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E v e r e tt S t r e e t , P o r t a b l e E .
h o l d s m o n th l y te a c e r e m o n i e s
p r e s c h o o le r s to s e n io r s s in c e th e la b w a s
h a v e le a rn e d a b o u t u s in g c o m p u te rs in s u c h
in s ta lle d in M a r c h ," s a y s U n iv e rs ity P a rk
a s h o rt p e rio d o f tim e .” S tu d e n ts d e m o n
C o m m u n ity C e n te r D ir e c to r L e e J e n k in s . "I
s tra te d th e ir n e w s k ills a t th e J u n e 19 th e v e n t.
th in k f o lk s in th e c o m m u n ity w ill b e re a lly
T h e y a ls o c o n d u c te d a te le c o n f e r e n c e w ith
s u r p r is e d to s e e h o w m u c h o u r y o u n g p e o p le
w h ic h t e a c h tr a n q u ility , f r ie n d s h ip , b o n d
C ontinued T o P age A2
in g a n d r e la x a t i o n . C a ll 9 1 6 - 6 1 7 0 .
Women Entrepreneurs
W .E .O . ( W o m e n E n tr e p r e n e u r s o f O r
e g o n ) p r o v i d e s a s u p p o r t i v e e n v ir o n m e n t
f o r n e t w o r k in g a n d g r o w th . W .E .O . is a
s ta te w id e o r g a n iz a tio n
w ith c h a p te r s
a c r o s s O r e g o n a n d S W W a s h in g to n . T h e y
a r e h a v in g a s u m m e r p i c n i c o n M o n d a y ,
J u l y 2 0 t h a t 6 P M . T h e r e is n o c o s t. B r in g
y o u r f a v o r i t e d is h . C a ll 6 5 6 - 6 1 2 7 .
Radical Women
A w e e k l y s t u d y g r o u p is b e in g c o n
d u c t e d b y th e F r e e d o m S o c i a l i s t P a r t y
a n d R a d ic a l W o m e n . T h is e ig h t w e e k
s tu d y g ro u p w ill e x a m in e th e fie ry , h i
la rio u s , p ro fo u n d , a n d re fre s h in g ly o p ti
m is tic e s s a y s a n d c o lu m n s o f C la r a
F r a s e r . T h e m e e t in g s w ill b e o n M o n d a y
n i g h ts f r o m 6 - 8 P M . C a ll 2 2 8 - 3 0 9 0 .
Concerts at PSU
T h e P o p u l a r M u s ic B o a r d a t P o r t l a n d
S ta te U n i v e r s i t y p r o m i s e s a d y n a m i t e
(Left) Lee Jenkins, Director of University Park Community Center and Manfred E.
White (right), Community Relations Tech Specialist, celebrates the opening of
it's new technology center.
sity P a rk C o m m u n ity C e n te r s h o w e d o f f its
tio n .
T h e c o m p u te r la b , a t 9 0 0 9 N o r th F o s s,
n e w s ta te - o f - th e - a rt t e c h n o lo g y c e n te r a t a
o f f e r s c o m m u n ity m e m b e r s - y o u n g a n d o ld a
c o m m u n ity o p e n h o u s e , J u n e 19, 1998.
c h a n c e to le a rn n e w j o b s k ills , g e t in f o r m a
P o rtla n d P a rk s & R e c r e a tio n ’s U n iv e r
s u m m e r o f m u s i c . It o f f e r s a s e r i e s o f
fre e c o n c e rts o n T u e s d a y s a n d T h u r s
d a y s a t n o o n , f r o m n o w t h r o u g h J u ly
3 0 th , in th e S o u th P a r k B lo c k s n e a r P S U ’s
N e ig h b o r s a n d c ity o f f ic ia ls jo in e d r e p r e
tio n a b o u t s c ie n c e a n d te c h n o lo g y c a r e e r s ,
s e n ta tiv e s fro m In tel in d e d ic a tin g th e n e w
u se c o m p u te r s f o r a rt a n d r e c r e a tio n , p lu s
fa c ility w h ic h w a s f u n d e d b y a $ 2 7 8 ,0 0 0
g iv e th e ir h o m e w o r k a lift. “ W e ’v e h a d a
d o n a tio n f ro m In te l a n d th e In te l F o u n d a
g re at
re sp o n se
fro m
e v e ry o n e
fro m
Intel's, Manfred White provides some hands on training with a University Park
Fitness Trainer.
