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Volume XXVII, Number 41 Committed to cultural diversity. OCT. K, 1997 B (Thi' ^jdortlanh (©hserüer Skills pay ZfT o tu m u u t to V ia 1 e n h a r Severinsen joins salute M a n y frien ds and colleagues, in c lu d in g D o c S everinsen, w ill jo in associate c o n d u c to r N o rm a n Le yd e n and the O r egon S ym p h o n y in a co n ce rt o f L e y d e n ’ s 80 th b irth d a y , T u e sd a y. O ct. 14 at 8 p.m . at the S chn itzer C o n ce rt H a ll. Women in Community Services assist inmates Foster parents needed T h e B o ys and G irls A id S ociety o f O re g o n is se e kin g s h o rt-te rm fo s te r parents. T he agency w ill host an o rie n ta tio n m ee ting T h u rsd a y fro m 6 p.m . to 7 p.m . at the n o n -p ro fit g ro u p 's o ffic e at 018 S .W . B o u n d a ry C o urt. em ale o ffe n d e rs, upon release fro m Holiday works of Russia F Russian W inters, a holiday arts and handcrafts o f Russia exhibit, w ill be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday from IOa.ni. to tic ip a tio n in a life s k ills p ro g ra m d e ve lo p e d study headed by D i. A n n e tte Jo h n at seum. 1511 Mam Si. in Vancouver. Port land State U n ive rsity Immunizations for kids W estern State C h iro p ra c tic C o lle g e s Helen Massad of Portland opens her home to kids needing foster care Massad is one of the organizers o f an endeavor to (Photo by Tony Washington) stop violence and drugs in our communities. A call into action I 52nd. p re sents tree im m u n iz a tio n s on Saturday fro m lO a .in . to 2 p in A t the event, kid s can also pa rticip ate in a H a llo w e e n safety B v M k h v h L eighton m ake y o u r o w n tric k -o r-tre a t bag elen Massad is a k n o w n fo r her H c o m m itm e n t to m ake the w o rld a Help your child read better place. Parents are in v ite d to the K in g N e ig h A s a foster m o th e r she re a d ily takes in b o rh o o d F a c ility , 4815 N .E . Seventh h ig h -ris k kid s w h o m ay need a place to stay A ve . T h u rsd a y at 7 p.m . to learn e ffe c to escape p ro blem s at hom e o r are a w a itin g tiv e techniques to he lp c h ild re n begin a d op tion . reading be fore they en ter p u b lic school N o w Massad has helped start M tithers Against and h e lp o ld e r c h ild re n becom e e x c e l Gang Violence to provide support to families lent readers. Susan S m ith , p ro fe ssor at affected by gangs and gang violence. w i ll be the guest speaker. C h ild care is p ro vid e d . our kids back." she explains The g ro u p is c o m m itte d to p u b lic educa her son should com e out w ith his hands up. tio n . p ro v id in g services and h e lp in g w ith ro b b e ry and m urder. e m p lo y m e n t o p p o rtu n itie s . Several m eetings are planned th is fa ll and T h e m u rd e r also to o k a rip p lin g e ffe c t on w in te r. P ro fe ssio n a ls, h o u s e w iv e s , c o m m u n ity the w h o le c o m m u n ity , and fro m o th e r p a r leaders, so cia l se rvice o rg a n iz a tio n s , se "That c rip p le d m e ," Massad recalls. ents w h o kne w lik e M assad, "th e y d id n 't niors, m id d le aged fo lk s and y o u th are all raise th e ir kids lik e tha t." w a lk s o f life and re lig io u s ba ckgro und s are C o nd ole nce s and help, poured in. in v ite d to p a rtic ip a te . The m ee ting s b e g in S unday at 7 p.m . at "F ro m m y pastor to m y jo b . m y d ire c to r c ia lly because o f the tragic e n d in g gang and C .S .D ., they came to m y rescue to sup Im am House. 5037 N .E . 16th, w ith subse v io le n ce had on her o w n fa m ily . p o rt me and m y fa m ily ," M assad said. quent m ee ting s on O ct. 16, O ct. 30, N o v. 13, part o f a cab d riv e r m urder. Portland State U niversity's annual PSU It was m id n ig h t and the telephone rang W eekend takes place Oct. 24-26 offering asking fo r her son o r daughter. She to ld the open houses, public lectures, seminars, per c a lle r they formances and tours. The event is a means o f another phone c a ll cam e in and another. were both asleep. B u t then, "M any people don't hav e this k in d ot sup p o rt." she said, and that is cen tra l Io w h y she w ent to w o rk to see that resources are av a il able to a ll fa m ilie s in crisis. "W e want to m ake a d iffe re n c e in ou r c o m m u n ity . T ake back o u r c o m m u n ity . Take N o v . 