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Les Femmes Debs And Cavs...
New Guidelines
For Diagnosis/
Treatment Of
Sickle Cell
Growing To Be Men And Women...Phenomenally
Les femmes has trained 29 high
school seniors for adulthood and is
prepared to present them in their 42nd
Annual Debutante and Cavalier Ball
in June.
Les Femmes exists to improve the
lives of African-American youth, while
preparing them for life after high
school. Students are encouraged to
join the organization as young as the
sixth grade, although most join while
freshm en or sophom ores in high
school All students in the program
are required to m aintain good grades,
perform community service and ad­
here to a strict code of ethics.
As a reward for successfully com­
pleting these tasks each participant is
challenged at a priv ate "Rites of Pas­
sage” then presented at the formal ball
after graduating from high school
Each week through June, Les
Femmes and the Portland Observer
will feature three young people who
were chosen as 1993 debutantes and
cavalier. This week meet Iana Amauba
(Wilson High School), Colette Richey
(Benson High School) and Craig
Spinks (Benson High School) who
will share with you why they were
“chosen ”
A inauba-People would say that a
debutante is many things. I say that
she is a young lady who has not only
shown y ou who she is, but can prove it
to you She has not only been taught
what is right and wrong, but can un­
derstand and comply by these stan­
dards A debutante is a young lady
w ho has the finesse and determination
to do anything and every thing she sets
her mind to.
So as it all fits together, the whole
purpose of being a debutante is know ­
ing yourself After all the problems
are realized and fixed, who I am and
what I stand for will shine through
like a diamond. Am I a debutante?
Yes, 1 am.
Richey—As prospective debu­
tantes and cavaliers we have been
taught everything from how to set a
table to how to secure funding for
college. We have had the opportunity
to -hear black professionals from the
community speak about different is­
The Black Women’s Gathering
Features Conference On
Leadership Development
The 11th annual celebration of
the Black W omen’s Gathering will
be held on Saturday, May 8. 1993
from 9am to 6pm at the Salvation
Army 5335 N W illiams Ave.
T h is y e a r’s g a th e rin g w ill
feature a leadership development
conference, entitled "The Hidden
Leader W ithin't ou” , which is being
co-sponsored by the Black United
Fund of Oregon. Highlights of the
conference include a noon time trib­
ute to Gladys McCoy keynote ad­
dress by Dr La Fianics Rodgcrs-
Alvin Alley In
Portland May 5
The Alvin Ailey American Dance
I heater will be at the Portland Civic
Auditorium 8pm on May 5 The 40
member company will present three
works in their Portland appearance
Tickets are available thru Fastixv
Rose, Author. Clinical Sociologist.
Professor of Sociology, Drew Uni­
versity, and workshops on Health,
Business, Parenting, Art and much
more.
Dr Rodgers-Rose has lectured
extensively throughout the United
States on topics dealing with the
Black woman, the Black family, stress
m anagem ent, youth m otivation,
school discipline, teenage pregnancy,
parental readiness, school desegre­
gation. W orkforce 2000: Culture
Diversity and Gender Issues, and self
growth. Dr. Rodgers-Rose conducts
a very popular workshop on Male/
Female relationships.
She is also th e a u th o r o f
The Black Woman, acclaimed as
the m ost com p reh en siv e social
psychological book written on the
Black woman. She is the author
of Health Awareness Black Women
in Crisis Dr. Rodgers-Rose has also
c o -a u th o re d w ith h e r b ro th e r,
Dr. James T. Rodgers of Strategics
for Resolving Conflicts in Black
Male and Female Relationships
There is no cost for the confer­
ence and childcare will be provided
All participants are requested to wear
soft soled shoes For more informa­
tion call 282-7973
Parents Anonymous
of Oregon
V olunteers needed lor Child
Abuse Prevention Program at Waverly
Childrens Home Four hours of your
time once a week can make a differ­
ence in the life of a family' To volun­
teer call Carole at 2^8-8819
sues. This is something 1 felt good
about in particular because I know for
a fact that these people are truly part of
our community and serve as role mod­
els for us to look up to this organiza­
tion is relating much more to us than
what I believe most people thing. It is
more thanj- ;st tcaclung us social skills
and graces, but shows us how to be
caring, sharing and willing to lend a
helping hand to some in need
Spinks—To be a Cav means to
"walk the walk T obeaC av means to
“talk the talk.” To consider y ourself a
Cavalier you must understand the
recipe: Manhood plus Responsibility
equals Cavalier. I know 1 am a Cava­
lier because I epitomize all the charac­
teristics and expectations of a man
Even though I’m not perfect, I’m an
example At this point 1 am consid­
ered a prospective Cavalier, because I
have yet to surv iv e "Rites of Passage,”
but this challenge I am ready to meet
because I have demonstrated cav alier­
like attributes. Point blank, if we had
a check list on how to define a Cav a­
lier, I would fit them all
Things are quin on
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Lee Owen Stone Preschuol is registering students tor
tall Ute II be closed tor summer, so now's the time t
register There's art. dance gym and music for Kids
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COMMISSION MELTING
Date May 12, 1993
Place Portland Building
1120SVV Fifth Ave , 11th Floor
Portland Oregon
Time: 9:30 a.ni
Com m ission m eetings ire open to
the public A com plete agenda is
av »il.il le il i“K or by calling
823-3200 Citizens with disabilities
may call s23 3. 12 or FI )D 823-lxStel
for assistance ai 1» ast 4s hou. > i
advance.
