Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, February 13, 1991, Page 6, Image 6

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    Page 6"-The Portland Observer-February 13, 1991
STORTHEWAR!
MALL DAYS
Screening
Informing
rarentt
FREE TAX ASSISTANCE
Health and
Developmental
Screening
FORMS AND INFORMATION
Rally & March
Saturday, Feb. 16, Noon
A g e s 3 to 5
S a tu r d a y , F eb ru ary 2 3
Pioneer Square, Portland
10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
February 16, 1991
National Day of Action
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
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J e v* M le e lu rt i «ciotivc IM vUur. Portland
M'MtR'n's t r . m * Center
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Money For
Human
Needs -
Not War
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Bring The
Troops
Home Now
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to the RALLY from
Holladay Park— NE
12th & Holladay, next
to Lloyd Center.
—OR—
Couch Park— NW 19tli
& Glisan
Gather at 10t30am 3
Marthas laava at 11am
JOHN BALL SCHOOL
4 2 2 1 N . WiUis B lvd.
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Health
• Hearing and Vision
• Motor Skills
Beaverton Mall (3505 S.W. C edar Hills Blvd.)
Clackam as Tow n Center Mall
Eastport I’laza (4000 S.E. 82nd)
Jant/.cn Beach Mall
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Speech/Language
Dental
Parent Information
C a ll 2 8 0 - 5 7 5 7
fo r an a p p o in tm e n t
Valley River Mall in Eugene (10 a.m. - 6 pan.)
Salem C enter Mall (401 Center St., N.E.)
A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT
SpOMOmi by: City ol Portland L u d r t '.
Muttnom^t County .n d PonUnd P u b k School. C o n m h a n 8 j9 .n c w
„ d u d .: O w n H u » h S c - n o U n M rd ly . Porttond C «nur 1 « H u m ( |.n d
Spwch, Partite Untv«rutv. Portland Stale Unhrtndy Unh an d y 0« Portland.
Houstng Authority of Portland and Portland Community Colleg«
Sponsored By tl»e Coalition AgalnM ILS. Military Intervention In the Middle I j m
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Phone 2¿t» (M il D m ? t i u l i t x r id lc c n o n In
Safety And Health Briefs For Kids
Telephone Tips For Tots
Does your child know how to
make an emergency call? The National
Safety Council suggests that parents
take time to teach youngsters how to
contact rescue personnel when an emer­
gency situation arises.
A child should know how to
dial ” 911” if it is available in your
area. Otherwise, they should be taught
to dial “ O ” for the operator.
Having contacted help, the
youngster should give their name, ad­
dress and telephone number. They should
never hang up until the emergency
operator tells them to do so.
Passenger Restraints
could be saved each year if all motorists
would wear safety belts. Even for short
trips around town, the National Safety
Council suggests using a three-pronged
approach to safety on the road-wear
your lap belt, shoulder harness and drive
a car equipped with an air bag.
Vacation
If you’re taking vacation to
beat the winter blahs-the National Safety
Council suggests taking a few precau­
tions to protect your home while you’re
away.
Set a timer that automatically
turns lights on and off in several rooms
at various hours. A timer can also be
used for a radio. Having the house seem
occupied is the key to keeping burglars
away.
Park you car half way up the
driveway to prevent thieves front park­
ing vans or trucks near the house.
Be sure to have a neighbor
pick up your newspaper, mail and other
deliveries. Have a friend take your trash
out on pick-up day and have your lawn
mowed or shovel your snow.
Child Restraints
February 10-16 is National
Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week.
The National Safety Council urges
parents to take their responsibility seri­
ously and properly buckle their child in
an approved safety seat
Approximately 15,000 lives
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the L ow Income wcatnenzauon
it
oprarti or om ci apeuuncin
Sonia Sanchez To Be Keynote
Speaker at PCC Black History Month
.........—
Marcy Wood in the Energy Office. 796-7033.
The Pacific Northwest
Regional Office
Gifford Pinchot
National Forest
and
Mt. Hood
National Forest
The keynote speaker at Portland
Community College Black History
Month celebrations will be Sonia San­
chez, noted author, poet, playwright,
scholar and Black Studies pioneer. She
will speak Friday, February 22, in the
aduitorium of Cascade Hall on the
C ascade Cam pus, 705 North
Killingsworth Street, at 7 p.m. The
event is free and open to the public.
Sanchez is one of the first black
women nationally recognized as a play­
wright and translated world wide. Her
play “ Sister Sonji” ran in New York
and has gained international recogni­
Francisco State College in 1967. In
1972 she received an honorary doctoral
degree in the Humanities from W ilber­
force College, Ohio. She is presently an
associate professor at Amherst College.
Her work has been translated into
several languages, and during the past
four years she has traveled through the
United States, giving readings of her
poetry and lecturing on Black Studies
issues at over 200 Colleges.
For more information, call Ken
Adair, chairman of the 1991 Black
History Month Committee, 244-6111,
ext. 4535.
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LOC AL WORKS OF POETRY IN H O N O R OF BLACK HISTORY M O N TH
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join together to salute
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February 1991
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Yb/ A ll you brothers and sisters
Listen up if you can.
There’s more to your life than gang
banging, rapping or smoking
crack or hip hopping, doing the
Humpty, or the running man.
I know you think you ’re deep and
you think you ’re hip
You need to straighten up your
lives
And get on the right trip.
When you go to school don’t just
sit and freeze.
Study hard and learn
Take pride in your self and in get­
ting A ’s and B ’s.
Throw your weapons down
Smash the crack pipe
Try to elevate your mind
And then you’re out of sight.
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USDA FOREST
SERVICE
Caring for the
land and
Serving the people
tion. “ A Sun Lady for All Seasons” is
her first record of poetry, produced by
Folkways.
A prolific and controversial writer,
Sonia Sanchez has written poetry, short
stories and children’s books as well as
plays. Among her works are “ We a
BaddDDD People,” “ A Blues Book
for Blue Black Magical Woman,” and
most recently “ Homegirls and Hand-
grenades,” which won a 1985 Ameri­
can Book Award.
A graduate of Hunter College,
Sanchez helped engineer the first Black
Studies courses in the nation at San
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Respect yourself and others
know how special you are.
Be the best you can be, become
a shining star.
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You ’re not a man or a woman
because you hurt or kill
each other.
But i t ’s a joyous feeling to help and
love your sisters and brothers.
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Were all sisters and brothers.
It doesn’t matter if we’re Crips
or Bloods.
My father always told me that
blood is thicker than mud.
What does it really matter if you’re
wearing red or blue!
You, our children are our future.
We love you and we care.
It’s all up to you.
Curley Massey
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