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P age A6 J anuary 25, 1995 • T he P ortl an d O bserver B L A C K H IS T O R Y PCC Observes Black History Month Portland Community College will celebrate Black History Month during the month of February. A number of events are sponsored on PCC campuses and in the commu nity. Black History month began as a one-week celebration 65 years ago and is now a month-long nationally recognized tradition which honors and celebrates the achievements and cultures of African and African Americans. The celebration opens Wednes day, Feb. 1 with reggae music at the Syvania Campus, cafeteria stage. Thursday, Feb. 2, is opening day of the Fifth Annual Cascade Festival of African Films at Jefferson High School, 5210 N. Kerby, 7:30 p.m. the festival opens with the first Seniors Speak Out On Tri-Met Troubles ▲ Continued from front riders will benefit from changes, com m ittee m em bers said. The seniors also test i tied o f prob lems they and others have had with the T ri-M et LIFT program , includ ing scheduling and the length o f time required to ride the lift to desired destinations. The group said riders have m issed m eals and m edical ap pointm ents as a result o f these prob lems. C om m ittee m em bers said Tri- M et should consider their needs be cause they represent a m ajor popula tion o f public transportation users. A survey by the group indicated that 42 percent o f able-bodied citizens over the age o f 65 depend on bus services for transportation. T he num ber does not include those who are physically im paired and require special trans portation services. O regonians over 65 are expect ed to double by the year 2020 and in M ultnom ah County that num ber al ready stands at 102,000 persons o ld er than 60. O lder people represent a stable, grow ing group o f T ri-M et custom ers w ho are consistent in their service usage and are likely to ride during non-peak hours o f the day, group m em bers said. The P ortland/M ultnom ah C om mission on Aging is aconsum ergroup charged with advocating for the needs o f elderly and disabled individuals throughout M ultnom ah County. M anaged by a 3 1 -m em ber vol unteer board o fo ld er individuals, the group w orks to provide public edu cation and develop new services and resources. C urrent issues include elder safe ty and abuse prevention, senior cen ter developm ent and access to ser vices. Portland showing of the critically acclaimed film, “Sankofa,” which depicts the experience of American slavery from the African and Afri can-American point of view. Haile Gerima, director and producer, will be presenting the film. Gerima is an aw ard-winning film maker and pro fessor at Howard University, Wash ington, D.C. The festival continues on Thurs days at 7:30 p.m. during the month of February and on March 2 with two showings, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A Saturday family matinee is sched- uled for Feb. 25,2 p.m. On Monday, Feb. 6, Ollie Mur ray, a craftsman and “wood turner” will demonstrate his craft from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the upper College Center Mall, SylvaniaCampus. Also featured is the television documen tary, “Eye on the Prize,” with ex cerpts from the Civil Rights move ment, at noon in the Sylvania Cam pus St A-l auditorium. On Tuesday,Feb. 7, Ann Sweet, offers a Racism Workshop at the C ascade C am pus, 705 N. Killingsworth, Jackson Hall, Room 114, 1 to 3 p.m. The workshop ex plores some of the reasons why rac ism exists in Portland and how we as individuals and a society contribute to its existence. Wednesday, Feb. 8, is Poetry Day at Sylvania Campus and an invitation to share African-Ameri can poetry — either your own or a poem which has inspired you, Learn ing Resource Center, Room 204, noon to 1 p.m. Please contact PCC student Sonia Key-Fender for more infor mation at 295-2944. O.J. HONORED OX POSTAGE STAMP! Collectors Race to Get Rare Guyana Issue Even as O .J. Sim pson sits in jail, accused o f m urder, legal tender post age stam ps com m em orating the foot ball superstar are being used to post letters around the world. In circulation since 1093. the O.J. stam p is in full color, and is about tw ice the size o f a regular U S . postage stam p. It is contained within a sheet o f 9 stam ps honoring interna tional sports stars such as Pele (soc cer). W ilt C ham berlain (basketball). N adia C om aneci (gym nastics) and Steve B allesteros (golf). The O.J. stam p has a face value o f S50 G uyana and is quite stunning w ith rather re m arkable artw ork o f O .J. both in a closeup pose and running dow n the football field w earing his fam ous num ber “ 32’’ uniform. “O nly a few thousand sheets w ere originally issued in 1993. and many o f them have already been used for postage." rem arked Scott TiIson o fT h e International C ollectors Soci- ety in O w ings M ills, M aryland, who w as able to obtain the entire rem ain ing inventory, w hich is in pristine condition, from the G uyana Postal Authorities. 