Page 6...The Portland Observer ...October 16,1991
NBEA National Black
Evangelical
Association
Whether you're just dreaming of
owning a home or you're ready to
buy. First Interstate Bank would like
to show you how.
Because at First Interstate, we re
committed to revitalizing our neighbor­
hoods through home ownership. .And.
through our Community Lending
Center, we place a special emphasis
on first-time home buyers.
The Community Lending Center
offers potential homeowners a step-
by-step approach to buying a home.
We ll help you put together a plan to
realize your dream of home owner­
ship. We ll focus on finding the loan
that best meets your needs and then
assist you throughout the home
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On October 25,1991, the National
Black Evangelical Association will
sponsor a special banquet celebration
and fundraiser in honor of the Execu­
tive Director, Pastor Aaron Hamlin in
San Diego, California. The Banquet is
being planned in lieu of the previous
28th Annual National Convention, which
was held in Portland, Oregon; April 3-
7,1991.
Pastor Hamlin has served the
N.B.E. A. for 28 years, and in support of
his on-going efforts and in recognition
of his past accomplishments, activities
are in the planning to further demon­
strate local and national support for his
endeavors toward issues surrounding
“ Reconciliation” and a new direction
for the Association over the next dec­
ade.
The host Church in San Diego is
S l Stephens C.O.G.I.C., which is pas-
tored by Bishop George McKinney-
previous President of the N.B.E.A.
Guests are expected to number about
300 from all over the United States and
many of the National Board members
will also be in attendance.
Information concerning this event
should be directed to the local Office at
289-0143 or 289-5754; business hours
9:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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loan process. And we ll provide
information and support after your
home loan closes.
We also sponsor community
seminars on home ownership.
And if you already own a home
we can help, too. We'll show you
how to use the equity you've huilt up
in your investment to make home
improvements or repairs.
So when it comes to any aspect of
buying, owning or maintaining a
home, call First Interstate. We re
here to show you how.
St. Andrews
Community Center to
present 18th Annual
Auction
Community Lending Center
5730 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97211
Phone: 225-3751
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Workshop/Round Table
Forum on Housing
Discrimination Issues
Holladay Park Medical Center
1225 Northeast 2nd Avenue
(503) 233-4567
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A workshop on civil rights issues
in housing will be held on Friday,
November 1, 1991 at 10:00 am at the
Urban League of Portland Office, ION.
Russell, in Portland. All interested
members of the public are invited to
attend.
Topics will include: The new City
of Portland Civil Rights Ordinance;
state and federal fair housing law; ten­
ant and landlord rights and responsi­
bilities; how to recognize unfair hous­
ing practices; and what to do if you
encounter discrimination. The event is
being co-sponsored by the Urban League
of Portland, Multnomah County, and
the Portland Community Housing Re­
source Board.
The federal Fair Housing Amend­
ments Act bans discrimination in the
sale, rental, fianace, advertising and
the brokerage of housing based on race,
religion, color, sex, national origin,
family status, and physical or mental
handicap. The new City of Portland
ordinance protects these same classes
of people and adds “ sexual orienta­
tion” and “ source of income” as new
protected classes.
Following the workshop, a Round
Table Forum on Housing discrimina­
tion issues in Portland will be held in
the same location at 1:00 pm and con­
clude at 4:00 pm on Friday, November
1 st. The discussion is designed to bring
together housing industry associations,
government agencies, and fair housing
advocacy groups to identify illiegal
discrimniatory practices that exist and
develop recommendations for elimi­
nating these illegal actions.
The Urban League facility is handi­
capped-accessible. Both events arc free
and the public is encouraged to attend.
These community events are made
possible by a Fair Housing Initiatives
Program (FHIP) grant from the U.S.
Dcpt. of Housing and Urban Develop­
ment (HUD). For more information,
call Janet Hawkins, Multnomah County
Community Development, at 248-3707
or Michael Pullen, Urban League of
Portland, at 280-2615.
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One car (a 1986 Isuzu Impulse),
several vacations, and 27 different ethnic
meals will be up for bid at the 18th
annual S t Andrew Community Center
auction. A “ South of the Border” fi­
esta and silent auction, featuring dona­
tions from many local politicians, be­
gins at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, October
26, at the Center, 4940 N.E. 8th Ave­
nue. The oral auction follows at 7:00
p.m.
