January 21. 1987, Portland Observer, Page 7
Middle Schools Essay Winners Announced
by Jerry Garner
H ilton Award by the City C ounty Advisory Committee on the Disabled, foi
its i om m itm ent to the human rights o f the disabled A special award was
presented to the Cascade A ID S Project for their work, compassion and
« ontrib u tiu n to the well being o f citizens in the education and fight against
AIDS
The nine middle school students were chosen winners of the 1986 87
Harriet Tubman Human Relations Essay Com petition, for w hich the essay
theme was U nifying the United States and the W orld'
Each sixth and
seventh grade winners w ill receive $25, the eighth grade winners w ill re
ceive $50 each
The Harriet Tubman Essay Contest has been held annually since 1980,
it was form ed by the C om m unity Coalition for School Integration Accor
ding to Dr O u | m > Sobomehm education specialist tor the M etropolitan
Human Relations Commission, the primary objectives for the essay con
test «ire to develop .i positive inter racial understanding w ith in the m ulti
cultural m ulti ethnic student bodies at the middle si hoots and to reinfort e
students social and language arts skills
Nine students from Tubman Dexter M cCarty W h ita k e r Markham and
Robert Gray Middle Schools were named winners o f the 1906 87 Hamel
Tubman Relations Essay Com petition
They are Gary Simpson sixth
grade Damon Turner, seventh grade Saladin Lloyd, eighth grade of Tub
man
Freda Franklin, sixth grade. Emily Caniler. seventh grade Julie
Usher eighth grade of Dexter McCarty Bronwen W right seventh grade
W hitaker Joan Cosgrove eighth grade Robert Gray
The essay winners were announced last Friday during a M etropolitan
Human Relations Award luncheon, held at the Red Lion M otor Inn 310
S W Lincoln At the luncheon Ms Stevie Remington Executive Dire« tor
of the Am erican Civil Liberties Union, was honored w ith the Russel A Pay
ton Human Relations Award
The Award, established in 197? is g iv e n
annually to an individual for their long landing history of human relations
work in the com m unity
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center was presented the annual Sonja
Photo Exhibit
"We Drew A
Circle" Opens
In Portland
The 80 photo exhibit will be dis
played at Mall 205. January 19 24
Clackamas Town Center, January
26 31; and W ashington Square.
February 3 8 The exhibit will then
tour the state through March 15
Funded by the Association for Re
tarded Citizens of Oregon, the ex
hibit w ill be sponsored in Portland
by the ARCs of Clackamas. Mult
nomah and W ashington counties
The exhibit was produced by
A ndrew Kilgore of Little Rock, Ar
kansas. to overcom e the attitudinal
barriers faced by people w ith devel
opmental disabilities.
This is the Oregon premiere of
the exhibit w hich has toured the na
tion since its com pletion in 1983
It is touring the state as part o f the
three m onth ARC campaign, "G ood
Neighbors It Takes ALL Kinds "
The cam paign, w hich is sponsored
by the ARC of Oregon and local
ARC chapters, w ill provide inform a
tion about Oregonians w ith mental
retardation and their capabilities
W hile in Oregon, Kilgore will be
photographing
Oregonians w ith
mental retardation for an upcom ing
exhibit on self advocates. For more
inform ation, contact Kathy Smith
or Judy Kearney at 223 7279
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Black W o m en s M o v e m e n t
Black fem inist, union organizer
and civil rights activist since age
14, Julie Hicks will be a guest
speaker on the key role of "B lack
W om en in the U S Labor Move
m e n t." Radical W om en meeting on
Thursday, February 26 , 6 30 p.m ,
M ultnom ah County Central Library,
801 S W 10th Avenue
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For more inform ation
call 249 8067.
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Blood Donors Sought
In response to a recent plea for
Type " 0 " blood donors, a special
four hour drive is scheduled Mon
day,
February
2,
1987
from
3 7 p m ., at Meridian Park Hospital,
Tualatin Donations are by appoint
m ent only, and reservations may be
made by calling the volunteer office
at the hospital
A lthough no blood type w ill be
turned away, there is a special need
in Portland area hospitals for the
m ore universal donor blood supply
due to increased use in treating sur
gical and cancer patients, as well as
transplants.
The American Red Cross Mobile
Unit is sponsored by the Meridian
Park Hospital Auxiliary
P roperty
Values
C ertified
Oregon property values in 1986
continued a 5 year decline, accord
mg to Richard M unn, director of
the Departm ent o f Revenue
Tax
able property values certified to the
Secretary of State totaled $82 9
billion for January 1, 1986 dow n
from $86 4 billion in 1982
Thirty four of Oregon's 36 co u n ­
ties reported overall losses in value
during this tim e period This down
ward trend in overall property value
has resulted in increased tax rates
because o f the dim inishing tax
bases
Free Screening
A free diabetes screening clinic is
being offered at Meridian Park Hos
pi tai, Tualatin. The clinic will be
open from 9-9:30 a m. on Monday,
February 2.
Pre registration is required. For
additional information contact the
community education office at the
hospital, 692 2656
Remington has served as executive director o f the the ACLU of Oregon
sun e 1970 Under her adm inistration the ACLU has strengthened its lobby
m g effort in the Oregon legislature, doubled its membership, and has be
come ,i s tro n g and effective ACLU affiliate Ms Remmmgton has ofte n
served as th e voi e of the ACLU o f Oregon, explaining d ifficu lt ACLU post
lions to governm ent officials private citizens, and the media She has also
b e e n active in civil liberties w ork outside the ACLU office Ms Remington
currently serves on the board of directors of Oregon Prisoners Legal Ser
vn es P ro je t i has lieen a member o f several governm ental advisory com
mittees w a s a member of the ACLU of Oregon affiliate board from 1965
to ,970 and is past President of the Portland League of W om en Voters
The follow ing individuals were on the Harriet Tubman Essay C om petition
grading « om m ittee roster Kareen Power, chair, Lanita Duke Holly Danks.
‘ «lejtfi.ii e Mitchell Roberto Reyes Colon. Roby Clark Michael Henderson;
D e b n ia h Ci hrane Mark Hopkins Mary Cherniack Bob Kremer Ollie
Sm ith Raiha'a Retard Jerry Garner, Sherry Pfaff Madeline M oore; Joan
Okuhar.i and Steve Goldberg
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