8 jUSt OUt » October 7.2005
rrn?T7TÏÜTTîl n eivs briefs
It’s a you parade.
D. Fulps/George Kettner
Herzog-Meier
503-644-9121 ‘cars @ herzogmeier.com
St. Stephen s Episcopal
_ .
Drivers wanted.
Gay Er Lesbian Couples Welcome
Till': DOWNTOWN 1 PARISH^
Sunday Service • 9:30 am
Sunday School at 9:30 am
Breakfast at 8:15 am
Rev. Lawrence Falkowski, Ph.D. rector
Gary Hansen will seek the position on the
Multnomah County Commission that he held
between 1990 and 1998.
1432 SW 13th Avenue • Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 223-6424
our core values:
• building, strengthening and supporting women's
community * diversity of feminist perspective • education for
empowerment • social change through grass roots activism
Open Seven Days a Week ♦ 3734 SE Hawthorne
503.232.6003
www.inotherwords.org
Women's Books and Resources
we offer a comprehensive, diverse collection of women's writing * women-positive videos for rent
non-sexist children's books * cards, stickers, posters, buttons, gifts • space for community education
L
KAREN M. SWEIGERT, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecoiorw
Donor Insemination
'
.
vWi/ k
Phone
503 274-9936
k
1040 N.W. 22nd, Suite 330, Portland, OR 97210
Traditional
c
res.stet’
The
RUG
"’!r"‘tgifjUJlUlUiUiUUUUiMi'”r”r'r
Gallery
'■> I
We have the right
rug for you!
£
Wonderful Rugs,
Wonderful Prices!
1220 SE GRAND
503-282-4400
' y
Specializing in Estate Planning
Wills. Trusts. Business Planning,
and Domestic Partnerships
Call for your free 30-minute
consultation on Estate Planning.
J ames D. M c V ittie
503.224.661 1
806 sw B roadway , S te .8OO
PORTLAND, OREGON 97205
Attorney-at-Law, Lie. in OR & WA
WWW. MCVITTIE-LAW.COM
Raines Globe Travel
Person to Person Travel Planning
International Specialists
Vacation Packages • Cruises • lours • Group Travel
Downtown Salem Since 1948
129 Commercial NE • 503-399-1800 • 800-971-7210
Big City Produce
Local Folks, Local Produce
Tood System
J
Little Store . . .
Big on
Diversity.
L ongtime S upporter to S eek
C ounty C ommission S eat
Frazzini replaced Brenda Kinoshita, who
held that position for about a year.
Frazzini resides in North Portland with her
wife and their son, who was bom two days after
their marriage in Multnomah County.
The shift from BRO hoard to staff member
has afforded Frazzini a unique perspective.
“It’s been a really interesting transition to
go from hoard member to staff member and to
see the organization from two different angles,”
she said.
Frazzini is becoming acquainted with her
new duties, mostly centered around raising
money. Since her first day on the job, she’s been
largely planning BRO’s annual dinner, a disco-
themed gala held last month.
“Since I started, it’s been all dinner all the
time. I’m bottom-line responsible for it, hut I
worked with an events coordinator and dinner
committee,” she said.
She finds a common thread in work she has
State Rep. Gary Hansen,
D-North Portland, one of the
founders of the first domestic part
nership ordinance in Oregon, will
seek the North/Northeast Portland
seat on the Multnomah County
Commission that incumbent
Serena Cruz is vacating because of
term limits.
Hansen, 61, previously held that
same District 2 position from 1990
to 1998, during which time the
commission created the domestic
partnership policy. He also served
on a task force that distributed
federal funds for AIDS treatment.
The veteran liberal later won
election to the House of Represen
tatives in 1998. The 35-year North
Portland resident also represented
Gwen Baldwin and Kregg Arntson are both active leaders
the north end on the Metro Coun
in Q Center’s development.
cil from 1982 to 1990.
He is the senior Democrat on
the Legislature’s joint Ways and Means Com accomplished in political activism and her new
mittee and worked the 2005 session on the task in development.
Health and Human Services and the Public
“I find that organizing and development
Safety subcommittees.
work is not that different than political organiz
Hansen hopes his consensus-building expe ing work. It’s all a matter of outreach,” she said.
rience, progressive views and moderate “You need to he communicating and motivating
temperament will heal the frequently fractured people, whether you’re asking them to give up
Multnomah County hoard.
their time in a political setting or asking them
Hansen is joined in this race by another to commit their financial backing to the organi
Democrat, Jeff Cogan, who serves as Portland zation. It’s all about making a compelling case
City Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s chief of for the work that you’re doing and helping
staff, as well as Green Party candidate Xander people to connect with it in a way that’s reward
Patterson.
ing to them.”
The entire span of Frazzini’s career has
B asic R ights O regon G ets
involved nonprofit and advocacy work. She was
N ew D evelopment D irector
formerly the political director for the Death
Basic Rights Oregon’s new development with Dignity National Center.
director is hardly a stranger to Portland
“If I’m going to leave my house every day
advocacy circles. In fact, Jeana Frazzini has been and not just spend my day with my son, 1 want
familiar with BRO’s causes since she became a to know I’m making a difference in the world,”
hoard member in the summer of 2000. Last year she said.
she accepted a legislative campaign coordinator
—Jaymee R. Cuti
job, and last month she took the position of
development director.
Q C enter A head of S chedule
Momentum is building for Q Center.
Insiders say the new gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender community center is speeding
toward reality since its launch at Portland
Pride 2005.
According to self-imposed deadlines,
Q Center organizers are close to meeting goals
they did not expect to accomplish until Decem
ber. This includes assembling a board, writing a
business plan and establishing criteria for a
building, all of which are nearly complete.
A nine-member board is in place. Between two
and four final members are still needed.
Though the location of the center is still in
question, interim director Susan Remmers
sana Frazzini (right) shows solidarity with her
ife, KD Parman, and their son, Emmett Rocco
insists form must follow function.
“The programs must drive the building,” she