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Volume XXIV Number 42 Serving the community through cultural diversity October 19, 1994 (Dje ^înrtlanb (©bsertœr SECTION Measure Limits Campaigns y n ni m u n i t y L ¿1 l e it ò a r Flu Shot Clinic Held Friday M ultnom ah C ounty Health D e partm ent is having a flu im m uniza tion clinic Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the M ulticultural S enior C enter, 5325 N.E. M artin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Any person 65 and older and can show p ro o f of M edicare elig ib il ity will not pay a fee. All others will be charged $10. A pneum onia shot will also be available at a charge of $15. easure 9 could reduce spending in Oregon elections by as much as 75 percent, according to an analysis of a proposed $100 campaign contribution limit. M PSU Hosts Book Fair This w eekend som e o f the N orth w est’s best w riters get together to provide non-stop readings during the annual book fair L itE ruption. The event takes place Saturday and S un day from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Sm ith C enter on the Portland State U niversity cam pus. E xhibits and a variety of sem inars for w riters is planned. Sports Lecture Series Canceled The Portland S portsfest Lecture Series which was to have featured six nationally prom inent sports figures has been canceled due to low ticket sales. The series was to have opened Friday at Lew is and C lark C ollege with tw o-tim e NBA Coach of the Year C otton Fitzsim m ons. Ticket holders can receive full refunds by calling T icketM aster at 244-4400. School Sponsors Haunted House Have you ever w ondered if a house could really be haunted? You can see for y o u rself at 5406 S.E. Knight St. when O ur Lady o f S or row s School A ssociation offer H al loween tours of a house which no one has dared to live in for many years. A $3 adm ission is charged. Hours are 7 p.m. to 1 1 p.m. on Oct. 28 through Oct. 30. Lebanese Music Featured A concert perform ance by re nowned Lebanese singer and com poser M arcel Khalife and his 10 piece ensem ble will take place Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Tiffany C en ter, 1410S.W . M orrison. The evening will be an excellent opportunity for lovers of international culture to e n joy a rare m om ent o f classical Arab music and song. Self-Defense Classes Offered Portland Parks and Recreation and the Portland Police Bureau are joining together tooffer women self-defense skills for gaining confidence and assertiveness. The course called “W om enstrength” shows teens and adult women how to avoid becoming a victim through aware ness and survival-level fighting skills. Classes begin Nov. 15 at five locations. Enrollment is limited. To register call 823-0296. Harvest Celebration Planned A benefit concert featuring the music of acclaimed pianist Michael Allen Harrison will be held Friday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. a, the Aloha High School auditori um. The event will feature Harrison's original jazz and neoclassical composi tions Harvest desserts and coffee will be available for sale from the Hazeklalc Par ent Teacher Committee B Civic Rights Is The Issue The R ev. Dr. R o d n ey P age (right) of N ortheast Portland, is aw arded the R u ssell A. P eyton aw ard for hu m a n rights at an annual aw ards dinner o f the Metropolitan H um an R ights C om m ission. Donna R e d Wing (left) o f G ays a n d L esb ia n s Against Discrimination, w as a featured speaker. Anita Hill To Speak At Linfield Anita Hill, professor at the Uni versity of Oklahoma School of Law, will speak on “Social Change and Workplace Realities” Thursday, Nov 3, at 7:30p.m. in Wilson Gymnasium at Linfield College. The lecture is free and open to the public. In October 1991, the nation’s attention was focused on Anita Hill as she testified during the Supreme Court Justice nomination hearings for Clarence Thomas. The reverbera tions from her testimony are still being felt and will continue to influ ence attitudes and ideas in the years ahead. Hill began her law career in 1980 as an associate with the Washington, DC. firm of Wald. Harkrader& Ross. In 1981, she became special counsel to the assistant secretary of the De partment of Education's Office of Civil Rights. From 1982 to 1983, she served as adviser to the chairman of the Equal Employment Opportuni ties Commission. She began her teaching career as an assistant pro fessor at Oral Roberts University, where she taught from 1983-1986. Since then, Hill has been a professor atthe University of Oklahoma School Anita Hill of Law where she teaches courses on civil rights, commercial law and con tracts. Hill received her bachelor's from Oklahoma State University in 1977 and her J.D. from Yale University in 1980. Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1980, she is a mem ber of the American Bar Association Business Law Section and the Asso ciation of American Law Schools, Commercial Law and Minority Sec- tions. Hill has published articles and comments in “Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report,” “Banking Law Anthology,” :Texas Interna tional Law Journal,” “Kansas Law Review,” “Missouri Law Review,” “University of Southern California Law R eview ” an the U niversity of P ittsb u rg h 's “Journal o f Law and C om m erce.” In addition, she has given presentations on “The Intersection of Race and G ender and the Legal C laim s o f African Am erican W om en,” Background and Perspective on the R estric tion of Hate Speech,” and “Sexual H arassm ent: A H istorical Per spective on the Abuse of P ow er.” She has also published articles in The New York Tim es and has provided com m entary on national television program s such as “CBS This M o rn in g ,” "T o d ay ,” “60 M inutes” and “Face The N ation.” Hill is currently working on two books - one is her m em oirs and personal reflections o f her testim ony during the 1991 Su preme Court nom ination hearings and the other is about race and gen- der issues of the ’90s. The Oregon State Public Interest Re search Group examined the impact of impos ing the limit on races for Oregon House and Senate races in the 1992 General Election. In a candidate by candidate survey, OSPIRG recalculated general election cam paign