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JUNI 3. 199X
SECTION
B
Black Baccalaureate Honor's African
American High School Graduates
Dynamic Differences
A d iv e rsity tra in in g p ro g ra m sp o n ­
so re d by th e M e tro p o lita n H um an
R ig h ts C e n te r w ill be p re se n te d on
W e d n e sd a y , Ju n e 17th from 6 :3 0 - 9
PM in the St. Jo h n C o m m u n ity C e n ­
te r, 8427 N. C e n tra l in P o rtla n d .T h e
p ro g ra m is d e sig n e d to h elp p e o p le
from d iffe re n t b a c k g ro u n d s in c re a se
c o m m u n ity a w a re n e ss o f all fo rm s o f |
p re ju d ic e and o p p re s s io n , in c lu d in g
cla ssism .
Rummage Sale
L o av es an d F ish e s S p rin g R u m ­
m ag e S ale w ill tak e p la c e on F rid a y ,
Ju n e 12th from 9 AM to 6 PM and
S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 13th from 9 AM to 4
PM . T he e v e n t w ill tak e p la c e in the
L o av es & F ish e s P a rk in g L o t, 6125
SE. 5 2 n d A v e n u e . T h e ite m s are
p ric e d to se ll at v ery low p ric e s. C all
7 3 6 -M E A L .
C haka W ashington, B e n so n High
S c h o o l and D eAndre W ashington o f
Grant High School.
Fundraiser Dinner
In O th e r W o rd s is a n o n -p ro fit
fe m in ist b o o k sto re in the n a tio n . E v ­
e ry y e a r, w e h o st a fu n d ra ise r d in n e r
and e v e n in g o f e n te rta in m e n t, and
th is y e a r w e w ill o u td o o u rse lv e s w ith
a d e le c ta b le G re e k b u ffe t at B e rb a ti’s
Pan fo llo w e d by th e so u lfu l tu n e s o f
L ittle Sue an d w ill be h o ste d by n a ­
tio n a lly ren o w n le sb ia n co m ic G e o r­
gia R a g sd a le . C a ll 2 3 2 -6 0 0 3 .
Task Force
W ho k n o w s th e n eed s o f y o u r c o m ­
m u n ity b e tte r th a n you, the c o m m u ­
n ity c itiz e n s ? W hy is y o u r v o ic e not
b e in g h e a rd ? T h e re w ill be a y o u th
g a n g s task fo rc e m e e tin g on Ju ly 15th
at th e K in g N e ig h b o rh o o d F a c ility
(4 8 1 5 NE 7 th ) at 6 :3 0 PM .
Gay Pride
In c e le b ra tio n o f G ay P rid e , T e rry
W iley , fe m in ist a c tiv ist an d o rg a n iz e r
in th e local p ro -c h o ic e c o m m u n ity ,
w ill r e v ie w “ S i s t e r s , S e x p e r ts ,
Q u eers: B ey o n d th e L e sb ia n N a tio n ’
an a n th o lo g y o f e ssa y s. Jo in R ad ical
W om en on W e d n e sd a y , Ju n e 10th at
6 :3 0 PM at th e N o rth w e st N e ig h b o r-
| h o o d C u ltu ra l C e n te r. C all 2 2 8 -3 0 9 0 .
Peace Through
Meditation
A u th o riz e d re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f Sant
T h a k a r S igh w ill be o ffe rin g a free
p ro g ra m w h ich in c lu d e s in stru c tio n s
fo r th e in n e r L ig h t and S o u n d m e d i­
ta tio n .
T h is p ro c e ss, w h ich b rin g s in n e r |
p e a c e , can be le a rn e d by y o u n g and
old a lik e . T he m e d ita tio n w ill be h eld
on S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 13th from 1 to 5
PM at th e A s to ria C ity L ib ra ry .
C erem ony Open to th e c o m m u n ity were invited to su pport African Am erican Youth who are su cceeding, h e ld a t the
U niversity o f Portland.
The Multnomah County Youth Advisory Board
seeks youth for the 1998-99 board
This is an opportunity for youth in M ult­
nomah County to have a voice in issues
and policies that affect their lives and the
lives o f their peers.
The M ultnom ah C ounty Y outh A d v i­
sory Board, a com m ittee o f the M ult­
nom ah C om m ission on C h ild re n and
Fam ilies, enters its third year beginning
this fall. The board consists o f a m ax i­
mum o f 32 youth (ages 14 - 19) from across
M ultnom ah C o unty-from p u blic high
schools, private high schools, alternative
schools, em ancipated youth program s and
o th e r youth program s th roughout the
county.
T he cu rren t m em bers o f the Y outh
A d visory B oard seek new m em bers that
rep resen t the full d iv e rsity o f y o uth in
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty in c lu d in g : g e o ­
graphical area, ethnicity, age, so cio -eco ­
nom ic background and all others. T his
ty p e o f d iv e rsity helps the board in re ­
view ing p o lic ie s an d /o r p ro gram s, m ak ­
ing re c o m m e n d a tio n s re p re se n ta tiv e o f
the o p in io n s o f all o f the youth o f M u lt­
nom ah C o u n ty .
