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Volume XXVII, Number 45 Committed to cultural diversity. Nov. 12, 1997 AT t> m m u n i t g Mediation leader Paris dies at 48 vXa 1 e n h a r "It’s Time To Rock The Boat" Dem onstration "Il's T im e T o Rock The Boat" It's tim e to end corporate D o m i nance. A ctivists w ill demonstrate in front o f various C orporations in dow ntown P ort land toexpose there abuse o f human rights, labor, law, and environm ent. B y L ee P i E land N e ig h b o rh o o d M e d ia tio n Program, died in his sleep, appar ently ot cardiac arrest, on N ov. 5. He was 48. Meets Monday Nov. 24 at 11:30. under the Burnside Bridge at the Skidmore Foun tain. Born in Port A u Prince, H aiti. Paris' fam ily moved to Portland in Ins youth. When the M etropolitan Human Relations Com m ission received a grant to open three Neighborhood M ediation Centers in 1978, Paris was lured to head one o f them. Shortly thereafter, the program was con solidated into a city-tu n d e d program run out Beginning Business Workshop This w orkshop is especially recom mended fo r those seriously th in kin g about starting a business or those w ho are pres ently in a business. Thursday, N ov. 20, ol a single o ffice in the K ing N eighborhood F acility, w ith Pans as director. In 1983 it was transferred to the OH ice o f N e ig h b o r hood Associations. from 8:30a.m . to 4 :3 0 p in. A t U S . Bureau o f Land Management Conference Room 9th flo o r Room 900 A I 5 15 SW F ifth Ave. For more into, call 503-326-3441. Under Paris the program became a na tional model as a resource tor the peaceful, non ju d g m e n ta l settlement o f disputes be tween both individuals and organizations. The program helped resolve thousands o f Parents of Children with Asthma & Allergies Parents o f C hildren w ith Asthm a & A l lergies Support G roup w ill meet M onday evening, N ov. 17, 7:00 p in. at Lake Bap tist Church in the "Great R o o m ."T h e T o p ic w ill be: "F ind out what your support group is doing on your behalf at the State and National level", w ith discussion led by Sandy Henshel. Health - Your Heart Workshop "Y o u and Y o u r H eart" w orkshop, w ill be held on Wednesday, N ov. 19th, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Beverton C o m m u n ity Center - 5th & Hall B lvd. Please R SVP 503-644- 7452. There w ill be no charge fo r this workshop Medicare Planning M aking sense o f supplemental insur ance options, is taught by K athy W eaver- Stark. a Licensed health Insurance A d juster w ith many years o f experience. Tues day, Nov. 25, on the Good Samaritan Hos pital campus. Preregistration is required. The fee o f $10.00 includes the resource book. C all 413-8795. I State Rep. To Speak at MHCC disputes that m ight otherwise have esca lated to violence o r led to lengthy court battles "H e didn t ju st direct the program, he was Smoking deceptions My job was to entice and trick you.” " I’m not proud of being the Winston Man, - B y N eii . H eilpern xaggerated gasps fo r air, m ixed E kids aday to smoke when they know it makes Dave G o e rlitz told o f his glam orous life as a cigarette spokesman, a $100.000 a year job that he thought was so cool — u n til a them die. is to lie a lot. M y job was to entice and tric k yo u ." Free Lecture ers the elegance and ambiance o l classic rail dining in the w inter beauty o f the Hood R iver V alley. 8th Annual Christm as Tree Train take to the rails on Dec. 6-7, 13- 14,20-21. T rain tickets are $21.95 fo r adults. $ 18.95 fo r seniors (6 0 )+ and $ 13.95 I or children (2-12). For M ore inform ation call I -8 0 0 -1 R A IN o r (541) 386-3556. fo r P ointing to the required health w arning on cigarette packaging. G o e rlitz asked. "W o u ld you buy a shampoo w ith a w arning, 'th is product m ight make your hair fa llo u t? " He showed a grotesque slide o f a cancer- riddled mouth, evoking a buzz o f student com m ents. A fterw ards, many students traded in T- shirts and caps show ing cigarette logos lo r new clothing w ith anti sm oking logos. Linda Wright w ill receive O utstandingC om m unity Service awards fo r their com m itm ent to serv ice and lo r "caring about our co m m u n ity." Keynote speaker w ill be Police C h ie f Charles Moose. the program ." Bob Boyer, d ire cto r o f the K ing F a cility, said ai a funeral mass M onday at St. Andrew s Roman C atholic Church. "H e set the tone not just to r this program , but for mediation throughout the state o l O regon." Bover said that on the night before his death Paris told him . “ I want Io get there before the police have Io be called in ." "He was calm, compassionate, understand in g ," said c ity c o m m issio n e r G retchen K aloury. whose o ffice oversaw the p ro gram. C ity C o u n cil voted last spring to abolish the current program and contract w ith a non p ro fit agency to perform its services. M ediation specialist D avid L ittle alluded bitterly to the decision at the service. "E m m anuel died ol a broken heart," he said. "H e co u ld n ’ t understand w hy such a valuable program w ould be denied the fu n d ing and the p o litica l support it needed... We can give him an award, w hich m ight be re membered for a day, or we can honor Ins work, and his w ork was the N eighborhood M ediation Program ." Paris is survived by his w ife , Kathleen B ell and six children. Remembrances may be made to the Emmanuel Paris M em orial Trust Fund. (See o bitu ary, page B 4 .) Rape outrage JÄ-. Its û chool g irls are dem anding school S and co m m u n ity action fo llo w in g the rape o f a young Jefferson H igh School g irl. llie youth ol Sisters