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Drama Spotlights Alternatives To Youth Violence
Judge John Creuzot
plays an imprisoned
man who admonishes his
teenage son to stay out of
trouble in Peacemaker, airing as
part o f public television 's Act
Against Violence campaign.
The documentary-drama
is based on the
experiences of students at the
Thomas A. Edison Learning
Center in Dallas, Texas.
Pictured: (clockwise from front)
Delila Savala, Serkesia Price,
Derrick West (with Ponsy
Peoples on his shoulders) and
Keona Franklin. Photos: Steve
Foxall (April 1996, 1 hour)
The d a ily clim ate o f potential v i­
olence faced by many urban teens, as
w ell as some possible solutions to
violence, are explored in "Peace­
maker,” a unique com bination o f dra­
ma and documentary, prem iering on
PBS in A p ril (check local listings).
The one-hour program, produced by
K E R A , Dallas T o rt W orth, is pre­
sented as part o f public te le visio n ’ s
A ct Against V iolence campaign.
T he d o c u m e n ta ry segm ents o f
“ P e a ce m a ke r” fo cu s on the d a ily
liv e s o f se ve ra l stu d e n ts fro m
T h o m a s A . E d iso n L e a rn in g C en­
te r, an in n e r-c ity m id d le s ch o o l
in one o f the p o o re s t and m ost
v io le n t n e ig h b o rh o o d s in D a lla s ,
T exas. T he P ro g ra m fo llo w s the
s tu d e n ts as th e y p re p a re fo r th e ir
ro le s in a dram a w r itte n - - w ith
th e ir in p u t- - b y D a lla s s c re e n ­
w r it e r V ic t o r San M ig u e l. The
stu d e n ts, m any o f w h o m re la te
p o ig n a n t and m o v in g s to r ie s
a b o u t th e ir o w n e x p e rie n c e s w ith
v io le n c e , w ere a ll v o lu n ta ry p a r­
tic ip a n ts in an in n o v a tiv e , I I -
w e e k a n ti- v io le n c e w o rk s h o p
c o n d u c te d at the m id d le s ch o o l.
The dram atic portion o f "Peace­
m aker,” taped on location in the
n e ig h b o rh o o d
s u rro u n d in g the
school, illustrates how one person
w ith a com m itm ent to “ increase the
peace” can p o sitive ly affect not only
his or her ow n life, but also the lives
o f entire fam ilies, groups and com ­
munities.
" A lot o f the debate about youth
and violence focuses on young peo­
ple as perpetrators, but young people
are affected by violence as much as
anyone,” said Rob Tranchin, the pro­
gram ’ s producer/director. "T h e doc­
umentary gives our students a chance
to express themselves in their own
voices about the extraordinary pres­
sures young people are under today,”
he says. “ In the drama, th e y’ ve tried
to imagine a better w o rld .”
Dallas State D istrict Judge John
Creuzot, in a cameo role, play's a
teen’ s imprisoned father, who urges
his son not to get m ixed up w ith the
w rong crowd.
“ Peacemaker” was produced by
K E R A . Dallas/Fort W orth, in asso­
ciation w ith Junior P la ye rso f Dallas.
Execut i ve producer is Y olette Garcia;
producer/director is Rob Tranchin.
The title music was w ritten and re­
corded by West Side Pros o f Dallas.
P roduction o f “ Peacemaker” was
made possible, in part, by southwest­
ern B ell Foundation.
T O N Y (A N T H O N Y )
JACOBS
invites you to his
“Sporty Forty ”
Birthday Bash!
W h ile the cooks cooked, P ortland’ s seven-year-old Ester Chung c o l­
ored and won a new bicycle in the L y o n ’ s Restaurant co loring contest.
The contest was held to prom ote L y o n ’ s kids-eat-free program and the
character colored was L y o n ’ s new mascot Roary. “ L y o n ’ s appreciates
9:00pm-2:00am
at The Red Lion Inn,
Janzen Beach
ch ild re n ’ s influence on fam ily d in in g and is enhancing its appeal w ith
expanded kids menus and m ore," says M atthew McRae, general manger
o f the Portland L yo n ’ s located on M a rtin Luther K in g Jr. Blvd.
M axi’s
N o w every Tuesday, up to three kids per party, ages 12 and under, are
invited to ea, free at L y o n ’ s as long as one adult purchases a meal. And
every day L y o n ’ s greets kids w ith crayons and fun-themed place mats fu ll
o f games.
Friday April 5
Charlie Williams celebrates 109 years with two young friends and long time pal, Bea. A resident of Del's
Care Center, Charlie enjoys listening to church music.
"See va! ”
The Family Thing, Part II
James E a rl Jones p la ys Ray
M u rd o c h , an o ld e r B la c k man
w hose past w a lk s up on h im as
E a rl P ilc h e r (R o b e rt D u v a ll) d is ­
co ve rs th a t Ray is his h a lf- b r o th ­
er.
“ A F a m ily T h in g is about fin d ­
in g the tr u th ” , says Jones in a
dram atic presentations. T o me A
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re v ie w
S unday m o rn in g te le p h o n e in te r ­
v ie w p ro m o tin g the film .
