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Volume X X V II. Number 95
October 2S, 199S
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OMSI Halloween Fun
N ot sure w hat to “ be” this H allow ­
een? OM SI invites v isitors o f all ages
to becom e a d etective for a day and
enjoy a variety o f fun activ ities related
to O M SI’s featured exhibit “W hodunit?
The Science o f Solving C rim e” , during
a special fam ily day on Saturday, O cto­
ber 3 1st from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Kids
are also invited to w ear their Hallow een
costumes to OMSI, where they can trick-
or-treat for candy safely in O M S I’s
exhibit halls and labs, and participate in
a variety o f fun, H allow een-inspired
science dem onstrations.
Indigenous Elders
On N ovem ber 6th at 7:30 PM, the
Earth & Spirit C ouncil w ill be p resen t­
ing a w orkshop en titled “The N atural
W ay: E arth H e a lin g and S p iritu a l
G row th." N o v em b er's w orkshop fea­
tures C h ie f Johnny Jackson. He travels
throughout the U nited States on issues
affecting the governm ent, indigenous
peoples, the environm ent, civil and
health rights. He has generously al­
lowed h im self tim e to share som e o f his
beliefs that are central to his w ork in
protecting the environm ent for all o f
us. A dm ission is by donation. Call
Linda N eale at 452.4483 ext.2, or Unity
W orld H ealing C enter at 697.9765.
Cleanup Time
Fall Clean Up D ay on A lberta Street
will be on Saturday, O ctober 31st b e­
tw een 10 AM and 2 PM at Sabin CDC at
488 NE A lberta St. (co rn er o f 15th and
A lberta). V o lunteers w ill be cleaning
up the street and p lanting flow ers.
Lunch will be provided, additional tools
w ould be appreciated , and all ages are
welcome. For more info., contact Emily
at SabinC D C 287.3496.
Virtues Project
The V irtues Project is an approach to
bringing out the best in people, with
sim ple strateg ies for helping them to
live by their h ig h est values.T he next
w orkshop for A dult Learners will be on
How to Help Y ourC hild Learn to Read’
on N ovem ber 4th, from 2-4 PM or 7-9
PM. The cost is $ 10. Call 503.285.4663.
Peasant China
A nyone who has v isited C hina re
c e n tly is aw are o f the sig n ific a n t
changes that have taken place in the
c o u n try ’s m ajor urban centers. Rural
C hina has also been affected by this
phenom enon. On N ovem ber 5th, Pa­
cific L uther U niversity Professor, G re­
gory E lihuG uldin, author o f Farewell to
Peasant C hina w ill be lecturing at the
G olden H orse C hinese R estaurant at
4th and E verett at 7 PM. He w ill also
show slides o f som e o f the rural com ­
m unities he has visited. R.S.V .P. for
dinner by N ovem ber 4th at 973.5451
Singles Night
O reg o n ’s F inest “ S in g le” N ight Out
will be on N ovem ber 14th at 7 PM. Join
over 300 individuals, g enerally single,
at the T hird A nnual O re g o n ’s Finest
S ingle” N ight O ut to b en efit the C y s­
tic Fibrosis Foundation. An evening o f
m ixing and m ingling w ith som e o f
O reg o n ’s finest single pro fessio n als at
S h en an ig an 's on the W illam ette, it in­
cludes a fabulous auction and dancing
to “ Body and S oul” . For tickets, call
5 0 3 .2 2 6 .3 4 3 5 o r T ic k e tm a s te r at
503.224.4400.
Fashion and Dance
Show
A sh e ’s Elbow Productions presents
The M arquis Ram one Fashion Show
and D ance P arty" on N ovem ber 6th.
Perform ances will be by Five Fingers
Funk, G-Ism , Mac R ob/B rotha Luv and
the Lyrical Pros. The show will be held
at Montgomery Park (2701 NW Vaughn),
from 9 PM - 2 PM . $20 at the door, 21 and
over only, ID required, dress code clean-
cut, Portland Police at the door, no hats
or tennis shoes. Call 604.3468 for more
inform ation or to get on their m ailing
list.
Portland’s University Park Neighborhood in
conflict over Expanding Institution
In north Portland’s University Park neigh­
borhood, a chronic cause o f conflict - ten­
sion between an expanding institution and
its neighbors - has reached new heights.
Ina September28 election, nine people,all
employees o f the University o f Portland,
unseated incumbents to effectively take over
the University Park Neighborhood Asso­
ciation. The newcomers also were elected to
the key posts o f chair, vice-chair and land
use committee chair. Together with other
supporters elected that night, the action
effectively gives the university control of
the association board.