(Photo by Larry J . Jackson Sr.)
S m ith M e m o r ia l C e n te r . T h e n e x t c o n
c e r t is o n J u l y 7 th f e a t u r in g f o l k /r o c k
m u s i c . C a ll 7 2 5 - 5 6 6 1 .
Battered Women/
Abused Children
Strong Show Of Support For Immigrant Rights
T h e F i r s t N W R e g io n a l C o n f e r e n c e
o n B a t t e r e d W o m e n / A b u s e d C h i ld r e n
a n d J u s t i c e w i l l b e h e ld o n F r i d a y a n d
S a t u r d a y , J u l y 1 0 th a n d 1 1 th , f r o m 8 A M
to 5 P M a t t h e F i r s t U n i t e d M e t h o d is t
C h u r c h . C a ll 4 5 2 - 8 4 2 0 .
Old Growth Forest
H e a d i n to l o c a l f o r e s t s to i n v e s ti g a te
th e w o n d e r s o f a n o l d g r o w t h f o r e s t,
le a r n h o w t r e e s g r o w , a n a l y z e s o ils a n d
i n v e s ti g a te a m a n a g e d f o r e s t. T h is c la s s
regon Food Bank invites
volunteers to have fun,
get funky and help raise
cash and food for hunger relief by
manning a gate or moving food at
the 11th annual Waterfront Blues
Festival, July 2-5 in Tom McCall
Waterfront Park.
Many slots are available for 3-4
hour shifts on Thursday evening
(July 2). Friday evening (July 3)
and Sunday (July 5) throughout the
day. volunteers receive a special
festival t-shirt and free admission.
Duties range from collecting do
nations at the gates to boxing and
loading food onto Oregon Food
Bank trucks. Most positions in
volve standing throughout most of
the shift. Some positions require
heavy lifting.
Anyone interested in volunteer
ing at the festival should contact
John Harris or Amanda Sawyer at
282-0555. Positions fill quickly,
so call soon!
The Miller genuine Draft Water
front Blues Festival is the premier
west coast blues event of the sum
mer. The weekend features 40
bands playing non-stop blues on
two stages at Tom McCall Water
front Park on the west side of the
Willamette River in downtown
Portland. Saturday evening at
10:00 pm the sky will light up with
fireworks simulcast by KGON 92.3.
The Waterfront Blues Festival is
produced by the Oregon Food Bank
and nurtured and supported on site
by more than 750 Oregon Food
Bank volunteers. Volunteer sup
port is sponsored by American
Family Insurance.
O
i n c lu d e s f ie ld t r ip s to M a n g o e s T r e e F a rm
a n d O x b o w P a rk . T h e F o re s t E c o lo g y
C l a s s w ill b e h e l d o n J u l y 2 0 - 2 4 t h f ro m
9 :3 0 - 3 :3 0 P M . C a ll 6 3 6 -4 3 9 8 .
School Properties
T h e C ity o f P o rtla n d w a n ts to h e a r
c i t i z e n ’s o p i n i o n s a b o u t th e p u r c h a s e o f
u n d e v e lo p e d p ro p e rtie s c u rre n tly o w n e d
b y P o rtla n d P u b lic S c h o o ls . C itiz e n s a re
in v it e d to a tt e n d o n e o f tw o p u b l ic m e e t
in g s to l e a r n a b o u t th e p r o p o s e d s ite s
a n d c o m m e n t o n w h i c h p r o p e r t i e s s h o u ld
b e b o u g h t a n d u s e d . T h e tw o m e e t in g s
w i l l b e o n J u l y 7 th a n d 8 th . C a ll 8 2 3 -
3008.
M t. Hood Railroad
T h e M t. H o o d R a il r o a d o f f e r s a v a r i
e ty o f s c e n ic r a il t r i p s o n v i n ta g e r a il c a r s
t h r o u g h t h e H o o d R i v e r V a l le y . O n J u ly
1 8 - 1 9 th , t r a v e l b a c k in t im e to th e o ld
w e s t a n d e x p e r i e n c e a m o c k tr a i n r o b
b e r y a b o a r d M t. H o o d R a i l r o a d ’s T r a in
R o b b e r y . C a ll 1 - 8 0 0 - 8 7 2 - 4 6 6 1 o r v i s i t
I
t h e i r w e b s i t e a t w w w .m t h o o d r r .c o m .
