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• • . 9 » V . • • Page 8, Portland Observer, S eptem ber 22, 1988 COMMUNITY CALENDAR SUPPORTING MINORITY WOMEN IN BROADCASTING Hape victim «o vo to m » Child Care Provider Workshops Available A series of Child Care Provider Training Workshops for potential and current home child care providers is scheduled at the Red Cross. This train ing is sponsored by the Red Cross, OSU Extension Service, and Providers Resource Organization. All workshops are on Tuesday evenings. How to make your child care home professional and businesslike. Sept. 20 Stress management for child care providers. Sept. 27 Stages of child development and its relationship to discipline. Oct. 4 Play activities and equipment. Oct. 11 Health and safety concerns for children in home care. Oct. 18 Food for tots. Oct. 25 In these workshops people who care for children in their homes for a fee can gain valuable information on basic child care. Improving the quality of child day care and helping to solve the problem of inadequate child care is a major priority of Red Cross Community Outreach Service. The senes ®’\ ses®ion® $12 Individual sessions are $3. pre-registration is required. Call 284-0011, ext. 182 to register. For Infant-Child CPR class call 284-7090. Sept. 20 through O c t 25 Tuesdays, 7-9:30 p.m. Red Cross Building 3131 N. Vancouver Ave. Dr. Judith Kuriansky, second from left, a reporter for the WPIX-TV show, “ Best Talk In Town,” and Vice Chair of the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television, Inc., accepts a $10,000 check on behalf of the Foundation from Philip Morris to produce a forum in New York City next May to alert industry leaders to the lack of opportunities in broadcasting for minority women. Making the presentation are Edna Moore Biedermann, right. Manager, Minority Business Development, Philip Morris USA and Anne Dowling, second from right. Manager, Corporate Contributions and Support Programs, Phillip Morris Companies Inc. Mari Santana, a reporter/producer, WPIX-TV and a Foundation member is at left. The forum will bring together top executives and “ Hiring managers" of major broad cast organizations with minority women seeking both entry level positions Ecumenical Parish Of North & Northeast Portland “ Ribs Dinner Benefit” People Are Beautiful (PAB), now in its 13th year, is a summer and after-school program of the Ecumenical Parish of North and Northeast Portland. Serving 70 children now, we hope for continued sup- port and possible expansion to serve more children church at 126 N.E. Alberta) through our “ Ribs Dinner Benefit" to raise money to continue the P.A.B. program. Cost: $4.25 - adults; $2.50 - 12 and under. Contact: Ecumenical Parish, 288-5173; Norman Coffman, Community Minister or Missie Kallunki, Community Worker. Atlanta Life Insurance Company To Hold Ninth Annual Afro-American National Art Competition/Exhibition The Atlanta Life Insurance Company’s Ninth Exhibition: Annual Afro-American National Art Competition & Feb. 11 through Exhibition is again under way. Entries must be post March 14, 1989 marked no later than October 28,1988. Entry Deadline: Winners of this years Art Competition will have Oct. 28, 1988 their works exhibited at Atlanta Life Insurance Com pany's headquarters building from Feb. 11,1989 through March 14,1989. In keep ing with previous exhibitions, there will be a brief ceremony during which time purchase prize awards will be granted to artists for first, second and third prize in the categories of painting, sculpture, mixed media, textile, photography, drawing and printmaking. _ All activities are free and open to the public. For additional information please contact: Ms. Henrietta Antoinin or Cathy Watson, Atlanta Life Insurance Company, 100 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 659-2100. “ Womenstrength” Self-Defense Classes In October North Portland The Portland Police Bureau s Sexual Assault Mondays, Oct. 3, 10, 17 Prevention Program w ill o ffe r its m onthly Ockley Green "Womenstrength” self-defense classes in October. Community School Registration begins Tuesday, Sept. 20, and con 6031 N. Montana, tinues until classes are full with 50 students each. Cafeteria Classes fill quickly! The classes are free and are available to Northwest Portland teenage and adult women. Assertiveness and Tuesdays, Oct. 4, 11, 18 awareness are emphasized, and streetfighting skills Metropolitan Learning are taught. Center Saturday, Oct. 1 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mallory Ave. Christian Church Parking Lot iMcrusa „mu the (Across from and advancement as executives within the industry. LUSTRASILK CORPORATION PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Write or Call: RVA, Room 804 1021 S.W. 