2009 Annual Report Strategic Plan 2009-2013 a Bold Path to Equality

2009 ANNUAL REPORT STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2013 A BOLD PATH TO EQUALITY

OVERVIEW Building An Inclusive Movement Basic Rights Oregon’s Strategic Plan rep- resents a bold new approach to ensure Cultivate the leadership of transgender people, youth that all LGBT Oregonians experience and LGBT people of color. And prioritize their interests full equality. Discrimination against LGBT while deeply engaging businesses, community leaders and people continues in Oregon – we are ex- straight allies in a statewide network to broaden support for equality. cluded from the freedom to marry, LGBT teens have the highest rates of suicide, our youth endure bullying at school, and Winning majority support for the freedom to marry transgender people are denied basic for all Oregonians medically necessary health care. Mar- riage discrimination has a daily impact Ultimately, marriage has a federal solution, but Basic Rights on caring, committed couples, hurting Oregon will play an important role in creating the national Oregon families in very real ways. tipping point by achieving a statewide marriage victory. To win, we need to build majority support for marriage equality and run an inclusive campaign that addresses the needs of transgender families, LGBT families of color and young people.

Mission Statement Achieving signiﬁ cant policy change to improve the lives of transgender and Basic Rights Oregon will ensure gender non-conforming Oregonians that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Oregonians experience Basic Rights Oregon supports policies that are inclusive of equality by building a broad and in- transgender Oregonians. We seek to understand and ar- clusive politically powerful movement, ticulate the impact of all of our campaigns on trans people shifting public opinion, and achieving across the state. In addition, in the next ﬁ ve years, Basic policy victories Rights Oregon will coordinate ambitious policy campaigns to increase the safety and well being of transgender members of our community.

Increasing and enforcing protections for LGBT and allied youth across Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon will build upon our work with LGBT and allied youth. We will lead a policy agenda that increases the safety and well being of LGBT and allied youth.

Enforcing and Defending Our Victories

Fully implement and enforce domestic partnerships and nondiscrimination laws by working with businesses and state agencies to educate about these laws. We are also committed to defending against any and all attacks on LGBT equality and working through the courts and the legislature to close any loopholes. STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2013 A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A BOLD PATH TO EQUALITY Dear Friends,

What an amazing time to be part of the movement for LGBT equality in Oregon! We all remember those challenging years from 1988 to 2004, when Oregonians voted on over 33 statewide and local ballot measures attacking the fundamental human dignity of the LGBT community. But we have started a new chapter in our movement. Since the last statewide ballot measure campaign in 2004, Basic Rights Oregon has been aggressively seeking pro-active policy changes and building an inclusive program.

And yes, we are winning!

In 2007, we passed two landmark laws to establish Domestic Partnerships and ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2009, we worked with a broad coalition to pass the Oregon Safe Schools Act, aimed at eliminat- ing bullying and harassment in our schools. These are three of the most substantial legislative victories the organization has seen, and are representative of an assertive strategy to pursue policy gains for Oregon’s LGBT community, in addition to defending against homophobic and transphobic efforts.

This year marked the ﬁ rst full year of implementing our new strategic plan that prioritizes the needs and the leadership of LGBT youth, LGBT people of color, and transgender Oregonians. Along with revamping our policy strategy, we have established a strong voice in Oregon’s movements for social justice. We have always been a reliable partner to choice and labor movements, and have increasingly become a partner to racial justice and immigrant rights movements as well.

Your investment in our work has created the opportunity for the organization to transition from a successful campaigning organization to a movement-building powerhouse. It is this movement that will win marriage equality for our community in the coming years.

Together, we have made tremendous progress, but discrimination aimed at gay and transgender Oregonians persists. Together, we will continue to work towards the day when every gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied Oregonian experiences equality.

