June 23, 1999
C om m itted to C u ltu ra l Diversity
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Pet of the Week
The Oregon Humane Society is pleased
to announce a great addition to its web site:
Pet ofthe Week Photos. Y oucannow view
photos o f some ofthe animals available for
adoption on our web site. Go to the adop­
tion page o f w w w . oregonhumane. com and
click on the “pet o f the w eek” menu item.
You will see cameos o f cats, dogs, and
small caged pets available for adoption at
the Oregon Humane Society. Call 503/
285-7722, ext. 215.
The 1999 Multicultural Music and Food Festival
Good In The Hood
Friday, June 25th • Saturday, June 26th • Sunday, June 27°
Youth Volunteer Corps
On June 25 the Youth Volunteer Corps,
a program o f Campfire Boys and Girls,
will host Volunteam Day at Sellwood
Park from 9:30 AM to 3 PM. Volunteam
D ay is a nationwide, yearly event that
celebrates and prom otes youth’s contri­
bution to the community. This year the
them e is C om m u n ity C o llab o ratio n
Across the Nation. From 9 :3 0 - 1PM will
be registration and service projects which
include non-native species removal. From
1 - 3 PM, there will be lunch, games and
the reggae band Earth Force will perform.
There will also be an inspirational speaker.
Youth ages 11-17 are invited to attend.
Chinese Herbs
D iscover the healthful benefits o f tra­
ditional C hinese m edicine at free Satur­
day sem inars on June 19 and 26 at the
O regon C ollege o f O riental M edicine
(located at 10525 SE Cherry Blossom
D rive). O n June 19, the focus is on herbs
w ith sam ples to sm ell and taste. The
final sem inar on June 26 is on m editative
exercises w ith tim e to learn som e basic
m ovem ents. Sem inars begin at 10 AM.
C all 503/253-3443.
Explore Africa This Summer
The H omowa African Arts and C ul­
tures is presenting a four-week series o f
A frican arts day camps for children ages
6-12. The day camps begin July 19 and
run through August 13. Each week-long
camp occurs Monday through F riday from
9 AM until 3 PM. The series begins July
19-23 at the East Portland Com munity
Center, 740 SE 106th Ave. The second
cam p follows July 26-30 at W hitaker
M iddle School, 5700 NE 39th. For addi­
tional information, call 503/288-3025.
Kids N’ Tennis
For the last tw elve years kids N ’ T en­
nis, Inc. (K N 'T ) has sponsored sum m er
tennis cam ps for over 1,200 children.
T he cam ps are scheduled to start on June
21st and run until July 30th. For $30,
kids can participate four days a w eek for
six w eeks at Irving Park or R oosevelt
H igh School. Tw o sessions are offered
M onday - Thursday, 9:30 AM - 10:30
AM o r 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
Cascade AIDS Project
For the first time, selected artwork to
be featured at the Cascade AIDS Project
(CA P) Art Auction will be available for
viewing for the month leading up to the
auction. Dennis K atayam a and M arilyn
M urdoch o f K atayam a Framing are the
honorary co-chairs for the ninth annual
CA P Art are hosting a preview o f the
donated works in the newly opened gal­
lery at K atayam a Framing at 2219 NW
Raleigh. The artwork can be viewed until
Saturday, June 26. This year's auction
will be held from 7 PM to 11 PM at the
Pacific N orthw estC ollegeof Art(PNCA),
1241 NW Johnson, in Portland's Pearl
District. Call 503/223-5907.
Health Assessment
The Evergreen Karrington Health and
R ehabilitation C enter will be hosting
health screenings on July 22, from 10
AM until 1 PM at the A dventist M edical
C enter Com m unity H ealth V an Blood
pressure. Coronary Risk Assessment, and
Body Fat tests are free A D iabetes
Screening will cost $ 1. For m ore infor­
m ation, call 503/255-7040.
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FR ID A Y
6:00 to 10:00 p . m .
Ethnic Dance and Music
F E A T U R IN G
The NW Africkan American Ballet
Milagro Bailedores and Tibetan Cultural Dance
SATURDAY
11:00 a . m .
The Good In The Hood Parade
M artin Luther K in g Jr Blvd.
Starts at N Williams and Russell • Stan lining up at 9:00 A.M.
BRING YOUR BIKES,
TRIKES AND WAGONS!
H e 'll help decorate them before the parade!
T H E R E W I L L BE R IB B O N S A N D T R O P H IE S -
fo r bikes, trikes, wagons, costumes, pets, marching
groups, music groups, autos, horses and floats!
For more information, call Paul Knauls at 285-1159.
loly Redeemer Area Campus at 1 2 7 N Portland Blvd.
unteers w ho seek to present the positive as­
he G ood in the H ood M ulticultural
pects o f the N /N E Portland neighborhoods.
M usic and Food Festival is a three-
Police C h ief Charles M oose has been very
day event taking place in North Port­
honorary chair since the ev en t’s in­
land on the cam pus o f the Holy Redeem visible
er
ception in 1992.