I w anted to ta lk ab o u t h o w “ A
F a m ily T h in g ” focused on sex,
race and class in A m e ric a since
P ilc h e r’ s fa th e r raped his c h a r­
Fam ily I hing is about an identity
crisis. A man tryin g to find out who
he is. A man w ho lived as white all his
life , all o f a sudden discovers that he
has B lack b lo o d " replied Jones.
a c te r’ s m o th e r A v e ry co m m o n
e x p e rie n c e fo r B la c k w om en in
the O ld S outh
“ That subject is best served in the
classroom It does no, lend its e lf to
Family History Workshops
In the m ovie V ir g il M u rd o ch
(M ich a e l Beach), Ray’ s son listens
to the H illb illy wisdom o f his new
uncle, Earl
For me the character who stole the
m ovie was Aun, T. (Irm a P. H all).
P ilcher finds his new half-brother
in urban Chicago, the place M urdoch
ran to escape the rural Arkansas o f
racism and lim ite d opportunities.
However, the anger and hate o f what
“ She carries her weigh, in a beautiful
happened to his mother remained
Jones is currently liv in g in N ew
Y ork. O ur interview was b rie fa n d to
inside him .
“ M y character is about fo rg ive ­
ness. Ray carried all that hate around
w ith him . B ut through Earl he is able
to get that o f f his chest. Earl is good
therapy. Earl is also there to help
Ray’ s son” added Jones.
way. A u n t T saved m y character’ s
life after the mother died in ch ild ­
birth. N ow , she saves the other b o y ’ s
life ,”
the point. We ended our conversa­
tion w ith Jones saying how much he
loved to w ork. A nd it is his w ork,
both on the small screen and the big
screen, that is a breath o f fresh air
com ine out o f H n llvw o o rl
Stubbs/Odom Reunion Set For San Francisco
T h e S tu b b 3 /O d o m F a m ily
R e u n io n fo r 1996 w il l be held
in San F ra n c is c o , A u g u s t 16th,
17th, and 18th at the H o lid a y
Inn G o ld e n G a te w a y , 1500 V an
Ness A ve n u e .
F o r m ore than tw o decades,
m em bers o f th is fa m ily and th e ir
frie n d s have g a th e re d to c e le ­
b ra te fa m ily , fa ith , frie n d s h ip
and lo v e .
A c tiv itie s in c lu d e F a m ily Get
A c q u a in te d R e c e p tio n F r id a y
A u g . 1 6 th , S a tu rd a y M o r n in g
B re a k fa s t A u g . 17th, F a m ily B a n ­
quet S a tu rd a y E v e n in g A u g 17th,
S u n d a y M o r n in g W o rs h ip and
M e m o ria l S e rv ic e A u g . 18th, and
th e S u n d a y B u ff e t L u n c h e o n
C ru is e A u g u s t 18th P lu s, m any
o th e r s u rp ris e s !
D r. John W W a te rs , S e n io r
M in is t e r at the G re a te r S o lid
R ock
B a p t is t
C h u r c h in
R iv e rd a le G e o rg ia . D r W aters is
a re c ip ie n t o f the R o c k e rfe lle r
D o c to ra l F e llo w s h ip in R e lig io n
w ill a tte n d the e ven,. E lie Stubbs,
the lead s in g e r fo r the rh y th m
and b lu e s g ro u p T h e F o u r T o p s
w il l a lso atte n d .
T h is y e a r’ s R e u n io n is o rg a ­
n iz e d and hosted by M s. V iv ia n
W ile y , business w om an and c o m ­
m u n ity le a d e r W ile y has served
as p re s id e n t o f the San F ra n cisco
C h a p te r o f C a l-P a c and V ic
P re s id e n t o f the G o ld e n G a ,
C h a p te r o f the N a tio n a l C o u n ci
o f N e g ro W o m e n . She was also
m e m b e r o f the D e m o c ra tic C oun
ty C e n tra l C o m m itte e represent
in g the 12th D is t r ic t o f San Fran
cis c o .
F o r a d d itio n a l
Founded in 1962, L y o n ’ s Restaurants has 84 units from B akersfield,
C a lifo rn ia to Portland, Oregon.
in fo r m a tio
c o n ta ct V iv ia n W ile y at 236 M on
tana S tre e t San F ra n cisco C A
9 4 1 1 2 .( 4 1 5 ) 5 8 4 - 8 1 8 5 .
To s h a re your fa m ily in fo rm a tio n or a c tiv itie s send t e x t and ph oto s to
4 7 4 7 M L K Jr. B lvd., P o rtla n d OR 9 7 2 1 2 - o r c a ll 2 8 8 - 0 0 3 3 .
The Oregon H istorical Society
w ill hold tw o fam ily history w o rk ­
shops this month. Both at the O re­
gon H istory Center, 1200 SW Park
Avenue, in Portland.
A n oral history w orkshop is o f­
fered Saturday, A p ril 13 from 10
a m. to 3:30 p.m. as part o f O H S '
S hirley Tanzer C om m unity H isto ­
ry Program. It w ill focus on record­
ing fa m ily histories. P rio r experi­
ence is not necessary and tim e fo r
individual consultation w ill fo llo w .
There w ill be a break fo r lunch, and
participants may bring their own.
A g e n e a lo g y class is o ffe re d
S u n d a y, A p r il 14 fro m I to 3
p.m . T h e class w il l be c o n d u c t­
ed by the G e n e a lo g ic a l F o ru m
o f O re g o n .
For more inform ation o r to pre­
register. please contact O H S oral
historian Jim Strassmaier at 306-
5246.
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