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Frida Kahlo. Mexico’s Most Acclaimed Artist
L e g e n d a n d c u lt fig u re , th e
p o rtra its . A rt b e c a m e a re tre a t
e x tra o rd in a r y F rid a K a h lo is a
fro m p o lio , a b u s a c c id e n t an d
so rro w fu l h e ro in e w h o s e o b ­
in n u m e ra b le su rg e rie s th a t left
se s s io n w ith d e a th p ro v id e d
F rid a in c o n s ta n t p a in . V ia
h e r w ith an u n q u e n c h a b le th irst
im a g in a ry frie n d s a n d a rtis tic
fo r life.
e rie s o f h e r re a lity . H e r w o rk
r e ta b lo " is n o t o n ly a v is u a l
b e c a m e h e r life a s sh e r e in ­
p la y ,
“ F rid a ,
s to r y o f a n in tr ic a te ly c o m ­
v e n te d h e r s e lf in to a tim e le s s
p le x a r ti s t, b u t a p u r s u it o f
p e rs o n a th a t w a s m irro re d in
th e im p o r ta n c e a r t p la y s in to
h e r art.
P e rfo rm a n c e s o f “ F rid a ”
th e f a b r ic o f h u m a n ity .
K a h lo w a s b o rn a M e s tiz o
w i l l b e a t th e
E l C e n tro
o f E u ro p e a n a n d M e x ic a n p a r ­
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e n ts, h e r d a rk b ra id e d h a ir a n d
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d istin c tiv e b ird -w in g b ro w s are
8 p .m . F o r m o r e in f o r m a tio n ,
im m o rta liz e d in o v e r 2 0 0 se lf-
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Members o f the Miracle
Theatre includes Ina Strauss
(from left), Maya Malan-
Gonzalez and Dahel Malan.
They will perform the
biographical story o f Mexican
artist Frida Kahlo in the play,
“Frida, un retablo.*
Vuelve a estallar la violencia en la Argentina
Buenos A ires (A P) - M illares
de desocupados se concentraron
ayer frente a la C asa de G obierno
de A rg e n tin a , en re c la m o de
tr a b a jo , a s is te n c ia e s ta ta l y
alimentos.
Los bancos de la ciudad de
C asilda, a unos 350 al norte de
Buenos A ires y de Jujuy, en el
extrem o norte, tam bién sufrieron
el enojo popular, tal com o ocurrió
poco antes con otro en la cercana
La Plata.
En la m ayor m ovilización que
se re c u e rd e en C a s ild a , u n a
ciu d ad a g ríc o la -g a n a d e ra , unos
7 .000 m an ifestan tes exp resaro n
su d e s c o n t e n t o c o n t r a el
‘’c o rra lito ” (re stric c ió n de las
su m as q u e p u ed en e x tra e rse de
la s in s t itu c io n e s b a n c a d a s )
^Idedkiembn*- December 20
43meses~43 months
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kilometers to the soufli of the capital
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a p e d rean d o los b an c o s N ació n ,
B isel y N u ev o B an co de S an ta
F e, in fo rm ó la p o licía.
L os c a je r o s a u to m á tic o s de
los ban co s G a lic ia y C red ico p
fu ero n d e stro z a d o s con p alo s y
p ied ras p or la g en te qu e se lanzó
a la c a l l e , la m a y o r í a
c o m e r c ia n te s , p r o d u c to re s y
em p re sario s.
D urante la protesta tam bién
resultaron destrozados los frentes
de em presas de servicios públicos
y reparticion es recaudadoras de
im p u e s to s .
A dem ás
fu e
incendiado un autom óvil de la
em presa de aguas.
L a a g e n c ia D Y N d ijo qu e
agentes reprim ieron con gases y
balas de gom a, uno de cuyos
proyectiles hirió a uno de los
m anifestantes.
En Jujuy, las oficinas de los
b ancos M acro, B ankB oston y
C itib an k q u ed aro n d estru id as,
lu e g o d e u n a p r o te s ta de
e m p le a d o s
e s ta ta le s
que
reclam aban el pago de su salario.
En La Plata, a 50 kilóm etros al
su r de la capital, desconocidos
in c e n d ia r o n
tr e s ca je ro s
autom áticos que funcionaban en
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Dr. King and Baha’i Faith,
Advocates for Racial Unity
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Linda Sevier-Sherman
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RELIGION
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Of)b sem er
una sucursal del Banco G alicia.
L as lla m a s p ro v o c a ro n la
explosión de los cajeros y los
vidrios del ed ificio estallaron en
m il pedazos.
Bancos y cajeros autom áticos
suelen ser objeto de la furia de la
so cied ad , qu e los to m a com o
sím bolo de sus m ales dentro de un
s is te m a d e " b a n c a r iz a c ió n ”
forzada.
Las argentinos no pueden d is­
poner librem ente de sus ahorros,
ni siquiera de sus salarios, que
e s tá n " a c o r r a l a d o s ” en los
bancos, los cuales aducen que si
los devuelven en form a m asiva
irían a la quiebra.
La m edida fue adoptada en el
g o b ie r n o d e l ex p r e s id e n te
Fem ando de la R úa para evitar
una fuga de capitales, sem anas
antes de su renuncia el 20 de
diciem bre pasado en m edio de un
sangriento estallido social.
