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luiy b , 2005__________________________________________ ^ o rtla itb (©hseruer_______________________________ If we don’t control it, then it’s going to take control o f us. - Cherrell Edwards, spokesperson for PaseA3 k 1 IMteP r' the HIV Stops With Me Campaign Symposium to Educate Community on HIV/AIDS First Step Sports Academy Coach EJ Penn talks to local youth about playing basketball during a recent clinic held at Inring Park. Family Fun Days are integrated into inexpensive basketball clinics to offer area residents helpful informa tion on subjects like housing, health and community services. photoby M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Family Fun Days Promote Positive Unity Portland Parks and R ecreation, N orth east C oalition o f N eighborhoods, Inc., First Step Sports A cadem y and other o r ganizations have partnered together to establish four com m unity fairs, or Fam ily Fun D ays, to prom ote a stronger, healthier com m unity. T he goal o f these partnerships is to educate, advocate and em pow er so that people o f the north and northeast com m u nities can m ake positive lifestyle changes. gam es run by First Step Sports Academ y. H ousing will be discussed on Friday, July 22 and com m unity services will be explored on Friday, July 29. All Fam ily Fun Days will be held at Irving Park on 7’*’ and Frem ont Streets from 4 to 7 p.m. A pre-screening for the health services is necessary. Please R SV P by W ednes day, July 13 at 503-604-1718 or e-mail firststep sp o rts@ co m cast.n et. prom ote family unity and feel com fortable once again in their neighborhood park. There will be food and entertainm ent at each event, as well as the opportunity to forge stronger relationships with local com m unity organizations. The topic o f health will be covered on Friday, July 15 and Aug. 5. Free gam es, a dental van, basic health screenings, chiro practors, local businesses and m ore will be featured am ong the youth basketball in the Neighborhood I hope that it will allow unions betw een anyone that w ants it in the U nited States, w hether you call it a union o r m arriage. People should be able to do w hat they w ant to do to. It’s not hurting anybody. -- R ick O g letree I think gay m arriage should be legal. T here are more im portant things going on then deciding w hether tw o people should be able to get m arried. T his will m ake it m ore likely for A m erica to legalize it since o ther co u n tries are doing it. Since the econom y is going in a bad direction, som e com panies m ay not like that because o f cheaper rates for health insurance. - A ria n n a P u rifo y F ig h tin g a b attle a g a in st on e o f the m ost d ea d ly and rap id ly g ro w in g d is ea se s o f o u r tim e, th e th ird an n u al A frican A m erican C om m unity S y m p o sium on H IV /A ID S w ill be held on F rid ay , Ju ly 15 from 6 to 9 p.m . an d Saturday, July 16from 10a.m . to 4 p .m . at S elf E n h an cem en t, Inc. at 3 9 2 0 N. K erby A ve. T h ro u g h free g u est sp e ak ers, e d u cational w orkshops and en tertain m en t, the sy m p o siu m is m ean t to te ac h the local m in o rity co m m u n ity ab o u t the d isease and how to p rev en t it. T h is y e a r’s them e is to “ed u c ate, e m p o w e r and em b ra ce .” “ If w e d o n ’t co n tro l it, th en it’s g o in g to tak e c o n tro l o f u s,” said C h errell E d w ard s, sp o k e sp erso n for the HIV Stops W ith M e C am p aig n . E d w ard s n oted th at w h ile A frican A m erican s d o n ’t m ake up the m ajo rity o f th o se liv in g w ith H IV in th e U nited S tates, the rate at w h ich th ey c o n tra c t th e d ise a se has been g ro w in g m ore ra p id ly th an an y o th e r c o m m u n ity . T h e w o rk sh o p s all ta rg e t a sp e cific d e m o g ra p h ic , in c lu d in g sen io rs. “W e need people to know that it does not ju st affect young adults. It