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¿tornátil Portland Observer, January 26, 1984 Page 5 OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SIDELINES ) Kathryn H a ll Bogle M A G E S O F L ab o r,” and . “ Building a New World: Black Labor Photographs," two ex hibitions circulated by the Smith sonian Institute, drew many persons to a "L a b o r Festival" at the Port land A rt Museum last Sunday. The traveling exhibitions included draw ings. paintings, sculpture and con structions. Artists represented in cluded Jacob Lawrence. The 50 Black Labor Photographs "chronicled the history of Black la bor in the United States and its con tributions to America's economic development from the 1880s to the present." Gordon Parks’ photog raphy appears with frequency in this collection of black-and-white pic tures. A Sunday afternoon attraction, a slide-lecture produced and pre sented by Michael Grice, titled "T he Railroad Generation: A view of Black labor history in O regon," came under the banner of "L ab or Festival." The Grice show was given a send-off of appreciation by Bob Baugh, secretary-treasurer of the Oregon A F L -C IO . Labor songs, some o f them in the style o f Pete Seeger. were sung by H arry Stamper who accompanied himself on the guitar. program established to interest young people in entering an appren ticeship program while they are in school T h a i’s a good idea to con sider right now before summer be Grice, with degrees from both Cornell and Reed College, worked on the railroad to put himself through college He is a vice-prin cipal at the M etropolitan Learning Center and is the producer o f sever al oral history programs such as "F ro m the P u lp it/F ro m the Peo ple." an interpretation o f the life of Dr. M artin Luther King. His stage presentations include "Y o u th Sound" and others. Sunday’s slide show portrayed ac tivities o f railroad dining car per sonnel in the employ o f the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific rail roads from the early 1900s to the fairly recent years. Slides shown came from private sources as well as from the Oregon Historical Society. Grice said that the Sunday présenta lion "should be considered as a pre view o f a larger work to be complet ed this year. We expect to chronicle a very special e ra ." he said. “ We will feature local railroad men and will tell of the specific services they performed for the traveling public, allowing the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific to (rightly) boast o f the railroad's high quality service given to passengers o f the line. The traveling exhibitions will be on view at the A rt Museum until gins." Parsons, now 50, studied at Port land State University, Northwest Business Business College, and at Portland Comm unity College Her interests were in community organi zation, counseling and service-re- P by Lanita D uka and Richard B row n Metropolitan Youth Development Corporation; New Skills for Worn- en; International Association of Personnel in Employer Service; and others. Start lo *in q weight fa tte r than ever before February 12. The Oregon presenta tion of these exhibitions were made possible by the Oregon Arts C om mission, Oregon A F L -C IO . and Black Colleges Committee, Inc. Street Beat and is the mother o f three. Parsons is a member o f the board o f direc tors for several organizations in cluding: the State of Oregon Dis placed Homemakers; Oregon Human Development Commission, QUICK! JOIN THE NEW WEIGHT WATCHERS* QUICK START PROGRAM. N ow the leader in sale sensible weight loss s you lose uk ker in the very first weeks, while eat m g 3 well balant ed rneals a day Call Weight W atchers now A nd start Q u it k ’ A u d rey Parsons am arg a s fro m n a w g ia n t silos balng co n stru cte d a t T e rm in a l 4. A p p re n tic e p lu m b er w o rk in g Inside silo is S ta v e 01 (P h oto s S am u e l B ryant) sen. Michael Orica discusaaa Black Labor Photographs display at Port land Art Museum with Kim Gardner of Denver, Colorado. lated courses. She has been married O R T L A N D ’S Audrey Anne Parsons has been named to B 7io’i BTio in the W' m Z. The edition of WWo’s WWo contains the “ most recent compilation o f bio graphical inform ation on men and women of distinction whose influ ence is concentrated in the western sector o f North America " Parson’s career position has made In this election year the S treet Beat team asked, “ Do you think Ronald Reagan could get re-elected?” her a "subject of current reference interest," according to a congratu latory letter informing her o f her se lection. Parsons has been employed by the Bureau of Labor and Indus tries of the state o f Oregon as an ap prenticeship field representative and consultant since 1978. 19th Her days arc active and full as she is a coordinator o f the Outreach program which includes recruitment o f women and minorities for the state's apprenticeship programs. She sometimes travels the state with her staff o f four to speak at schools and community colleges to ac quaint students with the opportuni ties to learn a trade. Her audiences may be made up o f Native A m er icans, people o f Mexican back ground. or they may have come from somewhere in Indo-China. Parsons tells them all how to enter the apprenticeship programs, how to achieve success once they are en ((Quick Start ♦a . a. am h « w a ( i a*’ wau »e or. I A ll n e w a n d re jo in in g m e m b e rs please c o m e 1 5 m in e a rly . I Join Any Clete Anytim e NO RTHEA ST PO RTLA ND M a ra n a th a C hurch 1222 N E. Skidmore S a t ................................. Northeast Portland Center 5049 N E S a n d y B lvd M o n ........................................7 :0 0 p .m . Fello w sh ip B ap tist C hurch 4737 N. Lombard Street Tuea ............................ 7:00 p.m Thura................................ 9 :30 a m W ed 9:30 a m & 7:00 p.m. Thurs................................ 5:00 p m. Fri........................................ 9:30 a m. Tues...................................7:00p .m . For Inform ation Call Collect 1603) 297 1021 W eekdays 8 30 6 00 p .m . rolled. Andrew Brown Security Agent Birdie Lee Teylor Retired In an instant replay, do you think the Redskins will win the Super Bowl? ‘ Io. He has not done the peo ple or the country right. S te p h a n ie V o lm a n H o u s e w ife I'm afraid he might be. I don't see a charismatic person rising or one with the financial backing. He may be hard to beat. Don Cockrell Security I would think so. I ’ m going to vote for him. He has kept his Sher Lewie Driver God. I hope not. I can’t stand m. I plan to vote against h im ., H O Thomas Janitor No! He hasn't done anything for anybody. He is rotten. He stinksl " W e recruit, we test and we make every effort to find the right pursuit for our clients," says Parsons. "L ig h t work? W e've got that. In side or outside work training is available. For instance," Parsons went on, "w e have a program called ’ limited energy electricians.’ This would be for those persons who want to learn how to install burglar alarm systems, or the installation of P B X , or even Cable T V installation. Then there are the construction trades— and sometimes women want to learn one o f these to get ahead in a non-traditional job. "T here was at least one Black young woman who came to us in 1967 for a job training as a con struction laborer. However, she did not stop with just the job. The young woman went on to school and she now is a licenses electrical engineer. If a woman wants to enter a non-traditional job that requires more strength or stamina than she possesses at the time of her applica tion. we can even provide her with physical fitness classwork to help her qualify and maintain her place in the program. O f course we have classes in English, and in reading and writing to help anyone who needs it. "Y e s .” Parsons laughed. "W e are still training butchers But our new program is meat wrapping These people not only are trained to wrap the meat; they are taught to pass along to customers at the meat counter the proper methods of cooking meats. " W e are now looking at high-tech jobs— and even into some phases of medical training that we can adapt into our program. We want to help the people who want to earn how to get into the various trades. " C ity Commissioner Jordan’s o f fice is interested in employment for the refugees in their programs for displaced people,” said Parsons. 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