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C ommitted to C ultural Diversity________________ A p ril 19, 2000 5d( Z<T n m nt u n i t u VJ<i I e n b a r Volunteers to register residents to vote this weekend Easter Festivities at the Oregon Humane Society • Margaret Carter knows the pow er o f the vote. The Oregon Hum ane Society will be open for business for the first E aster in its history this Easter Sunday, April 23,2000. It will be a festive spring day at the shelter and all are invited. Throughout the shelter cam pus, w e have hidden num bered eggs. You will receive a list o f items to try to find. H oliday-related prizes will be given to those finding them ost items. The hunt will take place from noon until 6 pm. There will be discounts for fam ilies wanting to adopt on E aster day they will be able to crack an Easter Egg revealing a discount on the norm al $55 adoption fee. Y ou may get a couupon for $5 o $25 o ff our adoption fee. Call 503/285-7722. t www.portlandobserver.com Easter Concert of Handel’s “Messiah” Tw o perform ances o f “The M essiah” are scheduled at St. M ary’s Cathedral at SW 18,h and Couch St. on Easter Sunday, April 23 at 2 pm. and the Easter Tuesday, April 25 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are on sale at Sheet M usic Service o f Portland, 34 NW 8th, or reservations can be m ade by calling the CA E at 296-9983. Prices are $20 general adm ission, $ 18 seniors, and $5 students w ith ID. Further inform ation is also availableatw w w .caeportland.com '.O M R IB L U JM Ü K Y H JK T ML PüRILANU O B S E R V E R In 1984, M argaret C arter beat six opponents to becom e O regon’s first A frican-A m erican w om an to becom e a state representative. “ W e w alked on lunch hours, after school and on w eekends to register voters in our district and educate them about the issues,” said M argaret Carter, who is now running for the state Senate against political new com er Evie Crow ell. “ It was the largest cadre o f volunteers fro m th e c o m m u n ity an d d if f e r e n t organizations I’ve ever seen.” C a rte r , w h o s e rv e d in th e H o u s e o f R epresentatives for 14 years, will be am ong a b o u t 100 v o lu n te e rs w h o w ill w a lk n eig h b o rh o o d s in N orth an d N o rth e a st Portland on Saturday to register people to vote and to rem ind them that O regon now votes by m ail instead o f residents heading to “We are going to give them reasons to vote. ” Jam ie Partridge, N ew Party m em ber M argaret Carter, interim p resid en t o f the Urban League o f P ortland the polls. S a tu rd a y at T e rre ll H all on P o rtla n d The them e o f the w alk is “ Let C om m unity C o lleg e’s cam pus, located on Y our V oice Be Heard.” North K illingsw orth Street. W alkers will The walk begins at 10 a. m . on receive training on how to register people to v o te a n d a ls o th e y w ill b e a s sig n e d neighborhoods in w hich they will walk. Lunch will be served when the volunteers return to Portland Com m unity C ollege’s Terrell Hall. State R epresentative JoAnn Bow m an is scheduled to speak during lunch. T he event is sponsored by the Portland C om m unity College Faculty Federation and the N ew Party. John Sutter o f the faculty federation said voting is a m atter o f “govern or be governed.” Jam ie Partridge o f the New Party said it is important to register people to vote in North and N ortheast Portland because the district has the low est voter participation rate in the state because residents may feel that the process leaves them out. “ W e’re going to change that,” Partridge said. “W e are going to give them reasons to vote.” Partridge said those reasons are education funding and M argaret C arter’s bid for the Senate. The New Party’s goal is to build grassroots political power. It is a m ultiracial, working class organization th a t o p e ra te s in s id e an d o u ts id e th e D em ocratic Party. The Portland chapter o f th is n atio n al o rg a n iz a tio n is b a se d in N ortheast Portland. Claudiette LaVert, a longtim e com m unity activist and chapter organizer for the New Party, said there is a voice in the ballot. “If you choose not to vote, there will be silence.” For m ore inform ation about the w alk or to volunteer, call 282-1585. Learn to Meditate a Learn to M editate for free in a 2-week course offered by the Sri Chinm oy Centre. D iscover how m editation can sim plify