'AFRICAN ROOT!' OPENS ©LACK HISTORY MONTH Plans are underw ay at Portland State University and across the na tion to recognize February as Black History M onth and to celebrate the contributions o f black cultures and custom s throughout the world. At PSU, the celebration begins early. Tuesday, Jan. 31, with a series o f events entitled the African Roots o f C arib b ean C u ltu res, featu rin g T rinidadian d an cer/ch o reo g rap h er W ilfred Mark. Mark and fellow dancer Robbin Frey, will present C aribbean dance and drum m ing w orkshops, dem on stratio n s an d lectu res a b o u t the Trinidad C arnival and A frican and Caribbean cultures Jan. 31 through Feb. 4. C atherine Evleshin. h erse lf a dancer, perform er and instructor o f Caribbean dance said M ark is bril liant. “ I’ve taken classes from him m yself and it’s both physically d e m anding and a lot o f fun,” she said. All events are on the PSU cam- k n ew w h at th e y h a d .” T ils o n r e m a rk e d . " In fa c t, they c a lle d it th e P ele I s s u e ’. So I ju s t p la y e d a lo n g , n o t m e n tio n in g th a t I w as re a lly a f te r th e O .J. s ta m p s .” The stam ps are legal for postage in G uyana, and are recognized by every postal authority throughout the world. “T hese stam ps w ere rare to be gin w ith." indicated Tilson, "but with so much news about O.J. and the trial now, we expect the rem aining sheets o f stam ps to disappear quickly. I w ouldn’t be surprised if virtually all o f these stam ps will be in the hands o f collectors in a m atter o f w eeks.” The stam ps were originally is sued in 1993, as Limited Edition o f only a few thousand sets w orldw ide and are the only stam ps ever issued in com m em oration o f O.J. G otta have ’em ? They are avail able for a short tim e at their original offering price o f $9.95 U S. (plus $3 p& h) for the set w hich is accom pa nied by a C ertificate o f Authenticity. Y o u ’ll also get a free pocket guide co n tain in g all o f O .J .’s fo o tb all records, and a chronological history o f the O.J. trial. The m ost you can buy is 6 sets. C ontact The Interna tional C ollectors Society. 10045 Red Run Blvd. Suite I70PR S, O w ings Mills, M aryland 2 1 117, or you may call toll free 1 -(800) 624-4427. pus. You can call 725-5670 for m ore inform ation. The scheduled workshops and demonstrations are: C aribbean D rum m ing - T ues day, Jan. 31, 4-5:30 p.m. Basics o f C aribbean dance m ovem ent. Bring your own drum. C aribbean D ance - W ednesday, Feb. 1, 3:30-5 p.m.; T hursday, Feb. 2, 3-6 p.m .; and Friday, Feb. 3, 2-4 p.m. W arm -up. m ovem ent across the floor, technical/stylistic instruction and choreographed festive and one cerem onial dance. Caribbean Culture, Custom s and Beliefs - W ednesday, Feb. I and Friday, Feb. 3, 10-11 a.m. D iscus sion o f C aribbean culture, the arts, religion and its descent from African roots. T rinidad C arnival - T hursday, Feb. 2, 12-1 p.m. D iscussion o f the place o f the C arnival in the history and contem porary life o f Trinidad. C arnival costum es will be dem on strated. Cruz Reynoso To Speak At Celebration Of Martin Luther King Jr. Cruz Reynoso, a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and tormer associate justiceofthe California Supreme Court, will give the keynote address at the Martin Luther KingCelebration at the Willamette Uni versity College of Law, 245 Winter StreeL on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. In keeping w ith the them e o f th is y e a r ’s e v e n t, “ S h a re the D re a m ." R ey n o so w ill d isc u ss K ing’s influence on the H ispanic co m m u n ity ’s m arch forci vil rights. While currently serving on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Reynoso is al so aprofessor o f law at the University o f California at Los Ange les. He has been aeti veIy involv ed in the civil rights movement since the 1960s. From 1967 to 1972, he was director of California Rural Legal Assistance in Sacramento. From 1976 to 1987. he sat first as ajustice on the California Court of Appeals and then as an associate justiceon theCalifomiaSupremeCourt. Reynoso has his b ach elo r's d e gree from P om ono C ollege and an LL.B from the U niversity o f C a li fornia at Berkeley. He has taught law at the Uni versity o f New M exico as well as at U CLA . T here will be a dessert recep tion follow ing R ey n o so ’s lecture. The public is invited to attend. Valentines Lunch T he Fannie Cook W om ens M is sionary Society o f Bethel A.M E. C hurch w ill host its A nnual V al entines Lunch on Saturday, Feb ruary 11. 19 9 5 .1 2 :0 0 to 3:00 p.m. at 5828 N. E. 8th A venue. D ona tion is $5.00 per person. A special V alentines p rogram during the lunch will be held. For M ore In form ation. call 288-5420. Supporting Our Scholars of Tomorrow.. .Today. 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