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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1986)
R isin g at 408 SW Second Avenue. C all 2 2 3 -8 2 9 9 for more inform ation. Unlearning Racism: Celebrating and Building Multi-Cultural Alliances is the title of a workshop whicn w ill be pre sented by Ricky Sherover-M arcuse on A p ril 12,1 to 5 pm at 5540 NE Sandy Blvd. (C entral Northeast Neighbors building). Ricky w ill a lso conduct a special w ork shop for Jew s on A p ril 13,1-5 pm in the sam e location entitled Celebrating Jewishness: Unlearning Racism and Building Multi-Cultural Alliances $5-$15 (slid in g scale) from participants is requested. A form er philosophy and social theory professor, Ricky has worked a s counsel ing teacher, group leader and facilitator on a variety of cross-cultural issues. Her w orkshops provide a setting in which par ticip a nts can explore social conditioning, with regard to racism and anti-sem itism and begin to unlearn it. Sponsors include National O rganiza tion for W om en, M etropolitan Human Re la tions C om m ission, New Jew ish Agenda, N ational Law yers G uild, Lesbian C om m unity Project, Dem ocratic So c ia lists of Am erica, the Rainbow C o a li tion, C enter for Third W orld O rganizing, and O regon Student Public Interest Research Group. 15 17 THURSDAY Pa rting G lances preview s tonight with a cham pagne reception at the 5th Avenue Cinema. Sponsored by Moyer Theater. The showing w ill benefit Phoenix Rising . Cham pagne reception at 7 pm with the film showing at 8 pm. Tickets are $7.00 in advance and are available by c a llin g 236-1252 or 223-8299 for ticket outlets. (See Just Entertainment for more inform ation). Rita M ae Brown w ill be at C atbird Seat Bookstore for an autographing party. Take Back the Night March was held on M ay Eve, 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany, when 3000 women marched to protest violence against women. The first such protest in the United States was held the next year in San Francisco when 5000 wo men m arched to protest pornography. Since then, the event has spread to cities throughout the United States and has been an annual event in Portland for the la st several years. Those w ishing to volunteer to help, or those wanting more information can call 232 -3 8 4 2 , or write Take Back the Night, 2104 SE M orrison St., Portland, 97214. Hunter Davis. W a r Ta x Day. The IRS requests that all 16 WEDNESDAY Pop and folk sing er Hunter D avis — celebrating the release of her new album Harmony on Redwood Records — w ill appea r at Primary Domain, on A pril 16th, 1986, at 8 pm. Hunter is e sta b lishing herself as a pow erful creative force in today's pop and folk scene Perform ance credits include Harry C hapin, G eorge W inston, Holly Near, Ferron, Theresa Trull and Barbara Higbie. Her appearances have taken her to te le visio n's "C h a rlie 's A n g e ls" and to clubs, coffeehouses, and festivals around the nation. Hunter D avis touches audiences with creativity and warmth! For ticket inform ation contact: Kate Su l liva n, 224-4135. Just Out, April, 1986 The W o rld Peace U n ive rsity presents: One Voice: A Concert for Peace star S.W. Broadway, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. M ovem ent, M usic and Relaxation is the topic of this Lesb ia n Forum , 7 :30 p.m. US c itize n s volunta rily fork over a sche duled percentage of their m onies to pay for the proliferation of weapons. After today, you are subject to fines and other assessm ents as may be prescribed. Think about it. 2 5 _________ FRIDAY R ita Mae Brown, w ell-known author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Six of One, w ill be sig n in g copies of her latest book. High Hearts, at the C atbird Seat Bookstore, 913 TUESDAY at W estm inster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock. A wom en-only event since 1981, the Lesbian Forum is interpreted for the deaf, offers free supervised childcare and is w heelchair accessible from 7 :00 to 7 :25 at the 16th street door. For TTY relay, contact NW A N SIR at 233-2677 and ask for W illo w at 236-4386. Your $2 donation helps defray costs (more or less is O.K.) nom ah County C entral Library, 801 SW 10th Avenue. Everyone is welcom e. For m ore inform ation c a ll 249-8067. W heel c h a ir accessible. 