F ebruary 1, 1995 • T he P o r il a n d O bserv er
P ace BIO
BLACK HISTORY
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aimed at beautifying the neighbor­
hoods and instilling community pride
in the residents Rev. Gordon Dickey
commented on the campaigns stat­
ing, “There is a real need in low-
income areas for people to have help
in hauling away trash, because of the
expense of garbage collection and
the city ordinances prohibiting the
burning of refuse." During the first
week of the first campaign sixteen
truck loads of junk and refuse were
hauled away.
As the Alliance’s involvement
in social and economic development
activities expanded the membership
recognized the need for the coordi­
nation of their efforts The Presbyte­
rian Synod volunteered to fund a full
time Social Action Program Director
to work with the community and help
create new program s that w ere
needed Rev. Samuel Johnson was
hired to coordinate the A lliance’s
efforts Rev. Johnson’s first effort
involved strengthening the Highland
cerns Project and The Portland House
O f Umoja were founded on this same
concept. The Alliance also became
involved in a major community ef­
fort aimed at raising funds for Sickle
Cell Anemia research. The Sickle
Cell A nem ia Foundation sought to
bring doctors into the schools to test
for the disease in children and to
gain interest and support among re­
searchers and scientists for finding a
cure.
the Alfred Yaun Child Care Center
The Yaun Center was established as
a home for delinquent young men,
and served as a facility that could
assist in rehabilitating them in their
own community This concept of site
b a se d re h a b ilita tio n fo r the
com m unity’s youth which began
some tw enty years ago with the
A lliance’s assistance continues to be
seen as an effective means by which
to assist the youth. In fact, programs
such as The Minority Youth Con-
Community Center which was lo­
cated in the Highland United Church
of Christ. The Center was already
sponsoring summer recreation pro­
grams, and expanded to become a
meeting place for the community,
sponsor classes for welfare mothers,
and house the Black Panther Break­
fast Program.
Childcare Provided
A n o th e r su c c e ssfu l p ro ject
which took place under the leader­
ship the Alliance was the creation of
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PERSONAL MINISTRIES
P R E SE N TS
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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F ebruary 4. 1995
February I 1, 1995
Part One
Part Two
‘ Black H isto ry V ig n e tte s"
February 18, 1995
F ebruary 25, 1995
Part Three
P art Four
‘ The A ctive P e rio d "
‘ The O regon E xperience"
‘ The In a ctive P eriod "
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Malcolm X addressing a church meeting in Selma, Ala.
African
American
History On
Paragon Cable
A diverse range o f programs
for Black H ¡story Month are sched­
uled this month on Paragon cable
television.
The programs feature the
people, events and issues in A fr i­
can American History:
Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba: A
Night in Havana; A&E channel
40; Feb 1 and Feb. 8; 4 a m.
A G athering O f O ld M en:
Perspectives on Lifetime: Lifetime
channel 5. Feb. 1 and Feb. 8; 4 a.m.
M artin Luther King: March
on Washington and the End o f the
Dream; A&E channel 40. Feb. 6; 7
am .
N ick N ew s “The B lu e s ”:
Nickelodeon, channel 39. Feb. 8;
5:30 a.m.
Race To Freedom: The Un­
derground Railroad' The f amily
Channel, channel 7. Feb. 10; 3:30
am .
Civil H d r Journal: The 54th
Massachusetts; A&E channel 40;
Feb 13; 4 a.m.
Lady Day: The Many Faces
o f Billie Holiday; A&E channel
40; Feb. 15; 4 a.m.
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School Celebration . N icke lodeon
channel 39; Feb 15 and Feb. 16;
5:30 a m.
Nick News “Bigotry, Cops
a n d I id e o ta p e ”; N ickelodeon
channel 39; Feb. 23; 5:30 a m.
Teen S u m m it “Black Histo­
ry Show ". Bet. channel 38; Feb
26; 12 a.m.
( ivil li ar Journal: Frederick
Douglass. A&E Channel 40; Feb.
27; 4 a.m.
The Prom ised Land. Discov­
ery channel 24. Feb. 27; 9 a m.
In order to maximize time for
educational programming, cable
program m ers often scheduled
shows during off-peak hours Par­
agon officials say this is a good
reason to learn how to use the
program timer on your videotape
recorder
f o r m ore inform ation call
P a ra g o n 's public affairs co o rd i­
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Phone (503) 280-6170
2508 N.E. Everett, Portland, Oregon 97232
“In life, it is not what happens to you but what you do with
what happens to you that matters. ”
Black students in Nashville sat patiently at all-white lunch counters
for hcurs, enduring harassment and violence and sometimes
boredom in their determination to break down the walls of
segregation in the early 1950s.
Radicals Set Forum On
Human Rights
A panel of black women leaders
Wl discuss their determined resis­
tance to oppression and their defense
of human rights during a black his­
tory month forum sponsored by Radi­
cal Women and The Freedom So­
cialist Party.
Speaking will be Lisa Clay, a
long time community organizer and
protestor of the crime bill and the
death penalty with the Black Mon
day Committee; LaRila Spencer of
African American Women Against
Racism, currently suing Meier and
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Frank Department Store for alleged
racist abuse of people of color; and
Phillis Whitmore, feminist activist
from Radical Women, who worked
against the Oregon Citizens Alliances
anti-gay rights Measure 13 and other
rightwing measures during the 1994
elections.
The forum will take place Satur­
day. Feb. 25 at 8 p m at the Peace
House. 2 116 N E. 18th. An authentic
soul food buffet will be available at
6: 30 p m.
"At PIVOT, we are learning to shape our lives and the
future o f our children with education, job training and
appreciation fo r diversity. We are preparing ourselves to
leave welfare fo r workfare and we celebrate each step to
success. ”
"Today, we are employees-in-training. Tomorrow, we will
be trainers and leaders like those o f all nationalities who
pioneered before us. Our talents and skills will not be
wasted. We will make a difference where we live, work and
play.”
PIVOT Students celebrate better lives thanks to Job Corps
and are happv to Celebrate Black History Month!
Donations will be accepted
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