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’ f w '• f * 4" r k * V ( w^r * » • *» * >V rf • * ****** • * < 9 • f ♦ » ♦ * • • •’ » O ' » ♦ ♦ r r r * • • * ♦ #<T* * * * ■ ‘The Eyes and Ears of the Community’ Volumn XXII, Number 17 April 22, 1992 _-VX¿ rb O P °r U *0 * rtO O o < eg f t ** tfr® ’ v*r Self Enhancement. Inc. Launches runa-. Raising Drive to Build Community Center i in a North Portland Portland School Employees Group Endorses Katz for Mayor lem s, Vera in vo lve s as m any people as possible to fin d the best so lu tio n to meet the needs o f all o f those affected. Vera realizes you have to b ring everybody to one table sometim es to reach agree ment. “ So when V era wanted to m ove education reform fo rw a rd based on solid research and sound education prac tices, w e w anted to w o rk w ith her. In that process we discovered ho w she w orked, and it was one o f the m a jo r reasons fo r d e cid in g to endorse her candidacy fo r M a y o r,” W oods said. Vera Katz State R epresentative V e ra K atz p icked up another key endorsem ent in the race fo r M a y o r o f P ortland when the Pordand Federation o f Teachers and C la ssifie d E m ployees announced on Thursday th e ir support o f K atz. “ One o f the things that w e lik e very m uch about w o rk in g w ith Cera is her dem ocratic approach to p ro b le m so lv ing,” said Deanne W oods, C e rtifie d Field Representative o f P FT C E and a teacher at W ils o n H ig h School. P F T C E ’ s a p p ro x im a te ly 1,700 m em bers in c lu d e P o rtla n d p u b lic school system cla ssifie d employees and classroom teachers. The group represents cla ssifie d em ployees at the bargaining table. “ I ’ m honored to have the support o f th is group because o f th e ir long standing co m m itm e n t to education and education re fo rm ,” K atz said. “ I plan to continue to w o rk w ith them in the future on fu rth e r im provem ents to edu cation and w o rk fo rc e tra in in g to pre pare our ch ild re n fo r the 21st C e n tu ry .” National Syndicated Columnist to Take Part in Commissioner’s Forum N a tio n a lly syndicated co lu m n ist, D on W illia m s o n o f the Seattle Times jo in s C om m issioner D ic k B ogle fo r a C o m m issio n e r’ s Forum Luncheon, at the Red L io n Inn at the C oliseum in P ortland, T hursday, A p ril 23. M r. W illia m s o n is an A fric a n A m erican jo u rn a lis t w ho has w orked in P h ila d e lp h ia , San D ie g o and W ic h ita . He travels w id e ly and shares his view s o f the A fric a n A m erican experience w ith his readers. He has a special interest in c h ild re n ’ s issues and the future o f o u r society. H is co lu m n is featured in The O regonian. W illia m so n believes that the prob lems a ffe ctin g o u r society are co m p le x and that w e need to m ake c h il dren a p rio rity . He w ill be speaking about race relations and c h ild re n ’ s issues at this special Forum Luncheon. Please c a ll 823-4682 fo r m ore in fo r m ation and to make reservations fo r OI _ Qe>n o<e^ S e lf E nhancem ent, In c . (S E I), P ortland’ s n ationally recognized p ro gram p ro vid in g positive alternatives to in n e r-city youth, has announced the launch o f a capital campaign to b u ild and operate a m ulti-use neighborhood center in N orth Portland. Plans fo r the new center fo r S e lf Enhancement were unveiled by S E I co founders Tony Hopson and Ray Leary, both Jefferson H ig h School graduates who have spent the past 15 years w o rk ready stepped forw ard and pledged their support,” said Leary, SEI executive vice president. He cited ing w ith youth. “ Portland needs a co m m u n ity cen ter n o w , to provide a safe refuge and focus fo r the personal and academic developm ent o f a t-risk y o u th ,” said Hopson, president o f the 10-year old the fo llo w in g endorsers: A d u lta n d F a m ily Services; Emanuel H o sp i tal; M ultnom ah C ounty Juvenile Justice D ivisio n ; N ortheastN eigh borhood A lliance; Northeast Youth Rescue Plan; Portland Bureau o f organization that is currently operating program s in seven P ortla n d P u b lic Parks and Recreation; Portland P ublic Schools; and the Urban Schools buildings. “ The