f; ♦ A» » • Page 6 Portland Observer April 20, 1989 ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NATIONAL MINORITY CANCER AWARENESS WEEK W A SHINGTON, D .C .-In response to increasing cancer rates am ong blacks and H ispanics, the N ational Cancer Institute will promote National Minority Cancer Awareness W eek, April 16-22, as organizations across the country sponsor activities such as free cancer screenings, presentations, health fairs, workshops, and seminars. “ Many facts about cancer in black and Hispanic populations concern u s,” said Samuel Broder, M .D., director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). “ For exam ple, black men are tw ice as likely to have prostate cancer as white m en, and higher percentages o f both black and Hispanic men smoke. That m eans proportionately more o f them will be dying o f smoking-related cancers in future years.” Dr. Broder said N C I’s media cam paign for National M inority Cancer Awareness W eek is intended to inform blacks and Hispanics o f ways they can prevent cancer. The cam paign theme, “ Eat Your W ay to Good H ealth,” encourages them to: *Eat m ore fruits, vegetables, and whole-grained breads and cereals. ♦Broil and bake meats and poultry instead o f frying them. ♦Use less oil in cooking. In addition to prevention o f cancer through avoiding tobacco use and eating healthy foods. Dr. Broder said minorities need to belter understand the importance o f detecting cancer early, when the chances o f successful treatm ent are greatest. “ For exam ple, a low er percentage o f Hispanic women have regular Pap tests to detect cervical cancer, and that is resulting in cervical cancer rates that are double those of non-H ispanic white w om en,” Dr. Broder said. “ Likewise, two of the most common cancers among black women are breast and colorectal cancers—and both can be detected early through screening.” News Around Town Days Inn at the Portland Airport Hosts National Job Fair for Older W orkers SENIOR POWER PO RTLAND — Portland’s citizens over 50 years old are invited to attend SENIOR POW ER 1989, a national job fair sponsored by Days Inns o f America, Inc. Senior Pow er 1989 will be held on Saturday May 6, 1989 from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the Days Inn at the Portland airport, 11550 N.E. Airport Way. Over 20 Portland businesses with a strong desire to hire older workers will be accepting applications for part to full time positions in various industries. Honored attendees include Congressman Ron Wyden. M ayor Bud C lark’s office will issue a proclam ation in honor of Senior Power 1989. SOFTBALL CITY Spring training is history. Let the tournam ents begin! The Portland Park Bureau offers five sanctioned Amateur Softball Association tournaments in May, kicking off a season o f at least 37 tournam ents before post-season play even begins. Fast pitch, slow pitch; m en’s w om en’s or coed; A League, C League, O League - you name it, there’s a tournam ent designed for that category and that caliber o f play. And why not? More than 550 teams are signed up through the Park Bureau for city-league play this year, and another 150 teams will probably sign up for recreational leagues later in the season. By the time the season ends, softball team s within the city will have played more than three times the number of gam es played by the entire M ajor Leagues! So who needs the Mariners. Grab a m itt or a lawn chair and enjoy Park Bureau softball this season. “ Our goal is to match older workers w ho wish to re-enter the work force with Portland com panies who are proactive in hiring the older w orker,” said Anne Kinkaid, Director o f Sales of the Days Inn at the Pordand airport, host of Portland’s job fair. Industries represented at Senior Power 1989 include retail, hospitality, tem porary agencies, food services, and others. Senior Pow er 1989 in Pordand is one of more than 120 job fairs being held at Days Inn hotels in 35 states throughout every region o f the country, all on May 6, 1989. Days Inns o f America, Inc., whose corporate offices are located in A tlanta, began recruiting older workers as reservations agents in 1985 and actively encourages its franchisees to hire older workers, recognizing skills v a lu a b le to se rv ic e -o rie n te d organizations. The Days Inn corporate office is coordinating the national job fair, assisting its hotels with recruiting other em ployers and interested older w orkers through various community agencies and organizations. Portland businesses participating in the job fair are: AARP M cDonalds Providence M edical Center Green Thum b, Inc. M ount Hood Community College Collins Foods Fred Meyer Days Inn Burgerville U.S.A. Safeway Kelly Services P r iv a te Industries Council Grace Collins Memorial Center A merican Red Cross Mount H ood M edical Center Express Tem porary O r e g o n Staffing Services M ultnomah County Libraries Senior Job Center (PCC) Hew lett Packard Burger King O regon Em ploym ent Division STUDENT RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS On April 24 at 1:00 p.m. in room 338 o f Portland Stale U niversity’s Smith M emorial Center, a com prehensive safety education program aim ed at com batting violence against women in the campus community will be proposed. The program which has been designed by a coalition o f independent PSU students and the PSU W om ens’ Union, responds to a lack o f support by the PS U adm inistration regarding the issue of women’s safety. This student-sponsored, student-centered program has been endorsed by the P ortland State A dm inistration of Justice departm ent, and the PSU Womens’ studies Certificate Program along with a num ber o f com m unity organizations. The program will combine education, advocacy,and directaction. In addition the development of sensitivity to racism, homophobia and continuum of violence against women will be crucial to the program and its im plem entation. Day Care "Since 1952" • Kindergarten • Pre-School 'Latch Key Program ’ Children 6 wks. to 11 yrs. • Breakfast • Hot Lunches » Snack <■ Mon-Fri 6:30 am • 6.00 pm Call 281-6930 128 N.E. Russell St. 4 Year O lds - M aking Cookies Grace Collins Memorial Center 5 Year Olds - Reading First G rade Books SAFEWAY Black writers are not know n for making large sums of money. O f course, there is the exception o f such people as Alice W alker, Alex Haley and those w ho write music. For m any years, K aren’s News Syndicate has dedicated itself to the training o f young Black journalists in Southern California and though it has been rew ard in g em otionally and spiritually, it has not afforded this writer the opportunity to move out o f what has becom e one o f the m ost violent war zones since V iet Nam. Today, after much thought and consideration, Karen ’ s News S y ndicate is being m oved to W est Palm Beach, Florida. In som e circles, it m ight be seen as a “ retreat from the battle” ; but not really. KNS will continue to work with young people, but not in the atm osphere o f random and senseless murder. M ore than 75 m en, women and ch ild ren w ere shot, stabbed or bludgeoned to death by gang members in Los Angeles during the first three m onths o f 1989. The toll represented nearly a 40 percent increase in gang- related m urders since the sam e period last year. In 1988, 257 killings were officially charged to the gang elem ent that thrives on a drug-related econom y that shows no sign o f abatem ent. Blacks killing Blacks each and every day. The stress o f living in an area where drive-by shooting is a sport em ployed by predatory, crack-crazed young Blacks is not my idea o f progress toward realization o f Dr. Martin Luther K ing’s dream. So, with regret, I say “ Goodbye, Los A ngeles.” We spent $1.5 million remodeling the Union & Ainsworth Safeway Store because we strive to make your shopping fun & easy while keeping with our long-standing commitment to bring you “ The Best” in quality, selection, value and service. Your newly remodeled Safeway is designed around specialty departments, each offering you quality services managed by trained professionals for all of your needs. Stop by today, we are very anxious to serve you. If you have any questions, please ask. We’re here to serve you better because we know you Expect the Best! 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