January 15, 1906, Portland Observer, Page 3
Black Women's Health Project
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Seven year old Shukree Dawan pined a group of about 20 people in renewing
their protest of the returning drug sales activity on the comer of NE Grand and
Alberta Saturday afternoon. A statement by the Eliot/King Crime Prevention
Committee said, in part, "W e are here to justify the namesake of this neighbor
hood and to testify to the philosophy of a great man. To return respect to a
proud and contemporary name
K in g l"
The N a tio n a l B lack W o m e n ’ s
H ealth P ro je ct (B W H P ). P o rtla n d
Chapter, w ill be holding an induction
ceremony Jan. 19 at 5:00 p .m . The
cerem ony w ill be held at the M t.
O liv e t B a p tist C h u rc h , 116 N .E .
Schuyer. The induction ceremony is a
form al recognition and ce rtifica tio n
o f a lo ca l chapter o f the N a tio n a l
BW HP.
The B W H P was initiated in 1980.
Through a critical analysis o f personal
experiences, Black women are begin
ning to realize that they have some
c o n tro l over fa cto rs a ffe c tin g their
physical and m ental health, such as
diet and lifestyle and approaches to
problem solving In actively seeking
out a va ila b le he a lth resources, in
becom ing aware o f se lf-h e lp a p
proaches, in establishing a dialogue
with health care providers, and most
im portantly, in establishing dialogues
with each other in order to break the
barriers o f isolation and powerless
ness, Black women are beginning to
realize how much their own actions
can control and affect their lives.
This model o f mutual and self help
activism has been successfully used
by the Women’s Health Movement in
its c o n tin u in g quest to em pow er
women to make health care decisions
and increase their awareness o f repro
ductive health issues. It is essential
that this course o f action be conceived
d ire cte d , and c o n tro lle d by Black
women in o rder to reduce the
d is p a ritie s and in e q u a litie s o f
American life.
Persons wishing to become m em
bers o f the Portland Chapter may do
so at the induction ceremony. I f you
have any fu rth e r q uestions, please
contact Bobbi I . Gary, at 231-7509 or
Karen Wells, at 643-8866; or write to
The National Black W omen's Health
Project, A tte n tio n : B obbi 1.. G ary,
P.O. Box 40590, P o rtla n d . OR
97240-0590.
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You Ve g o t w hat i t takes.
Abortion rights rally Jan. 24
A ra lly to defend a b o rtio n rights
and to protest the escalating violence
against clinics w ill be held on Friday,
Ian. 24, 7:00 p in. at P ortland State
University (PSU) Smith Center Room
338.
Speakers w ill in clu d e D r. Peter
Bouts; the Res . John Jackson, Albina
M inisterial Alliance; Joan Binninger,
P ro-C hoice C o a litio n ; Ju lia H icks,
Am algam ated C o th in g and T e xtile
W orkers U n io n ; a representative
from Oregon State NOW ; and Sandy
N elson, Tacoma R adical W om en.
KMHD 2nd
anniversary
celebration
Jazz
ra d io
s ta tio n
KMHD
celebrates its second anniversary with
the Walter Bridges Big Band at Rian's'
A triu m , 1601 S .W . 1st, between
M arket and H a rriso n , Jan. 18, 9:00
p in. to 12:00 m id n ig h t. A dvance
tickets are $5; at the door, $6. Tickets
arc available at G .I. Joe’ s and Rian's
A trium .
Music by Mary Rose; childcare w ill be
available. The rally is co-sponsored by
the C o m m u n ity C lin ic Defense
C o a litio n and the PSU W o m en's
U n io n . F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n call
229-3516.
Black Cultural
Affairs of PSU
Extravaganza
The P o rtla n d Stale U n iv e rs ity
(PSU) Black C u ltu ra l A ffa irs Board
(B C A B ) is presenting a Dance E x
travaganza featuring C o o l'R , one o f
Portland's hottest groups, at PSU in
the Smith Center Ballroom, on Satur
day, Jan. 18, at 8:00 p m P a rkin g
w ill be free in tTie parking structure
A dm ission is $3 .00 fo r all college
students w ith I.D . and $4.00 fo r the
general public.
A d u lt beverage w ill be served with
I.D . For more in fo rm a tio n , contact
the B C A B at 229 4452 o r the PSU
Box office at 229 4440
W A N TE D . VOLUNTEERS
The YW C A Thrift Shop in downtown
Portland is in real need of volunteers
to help keep the shop running
sm oo th ly. Assisting custom ers,
making sales, restocking shelves, and
acting as cashiers are som e o f the
things vo lun teers do. The shop is
open from 10 a m 4 p .m M onday
through Saturday and volunteers are
asked to w o rk o n e 4 hour shift
weekly
M en tal H e alth
Services W est
provides a variety of services to those
w ho are m entally handicapped and
volunteers assist the agency and its
clients in many ways. Current volun
teer needs include a photographer to
help develop a slide show, recreation
aides, clerical help for nurses, drivers,
help with the Kids on Burnside project
and friendly visitors.
The Volunteer Bureau, a United W ay
agency, matches prospective volun
teers with the needs of approximately
200 local agencies and programs. To
find the right volunteer job, call The
Volunteer Bureau at 222 1366
YOU ARE W ELCOM E TO W O R S H IP AT
84 N E Killingsworth • 281 0499
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