With deep appreciation,

Jeana Frazzini Executive Director Basic Rights Oregon & Basic Rights Education Fund RACIAL JUSTICE AND ALLIANCE BUILDING At Basic Rights Oregon, we are committed to anti-racist work in our organization and in the state as a whole. As a primarily white LGBT organization in a primarily white region, we work both to develop an analysis of the impact of racism in our organization and community and to act on that understanding.

Our commitment to racial justice shows in our strategic plan and work plans, in ongoing political education with our base, in the action we take for racial justice and in explicit statements addressing how our work affects gay and transgender people of color. Today, we have increasingly multi-racial leadership in our organization, a track record of support for racial justice and a reputation as being a dependable ally. We do this work because it is the right thing to do and because it helps us build a bigger, stronger movement.

Executive Director Jeana Frazzini trains participants at the Creating Change Conference in Texas. WE HAVE A VISION FOR WHAT IS POSSIBLE: Imagine a ballot measure ﬁ ght where the media and Imagine a movement where people are able to bring opposition can’t pit gay and transgender communities their full selves and ﬁ nd community–where we can and communities of color against one another. break down the dynamic in which gay and transgender people encounter homophobia and transphobia Imagine the power of a movement for justice that is in situations that are supposed to be safe for people united across identity, where advocates for LGBT jus- of color, and racism in places that are supposed to be tice work side by side in the struggle for immigrant safe for LGBT people. rights and for economic justice. EDUCATING OUR BASE TO BE EFFECTIVE ALLIES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE Nearly 500 participants have attended Basic Rights Oregon’s workshops on dismantling racism in the LGBT movement. In 2009, we compiled the resources and tools we have used in our work for racial justice and re- leased Standing Together: Coming Out for Racial Justice.

CENTERING THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE OF COLOR As part of the Safe Schools for ALL Youth campaign, Basic Rights Oregon worked in coalition with many organizations of color including CAUSA Oregon, the Urban League, and the Asian Paciﬁ c American Network of Oregon. Basic Rights Oregon also partnered with the Oregon Students of Color Coalition to produce their special report on the disproportionate impact of bullying and harassment on students of color in Oregon.

BEING A DEPENDABLE AND PUBLIC ALLY TO RACIAL JUSTICE Supporting racial justice organizations and campaigns led by people of color is a priority of Basic Rights Oregon. In 2009, we supported comprehensive immigration reform, took a public stance in favor of honoring the life and contribution of an advo- cate for justice with the naming of Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard, and more. STANDING UP FOR TRANSGENDER JUSTICE Justice for transgender communities is a key component of Basic Rights Oregon’s work. Transgender Oregonians face serious barriers to meeting such basic needs as housing, employment, health care, and accurate documenta- tion. And protections on the basis of gender identity and expression affect all of us—especially those of us who don’t always look traditionally masculine or feminine. To make real change for trans justice, that change must be led by trans Oregonians. TAKING THE LEAD FROM TRANS COMMUNITIES In 2009, Basic Rights Oregon convened a Trans Policy Once the responses were in, Working Group members Working Group. Working Group members represent sorted through the priorities identiﬁ ed by the communi- a broad range of experiences and areas of expertise, ty and selected several arenas in which to shift policy. with the majority identifying as transgender, gender- Chief among those was Basic Rights Oregon’s new queer or gender nonconforming. The Working Group campaign to increase access to competent health care conducted months of careful research and analysis, and inclusive insurance for transgender Oregonians. soliciting input from transgender and allied Oregonians from across the state, and developed a strategic plan to advance transgender equality in Oregon.

Working Group members facilitated listening sessions in Portland and Eugene for transgender Oregonians and their families to identify the most pressing policy changes that need to be made by and for trans communities. Listening sessions were supplemented by a comprehensive online survey.