19 SATURDAY The annual N orthw est Regional Con ference o f the National Law yers Guild is scheduled for Portland A pril 19-20. The theme of the conference is In It for the Long Haul: Inspirations for Action. The conference w ill be held at the Lew is and C la rk Law School, 10015 SW Terw illiger Blvd., beginning at 8:30 am, A p ril 19. Everyone is welcome. W orkshop topics include Abortion C lin ic Violence, Central Am erica Sanc tuary, Anti-apartheid. Peace and Disarm am ent, Native Am erican issues. N e o -N a zis in the Northwest, Police M is conduct and several more. Fo r inform ation ca ll Beverly Stein, Con ference Coordinator, at 228-5222 (days). Th is year's Take Back the Night march and ra lly w ill be held at 7 pm on A pril 19, at the Terry Schrunk Plaza. Take Back The Night is an annual pro test against rape, w ife-beating, por nography, and other form s of violence ag a inst women and children. The first Sla v ic Voices, a four-woman a c a p e lla ensem ble, w ill perform folk songs of Eastern Europe at 7 :30 pm Saturday, A p ril 19 at the Balkan Restaurant/C afe International on NW Broadway and G li- san. A dm ission is $3 or 2 for $5. Authenti c a lly prepared and d elicious dinners are p riced from about $4 to $8. Doors open at 6 :3 0 pm. The group b ring s to you the lives and tra d itio ns of the people of Eastern Europe through folk songs from a ll regions of Yug o sla via (C roatia, Dalm atia, Serbia, M acedonia), Bulgaria, and Russia. The sin g in g is in the native languages, and Eng lish translations enhance the program . The group sin g s unaccom pa nied by m usical instruments, highlighting only the blend of the voices. Although much of the group's repertoire com es from recordings and workshops, som e is collected in the Woodbum area from the Russian-speaking O ld Believers who live there. Som e of those songs w ill be perform ed in Saturday's program. ring C ris W illia m so n and Tret Fure with C a rrie Barton and sp ec ia l guests, sin g e r/ songw riters Don Eaton and Susan Peter son at 8 pm in the Benson High School A uditorium . Reserved seat tickets are $12.50 and $10.00 a va ila b le at G l Joe's, Everybody's Records, and Jean M achine- G a lle ria . One Voice: A Concert fo r Peace is a benefit for The W orld Peace University — an organization based in Portland whose g oa l is the eradication of w ar and w orld hunger. A ll proceeds from this concert w ill go to The W orld Peace University. For more inform ation, ca ll Doug Fish at (503) 221-0244. 2 7 ________SUNDAY W om en’s M usic N etw ork meets a g a in for a potluck/jam . Bring your m usi ca l instrum ent, interest a nd /o r a dish. 5-9 pm. C a ll 234-7080 or 249-8767 for more inform ation. 29 G ay troubadours, Ron Rom anovsky and Pa ul P h illip s are on a 30-city tour that b rin g s them to Portland today in a b enefit concert perform ance for Phoenix Rising . Nan C o llie and Kathy Fa llo n of M otherlod e w ill open for Rom anovsky and P h illip s at 8 pm at the Northwest Service Center, 1819 NW Everett. The sin g ing /so n g w riting duo made m any fans when last in Portland at a b enefit for Dignity, with their harm onizing voices and music. Th e ir newest album . Trouble In Paradise w as produced by Theresa Trull and features o rig in a l m usic ranging in style from new wave to bluegrass. Nan C o llie and Kathy Fa llo n of Mother- lode perform o rig in a l folk m usic, their own and others'. Tic ke ts are $10 in advance and are a va ila b le at A W om an's Place Bookstore. A rtichoke M usic, M usic M illenium , C at b ird Seat, Tw enty-Third Avenue Books, Out M ed ia and Phoenix Rising . (See Just Entertainm ent for more inform ation.) 30 24 THURSDAY Join Ra d ic a l Women for an exam ina tion of the double epidem ic of AIDS: the d ise a se and the anti-gay hysteria fanned by rightw ing bigots at 6 :3 0 pm at the Mult- TUESDAY WEDNESDAY The Fu rie s Be n e fit spaghetti feed and party. A ll you can eat, $5. G a rlic Bread and Sa la d , M eat and V egie sauces. D rink Sp e c ia ls with meal. M eet the Furies So ftb a ll team and find out about spring gam es. At the Primary Domain, 1033 NW 16th. 13