"Serving th e c o m m u n ity th ro u g h c u ltu ra l diversity." V o lu m n XXIV. N um ber 18 4 ®1 tc |Jnx‘tl:xnh ©ÀÜÎ3E To Highlight Hispanic Businesses OMSI Hosts Cinco de Mayo Party V Noted Consultant Keynotes Minority Business Conference The Oregon Museum of Science and Indus try will host a Cinco de Mayo dance party on Thursday, May 5 from 8 to 11 pm. Sounds of salsa music, provided by La Mayor Salsa Orchestra, and other entertainers will be featured. The Cinco de Mayo party is a part of O M Sl’s World Beat Dance Party series, that have been running Thurs day nights. OMSI’s World Beat Dance Parties include live music, dancing, and block-busting exhibits. Ethnic foods and beverages will be available for the Cinco de Mayo party. The unique dance parties take place within OM SI’s riverside cafe and Changing Exhibits Hall. Guests will also be able to mingle among actual dinosaur bones, fossils and skeletons within the traveling exhibit Dinosaur Families: The Story of Egg Mountain. La Mayor Salsa Orchestra, a 12-member Oregon-based group, plays original and tradi tional salsa, merengue and cumbia music. Other bands to play at OMSI include Boka Marimba on May 19; Conjunto Alegre on May 26; the Dub Squad on June 2; Caribbean Super Stars Steel Band on June 9 and Irene Farrera & The Tropical Band on June 16; and Pa Lante on June 23. No party will be held on May 12. Admission to OM Sl’s World Beat Dance parties is $6.50 or free to those who purchase tickets to the museum, laser light shows and OMNIMAX theater the same day. Food and beverage are available at a no-host bar. The mu seum is open until 9 pm regularly on Thursdays; after 9 pm only the Changing Exhibits Hall (fea turing Dinosaur Families) and cafe will be open. OMSI is located at 1945 SE Water Ave., at the intersection of Clay Street. For more informa tion, please call (503) 797-4000. Dr. Samuel Betances In honor o f the M exican holiday “Cinco de M ayo,” the Oregon Association o f M inor ity Entrepreneurs (OAM E) will feature the contributions o f Hispanic businesses in O r egon at its annual m inority business trade 1 by M attie A nn C a llier - S pears O n M ay 5 , 1 9 9 4 , h is E x c e lle n c y A m o s B e rn a rd M u v e n g w a M id z i, A m b a ssa d o r to th e U n ite d S ta te s o f A m e ric a form th e R e p u b lic o f Z im b a b w e , A fric a , w i l l a rriv e in P o r tla n d , O re g o n as th e g u e st o f the M u ta re S iste r C ity A s s o c ia tio n h e a d e d by C liffo rd W a lk e r, B e n n ie B ro w n , Jr. a n d A n th o n y J. a n d L a u ra P o n te r, c u ra to rs o f Z im b a b w e S c u lp tu re P ro je c t. A g a la re c e p tio n , by in v ita tio n o n ly , w ill b e h e ld a t th e P a lm e r H o u se , on N o rth S k id m o re a n d N o rth M is s is s ip p i, form 6 :3 0 to 8 :0 0 p m , o n M ay 5 th . H is E x c e lle n c y w ill be th e h o n o ra ry g u e st a t a stu n n in g p re v ie w e x h ib itio n an d sale o f S h o n a S c u lp tu re s to b e n e fit G a te ly C h ild an d A d o le sc e n t D ay T r e a t m e n t C e n te r, a P ro v id e n c e m e n ta l h e a lth p ro g ra m . T h e e x h ib it is b e in g sp o n so re d by th e P ro v id e n c e M e d ic a l F o u n d a tio n . T h is e v e n t is s c h e d u le d fo r F rid a y , M ay 6 , 1994 fro m 5 :3 0 to 1 0 :3 0 pm a t th e C h e a th a m H a ll, W o rld F o re stry C e n te r. T o re s e rv e y o u r sp a c e , c a ll (5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 - 2 6 7 2 . R e s e rv a tio n s a re lim ite d . T h e e x h ib itio n a n d sa le w ill be o p en to the p u b lic M ay 7th th ro u g h 15th, from n o o n to 8 pm . T h e o rig in a l sto n e S h o n a s c u lp tu re , o f e x tra o rd in a ry b e a u ty , w ill be a v a ila b le fo r sale as w e ll as v ie w in g . T h e p ie c e s ra n g e in p ric e from S40 to $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 . T h e d ire c to r o f th e O reg o n S y m p h o n y , Ja m e s D e P rie st, is th e H o n o rary show and conference. The conference takes place on that festive holiday - Thursday, May 5 - at the Oregon Convention Center. Spon sors for this year’s session are NIKE, Inc., U.S. W est Communications and M cDonald’s A m e ric a n s (1 9 9 8 ), G u e rra said . D r. B e ta n c e s is c u rre n tly p ro fe sso r o f S o c io lo g y at N o rth e a ste rn Illin o is U n iv e rsity , an d a se n io r c o n s u lta n t for S o u d er, B e tan ces and A sso c ia te s. H o ld er o f m a ste rs and d o c to ra te d e g re e s from H a rv a rd U n iv e rsity , D r. B e ta n c e s has le c tu re d an d p u b lish e d e x te n siv e ly in a r e a s f o c u s in g o n d i v e r s i t y , s o c ia l c h a n g e , g e n d e r an d ra c e re la tio n s , and th e ir im p a c t on g lo b a l e c o n o m ic s. H e has p ro v id e d stra te g ic c o n s u lta n t s e r v ic e s fo r n u m e ro u s F o rtu n e 500 c o m p a n ie s, in c lu d in g M c D o n a ld ’s, A T & T and X erox. T h e c o n fe re n c e fo rm a t in c lu d e s an e x te n siv e tra d e show fe a tu rin g th e go o d s and se rv ic e s o ffe re d by m any o f O re g o n ’s m in o rity an d w o m e n -o w n e d b u sin e sse s. F o llo w in g the c o n fe re n c e lu n c h e o n , a t te n d e e s c a n p a rtic ip a te in an O A M E “ I s su e s F o ru m ” d e sig n e d to shap e a s ta te w ide m in o rity b u sin e ss a g e n d a fo r 1994- 1995. A n e tw o rk in g re c e p tio n fo rm 3- 5pm w ill c lo se the d a y ’s ev en ts. O A M E is a n o n-profit organization founded in 1988 to prom ote and develop m inority entrepreneurship and economic d e velopm ent in Oregon. It functions as a part nership between ethnic m inorities, entrepre neurs, education, governm ent and established businesses. M ember companies access the technical assistance, financial resources and business opportunities that OAM E directs. Trade show booth space, conference reg istrations and luncheon tickets are still avail able. For more information, contact the OAME Center at 503/249-7744. Corporation. D r. S am u el B e ta n c e s, a ren o w n ed b u s in e s s c o n s u lta n t a n d m o tiv a tio n a l sp e a k e r, w ill be the fe a tu re d g u e st a t the c o n fe re n c e lu n c h e o n b e g in n in g at noon d u r in g th e o n e - d a y e v e n t. Sam uel B ro o k s , C h a irm a n o f the B o a rd fo r O A M E , is th rille d w ith the e x c e lle n t tim in g o f th is y e a r ’s c o n fe re n c e . “T h e re is re a lly no b e tte r tim e to h ig h lig h t the p o sitiv e e c o n o m ic im pact o f H isp an ic-o w n ed b u sin e sse s in our state th a n on o n e o f th a t c u ltu r e ’s m o st im p o r ta n t h o lid a y s ,” sa id B ro o k s, “ o f the 5 ,8 0 0 m in o rity b u sin e sse s in O reg o n , 1,598 a re H isp a n ic -o w n e d . N o t only are th ey p ro v id in g a ra n g e o f e x c e lle n t goods a n d se rv ic e s, b u t th e y h av e im p acted the a re a s w h ere they re sid e w ith jo b s and o th e r form s o f e c o n o m ic d e v e lo p m e n t.” T he c o n fe re n c e ’s H isp an ic focus is ju s t the b e g in n in g o f a new e ra o f c u l tu r e - s p e c if ic r e c o g n itio n o f m in o rity b u sin e sse s at the a n n u a l c o n fe re n c e , a c c o rd in g to Jo rg e G u e rra , e x e c u tiv e d i re c to r o f O A M E . T h e c o n fe re n c e and o th e r O A M E a c tiv itie s w ill a lso c o n so li d a te u n d e r a new them — “ O re g o n ia n s U n ite d fo r B u sin e ss S u c c e s s .” “O v e r the nex t five y e a rs, O A M E w ill fe a tu re sp e c ific e th n ic c o m m u n itie s as p a rt o f its c o n fe re n c e fo c u s and p r o g ra m s ,” sa id G u e rra . “ It w ill a ll c u lm i n a te in the y e a r 2 0 0 0 w ith a jo in c e le b r a tio n o f a ll m in o rity b u s in e s s c o n trib u tio n s .” S u b se q u e n t c o n fe re n c e s w ill fe a tu re b u sin e sse s ow n ed by A frican A m e ri c a n s (1 9 9 5 ); A sian A m e ric a n s (1 9 9 6 ): N a tiv e A m e ric a n s (1 9 9 7 ); and E u ro p e a n Sheriff Candidate Vera Pool: The Right Choice At The Right Time Mutare Sister City Association To Host Royalty by May 4. 1994 Amos Bernard Muvengwa Midzi, Ambassador to the United States of America form the Republic of Zimbabwe, Africa. C h a irm a n o v e r the e x h ib itio n . S h o n a A rt is ra p id ly r is in g in th e art w o rld . T h is w ill b e a ra re o p p o rtu n ity fo r y o u , th e p u b lic , to v ie w an d p u rc h a s e o n e o r m o re o f th e s e e x tr a o r d in a r y art p ie c e s . T he Z im b a b w e S c u lp tu re P ro je c t has h e ld fu n d ra ise rs sin c e 1988. T h e se e x h i b itio n s have been held in su ch p la c e s as: L o n d o n , C a lifo rn ia , Ja p a n , N ew Y o rk , G e o rg ia and now P o rtla n d , O re g o n . M any sta te and lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t o f f ic ia ls w ill be p re s e n t to g re e t the A m b a ssa d o r. M ichael P ullen Vera Pool, candidate for sheriff o f M ult nomah County has been making history for a long time. In her quest to become