Volume XXIV Number 39
Serving die community .through cultural diversity
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Musical Climax To Summer Stage
ifty-seven P ortland-area
children were able to learn
about drama this summer
during a performing arts workshop
s ponsored by P ortlan d S ta te
U niversity and Metro reg io n al
government.
OMSI Fair Explores
Computers
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You can explore over 75 hands-on
stations showing the latest multi-media
computer software and systems for busi­
ness, educators and family fun, Sept. 29
through Oct. 2 at the Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry (OMSI). Presenta­
tions will be made by multi-media ex­
perts. You can also sign-up to win free
software games.
A festival to celebrate the return of
migrating fall Chinook salmon and en­
hance the understanding of the fish and its
habit will be held Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 15 and Oct. 16 at Oxbow Regional
Park, eight miles east of Gresham. Enter­
tainment, crafts, activities for youngsters,
storytelling, native American dancing, arts
and crafts, food and a tractional salmon
bake is planned.
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Senior Center Helps
Caregivers
Area school
children
demonstrate their
stage skills at a
PSU summer
performing arts
workshop.
C o n fr o n tin g G an g V io le n c e
Marine Band To Hit
Portland
Free tickets are available to attend a
performance of "The President’s Own”
United States Marine Band. The band
comes to Portland Oct. 29 for a show at
7:30 p.m. at the Benson High School
Auditorium. Tickets are available at the
Portland Chamber of Commerce. Y ou can
drop by in person or mail a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to Band Tickets, Port­
land Chamber; 221 N.W. Second Ave.,
Portland, OR 97209-3999. Tickets are
limited to four per request.
P lease send all c o m m u n ity
Calendar information to FAX 288-
0015; or mail to 4747 NE MLK Jr.
Blvd., Portland , OR 97045. All
information must be sent two weeks
in advance of the a c tiv ity 's
beginning date.
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Morgan was known as the "Mayor of
42nd Avenue." He was shot and killed early
on a Sunday morning as he stood at a bus stop
in front of the bank.
No arrests have been made in connec­
tion with the homicide. Detectives believe
that individuals in the community have infor­
mation that could lead them to the suspects.
It is hoped that these people will come fro-
ward to assist police in resolving this case.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward
of up to $10,000 for information, reported to
Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this
case, and you need not give your name. Call
Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP
Parenting After Divorce
Journalist/author Carl Bernstein,
known for his role in uncovering the
Watergate scandal, is the keynote speaker
at the fifth annua! Portland State Univer­
sity Weekend, held Oct. 14-16, at PSU
andotherlocations. Bernstein will discuss
The Presidency in the Age of CNN at an
Oct. 15 lunch at noon at PSU’s Smith
Center Ballroom. For more information
call 725-4949.
The workshop ended with perfor­
mances of Milk and Moosic, a parody of a
1930s movie musical.
This was the second year for the pro­
gram, which offered the children four weeks
of classes in the performing arts, including
acting, musical theater, dance and technical
theater. Other studies included Shakespeare,
stage makeup, radio reporting, stage com­
bat, mime, highland dance, dialects, Gilbert
and Sullivan and Japanese dance.
Shannon Byrne, a PSU theater arts
student, taught technical theater.
“I learned a lot m yself, but the
students learned even m o re,” she said.
"They learned responsibility and how
to work in team s and collaborate. They
learned em otional d iscip lin e, in clu d ­
ing respect for them selves and for one
another.”
The sum m er classes were started
last year and is expected to continue
next sum m er. E lizabeth R ichard is the
p rogram ’s artistic d irecto r and acting
instructor.
Portland State officials said classroom
and stage facilities are provided without
charge.
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the May 29 homicide of Eddie
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Morgan has now grown to over
S10,000. The fund is located at the
U.S. Bank of Northeast 42nd Avenue
and Alberta Sreet.
