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Volume XXVII, Number 55
Committed to cultural diversity
^portlanù (Observer
SECTION
Heart and Soul
R uby H a g u h to n , A m e ric a n D ia b e te s
Open the heart and celebrate the soul
People ol all laiths are welcom e Io open
then hearts and celebrate then souls through
ritual and cerem ony, dru m m in g and danc
A s s o c ia tio n 's O re g o n e ve n t c h a ir p e r
son, c a lle d the d ia b e te s e ve n t “ s p e c ia l
and s a c re d ," n o tin g that “ m y reason fo r
s e rv in g is th a t G o d c a lle d me in s u p p o rt
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ing. prayer and m editation, sto ryte llin g
and fe llo w sh ip The ceremonies are de
o l m y m o th e r w h o has d ia b e te s and m y
g ra n d m o th e r w h o d ie d o f com pi ic a t io n s
fro m d ia b e te s.
signed and facilitated by Reverend Kate
V e rig in Meetings are every Friday at 7-
8:30PM . C all 256-9833.
A p ra y e r w r itte n by her m o th e r. R u b y
R. D e n s o n , w i l l he read in v a rio u s
ch u rch e s as p a rt o l D ia b e tes S u n d a y. It
Too Sensitive?
c o n ta in s b ib lic a l passages that re la te to
“ each a ilm e n t I e n c o u n te re d .'' she said
H a u g h to n sh o w e d a v id e o and d is
trib u te d lite ra tu r e w h ic h d e s c rib e d the
disease as one that e s p e c ia lly h its A f r i
Do you have a keen im agination and
v iv id dreams ’ Is tune alone each day as
essential fo r you as food and water? Do
noise and contusion bother you? The au
thor o f H ow to T h rive When the W orld
O verwhelm s You by Dr. Elaine Aaron w ill
be at Borders on Thursday. January 29 at
7PM. C all 220-591 I
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c a n -A m e ric a n s and o th e r A m e ric a n r a
c ia l m in o ritie s . The \ ideo ta lke d o f “ h ig h
b lo o d p re ssu re , h y p e rte n s io n , fo o d h ig h
in c a lo rie s and loaded w ith s a tu ra te d
la ls and sugai - - bed fe llo w s w ith d ia b e
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Free Women’s Clinic
W omen, have you ever wondered what
natural health care can do fo r you? N ow
R ev
L y n n e S m ouse L o p e z , o f
A in s w o r th U n ite d C h u rc h o f C h r is t,
w In ch lie hl a si m ila i event last ye a r, said
her p a ris h io n e rs w ere "in awe w hen th e y
you can get a free check-up and learn about
naturopathic health care on Saturday. Janu
ary 24. from 9 A M to I PM at the teaching
clin ic of N ational C ollege of N aturopathic
M edicine, located at I 1231 SE M arket
Street. There is no cost fo r the Physical
exam and any lab w ork w ill be perform ed
at cost C all 255-7355 today to reserve
your appointment
saw how m a n y p e o p le w ere to u c h e d by
d ia b ete s M a n y got tested rig h t a fte r
h e a rin g the sy m p to m s
Rev I A lle n B e th e l, o f M a ra n a th a
C h u rc h , u rg e d fe llo w m in is te rs to re c
o g n iz e the s y m p to m s and have on hand
some u n sw e ete n e d orange ju ic e o r m in ts
in case a c o n g re g a n t has a d ia b e te s epi
sode w h ile at the ch u rch
D enson to ld o f her d e n ia l a b o u t h a v
in g the disease w hen she was fir s t d ia g
nosed.
Free Acupuncture
treatment
The Oregon C ollege o f O riental M e d i
cine is o ffe rin g lice acupuncture to r neck,
shoulder, back and joint pain It w ill be
held on Saturday on January 31st. A ll
clin ics are w a lk-in clin ics, open from 9-
I I A M . The c lin ic fa c ility is located at
10541 S EC herry Blossom D rive (just east
o f M a ll 205). C all 254-3566.
I to ld m y s e lf 1 am a stro n g w o m a n of
fa ith and G o d w o u ld n 't g iv e me d ia b e
tes. and I to ld h im s o ." she said "G u e ss
w h a t' the s y m p to m s ke p t c o m in g ”
T he tu r n in g p o in t cam e w hen h e r
s D ia b e te s S unday, a n d h e r m o th e r R uby R. D e n so n ( r ig h t ) jo in e d th e ir
lis te r,a t A s s o c ia tio n b re a k fa s t.
(P h o to by N e il H e,ip ern)
Linden Rhapsody
Hal Linden w ill be p e rfo rm in g w ith the
Oregon Sym phony Orchestra on January
31 through February 3 at 8PM A n a ddi
tional matinee is scheduled fo r 3PM on
d a u g h te r said, “ M o th e r, it yo u d o n ’ t
have d ia b e te s, G od can t heal yo u o f
d ia b e te s ."
Sunday. February I The A rlene Schnitzel-
Concert H all s Portland Center fo r the
Perform ing A rts is located at South West
Broadway and M ain.
Learn About Theatre
Leaders Applaud MLK During Birthday Breakfast
M l i i HEILPERN
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Y oung teenagers ages I 1-13 can learn
performance skills to r musical theatre. Stu-
I dents w ill w ork on character, m ovem ent,
song and how to integrate the scene lead-
I ing into a song. There w ill be a m in i pre
sentation at the end o f the session. The
class is ottered on Saturday. February 7-
A p r il4 tr o m 10:30-12PM. C a ll 6 3 5 -3 9 0 1
Free Well Child Clinic
Y ou can give your ch ild the V alentine
of a tree health check-up and learn about
nity Service A gency. "H e has left us w ith a
foundation to r all people. I know my life is
better because o f M a rtin Luther K in g ."
