsored the ordinance, said some opponents go too far in their vilification of homosexuality. “There is nothing wrong with disagreeing with govern ment. But 1 don’t see how the debate is helped by the nasty, derogatory nature of some of the responses.” T he Tower Theater was at capacity March 31 for the first round of testimony, most of which was in favor of the proposed ordi nance. For four hours the council listened to personal stories about discrimination; parents’ concerns for the lives and well-being of their queer children; business interests who want to keep Bend a place where everyone feels wel come to visit, live and work; and clergy per spectives about the inherent value in every individual. T L uncheon H onors F air W orkplaces he 11th annual Oregonians Against Dis crimination Luncheon was held April 14 at the Hilton Hotel. Fair Workplace Project Awards were pre sented to Kaiser Permanente for creating a queer-friendly environment and to Support Diversity-Bend Together, a Central Oregon group that was formed in the aftermath of an anti-gay hate crime. The event raises money for the Basic Rights Education Fund, which T focuses on queer issues involving workplaces, schools, youth, hate crimes and families. L esbian G roup F orecasts F uture he Lesbian Community Project is invit ing past, present and future members to a meeting 2 p.m. April 24 at the Y W C A , 1111 S.W . 10th Ave. T h e organization, which was formed in 1986, presents a broad range of educational, social, political, spiritu al and financial activities promoting justice, peace and good will toward all. “We are to decide the future of the organi zation and need community input to do so,” board member Donna Luckett said. “LCP is almost 20 years of age and has impacted the community in many ways through the years. Now is a time o f examining purpose, need and focus.” T For more information call 503-227-0605, e-mail lcfy@xffrt.net or visit imyw.xfyrt.net/~lcp. D ay of S ilence , N ight of N oise n estimated record-setting 250,000 stu dents will not speak for an entire school day in a nationwide effort to peacefully protest the discrimination and harassment faced by gay, lesbian, hi and trans youth. This year’s Day of Silence will take place April 21. More than 50 Oregon schools will be participating, including kids from Albany, Arlington, T he Dalles, Roseburg, Seaside, Springfield, Tillamook and Woodburn. A ccording to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s 2003 National School Clim ate Survey, more than four out of five queer students experience verbal, sexual or physical harassment at school and nearly 30 percent report missing at least a day of school in the past month out of fear for their personal safety. T h e Day of Silence is one way students and their allies are making anti-gay bullying, harassment and name-calling un acceptable in U .S. schools. 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