<4.v: .a .. • ’« Volume X X V II. Number 2 Committed to cultural diversity. January X, 1997 <37íje ^íortíanh (Observer SECTION n n t nt u n it o • a le n d a r (£ Hospice volunteers sought Hospice of Sacred Heart is seeking v o lu n te e rs to b e co m e p art o f a multidisciplinary team supporting term i­ nally ill patients and their caregivers in home setting. Other areas of need include bereavement volunteers to support family members after the death of a patient and office help. An informational meeting will be held on Thursday, January 23. from I to 3 p.m. at the Home Health Services office at 1121 Fairfield Ave in Eugene This will be followed by six training ses­ sions on consecutive Thursdays from I to 4 p.m. beginning February 13. A lax deductible fee of $25 is charged to helf cover training expenses. To register for the meeting or for more information, call Helen Barden at Sacred H eart’s Hospice office at 4 6 1 -7555. Program Specials for the w eek of 1 / 2 6 - 2 / 1 / 9 7 Superbowl Sunday, 1 / 2 6 / 9 7 • 9am-1 Oam- Road to the Superbowl— OTO • 1 Oam-1 1:30am -Outback Steakhouse All-Time All-Madden Team Special— (FOX) OTO • 11:30am-3pm—Superbowl Pre-Game- -(FOX) OTO • 3p m -6 :3 0 p m - S u p erb o w l XXXI - (FOX) OTO • 6:30pm-7pm—Superbowl Post G a m e - (FOX) OTO • 7pm -8pm —X-Files—(FOX) OTO • 8pm -lO pm -K PD X Movie Special In­ vasion U SA M -O T O Saturday 2 / 1 / 9 7 • I I am-12pm--Beach Patrol--OTO • 12pm -3pm --N H L on F O X —(FO X ) OTO Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Meeting: Monday, January 13, 1997, 7:00 p.m.; N orthw est Service Center Boardroom, 1819 NW Everett. 224-5190 Mickey Goes to Haiti: Video on the manufacture of Disney Products by ex­ ploited laborers. Action: assist National Labor Committee to improve conditions in Haitian factories Public Welcome. M artin Luther King, Jr. W eek activities (All activities will be held in the Stu­ dent Center, Gaiser Hall, except as noted.) Wednesday, January 15: 2:00-3:30 p.in -GAP Theatre "The Hurt of One" 7:00-8:30 p.m .—G AP Theatre “The Hurt of One" Thursday, January 16: N oon—"Re­ sume & Interview Tips & Techniques" Central Conf.—Maxine Mitchell, Stu­ dent Em ploym ent Program M anager, Clark College Rm., Gaiser Hall Friday, January 17: 6:00-9:00 p.m. Celebration of Harmony & Diversity, 6:30 p m. S tate Festival and Events Association Conference What: Oregon Festival and Events As­ sociation 3rd Annual State Conference and Trade show: "Thinking Outside the Box: Creative Approaches to Event Suc­ cess" When: January 23-25, 1997 Where: Red Lion Columbia River, Portland. Oregon Registration information: David Cohen, Salem Art Association, (503) 581-2228. Carol Brewster.Eugene Celebration,(5 4 1) 687-5215 Trade Show information: Norb M ur­ ray. Noah Enterprises, (503) 691-2534 Farragut Park may be the site for the debris dropoff taking place this weekend. For more information call Metro Recycling. IFCC Gallery presents two January exhibitions he Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center presents two exhibitions in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil movement. Both exhibitions open Thursday, January 9, with a free, public reception from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, and will remain on view through January 31. Michael Decker: Drawings of the Black Revolution Michael D ecker's graphite ami pastel por­ traits of leaders of the civ il rights movement will be featured in the Main Gallery. D ecker's subjects include Martin Luther King. Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Robert Parris Moses, along with unknown victims of op­ pression, such as unnamed slaves, and James Branch Wise, a man who falsely imprisoned for murder for 23 years because of his race. Decker will alsocreate installations evok­ ing the sixties era of insurrection, featuring images of the L A. riots. Black Panthers, James Meredith, and the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. A student at the Oregon College of Art and Craft, Decker says, “ I want to create an awareness of—and a reaction against—op­ pression and segregation as it still exists today. I believe in the Quaker ethic of bering witness: that is, accepting responsibility for knowledge of injustice”. Bette Lee: Selected photographs The Entry Gallery will feature photographs by Bette Lee. Her unflinching black and white images depict—with honesty and com ­ passion—the homeless, workers, and people T SUBMISSIONS: Community Calendar information will he given priority if dated two weeks before the event date. committed to bringing about real change in their own communities and the larger world. Her goal is to capture the realities of every day hie in America, rather than sanitized images of an idealized society. Lee studied photography and visual an­ thropology at San Francisco State Univer sity, but considers herself primarily sell taught. "I hope that my photographs are an honest record of social realities,” she says, "and that they are part of the ongoing struggle for justice and social change." Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center Student Matinee Series he Interstate Firehouse Cultural accompanying adult. Reservations are re­ Center, Portland’s only multi­ quired, and may be made by calling Adrienne cultural community arts center, Day at the IFCC. 5O3/823-2O7I presents its 1997 Student Matinee Se­ Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry ries. These weekday matinees intro­ Thursdays, February 13,20 & 27 and duce young people to the magic of live March 6 at 9:30 a.m. theater and the diversity of the world's An aging Jewish woman and a proud, soft- cultures. spoken black man transcend thcirdiflerences Study guides are available prior to each ol race and age to become best friends. Set in production. A question and answer session post-World War II Atlanta, the play alludes with the actors follows each performance. to the racial ferment and sweeping societal Students are also invited to view the art changes taking place during a 25-year period exhibits in the IFCC's gallery in the American South. Suitable for grades 6- Tickets are on sale now at $4 per student or 12. T Learning Forum Date Western States Region The forum is on February 6-7, 1997. If you would like more information on the Western States RLF or its February meeting, contact SIM Headquarters at 312.644.6610. Sue Busby points out a dramatic portrait inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. who once said "I could go crazy on a night like tonight." This artwork is included in Drawings of the Black Revolution, by Michael Decker. Photo by M. Washington Massai Tribe Cultural Lecturer: John Nemarrau Ole Tome Wednesday. February 26 at 10 am and I pin Friday, February 28 at I Oam and I pm John Ole Tome is the oldest son ol a Maasai tribal chieftain. The Maasai people are nomadic herders who share their home land on Kenya's Serengeti Plain with such magnificent animals as the lion, elephant, giraffe and zebra. John reveals the Maasai culture through demonstrations of song and dance, a slide show, and explanations of dress, ritual anil home life. He emphasizes the importance of cultural heritage and of respect lor oneself and others. Suitable for grades pre-K through 8 Cobb by Lee Blessing Four dates in April Io be announced. A moving elegy to the legendary Ty Cobb, "the meanest man in baseball." Using Negro League all star Oscar Charleston as an ex­ ample. Cobb explores the disparate, often explosive relationship that existed between the men who played on recognized teams and those who played black ball until the elimina­ tion of baseball's unspoken color rule in 1946. Suitable for grades 9-12. East Portland Neighborhoods Associations Regroup ast Saturday In an unusual move. City withdrew the contract of the old coali­ Portland's newest coalition, the tion. the Fast Portland District Coalition Portland Coalition of Neighbors, ONA pulled the contract after five neighbor­ asked the City of Portland Office Neigh­ hood associations who had been EPDC mem­ borhood Associations to refrain from bers withdrew their organizations from the hiring additional staff for its East Port coalition. land Neighborhood Office. Since that time neighborhood leaders have The Office of Neighborhood Associations been active reorganizing themselves into a set up the East Portland Neighborhood O f­ new coalition, one they claim will be more fice to provide temporary services to ten east responsive to their needs. county neighborhood associations after the ONA Director Diane Linn told the new L coalition last week that she intended to hire an "interim director" to help the ten east county neighborhood associations sort out their future. PCON organizer Karen Rutledge believes Linn is patronizing east county resi den ts at taxpayers e xpe nse. “Wc arc al I adu 11 s out here in east county and we don't need the City hiring high priced ‘directors' to help us talk to each other," Rutledge said In a letter signed by leaders from seven of the ten east county neighborhoods, ONA Di­ rector Diane Linn was instructed to "leave well enough alone." Additionally, Linn was told that the neighborhoods were deciding their own late and didn’t need help from her office. "W e have volunteers doing for free what Linn proposes hiring staff for." Rutledge said "If Linn has tax money to throw around, she would give it to the Multnomah County Library system." The Parkrose Business Association also signed the letter.