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• Medicaid offsets alorte reduce gross costs
by about 70 percent.
The act would provide Medicaid coverage
to low-income, HIV-positive U.S. citizens
before they develop AIDS. It also makes more
federal money available for states with strug
gling budgets, like Oregon, that invest in
treatments for HIV.
“It’s vitally important that we understand
the value of this legislation,” said Gene
Copello, Florida AIDS Action executive
director. “As the face of this epidemic contin
ues to change to one of underserved popula
tions, ETHA will enable us to remove barri
ers to early intervention health care. And we
do this at a savings in costs to both our com
munities and our health care system.”
The legislation was introduced in April. It
is awaiting action in the Senate Finance
Committee, of which Smith is a member.
tainment, award presentations, commercial
and information bœths, souvenir T-shirts and
a fenced-off beer garden. The nearby Vancou
ver Farmers Market featured fixxl booths of
various kinds.
L ove M akes a F amily
R eceives $4,000 G rant
1976 it has distributed more than $6 million in
grants related to workers rights, poverty,
globalization, racism, sexism, homophobia and
environmental destruction.
ove Makes a Family has received a $4,000
grant from the McKenzie River Gathering
Foundation to support its MultiQueer program For more information about Love Makes a Family,
call 503-228-3892 or e-mail info@lmfamily.org.
and Flavors support group.
hurch nstalls astor
For more information about the McKenzie River
MultiQueer works to empower queer youth of
Gathering Foundation, call 503-234-2338 or
he predominantly gay Metropolitan
color at home and school and in the community.
Community Church of Portland will
It supports gay, lesbian, bi, trans, queer and
800-489-6743.
officially install its new pastor, the Rev.
questioning kids in a safe and culturally com
Glenna Shepherd, with a series of events
petent environment while recognizing the soci
July 18 to 20.
etal oppressions they may face.
onprofit
rganizations
A “Celebration in Music” will start 8 p.m.
Flavors provides a social space for queer
an pply for rants
July 18 at the church, 2400 N.E. Broadway.
youth of color. Participants plan and implement
A “Celebration Dinner and Dance” will take
special events and activities.
quity Foundation is accepting applications
place from 7 to 11 p.m. July 19 at Peace House,
Love Makes a Family was founded in Jan
for its 2003 grant cycle through Sept. 12.
2116 N.E. 18th Ave. The cost is $12 a person,
uary 1993 after the first anti-gay Ballot Mea
Last year, it gave 20 Oregon nonprofits between
$1,000 and $5,000 each.
and reservations are required.
sure 9. Its purpose is to empower its constitu
The weekend’s highlight will be the instal
ency to create a queer voice for family values
The statewide community foundation, cre
lation worship service 10 a.m. July 20 at the
that recognizes the interrelationship between
ated by gay and lesbian Oregonians in 1989,
church. Acclaimed lesbian Christian musi
homophobia, sexism, racism, classism and
promotes philanthropy and the dignity and
other
forms
of
discrimination.
It
provides
cian Marsha Stevens, who was in Portland for
worth of all people. It has given more than $1.5
last month’s Love Welcomes All conference,
family support, school-based organizing and a
million in grants to fund programs and organi
arage ale enefits amp will kick things off with a concert at 9:30.
public voice for peace.
zations that support arts and culture, health
he advisory committee for Camp Starlight,
The installation officiant will be the Rev.
McKenzie River Gathering Foun
services, human dignity,
a caring and fun experience for children
Elder Debbie Martin. A reception will follow.
dation’s mission is to help build the
youth and families.
whose lives have been affected by HIV/A1DS,
progressive movement in Oregon by
will hold a two-home garage sale from 8 a.m. to
For more information call 503-281-8868. Greetings
Grant applications and guidelines
funding grassroots projects addressing
4 p.m. July 19 at 6033 and 6036 N.E. 21st Ave.
may be sent to Shepherd at revgts@aol.com.
can be downloaded from
the rixit causes of social, environ
Organizers promise great items and reasonable
www.equityfoundation.org. For
mental and economic injustice. Since
more information contact
prices.
This year’s camp will be held
resources development
coordinator Chnsta Orth at
from Aug. 24 to 29. Throughout
the week, kids between 5 and 17
503-231-5759 or
christa@equityfoundatum. org.
years old from Oregon and South
west Washington will participate
in dancing, singing, swimming,
canoeing, hiking, arts and crafts,
quity
games, healthy meals and theatri
ill acancies
cal performances.
quity Foundation has
For more information about
named Linda Traeger,
volunteering, making a donation and
Goodwill Industries of the
Columbia Willamette pro
upcoming events, contact Women’s
Intercommunity AIDS Resource
gram manager, as its new
at 503'238-4420 or
executive
director.
She
campstarlight@wiar-nw.org .
replaces Matthew Nelson,
who left in February to work
for American Express’ Phil
ancouver inds
anthropy and Community
the
ainbow
Relations division in Minneapolis.
Basic Rights Oregon has named Jeff Pel-
onnections
lissier, Cascade AIDS Project special events
ancouver, Wash., queers had
manager, as its new development director. He
tun in the sun July 12 during
replaces CM Hall, who stepped down last
Saturday in the Park, the city’s ninth
month to take a position as constituency
annual Pride celebration. This year’s
director with the John Kerry for President
theme was "Rainbow Connections.’’
campaign.
Revelers at Esther Short Park
enjoyed live music and other enter Saturday in the Park drew both the gleeful and the hateful to Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Wash.
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LINNTON FEED & SEED.
NOT THE MALL.
PEACE
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
Justice • Reconciliation • Simplicity • Welcoming
• We are an open Christian church that
welcomes people of all races, genders,
sexual orientations, abilities, ethnicities
and ages.
• We believe the Bible has preserved
and supports different perspectives of
Christian faith.
12727 SE Market St.
Portland, Oregon
• We follow Jesus’ teachings by continuing
our 300-year Brethren history of peace
and service work.
• We invite those who are drawn to a
people of joy and action, of reflection
and hope, to visit our congregation.
www.peacecob.org
Kerby Lauderdale, pastor
Worship: 11:00 AM
Phone: 503-254-6180
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