Trans Policy Working Group Members at a meeting in summer 2009. From left to right: Alec Esquivel, Camille Hopkins, Tobi Hill-Meyer, Tash Shatz (Staff), Aubrey Harrison (staff), Kerry Johnson (Board) and Laura Calvo. “I think it all starts with health reform. If we can get the health care that we need, we would all be more inclined to help with other issues.” —Eugene listening session participant

WHY HEALTH CARE? THE WORK AHEAD Transgender Oregonians face serious barriers to ac- In 2010, Basic Rights Oregon will continue cessing appropriate, affordable care: to engage the leadership of transgender Oregonians in our work to increase access to • It’s common practice in Oregon to deny health care appropriate care and inclusive insurance across to transgender Oregonians just because of their the state. identity. In fact, the vast majority of health care plans specifi cally exclude transition-related care— • Increasing access to inclusive insurance cover- so transgender Oregonians can’t access medically age from major employers, cities and counties necessary care. across the state. • Many health care providers have little or no ex- • Engaging and educating health care providers so perience treating transgender patients, making it more transgender Oregonians can receive appro- extraordinarily diffi cult for trans people to fi nd priate, meaningful care from their doctor, nurse or appropriate care—and leaving many doctors and clinician. nurses unsure of how best to treat their patients.

These factors leave many transgender Oregonians without access to critical health care—solely because TRANS COMMUNITIES WEIGH IN of their gender identity. It’s tough enough for anyone to get health care. No one should be denied care just Participants at listening sessions: 32 because of their identity. Completed online surveys: 73 SAFE SCHOOLS FOR ALL YOUTH HB 2599–THE OREGON SAFE SCHOOLS ACT Our ﬂ agship legislative campaign in 2009 was passing HB2599, the Oregon Safe Schools Act. This legislation provides greater safety and accountability to students who are bullied and harassed in Oregon’s public K-12 schools by instituting one of the nation’s most comprehensive anti-bullying policies. Youth and students from around the state shared their stories of bullying with lawmakers and led much of the work on the ground and at the State Capitol.

THE SAFE SCHOOLS FOR ALL YOUTH COALITION Basic Rights Oregon led the Safe Schools for ALL Youth Coalition, which included 39 organizations representing diverse communities, including communities of color, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, girls’ advocates, education professionals and gay and transgender communities. This multi-constituency, multi- issue framework created deeper organizational relationships critical for long-term movement building.

Governor Kulongoski signs HB2599 into law while members of the Safe Schools for ALL Youth Coalition watch on. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

APANO (Asian are twice as likely to be victims of serious violence in and out of Pacifi c Ameri- school. can Network of Oregon) is “Having worked with many API families who do not speak English a statewide, and are recent arrivals to the US, I have seen the damage and volunteer-led, harm, emotionally and physically, caused by bullying. It’s because social justice of our families’ and others’ personal stories that prompted APANO organization to support this legislation,” said APANO Board Member Kathy dedicated to Wai. civic involve- ment and On May 8, 2009, over 100 Asian Pacifi c Islanders lobbied legisla- Pan-Asian leader- tors in support of HB2599 at APANO’s fi rst Legislative Lobby Day. ship development. The organization brings APANO leaders joined Basic Rights Oregon and many others from together diverse Asian Pacifi c Islander (API) communities across the Safe Schools for ALL Youth Coalition at the Governor’s signing ethnicity, language, gender, sexuality and age. APANO was one ceremony on June 12, 2009. of the 39 organizations that made up the Safe Schools for ALL Youth Coalition, led by Basic Rights Oregon. “By building coalitions with diverse organizations, APANO is able to build solidarity with other communities and continue to be a HB2599 was a priority for both organizations in the 2009 session. voice for those most affected,” said Kathy. “The values of social Social isolation and bullying due to race, culture and ethnicity in justice, equality and dignity are not just API issues–they’re every- public schools create hostile learning environments for Asian and one’s.” Pacifi c Islander youth. Nationally, Asian Pacifi c Islander Students YOUTH ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Basic Rights Oregon’s youth organizing and leadership development program works to lift up the voices, issues and leadership of young LGBT and allied activists as leaders in the organization. We provide skills and analysis training, statewide networking for young activists and leadership opportunities in the organization’s political, lobbying and community education work. We are especially committed to working on issues that affect gay and transgender youth of color, transgender youth, youth facing multiple forms of oppression and youth most deeply affected by homophobia and transphobia.

