Paye 10, Portland Observer, October 23, 1906
Public/private
partnership
operates to
help homeless
LASHAY'S PLACE
M ultnom ah County Executive Den
nis B uch an an and P o rtla n d M a y o r
litid C la rk have an n o u n ce d a new
m odel p ro gra m fo r helping destitute
fam ilies break the cycle o f homeless
ncss.
I he m odel is based on a pro gra m
in itia te d in Ju ly I9K5 w h ic h has
dem onstrated how homeless fam ilies
can becom e e c o n o m ic a lly self-
s u ffic ie n t w ith the help o f extended
shelter and support services. I his e f
fo rt is based on a p u b lic/p riva te part
nership in vo lvin g the ( o u n ly D e p a rt
m ent o f H u m a n Services, the ( ity
Bureau o f H ousing and C o m m u n ity
D e velo pm e nt, the U rb a n I eague ol
P ortland and the Housing A u th o rity
or P o rtla n d I o d a t e , 19 homeless
fam ilies have been assisted by the U r
ban I eague and the M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty < o m m u n ity A c tio n Agency
th io u g h the dem onstration program
From pillory to
community service
I vet w o nd er what has taken the
place o l the dunking stool ’ fin d out as
Dr A n n e tte John explores how we
punish lawbreakers at the second pre
s e n ta tio n in the ( rune I a lks ta ll
scries I lie presentation on punishment
w ill take place on < k t 24, I9H5 i ll the
second Hour a u d ito riu m o l the Port
land Building fro m noon to I JO p in.
Adm ission is free.
( tu n e I alks is sponsored by the
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty D e p a rtm e n t o l
lu stice Services w ith assistance fro m
the ( Iregon ( ouncil on ( rim e and IX'
liiiqucncy
IX lo lm , A djun ct Assistant Proles
sot at P o rtla n d Slate U n ive rsity, was
one o l P o rtla n d ’ s In st fem ale police
p a tro l o ffic e rs and c u rre n tly teaches
D om estic V io le nce In te rv e n tio n at
the t Iregon Police Academy She has a
Masters Degree in Psychology anil a
Ph I ) in ( nm inal Justice.
Rally against crime
i hi Wednesday, ( k t JO, from ntxm
u n til 1:00 p in ., at P ioneer C o u rt
House Square, S \ \ 6th and M o rn
son. M a vo r Bud C la rk , C h ie f Penny
H a rrin g to n . S heriff I reil Pearce, Dis
tric t A tto rn e y M ik e S ch ru n k. Police
Bureau and N e igh bo rho ods Against
( rune representatives, a lo n g w ith
crim e v ic tim s , and o th e r concerned
people are going to ho ld , " A Protest
Kails Against C rim e ."
Portland, once known lo r Ix-mg one
o l the most livable cities in the cou n
try, is now know n lor being the No. I
city in the n a tio n lo r bu rglary . Port
landers at this rally aie going to make
the statement that "c rim e w ill not be
tolerated
we w ill take the city back
fro m c r im in a ls ." ( iti/e n s w ill also
have the o p p o rtu n ity to le arn about
crim e p re v e n tio n , and sign up fo r
va n o u s p ro g ra m s, in c lu d in g Neigh
W hile t lx alarm ing spread o f A ID S
(A c q u ire d Im m u n e D e ficien cy S y n
drom e) has stim ulated increased fund
ing and tremendous growth in the field
o f im m u n o lo g y , we have yet to d is
cover a cure or develop a vaccine to
counter this crisis. We have learned to
better screen serum replacement sam
ples to lim it the num ber o f hospital-
and m edical-caused transm issions o l
the disease, yet the disease continues to
spread at a rale exceeding 100 percent
a n n u a lly . W ith th is type o f g ro w th ,
we cannot emphasize the im portance
o f prevention in countering the A ID S
cnsis.
As A ID S em erged in our society,
the m echanism s o l spread fo r th is
sexually-transmissible disease led many
to assume that hom osexuality was a
p re re q u isite lo r the developm ent ot
A ID S W e now know that h e tero
sexual tra n s m is s io n o l A ID S is not
only possible but, in tact, is accounting
fo r an in crea sing num ber ot A ID S
cases in Am erica I he in itial predont
inance o l hom osexuals a c q u irin g
A ID S was largely due to a section ol
this com m unity representing the in tro
d u c tio n o l the syndrom e in to A m er
ica, just as a dav care center m ig h t
in tro d u c e a flu to the c o m m u n ity
as a whole
W hat can we do to pre ve n t our
getting A ID S ’
Since it no rm ally takes fro m three
to live veals tor M D S to show itself,
the u n fo rtu n a te tru th is th a t tens to
hundreds o l thousands ot Am ericans
have already been exposed to the
A ID S virus th ro u g h heterosexual ac
tivihes. Areas ol higher sexual promts
cuity such as night hie cultures, high
schools and colleges w ill probably jo in
the gav and I » drug p o pu latio ns as
vectors ot spread lo r A ID S m the
not to distant fu tu re . Fortunately we
all have the powei Io choose our own
life s ty le and thus can d ra m a tic a lly
decrease the chance o l contacting the
A ID S virus I lie u n fo rtu n a te Ih p to
the safety o l this personal choice has
been the spread Horn the promiscuous
partner to the fa ith tu l spouse.
