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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 2003)
n o v e m b e i 2 1 .2 0 0 3 » Jut out 21 r : : i Ü ** We are the world W ill you Events throughout the state commemorate World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 THE 7 0 "? Compiled by Jim Radosta • Portland: Cascade A ID S Project will friends and neighbors who have died of AIDS, honor World A ID S Day, thank volunteers and honor those living with the disease and renew acknowledge victories during a private celebra the commitment to the struggle. tion at the Hilton Hotel. For more information call Bill Coyne at 541-772-1777 or 541-282-0281. This year 632 youth and adults volunteered 19,067 hours valued at $532,173. Mirroring • Lincoln City: The Coastal AIDS Net demographic shifts in the epidemic, agency vol work will commemorate World AIDS Day with unteers were an increasingly diverse group: 59 I its 1 3th annual candlelight service/vigil 7 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, 2490 N.E. High- percent were heterosexual, 47 percent were female, 10 percent were youth, and ^ 26 percent were people of color. One-quarter were themselves peo ple living with H1V/AIDS. The 2003 Torchbearer Award will honor the Meyer Memorial Trust for its support of the Kids’ Connection program. Receiving C A P ’s Angel Awards will he But ters Gallery, Microsoft Corp. ami a Catlin Gable School class. Hon- orces also include 22 youth and adults who volunteer with agency programs providing housing serv ices for low-income families with HIV; prevention education target ing at-risk youth; prevention information to statewide callers on the Oregon A ID S Hotline; practical support to monolingual Spanish-speaking families with HIV; one-on-one emotional sup port to men, women and youth with HIV; and leadership in fund raising activities. The celebration also will fea ture pianist Matthew Kern and the King Elementary School Choir. For more information call 503-223-5907. • Medford: Jackson County’s 16th annual World A ID S Day celebration will be held 7 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, way 101. The event, which is open to all 1801 E. Jackson St. Participants include regardless of faith or lack thereof, will feature OnTrack’s Alan Collins A ID S Project, the music, prayer, readings, interpretive dance, sto Jackson County Health Departments HIV ries, remembrances and honors for those who Division, the Rogue Valley Gay Men’s Chorus, serve the community. Volunteers are needed. Women with Wings and HIV-positive commu To participate call Daniel Beck at nity members. Also appearing will be local 541-994-5597. singers and musicians Kendra and Sierra Law, • Eugene: Students and faculty at University Jennifer Schloming, Beth Baker and Kurt of Oregon will recognize World AIDS Day from Bernhardt. The evening of music and remem 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a variety of activities brance culminates with a candlelight ceremony including lectures, a poetry slam, a vigil and conducted by the Rev. Paul Robinson. Admis tabling by campus clubs and health organizations. sion is free; candles are provided. The event For a complete schedule, contact Cameron at provides a safe place in which to grieve for 541-346-0634 or camiluvsozzy@hotmail.com. JD with someone and was surprised and impressed to learn how much of a nonissue being poz has been. He is now planning his retirement. Joy Holme is a mother of six and grandmother of rune, and she has been livmg with HIV since 1981. was raised and was exiled at an early age from a very fundamentalist religious fami- „Jv»ly. I reached out to my mother shortly after I found out, and she was horrified. 1 think her knee-jerk reaction was to lash out at me. The fear in her automatically present ed itself by her determining it was G o d ’s pun ishment for my wayward life. I think it’s been amazing for most of my family to see that I’m still alive and thriving and actually doing really well. It takes a lot o f creativity to feel that you are productive and have some meaning out side of being so self-focused. In our culture, success means having a good paying job, but long-term HIV people are faced with having to redefine what success means. Success for me today means having healthy relation ships and being able to contribute to a better world. A t no other time do I feel surrounded by such loving support as I do when I’m around others who are facing the challenges o f HIV. S o that’s what A ID S has taught me: how to love. Halme is increasingly healthier, although she is having difficulties adjusting to a new medication regime. jn FLOYD S klaver is a free-lance Portland writer. 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