The LGBT and allied leaders of our youth activist team, QPOWER (Queer Portlanders Organizing and Working for Equal Rights), gain experience in organizing for change by learning to create strategy, build power and do the on-the-ground work necessary to win campaigns for LGBT rights and more. This year, QPOWER led the youth programming for our Day of Action in Salem, created eight videos sharing their coming-out stories and supported Basic Rights Oregon’s efforts to pass tax measures to fund critical services for our community.

2009 LEGISLATIVE SESSION RESULTS

Bill What it does Status Vote margin

Strengthens and enhances state House: 50 to 9 HB2599 anti-bullying policies for K-12 Senate: 26 to 2 schools

Technical adjustments to state House: 51 to 8 HB2839 domestic partnership law Senate: 27 to 0

Supports passage of federal hate House: 59 to 0 HJM22 crimes law Senate: 27 to 0

“[I]f anyone can get the bigotry out of our ballot box, it’s Basic Rights Oregon… They’re a tough lobbying group on other LGBT issues, too: The legislature passed all three of the bills Basic Rights Oregon supported last session.” – Portland Mercury (11/19/09) MARRIAGE MATTERS In 2009, three more states–Vermont, Iowa and New Hampshire–embraced the freedom to marry. Meanwhile, legislators in Maine opened up civil marriage to committed same-sex couples – only to have voters reverse course in the election. STATEWIDE EDUCATION Oregon’s path to marriage starts and ends with the ballot. That’s why Basic Rights Oregon is building a multi-year campaign to win overwhelming public support for the freedom to marry.

Working with the Bus Project and Freedom to Marry, Basic Rights Oregon contacted 20,000 Oregonians at their doorstep and in the mailbox, helping conﬂ icted voters understand that excluding committed gay and lesbian couples from civil marriage denies the love and commitment that they share.

But the work didn’t end there. Basic Rights Oregon followed up with thousands of calls to evaluate the impact of the program. This groundbreaking research Community leader John Joo has already won national recognition. knocking on doors for summer This is all part of our work to open up a new dialogue 2009 Marriage Matters Education Campaign. about the freedom to marry.

MAKING A DIFFFERENCE

When Anja Wright signed up for a it clear that he didn’t support marriage equality. But as we summer fellowship with the Bus Project, talked, he began to open up–especially when I helped him she knew the program would be think about what freedom means in America. By the end of exciting. She didn’t know that she’d the discussion he really started to move on the issue.” be helping to lead a cutting-edge experiment focused on marriage For Anja, the issue of marriage equality is personal. “This is- equality. sue affects so many people I know. And as a person of color, you knock on a door and they expect you to sell something, “I just wanted to help people, not talk about LGBT equality. The queer movement has been do something that made a difference,” characterized as this white male thing. That means providing says Anja, one of 24 young leaders in the Politicorps a different face for the conversation is really important. It fellowship program. Basic Rights Oregon and Politicorps doesn’t affect just one group–it affects all of us.” partnered on an intensive program to build support for the freedom to marry in ﬁ ve counties across the state. After an intensive summer of organizing for equality, Anja is conﬁ dent about the campaign. “I’m optimistic. I know it’s “We knocked on 17,000 doors in just two months. It was in- going to take time for people to grow and to understand why tense. One of my favorite experiences was talking to an older marriage matters to gay couples. But when we get out there man in his 70s. At the beginning of the conversation he made and engage people in real dialogue, Oregonians begin to embrace civil marriage for all committed couples.” STARTING THE CONVERSATION

Sometimes it can feel challenging to start the conversation about marriage with the people we know. But when we actually talk to our neighbors about the impact of shutting gay and lesbian Or- egonians out of marriage, we change the tone of the discussion, and open up hearts and minds.