Why? According to U. P. personnel di­
rector Jim Kuffher, it was simply part of an
ongoing attempt to get the university in­
volved in the community for the good o f all.
(He denies allegations that he directed the
proceedings, telling which people to nomi­
nate which candidates following whispered
consultations before each vote.)
Mark Kirchmeier, the new vice chair and
U.P. media relations director, says it was
indeed an orchestrated takeover attempt,
inspired by a remark by former association
land use chair Jim Salvo. He out-bid the
university for title to a lot owned by a family
trust. In July he told Kuffner that he might
house sex offenders there. Kirchmeier says
he felt the remark made Salvo unfit to serve
the neighborhood; after trying unsuccess­
fully to have Salvo removed from his posi­
tions. he and Kuffner initiated the takeover.
Salvo says the comment was sarcastic, and
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University o f Portland in North Portland.
not meant to be taken seriously.
So do outgoing chair Laurel Butman and
her husband David Solos, who say the issue
over, they say, is to remove effective opposi-
tion to the proposed expansion of the univer-
sity campus.
to its 1994 master plan, including, Butman
says, many items hashed out at length dur
ing negotiations then: expansion o f the
C ontinued T o P age A3
Oregon Youth Advocate Publishes Book
To Combat Rising Gang Populations
"Provides hope and direction for breaking
through gang violence and helping gang youths
reclaim their lives. "
Correctional Facility. W hile working with
onnie Jackson, O regon Y outh
m in o rity youth, he realized that w ithout
A u th o rity m in o rity se rv ic e s
c u ltu r a lly sp e c ific tre a tm e n t, m any
d irecto r, has recently had his
book, G angbusters: P revention & youths
In te r­ serving tim e for gan g -related
crim
es w ould reoffend upon release. He
vention, published by the A m erican C o r­
proposed
a special m inority services pro­
rectional A ssociation.
gram
to
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acL aren a d m in istrato rs who
Jackson has w orked w ith gang m em ­
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Jackson create a program
bers for over 10 years. A fter grow ing up
aim
ed
at
helping
m inority youth w ork on
in South C entral Los A ngeles, Jackson
issues
that
attracted
them to gangs and
m oved to O regon to attend W illam ette
crim
inal
behavior.
U n iv ersity . T here w ere few A frican
F or the next eight years, Jackson origi­
A m ericans in the college at the tim e, and
nated
and im plem ented a num ber o f in­
Jackson confronted his own attitu d e s as
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ativ
e program s to w ork w ith gang-
w ell as those affecting him in o rd e r to
in v o lv ed youths. M any o f these pro­
succeed in college. He w ent on to apply
gram s a ttracted national atten tio n and
w hat he learned about his ow n m indset
Jack so n was invited to present his p ro ­
to help reach young A frican A m erican
gram acro ss the county. He is w idely
men involved in gangs.
re c o g n iz e d in his field for his o u tsta n d ­
A rm ed w ith a degree in sociology,
ing w ork w ith gang youths.
Jackson was hired at M acL aren Y outh
L
Lonnie Jackson
He began w orking on a book about his
su ccessfu l p revention and intervention
p ro g ram s several years ago. In his book,
he discu sses gang m e n ta lity , offers rea­
sons w hy m any young people are a t­
tracted to and jo in gangs, and explores
w ays to break through gang m entality
and esta b lish a gang in terv en tio n p ro ­
gram in in stitu tio n al settings. Jackson
has used the p rinciples covered in his
book to re h a b ilita te form er gang m em ­
bers. A frican A m erican, H ispanic, N a ­
tive A m erican, A sian, and C aucasian
youth have p articip ated in Ja c k so n 's
program s.
The book is accessible to everyone
in terested in and w orking w ith gang
youths. It provides hope and d irectio n
for b reaking through gang v io lence and
help in g gang youths reclaim th e ir lives.
To o rd er your copy o f G an g b u sters’
S trateg ies for P revention and In te rv e n ­
tion, please call A C A ’s custom er service
departm ent at 1-800-222-5646 and ask for
item # 209-f2. I f calling from outside the
c o n tin e n ta l U nited S tates, please call
(310)918-1860.
T he A m erican C orrectional A ssocia­
tion su p ports and educates p ro fe ssio n ­
als in the U n ited States and abroad and
serves as c o rre c tio n s’ national voice.
