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' ♦ * 4 j. Volume \ \ V Number > S cia me the eommumtx through cultural di\eisit\ (Elje ^ n rtla n h (©Hacrlier SECTION Moose Teaches Workshops P olice C h ie f C harles M oose w ill teach tw o w in te r w orkshops at the Cascade Campus o f P ortland C om m u n ity C o lle g e . L e a d e rsh ip S k ill D evelopm ent w ill be held Feb. 18 and Feb. 25. T his weekend, Moose jo in s his w ife , Sandra to teach the w orkshop Gender C o n flic t R esolu tio n. C ontact PCC at 414-2913 fo r more in fo rm a tio n . Teens To Build Leadership Skills Family Supper Set At St. Andrews The Albina Ministerial Alliance holds its first annual “ Alliance Family Supper, Friday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church. 806 N.E. Alberta. $5 for adults and $2.50 for children. For more infor mation cal 285-0493. History Focus On African Americans The African-American presence in the Northwest is the topic o f a special lecture on Tuesday, Jan. 24 in Foster Auditorium at Clark College in Vancou ver. Historian and w riter Joseph Franklin w ill talk about the little known develop ment o f the African American culture in our region. Celebrating Harmony And Diversity An evening o f fun and cultural en richment w ill be held Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 m. in the Gaiser Hall Student Center at C lark College in Vancouver. The evening w ill include ethnic dining, enter tainment and informational exhibits from a variety o f cultures/ Working to reduce violence at home and in the community are Bridget Wright (center) and other members of north and northeast Portland's Family Care Team. (Photo By Michael Leighton) Family Care Takes Aim At Violence by M ichael L eighton group of north and northeast Portland adults are learning skills of mediation and conflict resolution. A Their aim is to end a cycle o f anger and violence and thereby make their own lives and those around them more livable. Library Events For Kids The H o lly w o o d branch o f the M u ltn o m a h C ou nty L ib ra ry features the program W in te r Fun on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. P a rtic ip a tin g ch ild re n w ill hear w in te rtim e stories and learn how to make a b irdfee de r. On Satur day, Feb. I 1 at 11:30 a m., the p ro gram Have A H eart w ill feature v a l entine stories and crafts. Pat Metheny Group To Perform Pat Metheny and his band w ill per form in Portland Friday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m at C ivic Auditorium Tickets are on sale at Fastixx or by calling 224-TIX X. SUBMISSIONS: Community Calendar information will be given priority if dated two weeks before the event date. Saving just one person from the damage o f domestic violence makes it all worth it, according to Barbara Pacheco. Pacheco and others find immediate sat isfaction by seeing the anger management skills they learn transfer into higher self esteem for themselves and especially their children. Now w ith added support from Camp Fire Boys and Girls they hope to get more residents involved in the program. Camp Fire already had been working to make neighborhoods safer in its Gang Peace program. The agency goes into the elementa ry schools to teach children mediation so they can better deal with violence and conflicts. Continued to page B6 Moose Cited In Fight Against Drugs ortland Police Chief Charles Program, the Boys and G irls Club and other public and private agencies working on the A. Moose has received a community leadership award problems generated by the abuse o f illegal from the FBI for his efforts in reducing drugs, were mentioned as examples o f the illegal drugs. c h ie fs public service record. P Each year since 1990, the Federal Bu reau o f Investigation has recognized individ uals and organizations in the Portland area for their work in reducing the demand for illegal drugs in their communities. In being nominated by the special agent in charge o f the Portland FBI office, Moose was cited for work in community policing and problem solving in drug-affected neigh borhoods. His work with the Iris Court Com munity Policing Project, Comprehensive Options for Drug Abusers, Mainstream Youth Help Offered For College Planning The K a p la n E d uca tio n C enter w ill h o ld a free sem inar fo r high school students and parents on Tues day, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in the G a lle ria , 4th flo o r, room 402. Students w ill learn w hat to expect and how to pre pare fo r S A T exams, the colle ge ad m ission process, fin a n c ia l aid and scholarships. B Shelter Dedicated To Murdered Woman l 111 A three-day w orkshop fo r teen agers to b u ild leadership s k ills is held th is weekend at W estern Y o u th De velopm ent, 300 N .E. M ultnom ah. The Step In to The Future sem inar w ill include help on se tting goals, e ffe c tiv e c o m m u n ic a tio n , d e a lin g w ith peer pressure and fin d in g fu lfillm e n t and sa tisfactio n in d a ily life . There is no cost to p a rticip a n ts. C a ll Suzanne Edm ark at 239 -4 84 9 to register. Januan IS. 1995 Also noted was the positive impact the ch ie f and his wife, Sandy, have made on northeast Portland’s King neighborhood since moving there in 1993. Past award winners have included the Regional Drug Initiate, an organization o f community leaders who have assembled to combat drug problems; W illiam J. Sorenson, for his support o f Y M C A midnight basket ball; Fred Stickel, publisher o f the Orego nian; and Barbara Sue Seal, real estate exec utive. Carter Set Early Legislative Agenda usinesses receiving property Participation Agreement Program would help tax b e n efits could face meet emerging businesses needs, Carter said. additional requirements under State support for the Youth Conserva a law being proposed by Rep. Margaret tion Corps to work with troubled young peo Carter, D-Portland. ple is also being sought. Carter said a funding B Carter said her plan