"That also applies to the elder ones! We're not sitting around knitting and playing Canasta. You've read about my new musical venture in a previous article. The short version is that we've started a new chorus for Q+ Elders and Allies: the Portland Sage Singers. We only started last February. But, off we went, faster than any of our aging legs could carry us."
"I am also certain you have read about the terrible "alternative facts" that Portland is burning to the ground and is like a war zone. That's a miracle since there is no fire or smoke anywhere and people are still doing all the things gorgeous Portland offers in the fall. You have probably seen Oregon's governor, Tina Kotek, fighting the good fight against total lies about Portland. The Republicans keep showing video of 2020 and saying it is now. It's not."
"The Portland Sage Singers sang outside the notorious ICE Detention Center. We decided not to do it on No Kings Day because our efforts would most definitely be drowned out by the 40,000 other folks protesting in our fair city. We decided to do it on the Thursday after the big day. We sang at 4 pm so we could get home before dark."
A new chorus for Q+ elders and allies launched in Portland last February called the Portland Sage Singers. The chorus grew to 80 members, with 45 attending an outreach performance outside the ICE Detention Center. The group chose the Thursday after No Kings Day and sang at 4 pm to avoid being drowned out by larger protests and to return home before dark because of nighttime driving concerns and unruly characters near the detention center. Repertoire included protest songs beginning with Holly Near's 'Singing for Our Lives.' Observations emphasized that Portland is not burning and highlighted Governor Tina Kotek opposing misleading portrayals.
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