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Candidates for Metro regional gov­
ernment offices will debate how to man­
age growth in the Portland metropolitan
area at a forum hosted by Common Sense,
a non-profit citizens group. The forum
will include Metro executive candidates
Mike Burton and Bonnie Hays and a col­
lection of othercandidates for Metro Coun­
cil.
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Portland Area Growth
Debate Set
A workshop to explore the complexi­
ties of raising children when parents no
longer live together will be held Thurs­
day, Oct. 6 from 7 p.m to 9 p.m. at the
Mittleman Jewish Community Center,
6651 S.W Capitol Highway. Cost is $12
for members and $18 for non-members.
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Salmon Festival
Planned
A new program at the Multicultural
Center, 5325 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd., offers help to caregivers of persons
suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. The
group activities and respite care program
is designed to give the caregiver four
hours of leisure while their loved one is in
the center’s care. The service is available
every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. ataco sto f$ 1 5 which includes lunch
and snacks. Contact Dora McCrae for
more information, 248-5470.
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Richard Brown (above), Ron Herdon
and Police Chief Charles Moose
address a meeting to stop gang
violence and drugs last week at the
Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church.
The session was called for by the
Black United Front.
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Dark Guides Urban League
Civic Group
Advocates for
Daily Issues
B y P rom ise K ing
On the west side of the W illamette
River in 194? sat a strong black male,
wondering w here to sleep after a hard
day on the job at the docks.
Then it was tough for A frican -
Am erican ship-builders to get a place to
stay in Portland. One by one these w ork­
ers came together to advocate their con­
cerns. T h at’s how the Urban League was
born, catering to the housing needs of
black folks.
Today, the league is radically apart
from those days. Its leader and chief
ex ecu tiv e o ffic er L aw rence D ark is
aware and ready to meet the new chal­
lenges.
"W e’ve expanded the league m is­
sion to include relevant issues o f the
Lawrence Dark
d ay ,” Dark explained.
I t's no wonder that the organization
is chanting a new m ulti-cultural m ission
to help Africa Am ericans and others
achieve parity and econom ic self-su ffi­
ciency through advocacy, p ro b ­
lem solving partnerships and by
conducting programs to strengthen
the growth and the developm ent
of individuals, fam ilies and com ­
m unities.
“ I w ill be w o rk in g w ith
N A A CP, Jew ish o rg a n iz atio n s,
Latino organizations, the D epart­
ment o f Labor C ouncil on C ivil
Rights and other organizations. We
need to work together through ra­
cial inclusion for the betterm ent
of the com m unity,” Dark said.
The league provides adult em ­
p lo y m e n t
s e r v ic e s ,
a b ig
brother\big sister program , com ­
puter training, diversion for ju v e ­
nile offenders, em ployer p artn er­
ships, in-house services for se­
niors and individual and fam ily
counseling.
O thers services include a male
and female responsibility program ,
Portland Street Academ y for gang-
affected youth, a parenting and
grandparenting program , a senior ac­
tivities center, southeast Asian youth
outreach, W hitney M. Young Jr. after
school tutorial program and youth em-
ploym cnt services.
Dark said these services could not
be possible w ithout the partnerships and
support of others.
“W hat we are trying to do is to
strengthen our relationships with these
p eo p le,” he added.
In his assessm ent, these program s
are changing lives and creating o p p o rtu ­
nities in our com m unity.
And there are success stories. About 80
percent or those who went through the league’s
employment workshop have jobs this year
and the league helped placed about 370 people
in jobs last year.
But Dark is w orried that the num ber
of people of color who attend such p ro ­
gram s and w orkshop are dw indling
The league has about 600 com m it­
ted m em bers. The league president said
his goal is to attract about 5,000 new
m em bers. The league celebrate its 50th
anniversary next year.
Dark has a wealth of experience to direct
the non-profit concern He formerly served
as executive assistant to the president for the
equal opportunity and research fellowship at
the Institute of Public Affairs at the Univer­
sity of South Carolina. He received a law
degree from Northwestern University and
undergraduate degree from Denison Univer­
sity.
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