NOVEMBER 17.2006 JUSÍQUtlI
and said, “We know she’s going to be pondering
some bit of life through a lesbian filter, and what
an imaginative and literary filter it is!”
Queer TV Group Forms
Rickie, the cutest bi boy ever to grace the tele­
vision, shares the screen with redheaded Angela
and punk Rayanne during the My So-Called Queer
TV Group at Q Center.
From 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays starting Nov. 22,
My So-Called Life junkies will meet to watch the
entire run, starting with the first episode. There
will be prizes tor the truest trivia nerds. For more
information visit www.pdxqcenter.org.
Literacy Is Sexual
The 2006 Thought Provoking Lecture Series
discusses sexual literacy Dec. 1.
A continental breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m.,
followed by a program titled “How to Begin and
Continue Discussions on Sexuality with Teens” at
9 with Talia Gad, professional development and
education program manager for Planned
Parenthood of the Columbia-Willamette.
Adrienne Wolmark, counseling services program
director for the YWCA of Greater Portland, will
discuss "Expanding Our Knowledge of Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity” until 11:30.
The free lectures are held at Kennedy School,
5736 N.E. 33rd Ave. For more information call
971-673-0361.
Making Women Well
Women on Wellness, a new monthly health
and wellness forum for lesbian, trans and bisexual
women, meets from 5 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 at Q Center for a dis­
cussion on the tobacco industry
and upcoming efforts toward
creating 100 percent smoke-
free workplaces in Oregon. The
Breathe Free team will make a
presentation.
The Jan. 23 meeting is a
workshop hosted by the Ham­
bleton Project on “Removing
the Barriers,” discussing how to
improve communication with
your health care provider. The
Feb. 27 meeting is a sing-along
with guitarist Mary Rose hosted
by Older Lesbians Organizing
for Change.
BRO’s education fund donated
$14,600 to the No on 43 campaign,
raised an additional $7,000 for the
campaign and sent 10,000 mailings
to educate queer and allied
Oregonians about the dangers of the
anti-choice parental notification
measure.
The organization educated nation­
al queer organizations about swing
races in the Legislature. Those donors
contributed more than $20,000 direct­
ly to pro-queer candidates in Oregon.
Of the 38 candidates BRO
endorsed, 34 won their races.
Advocacy Coordinator
Sought
Victory Is Ours
Basic
Rights
Oregon
Sally Sheklow was awarded the "best local writer" award for her
claimed a huge victory for Eugene Weekly.
equality when it embarked on
its most comprehensive effort to elect a progressive
urging legislators to pass laws for queer rights in the
Legislature. This was its action plan.
2007 session.
In three months, BRO volunteers made
BRO and its PAC received 85 endorsement
29,737 calls to supporters—8,168 of which were
requests, endorsed 38 candidates and allocated
during the final nine days before the election.
$66,000 to support progressive candidates plus
More than 800 people tallied 2,700 volunteer
$28,000 on a direct mail and a paid phone­
hours, working on phone banks, canvassing,
program.
sending postcards and lobbying.
BRO distributed 70,000 comprehensive voter
In connection with the Human Rights
guides around the state with 4,800 other pieces of
Campaign, canvassers knocked on 30,000 doors in
mail.
10 weeks during the summer, speaking to 7,225
The “get out the vote” phone program reached
Oregonians and collecting 5,200 signed postcards
13,000 voters with live phone calls.
Brother to Brother is searching for
an advocacy program coordinator.
The position is responsible for
column in
developing, planning, coordinating,
implementing and evaluating the
H1V/A1DS and STD programs, materials, mes­
sages and outreach services targeting Portland­
area African-American men who have sex with
men and other populations served by Brother to
Brother.
Applicants should send cover letter, resume,
references, and contact information to Brother to
Brother—Ujima Eshe—c/o Executive Director,
P.O. Box 3182, Portland, OR 97208, or call
503-417-7991 for more information. ©
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