PCX is the ( ily ol Portland s urban
renewal, housing and economic
development agenev
A federally sponsored panel is­
sued new guidelines for diagnosis and
treatment of sickle cell disease, an
inherited disorder that make children
susceptible to infections and other
potentially fatal complications.
The guidelines include a recom­
mendation for universal screening of
newborns, protective doses of penicil-
lm to ward off infection and follow-up
medical care.
Sickle cell disease is marked by
crescent-shaped red blood cells. The
most common form, sickle cell ane­
mia, affects one out of 375 African-
Americans, causing jaundice and ab­
dominal. muscular and joints pain,
skin ulcerations and gallstones But
the disease also occurs in people w hose
ancestors came from areas such as the
Mediterranean basin, Arabian Penin­
sula, the Caribbean and Central and
South America.
The guidelines call for screening
ol all newborn babies for sickle cell
disease The guidelines also call for
infants whose initial test rev cals sickle
cell anemia to be given prophylactic
penicillin witlun two months of birth,
even if the diagnosis has not been
confirmed.
For free information w rite: Sickle
Cell Disease. P O Box 8547. Silver
Spring, Md 20907. or call 1-800-
358-9295.
Anne Waldman Appears At
Northwest Service Center
Anne Waldman
Poet, editor, performer, wander­
ing sc h o la r a n d te a c h e r A nne
W aldman appears in a dew elaw Spo­
ken Word Event at the Northwest
Service Center, 1819 NW Everett on
May 15 W aldman’s presentation is
co-sponsored by Powell's Books and
the Mountain Writers Series, and be­
gins at 7:pm Tickets are $10 and
available at Powell's City of Books.
1005 SW Burnside, tickets can also be
purchased by phone at (503) 228-
4651.
In her life and w ork, Anne
W aldm an has traveled thorough
realms of art and politics, mythology
and warfare, and has developed an
international reputation as a powerful
performer of her work Her collabora­
tive performance include readings with
W illiam Burroughs. Diane di Prima,
Andrei Codresucu, John Giorno and
Gary Snyder, with Allen Ginsbeig,
Waldman has performed extensively
throughout the U S. and Europe, in­
cluding a recent W aldinan/Ginsbcig
performance tour of Czechoslovakia.
In addition to her published work
and performances Waldman has been
highly influential as an organizer and
educator. As director of the Poetry
Project at St. M ark’s Church-ln-The-
Bowery in New York, she arranged
hundreds of poetry readings, during
the ’70s. She currently teaches full
time at the Naropa Institute in Boul­
der, Colorado where along w ith Allen
G insberg, she founded the Jack
Kerouac School of Disembodied Poet -
ics. As director of that program she
designs and oiganizes the poetics and
w riting programs at both the B. A and
M.F A. levels.
The Library Journal says of
W a ld m a n ’The power of W aldm an's
poetry comes from the internal ten­
sion generated by conflict, between
the celestial and the everyday, the
pubic and the private, male and fe­
male. disclosure and secret ”
W aldman’s many books include
Nice to See You, Lokapala, Helping
the Dreamer, Out of This World, Skin
Meat Bones, and her latest. Iovis, all
of which will be available for purchase
attheevent. W aldman’sMay 14 read­
ing will include musical accompani­
ment by cellist Glen Moore.
