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N flm il »s»»*:»'- January 12, 1989 • Portland Observer • Page 9 Albina Ministerial Alliance Sponsors Special Red Cross Blood Drive In Memory Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. JANUARY 14 North Portland Library Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A birthday celebration at the North Portland Library. Movie: “Legacy of a Dream," gospel singer Eugene Washington and birth day cake. Saturday, January 14,1989, 2:30- 3:30 p.m. North Portland Library Auditorium, 512 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, 221-7702 JANUARY 15 You are invited to ... “ I Have a Dream ” -- A tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the late Rev. John W esley Garlington ‘The Bridge Builder In O ur Com m unity’. Sunday, January 15,1989 - 4:00 p.m. at Maranatha Church, 4222 N.E. 12th, Portland. Special Music: Maranatha Choir, Fellowship Church of God, Community Church of God, "I Have a Dream” by Rev. Emmett W heatfall, Rev. John Parker - Prison Ministries, Inc. Sponsor. Speakers: Tribute to Rev. Gar lington - Cornetta Smith, Executive Officer of A.M.A.; Rev. Joshua Phil lips, ‘Give Us This Day’ For information call 284-7563 - John or Vivian. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Three local religious organizations will sponsor a joint worship celebra tion in observance of the Martin Lu ther King, Jr. holiday. For the second year in a row, Albina Ministerial Alliance, Ecumeni cal Ministries of Oregon and Greater Portland Association of Evangelicals will co-sponsor a worship service on Monday, January 16 at 5:00 p.m. The location will be Bethel African M ethodist Episcopal Church, 5828 N.E. 8th Avenue. The general public is invited. Dr. James Martin, pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church will be featured speaker. O.C.B.A. Holds F ou rtff Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration The Oregon Commission on Black Affairs will hold its Fourth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Cele bration at the State Capitol, Monday, January 16,1989, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Senate Chamber. There will be a reception following in the Galleria on the first floor from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The them e for this year’s celebra tion is “ Living the Dream--Let Free dom Ring." Speakers for this special event will include State Senator Jim Hill, State Representative Mike Burton, and State Affirm ative Action Director Kathleen Saadat. There will also be proclam ations from the Salem Hu man Relations Com m ission and W illam ette University. Special musical performances by the W right Elementary School Choir and the Greater Faith Christian Center will be featured. Reverend Bernard Ings will give the invocation and benediction. This event is open to the public and the admission is free. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration recognition of Martin Luther King r. Day, the Associated Students of AHCC will hold a special program in iing’s honor. Call the College Center it 667-7260 for details. t BPS 1450-AM Airs Ong: A Global Celebration” James DePreist, music director/ •nductor of the Oregon Symphony rchestra, will host "King: A Global slebration, an extraordinary LIVE incert special that airs on KBPS I50-AM at 11:30 a.m., Monday, in. 16. Two features will be included in e intermission: one looking at the ff erent schools of music in the U. S ., id a second focusing on the por- ayal of Martin Luther King, Jr. in usic and other art forms. Radio listeners in the United States id in 20 countries around the globe ill hear the concert, which is pro- jced by National Public Radio in »sociation with KUSC-FM/American Jblic Radio; WFMT, Chicago; WBUR id the European Broadcasting Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom Camp Come to Freedom Cam p for chil dren and youth, Kindergarten through 12th grade, Jan. 1 6 ,1 9 8 9 -9 :0 0 a m . - 3:00 p.m. at Ainsworth United Church of Christ, 2941 N.E. Ainsworth to register, call Ainsworth U.C.C. at 284- 8767 or call 228-3178. Come and celebrate a very spe cial day. A day of remembrance and appreciation. A day of singing, art, drama and more. A day to celebrate positive images; past, present and future. A day for increasing aw are ness and empowering ourselves. JANUARY 17 City Of Unity Rainbow Rally A city-wide rally celebrating Port land's Diversity ... and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1989 - 12:00 Noon - 1 :00 p.m. at Pioneer C ourt house Square. Sponsors represent a broad cross- section of the public and private sectors, including city, county and state governm ent, businesses, un ions .religious organizations, com munity groups and the media. Government and community lead ers will speak briefly. The Street Comer Singers, with pianist Ken Berry, will lead the rally in, “ W e Are The World, We Are The C hildren,” "Reach Out and Touch Som ebody’s Hand,” “ W e Shall O vercom e," "W hat The W orld Needs N ow ,” “ Am erica The Beauti ful," and other songs of unity. To reaffirm Dr. King’s D re a m ... To say “ NO! to Racism, YES! to Unity" ... and to embrace the theme: “ IF A LINE IS TO BE DRAWN, THEN LET IT BE DRAWN AROUND US AND NOT BETW EEN US.” -Rev. Rodney Page. Ecumenical Ministries o l Oregon JANUARY 18 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemoration Set At Red Cross Observances of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have oeen scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1989, from 12:00 Noon to 1 :00 p.m., at the Red Cross Building, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave. Guest speakers include Bishop Adolph A. Wells, pastor of Emman uel Tem ple Full Gospel Pentecostal Church; Useni Perkins, Director of the Urban League of Portland; Carolyn Leonard, member of the Human Rights Commission; and Dr. Helen Tochen, Assistant Medical Director at Red Cross. Musical selections will be perform ed by Mrs Wells, Joe and Clifton Wells, Debra Kmbrough, Carol Martin. A short reception will follow the program. Art work, poetry and essays about Dr. King's life by students of the Saturday School, as well as two sculptures by the artist Olvero, will be on display in the Red Cross build ing during commemoration week. JANUARY 25 Oregon Department of Transportation Celebrates The Oregon Department of Trans portation will celebrate the birthday of Reverend Martin Luther King on January 25,1989, in Salem. The celebration will be heid from 11:45 a.m .-1:15 p.m. in Conference Room 122 of the Transportation Building, located on W est Summer Street in the Capitol Mall. State Representative Margaret Carter will speak on the them e: “ Building Bridges of Brotherhood.” The program will also consist of a viewing of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream" Welcome Back to the U n itiu f Love ÍEAUTY A week-long Red Cross blood drive sponsored by the Albina Ministerial Alliance in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be kicked off on Mon day, January 16, as part of a special 9 a.m. memorial observance at the O.B. W illiams Convention Center at 522 N. Beech St. Keynote speaker will be Oregon Congressman Ron Wyden. Dennis Bailey, Director Donor Resources, American Red Cross will also be on the program. Albina Ministerial Alliance Presi dent Rev. Joe S. Hardie, pastor of St. Mark’s Baptist Church, encourages people to give blood at the Red Cross in Dr. King’s memory. Representing fifty local churches, Rev. Hardie stressed that donating blood is truly a gift of life and on his national holi day, a fitting tribute to Dr. King and the ideals he stood for. During the week of January 16- 21, Red Cross blood donors at all sites will be invited to sign a memorial scroll which will be sent to Coretta Scott King at the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta. The memorial blood drive has been endorsed by Mrs. King who states she hopes the idea will spread through out the country. In her letter to Red Cross officials she wrote: “ The National Holiday is a time for a personal recommitment to do som ething-to reach out to your brothers and sisters in the spirit of our common humanity. Certainly, the giving of blood so that others may live is a very important and personal way of committing yourself to others." People wishing to donate are urged to call the Red Cross for an appoint ment at 284-4040. L o c a tio n s o f Red C ross B lo o d m o b ile s D uring W eek of January 16-21 M onday, 1/16: Tanasbourne Mall, 2700 S.W. 185th, Aloha, 2-7 p.m.; St. Matthew Catholic Church, 221 E. Walnut, Hillsboro, 3:30-7:30 p.m. T uesday, 1/17: Mollala Fire Hall, Molalla, 3-7 p.m.; Masonic Lodge, 10636 Main St., Milwaukie, 2-7 p.m.; Beaverton GTE, 17855 S.W. Cornell Rd., 11:30-4 p.m. Precision Castparts, 4600 S.E. H ar ney, 6-4 p.m ; American Legion Hall, 125 Bridge St., Sheridan, 2-6 p.m. F rid a y, 1/20: Tektronix, S.W. Jenkins Rd.. Beaverton, 11-5 p.m. RED CROSS BLOOD CENTER 3131 N. VANCOUVER AVE. Wednesday, 1/18: Western States Chiropractic College, 2900 N.E. 132nd, 9:30-3:30 p.m.; PCC Sylva nia, 12000 S.W. 49th, 10-3 p.m.; PGE W estern Division, 14655 S.W. Old Scholls Ferry Rd., Beaverton, 11:30-4:30 p.m. T h u rsd a y, 1/19: W estern Trans portation, 3838 N.W. Front, 8-2 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs. - 10-6 p.m. Friday ■ 8-3:30 p.m. Saturday - 7:30-1:30 p.m. The IFCC Theatre Presents till .,.»■> ■> . re- ; The COLORED MUSEUM • • ■ - > •» . a. by George C. Wolfe - » - '• -. V/- : M u s ic a l,s a tir ic a l,r iv e tin g SMASH H IT a c ro s s th e c o u n t r y ! t I r - Directed by Al Jamison J an u ary 2 7 th — 8 pm O pening P re m ie r 4 w eeks only — IFCC Theatre January 27 thru February 19 Fri/Sat — 8 pm — $10 Sun — 2 pm — $9 Reservations — 243-7930 1 w e ek only — W inningstad Theatre > V V < »' ♦ < Í * -, February 23, 24, 25 8 pm — $12 Reservations — 243-7930 or 248-4496 S a LOI 2 0 N .E. Unioi There will soon, be a new teamfoïmed!!!! 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