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may 2 1.2 0 0 4 • J U S t « H l t g rTïïîTTTWn^lnetvsbrie/s Continued from Page 6 politics— comfortable shoes, cool black beret and a rucksack full of voter registration cards were part of the suggested outfit. The all-day meeting also addressed lessons learned from previous campaigns, targeting ideal voters, building relationships with voters, how to address ‘‘wedge issues” and managing data. ROP staff presented a one-hour work shop on “Building a Machine with Heart,” in which they dramatized ways to connect with voters in rural areas. Salvador Peralta, Yamhill County Democrats chairman, urged fellow groups to “promote U .S . Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, spoke May 15 at the our ideals through the Democratic Rural Caucus and Strategy Session in Oregon City Party...without compromising our values.” He said progressives could learn from rural and small-town Oregonians are going the Christian Coalition, which has been rela to...win justice on Nov. 2,” she said. “And also tively successful in mainstreaming its agenda. get more people involved who are ready to work Ben Talley spoke about Pendleton Commons’ for progressive values.” recent effort to pass a progressive tax measure in eastern Oregon. He recounted a three-pronged P er fo r m a n c es A d d ress approach to success: “keep it local," “keep it per H o m o p h o b ia , R acism sonal” and “keep it inclusive.” Talley particularly stressed the advantage to he gained from engag total of 15 students will use an innovative, ing and including the business community. dynamic form of interactive theater to The strategy session concluded with a speech educate people about oppression this month at hy U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. ROP Portland Community Colleges Sylvania Cam field organizer Cara Shufelt said it was "refresh pus, 12000 S.W. 49th Ave. ing to hear a presidential candidate talk about The Illumination Project will ftxus on homo issues facing rural Americans.” phobia from 1 to 2:20 p.m. May 24 and from 2 to Shufelt told Just Out the day was a success. 3:20 p.m. May 27 in the Little Theater as well as “We were able in a bigger way to kick off how from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in the Performing Art Cen A ter Lobby. It will tackle homophobia and racism from 6 to 8:30 p.m. May 25 in the Little Theater. “Racism and homophobia are so ingrained in our society, they often go unnoticed," said Jean- nie LaFrance, director of Art for Action, an organization dedicated to the use of theater for education and social justice. “This interactive performance is meant to help strip away igno rance around these issues.” To arrange for off-campus performances or to make reservations, call 503-977-8149 or e-mail jlafranc@pcc.edu. W o r k sh o p T each es Y o u th A b o u t D rag P ortland drag troupe DK PDX held an inno vative workshop for youth May 14 at the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center. Host ed hy Randy Bush and Simon LeBongo, the workshop focused on the expanding definitions of drag, how to transform oneself into a drag star and drag performance. A dozen youth attended the workshop and shared their experiences with drag and learned new ways to express gendered personas through performance. Highlights of the night were facial hair tips and choosing per sonal drag star names and personas. “Drag performance is expanding from the drag queen community to include drag kings, ‘bio’ queeas and everything in between and beyond," LeBongo told Just Out. “Youth perspectives are important in shaping this growing genre of queer art. Drag is a way for queer youth to express them selves and their politics and to capture an audi ence to think about sexual minority youth issues." DK PDX will showcase emerging queer youth artists and performers during an all-ages Portland Pride party June 20 at the Meow Meow, 320 S.E. Second Ave. For more information join the fan list at groups. yahoo. com/group/portlandddragkmgs. P ride N o r th w est M a k es C h a n g es his year’s Portland Pride theme might he “Queer We Go Again!” hut that doesn’t mean everything will he identical to past celebrations. The biggest change in the festivities is the parade route. Previously it started at Lincoln High School, went down Broadway and cut through Stark Street and Old Town before arriving at Waterfront Park. This year, participants will gath er at the comer of 15th Avenue and Glisan Street, wind through the Pearl District, head down Stark, zip across Old Town and end at Waterfront Park. “In past years what people have complained about most about the parade was that it was too stretched out and too long and there were huge gaps in between, and that was because we crossed the M AX tracks before,” Pride North west spokesman Joe Dressman explains. “But now we’ve moved a little bit more toward Northwest so we don’t cross MAX. 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