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Playhouse Keeps the Diversity
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utilizing the church because of the
power dynamics touched on when
it comes to religion. He admitted,
“We knew it would bring up a lot of
powerful emotions.”
Although the end of the season
ends with the play Ma Rainey’s
Black Bottom, Weaver explained the
performances for next year have
recently been announced, and will
also reach out to those within the
community.
One performance the Portland
Playhouse will bring to the stage is
the Brother/Sister plays by the
award-winning African-American
playwright and actor Tarell Alvin
McCraney, who studied under Au­
gust Wilson.
Weaver, who said the cast will be
made up almost entirely of African
Americans, explained his excitement
for another performance that will
celebrate diversity.
photo by M ark
W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Advocates gather at the MercyCorps headquarters, downtown, examine and question the often
costly and prohibitive process for once incarcerated individuals to re-enter the community.
Jail Free and Broke
Happy 50th Anniversary!
Pauline and Willie (Johnny) Kelly celebrated 50 years of
marriage on May 6, 2011 Celebration this summer in the
Hawaiian Islands. Both are retired Transit City Bus Drivers,
as well as retired Beautician and Barber. The couple has 6
children, 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren. The couple
says the key to their marriage is not a 60/40 or a 70/30 but a
50/50 LOVE!
We love the both of you,
Family & Friends
Advocates work
to make re-entry
successful
When a person walks out of
prison, they usually face costly fi­
nancial barriers including fees, fines,
and restitution which can add debts
of up to tens of thousands of dol­
lars. In addition, upon re-entry into
the community, formerly incarcer­
ated people must navigate the com­
plex system of the repayment pro­
cess often without complete under­
standing of their legal financial ob­
ligations.
W orking to help individuals
through such financial burdens and
promote successful re-entry from
incarceration to the community is
ROAR ( Re-entry Organizations and
Resources), a collaboration of over
45 faith-based and governm ent
agencies mostly in the Portland
Metro area.
W ith the aim of m aking the re­
entry process easier to under­
stand and more fair, ROAR con­
ducted a recent w orkshop to ex­
amine how legal financial obliga­
tions might affect the process of
re-entry and consider w hether
changes need to be made to the
m ethod o f payments.
Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PC
The workshop panel consisting
of a parole officer, formerly incarcer­
ated people, and researchers from
Portland State University’s Crimi­
nal Justice and Masters Program,
concluded that the financial obliga­
tions often do present a significant
barrier to re-entry. The group also
addressed questions about the vic­
tims of crime; when and how do they
get their money?
If you would like more informa­
tion on re-entry issues, you’re en­
couraged to attend the next ROAR
meeting on June 16 or contact Peter
P in cetl
by
em ail
at
ppincetl@ m ercycorpssnw.org or
call 503-896-5074.
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