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SHARE P lans S econd A nnual E vent ,
I nvites P articipation
In April, Senior Housing and Retirement
Portland Mayor Tom Potter has proclaimed
November “End AIDS Now Month.” The text Enterprises held its first fund-raiser, which was
well-attended and, as organizer David Wilson
of his Oct. 14 document reads:
“Whereas, with a growth rate of 14,000 puts it, “full of positive energy.”
SHARE will conduct an event orientation
infections a day and a death rate greater than
and
planning meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25
8,000 a day, the number of people with
HIV/AIDS in the world exceeds 41 million, 35 to begin preparing for next year’s “Sharing an
million of whom will not have access to effec Evening for SHARE.” The meeting will be held
in the conference rœm at Data Systems Plaza,
tive treatment and medical care; and
“Whereas, the number of people with 975 S.E. Sandy Blvd.
So why should someone become involved
HIV/AIDS in the United States exceeds 1.1
million, at least half of whom do not have with SHARE? Wilson comments: “Whether
we all want to face it or not, we are aging....
access to effective treatment; and
“Whereas, the number of people with We simply cannot forget those who have
HIV/AIDS in Oregon is estimated to exceed paved the way for so many of the freedoms that
5,000 by year end, 2,500 of whom shall contin us younger generations don’t give a second
ue to face increasingly drastic cuts or no access thought to. So we need to help care for our
to effective treatment, 4,900 are faced with elders, and one way is by developing a place
drastic cuts to services and prevention that they can live openly in.”
works; and
Several different work groups are organizing, •
“Whereas, the Portland American Heritage and SHARE is looking for diverse volunteers to
Caravan of the Campaign to End AIDS is com- i help with marketing, in-kind donations, décor,
mitted to restoring and enhancing HIV preven time management, sales and, of course, the
tion worldwide;
main event. In addition, the organization seeks
“Now, therefore, I, Tom Potter, mayor of a co-chair to learn the ropes for 2007.
Portland, Oregon, the ‘City of Roses,’ do hereby
For more information contact Wilson at
proclaim November 2005 End AIDS Now sharinganeveningforshare@yahoo.com.
Month in Portland and encourage all citizens to
♦
observe this month.”
T ask F orce I nvites P ortlanders
Portland caravan organizer Jack Cox notes: to “C reate C hange ”
“We haven’t gotten much attention from the
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
mainstream press. The Portland organizers of invites Portlanders to participate in its national
this caravan are way on the margin, really p<x>r “A Night to Create Change” event.
people. The mayor’s pr<x:lamation is an honor
Those interested in hosting or attending a
for us, and not a surprising thing for this mayor.” house party Dec. 10 to benefit NGLTF should
The caravan leaves 8 a.m. Oct. 21 and will contact Alexes Anderson at 202-639-6310 or
reach Washington, D.C., in early November.
visit www.thetaskforce.org.
J oin O ur H ouse for “B ringing
the H ouse D own ”
Join the community for “Bringing the House
Down,” a celebration and remembrance of Our
House of Portland’s facility before its demolition
and rebuilding, from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27.
Honor the brick and mortar that has been
Our House for the past 16 years. Come write a
message, say a prayer, sing a song or take a quiet
moment. Staff at Our House want to pay tribute
to this facility before its demolition and rebirth
in (summer] 2006. No need to RSVP—this will
be a simple gathering in an empty building that
is Rill of memories.
Judith Rizzio, director of community rela
tions, says: “There will be families of residents
who have lived and died there, ex-board mem
bers, donors, friends, open to anyone and every
one who has been touched with the service
within those walls. It will be a time for people to
thank the old walls before the old walls get
knocked down.”
Spread the word and bring a friend. Our
House is located at 2727 S.E. Alder St.
V irginia W oof D og D aycare
Is C ountry ’ s F irst as J ob T raining
for
H omeless Y outh
Outside In, Portland’s nationally recognized
agency for homeless youth, has opened the Vir
ginia Woof D)g Daycare, the first in the coun
try to be used as a job training program for
homeless youth ages 18 to 24-
The state-of-the-art facility, located at 1520
W. Bumside St., was created because many
homeless kids have a natural, untainted passion
for animals, and sometimes pets are their only
tmsted companions. Coupled with a dire need
for employment, an extensive training curricu
lum and hands-on practice of dealing with cus
tomers in a professional environment, Virginia
Woof provides an innovative business solution
to help street kids transition into pnxluctive,
meaningful lives.
Outside In estimates the number of sexual
minority youth it serves is as high as 30 percent.
Homelessness is often the result of intolerance
toward queer kids from their families of origin.
Portland queer filmmaker Gus Van Sant and
The old Our House of Portland will be razed and a new structure built in its place.