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. . . . ■ Volume XXVII, Number 5 3 Committed to cultural diversity. JAN. 07, 1997 ®t|c jjctrtlitnh (Observer Z ÌT n xn ni u n it o Home-Based Business Opportunity I e n h a r O tlA fl For F ill* T h û First ETirct Open The Satori Seeking male voices, entry level and above. Satori is a group ol men singing and creating community through music. Pre- | paring now tor a springtime concert with I two other m en's choirs. All men welcome. Regular times are W ednesdays from the I middle of Jan. through the end of Feb. on | Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Call 721-0262. Portland Center Stage The play, Sylvia by A R Gurney will be playing at Portland Center Stage on Feb. I4-March 14. For tickets and information, I call the box office at 274-6588, Ombudsman Volunteers interested in investigation, advocacy and the elderly are needed to | serve as ombudsman for residents of nurs ing homes, residential care facilities, as- I sisted living facilities and adult foster care homes The next Portland-area training will begin Jan. 22. The program is also seeking volunteers lorthe Resident Associate Program (RAP). | Contact Kathy Walter at I -8<X)-522-26<)2. Film Festival I he Film Center's 12th annual Frames I ot Mind series, exploring the intersection between cinema anti the psyche, continues as it explores such issues as coming-of- age, love's difficult boundaries, family I dynamics and the search for identity. The series runs from Jan.3 through Feb.8. All events are held in the Portland Art | M useum's Berg Swann Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Ave. Choir Conference More than 300 choral directors and con ductors, 20 choirs from throughout he I Northwest, and 1500 singers will meet in Portland over four days to learn, teach, demonstrate and perform at the American Choir Directors A ssociation Regional I Conference March 4-7. For more information, contact Dr. Tom I Miller at 788-7473. Mourning Resources Mourning Resources offers new oppor tunities tor those who mourn beginning Jan. 13. Mourning Resources is a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing posi tive healing experiences for the bereaved. No fee. Donations appreciated. Call 777- 1223. Grief into Joy Listen to “G rief Into Joy,” anew weekly radio show offering healing and hope for persons experiencing major life losses. Tune in each Saturday evening at 6:02 PM. on station KBVM 88.3 FM. MarilynGrover is host. For information call 777-0433. Native American Stories A one-man play featuring five Native American stories collected from Native sources performed by Lakota storyteller Robert Owens. “Turtle Island" is the ab original name for Native America. Rec ommended tor ages 12 and up. The event will be on Feb. 26 at 7 PM. Sponsored by IFCC. Call 823-207 i. Free Acupuncture Clinic The Oregon College of Oriental Medi cine will be sponsoring a free clinic for those who would like help to stop smoking. I l is scheduled for Jan. 17. All clinics are walk-in clinics, open from 9 -1 1 am. No appointments are necessary. They will be held at our new clinic facility located at 1054 SE. Cherry Blossom Drive (just east of Mall 205). Please call 254-3566 for details. Ballet Auditions The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre will hold auditions for W inter enrollment in beginning classical ballet technique classes tor children ages seven to nine, on Wednesday, Jan 7 at 4 PM. The auditions will be held at The School o f Oregon Ballet Theatre, located on the second floor of the Portland Art M useum’s North Wing, 1120 SW Tenth Avenue in downtown Port land No previous training orexperience is necessary Reservations and a $10 audi tion fee are required. Call 227-6890 SECTION .................... Time To The Portland Community n Tuesday, January 12, 1998, at 6:45 p.m., the Amcall Corpora lion of Richardson, Texas, the marketing arm of Telephone Electronic Cor poration, the largest privately-owned tele communications network in the United States, I will conduct a Free business opportunity con ference at the Ramada Hotel, 1441 NE 2nd Street, Portland. As a brand new area into which this national company is expanding, Portland residents have the chance of a life time to have their own in-home business in concert with one ot America’s