JANUARY 20, 2006
northwest
Pastor Plans Boycott of
Washington Gay Rights Supporters
Redmond, Wash., pastor the Rev. Ken
Hutcherson announced Jan. 19 a boycott of corpo
rations that support a state gay rights hill. He called
formally for the boycott on the radio show Focus on
the Family.
“We’re tired of sitting around thinking that
morals can be ignored in our country,” he said.
“This is not a threat, this is a promise.”
Several companies, including Boeing Co.,
Hewlett Packard Co., Microsoft Corp, and Nike Inc.,
signed a letter Jan. 11 urging passage of the measure,
The Rev. Ken Hutcherson recently stirred the pot
calling for a boycott of Microsoft.
which would add sexual orientation to a state law
that already bans discrimination in housing, employ
ment and insurance based on race, gender, age,
disability, religion, marital status and other factors.
Microsoft is restoring its support for the proposal
a year after the company was denounced for quietly
dropping its endorsement. Hutcherson took the
credit for badgering Microsoft into dropping its sup
port for the bill last year by threatening a boycott.
Save the Date! Equity Gala Feb. 16
The sixth annual investments in Dignity
Awards, a benefit for Equity Foundation, will take
place 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Governor Hotel,
614S.W. 11th Ave.
Investments in Dignity is an evening of food
and music and a chance for grantees, donors and
other friends of Equity to meet. All proceeds from
the event will support Equity’s grant-making activ
ities and education programs.
Each year Equity honors two members of the
community who have championed its mission. The
tradition will continue this year when the John
Grigsby-Jim Vegher Investments in Dignity Award
is presented to Thomas D. Aschenbrener and the
Torchhearer Award to Sho Dozono.
The event will have a silent auction, with pro
ceeds going directly to Equity. Among the many
auction items are travel and spa packages, fine
wines, art and gift certificates to Portland restau
rants. Visit www.equityfoundation.org to preview
some of the auction items.
To purchase a ticket, call 503-231-5759.
Corvallis Film Fest to Benefit
Women's Cancer Prevention
The Benton County Breast and Cervical
Cancer Coalition, in collaboration with the
Oregon State University Women’s Center, will
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host the second Lunafest Corvallis on Jan. 28. •
Lunafest is celebrating its fifth anniversary as
the only national touring festival of films "by, for
and about women.” Lunafest Corvallis also will fea
ture an exhibit of “healing quilts” by local artists.
For a nominal fee, Luna makes the films avail
able to women’s organizations and donates its
proceeds to the Breast Cancer Fund, a national non
profit dedicated to investigating environmental caus
es of the disease. The rest of the proceeds from
Lunafest Corvallis will go to the coalition, whose mis
sion is “to reduce the morbidity and mortality of
breast and cervical cancer in Benton County,” and to
the women’s center for breast cancer education.
Last year in Oregon, 2,750 women were
diagnosed with breast cancer and 510 women
died of the disease. Every woman has l-in-8
lifetime risk of breast cancer. The news is bet
ter on cervical cancer because, as pap screen
ing has become more prevalent, cancer is
being detected more frequently before it
becomes invasive.
However, the cost of routine mammograms
and pap screenings can be prohibitive for
women without medical insurance. They often
delay or do not seek screening services, result
ing in a later diagnosis and a lower chance of
survival. Through its early detection screening
and education and outreach programs, the
coalition helps improve access for women
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regardless of income.
Lunafest Corvallis will take place 7 p.m. at
OSU’s LaSells Stewart Center Austin
Auditorium. Tickets cost $8 for students and $10
for general admission and are available at the
women’s center, LaSells Stewart Center, Grass
Roots
Bookstore,
Rice’s
Pharmacy
and
BrownPaperTickets.com. For more information vis
it www.lunahar.com.
Oregon Queer Youth Conference
to Take Place Feb. 25
Youth throughout the state are invited to propose
workshops for the Oregon Queer Youth Conference
in Febniary.
Queer youth and allies from around Oregon will
get together to talk about what they are doing, what
they want to do and how they can get there. The
conference will address making schools safer and
communities more accepting. It is about youth sup
porting youth to make things better for everyone.
The conference is for anyone younger than 23
who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or
questioning and those who care about them. The
focus is on those younger than 18 and high school
students, with some workshops relevant to older
youth and college students.
Adult allies are welcome to attend and give
their support through volunteering, leading youth
empowering workshops and learning to work better
with youth.
The conference takes place Feb. 25 at Catlin
Gabel School, 8825 S.W. Barnes Road. For more
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