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Page 4 April 1, 2015 Healthcare Blues C ontinued from P age 3 2015 In memory of Joyce Washington and Charles Washington for their tireless work in the Portland Community. Come join us on May 16, 2015 at SEI, 3920 N. Kerby, Portland, OR 97217 insurance, and a much larger portion can’t afford the large deductibles, premiums, and out- of-pocket expenses that exist for many people. The universal system would replace a multitude of private in- surance companies with a single non-profit agency to collect and distribute funds for healthcare equitably and fairly. As backers of the Health Care for All-Oregon campaign say, “Everyone In and Nobody Out.’ Scheduled to perform at the “Healing the Healthcare Blues” event and lending their voices to the cause are Andy Stokes, Bill Rhoades, Bloco Alegria, Jay “Bird” Koder, LaRhonda Steele, King Louie and Friends, Mad as Hell Doctors, the Nor- mam Sylvester Band, Newel Briggs, Richard Arnold, Sarah Billings, Tevis Hodge Jr., Steve Cheseborough, the Strangetones and Volcano Vixens, and Renee Mitchell. This year the festival will also honor local musicians who died over the past year, including Jan- ice Scroggins, Linda Hornbuckle, Mel Solomon and Jim Miller, as well as previous Inner City Fes- Activist Teacher C ontinued from P age 3 English, speech and debate in the Portland School District for 25 years, first at Grant High School and then John Adams when it was opened in 1969 and until he retired in 1979. In 2002, he was awarded a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to civil rights when Portland’s World Arts Foundation saluted him at their annual tribute to Dr. Martin Lu- ther King Jr. Gerber credited his views on equality to World War II when he served as a B-17 bomber pilot and his life was saved by members of America’s first all-black Tuskegee fighter squadron. He also is remembered for en- couraging civic involvement and always making sure diverse voices had a seat at the table. As a retired Portland resident, he was active in bringing equality issues to the Cully neighborhood of northeast Portland. tival and community supporters Geneva Knauls and Lucinda Tate. You’re invited to enjoy this exciting music festival while sup- porting a worthwhile campaign. There will also be bar-b-q dinners for sale, a silent auction, desserts for sale, 2 bars, raffle prizes and a community village of informa- tion tables. Festival seating tickets are $20 and available at tickettomato. com, Music Millennium, Gene- va’s Hair Perfection, the Musi- cian’s Union or at the door. The concert will take place from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. with doors open- ing at 5:30 p.m. Among his other interests, he was an extraordinary poet, and musician. He enjoyed sharing his talents by participating in poet- ry reading groups or by singing, playing his harmonica or banjo. He and his wife Lyn were mar- ried for 62 years. She died in 2006 from Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived by his sister Mary Jane Evans of Cherokee, Okla.; son Chris (Cathy) Gerber of Vancouver; daughters Anne (Ron) Emmons of Hermiston and Leslie Brunton of Vancouver; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. We want your feedback! Featuring many top athletic talents from Portland high schools, in match-up basketball games girls. Excellent ad rates are available for our ad sponsors. Ad deadline is May 5th, 2015. Contact us TODAY for the best ad rates and placement. Joyce Washington Classic For more info: Mark Washington -- email: markw@portlandobserver.com or Phone: (503) 288-9443 Talunaka Washington -- email: talunaka@yahoo.com SPONSORS: TriMet is considering a 25-cent increase to the Honored Citizen fare Please join us for a discussion: Wednesday, April 8 Urban League Senior Center 5325 NE MLK, Portland 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Served by Lines 6 and 72 Alternative formats, sign language interpretation and communication aids are available. Call 503-962-2455 (7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weekdays) or TTY 7-1-1 at least 48 hours before the meeting. To learn more about the proposal and submit your feedback, visit trimet.org/hcfare.