fastest grow ing telecommunications giants, and to share in the wealth of this extroardinary industry. This marks a particularly prominent op portunity tor Portland’s minority com m u nity. Black professionals now represent over SOpercenl of the leadership ol the American Corporation throughout the United States. As indicated in the August 4, 1997, edition of Fortune Magazine. "The New Black Power, Blacks are seizing real power in business and "the high-tech industry lias the best opportunity for minorities because there's no old-boy network. The people at the top got there by working hard, being smart, and having lots of energy.” Black majority leaderhsip in the Amcall Corpora tion is a reflection of this trend. Come and attend the Free Amcall B usi Joyce Purvy. coach o f P ortland's Cham ber ness Conference on M onday, January 12, 1998, at the Ramada Hotel, 1441 NE 2nd Be among the first in Portland to par I Street, at 6:45 p.m ., and learn how you ticipate and to partake in an opportunity, may turn your dream s into realities and like many others across Am erica, to im accom plish your financial goals. prove and to change your life financially. " ' l l ,1 U V V Hollywood Neighborhood Celebrates Redevelopment Bringing Down Sign brings new neighbors O ---------------------------- g , B o n d a y , J a n u a ry 5 w as a g r o u n d b r e a k in g at th e fo rm er P o rtland B udget Inn at 48th and Sandy Blvd. To co m m e m o rate the red e v e lo p m e n t o f the bu ild in g , the sign will "lose its to p ," as c o n tra c tors rem ove the p o rtio n that in clu d es the m o te l’s form er nam e. O w ner and d e v e lo p e r C e n tra l C ity C oncern hosted a ground break in g at I 1.00 am at 48 IO N E Sandy B oulevard. A fter ren o v atio n , the Rose W ood A p a rt m ents will be 35 units ot housing for low incom e people liv in g w ith H IV /A ID S . I he building is sch ed u led to open this sum m er. S peakers will be C ity C o m m issio n e r G retchen M iller K atoury, neig h b o rh o o d re p re se n ta tiv es Bob U eland and G eorge W alker; Jack C ox, an H IV /A ID S a d v o cate, and C entral C ity C o ncern E x e c u tive D irector R ichard H arris. R ichard H arris says this is a special p ro je c t, because it has so m uch support troni the com m unity and w ill provide m uch needed h o using. “The n eighbors are not only a c c e p t ing o f the project. I ’d say they are e n th u siastic; and, w hile the com m unity is g a in ing a great n e ig h b o r and a rem odeled bu ild in g , a lot ot people will be g ain in g a hom e. T his building w ill save liv e s .” M ./ Io register and reserve your space, call I-8OO-583-4238, Ext. 3. Seating is lim ited. and will be provided on a first come basis. IIV V S . Urban League And MHRC To Host Dialogue A nsw lin to to n n ’s ’s nsw ering ering president president C C lin all ™ .. of the event is . to ...u bring .:.. ... people . all nnm purpose call to have a d iv erse, d e m o o f d iffe re n t races and e th n ic b a c k c ra tic com m unity in w hich grounds to g e th e r for d ialo g u es which we resp ect, even c e leb rate our seek d iffe r to increase un d erstan d in g and c o en ces, w hile em b racin g the shared v a l o p erativ e action in local com m unities. ues that unite us, T he Urban L eague o f H undreds ol facilitated dialo g u es will P ortland and the M etropolitan Human take place in schools, ch u rch es, hom es, R ights C en ter w ill host a dialo g u e on busin esses, and com m unity o rg a n iz a race re la tio n s from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. tions in c itie s th ro u g h o u t A m erica. on T h u rsd a y , Ja n u a ry 15. 