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OMSI Hosts
Cinco de
Mayo Party
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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
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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.
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O regon's first African American Motor
Carrier Enforcement Offer resigns after
nineteen years o f service.
Twelve year-old Silas Evers and his mother
Margaret were special quests at the open o f
Ja co b Law rence’ s “ M igration S e r ie s”
exhibit.
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