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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!
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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.