in Portland Impacting Real Issues Together gathered ITidav to speak to the issue. ITic group has been working with Portland Public Schools over the past twoyears to address the issue ol violence against girls. p in. at Shenanigan's. 4575 N. Channel. Local residents Bobbie Nunn, Kevin Fuller. Linda W rig h t, Joil Southw ell and Lawrence Dark, along w ith the group Y outh Builders Oswego. For more info, call 636-5151 New fo r this year, the M l Hood R a il road and dinner tram o ile rs holiday re ve l C e n te r G oerlitz talked about addicted smokers being in denial about their dependence and noted that "asking for the non-sm oking sec tion in a restaurant is like asking for the non- chlorine section o f the po o l." T Sophia Center/Closeline Studio is located on the North end o f the M a rylh u rst C am pus H w y. 43 between West L in n & Lake Holiday Dinner Trains rugged" men and “ independent, flashy la dies" used Io entice youngsters to use to- G a r lin g to n o n ly a few hands went up. Then he asked Behaviorial Health Care w ill hold their annual recognition dinner N ov. 20. beginning w ith a reception at 5:30 Pottery and C raft Sale, g ifts fo r the special someone! Thurs., Fri. Sat. - De cember 4,5,6, 10 a.m. to 6 p in. each day. vices for the hearing im paired are a v a il able. M ore info. C all 494-5046. G o e rlitz ' showed photos o f "m acho and he "Angels Still Live Here" Plenty o f free parking is available. Le c tures are w heelchair accessible and de "I'm not proud o f being the W inston M an." said the model o f 42 ails in the 1980s. " It is like being called D octor D eath." Caring about our Community public. For more info rm a tio n please call 667-7268. "O u r E xplosive Society: W hy all the the other third. He d id n 't say 'm ore.' lie just made spitting sounds." sage that sank in — sm oking w ill k ill you! C hildren in stin c tiv e ly know tobacco is bad. he said. “ When I smoked around my baby. I got tw o thirds o f the smoke and he got When he asked a crow d at Harriet Tubman M id d le School how many students smoked, you have seen smoke?" the a uditorium was fille d w ith raised hands w ith com ical facial and body ges "T here is a four year w in d o w o f opportu tures by I he W inston Man. brought nity fo r the cigarette manufacturers to get laughter to local m iddle school youngsters yo u ." he said, noting the peer pressure v u l recently during a presentation w ith a mes nerable ages are 8-12. "H o w you get 4.000 stroke doused his three and a h a lf pack a day habit. bacco and become like these images "H o w many o f you are siltin g near someone Dave Goerlizt, former seller of tabacco Oregon Stale Rep. George E ighm ey (D istrict 14) w ill present "The C hanging Face o f F am ily Law in O regon," W ed.., Nov. 19, from noon-1 p.m. in the M H C C College Center lounge on the main cam pus. This event is free and open to the Abuse and Violence?," is a free lecture aimed at the general public. Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. O H S U O ld L ib ra ry A u d ito riu m . ki man mmanuel Paris, head o f the P ort In a survey o l over 250 wom en and girls, Joil Southwell conducted by S P IR IT , one in three g irls le lt unsafe going to and from school. S P IR IT has prom pted the school d is tric t to develop tracking and reporting systems, strengthen sexual harassment policies Wyden demands federal respect for Oregon voters Senator asks two powerful congressional chairmen to 'back o ff and respect referendum U S. Sen. Ron W yden spoke to his first physician assisted suicide law in a re f claring w ar on the physicians o f Oregon and S enate c o lle a g u e s S u n d a y Io ask them to respect the w ill o f erendum last Tuesday. the people they serve by threatening to re voke the drug dispensing privileges o f any doctor w ho abides by Ihe law Oregonians The D rug Enforcem ent A gency (D E A ) Oregon voters, as expressed tw ice in the began a review at the request o f the chairmen referendum process, on physician assisted o f the House and Senate Judiciary C om m it tees, w hich determine the spending budgets suicide. W yden went to the Senate Ilo o r to demand that Congress "back o f f and re spect the w ill o f Oregon voters. “ When the people have spoken, and in this case the people o f m y state have spoken tw ice, i t ’ s tim e for the Federal government to back o ff,"s a id W yden. Oregon voters re a ffirm e d the nation's fo r the D E A The D E A is considering revoking the drug dispensing privileges o f Oregon doctors who, w h ile abiding by Oregon law, assist their patients by prescribing a fatal dose ot m edication. "The D rug Enforcement A gency is de- suicide, wants the federal governm ent to respect the w ill o f Oregon voters, who have tw ice approved assisted suicide measures. W yden sent a letter Io A tto rn e y General have now passed on tw o separate occasions," Janet Reno Friday asking that " I he D epart said Wyden “ It seems to me the C lin to n adm inistration and Ihe Drug Enforcem ent Agency have enough to do right now besides ment o f Justice refrain Irom any attempt to e ffe ctive ly overrule the w ill o f the people o f m eddling in the internal affairs o f the state and people o f Oregon." W yden, although personally opposed to physician assisted suicide and having voted to bar the use o f federal funds for assisted O regon" and is now dem anding that C o n gress and the D E A do the same T h e S u p re m e C o u rt has ru le d th a t the issue is not a m a tte r fo r the fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t, b u t ra th e r fo r the states, to d e c id e . 4
