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he public is invited to come and learn more
about Our House of Portland during an
HIV Networking Breakfast from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Oct. 6 in Room B30 of the Public Services
Building, 155 N. First Ave. in Hillsboro.
The nonprofit organization provides Oregon
and Southwest Washington’s only network of inte
grated health care and housing services for people
with AIDS. The breakfast is sponsored by the
Washington County HIV Prevention Program.
n upcoming noncredit class series at Port
land Community College promises to
teach how gay and lesbian couples can achieve
greater intimacy, less strife and more fun in their
relationships. Counselor Mariah Ureel will
teach the supportive and lively workshops with
humor, techniques and practical solutions.
Each class in the Gay and Lesbian Relation
ship Series costs $24. Four workshops will be held
from 9 a.m. to noOn Saturdays at the Zimmennan
Community Center, 916 N.W. Lovejoy St.:
• From Power Struggles to Allies (Oct. 2):
For more information call Jonathan Cueto at
503-846-3769.
L et Y our V oice B e H eard
rite Around Portland—a nonprofit orga-
V V nization that helps low-income, socially
isolated people use the power of creative writing
to transform lives and build community—will
begin its fall network of free workshops this
month in various locations throughout the city.
Two of the WRAP groups are of particular
interest to the sexual minorities community.
People affected by HIV will meet Fridays at
Rosewood Apartments, 4810 N.E. Sandy Blvd.,
and queer kids will meet Fridays at the Sexual
Minority Youth Resource Center, 2100 S.E.
Belmont St.
Both groups will get together for two hours a
week from Sept. 17 to Nov. 19. At the end of
the workshops, participants have the opportuni
ty to be published in an anthology and partici
pate in public readings.
Other groups are tailored to low-income
adults and people living with mental illness.
Pens, journals, snacks and bus passes are provid
ed, and child care is available.
Gain tools to understand one another’s perspec
tive and negotiate solutions.
• Healing Codependency (Oct. 16): This
common issue causes relationship erosion and
prevents healthy growth. Learn ways to recog
nize and weed out ccxlependent behavior.
• Stress Management for Couples (Nov. 13):
Particularly around the holidays, stress can bring
(Hit the worst in relationships. Learn ways to iden
tify and creatively reduce stress.
• Exploring Insecurity and Possessiveness
(Dec. 14): Everybody has some, but is it harm
ing your, relationship? Learn some of the under
lying causes and ways to deal with these
unwanted issues.
For more information call PCC Community
Education at 503-614-7308.
B ooth P romotes
M arriage E quality
at O regon S tate F air
WHETHER YOU'RE STARTING A FAMILY
OR CREATING ONE AS YOU GO.
mid the expected livestock, knitting, baking,
curly fries and elephant ears at the Oregon
State Fair, a booth is promoting marriage equality
To sign up call 503-796-9224 or visit
www. writearound. org.
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