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Dr. Fulani To Speak A t PCC
Sylvania Campus In Celebration
Of Black History Month
In celebration o f B lack H istory M onth,
Dr. L enora F u la n i-a 1988 and 1992 P resi
dential candidate—will be speaking at S y l
vania C am pus PCC, 12000 SW 49th. The
event is scheduled in the C edar R oom , off
the m ain cafeteria o f the C.C. building.
T hursday, Feb. 15th, from 11:00 a.m . to
1:00 p.m.
T he national chairperson o f the contro
versial New Alliance Party, Dr. Fulani made
history in 1988 when she becam e the first
w om an and the first A frican-A m erican
candidate for the Presidency o f the United
States ever to be on the ballot in all 50 states
and the D istrict o f C olum bia. She is also the
first B lack w om an ever to qualify for fed
eral m atching funds.
A n outspoken advocate for lesbian and
gay rights, for the rights o f people o f color,
and the rights for N ative A m ericans to
retain sacred lands, Lenora Fulani m ade her
independent cam paign for President a
"c ru sad e for fair electio n s” -part o f an
ongoing effort to open up and dem ocratize
the entire electoral process so that the
"b ip artisan political m onopoly w hich
maintains a stranglehold on American public
policy is forced to com pete in the political
m arketplace with independent and third
party candidates w ho express the majori-
tarian sentim ents and opinions o f the
A m erican peo p le.” For m ore inform ation,
please call 244-6111, ext. 4665. This event
is sponsored by the A ssociated Students of
Portland C om m unity C ollege, Sylvania
cam pus.
Willamette Industries Donates $75,000
For New Boys & Girls Club
Boys & G irls C lubs o f Portland M etro
politan A rea received a grant for $75,000
from W illam ette Industries according to
N eil Jaqucs, president o f the local youth
guidance agency. " T h e grant guarantees
com pletion o f the new 13,000 square foot
B oys & G irls C lub o f Sellw ood/M oreland
a t7 1 19 S.E. M ilw aukie A v e ," Jaques said.
In presenting the check, William Shields,
Executive V ice-President o f W illam ette
Industries, stated that his firm has an ongo
ing interest in B oys & G irls C lu b s’ efforts
to deal with positive and constructive p ro
gram s for the youth o f Portland. W illam
ette Industries are com m itted to helping
provide intercity youth with opportunities
to reach their full potential.
T he new facility replaces a sm all re
tired f i r e station the agency has operated in
Sellw ood since 1970. The increased space
will enable the club to expand its m em ber
ship and scope o f services w hich include:
social, cultural, physical and health educa
tion, learning center, leadership and youth
em ploym ent activities for over 800 young
sters ages 7 to 18 in P ortland’s inner south
east.
Previous major gifts were received from
the Fred M eyer C haritable T rust, T ourna
m ent G o lf Inc., and the late T ed R. A sbahr
as well as num erous gifts from foundations,
firms, corporations and individuals. C on
struction began on June 6 ,1 9 8 9 and will be
com pleted this M arch. Public dedication
will be held at 12:00 N oon on M arch 29,
1990, according to Jaques.
Portland Teacher
Wins Apple Computer
Contest: Four Oregon
Winners Are
Recognized
C U P E R T IN O ,C A L IF .-E dith A. M ur
ray, a teacher at Prescott School in P ort
land, O re., is the w inner o f a M acintosh SE/
30 com puter system , having won first prize
in the M acintosh Education Solutions
C om petition for K-12 educators. The con
test, sponsored by Apple C om puter, Inc.
N orthw est O perations, was held to recog
nize and rew ard innovative education solu
tions created for use on the M acintosh
com puter by teachers in m ore than 11,500
schools in the N orthw est.
M urray w on the prize for developing a
M acintosh com puter-based program for
elem entary school libraries entitled “ Book
m a rk ," a directory o f ch ild ren ’s literature.
She w as one o f four O regon winners.
O ther O regon winners included: Ariel
Paisley, W hitford Interm ediate, B eaver
ton; Thom as Layton, South Eugene H igh
School, Eugene; and Jim C rotts o f Sw eet
H om e. Paisley was aw arded first prize for
lesson plans in the m iddle school category,
and Layton was recognized for a program
for adm inistrators. C rotts received ho n o r
able m ention.
“ A pple is com m itted to m aking tools
to im prove learning and teach in g ,” said
G odfrey R. Sullivan, vice president, A pple
N orthw est O perations. " T h e M acintosh
Solutions contest is a great exam ple o f how
we, as business partners with education,
can work to encourage, challenge and reward
educators w ho m ake the classroom a m ore
exciting p la c e ," he added.
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Ebony Rose Ski C lub, Inc. is hosting an
open general m eeting, February 14,1990 at
the N orth Portland B ranch Library at 512
N. K illingsw orth at 7:00 p.m.
Public Welcome! Please contact Dwight
Lawrence for further inform ation at 697-
3233.
OBL, BPN, OAME Join With
PCC To Sponsor Black
Business Expo ’90
As you know, O regon Business League
(OBL), Black Professional Network (BPN),
and Oregon A ssociation of M inority Entre
preneurs (O A M E) have joined with the
Black History C om m ittee o f Portland
Community College (PCC) to sponsor Black
Business Expo ’90.
Black B usiness Expo '90 will be held at
C ascade C am pus, Portland C om m unity
College on Saturday, Feb. 24,1990 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m .
W e have held a series o f V endors’
M eetings to enlist your support, enthusi
asm, volunteer spirit, and cooperation in
planning a successful event.
