Volumn XXIV. Number 15
“Serving the community through cultural diversity.
L ife in the P ortland M etropolitan A rea
SECTjON
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L a lc n ir a r
Sons And Daughters Of
Oregon Pioneers
N orm a E id , kn o w le d g e a b le v o lu n
teer h isto ria n , presents: “ M o n u m e n ta l
S tories” a program designed to de m o n
strate how genealogical data can be e x
tracted fro m Pioneer C em eteries, T h u r s
d a y , A p r il 21, 1 9 9 4 10am , B e a v e r R o o m
O re g o n h is to ric a l S o c ie ty , 1230 S W
P a rk . A d m issio n Free fo rS e n io rC itiz e n s
Thursday. E vent sponsored b y Sons A n d
Daughters o f O regon Pioneers. R efresh
ments. P u b lic In vite d .
Food First Director To
Speak At Lewis & Clark
College
W alden B e llo , e xe cu tive d ire c to r o f
the In stitu te fo r F ood and D e ve lo p m e n t
P o lic y (F ood F irs t) and an e xp e rt on Pa
c ific R im econom ies, th ird W o rld debt
and econom ic developm ent, w ill speak on
“ D a rk V ic to ry : The U n ite d States, S tru c
tural A d ju stm e n t and G lo b a l P o v e rty ,”
T u e sd a y, A p r il 26, 7 p .m . T h e free lec
"40 Hour Training For Hazardous
Waste Cleanup Operations”
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S A FOLLOW-UP TO THE RE-
CENTLY HELD CONFERENCE
2
IN NEW ORLEANS THE LO
CAL CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY CON
TRACTORS IS SPONSORING A SE
RIES OF EVENTS AND PROGRAM AC
TIVITIES.
In c o n ju n c tio n w ith the m e m b e rsh ip
aw ards d in n e r held F rid a y , A p r il 1 5 ,7:00pm
at the Red L io n In n /C o lis e u m , the o rg a n iza
tio n w ill be hosting a w o rksh o p e n title d “ 40
H o u r T ra in in g fo r Hazardous W aste C leanup
O p e ra tio n s” . The w o rksh o p pro vid e s an e x
c e lle n t o p p o rtu n ity fo r residents o f N /N E
P o rtla n d to g ain e n try in to an o ccu p a tio n a l
fie ld that o ffe rs great prom ise fo r the fu tu re
jo b s and career advancem ent.
A d d itio n a lly , N A M C O is engaged in an
expansive tra in in g pro g ra m to ensure that
A fric a n s A m e rica n s are trained in the c o n
stru ctio n cra fts and ob ta in business s k ills
necessary to take advantage o f recent o p p o r
tu n itie s w ith the c ity and o ther agencies.
ture, sponsored b y Jobs w ith Justice,
A m e rica n Friends S ervice C o m m itte e and
L e w is & C la rk ’ s Students in S o lid a rity
w ith C entral A m e rica n People (S IS C A P ),
takes place in the C o u n c il C h a m b e r,
T em pleton C o l lege C enter, L e w is & C la rk
C o lle g e , 0615 S. W . P alatine H ill Road.
OMSI Celebrates
Astronomy Day
V is ito rs at the O regon M useum o f
Science and Industry w ill be star-struck
on A p r i l 16 a n d 17 as they learn bout
N A S A ’ s la te s t p ro je c ts , m e te o rite s ,
co n ste llatio n s,m planets, galaxies, stars
and even how to b u ild a telescope d u rin g
A s tro n o m y D ay C e le b ra tio n o n A p r il
16 a n d 17.
In attendance at semi-annual
conference in New Orleans:
F
O.B. Hill, Chairman of the Oregon
Chapter, Samuel Carradine,
National Executive Director, and
James L. Posey, local chapter
board member.
Mayor Vera Katz Strengthens City's
Efforts To Reduce Domestic Violence
ATZ'PROPOSED BUGET TO
FUND ADDITIONAL SHELTER
BEDS AND DOMESTIC VIOL
ENCE SUPPORT SERVICES
IL 1*.
Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority Announces Its
16th Annual Luncheon
S aying that the c ity m ust do a ll it can to
heal “ the life -lo n g e m o tio n a l and p h ysica l
scars dom estic vio le n ce leaves w ith its v ic
D e lta S ig m a T h e ta S o ro rity a n
nounces its 16th annual W o m e n O f E x c e l
propasal to increase the num ber o f shelter
lence L u n cheon at the A ir p o rt S h ilo In n ,
beds and s ta ff to assist dom estic violence
(11707 N E A irp o rt W a y , P o rtla n d ), M a y
2 1 ,1 9 9 4 ,1 2 p .m .G u cstsp ca ke r: Jefferson
vic tim s .
H ig h School P rin cip a l, A lc c n a Boozer.
T icke ts are $20 a d u lt; $15 student/
youth. T icke ts can be purchased at Loose
Endz Salon (2843 N . E. M L K , B lv d ., 234-
4971) o r by c a llin g 2 8 7 -3 5 6 2 , ext. 553.
D o n ’ t m iss this chance to ho nor o utstand
in g w om en and students!
Lecture Series
Discusses Health
Care Reform
The costs, a v a ila b ility and q u a lity o f
m edical services in the U n ite d States a f
fe ct a ll o f us. W ith that fa c t in m in d , the
E conom ic A ssociation o f P ortland State
U n iv e rs ity , a Student o rg a n iz a tio n , o ffe rs
the H ealth Care R e fo rm Speaker Series as
an o p p o rtu n ity fo r the p u b lic to question
and hear the vie w s o f recognized health
care experts. “ W e a ll need to be aware o f
the issues in vo lve d in this im p o rta n t to p ic,”
says C onnie Ledbetter, E co n o m ic Asso
c ia tio n president.
These free p u b lic lectures take place
e v e ry T h u rs d a y , b e g in n in g A p r i l 7 and
c o n tin u in g th ro u g h J u n e 2, fr o m N o o n
dress to begin the afternoon o f m usic, art
and dance. A rtw o rk fro m N o rth P o rtla n d ’ s
neighborhood schools w ill be displayed
and special events fo r ch ild re n are planned.
T icke ts are $5 fo r adults and $3 fo r S enior
and Students and are ava ila b le through the
U o f P ’ s Student A c tiv itie s O ffic e in St.
and fear that help is a v a ila b le ,” said K atz.
“ The steps I have announced here today are
M a ry ’ s S tudent Center (on cam pus) o r at
im p o rta n t because they w ill help the system
address the needs o f dom estic violence v ic
the gate.
O bo A d d y and his tra d itio n a l A fric a n
tim s ,” said K atz.
d ru m m in g g roup O kro p o n g , the unique
sounds o f A1 A ndalus w ith th e ir A ra b ic
in flu e nce d Spanish F lcm enco m usic and
dance perform ances by B a lle t F o lk lo ric o de
T he M a yo r's proposed budget provides
an o n -g o in g a llo ca tio n o f $ 115,000 fo r opera
tio n o f the P eninsula T ra n s itio n a l P rogram .
($79,000 is allocated fo r a nine m onth period
W o o d b u rn w ill be featured. There w ill be
N a tive A m e rica n d ru m m in g and dance by
in F Y 1994.)
In ad d itio n , $2000 ,0 0 0 is appropriated to
S tanding Eagle, a C hinese L io n Dance and
a fe w m usical surprises, in c lu d in g a dance
increase the num ber o f em ergency and tra n
s itio n a l shelter beds ava ila b le in the c ity , and
to p ro v id e a d d itio n a l assistance to w om en
perform ance by “ sisters in M o tio n ” as w e ll.
In fo rm a tio n about N o rth P o rdand’ s
and c h ild re n w ith in the shelter system .
Once renovated, the Peninsula fa c ility
c o m m u n ity groups, agencies and program s
fo r fa m ilie s w ill be presented alongside
cra fts and food vendors in the m ain h a ll.
Mayor Katz has recently announced a new program to fight domestic violence
the shelter.
