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Legendary
Hayes
recently joined leaders ot diverse eth­
nic minority groups from as far away
as Nigeria and Holland to work out
solutions to a growing international
trend ol intolerance and indifference
towards ethnic minorities.
Using the burning of African Amen-
can houses of wi irship i n the United States
as an example, Hayes laid out how the
escalatingprublemsfacingtheBlackcom-
munity today are very similar to problems
facing ethnic minorities the world over.
Hayes was joined by Rev. Heber
Jentszch, the President of the Church of
Scientology International; Professor
Múrice Glele-Zhanhanzo, United Na­
tions Special Rappoteur on Racism, Ra­
cial Discrimination, Xenophobia and
Related Intolerances; Shaykh Latif Ali,
head of the American Muslim Admiral
1995-2005, NGO’s and Human Rights:
Power to the People".
As part of the conference activities,
M r Hayes and actress Ann Arc her hi isted
the third annual Lift Every Voice, Inc.
Human Rights Awards event. Three
posthumous awards were given. These
went to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, L.
Ron Hubbard, the founder of the
Scientology religion and Ken Saro-wiwa
Nigerian writer and vocal critic of the
Isaac Hayes (center) m a k e s his thoughts known at a recent international
hum an rights conference as Rev. Herber .Jentzsch (right), looks on.
Family Circle and representatives of sev­
eral other organizations concerned with
the human rights and freedom.
Organized by Lift Every Voice, Inc.
(LEV-I), a California- based group dedi­
cated human rights education and the
enforcement of the Universal Declara­
tion of Human Rights, the human rights
symposium wasentitied "United Nations
Decade for Human Rights Education
government who was abruptly sentenced
to death last December.
Proceeds from the awards event
will fund scholarships for university,
college and high school students spe­
cializing in the field o f human rights, to
participate in the United nations Sum ­
mer Human Rights Internship Pro­
gram in Geneva, Switzerland.
Education
Space still is available for fall term
adult and youth Continuing Educa­
tion classes at Pacific Northwest
College o f Art
Classes run from six to 12 weeks
duration beginning Sept. 23 through
Sept. 28 with many classes not re­
quiring prerequisites.
Openings exist in the following
classes: M ultim edia Production;
( om puter Paint and A nim ation;
Black and W hite Photography; Ba­
sic Sculpture- Mixed M edia;Lithog-
raphy and Monoprint, and various
youth classes for ages 4-16.
Fall course catalogs and registra­
tion information are available by call-
mg (503) 226-0462.
To register in person, please visit
(he Pacific Northwest College o f Art
Continuing Education Office located
at 1219 S.W Park Ave.
Pacific Northwest College of Art
is an independent, accredited institu­
tion offering the Bachelor o f Fine
Arts degree, certificate programs and
continuing education classes.
The College is accredited by the
Northwest Association o f Schools
and Colleges, and the National A sso­
ciation of Schools o f Art and Design.
For more information about Pacific-
Northwest College o f Art, please call
(503) 226-4391.
to raise your child’s IQ
The follow ing ideas are valuable
in developing reasoning and think­
ing skills in young children between
two and 10. You will need to d is­
crim inate on the appropriate activi­
ties for each age.
1. Line a pie plate with uncooked
beans. Ask your chi Id to remove these
beans into a one quart plastic milk
jug. He may not rem ove one bean at
a time. Stand back and avoid giving
him any hints. Ask your child to think
carefully before taking any action.
2. G ive your child a list of 10
nam es. Say the nam es once, and ask
by D r .
your child to recite this list to you.
A llow him three chances. G radually
increase the num ber o f item s on the
list.
3. Read or sing nursery rhym es to
your child. H elp her to repeat these
nursery rhym es.
4. H old up the picture o f a rooster
or another animal. A sk y o u r child to
study it for one m inute, and then lay
the picture face-down. A sk the child
to draw what he saw.
5. Lay 12 painted popsicle sticks
on a table. Ask your child to regroup
the sticks so that they are only three
in each group.
6. Read a story to your chi Id every
day.
7. E nlarge a m ap o f your city.
C ircle the street where you live and
circle the street o f y o u rch ild ’s school.
Ask your child to use a red m arker to
trace the shortest route from hom e to
school. First, show him how to use
the map.
8. G i v e y o u r c h i l d a larg e p rin t
d ic tio n a ry . A sk h er to w rite a
w o rd and its m e a n in g on an in d ex
c a rd ; d o th is tw ic e e a c h w eek.
P o st the w o rd s on th e r e f r ig e r a ­
to r w ith a m a g n et.
9. Require your child to read for
10 m inutes from each o f three text­
books every school night. During the
sum m er encourage him to read from
any book.
10. Ask your chi Id to lay out a plan
for evaluating a selected consum er
product. For exam ple: D eterm ine
w hether one brand of popcorn should
be ranked as good, poor, or ex cel­
lent.
V iv ia n O w en s is the a u th o r o f
a n e w ly - p u b li s h e d c h i l d r e n ’s
n o v e l. "T h e R o s e b u sh W itc h ,"
F ro m E sc h a r P u b lic a tio n s , P.O .
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Some education inspires
K ieth O rlando H ilton .
We conclude each of our columns
with the statement, “Education is on­
going and certainly not limited toclass-
room study. L et’s talk.”
Below are a few o f our sources of
education — not all are o f African
descent. Some have helped directly
and often and some have inspired us
indirectly. This is how bridges are
built and barriers toppled.
W e encourage readers to also step
forward and thank those people and
organizations that have inspired you to
go to greater heights.
A frican-A sian Images: A+ Images
is a cross-cultural association prim a­
rily for men and w om en o f A frican
and A sian descent w orldw ide w ho
are interested in building positive
co m m unity, corporate and m edia
images.
D r. Y o sef
B e n -J o c h a n n a n :
Egyptologists and world class scholar,
long with Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr.
Ben is one o f the African w orld’s most
valuable elders.
Black Issues In Higher Education:
This V irginia/W ashington DC-based
publication has become the bible for
many folks working in the academy.
S o f tlin e I n f o r m a tio n E th n ic
N ew sW atch: E ileen H ec k erlin g
heads this organization "that tells the
other side o f the stories." Ethnic
N ew sW atch is an im pressive full text
database o f the new spapers, m aga­
zines and journals o f the ethnic press.
Dr. C arolyn B. M urray: A ssoci­
ate Professor, Psychology and E th­
nic Studies, the U niversity o f C ali­
fornia at R iverside. She is A frican,
centered, honest, a critical thinker
and a friend.
Association For Education In Jour­
nalism & M ass C o m m u n ic a tio n
(AEJM C): On a professional level,
A EJM C has served as a bridge fo ra lot
of my media dissertation research.
Dr. A ngela Jorge: New York based
Afro-Latina professor and writer. Dr.
Jorge has been instrumental in educat­
ing us about the similarities and dis­
sim ilarities betw een the A frican-
Am erica and Afro Latino world com ­
munities.
National Alliance o f Black School
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Its membership is international, with
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