Center for Gender Equity
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Mission of the CGE
The mission of the Center for Gender Equity of Pacific University is to support gender equity through dialogue, programming, service, research, education, and advocacy in order to facilitate collaborative, humane, and sustainable University, local and global communities.
Our Programs
Cleve Jones inspired and moved entire audiences when he visited Pacific University's Hillsboro and Forest Grove campuses on October 26th. Through a re-telling of his life story, Jones took his hearers through the turbulent years of the early Gay Rights Movement and the murder of Harvey Milk, to the onset of the AIDS epidemic and the creation of the AIDS Quilt. He finished with a description of his latest work in gathering over 200,000 people in Washington to pressure lawmakers for "equality now." Jones challenged the young people in the audience to become activists, reminding them that change does not happen without deep commitment and willingness to sacrifice.