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www.portlandobserver.com Committed to Cultural Diversity parttani» (©bsertter ninni u n i t o a I c it h a r (!1 August 30, 2000 50' SECTION B NE A lberta Street receives new banners Back to School Fair T his year on Septem ber 2, N ortheast P o rtlan d ’s Irving Park w ill be filled w ith excitem ent as basketball players, social service agencies and com m unity groups all jo in together to co-sponsor the NE C om m unity B ackto School F air2000! In addition to the Fair w ill be the 9th annual Free B asketball Clinic. T he basketball clinic is open to the first 500 registrants boys and girls ages 7-18. A ll youth registered for the Clinic will automatically get at the end o f the day a backpack filled w ith v a r io u s s c h o o l s u p p lie s . R egistration is from 9 a .m .-10 a.m. Twenty new banners will unfurl on NE Alberta Street this month. Each one is large and colorful, representing various cultures that parallel the m ulti-cultural feeling o f the street. A short dedication cerem ony will celebrate the hanging o f the banners. Scheduled for Saturday, Septem ber 16lh, at 11:45 during the A lberta Street Fair. T he dedication will take place on the main stage (21s' and Alberta). The new banners w ere made possible by a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council to the arts group, A rt on A lberta. Judge Cornw ell was selected by the panel for her e x p e rtise an d h e r co m m itm e n t to th e n e ig h b o rh o o d . She ow ned Judee M oonbeam ’s Fibre A rt Studio on Alberta Street for three years before m oving to K illingsw orth and M allory. She was helped by several neighborhood students: Shaneika W arden, M aurice C arter and B ridget Lovett. C ornw ell’s m otifs w ere inspired by patterns and im ages from an A frican M aasi w arrior’s shield, a M ayan tem ple, an O sage blanket, a Celtic key design, a C hinese dragon to name a few. To quote Judee M oonbeam (Comwell) “T he cultures I ’m m ost interested in had to share space to honor a few others. I need to m ake a m illion m ore banners to cover all b ases. Multi-Church Garage Sale to Benefit Homeless Shelters T he 26 churches o f M etro East Portland Interfaith Hospitality Netw ork are hosting a Huge Multi-Church G arage Sale, Friday, S eptem ber 8 and Saturday, Septem ber 9 at ST. T im othy Lutheran C hurch, 14500 SE Powell in Portland. T heir program b e g a n in O cto b e r 1999 to p ro v id e tem porary shelter, food, transportation and professional counseling support to homeless families as they look for housing and em ployment. Call 491 -0578. Help Build a Better Community O nT uesday, Septem ber 12th, from 5p.m . to close M cM enam ins B agdad T heater & Pub will hold a benefit night for REACH Community Development. 50% ofall food and beverage sales in both the restaurant and the theater will go to REA CH . For inform ation about m ovies show ing that evening, call225-5555 ext. 8830no earlier th a r Septem ber 8. James Earl Jones Celebrates Children M orrisonC enterC hild& Fam ily Services has announced that Jam es Earl Jones w ill be the keynote speaker at "C elebrating C h ild ren ,” the o rg an iz atio n ’s annual c o m m u n ity r e c o g n itio n g a la , o n S ep te m b er 14, 2000 at the O regon Convention Center. G uests will be treated to intim ate and inspiring rem arks by one o f A m erica’s m ost recognized voices and distinguished perform ers. T ickets are av ailab le now for $100 p er person. C orporate sponsorships and tables are also available and w ill include benefits such as a private reception w ith Mr. Jones. Call C ynthia Thom pson at 503/ 233-4356. City Garden Fair A C ity G arden F air will be held on Saturday, Septem ber9, from 8 am. to 1 pm. at the P ortland Farm ers M arket at South Park Blocks by Portland State University. There will be produce and flower judging. B ring produce and flow ers for judging betw een 8 to 10 am. Judging will begin at 10 am. K ids w elcom e w ith activities for th e m . F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , c a ll C om m unity G