20. Dec. 4 and D ec. 18. T he group's second annual m arch and ra lly w ill be held in A u g u s t next year. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n ca ll T o m m y Sloan at 2 4 0-6 705 , F re d e ric k W ood s at 83 3 -9 6 5 5 o r M assad at 27 1-7 744 . thanks to PSU supporters. Meet the mayor P ortlanders w h o w ant to meet w ith Salmon migration celebrated at Oxbow T th e N o n - p r o fit percent o f the 187 fem ale in m ates in te r v ie w e d w h o p a rtic ip a te d in the L ife s k ills p ro g ra m rep orted h a v in g rece ive d g o v e rn m en t assistance p re v io u s to th e ir in ca rce ra tio n , w h ile o n ly 29 p e rce n t w ere re c e iv in g aid a fte r th e ir g ra d u a tio n fro m the p ro g ra m and re tu rn to the c o m m u n ity . “ I th in k W IC S is an e n o rm o u s ly success fu l p ro g ra m fo r its r e la tiv e ly sho rt ye t in tense in v o lv e m e n t w ith the w o m e n ,” says J o lin . Since O c to b e r 1992, the L ife s k ills p ro g ra m in P o rtla n d has been h e lp in g fem ale o ffe n d e rs d e v e lo p the s k ills needed to suc c e s s fu lly tra n s itio n b a ck in to the c o m m u n ity . S p e c ific a lly , the p ro g ra m pro m otes in creased self-esteem , m o tiv a tio n to change b e h a v io r, p o s itiv e life s ty le changes, s e lf- s u ffic ie n c y and e c o n o m ic in de pen de nce . P a rtic ip a n ts spend e ig h t w eeks o f tra in in g reacquainting old friends w ith the campus, turning strangers into new (fiends and saying ot T h e ir p re lim in a ry a n a lysis fo u n d that 84 a w a rn in g that her house was surrounded and She fo u n d out la te r he was w anted fo r A l la irs c on du cte d an e v a lu a tiv e study on the O rg a n iz a tio n 's L ife s k ills p ro g ra m at the C o lu m b ia R ive i C o rre c tio n a l In s titu tio n . I t ’s an endeavor she kno w s w e ll, espe A b o u t fo u r years ago. M assad's son was PSU weekend The thud call was a police detective vv ith John and a team o f researchers fro m the U n iv e r s ity 's S chool o l U rb a n and P u b lic e f f e c t iv e n e s s p a rly w ith treats and an o p p o rtu n ity to D ra k e U n iv e r s ity on g o ve rn m e n t assistance a fte r p a r by W o m e n in C o m m u n ity Serv ice, says a 6 p in. at the Clark County Historical M u cam pus c lin ic . 2 9 00 N E prison , rep ort reduced depe nd ency in c lu d in g s k ills assessm ent, e m p o w e rm e n t w o rk s h o p s , and e m p lo y m e n t pre pa ration . U p o n th e ir release the w o m e n co n tin u e to re ce ive sup po rt th ro u g h the L ife s k ills he annual re tu rn o f n a tiv e fa ll runs fro m 10:30 a m. to 5 p.m . Saturday and gia te d up the C o lu m b ia R iv e r fro m the Pa c ln n o o k salm on to the Sandy R iv e r Sunday at M e tro 's O xbo w R egio na l Park. c ific Ocean to the spaw n in g stream s o f th e ir m e n to r in g w ill be celebrated th is weekend at A d m is s io n is $6 per car. b irth The fe s tiv a l celebrates the im p ortan ce groups. p r o je c t an d w e e k ly s u p p o rt o f the salm on Io P a c ific N o rth w e s t c u ltu re S everal fin d in g o f the stud y suggest the and seeks to increase p u b p ro g ra m is a succe ssful to o l fo r tra n s itio n in g L im ite d a p po intm en ts are a va ila b le T o lic u n d e rsta n d in g and ap w o m e n fro m p riso n back in to the c o m m u reserve a space c a ll 82 3-4 120 . p re c ia tio n o f w ild salm on n ity . A c c o rd in g to the stu d y , 83 percent ot and then stru g g le to s u r the W IG S graduates fo u n d e m p lo y m e n t a f v iv e . ter th e ir release and 67 percent were e m M a y o r V e ra K a t/ about any issue w ill have th e ir chance on T uesd ay, O ct 14. F o r thousands o f years, salm on hav e m i- the 14th annual Salm on F estival. T he event Response to racism O bed N o rm an, pro fe sso r at W ash S a lm o n v ie w in g 40 o r m ore ho urs w e e kly F ifty -n in e w a lks le ail by na turalists, p lo y e d w h o e x p la in percent reported s im ila r o r greater in co m e m ig ra tio n le ve ls than be fore in c a rc e ra tio n in g lo n State U n iv e rs ity . Vancouv er, w ill and spaw m ug . take place rebut D inesh D ’ Souza s co n tro ve rsia l every halt h o u r fro m I I "Il lo o ks as th o u g h there are cle ar be n book T he End o f R acism , d u rin g a p u b lic a.m . to 4 p in . both S a tu r e fits to p a rtic ip a tio n in the p ro g ra m - a l fo ru m . S aturday. O ct day & Sunday. 