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Sanford Director’s
memorial
The community is cordially invited to the
memorial service for Sanford Director Sunday,
May 3, from 2-4 pm. It will be held at the
Intermediate Theater at the Center for the Per
forming Arts, located on the comer of SW Broad
way and Main downtown.
There will be a multimedia slide show cover
ing Director’s life. Director became involved in
the gay and lesbian community in the late ’60s. He
was raised in a family that was devoted to charity
work. He brought that charitable nature with him
when he came out.
One of his longtime friends, John Baker, has
mentioned the incredible wealth o f photographs
that Director has taken. There are rooms full of
photo albums that Director has put together over
the years. An incredible journey of his life, as well
as a stunning pictorial legacy for the Portland gay
and lesbian community.
Director loved animals and was devoted to
his two cocker spaniels. They would attend his
birthday parties in restaurants, and have their own
chairs to sit on. They were his best friends. They
are still being well loved and cared for.
Some of the guests attending the memorial,
and speaking, will be Gov. Barbara Roberts, Rabbi
Geller, Les AuCoin and Vera Katz. Darcelle will
be singing. Everyone in attendance is invited to
Hobo’s afterwards. Hobo’s is located at 120 NW
3rd Ave.
Bowling tournament to
climax season
The Portland Community Bowling Associa
tion is approaching the end of its 14th season.
May 29-31 marks the date for the grand finale, 9th
annual Rosebowl Classic Invitational Tourna
ment. Bowlers come from as far away as Dallas,
Denver, and even Minneapolis, to participate.
The Portland Community Bowling Associa
tion is a nonprofit organization, providing fellow
ship, unity, communication and dedicated to cre
ating an environment of pride and a sense of
belonging. Comprising over 300 bowlers from
Sunday’s, Tuesday’s and Friday’s leagues, they
include a mixture o f individuals representing a
cross-section of bars, interests, and organizations
throughout our community.
Through fundraising, and participation, mem
bers financially assist a number o f community
wide nonprofit efforts including Cascade AIDS
Project, Esther’s Pantry, Soberfaire, From All
Walks of Life, Portland Gay M en’s Chorus, the
HIV Day Care Center, Phoenix Rising.
LOVE
Cinco de Mayo
Queer theory
There will be a big Cinco de Mayo celebration
on Waterfront Park Thursday, April 30-Sunday,
May 3. The main sponsor is the Guadalajara
Sister-City Association.
Portland’s Sister-City Association will be set
ting up a way of gathering funds and materials to
help out Guadalajara at the Cinco de Mayo cel
ebration.
Thursday and Friday it’s free until 4 pm, then
it’s $3 for adults, $2 for kids 6-12 and senior
citizens. Kids under 6 are free, a family pass is
$10. Hours; 11 am-9amThurs., 11 am -11 pm Fri.
and Sat., 11 am-9 pm Sun.
Powell’s presents a special panel discussion
titled: “Queer Theory: The Politics and the
Poetics of Gay/Lesbian Representation." The
relatively new study o f sexuality has brought to
light the ways in which political power is exerted
through rhetoric, and many artists and scholars
are seeking new forms o f representation for gay
and lesbian culture. The current state of sexuality
in discourse will be discussed by panelists Howie
Baggadonutz, Henry Blair, Linda Kliewer, and
Laurie Finke.
“It’s a good chance to educate the caffeine
addicts at Powell’s Books cafe,” says Howie
Baggadonutz. “We should get some lively debate
going in the liberal, straight community there.”
Panel will be presented Sunday, May 17, at 11
am in the cafe at Powell’s Books, the comer of
SW 10th and Burnside.
Aiding hands
“Aiding Hands’* is an all-volunteer massage
day for any and all people in the late stages. Class
HI and IV, of AIDS. This program is the brain
child of Ann Laws-Bergeron. It is modeled after
a program in Seattle called “In Touch.”
There will be an open house Thursday, May 7,
from 5:30-7 pm at the Metropolitan Community
Church, 1644 NE 24th Ave. The open house is co
sponsored by the Lesbian Community Project,
Dolphin Evolution Massage and Circle Healthcare
Clinic.
Licensed massage therapists are still needed
to donate approximately four hours per month.
Bergeron will provide the special sensitivity train
ing necessary for massaging people in the late-
stages of AIDS.
Donations of sheets are still needed. Call
(206)892-6849 for more information and to vol
unteer.
