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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.
For more information, visit www.amefund.com
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