For more information about Anne
Waldman s May 14 reading at the
Northwest Service Center, please call
Joanna Rose at (503)228-0540 Ex.241
Legal Aide Services Part Five:
Emergency Assistance
W e’ve all had one of those days:
the electricity is shut off, the rent is
due, Ihc kids arc hungry and pay day
is a long way off Unfortunately for
some, every day seems like “one of
those days.” But there is help for
people coping with lifes spitballs,
through an Adult and Family Services
program know n as Emergency Assis­
tance.
E m ergency A ssistance gives
families with children up to $350 to
meet unexpected needs. If. however,
your need springs from domestic vio­
lence, there is no limit to the amount
of Emergency Assistance provided.
You may qualify for this program it
you arc homeless, you arc facing evic­
tion or foreclosure on you home, your
gas electricity or w ater w ill be shut off
or you cannot afford home repairs to
fix a fire hazard or other threat to your
health and safety . You arc also eli­
gible if you haven’t enough money or
food stamps to cat, arc fleeing an
abusive situation or require medical
treatment with no way to pay doctor
bills
Not everyone facing these prob­
lems can get Emergency Assistance
To qualify, you must have a family
with children, have a child living with
relativ cs w ithin the past six months or
be a woman in their last month of
pregnancy You must also prove you
don't have enough money or resources
to meet the emergency and show the
problem w as bey ond y our control (un­
less you arc a v ictim of domestic vio­
lence) If you re turned down, quit or
caused youtsclf to be fired from a job
willn at good cause w i t h i n the past 30
days, you are not eligible
AFS may ask for proof of your
emergency, such as an eviction or
utility shut-off notice But noonc type
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of proof is required, and any proof that Emergency Assistance hearings must
is clear and convincing will do, m- be held within five days of your re­
cludinga written statement from some­ quest The hearing officer must give
one who knows what you’re going you a decision within three day s of the
through You’ll also have to prove the hearing Also call Legal Aid s W el­
emergency was not your fault. For fare Rights Hotline at 241 -4111. We
example, if you’re broke because you can answer your questions negotiate
quit your job. you would have to show with AFS for you and. in some cases,
you had “good cause” for leaving. represent you at our Emergency Assis­
“Good cause” may include illness, tance hearing.
You have a legal right to be seen
discrimination, dangerous working
and
fill
out the application right aw ay
conditions, lack o f childcare or trans­
If
a
worker
or receptionist turns you
portation, among other reasons
down,
ask
to
talk to an operations
If AFS grants you Fmergcncy
manager
If
your
worker fells you he
Assistance, you can also see» money
o
r
she
is
too
busy
to
talk to v ou or won ' t
to cover other emergencies that crop
return
your
phone
calls within a rea­
up within 30 days aftei get'ing ap­
sonable
time,
ask
to
talk to an opera­
proval But you cannot g *t n »re than
tions
manager
or
ask
to file a griev­
$350 within that 30-day p oroc. un
ance
You
can
also
file
a griev ancc if a
less you are yictim of domestic vio­
worker
or
receptionist
is
rude or gives
lence. After 30 days have passed, you
must wait 12 months before seeking you the wrong information. Filing a
Emergency Assistance again If, how­ grievance gives you the right to meet
ever. the Emergency Assistance you with the operations managci within
received in the last year was from eight working hours If you're not
another state, you can still get it in satisfied with that meeting, you also
Oregon And the other state’s money have the right to speak w ith the senior
will not be subtracted from your $350 operations manager within another
eight working hours If still not satis­
limit.
To apply go to the AFS branch fied you can ask to see ihc district
office (welfare), and ask to fill out an manager at the Adult and 1 uiuly S u -
application for Emergency Assistance vices District Office within .mother 16
Before you apply, be sure you can working hours Grievance forms arc
explain why the emergency was not available at every AFS branch office
Multnomah County Legal Aid
your fault You can ask the person at
Services
provides legal ad» ice and rep­
the counter for the AFS Emergency
Assistance flyer, which explains the resentation to low-income people liv­
ing in Multnomah Counts who arc
program in detail.
If you arc turned down for Em er­ having welfare problems Appoint­
gency Assistance oi get less money ments mav b< made by call.ng our
than you need, don't panic You have North, Noi'he.ist Com mu ¡vl aw O f­
imty Col-
option* First, ask for a written expla­ fice (on the Pi riland C o r
nation of exactly why you were de­ legc Cascade Campus, a. 295-9494
nied If you disagree, ask to speak with For advice over the phone call l egal
the operations manager If you don't A id's Welfare Right Hotline at 241-
get any further request a hearing 4111
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