Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 2004)
October 1 .2 Q Q 4 ■ j l I S t rWTTTTTTTnPTlnewsbríe/s Organizers in Seattle who would have host ed LLEGÓ ’s Encuentro conference this month plan to host “Sigamos Adelante: The LG B T Latina/o National Forum” from Oct. 8 to 10. The event will provide workshops and train ing on issues relevant to the Latino queer com munity ltKally and nationally. The goal is to analyze what the loss of LLEG Ó means to the Latino queer community and to discuss organiz ing strategies. A similar event was held Sept. 28 in New York, and another will he held Oct. 5 in Miami. LLEGÓ closed in September after 17 years of service. It followed May’s resignation of execu tive director Martin Omelas-Quintero, who was with the organization for eight years. N ational C oming O ut D ay E vents he Multicultural Center at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany is holding several activities in celebration of National Coming Out Day, which is Oct. 11. All events are free and will be held at the center. • A workshop, “ 10 Ways to Fight Hate on Campus,” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 5. Tafeni English will lead the workshop, which is sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Community Alliance for Diversity. RSVP to the center, 541-917-4461, or pick up a free resource book if you cannot attend. • A roundtable discussion lunch will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 11 about the impact of disabilities in the queer community, led by Adero Allison, director of disability services at the college. • A National Coming Out Day Rally, co sponsored by the college’s Gay Straight Alliance, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 11. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Jason Miller at 541-917-4461 or jason.miller@linnbenton.edu. Central Oregon Community College is also holding several events this month in Bend. • David Tseng, executive director of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, will speak at “Freedom, Equality, Safety: A Gaming Out Rally.” The gathering will begin 5 p.m. Oct. 8 at Rademacher Square, followed by the rally at 5:30. • Scholar Will Roscoe will present a slide lecture, “Changing Ones: Third and Fourth Genders in Native North America,” from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 15 at Hitchcock Auditorium. He will cover his research on the Native American berdache or two-spirit tradition. • A discussion, “The Many Faces (if Gender: Biological and Socio-Cultural Perspectives,” will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Brcxiks Resources Room at the Bend Public Library. The talk will be presented by faculty Amy Harper and Rebecca Walker-Sands. Oregon State University’s Pride Center will hold the grand opening of its new loca tion Oct. 11 at 1553 S.W. A Ave. in C orval lis. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided. For more information call 541-737-9161 or visit oregonstate.cdu.qrc. The Multnomah G iunty Employee Network Group PRISM (Pride, Respect, Integrity for Sexual Minorities) is also holding a National Coming Out Day celebration from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 11 in the second-floor auditorium at the Portland Building, 1120 S.W. Fifth Ave. Speakers will include entertainer Poison Waters, aka Kevin Gx>k; Roey Thorpe of Basic Rights Oregon; Linda Traeger of Equity Founda tion; Jay Harter of the Human Rights C am paign; Ric King of Elder Resource Alliance; Multnomah G w n ty Gimmissioner Maria Rojo 1 T de Steffey; and Portland City Commissioners Dan Saltzman and Randy Leonard. Far mare information contact dbcsncodteam@co. multrurmah .or. us D avid M artinez T akes N ew P osition D avid Martinez, community liaison for Multnomah County Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey, has taken a new position at Lin- field College’s Portland campus, in the Linfield- GixxJ Samaritan School of Nursing. Martinez, 36, said his new position will fcx:us on recruitment and retention of students in underrepresented communities, and specifically the Latino community. The school recently received a grant to look at the shortage of bi lingual, bicultural nurses, he said. “Working with education, and working with the community— that’s where my heart is,” he said. Martinez, who identifies as gay, was the first in his family to finish high school and then col lege. He said he’d particularly like to look at issues of access to higher education. “I’m looking at access to education, and the barriers that exist when you are from an under represented community,” he said. “I know first hand what that means.” Martinez’s background is in higher educa tion. He worked at Portland State University, Western Oregon University and Willamette University prior to joining Rojo’s staff in July 2001 . “She is such a role mtxlel for me,” he said of Rojo. “She really was supportive and looking out for me, and what I wanted to do.” Martinez keeps busy outside o f work as well. H e’s on the board o f directors at Cascade A ID S Project, Hispanics in Unity for Oregon and the Portland G uadalajara Sister City Association. He is also the co-chairman of the LG B TQ Community Center Fund, on the advisory board of the Chicano Latino Studies Program at PSU, a planning committee member of the annual Cesar E. Chavez Leadership Ginference and a player and manager of the Rose City Softball Association’s Bella Boys team. J H WHETHER YOU'RE STARTIHG A FAMILY OR CREATIHG OHE AS YOU GO. Compiled by M.L. M adison Vie invite your family to join ours. >< I ’ M * N H C ttT I r i*M P **4 F *i David Martinez, community liaison for Multnomah County Com m issioner Maria Rojo de Steffey, is taking a position in higher education From now until December 31, 2004 when you buy or tease any new Volvo, we will donate $500 to HRC * To learn more about this s p e c ia l o ffe r call 1 -800 652-7782 It’s our way of letting you know, we care fo r the people you c a re about V O LV O for life •AJt d o n a tio ", m utt be aocompanied by a r o fficia l MflCVVot.o coupon and teaae or purcbaso aprrsm cm % 2003 Volvo Cam o* North ( t w in . U C . votvooant com HERZOG-MEIER VOLVO JIM FISHER VOLVO 139th & Canyon R d, Beaverton 503.644.9121 www.herzogmeier.com 21st & W . Burnside, Portland 503.295.5571 wwWfjimfishervolvo.com O U t g