y o u r life and deepen y o u r sense o f happiness. Many techniques taught by experienced m editation teachers. The e v e n t w ill be h eld at th e P o rtlan d D ow ntow n Library on Sundays, April 23 and 30, from 1:3O-3 pm. Call 503/471-1588 to register. Alternatives to Growth Oregon A lternatives to Grow th O regon (A G O ) will hold a forum , O regon’s Choice: E ndless G row th or Q u ality o f L ife, Saturday, April 15,8:30 am. - 5:30 pm. at P o rtla n d S tate U n iv e rsity . K ey n o te speaker will be Bill M cK ibben, author o f " M a y b e O n e: A P e rs o n a l an d Environmental Argum ent forSingleC hild F am ilies,"" The End o f N ature; T he A ge o f M issing Inform ation," and " Hope, H um an and Wild: T rue Stories o f Living Lightly on the Earth." Registration fee (in c lu d e s lu n ch ) $ 1 5 -3 5 . For m ore information, call 503/222-0282 or visit their w ebsite at w w w .A G O regon.org. The Men They Will Become Eli H. N ew berger, MD, one o f the leading experts on child and fam ily developm ent and author o f the critically acclaim ed, “The M en They Will Become: The Nature and N urture o f M ale C haracter” will be in Portland for a one day seminar on April 24, 2000. The conference, w hich shares the titleo fD r. N ew berger’s book, will be held at the Kennedy School in Portland, Oregon from 9 am . to 4 pm. Dr. N ew berger’s book explores the developm ental process o f building character in boys. Call 503/281- 6151,ext. 12. Run, Walk and Stand for the Earth The city will be host to a unique celebration in observance o f the 3O'h A nniversary o f Earth Day on Saturday, April 2 2 ,2 0 0 0 at 7:30 am . The three main organizing groups, the Earth and SpiritCouncil, theCity Repair Project and The G reen H ouse Network, have planned a series o f participatory events, including a run to stop global warming, a human circle around the city o f Portland, a M ardi-G ras style procession honoring the earth’s m yriad life forms, tree planting, and a multi-cultural ceremony and celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square. I Governor Kitzhaber cuts ribbon at Standard Dairy Grand Opening • Grand Opening offers businesses a chance to sh o w w ares and buildings history CONTRIBIIEDSIORT for T he P ortland O bserver The Standard Dairy Building, located at 2808 N.E. M artin Luther K ingJr. B lvd.,celebrated its grand opening w hich began Thursday, April 13 and it continued through April 16. T he grand opening com m enced at 10 a.m. on T hursday, April 13 with statem ents from M e tro C o u n c ilo r Ed W a sh in g to n . W ashington spoke about the history o f the building and the M artin Luther King. Jr. Blvd. neighborhood. G uest speaker. G overnor John Kitzhaber, cut the ribbon at the grand opening and toured the Standard Dairy Building. T he rest o f the weekend offered grand opening specials throughout the businesses located in the Standard Dairy, including Billy R eed ’s R estaurant & Bar, Healthy Motion, M etropolitan Art Studio, Sheeba H ouse o f Elegance, Talism an Gallery and Vessels. The grand opening activities involved door prizes, contests, a fashion show and tours o f the Dairy. In honor o f April being D onor A w areness Month, volunteers from the O regon Donor Program was on hand to distribute donor cards and answ er questions. In addition, Billy R eed’s hosted the musical group The Earth Tones on Saturday. All o f the activities w ere free o f charge throughout the weekend. The building housed the Standard Dairy during the 1940s through 1980. T he structure sat empty until 1988 when Portland developers Bill Reed and Lydia Lundberg purchased the building. Ten years later, in 1998, Reed and Lundberg began work on the project that is now the new Standard Dairy Building. Today , the Dairy com bines living, work and retail space to provide an “urban village” to N ortheast Portland. The D airy has been nom inated for the G overnor’s Livability A w ard by M etro This award honors buildings that exem plify G overnor K itzhaber’s Quality Developm ent Criteria. Tri-met and ONE Step ONE stop working together Let us help you further your career and fin d the jo b you are looking for. We offer Job Seekers access to unlimited Job Information as well as Career Development opportunities. With the collaboration o f over 29 partner agencies, we provide a variety o f services. 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