To learn about the ACA, v isit our Web
site at w w w .c o rre c tio n s.co m /ac a .
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Mayor Vera Katz Announces Start O f Civil Rights Mediation Program
re a c h in g m u tu al a g re e m e n t."
itizens with concerns about sexual
F ive m e d ia to rs se rv in g “ o n -c a ll” on
orientation discrimination now
a
w
ee k ly ro ta tio n b a sis and one intake
have a new venue to solve their
p
e
rso
disputes, Mayor Vera Katz announced today n w ill c o o rd in a te the program .
S ta rtin g to d ay , p eo p le can c a ll the p r i­
at an afternoon address to the annual confer­
v a te , c o n fid e n tia l in fo rm a tio n line at
ence o f Society o f Professionals in Dispute
2 74.9886 from M onday through Friday,
Resolution. The City o f Portland Mediation
9-5 PM and leave a v o ic e m a il at all
Pilot Program for Sexual Orientation Issues
o th e r h o u rs. I f the c a lle r w ish e s to talk
officially opened for business this month.
w ith a m e d ia to r, they can leav e th eir
“ I am e x c ite d th at we fin a lly have
nam e and n u m ber for a c a ll b ack , or
a n o th e r rem edy in p la c e to p ro te c t
th e y can rem ain an o n y m o u s and call
p eo ple from d isc rim in a tio n , the federal
the m e d ia to r th e m se lv e s.
and sta te g o v e rn m e n ts h av e left o u t,”
T he m e d ia to r w ill h e lp the c a lle r d e ­
said K atz. “ I am proud o f the C ity C o u n ­
c
id
e w h e th e r to p ro c e e d to m e d ia tio n ,
c il, or C ity A tto rn e y ’s O ffic e , and our
w
ho
sh o u ld be in v o lv e d a n d how the
team o f m e d ia to rs w ho have p u t to ­
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th
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p a rty (ie s ) sh o u ld be c o n ta c te d .
g e th e r a p rogram th a t is a ll at o n ce
I f e v e ry o n e d ecid es to p ro c e e d w ith
in n o v a tiv e , stro n g , e ffic ie n t and a c ­
m e d ia tio n , the firs, m e e tin g is sc h e d ­
c o u n ta b le . M ore and m ore, m e d ia tio n
u le d , p a rtie s are ask ed to c o n se n t to
is g a in in g n a tio n a l re c o g n itio n - m o st
th e a ssig n e d m e d ia to r, o r to se le c t
re c e n tly by the U S. A tto rn e y G e n e ra l
an o th er m em ber o f the team . C o -m ed ia­
- as a re a so n a b le so lu tio n th a t sav es
to rs are a lso a p o ssib ility .
v a lu a b le ta x p a y e r d o lla rs and c o u rt
T h e k in d s o f a g re e m e n ts s e ttle d
tim e, w hile h elp in g a d v e rsa ria l p a rtie s
u
p
o n can be c re a tiv e and ta ilo re d to
g e t m o re p e r s o n a l s a tis f a c tio n by
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m eet the n e e d s o f each p a rty . P eople
a re not c o n s tra in e d by w hat is le g a lly
“ r e le v a n t” o r lim ite d by the leg al re m ­
e d ie s a v a ila b le . T he m e d ia to r d o es not
m ake d e c isio n s for the parties as a ju d g e
o r a rb itr a to r w o u ld do. If they w ish,
p a rtie s can m ake th e ir a g re e m e n ts le ­
g a lly b in d in g and e n fo rc e a b le .
“ The advantage to m ediation is that
because both parties control the process,
both parties can reach their goals as op­
posed to a court situation where you have
a definite w inner and loser,” said Mary
Fors, ofC o n flu en ce Center for M ediation
& Training - M ary Fors, A ssociates, the
prim e contractor for the program. "Even
where p a rtie s’ goals may include public
statem ents such as advertisem ents o f non­
discrim ination orpublic apologies, m edia­
tion offers the opportunity to reach con­
sensus in a way that preserves the dignity
o f both parties. In essence, conflict can
turn out to be a bridge, rather than a w all.”
The m ediation program is the result o f
K a tz ’s pledge m ade when the ordinance
__ The mediation program is the result
o f Katz's pledge made when the ordi­
nance first came underfire
firs, cam e under fire to d ev elo p an in ­
terim process that provides a seco n d
co u rse o f action, in addition to the B O L I
p ro cess, to allow P o rtlan d ers to a sse rt
th e ir rights and resolve claim s.
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