The nex t V endors ’ m eeting is 7 p .m . on
Tuesday, February 13th, at C ascade C am
pus PCC, 705 N. K illingsw orth. This is the
last m eeting before the Expo. W e will meet
in Terrell H all, Room 122. O ur goal is to
m ake this B usiness Expo '9 0 a great suc
cess for each vendor. Y our support is vital.
If you have any questions, Black B usi
ness Expo '90 coordinators w ould be happy
to help you. C oordinators are Jean Drew,
Black History C om m ittee o f PCC, (503)
236-1190; Raleigh Lewis, O BL, (503) 229-
6600; Dennis Payne, B PN, (503) 281 -6957;
and Freda M cEw en, (O AM E), (503) 236-
1190.
Say You Saw It In The
SAFEWAY
How many African-
Americans are you familiar with
in the history of our country?
Chances are, not that many
because you won’t find them in
most history books. But Black
History Month gives us a chance
to become aware of the contribu
tions many African-Americans have'
made in science, medicine, industry,
agriculture, literature and more.
Join us in the observation of Black
History Month and broaden your knowledge
of how we, collectively, as a people have
made this country what it is today.
Written. Designed ti Produced by Derrick
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D.msby
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Ebony Rose Ski Club
Hosts Meeting
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I i hnn League Honors
Dance T h eatre o f H a rle m
The Urban League of I’oiiland announced lo tlav that it
will honor the inlet nationally acclaimed I lance Theatre of
I lai'letn with a gala reception oil Wednesday, February 21,
1990, as part til a two part package, the league s major
fund raiser ol the year
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I he dance theatre s Wednesday night performance
and a special post performance reception are being offered
fo r $100a ticket,or lor$ 1200 fora block o f 12 tickets. I he
event is called "Dancing l ow aid Success. " According to
Joan Neice, "Security Pacific Bank of Oregon is excited to
be the pronti sponsor, with the gracious assistance of the
Oregon Ballet Theatre." All proceeds w ill benelil the
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Urban League of Portland.
The Harlem Dance Company’s performance at the
Civic Auditorium will feature G ershw in's “Concerto in I "
and the Dance Theatre of I larlem ’s highly acclaimed pro
duction of " The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky. The pro
gram also will include "Toccata e Due Calzoni,” “John
Henry” and "F ete Noire.”
Wall Street Journal writer Dale I larris says the troupe
offers something unmatched by any other dance company
in the world: “elegance, gusto, cool self-awareness and
spontaneous jubilation.”
Please rsvp by February 14, 1990. For reservations
and/or more information, contact: Pauline Reed,
Urban League of Portland, 280-2600.
United Way
If you care, share.
Cuban-Born Pianist
Santiago Rodriguez
Performs
Beethoven’s Piano
Concerto No. 1 With
Oregon Symphony
Santiago Rodriguez-the C uban-bom
pianist w ho w on the Silver M edal at the
1981
V an
C lib u m
In te rn a tio n a l
C om petition-w ill perform with the O regon
Sym phony at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall. Perform ances are scheduled for Sun
day, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m ., and M onday and
Tuesday, Feb. 12 and 13, at 8:00 p.m.
U nder the direction o f O regon S ym
phony M aestro Jam es D ePreist, R odriguez
will perform B eethoven’s Piano C oncerto
No. 1 in C M ajor. O n the second h a lf o f the
concert, the O regon Sym phony will per
form M ahler’s Sym phony No. 10 in F#
M ajor (D eryck Cooke version). The p er
form ance m arks an O regon Sym phony
prem iere o f the M ahler work.
Tickets are $10 to $28 and m ay be
purchased at the O regon Sym phony Ticket
O ffice in dow ntow n Portland at 719 SW
A lder, open w eekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets m ay be charged by telephone at
228-1353. Tickets also are available at the
Perform ing Arts C enter Box O ffice, M on
day through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m . (248-4496); and at all G.I. Jo e's T ick
etm aster centers.
All the Rodriguez concerts are pre
ceded by a pre-concert lecture about the
com posers and w orks in the program . Tania
Thom pson, producer at KBPS Radio (89.9
FM ), will present the lectures. They are free
to ticketholders and take place at the A rlene
Schnitzer C oncert Hall on Sunday from
6:30 to 7:00 p .m . and M onday and Tuesday
from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m.
CITY Hosts Series o f
Monthly Meetings For
Parents
C itizens Involved In Teaching Youth
(C ITY ), will be hosting a series o f m onthly
m eetings for parents at the Learning C enter
located at 5226 N .e. 22nd Ave., Portland.
The m eetings w ill last approxim ately one
hour from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. O ur purpose is
to provide resource infonnation to the families
o f children in the program as w ell as at
tem pt to reach others in the com m unity
w ho may be interested in becom ing a part
o f the program .
T h e sch ed u le is as follow s:
M onday, February 1 2 ,1990--"Im por-
tance of Parent Involvement and Y our Child,' ’
Ms. Sue Carey; Ms. Elaine H arrison.
Monday, March 19,1990—"T h e School
System : C hildrens’ R ights/Parent R espon
sibilities,” Ms. Sherrie Haggar.
M onday, A pril 16, 1990--"S chool
A ttendance/G rades,” Mr. C ottrell W hite.
M onday, May 21, 1 9 9 0 -T o be sched
uled.
The Public is invited! For m ore infor
m ation contact, Jane T e r r y - 2 8 1-0813.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
"The Eyes and Ears of the Community’
Office: (503)288-0033
Fax#: (503)288-0015
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