O utside ot celibacy or a long term
m onogam ous relationship, the single
m ost im p o rta n t to o l to prevent the
spread o l A ID S is the c o n d o m or
“ ru b b e r". It is generally accepted that
a condom w ill prevent the spread o l
the viru s fro m one p a rtn e r to the
other.
A n o th e r m a jo r g ro u p o l A ID S
cases is w ith in the I \ drug users o l
this scxiety. In tact much o l the earls
evidence o l heterosexual transmission
o l A ID S was observed in spouses ol
I \ drug users W hile I \ drug de
jxiidency is a sad con dition in and of
Use'll, the clangers ol AIDS lo the gen
etal p o p u la tio n w a n ,ru ts a societal
change tow ard this group In pa rticii
la r, I believe th a t o u r g o ve rn m e n t
sho uld allow those w h o are ill w ith
d ru g dependencies to o b ta in ste rile
needles fro m general ph a rm a cie s.
People w ill argue th a t the fe a r o f
" d i r t y ” needles may act as a d e te r
rent to some who m ight otherwise ex
periment w ith I.V drug use I know I
c a n ’ t resolve this a rg u m e n t in th is
c o lu m n , but I can co m m e n t on one
aspect o f o u r s o c ie ty ’ s a p p ro a c h lo
drug use.
In the sum m er o l the M c G o v c rn -
N ixon campaign, I had a highly educa
tional lesson in the Am erican drug in
dustry A t this tune I had a summer
jo b se llin g shoes in I lo y il ( en ter.
One o l the shew salesmen earned Ins
m ajor incom e selling m arijua na , and
to my u tte r surp rise s u p p o rte d and
voted tor Nixon as M cG overn's stance
on d e c rim in a liz in g m a riju a n a use
w o u ld d e p rive h im o l his m a jo r in
com e As a fin a l note to th is s to ry ,
this m an was arrested lo r possession
o l tit It) pounds o l m arijua na and was
hack on the street w ithin one week.
I am not a d v o c a tin g the use ot
d ru g s, but the c u rre n t s itu a tio n ot
c rim in a l c o n tro l, high p r o lit and no
taxes is detrim ental to out scxiety In
I nglaud where heroin users can get a
" l i x " lo r “ pennies," and government
regulation can prevent I \ transm is
sion ot disease and help re h a b ilita te
these people, there has been a m inim al-
to-ticghgiblc increase in drug use The
le g a lity o f h e ro in has not in s p ire d
more people to ruin their lives w ith its
use, but has removed the need fo r the
addicted to rob and v ic tim iz e the in
nocent to the tune o l $1,000 a day,
money which lines the pcxkets o f some
o t the m ost despi, able people on the
planet
M.ivbc with the added tear ot AIDS
we w ill change our attitud es tow ards
how wc deal with those who are caught
in the grips ot drugs W hen the one
tune e x p e rim e n ta tio n ot one ot our
c h ild re n c o u ld lead lo a p o te n tia lly
lethal condition we might think it wise
lo allow needles to he sold w ithout pre
s c iq 'tio n When we realize that some
ot the loudest opponents o l decrim in
a liz a tio n a ie h y p c x ritic a llv lo o k in g
a lte i then ow n pcxkets, and tin a llv .
that a g o ve rn m e n t a g e iu s w ill not
send its erniniss.il H's in to grade schcxils
and high schools lo lin e im pression
able so u th in to the high p r o lit drug
iiiclustis (as dex's organized crime and
Us d e a le ts), we m ig h t w e ll see the
sanity ot changing our curre nt laws
fying!
A dm ission is 50 cents fo r those
under IK sears o ld and $1 (*> fo r
adults I here w ill be treats and lots o f
activities planned. Join us!
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much more com m on exposure lo a n ti
b io tic s and im m u n e a lte rin g dru gs.
W hile government studies suggest that
over I .(MX),(XX) A m e ric a n s have a l
ready been exposed to the virus it is be
lieved that only I l()th to I 100th ol
these- people w ill manifest the lu ll state
ot A ID S
Remember
Being comfortable and
having the right facilities
plays an important part
of haircare
In the m eantim e, we can on ly Icxik
a fte r o u r o w n h e a lth and lim it the
p o s s ib ility o l c o n ta ctin g the disease
I w ill w rite in the near fu tu re on cut
rent concepts o l im m u n e v ita lity
and what we can do to h o p e fu lly di
m inish our chances o l developing the
full syndrome.
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the virus.
regarding drug use
II you are an I \ drug user, vou
must l x aware that vou can get AIDS
Iro m a shared needle, and as \ ID S
takes sears to surface it is verv d iffic u lt
to know whether sour friends have tlx'
AIDS virus I ikewise, it vou aie p ro
iniscuous, in even entering in to a new
m onogam ous relationship the chance
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O n ( k t . 5, G rant High School held
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ot the class o t *53. one ot w hom was
Rubs Andrews S.ewart, a federal em
plover with the Veterans Health Sextxe
I enter tor 26 sears, D avid Andrews,
w lxi atteixkxl t lx I niverxitx ot Portland
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rewtxing a BA degree, spent three sears
in t lx arms and lias been a federal em
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ptosxv with the Customs Ik-patimenl lot
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the Air to te e and a le de i.il em ployee
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