School at N. Portland and V ancouver Blvds.
This Festival showcases the culturally rich
O n June 25,h, 26'h and 27,h. It is a production
resources inherent in this area. It also educates
o f the N eighborhood O utreach Association,
and builds bridges with the greater metropoli-
a non-profit organization run totally by vol-
T
ropolitan area. G ood in the H ood strengthens
cultural self-identity, presenting a stage for
all groups to explore, present and teach their
arts, dances, music & storytelling to other
segm ents o f the population. “H ood” also
brings contem porary perform ers and artists
to the neighborhoods to educate the residents
o f the larger possibilities available to them.
F E A T U R IN G
N ueva Era • Linda H om buckle
M ichael Harrison and Friends • and more!
Enjoy F.nthic Food • Beer & Wine Garden
Artist Market Place • Kid Space
A Miracle of the World
End of an Era For One of World’s Most Beloved Figures
Bi Ross H erbert
JO H A N N E S B l R G — For South Africa,
a nation that emerged from 350 years o f brutal
race-based government only five years ago, the
country's second all-race election marks a mile­
stone in a miraculous political transformation.
A lthough the ruling A frican National
Congress was sure to w in, the contest heralds
a growing dem ocratic m aturity w hich in­
creasingly sets South Africa apart from the
pattern o f divisive, often corrupt, elections
across Africa. At a m ore em otional level,
W ednesday also m arks the passing o f the
torch o f leadership from one o f the nation's
and the w orld’s m ost beloved figures
N elson Mandela.
On Monday, Mandela veered away from the
mass rallies at which he has been appearing and
walked, to the alarm o f security agents, through
some o f Johannesburg's quiet suburban shop­
ping malls to say goodbye to the people.
“I am going dow n to m y village. That is
w here I ’m going to be because I ’m essen­
tially a country boy. I w ant to see a blade o f
grass, I want to see the birds as they are flying
around and 1 w ant to listen to the noise o f the
streams. But I do w ant to say goodbye,”
M andela said.
The jaunt was vintage Mandela, who has
refused to allow his presidency to become
suffused with the formality and tight security
that keeps most heads o f state insulated from
their people.
In 1995, several hundred ex-A N C opera­
tives and fighters m arched on the Union
Buildings in the capital, Pretoria, refusing to
leave until they were granted som e form o f
job or pension for their service against A part­
heid Late that night, M andela w alked into
the crow d o f angry m en, w ith only tw o ner­
vous security guards follow ing him.
Mandela told the mob to sit and instantly
they fell silent and sat. Mandela pointed to one
man and asked what was
his problem, ih e man
recounted his story, then
sat while Mandela turned
to another. After listen­
ing to many stories, he
raised his hands, said he
understood and would
take care o f them and they
should go home, which
they obediently did.
The humility and au­
thority evident in such
incidents play a big part
in South Africa’s success­
ful
tra n sfo rm a tio n
Mandela always gives the
ANC, as an organization,
credit for his successes
but pol itical analysts and
ordinary citizens credit
him personally for set­
ting the to n eo f reconcili­
ation that allowed South
Africa to transform itself
without the bloody battles
that marked the change
o f leaders in so many Af­ Last Wednesday marks the passing of the torch of leadership from one of South Africa's and the world’s
rican states.
most beloved figures — Nelson Mandela.
A fter five years of
com paratively smooth
to be better equipped than Mandela for such
Much o f the credit for these changes, made in
governm ent, it is easy to forget how tense
issues, w hich require hard managerial skills,
the face o f criticism from some ANC members,
South A frica w as in 1994. W hites stockpiled
but
he has followed M andela’s lead in work­
goes to Mandela’s deputy. Thabo Mbeki, who
food, w hite racists launched a last ditch bomb­
ing
with
whites.
was inaugurated president on June 16. Mbeki,
ing cam paign Well armed and organized
As
he
strode through the shopping mall
who has done most o f the day-to-day decision
w hite soldiers and police and much more
M
onday,
shaking hands, M andela told re­
making in the past two years, is a polished,
num erous blacks could have fought each
porters,
“
I
w ant to say to the w hites that we
careful, intelligent politician who spent years in
other to a bloody standstill.
have m ade it possible for everybody to enjoy
exile
Compared
toMandela,
who
exudes
warmth
For leading the nation away from that abyss,
being South A frican We, the AN C, have
and charisma. Mbeki seems cold and cunning
Mandela is credited with playing a roll as
overthrow n w hite suprem acy but w e could
Mbeki has publicly spoken much more
important to South Africa as George Washing­
not do it a lo n e — A fricans, coloreds, Indians,
often
than
M
andela
on
the
need
to
address
the
ton did in America. In a world o f often venal,
whites had to work together to m ake this
glaring
discrepancies
between
white
and
black
bitter politics, M andela's grace and forgive­
country a m iracle o f the w orld.”
incomes
and
access
to
services.
Mbeki
seems
ness has made him a giant.
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Noon to 7:00 p . m .
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