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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.
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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
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