Volume XXVII, Number 41
Committed to cultural diversity.
OCT. K, 1997
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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
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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
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street p ro s ti
h im w ith the need fo r research