We developed an innovative tool to help Or- egonians start the conversation. At www.MarrriageMattersOregon.org, supporters are recording and sharing personal video messages and using email, Facebook and Twitter to send their videos to friends, family and neighbors.

We’re starting the marriage equality conversation, one Oregonian to another, utilizing cutting- Basic Rights Oregon staﬀ member Alejandro Juarez interviews comminity leader Karol Collymore for the Marriage Matt ers to Me project edge technology combined with a very personal message.

“Marriage matt ers to us because it’s a way of letti ng our friends and our society know that we’re a family.”-Eric and Anne STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 2009 2008 ASSETS BASIC RIGHTS OREGON AND Cash and cash equivalents $ 482,057 $ 381,110 BASIC RIGHTS EDUCATION FUND Pledges receivable 133,060 - Other assets 9,427 2,327 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS Property and equipment, net 47,204 44,213

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 $ 671,748 $ 427,650 (WITH COMPARATIVE TOTALS FOR 2008) TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued ex- $ 16,490 $ 18,758 penses Total liabilities 16,490 18,758

Net assets: Unrestricted: Available for operations 405,554 340,879 Property and equipment, net 47,204 44,213 Total unrestricted 452,758 385,092 Temporarily restricted 202,500 23,800 Total net assets 655,258 408,892

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 671,748 $ 427,650

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 2009 2008 Support: Contributions $ 847,233 $ 685,587 Special events, net of expenses of $162,865 for 2009 and $204,669 for 2008 232,986 265,994 Donated goods and services 84,447 73,459 Other income 349 5,314 Total support 1,165,015 1,030,354

Expenses: Program services: Marriage equality 360,345 501,341 Alliance building 53,386 9,150 Transgender justice 28,512 Youth organizing and leadership development 62,745 72, 595 Electoral candidate work 1,328 140, 860 Advocacy and lobbying 192,466 261,392 Total programs 698,782 985,338 Management and general 88,028 88,244 Fundraising 131,839 134,493 Total expenses 918,649 1,208,075

Change in net assets 246, 366 (177,721)

Net assets: Beginning of year 408,892 586, 613

End of year $ 655,258 $ 408,892 BASIC RIGHTS OREGON LEADERSHIP COUNCIL JUSTICE CIRCLE ($2,500 - $4,999) Corporations & Foundations Basic Rights Oregon is pleased to acknowl- Dr. Raymond Frye/Bling Dental Bank of America edge our donors who made single or multiple Jeff Heatherington/FamilyCare, Inc Cafe Nell gifts totaling $1000 or more from January Lane Hickey Equity Foundation 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Through LeAnn Locher & Adela Rios First Unitarian Church of Portland their vision and leadership, these supporters Terry Bean/Charles M. Holmes Supporting Oregon Health Science University provide ﬁ nancial stability for our work to end Foundation The Boeing Company discrimination on the basis of sexual orien- US Bank tation and gender identity. These generous EQUALITY CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999) Walter S. Johnson Foundation contributions allow us to be on the frontlines, Allied Video Productions ensuring fairness and equality for the gay and Businesses & Foundations INDIVIDUALS transgender community. Comcast Cable Communications Brian Wilson Fred Meyer Debbie Burke & Richard Durant We thank you for your continued invest- Lane Powell ment. New Seasons Market NIKE LIBERTY CIRCLE ($10,000+) Oregon Education Association Businesses & Foundations PFLAG Oregon State Council Civil Marriage Collaborative Portland General Electric Freedom to Marry Pride Foundation Gill Foundation Royce’s Prop Shop, Inc. Spirit Mountain Community Fund Stoel Rives LLP The Standard The New World Foundation Tides Foundation’s State Equality Fund Zephyr Fund Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shel- ter Rock INDIVIDUALS Western States Center Al Horn & Jim Carpenter Corriedawn Greiling-Fritsch & Mi- INDIVIDUALS chael Fritsch Al Machemehl & John Harrell Dennis Johnson & Steven Smith Bill Dickey & David Wagner/Witham & Jason Zidell/JEZ Foundation Dickey Robin Castro & John Halseth Curtis Thompson Val Solorzano & Nicole Hamann