affects all o f us,” E dw ards said. "W e w ant to elim i nate barriers, stigm as and fears. O ne infection affects our w hole com m unity. It’s not som ething w e c a n ’t control.” Free on-site and confidential HIV test ing will be available both days, and vouchers for free testing at a later date will also be available. Speakers will include Ron Herdon, Dr. W ilbert Jordan and form er Portland Trail B lazerG reg Smith. Entertainm ent will be provided by youth dancers, and free food will be available to snack on. "T h e re’s som ething for everyone. It's really to ju st get people to talk about it,” Edw ards said. For m ore inform ation, call Christy H auff at 503-249-1721, ext. 259. How do you think the recent decision to legalize gay marriage in Spain will affect policies in the United States? I d o n ’t have an opinion about it. I have friends that are gay. I h av en ’t thought about it that much. They will probably m ake som e progress in this area. T hings have becom e more liberal lately. -- B ren d a S tew a rt I hope that we open our dialogues and realize that fam ilies are fam ilies. I d o n 't think it hurts anyone else how you live your life as long as it’s w ith in your ow n area - it’s your right. On the other hand, I think society has an obligation to protect their children. W e have allow ed hom osexuals to do everything else. If that piece o f paper do esn ’t m ean anything to a heterosexual couple, then the hom osexual couple should have a right to have the sam e m eaningless piece o f paper. W e need to get o ff our high horses and figure out how we w ant to discuss this in our country. — K a y N e w e ll I am not for it. 1 think that G od m ade man for w om an and vice versa. How other countries feel about gay m arriage will not affect how A m erica decides on this issue. W e do what w e want. President Bush is going to continue doing ju st as he wants. For exam ple, we are in w ar for no reason even though others have urged him to stop the war. — D o n n ie B a in es 1 d o n ’t know how it will affect us. I can only hope that it will lead to the trend w hich C alifornia and M assachusetts started, although halted. A m ericans tend to be very resistant to things E uropeans do. 1 tend to be optim istic and hope people see it as it a sign o f change. - M a r g a re t S h e a r NEW S E A S O N S LotaC ¿f fresker S T O N E F R U IT & B E R R Y T A S T IN G S a tu rd a y & S u n d a y • 11 a m - 5 p m Juice, flavor, crunch, color, variety! This weekend our produce department is bursting with all of these irresistible summer fruit qualities. It’s really pretty simple to make this happen. Jeff Fairchild, our produce buyer, makes a point to purchase our fruit tree-ripe and ready-to-eat from Northwest growers who are passionate about their crops. W e’re confident that w e’ll convince you of the superiority of local fruit when you sample peaches from Maryhill Orchards in Goldendale, Washington, or the Stewart Family’s cherries, which are grown just up the road in Hood River. Scott Frost, who runs Nature's Fountain in Jefferson, can’t wait to have you sample his tart and tangy blueberries. He's positive you won't be interested in those imported imposters after one taste of the real thing. But don’t just take our word for it. Stop by this weekend and sample the best locally grown summer fruit we think you’ll find anywhere. Join us Saturday and Sunday, 1 1am until 5pm. Tke fneruf/m ksfere tn toton. C O N C O R D IA N E 3 3 r d & K illin g s w o r th P o r tk in d O R 9 7 2 1 1 503 288 3838 O R E N C O S T A T IO N C o r n e ll & N E 6 1 s t A ve . H ills b o r o O R 9 7 1 2 4 5 0 3 .6 4 8 6 9 6 8 R A L E IG H H IL L S 7 3 0 0 S W B e a v e r t o n - H ills d a le P o r tla n d O R 9 7 2 2 5 5 0 3 2 9 2 .6 8 3 8 SELLW OOD 12 14 S E T a c o m a P o r tla n d O R 9 7 2 0 2 503 230 4949 SEVEN C O R N ER S 1 9 5 4 S E D iv i s io n S t r e e t P o r tla n d O R 9 7 2 0 2 503 445 2888
