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Portland Observer Thursday. March 22. 1979 Page 3
NOW holds state conference
The N ational O rganization for
Women w ill hold its first annual
state wide conference on Saturday,
March 24th at Portland Community
College — Sylvania, 12000 S.W.
49th Street in Portland. Evening en
tertainment w ill include a benefit for
Yvonne Wanrow; a Coville Indian
being re-tried on charges o f first
degree murder for defending herself
and her children against a drunken
intruder.
Registration w ill begin at 9:00
a.m . Saturday m orning. The
featured speaker w ill be Arlie Scott;
N ational NOW
A ctio n
Vice
President.
On July 9th, responding to a call
put out by the National Organization
fo r Women; 100,000 women and
men marched in Washington D.C. in
support o f the extension time for
ra tific a tio n o f the Equal Rights
Amendment (an amendment to the
Constitution that would outlaw dis
crim ination against women in all
spheres of American life). Following
that demonstration, Congress ex
tended the time for tatification; a
direct result o f NOW ’ s Call to Ac
tion.
A ll Portland women and men who
share an interest in equality fo r
women and social justice for all are
welcome to attend.
P rio ritie s at Oregon N O W ’ s
state-wide conference will be ratifica
tion o f state by-laws and the election
o f officers. There w ill be workshops
and floor discussions o f the ERA,
Abortion Rights, Strategy for The
Women’ s Movement and Building
NOW; locally and state-wide.
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JAMES HARRIS
Harris directs career program
James Harris, First National Bank
o f Oregon, assistant vice president of
college and minority relations, was
named to a one-year term as a career
education consultant for the North
west Connection, a federally funded
program.
In his volunteer position, Harris
will help businesses and community
service organizations establish and
maintain in-house career education
programs.
Northwest Connection provides
counseling in Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The
project is conducted by the North-
west Regional E ducational L ab
o ra to ry, headquartered in P o rt
land, under a grant from the Office
o f Career Education in the U.S. O f
fice o f Education.
H arris has been w ith First
National Bank for eleven years. He
was w ith three branches in the
Eugene-Springfield area before he
became an employment officer at the
bank’s headquarters in Portland in
1973. He was promoted to employ
ment manager in 1976 and was
named assistant vice president in
1978.
p.m. — the budget committee will
meet to continue discussion o f the
general fund budget.
• A pril 9th (a Monday) 1:00-5:00
p.m. — meeting for the fifth time,
the budget committee will continue
and conclude discussion o f the
general fund.
At the conclusion o f each budget
com m ittee meeting, C hairperson
Frank McNamara will announce the
date and time o f the next meeting.
A ll budget committee meetings
w ill be held in the board auditorium
at the school district administration
b u ild in g , 631 N .E. Clackamas
Street.
VISTA
Are you a self-starter who believes that social change on
behalf of the poor and powerless in America is possible?
If so. you belong in VISTA.
VISTA volunteers serve one year working with non-profit
organizations, neighborhood self-help groups and social
service agencies Their goal is to help the poor and power
less in our society have a greater voice in the decisions that
affect their lives
As a VISTA you may organize community action groups to
deal with neighborhood issues, or work on projects related
to consumer affairs, legal services, business and economic
development, housing, education, youth counseling, or
health and nutrition.
Your degree or relevant community work experience may
qualify you for the experience of your life See our repre
sentatives for information on current and future openings
throughout the U S.
Volunteers
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T R QOQDQI L L
Budget meetings changed
The timeline for budget committee
meetings fo r the Portland Public
Schools has been revised.
At the Wednesday morning (March
14th) budget committee meeting, the
Board o f Education approved revi
sions to the budget meeting time
line.
Following is the revised budget
committee meeting timeline:
• March 28th (a Wednesday) 7:00-
10:00 p.m. — the budget committee
will receive recommendations from
the Citizen Advisory Committees;
com plete deliberations on non-
general fund budgets; and commence
discussion on the general fund.
• A pril 2nd (a Monday) 1:00-5:00
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See It Today!
Ed Leek is a candidate for the Portland Community College Board,
Position #2. A community activist. Leek is currently chairman of the
Northeast Coalition.
Leek is concerned about why PCC enrollment is declining and
believes it might be an indication that the school is not providing the
proper courses. He also is interested in the quality of job training of
fered to Northeast residents and whether that training fits the job
market.
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Deckard heads Y program
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Kiliingsworth. The tournament w ill
consist o f two divisions: Freshman/
Sophomore and Junior/Scnior, three
man teams plus two alternates. Team
entrance fee is $5 and registration is
open to teams and individuals, start
ing now. The entries are open to all
teenagers from fifteen to eighteen
years o f age. YM CA Project Move
memberships, individual prizes for
most valuable player, best game, best
defense, most hustle and best team
player. For more inform ation and
registration contact Ms. Deckard at
287-2523 or drop in at the King
Neighborhood Facility now.
Between A pril 12th and May 30th,
a fitness class will meet once a week
at the King Facility. Registration is
open now to all activities sponsored
by the YM C A Project Move. Be
tween March 21st and May 3rd, a
Bible study class has started and will
be conducted each Wednesday.
Also on the calendar are modern
and jazz dance classes, woodcraft
classes, nostalgia evenings, fine arts
and play production with commu
nity and city-w ide performances.
Ms. Deckard, Y M C A D irector,
moved to Oregon from Los Angeles,
California, where she attended Paci
fic University in Forest Grove. She
received her bachelor o f arts degree
in psychology and speech education
and did graduate study in law and
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civil rights training.
Her hobbies, include debate, inter
pretive reading, softball, volleyball,
swimming, candle craft and motor
cycling.
“ I would like to extend an open in
vitation to the public to visit the King
F a c ility Y Center and to get
acquainted with the traditional and
new services provided under the
auspices o f the YM CA o f Columbia-
W illa m e tte ,” adds Ms. Deckard,
who can be reached by calling 287-
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Church-Community Dialogue
Call VISTA
in Portland
at 221-2411
Sunday, March 25th
Morning Service - 11:00 a.m.
Topic
The Church And The Neighborhood
H o w they can work together fo r
a more livable community
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Saturday 9 to 6
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