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•e - Portland Observer, October 12, 1983 Page 3 METROPOLITAN $700,000 raised fo r peace Educators preserve oral tradition Just over 130 walkers raised more than J 16.000 in pledges from 1,800 sponsors in the October 1st Freese W alk-A -Thon in Portland. About $700.000 is pledged nationally for the Freeze by 100,000 sponsors. 240 walks took place around the coun try. fty Portland had the highest ratio of dollars pledged per walker in the country, at nearly $110 each. Port land sponsors were, on average, more generous than those around the country. The average pledge in Portland was about $8.88 each while the nationwide average was $7 per sponsor According the W alk-A-Thon or ganiser Chuck Goodmacher, 40 per- Lumia Duke Grassroot News, N. IF. — A group o f educator* from N.E. Portland have imported the oral tradition of West Africa to Portland for a three- day community celebration which start* October 21-23. The group is called Kukatonnon Institute, Inc., and was co-founded by Kernel M o o re. Ivy Boslough, Rolia Angie Manyongai and Philip Moore. Kukatonnon is a Liberian word meaning ‘ ‘ we are o n e ." Ac cording to the co-founders this is the premise o f the institute as they gear up to share with their neighbors the culture o f Liberia. T o express the Institute's philosophy, Kernel Moore said, " W e are interested in the commonality o f all hum anity. We are focusing in on A fric a be cause of our own heritage as Afro- Americans. Our first effort is with the Liberian culture." H istorically, Liberia and A fro - Americans have always been linked. In the 1800s, Liberia was the coun try designated by President Lincoln for the newly freed Blacks to return to. In the 1920s, the father o f Pan- Africanism, Marcus Oarvey, chose Liberia as the first country in Africa to reclaim . K ukatonnon ack nowledged that the rich background between Liberia and Am erica in spired their research. In July of 1983 three members of the Institute visited Liberia to con duct research on the oral tradition and establish a network with per sons associated with cultural, educa tional and artistic endeavors. Rolia Manyongai, a native Liber ian, found the trip back home re warding but noticed many things had changed in the country and within herself. Liberia is now run by a military government. She said she found it difficult to communicate to her countrymen and women because she broke away from the traditional role of the woman in African soci- ety. " I believe in women’s freedom. I don't believe in a woman being a slave under the man. This is a differ ent type of oppression and is a way of life in many parts of Africa. I am an international, independent wom an and some o f the men resented that. They did not want me talking with the women who had been brainwashed into believing that the man is always the ruler, on top, and cent o f the net proceeds from the Portland W alk-A-Thon will be sent to the national Freese Campaign for lobbying and other organising work at the national level. About ten per cent w ill be shared with member groups o f the 30-member Nuclear Weapons Freese Coalition of Great er Portland. The remaining money will be utilised to continue public education and outreach in general and to help finance such specific projects a* the noon-lime October 22nd Euromissile Rally at W ater front Park. For more inform ation on how you can work for peace here in Port land, contact the Freese Coalition at 226 6932. TREAT YOURSELF to a new short style cut at For only Educator* dedicated to the preaervetion of the African oral tradition include IL-RI Philip Moore, Rolle Angle Manyongai. Ivy Boslough. and Remai (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Moore. can/American life exhibit Saturday, October 22, at the Interstate Fire house located at 5340 N. Interstate, at 8 p.m. Expect to absorb a unique ly coordinated presentation which will include slides, photos, clothing, art, dancing and a folk tale with “ M r. Spider." Proceeds from this event will be dontated to the Bright Foundation School, M o n ro via. Liberia. lived in Portland for five years and the m ajority of people I have run into are into education. I was raised on the folktales I will narrate. I will paint a picture to make people think about life experiences they never had thought about before. It will be more than entertainment. It will be real." Kukatonno will present the A fri he has to be the boss. 1 was coming and saying it doesn't have to be that way. You d o n 't have to be equal w ith him physically but mentally you are just as strong." P hilip M oore said because o f their visit they plan to present the culture o f Liberia from a different perspective. “ We are looking at A f rica from the perspective of an A f ro-American. We are bringing au thentic folktales handed down from generation to generation. This is an opportunity to see the culture which has not beein influenced by outside interests.” N ot only w ill oral trad itio n be portrayed but '.he correlation be tween Afro-Americans and L ib er ians w ill also be examined. " A lot of the times,” Remel con tinued, "B lack Americans do not have any desire to go to Africa be- cuase they have been embarrassed by the way the white man has por trayed Africa. We want to portray us— Black American* and Africans — as the way we really are. I don't think it should be viewed as threat ening. We want to lift pride, create awareness and understanding." 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Becky H a rt man. a Kenton Elementary School graduate, and Joel G unz, who graduated from Ockley Green, have both attended Jefferson all four years. They are two o f Oregon's eight winners. “ Their winning is such an accom plishm ent,” beamed Linda Christensen, English Department Head “ Based on our school popu lation we were only able to submit three entries, and to have two of the three named as national finalists is a real tribute to our program and the teaching staff here," she continued. The studens worked hard to reach their achievement. They wrote, re wrote and spent many hours on their entries. Both Jefferson winners entered the essay category. In 1981 Susan Thompson won with a short story. The Jefferson students appear to be well on their way to achieving what many high school youngsters miss; an education as fine as any in the world. 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