A positive response
Steve Squires, a 49-year-old local political
and gay rights activist and Viet Nam veteran is
being held by the federal government for the latest
in a series of protests in which he mailed excre
ment to the IRS in lieu of a tax payment.
In June of 1991, Squires made national head
lines when he planted a dummy bomb (one which
was not detonated) on the U.S.S. Berkeley, a
guided missile destroyer docked in Portland for
the Rose Festival celebrations.
Squires has remained committed to continu
ing his political actions despite constant scrutiny
from authorities, and despite facing almost cer
tain sentencing to federal prison later this month.
Squires does not fear either the courts or the
prisons. Squires is HIV positive.
Signing of contract for
enforcement of the civil
rights ordinance
The contract for enforcement of Portland’s
recently passed civil rights ordinance was signed
on Wednesday, April 15,1992 at 9:10 am, in the
City Council chambers.
Participating in the signing were Oregon Com
missioner of Labor and Industries Mary Wendy
Roberts; Donna Butler, Director of the Fair Hous
ing Council of Oregon; and Portland City Com
missioner Mike Lindberg.
Portland’s civil rights ordinance, passed in
October 1991, called for utilization of the Bureau
of Labor and Industries (BOLI) as the enforce
ment arm, recognizing BOLI’s long and estab
lished history o f enforcement o f state civil rights
law.
Homophobic response de
stroys bird migratory spot
According to state officials, the Bend Metro
Parks and Recreation District violated the State
Scenic Waterways Act by not submitting a plan
for clearing portions of Sawyer Park for review.
The district cleared brush and undergrowth
from a section of the park near the Deschutes
River, disturbing wildlife habitat. When pressed
for the reason why, park services supervisor Paul
Stell said, “W e’re just trying to give nature a little
boost.”
“In fact,” general manager Ernie Drapela said,
“the park was mentioned in at least one homo
sexual publication as a place to meet gays for
woodland trysts.”
■ The fu n d a m en ta l righ ts o f lesbian,
gay, a n d bisexu al people are under a tta ck
in Oregon by the O C A , a rig h t-w in g
organ ization whose agenda, we believe,
also threatens the righ ts o f women, Jew s,
people o f color, a n d the poor. We in vite
a l l people who believe in ju stice a n d
freedom to un ite to fig h t th is bigotry.
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EDITIOn/
Drapela was contacted and asked which les
bian or gay publication Sawyer Park was men
tioned in and he couldn’t answer, claiming he did
not know. A reporter with the Bend Bulletin, the
city’s sole newspaper, who reported the story
locally, also couldn’t name the publication be
cause he didn't know.
P J. Rivers
Communicating at Kaiser
Communication and decision-making skills
for many couples are easy to learn but hard to put
into practice. Kaiser Permanente’s “Couples
Communication for Couples in Same Sex Rela
tionship” helps couples learn and practice basic
communication skills. The eight sessions will be
held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Wednesdays, April
29 through June 17, at Kaiser Permanente’s Health
Appraisal Program Center, 4035 SE 52nd Ave.,
Portland. Cost is $78 for Kaiser Permanente
members and their partners, $140 for the general
public (fee includes textbook). Late registration
is possible. Call Kaiser Permanente Health Edu
cation department, 286-6816, to register.
Deschutes County gives
permission for park
Deschutes County has given permission to
“ Funny Farm” owners Gene Carsey and his part
ner, Mike Craven, to open their property as a
private park and playground. The park will in
clude a 2,000 square foot “souvenir" shop which
may be called “Buffet Flats.”
Some o f Carsey and Craven’s lawn decora
tions will be allowed to stay, despite earlier at
tempts by the county to have them removed. A
number of conditions must be met before open
ing.
Carsey and Craven have posted a large sign
facing highway 97 that reads: “Stop. Think.
Don’t sign OCA hate measure.”
P. J. Rivers
Exploring Differences
A workshop to open doors to understanding
and combatting racism, sexism and homophobia
is being held Friday, May 8, from noon to 2 pm,
at Portland State University, Campus Ministry,
633 SW Montgomery Street. The workshop will
be facilitated by Kathleen Saadat, aide to Com
missioner Gretchen Kafoury and steering com
mittee member. Campaign for a Hate Free O r
egon; Donna Red Wing, executive director, Les- ,
bian Community Project; and Scott Nakagawa,
program director, Coalition for Human Dignity.
For more information, call Gwen Jagemauth,
725-5652 or Ruth Toba, 725-5341.
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