1956 on racial relations efforts in M o n t
we met before, said Via. whoremembered
when they were both students at different
colleges attending an intercollegiate forum
where black and w hite students "met anti
learned that there are people ol good w ill on
both sides o f the racial d iv id e .”
Their goal was to "end segregation, push
prejudice out and let understanding in ."
said Via.
pointe in first arabesque and boys on releve
in first arabesque, are required to audition.
C all 227-0977.
w ould say the next step is. he said, noting
K ing w ould have been interested in the
Hear Our Voice
Four d eaf authors w ill speak about
th e ir life experiences in a hearing w o rld
in " H e a r O u r V o ic e -D e a fn e s s E x
p la in e d .
T h e e v e n t, p re s e n te d by
T u c k e r - M a x o n O ra l S c h o o l, is at
7 :3 0 P M on T hursday, F e b ru a ry 26,
1998. at the First C on g re g a tio n a l C hurch
in d o w n to w n P ortland
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"H e always supported the labor m ove
ary 14 at 11 A M . at The School o f Oregon
B allet Theatre. The audition is fo r boys
and g irls ages I I through 20. A $10 au d i
tion fee and a photograph, o f g irls on
able at the Rose Q uarter T icke t O ffic e and
T M outlets or by phone at (503) 224-4400.
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ment and was supported by the unions,"
said Glenn Schuck of the Labor C om m u
gomery. Alabama.
"W hen we shook hands he asked where
The Harlem G lobetrotters w ill be p la y
ing at the Rose Garden A rena on Saturday,
February 2 1 si at I PM T ickets are a v a il
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Street. C all 255-7355 now fo r your ap
pointment.
Harlem Globetrotters
it im n u i«
southeast Portland last week to
acknowledge Dr. M a rtin Luther
K ing, Jr. fo r his efforts on behalf o f m in o ri
ties and the ongoing struggle fo r equality in
the w ork place.
Em ory V ia, d ire cto r o f the labor educa
tion research center at the U n ive rsity o f
Oregon, recalled w o rkin g w ith Dr. K in g in
The School o f Oregon B a lle t Theatre
w ill hold open auditions fo r its 1998 S um
mer Dance Program on Saturday. Febru
T H il—
ocal labor leaders gathered in
naturopathic health care on Saturday. Feb
ruary 14 from 9 to I PM at the teaching
c lin ic ol N ational C ollege of Naturopathic-
M edicine. located at I 12 3 1 SE M arket
Ballet Auditions
" T tH T T rn T B —
“ It is risky to speculate what D r K ing
problem o f poverty in the in n c rc ity . “ W ith
out economic hope, it is d iffic u lt to see the
masses o f this country rising above their
conditions. His task and our task is u n fin
ished."
Ron Fortune, o f the Northwest Oregon
Labor C ouncil, recalled the dream o f the
late B ill and G ladys M cC oy to have a statue
o f D r K ing on M L K Blvd. P ointing to a
m iniature o f the statue that w ill soon be
erected in front o f the Portland C onvention
Center, he noted that various Portland labor
organizations had donated $2,80« for the
project.
The finished M L K statue w ill slandeighl
feet tall, show ing a little g irl tugging at Dr
K in g 's coat, a young man and a young
A d m irin g a m in ia tu re c o p y o f the M LK s ta tu e a re (L Ft) Oregon Rep. M a rg a re t C arter.
G lenn S ch u ck, E m ory Via a n d B e ts y
B ru m a n .
(P h o to By N e il H e il p e rn )
woman ready to go to work.
Betsy Bruman o f the M L K statue organiz
ing group board, noted they were only $20,000
away from the $ 175,000goal todesign, build
and place the statue
doesn t mean the masses have arrived
C arter said issues such as raising the m ini
mum wage were an integral part o f people
liv in g out their dreams She said it was nec
" A dream is a dynam ic force which co n tin
essary fo r “ people o f good w ill to come
together. Even during slavery there were
ues on and on." said Oregon Rep Margaret
Carter. " It is up to people who are part o f that
legacy to keep it g o in g."
good whites who hid slaves in the ce lla r."
" A t the tim e o f his assassination, D r King
She called the week's M L K activities a
“ celebration o f the man and his philosophy.
1 hen she asked. "W hat does it mean in each
o f our hearts to celebrate a philosophy?"
“ We paid .i big price fig h tin g bigotry,
hatred and violence." she said "B ut. just
because you (in d iv id u a lly )m a v have arrived.
was supporting labor.” said C arter
We
should care about workers in this country
Labor and c iv il rights movements had the
no retirement benefits," she added.
The “ I Have a D ream " speech" w asn't
the o n ly im portant tilin g about the M arch
on W ashington, said Robert W illia m s o f
the A. P h ilip Randolph Institute R ecalling
w a lkin g alongside K ing, lie said. " Il was
also about w ork, peace and justice "
Before o ffe rin g the benediction. Rev.
( urtis B. K irkpatrick, of Hughes M em orial
United Methodist Church, said, "thanks to
labor lo r remembering someone w ho was in
the breach."
I he group held hands and stood in a
circle w h ile Carter led them in “ We Shall
O vercom e." the song w hich has inspired
many people in the c iv il rights movement.
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