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Volume XXV Number IS C ommitted to cultural diversity. May 3, 1995 (Un' ^ïnrtJirnù ÛibserLier o nt nt u n i t kLL a I c. tt ò SECTION u a flLBGRTFI te e H o u s e J azz ' s I t U p r Party Introduces Singer Vocalist David Cooley, described as Portland’s Frank Sinatra and the Apostle o f Croon will be introduced with artists George Mitchell, Dave Captien and Carlton Jackson on W ednesday, May 10 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Red Lion Downtown. The event celebrates the release o f Cooley’s CD and cassette Fly Me to The Moon. Concert In The Park Joe Johnson on sax and Charles Denton on drums provide the good sounds at the newly opened Roslyn's Garden Coffeehouse on Alberta Street at 14th Place. You can spend an evening listening to jazz with Michael Allen Harrison on Fri day, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Fir Grove Elementary School, 6300 S.W. Wilson Ave. in Beaverton. There will also be food, desserts and coffee. Advance tickets are $5 for adults and $2.50 for children. Call 626- 1029 for information. (Photo by Chuck Washington) Local Educator Gets Chance Of A Lifetime by Help For Debt Management Consum erCreditCounseling Service, a non-profit organization, presents a free debt management seminar to help people who are in financial trouble. The event is Thursday, May 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Clark County PUD, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way. Women Of Excellence Feted Delta Sigma Theta presents its 17th annual “ Women o f Excellence" luncheon on Saturday, May 20 at Shenanigan’s on Swan Island. Scholarships and awards will be presented to deserving women and youth in the African American community. Key note speaker is Mona Humphries Bailey, retired deputy superintendent o f Seattle Public Schools. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for youth. Call 253-4924. Clay Art For Show, Sale P rof . M ckinlev B i rt r. Dan Bundy, science teacher at the Black Education Center (B.E.C.), has been selected by The Citizen Ambassador Program to be a member of its Minority Education Delegation to the People’s Republic of China during the month of May. M This exiting program enables minority educators from around the nation to meet and exchange ideas and teaching techniques with their counter parts in other countries. The program was founded several decades ago by former President. Dwight D. Eisenhower. In I ine with his widely-recognized concerns with the enhancement o f com m unications and in tercultural understanding am ong the peoples of the world, he created this organization as a vehicle for building such bridges on a global scale. Local sponsors are Mr. Jonnie A. Gage, Dan Bundy Director to the House o f Umoja and Mr. Jonnie W. Gage. Director o f the MYCAP program. They also operate the Miracles program which will be the site o f a benefit. Others wishing to make a much-needed con Donald S. McC/ave of the Portland Chamber, presents Portland Parks and Recreation employee David Jordan (right), with an award for public service. (Photo by Max Gutierrez) Schindler’s List Author Coming Thomas Keneally, best known for his award-winning novel Schindler’s List, pre sents his latest novel A River Town, at Powell’s Books on Monday. May 8 at 7:30 p.m. The new book is a story about Tim Shea, who has fled with his family from the unyielding class system and poverty o f British-controlled Ireland to a small Aus tralian town. Rejecting “The GOP Contract” In honor o f May Day, the Freedom Socialist Party invites the public to a panel discussion on how to beat back the attack on affirmative action, unions, welfare and immigrants. The forum begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Northwest Service Center, 1819 N.W. Everett St. Capt. Dave Sprando o f Portland Fire Station 22 is the Grand M arshall for the 33rd annual St. Johns Parade, Portland’s third largest parade with floats, bands, clowns and the Rose Festival courts The parade is held May 13 from noon to 2 pm in the St. Johns neighborhood o f north Portland. SUBMISSIONS: Community Calendar information will he given priority if dated two weeks before the event date. tribution may do so in care o f the "Dan Bundy Education Fund" at the Hollywood Branch o f the W ashington Mutual Federal Savings Bank. We note that Mr. Bundy has made a significant personal contribution toward the 5000 needed for such an extensive Asian trip and learning experience. The month-long trip will begin with a visit to the Museum o f Minority Nationalities to rece i ve an overv iew o f the cu Iture, history, and artistic traditions o f the region and o f specific ethnic groups. Throughout the trip the group will meet with various Federations o f Minority Nationalities and local govern ment officials. Discussions will include such topics as the role o f the government in creat ing minority education policy, education is sues specific to ethnically diverse regions, and contributions ofethnic groups to Chinese culture and history-. A typical day would highlight the pro fessional exchanges with professors, educa- tion advisors and adm in istrators at the Yunnan College ofm inority nationalities. Discussion topics would include professional goals o f the students, issues regarding ethnic assimi lation into modern culture, and the contribu tions o f minority people in the areas o f the arts, sciences and businesses. Other days would center on informal and personal ex changes with representatives o f ethnic groups. These will