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august 19. 2005 » jllSt Ollt g nFTTTTTOHSTlne ws briefs Alldria M. Edwards Scholarship Flffl( D efense of M arriage C oalition S lapped with F ine The Defense of Marriage Coalition, Oregon’s foremost font of homophobia, has been fined nearly $20,000 for failing to report $58,000 in campaign donations by required deadlines. The dastardly sponsors of Measure 36, which amended the Oregon Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, could have easily avoided paying the fine, had the treasurer paid attention to the reporting requirements, offi cials said. The coalition will contest the fine before the Oregon Court of Appeals, according to its lawyer. C haritable G iving at W ork Federal employees in Oregon are showing support for queers by selecting Equity Foundation as Genny Nelson, co-founder of Sisfers of the Road Café, will be one of the speakers at A World Beyond Capitalism 2005. the recipient of donations through the Combined Federal Campaign. F irst -E ver D rag K ing and Q ueen Equity, a philanthropic giving agency serv P ageant in B end ing the sexual minorities community, is one of Bend will host its first-ever Drag King and the most prominent queer-focused partici Queen Pageant next month. “Surrender Your pants in the campaign. The agency has partic Gender!” will be held Sept. 17 at the Grove ipated for several years, receiving gifts Restaurant &. Lounge, 1033 Bond St. Dinner amounting to $1,611 last year and $2,500 the and drinks are served at 7 p.m., followed by the previous year. show and competition at 8. The cost is $ 10-$20 “We are pleased to have Equity as a part of sliding scale. If you come in costume, you will the campaign, as we are with all of our charities, receive two free raffle tickets, and performers get and we encourage local charitable organizations in free. to contact us and participate in the CFC appli “Calling all drag Oregonians!” announced cation period from mid-March to mid-April,” Derek Hanna, organizer of the event. “We wel said Jeff Sargent, management analyst of the come performers from all over the Beaver State Oregon Federal Executive Board. to compete in our first-ever pageant. We Cen The Combined Federal Campaign is one of tral Oregonians are eager to learn from our 15 workplace giving programs that Equity par state’s seasoned ‘kings’ and ‘queens’ and ‘divas’ ticipates in, bringing $200,000 to the agency and ‘dudes’ on how to do drag.” this year. Approximately half of that money is The performance will feature Portland faves earmarked directly to service organizations. The DK PDX, who promise to “shatter gender per remainder is combined with other dollars in a formances through sex appeal and synchronized granting and operating fund and awarded to var dance.” The troupe promotes independent alter ious nonprofit organizations by a grants commit natives to mainstream corporate culture and tee. The largest workplace giving campaign for addresses issues of sexism, racism, classism, Equity is the state of Oregon. sizeism, homophobia and transphobia on and off “The Combined Federal Campaign has a the stage. part in making employees aware of opportunities The event is a fund-raiser for the Human to give back to the community,” said Linda Dignity Coalition, which works to promote and Traeger, executive director of Equity. safeguard human rights, honor diversity and The Combined Federal Campaign is the promote social justice in Central Oregon. For only organization authorized to solicit federal more information call Hanna at 541-990-9971. employees on behalf of a charity. Approximate ly 6,000 federal employees participate in the A ctivists I nvited to A W orld Columbia River/Willamette Valley campaign, B eyond C apitalism 2005 including the military, postal workers and Queers and people of ail sexual orientations employees at the Social Security and Veteran are invited to attend a volunteer meeting for A World Beyond Capitalism 2005, an inter Affairs offices. Campaign dollars benefit approximately 400 national, multiracial alliance-building peace local charities, including Earth Share, Chil conference that will take place from Aug. 26 to dren’s Trust Fund, Black United Fund, Commu 28 in Portland. nity Health Charities, Habitat for Humanity The meeting will be held 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at and McKenzie River Gathering Foundation. Laughing Horse Books, 3652 S.E. Division St. • Traeger said, “Equity Foundation would like This meeting is open to the public and is to thank all of the employees who have given so appropriate for all ages. Conference organizers generously to our community,” including those are scheduling workshops, speakers and volun at the state of Oregon; cities of Portland and teers. They are also accepting advance registra Eugene; Multnomah County; Portland Public tions at this meeting. Free vegan refreshments Schools; Metro; Nike; Oregon Health and Sci will be served. Conference keynote speakers are Genny ence University; Portland General Electric; Tri- Met; the Combined Federal Campaigns of the Nelson, co-founder of Sisters of the Road Café, Columbia River/Willamette Valley and Douglas and Romeo Sosa, director of Voz. The speakers and Lane counties; United Way of the Colum will address conference participants 7 p.m. bia-Willamette; Port of Portland; Wells Fargo; Aug. 26 at St. Francis Hall, 1182 S.E. Pine St. In addition, an International Grassroots and Sears. For more information visit www.oregon.feb. gov/cfc.htm. Continued on Page 10 —Jaymee R. Cuti Is pleased to award the following grants: Jeffrey DeGroot Rylee Keys Britta Houser Cody Newton Margaret Whitcomb Jeffrey Stumpf $1500.00 $1000.00 $1000.00 $1000.00 $1000.00 $1000.00 Whitman PSU Samuel Merritt Lane CC SOU PSU Political Science Pre-Med Nursing Auto Tech Psychology English/Writing Thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors and donors who make it possible for the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund to continue to support the educational endeavors of the GLBT Community. 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