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12 jUSt OUt ’ October 1. 2005 ^TîrïTWR^lnewsbriefs O regon C ollege of O riental M edicine How much is my home worth? You are invited at attend an Admission Seminar Friday, October 14 from i>:3O.A.M l¿:3OPM Cary L Smith Experience OCOM'» Mailer of.Lufnou'lurr and Oriental Mrdu tne program Licensed Real Estate Broker Quality Service Certified - Awarded Kiting Star 2004 Learn about career opportunities, financial aid, and admissions casmith@pru-nw.com 503-350-7525 Direct Line 503-341-8713 Cell visit my website www.casmith.pru-nw.com Space is limited. Call today to register? 10525 SE C herry B lossom D rive 503-253-3443 xl I I www.ocom.edu ûfe Prudential ® äö . WITNESS^ CUSTOMIZED PERSONAL TRAINING MARIA CALLAHAN CPT-GFI PRIVATE STUDIO / ACE CERTIFIED 503-997-8716 • ETHELDIESELS.COM ty-ed of throwing away money )n rent? It's not too late! There are still affordable homes and condos in the Portland area. ' '"(Mr*'' -Call or e-mail me today for a -« a _ complimentary First Time ^Buyer's Consultation. . \ Let me help you celebrate | your first home! lisagrissom@cbseal.com www.cbseal.com/lisagrisso ".'U I" Don Valerio, MD I Board Certified Internal Medicine Sports Injury - HIV - HPV/STDs - Hepatitis - PSA/Prostate Cancer Dermatologic Problems - Physical Exams - General Adult Healthcare Fanno Creek Clinic 2400 SW Vermont St. Portland 503-452-0915 New patients are always welcome. Continued from Page 11 S afe S chools C oalition to H old T raining Oregon Safe Schcxds and Communities Coalition will hold its fourth annual Safe Schixil Training on Nov. 4 and 5 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 2710 N.E. 14th Ave. At this two-day training, participants will leam about how to make schcxil a safer place for gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and straight people. The goal is to inspire with new ideas and connect participants with the resources needed to make a difference in Oregon schcxils. Participants come as part of a team that should have three to five people and include students and faculty. All groups are encouraged to apply, especially younger students, students of color, trans teens and students in small towns and rural areas. The cost of the training is $50 for each team to participate. The coalition is part of a statewide effort to reduce harassment and increase safety in schixds and communities. This goal is a part of the Ore gon Plan for Youth Suicide Prevention: A Call to Action. For more information about the plan, visit www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/ipe/suicide.htm . Because queer youth often feel invisible, they can be at a higher risk for discrimination, harassment and even suicide because of negative attitudes in many communities. The coalition seeks to work with people from around the state to make sure all sch<.x>ls are safe for all students. There are a few spots left. For more informa tion contact Joyce Liljeholm at 503-232-4556 or jliljeho@teleport.com. C entral O regon C ollege H osts D iversity C onference students, educators and all interested communi ty members. The cost is $100 for the general public and $70 for students. Individual day prices are $50 for the general public ánd $35 for students. Scholarships are available. Registra tion and scholarship information is available at odi.cocc.edu. For information call 541-318-3747 or e-mail odi@c<x:c.edu. G ay -O wned B usinesses O pen D uring C onstruction If you have been down to Old Town recent ly, you have no doubt noticed the tom-up streets and the distinct lack of parking in the area. As chaotic as it may now seem, this project is described by the city as “streetscape improve ments" and is scheduled to be concluded by the end of October 2006 at a cost of $5,129,037. The Portland Department of Transportation intends to construct streetscape improvements in Old Town/Chinatown along Third and Fourth avenues between West Bumside and Northwest Hoyt streets. The improvements include sidewalk reconstruction, new street lights and additional landscaping and street fur nishings. This project is funded by the Portland Development Commission. Gay-owned and gay-patronized businesses in the area include C.C. Slaughters, Gail’s Dirty Duck, Darcelle’s and the Monkey and the Rat. Hobo’s owner Harriet Guthrie reports: “The lady from the Portland Development Commis sion said they’d he done by Thanksgiving, but who knows. It’s had a really adverse effect on our business. Other businesses in the neighhor- h<xxl are down as much as 30 or 40 percent. We aren’t quite that had, but it has had a really negative impact. My clientele is not used to walking around, and when they can’t find park ing they go somewhere else.” Guthrie reminds Hobo’s customers that the club will validate parking at the structure on the comer of Northwest Davis Street and Naito Parkway. jH Central Oregon Community College in Bend will host this year’s conference of the Oregon Diversity Institute from Nov. 3 to 5. This year’s event, “Collaborating for Diversity: Community, Campus and Work Force,” will Compiled by SARAH DoUGHER feature keynote speakers Dolores Huerta, Myrlie Evers-Williams and Elizabeth Woody. The registration deadline is Oct. 21. Huerta is the co-founder and first vice president emeritus of the United Farm Workers of America. Evers-Williams was the first woman to chair the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, a posi tion she held from 1995 until 1998. In 1999, she published her memoir, Watch Me Fly; What I Learned on the Way to Becoming the Woman I Was Meant to Be, which charts her journey from being the wife of activist Medgar Evers to becoming a community leader in her own right. Wixxly is an enrolled mem ber of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in Oregon. From 1994 to 1996, she was a professor of creative writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. She is one of the founding members of the Northwest Native American Writers Asstxziation. The Oregon Diversity Insti tute was started 10 years ago by a group of community colleges to bring together educators and oth ers interested in diversity issues in Hobo's will validate your parking for a structure at Northwest business, education and society. Davis Street and Naito Parkway so you don’t have to deal with this mess. The conference is open to
