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J anuary 25, 1995 • T he P ortl an d O bserver
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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
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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.
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