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Cherrell Edwards o f Portland appears on MTV for the network's ‘Think HIV' campaign.
Activist Addresses Health
con tin u ed
fro m F ront
ages 25 to 34.
“I'm a consum er, and I haven't
found a place that delivers cultur-
ally-specific services," Edw ards
said.
C o llectiv e C are S ervices helps
w om en by referring them to health
agen cies, ed ucation and training
w orkshops, ch ild care, jo b skills
b uilding and food resources.
She draw s on personal experi
ence to help women build their self
esteem and understand the nature
o f their risks.
“So m any tim es w om en d o n 't
think th e y ’re at risk because they
are in a m onogam ous re la tio n
sh ip ," she said. O ften w e leave
the resp o n sib ility up to o u r p a rt
ners to p rotect us, and I think it's
im portant for w om en to realize
som etim es we have to teach our
m en. W e say 'H e ’ll pro v id e the
c o n d o m ,' but w ho teach es him
how to use it, check the e x p ira
tion date and w hen to get an o th er
one?”
C ollective Care is dedicated to
black women, but as Edw ards has
spent time in the com m unity, espe
cially w hile filming a docum entary
over the summ er, she has redevel
oped the organization to include
families.
" I ’ve seen e q u a l n eed s for
wom en, men and youth," she said.
For her, educating the black com
m unity hinges on a cultural appli
cation, and she believes the ap
proach should be rooted in social
and spiritual support.
“ It starts with the church, a place
o f refuge," she said. "That is the
foundation o f the fam ily.”
Beyond social help. Edwards
provides mental support to indi-
viduals with HIV.
“ W hen a person becomes HIV
positive it's easy for them to lose
hope,” she said.
"M en tally they suffer before
they even have physical symptoms.
D epression sets in ...th e y d o n 't
think they can lead a norm al life,
and they can. O ur goal is to help
them becom e self-sufficient w ith
out being dependent on the sys
tem."
E d w ard s is cu rren tly o p e ra t
ing C o llec tiv e C are S erv ices out
o f her hom e, but she is looking for
an o ffic e and v o lu n teers to help
w ith recru itm en t, ch ild ca re , lit
eracy sk ills b u ild in g , public rela
tions and m ark etin g and a d m in is
trativ e w ork.
Y o u ca n fin d m o re a b o u t
h er p ro g ra m , and c o n ta c t
in fo rm atio n , at w w w .co llectiv e
c a re se rv ic e s.o rg .
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College
Event: Doing Business with Local Public Agencies
Where: PCC Central Campus, 1626 SE Water Ave, Portland
When: Tuesday, January 23, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 1 30 p.m.
Who should attend: Minority, Women & Emerging Small Business Owners
Information: Greg Wolley, 503.823.6860, gwolley@ci.portland.or.us
To register: Gale Hussey, 503.823.5057, ghussey@ci.portland.or.us
HIV Awareness Weekend at PCC
Eshe means life, and a celebra
tion prom oting health in the black
com m unity takes place Saturday,
Jan. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
and Sunday, Jan. 21 at Portland
Com m unity College Cascade C am
pus.
The event location has moved
from the C enter for S elf E nhance
ment to the PCC Student Services
building.
Participants can engage in a se
ries o f free workshops for HIV aware
ness and prevention and attend
health screenings and a teen sum
mit. A com plim entary soul food
luncheon will be served, with enter
tainm ent from the SEI Drum Line.
Ages 13 and up are welcome,
and an arts and crafts room will be
available for small children.
Eshe W eekend sponsors include
B rothcrto Brother, African A m eri
can AIDS A w areness Action A lli
ance (A 6), M ultnom ah C ounty
Health Department, Portland C hap
ter o f the Links, and SEI am ong
many others.
For more information contact M.
Y vonne Wi 11 jams at 5( 13-284-9485.
Anti-Affirmative Action Group
con tin u ed
fro m Front
not affect their services.
“We set up our program to buffer
against this sort o f thing." W olley
said.
"W e d o n 't have hard numerical
ta rg e t g o a ls , b u t w e h a v e
aspirational goals and com panies
arc not penalized if they d o n 't reach
certain goals.”
