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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1986)
— fv '‘ ■ -. ÎN •■ \ ■■ "■ t 'V '^ ^ - ________________________________ Community moves T hom as K oberstein assumes the post o f Executive D irector o f Cascade AIDS Project on S eptem ber 8. Koberstein received the nod fro m the CAP Board o f D irectors after a tw o-m on th search precipitated by the m erger o f CAP and CHESS/PAL Project earlier this year. A D om inican priest fo r seven years, K oberstein is a native o f M inneapolis and a graduate o f the University o f Minnesota. W ith a background w hich includes adm inistration, education and pastoral duties, Koberstein has been described as a “ person who can brin g people together.” Koberstein replaces Brown McDonald who served as Executive D irector o f the Cascade AIDS P roject fo r tw o years and who had been the inte rim Executive D irector since the o r ganization m erged w ith CHESS. M cDonald, a m em ber o f the Board o f D irectors o f the N ational AIDS Network and a pioneer in the fig h t against AIDS in O regon, plans to rem ain active in the com m unity as an organizer and educator. K eeston Lowery, veteran gay rights and co m m u n ity activist, becom es adm inistrative aide to Portland City C om m issioner Mike Lindberg on Septem ber 15. Lowery follows in the footsteps o f City C om m issioner Margaret Strachan, w ho w orked fo r C om m issioner Lindberg in a sim ilar capacity several years ago. Lowery, C hair o f the R ight to Privacy PAC, has served on m any com m unity-based boards and com m issions including the M etropolitan Hum an Rights C om m ission, the P ortland Police Bureau’s Cross-Cultural C om m ittee, the Board o f D irectors o f Port land Town C ouncil and the City Nights Group. A native o f Arkansas, Lowery was reared in a fam ily where politics dom inated dinner table conversation and he says he has been in volved in politics ever since. His new jo b in city governm ent w ill involve “ constituent building and organization,” Low ery asserts. PWAs form LIFE LINK Two Portland men, both living with an AID S-related condition, have team ed up to fo rm a new support service fo r others like them selves. LIFE LINK, dedicated solely to persons liv in g w ith AIDS, ARC a n d /o r any oth er life-threatening condition, was incor porated by Jim Case and Darrell DuBois in early A u g u st As its firs t fundraising activity, LIFE LINK w ill present a three-day appearance in m id- N ovem ber by holistic counselor and teacher, Louise L Hay. Currently, in Los Angeles, Louise L Hay facilitates a weekly gathering o f m ore than 30 0 people — PWAs, their lovers and relatives and friends, nurses and hospice workers. Ms. Hay w ill give a 2-day w orkshop and an evening lecture while in Portland Novem ber 13-16. T uition is $110 before Novem ber 1 and $130 thereafter. Case and D uBois have vowed that all funds generated by LIFE LINK activities w ill go d i rectly to services and assistance fo r people diagnosed w ith life-threatening illnesses. - “ None o f the m oney w ill go to salaries," chorus LIFE LIN K’S founders. F o r further inform ation write LIFE LINK, PO Box 02681, Portland, OR 97202. Just Out. September. 1966 CAP Bike-a-Thon winner raises $2,400 A Portland hospital em ployee who works w ith AIDS patients raised and collected $2,400 in pledges for the Cascade AIDS Pro je ct Bike For Life. W inning a vacation for tw o to H onolulu was Linda Lopes o f Portland, a phlebotom ist at S t V incent’s Hospital. The one-week vacation, w hich includes airfare and hotel accom m odations, was donated to CAP by Vista Travel Service. Wayne Boulette, Vista travel co n su lta n t awarded the prize August 22. “ It really hasn’t sunk in y e t I’m still in shock," said Lopes, who is planning to make the trip in February. “ I w ork w ith AIDS patients all the tim e in m y jo b . I ju st wanted to raise m oney fo r AIDS research," she said. M ore than $ 17,000 in pledges have been collected, w ith the goal o f $25,000 w ithin range, said