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Shepards speech coincid ed with the release of an Judy Shepard delivers one of the keynote speeches April 28 at annual report from the Diversity Summit 2004 National Coalition of Anti- Violence Programs indicating an 8 percent Opportunity Commission, ensuring that it is increase in reported incidents of anti-gay vio in compliance with the agreement. lence, including an 80 percent increase in The settlem ent of $600,000 includes anti-gay murders. She partially attributed the $40,000 in legal costs with the rest of the jump to recent advances in equality, includ money going to Cusick. Part of the settlement ing the U.S. Supreme Courts Lawrence vs. covers future earnings, since Cirque’s public Texas decision and the appointment of Gene hostility against Cusick during the past year Robinson as the Episcopal Church’s first led him to decide not to return to work for openly gay bishop. “Every pro-gay thing that the company. happens, hate crimes against the gay commu “Cascade AIDS Project is encouraged that Cirque du Soleil understands and accepts lia nity go up,” she said. bility for making uninformed choices and resulting in the unwarranted termination of Matthew Cusick with this unprecedented set C irque du S oleil tlement,” executive director Thomas Bruner S ettles C om plaint said. “By acknowledging its ignorance, the atthew Cusick, the Cirque du Soleil performance company reaffirmed the impor gymnast who spoke at Cascade AIDS tance to educate our many communities Project’s Art for Life fund-raiser April 10, will about the realities of living with AIL9S and receive a record $600,000 to end a discrimi HIV and to affirm the positive contributions nation complaint ho filed after being fired last to our society those affected make every day.... We cannot let ignorance harm people year because he has HIV. The settlement, announced April 22, ends that we care for and support.” a nationwide campaign and a federal disabili ty complaint filed by Lambda Legal, which litigated the nation’s first HIV discrimination W alkers F ight case in 1983. The agreement is the B reast C ancer largest public set he American Cancer Society is calling tlement ever for on volunteers to mobilize supporters for an HIV discrimi Portland’s third annual Making Strides nation complaint Against Breast Cancer walk May 16. settled with the Each year, more than 200,000 women and Equal Employ men are diagnosed with breast cancer, and ment Opportuni 40,000 die from the disease. Since 1993, the ty Commission. walk has raised awareness and dollars to fight “W hen I was the disease. Proceeds are used to fund pro fired hy Cirque du grams for breast cancer patients and their fam Soleil, it was the ilies and research to find a cure for the disease. worst day of my Registration is free. Participants simply life. Today is collect pledges, form teams with friends and nearly the exact family, and turn their money in when they opposite because I arrive the*moming of the walk. stcxxl up for what The five-mile route will begin 10 a.m. at —Matthew Cusick I knew was right Southwest Harrison and College streets, tak and changed one ing walkers through downtown Portland, of the world’s most popular entertainment across the Steel Bridge, along the east hank of companies,” Cusick said. “This kind of dis the Willamette River and hack to the South crimination tears people’s dreams and careers Park Blocks. The goal this year is to attract apart. 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