focus on ethnic environments; preserving culture language, and arts: and family and community structures. All in all, th is e x p e rie n c e -b ro a d e n ing excursion abroad should significantly expand the p ro fe ssio n a l a b ilitie s o f our local e d u c a to r from P o rtla n d 's Black E d ucation C en ter, A gain, lets get b e hind one o f our own and help m ake this trip a w orth w h ile e d u c a tio n a l e x p e ri ence for all o f us. T hat w hich edu cates and ex p a n d s the h o riz o n s o f o u r young p e o p le w ill do the very sam e for us all. Minority I Advocate Honored Parks C oordinator W ins Praise Oregon Potters presents the north w est’s largest exhibit o f Clay Art for show and sale, May 12-13 at the Oregon Con vention Center. M embers will also be dem onstrating forming and decorating tech niques. Firefighter To Lead Parade B A northeast Portland contract or is being honored for his w ork as an ad vocate for minority business. O.B. Hill, chairman o f the board for the National Association o f Minority Contrac tors o f Oregon and President o f Construction Supportive Systems, Inc., was named the Minority Small Business Advocate o f the Year for Oregon by the Small Business A d ministration. The award pays tribute to persons who contribute their time and effort toward fur thering minority business development. Hill said he views the recognition as a testament to the work o f contractors in his organization. “Much o f the credit given me is only a reflection o f the hard work and dedication o f others who have placed their trust and vari ous resources behind me." Hill said. Hill represents the interests o f minority contractors as a lobbyist with state and local governments to ensure that minority contrac tors have the opportunity to participate in a wide range o f contracting jobs. He serves as the publisher o f the Advo cate, an organizational newsletter and has written articles in the Portland Observer and other media promoting m inority employ ment and minority business subcontracting on pub lic and private construction projects. He was instrumental in ensuring minor ity business participation and employ ment in Portland's new northeast Precinct as well as on Tri-M et’s W estside Light Rail project. SBA officials said. Hill serves as chairman o f the Black Dollar Days task Force, a non-profit organi zation formed to improve the economic con ditions o f Portland's African American com munity. SBA District Director John Gilman said H ill contributed an enormous amount o f time and energy to ensure that government pro grams have the intended positive impact on minority businesses. “ He has taken a leadership role in pro moting the participation o f minority contrac tors in our local marketplace." Gilman said. Carter To Hold District Meeting he “War on the Poor” will be out o f p o v e rty are not the sam e W elfare the topic of a legislative district reform b ills c u rre n tly before the O regon meeting by Rep. Margaret le g isla tu re do not a d d re ss issues such as Carter, D-Portland, on Thursday a at ffo 7 rd a b le , quality child care; health care p.m. atthe King Neighborhood Facility. b e n e fits for p e o p le w ho m ake too much T coordinator for the Portland Parks and Recreation Bureau has received the Chair's Award for Public Service by Portland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. A David Jordan was honored for his work in building the Youth G olf Trust Fund and working with at-risk youth. The trust was established four years ago from a surcharge on golfers using Port land municipal courses. The monies are funneled back into the community and are available to community groups with recreational programs in need o f funding. Jordan is charged with evaluat ing grant requests and doing the follow-up once the grants have been awarded. the "Jordan's job impacts thousands o f kids all over Portland," said chamber chair Rich ard G. Reiten. "It means kids who have never been camping get that opportunity because the trust fund provides the money for supplies and transportation." T he aw ard re c o g n iz e s and p u b lic ly th an k s civil servants w hose in d iv id u al ac h ie v e m en t, d e d ic a tio n to th e ir jo b and co m m itm ent to the id eals o f pu b lic service have greatly b en efitted the c o m m unity. Joining Carter will be Sen Bill McCoy. D-Portland. Rep Dennis Luke. R-Bcnd, chair ofthe House Committee on Human Resourc es and Education, Ellen Lowe o f Ecumenical M inistries o f Oregon and Chuck SheketofT o f Multnomah County Legal Aid. Carter and her guests will be discussing various state budget issues that affect low- income people, including the JOBS Plus bill, the Oregon Health Plan, a variety o f pro posed laws that would reform state public assistance programs “The cycle o f dependency' is a myth." said Carter, "but getting out o f poverty is still a hard reality . “G e ttin g o f f w elfare and m oving up to q u a lify for the Oregon Health Plan but do not hold jobs that provide such benefits; and collection o f all over-due child support “One o f the most disturbing aspects o f the entire welfare reform debate.” Carter said, “ is the focus solely on women Why do so many o f these bills seek to punish or deprive the one parent who is assuming re sponsibility for these children'1 Where is the discussion on fathers, on support enforce ment. on programs to get young, unemployed men to work so that can support their fami lies? “ We need to refocus the debate onto helping families become independent." C art er declared.
