Portland, Or. Oscar, and Tony, nominated actress Kathleen Turner joined Governor Kate Brown and lent her time and talent to Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon for its largest annual benefit, the 2016 Courageous Voice Breakfast. “I believe passionately in being engaged as a citizen in causes I believe in,” Turner said in her keynote address May 4th in Portland. “One benefit of having achieved a level of success that I have is that I can use my voice to focus attention. And a benefit of having achieved the age that I have is that I have the experience and legitimacy to speak in my own voice, to speak truth as I see it and to not give a damn whether someone might get upset about what I have to say.”
State Representative Lew Frederick; Cameron Whitten, Executive Director of Know Your City; Tatyana Dembrow, Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette clinician; and State Senator Michael Dembrow.
The breakfast also honored Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici as PPAO’s 2016 Pro-Choice Champion for supporting proactive legislation like the 21st Century Women’s Health Act and the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act. In addition, PPAO presented its first-ever Volunteer Excellence Award to Ramsey Tainton, a member of the Lane County Leadership & Advocacy Team who was tragically killed last year in a domestic violence incident.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici receives the 2016 Marilyn Epstein Pro-Choice Champion Award from Congressman Kurt Schrader, Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Ron Wyden.
Mother, actress and blogger Angela Uherbelau helped eradicate shame and stigma by bravely sharing her personal story, “What Happened When I Started Talking Publicly About My Abortion.” She told the audience: “At 20, I couldn’t have imagined speaking publicly about my private misery. Today, I wish I could sit beside that paralyzed younger self. I’d tell her that, as impossible as it might seem, someday in the future, she’d be able to talk about it. Someday, someone would hear her story, and try to understand.”
Angela Uherbelau bravely shares her personal story, “What Happened When I Started Talking Publicly About My Abortion”.
Reynolds School Board member and PPAO Board Member Diego Hernandez shares a laugh with Kathleen Turner.
Kathleen Turner answers audience questions at An Evening with Kathleen Turner.
Turner, who began volunteering for Planned Parenthood at age 19 in Springfield, Mo., now serves as chairwoman of Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Board of Advocates. She also supported PPAO by appearing May 3rd at An Evening with Kathleen Turner, a double feature of “Peggy Sue Got Married” and “Serial Mom” with a Q&A hosted by local radio star Daria Eliuk.
FromPlanned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon:
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon is an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization formed as the political arm of Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon engages in educational and electoral activity including public education campaigns, grassroots organizing, and legislative advocacy.
In 2002, we formed Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon, which is a statewide, non-partisan political action committee that supports pro-choice, pro-family planning candidates for office.
Candidates often do not give voters the information they need to make important election decisions and many anti-choice candidates try to hide their true agenda until after the election. To combat this, our political arm seeks to provide accurate information about candidates to voters.
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon is incorporated under Section 501c(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, contributions are not tax deductible. This site is paid for by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon and Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
Our Mission
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon is the statewide political voice for Planned Parenthood’s two affiliates in Oregon and for women’s health care. PPAO defends the Planned Parenthood mission by advocating for public policy that will enhance and protect women’s health; by building support and accountability among our elected officials in Oregon; and by engaging and motivating the public.
Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon supports state and local candidates who have taken responsible positions on women’s health care, including birth control and abortion.
Portland, April 16th, 2016. The Fiesta of Hope for Adelante Mujeres was a celebration of women, community and leadership featuring inspirational stories of hope and strength. Board Members Michelle Kosta, Miguel Cholula, Leroy Feigelson, and Jacqueline Alarcón posed for a photo. The annual fundarising event for Adelante Mujeres raised $118,000. The nonprofit educates and empowers Latina women and their families through holistic programs.  (Photo credit, Brit Forbes Photography)
Adelante Mujeres Board Members Michelle Kosta, Miguel Cholula, Leroy Feigelson, Jacqueline AlarcĂłn
Here’s a video about the program.
Michelle Kosta and the Adelante Mujeres Board of Directors performed an original rap to kick off the evening’s festivities.
Hortensia Mandujano, Adult Education and ESPERE Program Student, and Teacher’s Assistant with Adelante Mujeres Early Childhood Education Program, told her amazing story at Fiesta of Hope.
From Adelante Mujeres:
Founded in 2002 by Bridget Cooke and Sister Barbara Raymond, Adelante Mujeres was created to serve an otherwise overlooked population:  Latina women. Through their work with the Latino community in other local organizations, Bridget and Barbara noticed that Latina women did not actively participate in classes or activities, and often remained isolated in their homes. When Adelante Mujeres began to offer programs developed specifically for their needs, these women quickly found their voices.
Sister Barbara Raymond (left) and Bridget Cooke, Co-Founders of Adelante Mujeres
Adelante Mujeres has been serving western Washington County for over 12 years and has worked with over 3,000 families. We strive to continually evolve our education and enterprise opportunities to meet the various needs of low income Latino families in our community.
As our organization continues to grow, our programs and services have expanded to serve Latino men as well as women, especially through our microenterprise and agriculture services and the Forest Grove Farmers Market. At Adelante Mujeres, we endeavor to strengthen Latino families as a whole because we believe a strong community requires the inclusion of everyone.
Our Mission: Adelante Mujeres provides holistic education and empowerment opportunities to low income Latina women and their families to ensure full participation and active leadership in the community.
Nuestra misión: Adelante Mujeres provee educación integral y oportunidades de empoderamiento a mujeres latinas de bajos ingresos económicos y sus familias para lograr su participación completa y su liderazgo activo en la comunidad.
Our Vision: We envision a community where all families thrive.
Nuestra visiĂłn: Nos imaginamos una comunidad en la que todas las familias prosperan.
Our Values:Â
Believe in yourself and others and commit to personal growth
Be in solidarity with the community
Love and respect the earth
Nuestros valores:
Creer en sà misma y en los demás y comprometerse a crecer personalmente
Solidarizarse con la comunidad
Amar y respetar la naturaleza
Adelante Mujeres strives to:
Increase opportunities for family and community self-determination through holistic education, workforce and entrepreneurial training and family literacy.
Build community through leadership development and the search for solutions to common concerns.
Preserve, foster and share participants’ cultural heritage with the wider community and facilitate intercultural exchange.
Advocate ecological awareness and action for a sustainable economy and healthy communities.
Adelante Mujeres believes in:
Cooperation, accountability and a fair distribution of resources.
Commitment to the resolution of conflict through peaceful means.
Awareness and appreciation of the inter-relatedness of all life in the universe.
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