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Discussion on Homeschooling
So yo u ’re thinking about home school
ing? A panel o f hom e schooling fam i
lies w ill discuss hom e-based educa
tion and answ er questions from the
audience at the R ockw ood L ibrary,
lo c ate d at 17917 SE. Stark. C all
503-988-5396.
National College Fair
G et a head start on your college search
at the Portland N ational C ollege Fair!
T his free event w ill be held on Friday,
O ct. 26 and S aturday, Oct. 27, from 9
a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Oregon Convention
C enter. M eet w ith college representa
tives from over 250 colleges and uni
v e rsitie s n atio n w id e. C all D onna
Rhine vault at 503-359-8137, ext. 2 36or
visit w w w .nacac.com .
Terrorism and Civil Liberties
L earn about “C ivil Liberties in a Tim e
o f T errorism ” from form er congress-
w om an Elizabeth Furse and her unique
perspective o f having grow n up in
South Africa. Participants w ill be able
to discuss the im pact o f recent acts o f
terrorism on som e o f ou r rights. The
talk will be at Portland State Uni versity ’ s
S m ith M em orial C enter on S aturday,
N ov. 3, from 8:30 a.m .- 9 :2 0 a.m. C all
503-725-4949.
Experience the Aloha Spirit
T he Hawaii Visitors Convention Bu
reau will be having their “Experience
Aloha! H awaii On Tour” at Clackam as
T ow n Center on Friday, Oct. 26. This
three-day promotional road show is a
multifaceted presentation o f Hawaii of
fering a live Island-style entertainment,
cultural dem onstrations and high-tech,
high-touch interactive displays and
activities. All activities are free.
Catlin Gabel Rummage Sale
Show to Highlight Dancers of African Rain Forest
“T he People o f the Forest,” a landm ark
collaboration betw een a nationally ac
claim ed dance com pany and m usicians
from the Central A frican Rain Forest, is
com ing to Portland on W ednesday, Nov.
7 at 7:30 p.m. at the A rlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall.
T he perform ance jo in s A lonzo K in g ’s
Lines Ballet of San Francisco with Nzambia
Lela, a 16-m em ber ensem ble o f musicians
and dancers o f the BaA ka clan from the
L obaye Forest in the southw est portion
o f the C entral A frican Republic.
T he audience will have the rare op p o r
tunity o f w itnessing a unique partnership
betw een dancers trained in classical tech
nique and A frican m usicians and dancers
unaffected by outside influences.
T he B aA ka date back 4,000 years, and
are one o f the last rem aining hunter-gath
erer societies.
W hen King visited the BaA ka in their
hom eland in N ovem ber 1999, he w as in
spired by m usic that captures the spirit
and beauty o f their natural environm ent.
T he B aA ka textures o f sound contain
astonishing variety that is as m uch a part
o f their lives as walking, eating and breath
ing.
A lonzo King is one o f the preem inent
A m erican choreographs, and his co m
pany L ines Ballet is an organization o f
extraordinary artists w ho believe in trans
form ing the capacity o f art and its pow er
to affect hum an lives.
T ickets to “People o f the F orest" are
priced at $15 to $39, w ith discounts for
students, seniors and groups o f 8 or more,
and are available at T icket Central in Pio
n e e r C o u r th o u s e S q u a re a n d a ll
Ticketm aster outlets at 503-224-4400.
A special perform ance for students in
Portland public schools will be held as
part o f the visit orchestrated byW hite
Bird P roductions o f Portland in con ju n c
tion with the Alvin Alley A merican Dance
Theatre.
Xavier Ferla and Debra Rose express the fine art o f modern dance in an ancient culture in "The People of the Forest. "
coming to Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
photo by M arty S ohl
The 57,h annual Catlin Gabel Rummage
Sale kicks o ff on T hursday, Nov. 1 at
the Portland E xpo C enter. Shoppers
w ill find a vast selection o f high-qual
ity goods. Proceeds from the R um
m age Sale go to C atlin G abel student
financial aid. The sale goes from T hurs
day, N ov. 1 - Sunday, Nov. 4 at the
P ortland Expo C enter in H alls A & B.