O regon’s first women sheriff, Lieutenant Pool once again has made a positive contribution to O regon’s history. Her past accomplishments in the crim inal justice system include be coming the first woman sergeant and first woman lieutenant in the M ultnomah County Sheriff’s Department. She has been blazing a trail for m inorities within the departm ent since her em ploym ent as the first minority woman. V era has been conquering extraordi nary challenges long before she began her career in law enforcement. After a high school counselor told her she w asn’t “college m aterial,” Pool went on to earn a bachelors degree and two advanced degrees from the University o f Portland. Such personal victo ries have bred a confidence and leadership style that inspires others around her to live up to their potential. Lt. Pool decided on a law enforcem ent career at a very young age. “I wanted to do something to make the community safe for ourchildren,” she recalls. Yet she had to wait three years to join the S h eriff s O ffice, which had never em ployed an African American female. Once hired, Vera had to use creativity to overcome special obstacles. “W hen I sought a promotion to lieutenant someone told me I couldn’t because there was no w om an’s uni form for the position. So I had one m ade.” After two decades in the departm ent and 14 years o f com m and management experi ence, Vera is ready to take the next step. With her managem ent skills, education, Pool has unincorporated area and operate the C ounty’s correction facilities. Recent annexations by Portland and other cities have drastically reduced the county’s unincorporated areas. A few years ago 600,000 people lived in unincorporated areas o f the county. A fter July 1, the number will fall to 31,000. L t Pool’s opponent Sheriff Bob Skipper wants to m aintain his $55 m illion budget and resists attempts to reduce his office’s law enlorcem ent duties. Vvra’s vision, outlined in her “Four Year Plan,” w ould gradually elim i nate law enforcement duties by shifting depu ties to local cities and contracting with city h)0*0*0* lice departments for law enforce m ent in unincorporated areas. H er plan complements County Chair Beverly Stein’s budget and the public safety agendas o f the county’s two largest cities, Portland and G re sham. “She is clearly pointing in the direction that Multnomah County should move...” wrote The Oregonian. Vera believes her plan would save over S3 million induplicated services that could be reinvested in crime prevention and rehabili tation programs. Lieutenant Pool is highly qualified to lead the S h e riffs Office as its focus shifts to corrections and crime prevention. “ This im portant task is better managed by candidate Vera Pool, a county jailer with 23 years experience,” said W illam ette W eek. Unlike Skipper, she has hands-on experience in cor rections. She is currently a shift commander at Inverness Jail. Previously, as commander at the C ounty’s Restitution Center, Vera helped over 500 inmates re-enter the com m u nity as employed, responsible citizens. She all the necessary training toeffectively run the sh e riffs department. In running for the departm ent’s top job, she has few role models to look to and has becom e a role model for others. If elected she would be one o f only three women sheriffs in the nation. V era believes the time is right for Vera Pool her candidacy. And others are lining up to support her. Vera has received endorsem ents form The O regonian, W illam ette W eek, The Skanner newspaper, Portland Com m issioner Gretchen Kafoury, Gresham Mayor Gussie McRobert, the M ultnomah County Democratic Central Com m ittee, and a wide spectrum o f com m u nity leaders. O ne reason Vera is attracting such sup port is that the S h e riffs Office is at a cross roads. In the past, theoffice’sprim ary respon sibilities were to provide law enforcement in continued on A4 Religion Housing Housing Allergies? Fight Back! P re s id e n t A d d re s s e s B lack Religious Leaders Oregon’s First African American Weight M aster Resigns Young A rtist Project Participants share an evening with Jacob Lawrence Allergy season is in fu ll swing, but there’s no need to suffer. Plenty o f old and new medicines fight allergies. President Clinton last week welcomed African-American religious leaders from around the country to the White House to discuss health care reform. Page B9 O regon's first African American Motor Carrier Enforcement Offer resigns after nineteen years o f service. 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