Here's what we've been up to recently.

 

PRIDE is coming. This year proves to be the biggest yet. The event will feature live music and dance, spoken word poetry, games (volleyball/badminton), vendors and informational booths, storytelling tent ("Speaking of Pride...") and a boat decorating contest before the "Float" down the Deschutes River.

What? Of course there's going to be a raffle! HDC always brings out the big dogs of social justice in Central Oregon to donate for the raffles and this year is no exception. There will be amazing gifts from local supportive businesses including everything from Pride Sausage to Chiropractic care to Kayak/Canoe lessons and so much more!

Entertainment:
Threes (jazz/rock)
Bijou Project (bellydance)
Jason Graham and Andrea Schuman (award winning spoken word artists)
Polite Conversation (youth instrumental Pink Floyd-style stuff)
Jenni Peskin (acoustic guitar)
and DJ

Food Vendors:
Breck Morgan Catering (steak and bbq)
Kebaba (middle eastern cuisine)

Location:
Beautiful McKay Park in Bend, OR
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Don't forget the after party at The Grove directly after PRIDE

Thank the sponsors & patronize their businesses! Press Pros / Pretty Pussycat / Sunlight Solar Energy / Stephanie Jaeger Architecture & Design / Newport Market

Thank the foundation sponsors that keep HDC in business, bring about these events or promote a better Oregon! They need to hear from you: Equity Foundation / GLBTBend / Basic Rights Oregon / Pride Foundation / Support Diversity

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Photo by: Joni Kabana www.jkabana.com

DRAG SHOW IN BEND!
Portland's Poisonwaters and friends

with special guest appearances by local performers.

October 7, 2006: 7:30 doors, 8PM Showtime
The Domino Room 55 NW Greenwood Ave.
Tickets sold at the door sliding scale $20 and up.
All proceeds benefit Human Dignity Coalition

Live Auction with fabulous prizes. 21 and over - no host bar

This event location is accessible. Sign language interpreter and assistive
listening services available on advance request by contacting HDC by
September 23rd. For more info, 385-3320 office@humandignitycoalition.org

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The Latest from COBRAT (Central Oregon Basic Rights Action Team)

Potluck October 3

Basic Rights Oregon has hired a new field organizer for Central Oregon...
Heather Starr is in Bend and we are having a potluck on October 3 to introduce her to folks and get the COBRAT up and running again. Please contact the HDC office for more info about the potluck

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A Message from PFLAG of Central Oregon:

POTLUCK - Come celebrate National Coming Out Day with PFLAG!

Bring a dish to share
and your favorite coming out story! It could be the easiest, the hardest, the
funniest, or you might even want to talk about coming out to somebody in the
future.
If you don't want to share, that's okay too! JUST COME!

Meetings include break-out support groups.

When: Monday, October 9th
Where: Trinity Episcopal Church
469 NW Wall St. (go up the stairs to the red door)
Time: 6:30 PM (come at 6:15 for refreshments and to visit our library)
Map of 469 Nw Wall St
Bend, OR 97701-2605

PFLAG is looking for committed and paid members to serve on its board. Let Becky
Groves, Becky Plassmann, Linda Burgel, Marj Smith, Mike Lovely, or Adam Groves
know if you are interested.

If something more short-term is for you, then consider helping PFLAG out on its
road clean-up on October 21st at 9 AM. Just show up with sturdy shoes and
gloves in the parking lot on the corner of Hwy 20 and the Powell Butte Hwy. It
takes just a couple of hours to make PFLAG's stretch of the highway litter free!

October 17th is the deadline for registering to vote in the November election.
If you have moved, you will need to re-register.

PFLAG membership forms can be downloaded at: www.pflagcentralor. org

PFLAG ~ Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, promotes the health
and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their
families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society;
education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end
discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation
and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and
respectful of human diversity

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Wasn't PRIDE fun? For those of you who missed it, or were there and want to be a part of the planning, contact HDC to be a part of next year's PRIDE!

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