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About Dignity (Salem, OR) 200?-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 2004)
your Homecare Team Karen Thompson, President Scio, Phone: 5 0 3 -3 9 4 -3 8 6 2 1 Email: karent99@smt.net.com D.U.D.E., WHAT'S HAPPENIN'! Joye Willman, Vice President Portland, Phone: 5 0 3 -7 7 5 -4 3 2 5 1 Email: joye5663@ msn.com Kimberly Powell, Secretary-Treasurer Eugene, Phone: 541 -461 -4309 / Email: germanjewel@hotmail.com District 1 (Portland, Tri-County Area) BG (Barbara G) Gray (Portland) Email: b_g_gray@yahoo.com Mary Hubert-Godwin (Portland) Phone: 503-282-7977 Holly Fries (Milwaukie) Phone: 503-353-9562 Email: grammiehjs@earthlink.net Tanaya Brooks (Molalla) Phone: 503-873-7954 Email: tanayab@noan.net District 2 (Salem and vicinity) Lee Meyers (Salem) Phone: (cell ph. 503-930-2245) Email: lmeyers@unions-america.com Marlane Morton (Salem) District 4 (Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford, Klamath Falls) Jeanie Miles (Medford) Phone: 541 -770-9224 Email: jbvintagel 990@yahoo.com Pat Mueller (Roseburg) Phone: 541 -464-0028 Sally Cumberworth (CaveJunction) Phone: 541-592-6741 Cell ph. 541-287-0214 Email: delilah400@yahoo.com Debbie Brown (Roseburg) Phone 541-672-6361 District 5 (Eastern Oregon) Anita Pecoff (Bend) Phone: 541-385-5992 Email: anitaelux@aol.com Phone: 503-304-0782 Email: patches_1958@hotmail.com Vacant Vacant Assistant Council Director Council Director Assistant Council Director (2) District 6 (The entire Oregon Coast) District 3 (Eugene, Corvallis, Albany area) Terry Haydon (Corvallis) Phone:541-754-1059 Email: bnthaydon@exchangenet.net Rita Sparks (Eugene) Phone:541-342-7823 Cell ph. 541-912-4253 Email: ritasnemesis@continet.com Debra Davis (Bandon) Phone: 541 -347-9220 Email: bandondebrad@msn.com Jack Davis (Bandon) Phone: 541-347-9220 Email: bandondebrad@msn.com Gary "Gus" Cole (Astoria) Phone: 503-325-9670 Vacant Vacant Assistant Council Director (2) Assistant Council Director Nursing Home Information Needed SEIU is committed to helping all workers in long term care organize to improve the quality of care for Oregon’s seniors and to improve wages and working conditions for caregivers. If you work or have worked in a nursing home or know someone who does, please call SEIU Local 503 at 1-800-527-9374, ext. 102. STRO N G ER TO G ETH ER Nathan Jacobi is a retired scientist. He doesn’t look like a social activist, but he’s the force behind a new pro-active, advocacy group for disabled people based in Southern Oregon. The group is called DUDE - Disabled United in Distressing Environments. DUDE’S goals are to provide a voice for the disabled and to raise public awareness about the plight of the disabled. “Most disabled end up falling between the cracks,” says Nathan. “It’s time to be much more aggressive.” Last fall, Nathan’s wife Rhea, who is disabled, had all her services cut off by the state. They fought to get most of Rhea’s services restored and then decided to form DUDE to help others fight for better treatment. In April, DUDE co-sponsored a rally and march in Medford that attracted about 100 people who demanded that the State of Oregon stop cutting services to the disabled. DUDE is putting out a video about the state’s new mobility rules and is beginning to get active politically. Contact DUDE at: 541-488-5639 or dude@cybemetisp.net Page 11
