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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 2005)
8 JUSt OUt • aprii 15. 2005 JMihlMWnewsbriefs Drive with Pride Visit us online at: www.reyreece.com or schedule your appointment 503-256-3700 1-800-283-0592 RE/REECE DEALERSHIPS Imagine... Doctors that treat your whole person The clinic» of VOLKSWAGEN-MITSUBISHI-USED National College of Naturopathic Medicine Honoring the Healing Power of Nature 122nd & East Burnside www. r eyr eece .com C oncert , D essert R evue R aises M oney for L egal S cholarship The Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund of Equity Foundation will play host to its 11th annual “A Class Act” benefit 8 p.m. April 29 at The Old Church, 1422 S.W. 11th Ave. Performing will be 5-tet, featuring Denise Westby on flute, Mark Casperson on clarinet, Karen Strand on oboe, Ann Crandall on bas soon and Bill Stalnak on horn. They will pre sent a diverse program ranging from pops to classical. The post-concert reception will showcase pastries from some of Portlands best bakeries, including Joseph’s Dessert Company, Piece of Cake, Holiday Essence Quality Cake and Anja Spence Cakes (Si Desserts. Richard Voss, gri abr ''JI Principal Broker / Owner Peninsula Realty 6110 N.Lombard St. Portland, OR 97203 Business (503) 286-5826 Cell (503) 804-9424 •Full Service Real Estate Office •On Site Real Estate School •Full Service Property Management Se habla Español •Notary Services •Fax Machine Services •In-office Closings ÍQvAl HOUSING •Buyer and Seller Seminars •On-site Mortgage Broker richardvossC" century21 com www century21peninsula.com Each office is independently owned and operated The woodwind group 5-tet will play at “A Class Act” benefiting the Bill & Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund of Equity Foundation. 602 SE 38th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 503.231.39i2 Wed - Sat PAUL MITCHELL B O U T l QJJ E ^ffternative wefding attire Sexy costume attire ffovens for any Cifestyfe Sizes to fit 4-26 Open, accepting environment for a(T Appointment shopping a(so avaiCattê Jor pour comfort ana convenience 728 NORTHWEST 23RD AVENUE PORTLAND, OREGON 97210 TEL. 503.295.2885 sandro negri “Sandro’s Tuscany” Showing May 3rd - 3 1st, 200S Opening reception for the artist Come meet Sandro tn person Friday, May 6th. 6-9 pm b Hatt«lta Ditie 0’«»" ( Ihe Olì*» Harvest) ot! on canvas lì X 40 BRIAN MARKI FINE ART & FRAMING 2 23 6 NE BROADWAY 503-249-5659 Mon-Sat I 0 to 6 • www.brianmarki.com Shepherd Scholars, the beneficiaries of the fund-raiser, are third- and fourth-year law stu dents dedicated to donating part of their legal expertise to fighting bigotry and discrimination, particularly against sexual minorities. The late Bill and Ann Shepherd, parents of three lesbian daughters, co-founded what would become the Portland chapter of Parents, Fami lies and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Bill Shepherd practiced law for more than 56 years, and his career was a continuum of service to the Oregon State Bar, fledgling law students and civil liberties cases. Ann Shepherd was a newspaper reporter and mother of five, whose passion for justice was reflected in her unflag ging support for civil rights causes. The Shepherds’ commitment to education, both formally and one on one, changed the lives of people around them. Their scholarship continues this tradition by supporting young law students committed to the pursuit of social justice. Tickets for the event are $30 at the door and $25 in advance from Balloons on Broadway. For more information call 503-286-1752. Grassroots encourages people to move beyond the “generic three” (writing checks, calling members of Congress and volunteering) and make a difference with practical guidelines and models applicable to a diverse range of issues. Where their Ixxxk Manifesto: Young Women, Feminism and the Future riled up students and young people to change the world, Grassroots will provide the ideas and moral support for bur geoning activists everywhere. No matter how much or little time they have to offer, young people can create a world that more clearly reflects their values. Richards and Baumgardner were both horn in 1970 and met working at Ms. with the stars and heroes of Second Wave feminism. They are typical of their generation’s enthusiasm and confidence: They love alternative music, vin tage hip-huggers and late-night bonding ses sions with their friends over drinks. Both are driven by a politically conscious desire to make the world better for women, but at Ms. and else where, they experienced what they felt as a gen eration gap in the women’s movement that too often led to miscommunication and tension. Baumgardner and Richards wanted to bridge the gap between their generation’s confidence in the rights they think they have and the activism necessary to secure what they truly don’t have. Baumgardner and Richards are regularly in demand to comment on social justice issues. They will appear 7 p.m. April 20 at In Other Words, 3734 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. Amy Richards (left) and Jennifer Baumgardner connect generations of feminists with their books Manifests and Grassroots. For more information call 503-232-6003. You can order Grassroots online at www.inother- words.org. T ouchstone C an N o L onger H ost L ive M usic Touchstone Coffee House will celebrate six years in business May 3. Lesbian owner Becky Bilyeu credits her customers for keeping it a N ationally A cclaimed A ctivists unique and special place. to S peak at I n O ther W ords She is inviting current and past patrons to Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist get in touch via e-mail if their life has been Activism is a handlxxik for social justice and the touched in some special way by an experience at latest by nationally known feminist authors Jen the establishment. E-mail her at fembeck® nifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards. Aimed aol.com with “Touchstone” in the subject line. at everyone from students to professionals, The biggest change afoot after nearly six stay-at-home moms to artists, the years is that Touchstone is no longer a b(x>k offers answers to the ques venue for musicians. Although it was tion the authors are most always Bilyeu’s intent to open her often asked: What can I do? dtxxrs to provide a free place for artists Whether you are con to perform their original music and cerned about the war in Iraq, share it with the community, she had terrorism, the environment, to stop these events because the out- human rights violations, of-pocket expense of paying the Women’s Books campus sexual assault policies, Broadcast Music Industry was tixi and Resources sweatshop labor or same-sex overwhelming. marriage, Baumgardner and BM1 is a performing rights organiza Richards believe we all have something tion that represents approximately 300,000 to offer in the fight against injustice. Based on songwriters, composers and music publishers in the authors’ own experiences, and rhe stories of all genres of music. The nonprofit company, both the large number of activists they work founded in 1939, collects license fees on behalf with as well as the countless everyday people of the American creators it represents, as well as they have encountered through the years, thousands of creators from around the world