totals by counting every donation great er than $100 as a $100 contribution. The results were dramatic. Overall, $3.8 million of the $5.1 million in total contribu tions to candidates for the Oregon Legisla ture is removed from the process by eliminat ing contributions greater than $100, a 75 percent reduction. Contributions to Oregon Senate races would be reduced by $900.000 (77 percent) and contributions to Oregon House races would be cut by $2.9 million (74 percent). In virtually every state legislative race, the gap in total campaign contributions to incumbents over challengers is narrowed by imposing a $100 limit. Voter approval of Measure 9 would curb the big money spent by political action com mittees, cap skyrocketing campaign spend ing, reduce special interest in the legislature and give challengers a fighting chance in elections against incumbent legislators, ac cording to OSPIRG. Adults Can Earn School Diplomas On Saturday, Oct. 22, PCC will tation through their life experiences. present an information session on its The program is offered in 15 states new program. The External Diploma through the American Council on Program, EDP. The session is sched Education who also sponsor the GED. uled from 9 to 10 a.m. at the South The program results in a high school east Center, 2850 S. E. 82nd, in room diploma. Individuals are assigned a per B -12. “The program offers a way for sonal advisor, who help figure out adults to earn high school credit for what skills and abilities each person life experience. already has. then pinpoints the areas Mike St. John, program direc where additional study might be nec tor. said the External Diploma gives essary. people credit for what they have al For example, demonstrations of ready learned through the "college of skills may include calculating the hard knocks.” “Returning or displaced work square footage of one's living room, ers, those working full-time, people participating in government or com who long ago may have dropped out munity activities and writing up the of high school, and others who have experience, describing how to work always wanted that high school di cooperatively, bringing letters of sup ploma may find this program a per port form employers if one is work ing. or had volunteered. fect solution,” he added. For more information on the Students build a portfolio -- rather than taking courses, they dem- program, please call Mary Logan at onstrate reading, writing and compu- 244-6111, ext. 6280. Group To Form Publicity For Urban League An organization of young pro- League and has worked to promote fessionals in communications has equal opportunity for all Oregonians announced plans to help build a pub since 1945. It begins its 50th year advisory assistance to the Portland lie service campaign for the Urban next April. Ad 2 Portland does a public Community, with special outreach to League of Portland. service campaign each year for a The group, called Ad 2 Port minority youth. As part of the na local non-profit agency. Past efforts land. will assist the league in coordi tional Association of Urban Bank included the Portland Education nating advertising, public relations ers, OAUB is affiliated with over Network and Portland's Regional and marketing for their upcoming 2.000 minority professionals in over Drug Initiative. 50th Anniversary Celebration. 40 chapters throughout the United Members of the organization are The Urban League of Portland States. employed in advertising, public rela is a non-profit, community-based Local companies represented in OAUB include Albina Community human service, economic and social tions. marketing, media sales and creative design. The goal of Ad 2 Bancorp, American State Bank, justice agency serving at-risk youth and families, students, job seekers, Portland is to provide members with Bank Of America, First Interstate and seniors in the Portland metro opportunities to broaden and enhance Bank. Key Bank of Oregon. Port their professional knowledge while area land Development Commission, the The league is one of I 13 local also utilizing iheir skills in helping Portland H ousing C enter, State affiliates of the National Urban I i k . i I community organizations. Farm Insurance, U S. Bank of O regon, and W ashington M utual Savings Bank. The over 40 m em bers of the Portland chapter hold D ishman C ommunity C enter positions in such areas as adm in 77 N.E. Knott. 823-3673 istration. human resources, trust Halloween Creatures, Ages 5-14 services, m arketing, governm ent Tuesday, 10/25, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. $2 relations, custom er service, in surance sales and lending Bankers Host Conference The Oregon Association of Ur ban Bankers (OAUB) is hosting the annual Western Regional Conference of the National Association of Urban Bankers (NAUB) in Portland. The conference will be held at the Lloyd Center Red Lion Hotel from Novem ber 3-6. The Portland, chapter is host ing its first major conference since becoming an affiliate of NAUB in 1991 Financial professionals repre senting 11 western states will attend. The conference will feature work shops on self-empowerment, leader ship skills and self-assessment. Ses sions open Io the public include the Prayer Breakfast, Friday, 7:30 A.M.; the annual Awards Banquet Friday, 6:30 P M , and OAUB’s “Jazz Night at the Jazz club” on Saturday starting at 9 P M. For ticket information to the Prayer Breakfast and Awards Ban- quet, contact June Clarke at (503) 340-5613. For ticket information re garding the “Jazz Night,” contact Keith Jackson at (503) 797-0242. Proceeds from the “Jazz Night" will go towards the annual OAUB Schol arship Fund. The Portland commu nity has provided strong support for OAUB programs in the past, and their participation at the Western Conference is encouraged. OAUB is an association of mi nority professionals in the financal services, established to provide a forum tocxchangc ideas, experiences and interests which promote career and professional development. The Association 's mission is to assist and encourage members to maintain high standards of performance and to take advantage of opportunities available for advancement in the industry. In addition, OAUB is dedicated to pro viding educational, technical and Halloween Time