PLANNED GIVING LEAVES A LEGACY FOR EQUALITY Al Horn and his beloved partner, “We wanted to talk to people about love, to be able to love one Jim Carpenter, were dedi- another just the same as everyone else,” says Al, looking back to cated supporters of Basic Rights how he and Jim decided to get involved. Oregon for nearly 20 years. Since the early 1990s, they Through the years, Al and Jim supported the movement through their have been active in the LGBT ﬁ nancial contributions to Basic Rights Oregon. equality movement in Oregon, sharing their story to promote In October 2008, they chose to celebrate their 40th year anniver- the value of love and of the sary by becoming domestic partners. They both were so happy to importance of committed have the opportunity to honor their relationship in this way. One of couples. Sadly, on June 7, Jim’s ﬁ nal wishes was to leave a legacy that could be used to ad- 2009, Jim passed away vance the important work for equality. And that is exactly what he after a long battle with cancer. did, by making a generous bequest to Basic Rights Oregon in 2009.

Al and Jim met more than 40 years ago in Dallas, Texas, where “Jim and I decided to pick our top three organizations to be beneﬁ - they had an instant connection and shared a love of camping and ciaries of his ﬁ nal will, and Basic Rights Oregon was one of them,” the outdoors. In 1976, they relocated to Portland, Oregon, looking explains Al. “The work that they have done and continue to do for forward to a new and exciting life in a beautiful part of the country. equality was so important to both Jim and me.”

In 1992, amid the swirling headlines of the No on 9 campaign, they We are grateful for their leadership and generous support. were faced with a decision: watch the negativity from the sidelines, or stand up for what they believed in and speak out for LGBT equality. Erin & Melissa Sexton-Sayler Travel Portland Melissa Beal & Cindy Alexander Jeanne Fitzpatrick & Yolanda Lozano Umpqua Bank Michael & Diane McKeel Martin Vavra/Galaxy Sailor Productions United Way Columbia-Willamette Moira Bowman & Diane Goodwin Rodney Voisine US Bank National Association Neil Kimmelfi eld Wells Fargo Norm Kalbfl eisch & Neil Matteucci FREEDOM CIRCLE ($1,000 - $2,499) Stephanie Fuhrman Corporations & Foundations INDIVIDUALS Thomas Barreto & Brian Sinclair 937 Group LLC Anita Stelling & Annie Brown Tim Thunder Ashforth Pacifi c Inc Anne Hoot & Laura Stepp Valorie Freeman Azumano Travel Beatrice Dohrn & Jennifer Middleton Vanessa Usui & Kimberlee Stafford Bank of the West Betsy Wessler William Apt & Grant Molsberry Davis Wright Tremaine Bill Fish & Ed Reeves El Hispanic News Brady Davis Enterprise Rent-A-Car Brian Houle & Peter Rossing Frito Lay Dan Yonker & Mike Druydd Gerding Edlen Development LLC David Conrad Holding Onto Oregon’s Priorities (HOOPS David Cook & Mary Overgaard PAC) Dawn Barry-Griffi n Kaiser Permanente Diane Benjamin Key Bank Eric & Rebecca Friedenwald-Fishman Livingston Foundation, Inc Fred Elledge & Mark Poe McDonald Jacobs, P.C. Jason Phillips Metropolitan Group Jeana Frazzini & KD Parman National Center for Lesbian Rights Jeff Miller & Will Carter Nordstrom, Inc. Jesse Lough & Russ Riggs Northwest Natural Gas Joel Kimble Pacifi c Power/Pacifi corp John Leonard Pollin Hotels Jon Andrew Howe & Duane McKenery Portland Association of Teachers Julia Felsman & Cynthia Ondrick Portland Hilton Kathleen MacNaughton Providence Health & Services Kregg Arntson & Ted Fettig Russell Street Bar-B-Que Laura Calvo Basicr Rights Oregon is proud of our relati on- SEIU Local 503 Lisa Hunefeld & Ann Schatz ship with supporters at every giving level. We SkinnerLopata Harris LLC Lisa Watson & Peter Shanky/Cupcake Jones regret that, due to space limitati ons, we cannot acknowledge all donors in this publicati on. If we TAOW Productions LLC Loren Smith have unintenti onally omitt ed or misspelled your The Original Marilyn Stewart-Frank name, please accept our sincere apologies and let The Regence Group Mark Clift & Jeff Knapp us know how we may acknowledge you accurately Tonkon Torp LLP Mary & Lieselotte Zorn-McCarty in future Basic Ritghts Oregon materials.

