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held every Wednesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Working Choices is managed by Heather
Salek. Those interested in receiving future
information about the program, job alerts,
updates and to RSVP to Job Club meetings
should email Salek directly at hsalek@cas-
cadeaids.org or call her at 503-278-3812.
Also in the works for CAP is the continu
ation of a campaign to be included as a tax-
exempt donation option for taxpayers. In an
effort to gather 10,000 signatures on a peti
tion by the end of May 2011, CAP has em
ployed a volunteer team called CAP Collec
tors who can be found at several public events.
The official signature count stood at 5,700 as
of press time.
To sign the petition, visit “CAP Collectors”
on Facebook to view an event calendar and
learn where you can help out.
—Ryan J. Prado
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On February 10, Kitzhaber signed a proc
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The 2011 Gay &, Grey PDX Expo com
mences Friday, May 20 with a “Senior Prom”
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Saturday, May 21 at Friendly House. The
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• As J u s t O ut went to print, Darcelle XV was
named Grand Marshal of the 2011 Rose Fes
tival Starlight Parade, set for June 4 in down
town Portland. Darcelle, who has also served
as Grand Marshal of the 2010 Portland Pride
parade, was obviously delighted by the news.
“Wow!” exclaimed Darcelle. “W hat an honor;
I’m so pleased!” Visit rosefestival.org for more
information on this year’s festivities.
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BRO Marriage Equality Ads
Aired on CNN
News giant CNN recently picked an ad
vertisement spot from a series produced to
promote marriage equality in Oregon to air
on Valentine’s Day. As part of a new national
campaign by Freedom to Marry, CNN aired
one of the 30-second ads throughout the day,
which featured four Oregon couples—two
gay and two straight.
The advertisement—first shown on televi
sion throughout Oregon in the summer of
2010—was originally developed by Basic
Rights Oregon as part of its ongoing public
education campaign to get Oregonians talk
ing about marriage equality.
From a press release, BRO Executive Di
rector Jeana Frazzini lauded the decision to
air the ads on Valentine’s Day, and to be part
of Freedom to M arry’s campaign.
“Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love
and commitment, and that’s true for all cou
ples, gay or straight,” said Frazzini. “We’re
reaching out to Oregonians to talk about the
reasons we all want to get married: We want
to publicly affirm the commitment we’ve
made to the person we love.”
For more information on Basic Rights Oregon ,
visit hasicrights.org.
• Pride NW welcomes nominations for its
Awards and Honorifics for Pride 2011.
Among the honors you can help bestow is the
position of Parade Grand Marshal, as well as
nominees for the “Spirit of Pride” award,
Youth award (age 22 or younger) and “Pride
In Action” award. Submissions require the
nominee’s name and a minimum o f200 words
explaining why the person should be recog
nized by Pride Northwest. Send nominations
to outreach@pridenw.org no later than Sun
day, February 20.
Additionally, the application deadline for
the Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholar
ship is March 1. The fund is administered
through Equity Foundation and provides fi
nancial assistance to third- and fourth-year
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