To get an application, o rto get answ ers
to your questions, please call 306-5859 or
email jana.j.row ley@ co.m ultnom ah.or.us.
G ive us your nam e, m ailing address and
phone num ber and w e’U get an applica­
tion to you im m ediately. A pplications
must be postm arked by June 20, 1998.
A free ceremony to celebrate the achieve­
ments o f A frican American graduating high
school senior from the Portland area was
held Sunday May 31,1998 at the University
o f Portland, Chiles Center. The entire com ­
munity was invited to join in supporting
African American youth who are succeed­
ing.
The event was co-sponsored by Bridge
Builders Program and the Urban League of
Portland and other partners include com ­
munity-based agencies, schools and social
service organizations.
About 100 high school graduates partici­
pated in the ceremony, with their families
and friends in attendance.
The Keynote speaker was O kianer Chris­
tian Dark, Assistant U.S. Attorney.
The achievements o f African American
youth are often overshadowed by those o f
their classmates and the community is often
not aware o f the awards, honors, and schol­
arships received by our youth. The Black
Baccalaureate showcases the talents, intel­
ligence, and community involvement o f our
youth.
The Gladys
McCoy
Academy
The Class of 1998 and Or­
egon Outreach proudly invites
you to the Senior Graduation
Ceremony held on June 10,
1998 at 7:00 pm at Bethel
A.M.E., 5828 NE 8th Avenue,
Portland, Oregon.
PCC Co-Sponsors Youth Communication Conference
Children's Museum
Y o u n g ste rs w ill be a b le to v isit
real an d im a g in a ry p la c e s a n im a ls
m ig h t liv e in “ H o m e S w eet H a b ita t,’
the n e w e st e x h ib it at the C h ild r e n ’s
M useu m o p e n in g Ju n e 20 th . T he e x ­
h ib it ru n s th ro u g h S e p te m b e r 27th .
T he M useum is o p e n e v e ry d a y from 9
AM to 5 PM ; a d m issio n is $4 p er
p e rso n fo r a g es o n e an d up. C all 823-
3667.
Symphonic Choir
P o rtla n d S y m p h o n ic C h o ir, th e
I c ity ’s o ld e st an d la rg e st c h o ra l o rg a ­
n iz a tio n seek s e x p e rie n c e d te n o rs,
b a sse s an d b a rito n e s fo r its 1998-99
se a so n o f c o n c e rts , in c lu d in g d a te s
w ith th e O re g o n S y m p h o n y . F o r in ­
fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t the C h o ir at 2 23-
1217.
Self Enhancement
Volunteers
S e lf-E n h a n c e m e n t is se e k in g v o l­
u n te e rs o v e r th e a g e o f 18, fo r its 6-
w eek su m m e r p ro g ra m . V o lu n te e rs
| are n e e d e d from Ju ly 6th to A u g u st
14th, w e e k d a y m o rn in g s an d a fte r-
| n o o n s.
AH volunteers m ust com plete an appli­
cation and background check.
A pplications must be received by June
| 22nd. Call 249-1721, ext. 257.
iving youth a stake in their com ­
m unity and respecting them
enough to listen to their opin­
ions was the foundation for a day­
long conference at Portland Com m unity
C ollege’s Cascade Campus on Friday, May
29.
Y ou a d v o c a te s, e d u c a to rs, y o u th -
m inded com m unity m em bers and the
youths them selves gathered to take part in
a m ulti-faceted w orkshop aimed at help­
ing adults and youths com m unicate better
for the good o f an entire com m unity. The
keynote speaker o f the event was Della M.
Hughes, executive director o f the National
N etw ork for Youth in W ashington, D.C.
Y oung People: T ransform ing Lives,
T ransform ing C om m unities was a confer­
ence bringing com m unity m em bers to­
gether with young people, parents, educa­
tors and youth services professional to
discuss how people in the com m unity can
help em pow er young people to succeed
and feel like they are a part o f the “big
pictu re.” The conference featured w ork­
shops on conversation m ethods for adults
and youths, a youth developm ent sem inar,
how to involve youth in policy-m aking
d ecisions at the county level and a host o f
oth er activities. The conference was spon­
sored by the Youth Services C onsortium ,
the O regon C om m ission on C hildren and
Fam ilies and PCC.
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Left to Right: Della M H ughes and Aubrey Sharp. (Photo by M. W ashington)
M ichael M orrow, PCC Child Care Ser­
vices C oordinator and co-organizer o f the
conference, said anyone who has listened
to the students follow ing the May 2 1 shoot­
ing at Thurston High School in Springfield
knows why such a conference is needed.
“The overw helm ing response from stu­
dents reacting to the Springfield tragedy is
that adults d o n ’t listen to u s.” ' said
M orrow. “The focus o f this conference
is com m unicating with youth.”
Morrow added that this conference gave
media outlets the opportunity to see young
people in the Portland area who seek to
help curb youth violence and m ake a dif­
ference in their com m unities.
“There is a huge num ber o f youths out
there who are doing great things,” he said
“This conference showed people who they
arc and what they are doing to becom e a
part o f the solution."
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