David Fidanque is executive d i
rector o f the A merican Civil Liber
ties Union o f Oregon. Fidanque
said that because it is so easy to get
initiatives on our state ballots, the
ACLU has had extensive experi
ence in fighting the interests o f
w ealthy, out o f state individuals,
including a key player in the Am eri
can Civil Rights Coalition chair
man. Ward Connerly o f Sacramento.
“The caution I'd give to Mr.
Connerly is to think twice about
com ing to O regon." Fidanque said.
“Folks who put up big money for
initiatives in this past cycle did n 't
do well, and I'm confident there'd
The caution I'd give to Mr.
Connerly is to think twice
about coming to Oregon.
—
m p rira n Civil
ihprtipc
- David
David Fidannup
Fidanque, A
American
Civil I Liberties
Union of Oregon executive director
be a strong and broad coalition to
oppose the type o f initiative he has
proposed elsew here."
Fidanque is referring to recently
defeated ballot measures that would
impose term limits on state legisla
tures. limit state spending and re
quire parental notification for teen
age abortions.
“ W e haven’t won them all,”
Fidanque said.
"But on this issue w e'd look to
the business com m unity to step
up, and I think they would because
they understand im portance o f
having a well-educated and diverse
workforce."
W hen asked about M ichigan
ballot measure. Fidanque said his
ACLU counterparts in that state
have not had as much experience
fighting out o f state initiatives.
T here’s no question | our experi
ence! puts us in a much stronger
position to fend o ff this kind o f
attack o f policy," he said.
“T he clear result o f m easures in
other states has been to increase
discrim ination against those who
are most vulnerable in our society.
I think the m ajority o f O regonians
understand when you attack one
group, you attack the fabric o f this
state."
Do you drive, ride, walk or bike across theǧ5 Bridge?
d e c id e y o u r fU tU l^ S
Talk with us at an Open House
It is decision time. We re looking for your
input on proposed bridge, transit and highway
improvements for 1-5.
Wednesday, January 17
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, January 25
4:30 - 7:30 pm
Battle Ground Police
Department
507 SW 1st Street
Battle Ground, WA
C-TRAN Bus #173
Oregon Association of Minority
Entrepreneurs (OAME)
4134 N Vancouver Avenue
Portland, OR
TriMet Bus #40 or #6
Saturday, January 20
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Tuesday, January 30
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Lincoln Elementary School
4200 NW Daniels Street
Vancouver, WA
C-TRAN Bus #2 Lincoln
Former Hayden Island
Yacht Club
12050 N. Jantzen Drive
Portland, OR
TriMet Bus #6
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Firefighters Strong Arm Heckler
Man forced to
ground, kicked
another firelighter kicked him three to ld T h e O re g o n ia n . “ O u r
times.
firefighters felt threatened."
D ei ieorge said he w as angry
D eG eorge said lie suffered a
swollen wrist, a bruised forearm because he was aw akened by a
( A P ) — F irefighters forced a 48- and abrasions on his face. "It was com motion in the lobby of the apart
year-old Portland man totheground a n im a lis tic b e h a v io r ." sa id ment that is home to roughly 80
and kicked him during a downtown D eG eorge, whose apartm ent m an low -incom e residents.
confrontation captured on surveil ager provided him with a copy of
“ I spoke loudly," Dei ieorge said.
lance tapes.
the video.
"I was in a negative stale. My vibes
The tapes, recorded from cam
T he video does not include were not g<xxl.”
eras placed in the lobby o f the sound. Ft. Allen O sw alt, a spokes
But D eG eorge said firefighters
Fairfield A partm ents in southw est man for the Portland Fire Bureau, should not have gotten rough.
Portland, show a tenant. Terry said there would be a more co m "Two w rongs don't make a right."
IXT ieorge, arguing with firefighters plete picture o f what happened if he said. "Instead o f trying to calm
am i p a ra m e d ic s b efore being view ers co u ld h ear D eG eo rg e me dow n by talking to me. they
w restled to the ground.
scream profanities.
jum ped me."
W hile he was being held down
“He was being very aggressive,
D ei ieorge said he's not sure if he
by two firefighters and a paramedic. in your lace kind o f stuff," Oswalt will lileacom plam t.
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FUN FOR ALL AGES! Storytelling by Maureen
Pedone on 1/20. Bridge building activities for kids
with Sharon Wood Wortman on 1/20, 1/25 and 1/30.
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if requested three business days before each event.
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