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Human Rights Awards Dinner
The M e tro p o lita n Hum an Rights Commission w ill hold its annual
dinner honoring winners in several categories o f public service on
Wednesday, O ctober 16, at 6:30 pm, at Beaumont Middle School, 4043
NE Fremont, in Portland. Tickets are $12. For reservations, call 823-5136.
Award winners w ill include Portland Public Schools M ig ra n t Educa
tion Program .
Pre-Columbian art exhibit
coming to Portland
An exhibition o f Pre-Columbian art from Mexico, Central and South
America w ill be shown in Portland beginning O ctober 17 at Abante Fine
A rt. a private art gallery located on the corner o f Second Street and
Yam hill, adjacent to the M A X line. For information, call Rudi Milpacher
at (503) 295-2508
Mexico environmental issues
"M e x ic o 's E n viro nm e nt and N atural Resources, Strategic C h a l
lenges and O p p o rtu n itie s ", w ill be presented by J u lia C a ra b ia s
L illo , M e x ic o 's S e c re ta ry o f the E n v iro n m e n t, N a tu ra l Re
sources and F is h e rie s at 2:00 pm on Thursday, O c to b e r 17, at the
H ilto n H otel in P ortland. The p u b lic is in v ite d . T his free m eeting
is sponsored by the W o r ld A f fa ir s C o u n c il o f O re g o n and the
U .S .-M e x ic o C h a m b e r o f C om m erce.
MECHA conference begins
The M EC H A Leadership Conference w ill take place at Portland State
University O ctober 1 8 ,19 and 20. The public is invited. For information,
call La Raza (503) 725-5665.
Salute to cultural diversity
N ordstrom and U nited W ay o f the C o lu m b ia-W illia m e tte w ill host
the first annual "Salute to Cultural Diversity" on Saturday. O ctober 19. at
Nordstrom's downtown store. Tickets are $35, or $10 for students with ID.
This event is a benefit for United Way. and is expected to raise $ 19,000 for
distribution to a number o f local minority-focused charities. Call (503)
224-6666, ext 1840 for tickets.
THE PORTLAND OBSERVADOR IS
PUBLISHED TWO TIMES EACH MONTH.
THE PORTLAND OBSERVADOR SE HA
PUBLICADO DOS VECES POR CADA MES.
Coming next week in The Portland Observador:
REGULAR FEATURES:
• Observando
— The Editors view may not he your view
• In Our Own Words
—Hispanic youth write about their experiences
• Through Our Own Eyes
—The youth perspective via photography
• Hispanie Community Calendar
—Events, networking opportunities
• Merrill on the Market
—Investment advice from Maurice Valdivieso
Amigos de las Americas
Amigos de las Am ericas provides summer service opportunities to
young people who want to get to know another culture and improve living
conditions in Latin America. Meet O ctober 23 at the Metropolitan
LearningCenter, 2033 N W Glisan. For information call: 2 3 1 -9355 or234-
7790.
Hispanic Poetry Conference
Renowned Argentinian poet Juan Gelman heads the cast o f guest poets
from Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Peru and the U.S. reading
at the U niversity o f Oregon In te rn a tio n a l Poetry Conference O ctober
24-26 in Eugene. Call (541) 346-4039 for information.
"Che" Guevara film shown
ALSO COMING NEXT WEEK:
• News and special features
• Business and technology
• Education
• Cultural issues
The Argentinian-born revolutionary's life is reconstructed in the docu
mentary "The Bolivian Diaries". O ctober 25 & 26, at 7 & 9 pm, at the
Northwest Film C enter Call 287-9806 for information.
Gloria Rolando, Cuban film director
Afro-Cuban film director Gloria Rolando, head o f the Havana-based
independent film -m aking group. Imagines del Caribe, w ill show and
discuss her films "Oggun" and "M y footsteps in Baragua" on Wednesday
O ctober 30, at 7:30 pm. at the N orthwest Film Studies Center Call 287-
9806 for information regarding the showing and reception.
Photographs exhibited at Miracle Theater *
Photographs by award-winning photographer Francisco Rangel are on
display in the lobby o f the M ira cle Theater, at 525 SE Stark Street in
Portland. Call 236-7253 for viewing times.
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Michoacan copper vessels
A rt o f the People is hosting an exhibition o f handmade copper vessels
from Michoacan through the month o f October at 818 SWFirst Street in
Portland These vessels were each created from solid copper ingots in a
Pre-Columbian method used by the Purepecha Indians for centuries before
Europeans arrived in the Americas. Call (503) 221-0569.
"Chavez" play continues
"Chavez reflects the fo lklo ric tradition o f Latino theater that arises from
the Miracle plays in Medieval Europe. The message is couched in iconic
symbols and it is both simple and pow erful"—Steve Friedman o f the
Metropolitan Human Rights Commission comments. Call 236-7253 for
show times for the play inspired by Cesar Chavez.
Oregon Latino Voter Registration
Drive needs volunteers
O L V R E P needs volunteers to help encourage voter participation in the
November 5 general election Cash contributions are welcome, too.
Contact (503) 375-3808 in Salem for more information on how you can
help this statewide effort. Su voto ex xu voz.
Portland Observador seeks youth writers
The Portland O bservador is seeking essays by young w rite rs fo r
our In Our Own W ords (En Nuestras Proprias Palabras) feature
We w ould like to p u b lish yo u r thoughts, feelings and experiences
from a H ispanic perspective. C ontact E d ito r, The Portland O bser
vador, 4747 NE M a rtin L uth er K in g Jr. B lv d . Portland (JR 972 I I .
Please include the name o f the school you attend and a daytim e
phone number.
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T h e M ultnom ah C ou nty election o ffice may he reached at
248-372(1. I he nu m b ers for W ash in gton C ounty are 648-
8670 and C lack am as C ounty 655-8510.
The Oregon Hispanic community is growing
at Four Times the State Average!
Do you have an effective strategy
to win a share o f the business this vital
and resourceful population represents ?
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to the Hispanic Community
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