Ancient Forest Picnic
J o i n O N R C ’s ( T h e O r e g o n N a tu r a l
R e s o u r c e s C o u n c i l ) 8 th a n n u a l A n c i e n t
F o r e s t P i c n ic a t O x b o w C o u n t y P a r k o n
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S u n d a y , J u l y 1 9 th f r o m 11 A M t o 5 P M
J o i n O N R C f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l ie s f o r a
d a y o f g u i d e d a n c i e n t f o r e s t h ik e s , g a m e s ,
s w im m in g , m u s i c a n d a f a b u lo u s v e g
e t a r i a n b a r - b - q u e ( O N R C w ill s u p p l y a ll
t h e f o o d ) . C a ll 2 8 3 - 6 3 4 3 X 2 2 4 .
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Jose' Hernandez (right) and Jose' Maldonado
by
L ucy B ernard
O n Thursday, June 18th, leaders o f c om m unity and religious groups m et w ith D avid
Beebe, the District Director o f the Im m igration and Naturalization Service for O regon, to
dem and a stop to unjust and illegal treatm ent o f im m igrant w orkers. O utside the m eeting,
w hich w as held at Saint Philip N eri C atholic C hurch, approxim ately 170 people gathered
despite the rain and cold in a vigil to show support for respect and equality for im m igrants.
A s N ative A m erican d ru m m ers opened the vigil w ith their singing, a m arch organized by
day laborers arrived and w as greeted enthusiastically by supporters. D ay laborers h ave been
the target o f IN S raids w hich have resulted in physical injury to the w orkers and alleged
violations o f their civil rights, including the detention o f persons legally authorized to w ork
in theU m ted States and being targ eted fo m o other reason than having brow n skin and looking
poor.
T he m eeting w ith Mr. B eebe w as the result o f m an y different com m unity organizations
and religious groups w riting letters about their concerns about unfair treatm ent o f im m igrant
w orkereafteraraid at th ed a y lab o re rco m er in M arch. Inaddition toobjecting to inappropriate
tactics used in raids, a m ajor concern raised in the m eeting w as ho w statem ents m ade by IN S
personnel in public forum s h ave perpetuated negative stereotypes o f im m igrants and
contributed to an increase in anti-im m igrant hostility. In particular, com m unity leaders w ere
very concerned about the d am aging role the IN S has played in com m unity negotiations
attem pting to find constructive solutions to conflicts betw een day laborers and neighboring
Lents Park Concerts
J u l y 1 2 th is t h e o p e n i n g in a b r a n d
n e w s e rie s a t L e n ts P a rk , S E . 9 2 n d a n d
Volunteers Still
Needed for 11th
Annual Miller
Genuine Draft
Waterfront
Blues Festival
businesses. T he m essage em phasized during the m eeting and reflected in the vigil w a s that
discrim ination will not be tolerated in o u r com m unity, that im m igrants are valued m em bers
o f o u r com m unity, and that im m igrants d o im portant w ork that this country depends on.
H o lg a te . It w ill fe a tu re “ T h e E s s e n
T h e IN S agreed to respond in w riting to the specific dem ands brought to the m eeting in
tia ls ” , a n e ig h t p ie c e s h o w b a n d w h ic h
tw o w eeks time. T hey did com m it to continue m eeting in order to resolve the issues raised,
p la y s d a n c e m u s ic o f th e p a s t fiv e d e
but the District Director h im self did not com m it to personally b e present, as the g roup had
c a d e s , le d b y R ic k S ta rr. T h e c o n c e rt
asked. T he groups represented in the m eeting w ith the IN S w ere the O regon C atholic
s ta r ts a t 6 P M a n d g o e s u n til 8 P M . F o r
C onference, A m erican F riendsServiceC om m ittee.O negonC ouncilforH ispanic A dvance
S u m m e r 1 9 9 8 , t h e r e w i l l b e m u s i c in
m ent, O regon Law C enter. O ffice o f H ispanic M inistries o f the A rchdiocese o f Portland,
L e n t s P a r k e v e r y S u n d a y a t t h i s tim e
C entro Cultural, Jobs with Justice, C A U S A '98. H ispanic C h am b er o f C om m erce, and the
th ro u g h A u g u s t 2 n d .
W o rk er’s O rganizing C om m ittee.
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