E rik E ttlin, chair o f the Fundrais ing C om m ittee. Lopes collected seven pages o f pledge sig natures w ith 21 names per page. She rode her bike in the 35-m ile class. PAC fetes Goldschm idt and Paulus those suspected o f having AIDS. “ For better o r worse," said G old schm id t "we are affected by C alifornia politics. We need to stop this dow n there, before it washes up here” O n A ugust 21, the Right to Privacy PAC sponsored a benefit for D em ocratic guber natorial candidate Neil G old schm id t In his rem arks to the gathering, G old sch m id t reiterated his support o f gay rights, and cited an abortive recall cam paign m ounted against him after he, as Portland m ayor, proclaim ed Gay Pride Week in 1977. G oldschm idt referred to recent setbacks to gay rights as “ medieval," and vowed that his adm inistration w ould "deal w ith it [gay rights) and m ove on to other issues.” He also said he w ould back the ACLU lesbian/gay rights bill next year. G oldschm idt foresees O regon taking the lead in developing new trade and industry, and in the process, evolving a m ore vital soci ety. R eferring to the people o f O regon, G oldschm idt claim ed, ’W e have the re sources to lead. This is not South Dakota." He added, “ I do n’t want to lead a m ediocre state.” A collectio n was taken to be sent to o r ganizers in C alifornia fighting the LaRouche initiative w hich w ould deny em ploym ent rights and allow quarantine o f PWAs and T his m onth, the Right to Privacy PAC is sponsoring a wine reception fo r long-tim e gay/lesbian rights supporter and Republican candidate fo r governor, N orm a Paulus. The event w ill be held on Septem ber 25. The Right to Privacy PAC characterizes Paulus as a "strong and consistent supporter o f gay/lesbian rights throug ho ut her political career." In 1973, as a state representative from Salem , Paulus was a m ajor and vocal suppor te r o f O regon’s first gay rights bill, the first to narrow ly fail passage in the O regon house of Representatives. In May o f this year, Paulus reiterated her sup port o f gay/lesbian rights and added that if elected governor, she w ould support broad legislation to p rohib it discrim ination against gays in housing and em ploym e nt R ight to Privacy PAC invites the entire gay/ lesbian com m un ity to m eet N orm a Paulus at a $15.00 per person reception at the Sivers C enter o f Am erican Plaza condom inium s at 2310 SW F irst Avenue fro m to 8:00 pm, S eptem ber 25,1986. Tickets are available fro m the PAC and at the door. MCC plans AIDS Vigil of Prayer • The Universal Fellowship O f M etropolitan C om m unity Churches has declared a 5 0 -h o u r w orldw ide vigil o f prayer fo r AIDS and the crisis this disease has created. MCC Portland is planning a full schedule o f events fo r the vigil, September 5 through September 7. The focus o f prayers, special w orship services, workshops, and speakers w ill be on the disease and not on the lifestyle o f any individual o r group o f people. The local church, located at NE 24th and 530 Broadway, w ill rem ain open fo r the full dura tio n o f the vigil, beginning w ith a 7:00 pm w orship service on Friday and ending at 9:00 pm Sunday, after the regular evening w orship service. A dditional w orship services are scheduled fo r Saturday m orning and even ing, and Sunday m orning. W orkshops on such topics as AIDS pre vention, fam ilies o f AIDS patients, and sup p o rt fo r AIDS patients w ill be presented th ro u g h o u t the weekend. F o r furthe r inform ation, call the church (281 -8868) and watch the electronic and p rin t media. c A S I A P R o c A D E S D J E C T A safe sex workshop for gay and bisexual men, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., September 27, PSU Smith Center, Rm. 230. Be A PAL! (personal active listener) for a diagnosed person. Training begins late September. Also ask about: Office procedures Speakers Bureau Publications Impact Newsletter Fundraising C ascade A ids P roject is here for you! 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