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July 9, 2014
■Portiani» (Observer
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A new Children's Fountain in the Arts Plaza of downtown Gresham officially opened on July 4. The
water is controlled by a computer program that makes the jets disappear - then leap to life - at
random intervals for maximum fun. At night, the fountain is lit by a subtly shifting display of 20
multi-colored LED lights.
Gresham Fountain Splashes to Life
The City of Gresham is giving a
treat to children of all ages: a new
Children's Fountain in the city's his
toric downtown.
Located at the Arts Plaza, this
new parks amenity is free to users -
the only no-cost splash pad in East
Multnomah County - and was de
veloped entirely with $ 1.5 million in
federal funds awarded to Gresham play, but it will help encourage
for community development.
econom ic activity in an im portant
"I am very e x c ite d to see area o f the city, and enhance one
G resham add a great new place for of our new est and m ost im portant
our children and fam ilies, said public spaces."
G resham M ayor Shane Bemis.
On Wednesday, July 16 at 6 p.m.,
"This strategic use of federal grant the public is invited to the Arts Plaza
dollars will not only provide our to celebrate the launch o f the
kids a safe and healthy place to Children's Fountain.
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rise o f homophobia and anti-gay legislation in Uganda. The film will be screened on Thursday, July
10 at the Hollywood Theater.
Call Me Kuchu
Film portrays struggle of
LGBT activists in Uganda
On Thursday, J uly 10, Portland’s Queer Documentary
Film Festival and the Dharma Rain Zen Center are co
sponsoring an important screening of the multi-award
winning film “Call Me Kuchu” at the Hollywood Theatre
at 7 p.m. Two Ugandan activists featured prominently in
the film will be in attendance for a question and answer
panel following the screening.
“Call Me Kuchu” grants unprecedented access
into the lives of David Kato and other Ugandan
LGBT activists as they struggle against the rise of
homophobia and anti-gay legislation in the wake of
visits to Uganda by radical American Christian evan
gelists, including former Oregonian, Scott Lively.
This screening comes at a crucial time after
Uganda’s passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in
February, which further strips lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgendered individuals of their basic human
rights. This will be the first time the movie has been
screened in a Portland theater.
Tickets are $8. The Hollywood Theatre is located
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