A PARTNER COMMITTEED TO ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE Spirit Mountain “As a terminated Tribe, we know how it feels to be excluded. Community Fund Our Restorati on in 1983 was a turning point, but much work was has become an im- yet to be done. When we began our casino in 1995, we hoped portant partner for self-suffi ciency for our government and our people. We in our work for are proud today to say that we’ve invested over $50 million in gay and transgender organizati ons that support our friends and neighbors and their equality in Oregon. Since visions of self-suffi ciency and inclusion. Basic Rights is doing 2005, Spirit Mountain Community criti cal work, and we are proud to be a supporter,” said Director Fund has invested more than$45,000 in Basic Rights Shelley Hanson. Educati on Fund to build a fair and equal Oregon. Basic Rights Educati on Fund and Spirit Mountain Community Fund share These shared values have allowed Basic Rights Educati on Fund a common vision of improving the livability of the local com- to form a trusti ng and valuable relati onship with Spirit Moun- munity by building a broad and inclusive movement to advance tain Community Fund during the past fi ve years. Basic Rights social justi ce. Educati on Fund’s goal is to lift up the voices of all people in the movement for gay and transgender equality. We believe that an Spirit Mountain Community Fund was founded in 1997 to honor eff ecti ve and powerful movement must represent all communi- the traditi ons of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde–traditi es in our state. Basic Rights Educati on Fund looks forward to ti ons that include sharing and giving back to the community in the opportunity to work together with Spirit Mountain Commu- the ancient traditi on of potlatch. The Fund donates 6% of the nity Fund in the years to come. profi ts from Spirit Mountain Casino to nonprofi t organizati ons across Western Oregon. Basic Rights Oregon Board, Staff and Friends. 2009 STAFF AND BOARD BASIC RIGHTS OREGON STAFF INTERNS AND NEW ROOTS FELLOWS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jeana Frazzini, Executi ve Director Ernesto Dominguez Laura Dellinger, Co-Chair Thomas Wheatley, Organizing Director Kyle Sexton Steven Johnston, Co-Chair Juan Marti nez, Development Director Lisa Frank Al Machemehl, Treasurer Dan Yonker, Director of Finance & Ad- Louis Ortega Debbie Burke, Secretary ministrati on Kellen Lenzer Frank Dixon Rebecca Flynn, Regional Director Tash Shatz Kerry Johnson Aubrey Harrison, Field Manager Margi Hoff man Jessica Lee, Racial Justi ce & Alliance Moira Bowman Building Program Manager Scott Hossner Alejandro Juarez, Communicati ons PROJECT STAFF & CONSULTANTS Vanessa Usui Coordinator Maura Roche, Government Relati ons Cathy Abbruzzese, Donor Outreach Consultant Coordinator Samantha Swaim, Events Consultant Andrew Hogan, Development Associate Courtney Morse Emily Saxton Key Jackson Mike Grigsby Talya Husbands-Hankin

Photo Credits Byron Beck , Jack Elliot, Sam Leinen, Jennifer Meyer/ Tribute Web Design & Photography, Rosemary Ragusa /monAmour photography and Anonymous supporters around the state. Special thank you to Witham and Dickey for donati ng the printi ng of this report.

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