1997 at "W e are extrem ely ex cited about this L utheran Inner C ity M inistries located dialo g u e and all of our recent e ffo rts in at 4219 NE M artin L uther K ing, Jr the area of race relations," said Law rence Blvd. J D ark. P resident and C h ie f E xecutive The forum is part of the “ N ational O ffic e r o f the Urban L eague o f Port Days o f D ialogue on Race R e la tio n s,” land. "From our c o -sp o n so rsh ip of the a c o o rd in ated effo rt by several national H ope in the C ities C o n fe re n c e in N o o rg a n iz a tio n s to in vite people th ro u g h vem ber to the recent C ity C lub luncheon out A m erica to jo in in com m unity d ia on race re la tio n s, we are w orking on all logues on race re la tio n s around fronts to bring this issue to the forefront A in our com m unity. H ow ever, this is only . . a prelude to the action that m ust be im plem ented, w ith resu lts that m ake a di I te re n te to the econom ic se lf-re lia n ce ol all peo p le." B uilding on a series o f su ccessfu l fo rum s on race relatio n s the M etropolitan Human R ights C e n te r (M H R C ) is d e signing the form al for the forum . Sm all groups ot people o f m any d if ferent raees have been g a th e rin g for fa c ilita te d d ia lo g u e s on various to p ic s having to do w ith race re la tio n s for (he past tw o years. We are pleased to w ork c o o p e ra tiv e ly w ith the U rban league to e n la rg e the netw ork o f caring c itiz e n s who seek so lutions to con cern s w hich may d ivide the co m m u n ity ," said H elen C heek, D i re c to r o f M HRC. The U rban L eague o f P ortland is a non p io fit, c o m m u n ity -b a se d hum an se rv ic e , eco n o m ic and so cial ju stic e agency serv in g youth and fam ilies, stu d en ts, jo b se e k e rs, and sen io rs in the m etro area I he U rban L eag u e is hom e to the M ultnom ah C ounty N o rth e a st Fam ily C en ter, the M ultnom ah C ou n ty N orth east D istric t S e n io r S erv ice C e n te ra n d the Noi the as t O ne S to p C a re e r C en ter T he M e tro p o lita n H um an R ig h ts C en ter, funded by the C ity o f P ortland and M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty , is a program o f the O ffic e ol N eig h b o rh o o d A sso c ia tio n s. T he C e n te r p ro v id e s e d u c a tio n on hum an rig h ts issues and re so u rc e s, a s sista n c e to resid en t and c o m m u n itie s on hum an right p ro b le m s and serv es as a n e tw o rk in g hub for the co m m unity. 3117 NE. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from SW. Portland B y J oy R amos community of people where they support ro ject Quest is a non-profit, diverse your belief system. Interacting in a world that community of persons affected by recognizes your impact on others. Healing chronic and life threatening illnesses, tor the Soul. Caring for the Soul as pari of including HIV/AIDS. The community is Healing." They all endeavor to achieve a guided by intentionality, inspired by creativ nurturing environment. ity and provides a wellness-focused environ Currently, many therapies are offered as ment for living and dying. part of their Healing Arts program. They The new location allows Project Quest to include Acupuncture. Massage, Naturopathic service a larger multiethnic population. Joy Medicine, Aromatherapy and Reiki. A rea Halme explains, “It is important to be a part sonable donation is requested to enable the of the community. We moved to Northeast continuation of the program. Portland as a place to serve people in a Community cooking is a regular event. It holistic way. The largest newly infected group is an opportunity to create healthy, whole (with HIV/AIDS) arc African American food dinners every lirst Wednesday of every women in their 30’s and 40’s. month. Project Quest is situated in a large, two- Leaders of Project Quest understand di story blue house. Their new location has ample versity on many levels: economic, racial, parking and is on the Tri-Met #6 bus line. spiritual and sexual They offer a wealth of The stall of Project Quest plan an open professional resources. The different pro house scheduled for March 20 and 2 1. This is grams provide exploratory means for self- in observance of Spring Equinox. healing under guidance. The founder of Project Quest, Lusijah “ We give encouragement and support Marx, offered her vision. “We want to em for doing things. People with life-threat power people to learn inner skills to change ening illness get isolated. You need a com a course of illness and how a person feels. It's munity that understands and relates how an openness to engage in personal growth to live and be happy,” says Joy Halme, and share the process with others. Develop a Board Director of Project Quest. P State Representative Jo Ann Bowman pays a visit to The Portland Observer. She Is one o f several committee members for the diabetes Sunday program which launches it's campaign this month.