success o f S EI’ s program in League o f Portland. “ These organizations under stand that the positive ra m ific a W o rk in g w ith parents, teachers and school principals, SEI id e n tifies youth at risk o f d ropping out, becom ing in volved in gangs o r drugs, o r otherw ise not liv in g up to their p otential. Those students are enrolled in the S EI p ro gram to b u ild se lf esteem, correct nega tive behaviors and provide p o sitive a l ternatives. The results speak fo r them selves: school attendance and grades among SEI students have im proved by S e lf Enhancement is duced. Recognizing the sig n ifica n t success o f S E T s program , a broad- based group o f organizations has endorsed the plan fo r a Center fo r S elf Enhancement. “ M any organizations have a l ‘ turning around’ a t-risk youth has cre ated a demand fo r more services and a need fo r increased space that we can’ t a c co m m o d ate w ith o u t a f a c i l it y , ” Hopson explained. “ The need fo r such a co m m u n ity center is p a rtic u la rly c r iti cal during after-school, evening and summer hours, when many k id s d o n ’ t have a choice other than the streets.” The 5 8 ,0 0 0 square foot Center for 50-70 percent, and negative be h a vio r has been d ra stica lly re due fo r com pletion in the summ er o f 1993. In a d d ition to youth program s, the center may be used as acom- m u n ity center, ben e fitin g in d ivid u a ls o f a ll ages and cultural and Parks and Recreation are exploring the pos s ib ility o f a coopera tiv e agreement that w o u ld p ro vid e park property fo r the com m u n ity center. Founded but throughout the c ity ,” said Leary. “ Portland’ s corporate com m unity in 1981, SEI has helped o ver 12,000 a t-risk g ra d e -h ig h s ch o o l understand that, too. A capital campaign cabinet, Tony Hopson arid Ray Leary, co-founders o f Self Enhancement, Inc. leaders, have jo in e d together to help raise the $15.9 m illio n needed fo r the ce n te r-$ 8 .4 m illio n fo r construc tion and $7.5 m illio n fo r the firs t fiv e years o f operation. U.S. Bancorp kicked o ff the capital campaign w ith a co rp o rate co n trib u tio n o f $1 m illio n . “ U S Bancorp isco m m itte d to see- r _____ _ ing the Center fo r S e lf Enhancement become a re a lity ,” said Ed Jensen, Presi dent and C h ie f O perating O ffic e r at o f U.S. Bancorp and chairm an o f the SEI capital cam paign com m ittee. “ I f 700 kids can be s ig n ific a n tly helped by a small group o f dedicated people operat ing on a shoestring, im agine w hat can be accomplished i f this co m m u n ity puts some significant resources behind them. _i__ investing in »ka W e ’ re . ta i« lkin g about the future o f Portland ch ild re n w ho m ig h t otherwise have lim ite d opportunities.” a students re c o g n iz e po sitive alternatives to drugs, gangs and violence. C u rre n tly operating in partnership w ith P ortland Public Schools on the campuses o f seven northeast Portland schools, S E I also ru n s a h ig h ly successful sum m er a c tiv i ties program . The focus o f the school program is on im proved school atten dance and G P A s, awareness o f career options, e m ploym ent and high school graduation. this event. Kevin Fuller Named Newspaper In Education Manager tative, and was prom oted to outside K e v in F u lle r, a native o f Portland, and a 1984 graduate o f G rant H igh School, has been named N ew spaper in retail advertising in 1991. He has re ceived numerous awards re fle ctin g his outstanding perform ance as an adver E d u c a tio n M a n a g e r o f The O rego n ian. He w ill succeed L a rry M cC lung tisin g representative. ♦ O u ts ta n d in g Sales P resentation w ho retired after 63 years. The program is designed to meet an assortment o f educational c hallcnges, w hich makes creative m arketing skills - P acific N orthw est Newspapers A d vertising Executives A ssociation Sales Camp (1990). ♦Sales T a lk C h a m p io n - Dale Carnegie Professional Approach to Sell in trin sic to the prom otion o f the N ew s paper in Education program . In his new p osition, F u lle r w ill be responsible fo r ongoing prom otion and ing (1991). ♦ A w a rd o f E xce lle n ce - D ale Carnegie Professional Approach to Sell c re a tiv e d e v e lo p m e n t o f T h e O regonian’ s Newspaper in Education Program, w h ich is targeted towards ing (1991) ♦ T h e O r e g o n ia n P u b lis h e r ’ s A w a rd fo r Sales E xcellence (1991). schools, educators and young readers. He w ill also m aintain e xistin g events and develop new events and a ctivities aimed at keeping The Oregonian v is ib le in the com m unity and prom oting the paper as a teaching to o l in the classroom. A d m in istra tio n o f the Newspaper in Education program involves meet ing w ith various departments and per sonnel necessary to supervise the im ple m entation o f The Oregonian as an edu cational tool from d e liv e ry o f class room newspapers to the school to p ro v id in g educators w ith examples o f how to use newspapers in the classroom to meet c u rricu lu m guidelines. F u lle r jo in e d the company in 1989 F u lle r is a graduate o f A rizona State U n iv e rs ity in Tem pe, A Z , w ith a bachelor’ s degree in jo u rn a lism and p u b lic relations. He is a mem ber o f the board o f directors o f the Y M C A N o rth / Inner N ortheast branch, and The Urban League o f P ortland; Y o u th at R isk Task Force, C itize n s C rim e C om m ission; Scholarship C om m ittee, Omega Psi Phi F raternity, Inc.; Prince H a ll Masons A cacia Lod g e #6; m entor, G rant H igh School B ridge P rogram ; and volunteer, Y M C A M id n ig h t Program ; chair, 1992 Y outh D ay, Bethel A M E Church. I f you have any questions o r fo r Whats Inside.. Congratulations Lanita Duke!!! Grassroot News Winner of Global Africa international Film and Video Festival. 1992 Theme Visions: Past, Present Future Peoples Choice Award “Malcolm X-By Any Means Neccessary” Produced by Grassroot News Major underwriters; Grassroot News Coalition of Black Men, Black Educa tional Center, CH2H Asso ciations, Ja’Bells Beauty and Barber Supply Special Thanks! Liz Schillinger, Linda Hawkins, PCA, David Fulks, Gloria Phillips, Joyce Harris, Rich ard Brown Photography, Joe Johnson, Jr.,Eddie Collins, Jamie Damon, Cecil Hatchett, N.W. Videoworks, Abel Studio, Nia. m ore in fo rm a tio n ,co n ta ct K e vin F u lle r Lanita Duke at 294-4126. as ah inside re ta il advertising represen- Next Week: Gordly Reports 75% Of Contributions From Small Donors; Challenges Opponents To Reveal Who Funds Their Campaigns State Rep. A v e l G o rd ly, D - 19, file d Page 2-4-7 Page 3 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 9-12 back the center in inner- north/northeast P o rt la n d . S E I and the P ortland Bureau o f tions o f the center w ill be fe lt not only in north/northeast Portland, consisting o f 28 local corporate, g o ve rn m e n ta l and c o m m u n ity e th n ic grounds. SEI is re vie w in g possible locations fo r her C o n trib u tio n s and E xpenditures R eport w ith the Secretary o f State’ s Highlighting the Executive Director, Nathan Nickerson of North N. E. Community Mental Heath. News News Around Town Blazers Entertainment Religion Classifieds O ffic e fiv e days early. O f the $16,381 raised by the C o m m ittee to E le ct A v e l G o rd ly , ju s t over 75% was raised from in d iv id u a l con tributors, most o f those under $50. Under 25% was received fro m p o litic a l action com m ittees o f corporations, in clu d in g one o f $ 10 fro m the S isters o f the H o ly Name. “ I ’ ve always said m y cam paign w o u ld re fle ct a d iffe re n t way o f doing paign fo r the people and i t ’ s funded by the people. I challenge the other ca n d i dates in this race to release this same in fo rm a tio n voters w ill know - before the election on M a y 19 -- how their campaigns are being funded." G o rd ly also reported in -k in d con trib u tio n s o f $1,669.39 b rin g in g total campaigns are funded by special in te r est P A C ’ s. I ’ m proud that I ’ ve raised the vast m a jo rity o f m y co n trib u tio n s fro m the h a rd -w o rkin g people o f D is tric t 19. T h a t’ s real grassroots p o litic s ,” said G o rd ly. p o litic s , said G o rd ly. “ T h is is a cam Avel Gordly 1 *4. W * - ■v 4 « • * ' * ' • ’ * ‘ . I, a* ■ *.• * ' : - - ■ « _____________________
