Portland Observer, January 30, 1966, Page 3
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METROPOLITAN
Gallery displays best news photos
Photographs by more than 30 Port
land area photo-journalists will be on
display al the M etrop o litan G allery
February 4th through March 15,1985.
The exhibit, entitled "Snap Decisions.”
represents the best local newspaper
and magazine photography for 1984.
Featured in the exhibit are s ta ff
photographers from daily and weekly
newspapers as well as freelance pho
tographers. Am ong the professional
organizations represented are the
National Press Photographers Asso
ciation and the Am erican Society o f
Magazine Photographers.
“ Snap Decisions" is a unique op
portunity for the public to enjoy the
talent and vision o f the area’ s top
photojournalists. In addition to spot
news, the more-than-100 photographs
depict a wide range o f assignments,
from fast-action sports to elaborate
studio still-lifes.
This is the third "Snap Decisions”
exhibit since 1981. Last year’s exhibit
featured photographs taken on July
15, 1983 by p ho tojournalists fro m
around the state. T h e results were
published by the O regon H isto rical
Society in a book entitled One A ver-
w Day
The Metropolitan Gallery, operat
ed by the Metropolitan Arts Commis
sion. is located in the Portlan d
Building. 1120 S .W . F ifth Avenue.
Hours are 7 a.m . to 6 p .m ., Monday
through Friday.
F o r L ife a n d D i s a b il i t y I n s u r a n c e
A n d R e t ir e m e n t
P la n n in g
Aid sought for families
of teenage accident victims
by Lamia Duke
Tw o Black mothers are responding
to a com m unity tragedy — the acci
dental shooting of a Black teenager —
by helping to raise funds fo r both
families involved.
O n Sunday, January 13. M arcell
Latrell Jordan, 13 year old, was acci
dentally shot by another teenager who
was showing him the shotgun. It was
on this Sunday that Parthenia Tarver
and Sara Fikes planned to go on a
boat trip A fter word o f the accident
spread, T arver and Fikes cancelled
their boat trip and donated the funds
to the families.
" In talking to people we have found
many who are w illin g to h e lp ,”
Tarver said. “ For young Black teen
agers to experience this ;yne o f a trau
matic accident can be detrim ental
to their mental health. Therefore, the
mother o f the 15-year-old boy who
accidentally shot M arcell is seeking
professional help for her two sons and
their friend who witnessed the fatal
accident," she added.
Fikes said neither o f the parents
had requested financial assistance.
" A s concerned Black citizens, we
recognize that professional psychiatric
help can be costly. W e encourage
you to assist the Black fam ilies by
providing some financial support,”
she added.
I f this tragedy touched you or if
you want to assist these families, call
Tarver at 281-1732. Tarver and Fikes
said any contributions will be divided
equally between both families.
Successful South Africa
protestors to hold party
On Friday, January 18, 1985, C al
vin VanPelt resigned his position as
the H o n o ra ry C onsul to South
Africa.
We believe that what has been
dem onstrated is the power o f o rd i
nary people. The organizations in
volved in organizing the demonstra
tio n s, The Black U nited F ro n t,
Portlanders Organized fo r Southern
A frica n Freedom, American Friends
Service Committee and the Rainbow
Organizing Committee, want to thank
everyone who helped bring this about,
especially members o f the clergy.
Rev. John Jackson, Rev Phil Park,
Chaplain Jim Stuart, and State Rep
resentatives M argaret C a rte r and
M ike B u rto n , and also lh ' people
w ho traveled fro m C o rv a llis and
Eugene to dem onstrate and be a r
rested.
We have an on-going concern about
all Oregon tics to the South A frica n
government — a government based
on legalized racism where the Black
m ajority population, including Nobel
Peace prize w inner Bishop T u tu ,
cannot vole. We w ill w ork w ith the
Rainbow O rg a n izin g C o m m itte e .
Representatives M argaret ( a rte r.
and others Io move passage o l a d i
vestment b ill. We want to see the
withdrawal o f all current investments
and no new investments in the South
African government.
A Post-Picket P arty get-together
and d in n e r w ill be held at A id e ’ s
Restaurant, 824 S.W 1st, in the G ar
den Room on F riday, February 1st,
4 to 7 p m. E veryone is in vite d by
POSAF, Rainbow Organizing Com
mittee, BUF and AFSC.
Tri-M et driver honored
T ri-M e t Bus O perator K athi H a r
vey has been named "m o s t in s p ira
tio n a l" loaned executive. The recog
n itio n o f H a rve y’ s w ork as a fu n d
raiser this past Fall was made at a
United Way dinner during January.
Harvey turns out to be a bus oper
ator w ith an interesting background
Mother o f a 1984 Rose Festival P rin
cess, this Northeast Portland resident
has been d riv in g a bus fo r T ri-M e t
since 1981. Before that, Harvey served
on the s ta ff o f Slate Senator Frank
Roberts in Salem
H arvey involves herself in co m
m unity activities and is a member o f
T ri-M e l's O p e ra to r C ontact Team,
one of 40 bus operators who have been
trained to take safety, environmental
and career education in to more than
200 schools in the Transit District.
KATHI HARVEY
Each year, businesses and public
agencies in the Portland region loan
personnel to the U nited Way to act
as field campaigners and organizers.
Kids get voice in government
The M e tro p o lita n Y outh C o m
mission has developed a youth p a r
tic ip a tio n co m m itte e to pro m o te
y o u th involvem ent in c o m m u n ity
decision making In today’s last paced
government it is highly important that
youth have a voice in decisions fo r
and a lfc c tin g yo u th A lso , by p a r
ticip a tin g on councils, com m ittees,
and boards, valuable leadership skills
may be acquired to help aid the de
velopment o f your learning If you
w ould like Io apply fo r a particular
council, have any questions or com
ments, or w ould ju st lik e to have
more in fo rm a tio n about youth par
tic ip a tio n in your area call (5O3|
796-5201.
PCC opens applications
Applications are now open for lim
ited e n ro llm e n t program s at P o rt
land C o m m u n ity C ollege.
A l the PCC Cascade Campus. 705
N K illin g s w o rth , ap p llica tio n s are
being taken for fall, 1985 enrollment
in Computer Field Service, Interpreter
for the D eaf, M icroelectronics P ro
cess Technology, Optical Technology
and A lco h o l and D rug Counselor
programs.
O cie W . Trotter
975 S E Sandy Blvd
Poilland. OR 97214
Phon«: 234 6551
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