Call 503-297-1894.
King Daughter Follows
Her Father’s Path
Rev. Bernice King to speak on social change at Lewis &
Clark, just like her father did 40 years ago
Montessori For Your Child
A s part o f its Parent E ducation Series,
Providence M ontessori School will
offer a free lecture to anyone inter
e s te d in le a rn in g m o re a b o u t a
M ontessori education for their child.
The lecture will take place on Tuesday,
Oct. 30. from 7-8 p.m. at the Providence
M ontessori School, located at 830 NE.
47'h Ave. in Enrichm ent Studio #2. Call
503-215-2409.
The Rev. Bernice K ing, the youngest
daughter o f the Rev. Dr. M artin L uther King
Jr., will present the 2001 Chamberlin Lecture,
“D isturbing the Com fortable: C reating So
cial C hange T hat Lasts,” at 7:30 p .m .. Tues-
day, Oct. 30, in A gnes Flanagan C hapel,
Lew is & C lark College, 0615 S.W . Palatine
Volunteers Needed
C ares N orthw est is a m edical child
abuse assessm ent center. T he pro
gram sees over 1500children each year
for concerns o f sexual abuse, physical
abuse, em otional abuse, neglect and
exposure to dom estic violence. The
center is in need o f volunteers, p rim a
rily from M onday through Friday.
S p a n is h -s p e a k in g v o lu n te e rs are
needed on T hursdays and Fridays.
Call Debby K em enat503-331-2400for
m ore information.
Shortage of Health Professionals
A pproxim ately 72 m illion A m ericans
live in m etropolitan and rural locations
that are designated health profession
s h o rta g e a re a s, a c c o rd in g to the
A gency for H ealth C are Policy and
R esearch and the A sso c iatio n o f
A m erican M edical Col leges. A talk on
this subject will be given at the H is
panic M etropolitan Cham ber luncheon
on Oct. 30 at the Benson Hotel, start -
ingat 11:30a.m. Call 503-226-2556.
Proposed McDonald’s
Stirs Debate
A rally was held last week to show opposition to a proposed
McDonald's on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, south of
Fremont. The neighbors said they were concerned about traffic, trash
and low wage jobs. Supporters of the plans say the restaurant will
be an economic and wanted boost for the King corridor that would
lead to other new ventures in northeast Portland.
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K in g 's lecture celebrates her father’s visit
to the college 40 years ago.
On Nov. 8 ,1961, Dr. King spoke on “The
Future o f Integration” at a Lew is & C lark
convocation. His speech in the co lleg e 's
gym nasium marked his first visit to Portland
from his hom e in A tlanta, Ga. L ater that
evening, he spoke in the Civic A uditorium
on elim inating barriers to equal opportunity.
Bernice King has an international reputa
tion as a pow erful and m otivating orator. She
began her speaking career at the age o f 17
with a speech to the U nited N ations G eneral
A ssem bly and has developed a dynamic-
oratorical style rem iniscent o f her father's.
She narrated the “Lincoln Portrait" w ith an
orchestra in Kiel, G erm any, and has spoken
throughout the world.
Ebony m agazine honored K in g 's leader
ship in its “T en o f T om orrow ” list. She is the
author o f "H ard Q uestions. H eart A nsw ers"
and an ordained preacher and assistant to
the pastor at the Love C enter at G reater
Rising Star Baptist C hurch in Atlanta.
A law yer and social activist. King served
in the Fulton County Juvenile C ourt system
under Judge G lenda Hatchett, mentored fifth-
grade girls in an inner-city school, organized
Like her father, Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., Rev. Bernice King has a reputation
as a powerful and motivating orator.
coalitions to close a pornography shop,
helped build a hom e through H abitat for
H um anity, coordinated nonviolent conflict
resolution conferences and taught courses
on race relations and on leadership dev elo p
ment.
She earned a b ac h elo r's degree in p sy
chology from Spelman College and m aster of
divinity andjuris doctor degrees from Emory
U niversity.
H er lecture a, L ew is & C lark will be free
and open to the public, but tickets are re
quired by calling 503-768-7085. T ickets are
also available at the college bookstore or the
chapel office
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