18 at Portland th o u g h we can no t c o n c lu d e that W IC S is Native Am erican danc e n tire ly resp on sible fo r de crea sing w e lfa re 126. R e g istra tio n is at 5 p.m . w ith a ing. storytelling, music, a d e p e n d e n cy,” says J o lin . "The fin d in g s arc d in n e r fo llo w in g at 6 :4 0 p.m . salmon hake, an expanded p re lim in a ry but the strong est te s tim o n y to children's activity area, en the p ro g ra m re a lly co m e s fro m the w o m e n 's vironm ental displays and a v o ic e s .” State U n iv e rs ity 's S m ith C enter, Room Blazer dancers at show W in te r fashions w ill be on d isp la y as w iIdille art and traditional J o lin and researchers at the u n iv e rs ity are crafts show w ill be featured. c o n tin u in g th e ir a n a ly s is o f the fin d in g s , the B la ze r dancers pre m ie r th e ir latest The exh ib it, entertain in c lu d in g c o n s id e ra tio n o f o th e r p ro g ra m s ro u tin e s at the Subaru S ki F ever and ment and eating areas are the w o m e n in te rv ie w e d m ay have p a r tic i covered. pated in w h ile in p ris o n S n o w b o a rd show F rid a y. Saturday and A salmon Chinook catches all eyes. Sunday at M e m o ria l C o lise u m . Men who s o l i c i t p ro stitu tes studied Alternatives to growth A con feren ce to p ro v id e c itiz e n s w ith m ethods, too ls, techniques and in fo r m a tio n to stop g ro w th in O rego n and ~Tiy do m en s o lic it pro stitu te s? plan fo r a m ore liv a b le and prosperous fu tu re begins at 6 :3 0 p.m W U n iv e rs ity o f P ortla nd p ro fe s F rid a y, O ct. 17 and extends a ll-d a y S aturday. O ct. 18 at P ortla nd State U n iv e rs ity . Childrens store opens tutes, are fre q u e n t v ic tim s o f c rim e ,” said M o n to , a s o c io lo g y p ro fe sso r. “ A lth o u g h sor M a rtin M o n to w ill focu s on m ost o f th e ir c lie n ts are n o t v io le n t, these that qu estio n w ith a $ 5 0 ,(XX) grant re c e n tly m en p a rtic ip a te in a system that leaves approved hy the N a tio n a l in s titu te o f Jus w o m e n vu ln e ra b le to vio le n c e . The p ro tice. the research and d e v e lo p m e n t agency gram s I am s tu d y in g a im to in fo rm m ale ot the U S . D e p a rtm e n t o f Justice. clie n ts about those p ro b le m s ." O u r C h ild re n 's Store, the annual h o li M o n to 's p ro je c t is e n title d "F o c u s in g T he tw o c o m m u n ity - in itia te d pro gra m s day g ift store b e n e fitin g area c h ild re n 's on the clie n ts o f street p ro stitu te s: a C re used in the research are P o rtla n d 's Sexual ch a ritie s, opens T uesday th ro u g h Jan 5 a tiv e A p p ro a c h to R e d u c in g V io le n c e E x p lo ita tio n E d u c a tio n P ro je ct and San at The G a lle ria . 921 S W A g a in st W o m e n ." T h e m oney w ill be used F ra n c is c o 's F irs t O ffe n d e rs P ro s titu tio n M o rris o n SUBMISSIONS: Community Calendar information will be given priority if received two weeks before the event date. Interstate Fred Meyer gets into the spirit of Halloween with spooky entrance to variety. (Photo by M. Washington) to pay lo r research in P ortla nd and San P rog ram Francisco issue w h e n J e ff G a u th ie r, a U n iv e rs ity o f Ih c stud y w ill focus on m en M o n to began in v e s tig a tin g the w h o attend tw o p ro g ra m s lo r men arrested P o rtla n d p h ilo s o p h y p ro fe s s o r w h o helped lo t liv in g to lu re a street p ro stitu te . d e sig n the P o rtla n d p ro g ra m approached " P rostitutes, p a rtic u la rly 5 street p ro s ti h im w ith the need fo r research