Today's announcem ent by K a tz is part o f
w ill move us closer to that goal,” said Stein.
a jo in t e ffo rt by the c ity and M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty to fig h t dom estic violence.
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C h a ir B c v Stein is
proposing that the c o u n ty allocate $2000,000
K a fo u ry , w ho overses housing and co m m u
n ity developm ent issues fo r the c ity , helped
spearhead the e ffe rt to increase the city's
P o rtla n d C o m m m is s io n e r G re tc h e n
c o m m itm e n t to dom estic violence.
F o ru m , her w e e kly cable te le visio n program .
T h is proposal is part o f the M a yo r's Proposed
B udget fo r F Y 1994-96. T he budget, in its
e n tire ty, w ill be presented b y K a tz at a lu n
cheon o f c o m m u n ity and c iv ic leaders F riday.
D u rin g her First year in o ffic e . K a tz cre
“ T h is m oney w ill be used to im p ro ve the
ated the P o rtla n d P o lice Bureau's D om estic
liv e s o f w om en and c h ild re n , m any o f w hom
are in d ire circum stanccsbecua.se o f dom estic
th is p ro b le m , and to he lp w om en and c h il
v io le n c e ,” said K a fo u ry . “ W e m ust do a ll we
can to stop the vio le n ce before it happens, and
V io le n ce R e duction U n it to help id e n tify v ic
tim s, and intervene before v o la tile situations
lead to d e b ilita tin g in ju ry o r death fo r v ic tim s .
“ A d d itio n a l resources fo r dom estic v io
dren g cr th e ir live s back on tra c k ,” said
help v ic tim s o f this d e b ilita tin g k in d o f abuse.”
lence, along w ith tougher penalties fo r perpe
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C h a ir B cv S tein. “ The
K atz announced her dom estic violence
proposals o f both the county and the city together
proposal in counc i 1 cham bers on The M ayor's
trators arc the o n ly w ay w e can re a lly begin to
m ake a d iffe re n ce ,” said K atz.
fo r program s to assist w om en and c h ild re n
in v o lv e d in v io le n t h o m e -life situations.
1721 S W B ro a d w a y .
“ It's im p o rta n t that the c ity and c o u n ty
w o rk as a team to ease the su ffe rin g created by
Wages
noon to 6pm , at the U n iv e rs ity o f P ordand’ s
C h ile s C enter at 5000 N . W illa m e tte B o u
levard. Oregon state representative M a rg
aret C a rte r w ill g ive a short opening ad
“ I w ant to send a clear message to v ic tim s
su ffe rin g behind the closed doors o f shame
to 1 p .m . in R oom 171 C ra m e r H a ll,
W o rth y W o rk D e se rve s W o rth y
O n Sunday A p r il 17, 1994 a N o rth
P ortland C u ltu ra l F a ir w ill take place fro m
tim s ,” M a y o r V era K a tz today announced a
w o u ld be used to p ro vid e 15 shelters and beds
fo r w om en w h o are v ic tim s o f dom estic v io
lence. The fa c ility w o u ld also p ro vid e o n g o
ing tra n sitio n a l services fo r w om en housed at
Margaret Carter To
Give Opening
Remarks At North
Portland Cultural
Fair
T he C u ltu ra l F a ir is sponsored by Part
ners P ro m o tin g D iv e rs ity -a jo in t e ffo rt o f
the U n iv e rs ity o f P o rtla n d ’ s Social W o rk
Program and the St. Johns Y W C A F a m ily
and C o m m u n ity Partnership P ro je ct and is
a M e tro funded pro je ct o f the N o rth P o rt
land Enhancem ent co m m itte e .
T he S l Johns Y W C A is a c o m m u n ity
service agency p ro v id in g em ergency help
to lo w -in c o m e fa m ilie s liv in g in N o rth
P ortland. D u rin g the 1993-94 school year,
the agency- in co n ju n c tio n w ith the U P ’ s
Social W o rk p rogram , d irected b y D r. Joe
G allegos- placed tw o U o f P practicum
students in the c o m m u n ity to enhance ac
cess to social services for low-incom e families.