for amending Ore gon’s enterprize zone law could provide that specific neighborhood needs are met by com panies receiving benefits through the state program. The proposed legislation is one o f three proposals Carter has presented to legis lative council for drafting into proposed law. The north and northeast Portland repre sentative is also w orking to put more state support into a program designed to meet the credit needs o f lower-income neighborhoods. Increasing funding to the Private Lender request was made at the request o f the Port land Rainbow Coalition and Jobs for Justice The corps is an organization that works w ith young people who are in danger o f failing in school, committing offenses, or who are already coming in contact w ith the court for m inor offenses. Participants would combine work and study, complete a GED i f needed, and save money for higher education. Corps projects would focus on ecosystem restoration in co operation with state and local agencies. Police Chief Charles Moose A new shelter fo r women and c h il dren in north P ortland has been namec in honor o f a 2 6 -y e a r-o ld woman who was beaten, then shot to death by her abusive b o y frie n d . The A n d re a Lee T ra n s itio n a l House was dedicated F rid ay to A n drea Lee A t the tim e o f her m urder in 1975, there were no program s or ser vices available to battered women and c h ild re n in P ortland. “ We must w o rk together, p rivate co rp oratio ns and p u b lic service orga nizations a lik e , to make liv e s free from viole nce a re a lity fo r e veryone,” said M argaret B ro w n , execu tive d i recto r o f B ra d le y -A n g le House, the agency in charge o f the fa c ility , in remarks fo r the d ed ica tion . B ro w n said th e re ’ s been a dra m atic increase in the num ber o f w om en and c h ild re n turned away from safe shelters in the P o rtlan d area due to the lack o f a vailab le space. D om estic viole nce o ffic ia ls said they believe that p u b lic ity su rrou nd ing the N ic o le B row n Sim pson m ur der co ntribu te s to the hig h volum e o f the ca lls they are re c e iv in g fo r help and the need fo r a d d itio n a l shelter B row n said its new quarters w ill serve women in tra n s itio n . “ We w ill be able to extend our services to inclu de h e lp in g v ic tim s fin d adequate housing, teaching s k ills that w ill help them obtain e m p lo y ment and most im p o rta n tly , g ive them the o p p o rtu n ity to regain c o n tro l over th e ir liv e s .” She added that the w ay to reduce dom estic viole nce is fo r the w hole com m un ity to become in v o lv e d . “ D om estic v io le n ce is a com m u n ity problem w h ich im pacts e ve ry one. V io le n ce has no place in any o f our homes. Fear and ignorance are the greatest ch a lle n g e s we fa c e ,” B ro w n said. Support fo r the new fa c ility has been rece ive d fro m P o rtla n d C ity C o m m is s io n e r G re tch e n K a fo u ry , X e rox o f O regon, the Bureau o f C om m u n ity D e v e lo p m e n t, the O reg on H ou sing and C o m m u n ity S ervices Departm ent, Fred M eye r M e m o ria l Trust, the K enton N eig hb orho o d A s sociation and o the r business and com m un ity groups. Neighborhood Concerns Put In Focus pian to make an inner north next year. and north east Portland Housing Our Families is a non-profit neighborhood a stronger and community development corporation work more stable com m unity will ing be to create affordable housing and revital unveiled Monday at a community ize the neighborhoods o f inner north and meeting hosted by Housing Our northeast Portland. Families. In August 1993, the corporation ac A Residents and community resource part ners plan to gather at the New Hope M is sionary Baptist Church, 3725 N. Ganten- bein at 7 p.m. A prim ary focus w ill be the Maya Angelou Community Action Initiative which contains 15 projects to be accomplished by residents and civic organizations over the quired the Maya Angelou Apartments (fo r merly known as Colonial Park), a 42-unit complex in the Boise neighborhood. Since then, the organization has been working with the tenants and neighbors o f the apart ments to develop innovative strategies to increase the safety and liveability o f the community. Humboldt School ‘Dreamers’ Begin Journey P ortland’s inner city has a new come the 60 students who comprise the class class of “d re am e rs ” with into the program. sights on academic excel The Humboldt School “ dreamers” are lence and a future of attending college. promised $4,000 in college scholarships i f The entire class o f fourth grade students at Humboldt Elementary School at 4915 N. Gantenbein, is the fourth “ I Have a Dream Foundation" class to be established in Ore gon. Eugene Lang, the foundation's national founder, was at the school last week to wel they successfully complete high school. In the meantime, they w ill benefit from special programs o f educational enrichment as part o f the program. L oca l sponsors are V ic k i Z id e ll, a c o m m u n ity vo lu ntee r and fo rm e r h o sp i tal p u b lic rela tio n s p ro fe ssio n a l; D avid G o stn e ll, a n e u ro psych olo gist and psy c h o lo g is t; and G lo ria G o stn e ll, a p ro gram o ffic e r o f the M eye r M e m o ria l Trust. The sponsors pledge th e ir tim e and resources to the students over an extended period o f tim e. M ajor financial support was made by a $600,000 grant from the Fred Meyer Memo rial Trust. Pacific Power and Light also pro vided a matching grant of$200,000 for future “ I Have A Dream Foundation o f Oregon” activities. The “ I Have a D ream ” program was founded by Lang in New Y o rk in 1981. He “ adopted” and prom ised fin a n c ia l help fo r c o lle ge educations to an entire graduating class at the same East H arlem e le m e n ta ry s ch o o l he attended as a c h ild . The program has grown and today, more than 12,9000 students in 56 cities participate as “ dreamers.” .. '-Tiie. -. : ( *