A rg e n tin a e s tá c o n su
eco n o m ía q u eb rad a, bajo una
angustiante recesión que lleva ya
43 m eses y un agudo crecim iento
de la pobreza que afecta a m ás de
un tercio de sus 36 m illones de
habitantes.
A m em orial service was held
Saturday, Jan. 12,2002, in New
H ope B aptist C hurch in P o rt­
land for Linda Sevier-Sherman,
w ho died Jan. 5 at age 50.
M rs. S ev ie r-S h e rm an w as
b o m L in d a S ev ie r on O ct. 2,
1951, in P o rtlan d , w h ere she
liv ed all h e r life. She g ra d u ­
ated fro m G ran t H igh S ch o o l
an d fro m C o n c o rd ia U n iv e r­
sity.
She w as a m anager for R.D.
S e v ie r & S on G arb ag e S e r­
vice fo r the p ast 30 years. She
w as a m e m b er o f th e ch u rch .
In 1996, sh e m a rried D av id
Sherm an.
S urvivors include her h u s­
b an d ; son, Z ach ary S evier;
daughter, C atherine Sevier; fa­
ther, R ichard D. Sevier; sister,
Lilian A dam s; and brother, R i­
chard L. Sevier.
Rem em brances to American
D ia b e te s A s s o c ia tio n . A r­
rangem ents by C ald w ell’s C o ­
lonial Chapel.
by V ictoria C.
Dr. King dream ed o f the day
when justice and equity would
become a reality for all people, and
yet that day, like a shimmering m i­
rag e, still h o v ers ju s t o ut o f
A m erica’s collective reach. A l­
though it may look and feel differ­
ently today than it did 200 years
ago, racial prejudice continues to
erode the social fabric o f this coun­
try. Racially biased messages bom­
barding us daily are so potent that
black and white people are hesitant
to even look at each other’s faces
when passing on the street.
O ver
150
y ea rs
ago,
B aha’u ’llah, founder o f the B aha'i
faith, taught the essential on e­
ness o f hum ankind. A m erican
B ah a’ is regard racial prejudice as
the m ost vital and challenging is­
sue to be addressed in the United
States today.
Jonathan Graves, facilitator o f a
workshop on racism, notes that it
takes trem endous effort and cour­
age for white people to face their
deeply ingrained sense o f superi­
ority. “W hen a person em braces
the B aha’i Faith, he or she makes a
conscious spiritual com m itm ent to
the unity o f mankind and equality
o f all people. Imagine how difficult
and painful it is to then stop out o f
the com fort zone, recognize on e’s
ow n inherent racist attitudes and
begin to work on them.”
G raves further notes, “If you
are not actively participating in
the eradication o f racism , then you
are supporting it through your
inaction.”
But as w hites have a responsi­
bility to w ork on the elim ination of
racial prejudice, B aha’is o f color
also shoulder a significant role in
w orking tow ard this goal. Afri-
Amon Maurice Rogers
F uneral services w ere held
Jan. 3,2002, in Faith Tabernacle
C hurch o f Portland for A m on
M aurice Rogers, w hodied Dec.
28,2001, o f a gunshot w ound at
age 27. Mr. R ogers w as bom
Dec. 1 3 ,1 9 7 4 , in Portland. He
w as a softw are designer since
last O ctober.
S u r v iv o r s in c lu d e h is
daughters, Josaline and M onie;
son, A m onte; child he helped
raise, M onterio Spears; mother,
J u a n ita ;
f a th e r ,
W illie
B altzegar; sister, L oretta; and
c o m p a n io n , L a S h a w a n ta
Spears.
A rrangem ents by K illings-
w orth L ittle C h ap el o f the
Chimes.
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mitment to cultural diversity
includes the encouragement o f
a m ulti-lingual society. Readers
can leant Spanish on this page
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can-A m erican B aha’is are taught
to search their hearts for the c a ­
pacity to forgive past injustices
and to w ipe out every trace o f
suspicion that m ay still linger. To
respond in w arm th and love to
those long regarded as op p res­
sors requires unending courage
and faith.
“T he only w ay to overcom e
racial barriers is through spiritual
developm ent,” says Dr. Joy Leary,
m em ber o f the Local Spiritual
A ssem bly o f the B aha’is o f P ort­
land, “the m ore w e develop spiri­
tually, the less significant issues
o f skin color w ill becom e. T he
essential oneness o f hum anity is
so m uch bigger than our perceived
differences.”
B ahai’s are taught that w hen
you gaze upon the face o f another
person, you see the face o f your
Lord. T hat person should be ap ­
proached w ith the same love, d ig ­
nity and value you w ould give
your Lord.
The B ah a’i w ritings teach that
nothing short o f extrem e patience,
true hum ility, and deliberate, p er­
sistent prayerful effort w ill bring
about the ju stice o f equality. T he
road to equality is beset w ith pit-
falls and none o f us is perfect. Yet,
is it the intention o f every B ah a’i
to face and overcom e this ch a l­
lenging issue. B ah ai’s o f all races
w ill continue to w orship, work,
stu d y an d so c ia liz e to g e th er.
T hey w ill continue to celebrate
cultural diversity w hile nurturing
unity through genuine love, d ig ­
nity and respect. B aha’ is will hold
each o th e r’s children, look into
their faces and see God. From
there, ju stice w ill prevail.
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