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 - — ------- __ Rape victim advocates needed as volunteers w Multnomah County District Attorneys Victims Assistance Program. Training begins October 4. Must be at least 18 and have transportation. For more information call: 248-3222. Test-Postive Program Offers Information And Support To Carriers of HIV-VIrua (Educational Series Stresses “ Just The Facts.” ) A pilot educational program targeting persons testing HIV-positive is being offered by the Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) in October and November. Co sponsored by the Multnomah County Health Divi sion, the program includes: a three-evening series of educational sessions specifically designed for peo ple just-tested positive but without the symptoms or a diagnosis of AIDS/ARC. Those interested in attending should contact Jay Roberts, Test-Postive Program Coordinator at the Cascade AIDS Project, 223-5907. Cascade AIDS Project 223-5907 Contact: Jay Roberts, Test-Positive Program Coordinator ARC Offers "Accepting A Difference” Workshop Thursday, Oct. 20 "Accepting a Difference,” a seven-week 7 00-9 00 p.m. counseling workshop for parents of children wit Clackamas Town Center special needs. Sponsored by J e " , Retarded Citizens of Multnomah County, the class will provide a self-help model for parents raising children with disabilities The workshop will be led by Myra Classen, Family Sen/,ces Coordinator of th ARC of Multnomah County and Kathy Richards, COPE Regional ConsuItant. Topics covered will include working with professionals impact on sibhngs marital impact, developing positive self-esteem in the family, and persona PrObi h 1 e Sworlks9hop is funded, in part, by the Rose Tucker Foundation Cost for workshop manuals is $10 per family for ARC members and J20 per farnhy or others. Scholarships are available. Registration is limited. Deadline for -egistra tion is October 7. For more information, contact Myra Classen, ARC-Multnomah, 223-7279. At Home With Oprah Winfrey 2033 N.W. Glisan, Gymnasium Popular TV talk-show host Oprah Winfrey relaxes in the living room of her spacious, high-rise condo in Chicago. Free Health Screening Pictured from left to right are: Delta Sigma Theta representatives from Dillard College, Prairie View, Langeston, Amy Hilliard-JOnes, Director of Marketing Lustrasilk Corporation, Spellman College and Mississippi Valley State. The Lustrasilk Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota honored undergraduate representatives of Delta Sigma Theta public service sorority with a $15,000 commitment at the organization’s recent 75th anniversary celebration in San Francisco. In addition to the sponsorship of the undergraduate luncheon, which featured Susan Taylor, Editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine, Lustrasilk also made scholarship awards of $500 each to a number of sorority chapters. The awards recognized the 10 chapters with the highest cumulative grade point average. The company also pro vided products and prizes for attendees. Lustrasilk is one of the country’s oldest manufacturers of ethnic hair care products. Youth Awareness Workshop To Be Scheduled Sharon McCormack of the Youth Gang Force, Jill Moll of the Urban League and Rosevelt Robinson from the parole board are just a few of the many workshop participants who will discuss such Issues as the com munity’s reaction to gangs, the impact of gangs on the family and the response of the legal system. The program, sponsored by the Tri-County Section of the National Council of Negro Women, will ex amine the impact of, and commu nity responses to, the current gang crisis. 0» keeps more than memories alive. An elegant, high-rise Chicago condominium is the showplace home of TV’s top-rated talk show host Oprah Winfrey, reports the October Ebony in a special photo-editorial. Winfrey, whose nationally-syndicated “ The Oprah Winfrey Show” has made her a household name from coast to coast, has created a distinctly luxurious household of her own high above the bustle and congestion of the city, where she spends her quiet time relaxing, reading or watching TV. C 1^80 General Food* Corp PORTLAND OBSERVER "The Eyes and Ears of the Community” 288-0033 ★ Best Cash Prices ★ DAD’S OIL SERVICE Heating Oils Speedy Service 104 N.E. R ussell St. Portland, OR 97212 (503) 282-51111 50 Gals. & Up C ï - X UNIQUELY YOURS Boutique & Nail Salon Registration for the Youth Awareness Workshop, from 9:30 a m - 3 p.m., is $2. For more infor mation, call Juanita Green, PPS, 280-6242. “ Gangs and Gang Violence" is the topic of a six-hour Youth Awareness Workshop to be pres ented at the Cascade Campus of Portland Community College on Saturday, Sept. 24. The screening provides numerous important health tests and services, including: blood screen ing test (which includes cholesterol and blood sugar), general physical assessment by nurses, blood pressure check, dental and oral cancer check, foot care evaluation, vision and glaucoma check, hearing test, breathing check, stress and depression assessment (if desired), nutrition counseling, breast cancer self-examination instructions and colon-rectal cancer screening. The blood test results are later communicated back to the seniors and their physi cians. HealthLink invites all Multnomah County seniors session requires 60-90 minutes, depending on the number of tests you take. Please call the Urban League of Portland to make appointment. Urban League of Portland 280-2638 (For Appointment) ALL NEW Bazzar Corner « Space ^Display Going Fast Your ... Handcrafted Items So Call I Or Just Stop In By Time For Christmas! Weekly Or Monthly Rental. Today! Space As Low As 517 N.E. 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