The auction is the primary source
of revenue for the St. Andrew Commu­
nity Center, which operates under a
budget of just $41,350. For 27 years,
the Center has served Albina area youths,
senior citizens, and such diverse groups
as the Native American Bow and Ar­
row Club, Alcoholics Anonymous,
Saturday Academy, and OMSI’s Al­
berta Science for Kids.
According to its director, John
Slaughter, “ The Center is a place for
groups that can’t afford to meet any­
where else. We don’t charge a fee, so
long as the organizations have insur­
ance. And we’re open to new groups
coming in — people with programs who
just need space. Bid tickets for the
auction are $5.
Historical Black Colleges
Offer Opportunity To
Portland Students To Attend
The Black College Committee,
Inc. will kick-off their 12th Annual
Black College Conference with a re­
ception from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 18, 1991 at the Ore­
gon Convention Center, 777 N.E.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Dr. JoAhn
Brown-Nash, Senior Vice President
of Jostens Learning Corporation in
Chicago and Dr. Melvin Webb Pro­
fessor of Biology/Science at Clark
Atlanta and Dr. Melvin Webb Profes­
sor of Biology/Science at Clark At­
lanta University in Atlanta are two
visiting dignitaries amongst many who
will be in attendance.
The conference will begin
promptly at 8:00 a.m. October 19th at
the Oregon Convention Center. It will
offer parents and students the opportu­
nity to speak with various representa­
tives from predominately Black insti­
tutions of higher education. These rep­
resentatives will be highlighting their
institutions and presenting workshops
on the advantages of attending Black
institutions, offering scholarships to
attenders and stressing the quality of
Transitional Homes To Be Opened tor Use By
‘PROJECT NETWORK’
An Open House/Celebration for
new housing locations for chemically
addicted pregnant mothers and their
children will be held Sunday, October
20, 1991, 2:00 p.m., ribbon cutting at
2:30 p.m.
Project Network helps chemically
addicted pregnant mothers and their
children end the cycle of substance
abuse. It maintains family unity through
the treatment process by offering a wide
range of medical and social services to
the chemically addicted mother, her
unbom child and her other children.
Each family receives care as early in
pregnancy as possible—dirough the birth
of her child up to 2 years following
birth. The program forms a bridge be­
tween hospital-based services and
community-based substance abuse treat­
ment The staff is sensitive to the complex
cultural and socio-economic issues, as
well as the medical complications of
maternal substance abuse. Established
in 1989, Project Network is funded by
a 5-year demonstration grand from the
Office of Substance Abuse Prevention.
The program is limited to pregnant
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woment who receive care at Emanuel’s
Outpatient Clinic.
Franciscan Enterprise is an organi­
zation of volunteers who, through the
renovation of abandoned houses in
selected inner North/Northeast Port­
land neighborhoods, seeks to partner
with other community groups in their
efforts to reclaim their neighborhoods.
In the past 5 years, Franciscan Enter­
prise has been involved in 14 projects.
The Transitional Homes Project is
a mutual venture between Project Net­
work and Franciscan Enterprise. Three
families involved in Project Network
will be moving into the three Transi­
tional Homes completely renovated by
the Franciscan volunteers. These women
have been drug-free and are ready to
continue moving toward self-sufficiency.
The coordination between these two
programs will truly mean the rebirth,
both physically and spiritually, of this
community.
You are invited to join in celebrat­
ing this event along with Representa­
tive Margaret Carter and Multnomah
County Chair Gladys McCoy.
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education in their schools.
This years theme, “ Black Colleges:
Push for Excellence and Diversity”
focuses on the appreciation of historical
Black Colleges and their value in soci­
ety. The Black Colleges has always
been a major contributor of professional
minority workers in the workforce and
a conduit of change through the gradu­
ation lawyers, doctors, scientists, man­
agers, judges, etc. Attenders will re­
ceive information on the role of Black
institutions as well as information on fi­
nancial aid and scholarships, how to
survive the first year, overcoming test
anxiety, opportunity in science, in addi­
tion to two special workshops: “ Ad­
dressing the Black Male’ ’ and “ Parents
Orientation to College Bound Young
Adults.”
The conference is designed for high
school students. In the past 12 years the
Black College Committee has discov­
ered the conference to be beneficial to
parents, middle school, high school and
college students with approximately 500
attenders each year.
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