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Page MLK-2...The Portland Observer.. January 13,1993
National Black Human Rights Leaders To
Speak At Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
T w o Internationally prom inent
black leaders will deliver major ad­
dresses during E ug en e's week-long
annual celebration o f Marun Luther
King Jr. Day, Jan.‘13-18.
Mary Frances Berry, best known
for her role as a founder of the Free
South Africa movement and an author­
ity on human-rights issues, will deliver
the final keynote address at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 18, at the Hult Center for
the performing A ns,O ne Eugene Centre.
The Monday evening program will
cap a daylong education conference on
Martin Luther King, Jr. at the U niver­
sity of Oregon Erb Memorial Union,
1222 E. 13th Ave., and the HultCenter.
Essex Hemphill, aw ard-winning
author, poet, editor, film maker and
cultural activist, will deliver the key­
note address at the educational confer­
ence on the slain civil rights leader that
opens at9a.m . on the UOcampus Jan. 18.
UO President Myles Brand will
kick-off the Jan. 18 educational confer­
ence at the opening session at 9 a.m. in
the EMU Ballroom.
The Monday events follow an even-
filled week o f activities in the com m u­
nity-wide collaboration in the 1993
Martin Luther Jr. Celebration.
The celebration opens Jan. 13 on
local college and school campuses. All
events are free, unless otherwise indi­
cated, and open to the public. Local
schools and community groups who are
participating in the week o f events in­
clude Lane Community College, South
Eugene High School, M ad'son Middle
School and W estmoreland Elementary
School.
Activities include readingsand lec­
tures on and off campus, dramatic per­
formances, art exhibitions, music events,
marches, rallies and a candlelight vigil
to commemorate the slain civil rights
leader.
Hemphill also will offer poetry read­
ings in the afternoon at the Hult Center.
As the 1993 Martin Luther King Jr,
University of Oregon Artist-in-Resi-
dence, he will speak or participate in a
variety of programs that begin W ednes-
day, Jan. 13, and continue throughout
the week.
H emphill’s published poetry col­
lections include “Cerem onies,” “Earth
Life” and “Conditions.” He also edited
the award-winning anthology “ Brother
to Brother:New W riting by Black Gay
Men,” published in 1990.
Berry, who is a member of the U.S.
Commission on Civil rights and has
been banned from South Africa for her
anti-apartheid activities, will discuss
the status and future of human and civil
rights in A merica and the world in their
keynote address the evening of Jan. 18.
Berry was assistant secretary for
education in the U.S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare during
the Carter Administration. In 1980,
President Jimmy Carter appointed her
commissioner for the U.S. Com m is­
sion on Civil rights, where she contin­
ues to serve.
Prior to their service at the D epart­
ment of Health, Education and W el­
fare, she served as provost at the Uni­
versity o f Maryland, College Park. In
1976, she was appointed chancellor of
the University o f Colorado at Boulder,
the first African-American woman to
hold such a post.
The Port of Portland
honors
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by celeb ratin g ou r cultural bistory in ret og-
nition o f K in g’s struggle for civil rights lo r all
p eo p le.
T he P ort is
an equal
op p ortu nity
em p loyer,
com m itted to
June Jordan
affirm ative
action .
The poet, novelist, essayist, activist and educator introduces
her latest collection of essays,
Technical Difficulties:
African*American Notes on the State of the Union
(Published by Pantheon)
Jordan, a highly respected voice in both the political and arts
communities, brings to Technical Difficulties a variety ot
experience and understanding, and a call for consciousness.
Included are Jordan’s commentary on the pervasive American
myths of race and class, the relationship between poetry and
politics, the current state of education in American, and the
canon of literature by African-American women. Technical
Difficulties is Jordan’s eighteenth book; her previous work
includes the poetry collection Passion, the novel His Own
Where (National Book Award finalist, 1972), and the political
essay collections Civil Wars and On Call.
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7:30 pm, Monday, January 18
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Day
Powell’s City of Books > 1 0 0 5 w Burnside
Powell’s City of Books
Presents June Jordan,
Monday January 18
At 7:30 p.m.
Poet, novelist, essayist, activist and
e d u c a to r June Jo rd an ap p ears in
Powell's Purple Room in a special event
dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin
Luthei King, Jr.
Theevent will begin with arecord-
ing of Dr. King's "I Have A D ream ’’
speech played in its entirety, followed
by a talk from Mr. Jordan.
A highly respected voice in both
the political and arts comm unities, Ms.
Jordan has recently released a new
collection of essays, Technical D iffi­
culties: African-American N otes on
the State o f the Union, which she will
introduce at this evening's presenta-
tion. Included in Technical Difficul-
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ties are Jordan's commentary on the
pervasive American myths of race and
class, the relationship between poetry
and politics, the current state of educa­
tion in America, and the canon of litera­
ture by African-American women.
Technical Difficulties is Jordan's
18th book; her previous work includes
the poetry collection Passion, the novel
His Own Where (national Book Award
finalist, 1972), and the political essay
collections Civil Wars and On Call.
Formerly a teacher at Sarah Lawrence
and Yale, Jordan now makes her aca­
demic home at UC Berkeley, where she
isa professorof African-American stud­
ies.
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A dvertise
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in the
Health System Group
Commemorates
Dr. King
The D.A.C. (Diversified Action
Committee) o f Legacy Portland Hospi­
tals is sponsoring a program com m em o­
rating the remembrance and celebra­
tion o f Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and
his birthday respectively. D.A.C. is a
group o f Legacy Heath System employ­
ees organized in an effort to provide the
best resource for a positive morale and
a link in professional growth in har­
mony with existing corporate practices
and policies.
This program will feature various
speakers, vocalists, choirs and m inis­
ters from the Portland Metropolitan area.
The agenda is as follows:
Date: January 15, 1993
Time: 11:00 am-4:30 pm
Location: Lorenzen Conference
Center
Emanuel Hospital & Health Center
2801 N.Gantenbein
Portland, Oregon
refreshments served
Police Bureau wishes to express
its appreciation to those community agen­
cies and individuals who have helped us in
our recruiting efforts. We ask your
continued support in our effort to increase
the cultural diversity of o”r police force
Community Police Officer Applications will
be available January 19 through
February 1,1993 at City Hall Room 110
1220 SE 5th Avenue
Portland Police Bureau
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