ardens at 823-1612. Rapid Eye Therapy R apid E ye T herapy uses blinking and eye m ovem ents in a 12-session program o f regressions through birth and inner child stages, in order physiologically to rem ove stresses, traum as, and unw anted patterns w hich w ere stored during those tim es. H annah V aiv w ill be part o f a W om en’s H ealth D iscussion G roup at In O ther W ords on T hursday, Septem ber 21,7p.m.Call232-6OO3. Volunteer for the 2000 Komen Portland Race for the Cure V olunteer to help m ake the 2000 K om en R ace for the C ure, one o f the largest 5K run/w alk events in the nation, another great success! T he 2000 Race, to benefit the O regon & Southw est W ashington A ffiliate o f the Susan G. K om en Breast C ancer Foundation, needs m ore than 1,000 volunteers during Race W eekend, S eptem ber 15 and 16 w ith Race D ay on S eptem ber 17. D istribute food, register participants, help set up, w ork at the H ealth Expo and the N EW Post-Event Party, and other tasks. Call 503/553-3680 or visit w w u .raceforthecure-pdx.org Multnomah County celebrates graduation o f community health workers CÜSIRlJBVIJUIHiUiï kor T he P ortland O bserver M ultnom ah C ounty H ealth D epartm ent w elcom ed 13 new C om m unity H eath W orkers (CH W ) to local Field Service Teams. CH W s are members ofthe communities they serve. T hey are recruited not only for their skills, know ledge, and abilities, but also for the experience and cu ltu ral b ac k g ro u n d th ey sh are w ith th eir com m unities. C H W s provide cultural m ediation betw een com m unities and the health care system ; provide inform al counseling and social support; organize com m unities; advocate for individuals and com m unities; provide health education; and assure that people get the services they need. For the past 6 w eeks, 13 new CH W s have participated in the first full-length curriculum for CH W s in the N orthw est. T he curriculum is divided into three parts: skill base, orientation to the health social service system , and health issues. Thanks to a cooperative agreem ent with Portland C om m unity College, the C H W s received 16 academ ic credits. These credits can be applied to an undergraduate degree program. The C H W s received recognition and certificates o f academ ic credit at a graduation cerem ony on A ugust 2 5 ,2 0 0 0 at PCC C ascade C am pus. The Portland City Council voted to appoint urban designer Lloyd D. Lindley to the Portland Design Com m ission fora four- yearterm . Mr. Lindley is a registered landscape architect (ASLA). He com pleted w ork on the K ing N eighborhood Com m ercial D evelopm ent Strategy, W ashington Square Regional Center Plan and Low er Burnside A rea R edevelopm ent Plan. Recent ,jects also include an urban design evaluation o f the Broadway rridor in Vancouver, Canada to determ ine whether SkyTrain, jht Rail T ransit or Rapid Bus should serve this corridor. He :urrently leading the Lloyd D istrict D evelopm ent Strategy, loyd’s work designing streets, parks and transportation items dem onstrates his aw areness o f how public space o f kinds contributing to the character o fo u r com m unity,” said y C om m issionerCharlie Hales. “Design review is ultimately aut creating a great place - not ju st a good building. Lloyd ows the details that need to be attended to as w e create and dtalize great neighborhoods,” H ales said. e eight-m em ber Portland D esign C om m ission provides idership and expertise on urban design and architecture, e C om m ission review s m ajor redevelopm ent within design itricts and serves as the appellate body for m inor design dew cases. A s com m issioner-in-charge o f the O ffice o f inning and D evelopm ent R eview , H ales is responsible for :ommending Design Com m ission appointments to the Mayor Lloyd Lindley (left) speaks to PDC Commissioner and VP o f Government Affairs and Economic Development Carl Tai ton on some specific aspects o f a current PDC project. and Council. Current Commission members are: Brigid Flanigan, Chris Kopca, M ike M cCulloch, Nancy M erryman, Loren Waxman, and Linda W isner. t 1
