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May 08,2002 Pag« A8 Ceasefire Oregon Gun Turn-In May 11 Ceasefire Oregon will hold its ninth gun turn-in to reduce the threat of gun violence and increase public awareness of gun safety on Saturday. May 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at six Portland area locations. The event is sponsored by local law en forcement agencies, community leaders, the medical community and gun violence preven tion advocates. Gun violence has become a major public threat. By a voluntary surrender of firearms, the Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation hopes to reduce the number of preventable gun injuries and deaths. Guns are exchanged for merchandise cer- tificates equaling $50 dollars. Information on safe storage, gun safety and gun violence prevention will be available at each site. The turn-ins are scheduled at the following collections: Lutheran Center for Christian Min istries, 4219 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; Eastport Plaza, 4104 S.E. 82nd Ave., Suite 300; Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Station #67, 13810 S.W, Farmington Rd. at Menio in Beaverton; Clackamas Fire Station, 2930 S.E. Oak Grove Blvd. at McLaughlin in Milwaukie; the Human Resources Building, Tuality Hospital, 232 S.E. 8th Ave. in Hillsboro; and Gresham Fire Station #4 on Northeast 192nd and Halsey in Gresham. A little girl tests the new tricycle track behind Early Head Start on North M ississippi and Skidmore. The track will be used for a kid's race during a family-friendly m ulticultural fair. A PROGRAM OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION FESTIVAL TO BfilAG fOOD, nusic, CRAFTS 2 8 0 0 N . V a n c o u v e r A v e n u e , S u ite 1 0 0 , 9 7 2 2 7 ; 5 0 3 4 1 3 - 1 8 5 0 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and made possible Sponsored by the in part by Legacy Emanuel, PSU-RRI and CareOregon REACH WHAT? stands for Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health. It is a community action plan to decrease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the Oregon African American community. an African American is twice as likely to die from a in Oregon WHY? stroke and one and one-half times as likely to die from a heart attack. Boise Eliot School and historic Mississippi stage first multi-cultural festival Food, music and crafts will lure area residents to the first annual Portland M ulti-C ultural Festival, with special events in north P ort land over three days beginning T hursday, next w eek. R esidents in the Boise neigh borhood and parents o f Boise- Eliot Elementary School organized the events w hich features live m usic, m ulti-cultural food and ch ild ren ’s activities. T he festival is a celebration o f our rich local culture and talent w ith a fam ily- friendly focus. A storybook parade and food court highlight the kick o ff to the celebration on T hursday, M ay 16, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Boise-Eliot school, 630 N. Frem ont. A com m unity talent show and outdoor m ovies wi 11 lure people to the celebration on Friday, M ay 17 at the Mississippi Rising Ballroom, 833 N. Shaver. O n S atu rd ay , M ay 16, a d y nam ic stage lineup o f India rock, g o sp el ja z z , w o rld fo lk , N ativ e- A m erican flu te and g o sp el hip hop w ill take p lace on M issis- sip p i A venue b etw e en F rem o n t and S k id m o re, from 10 a.m . to 5 p.m. T he O regon Z oo will offer its Bug Z oo exhibit and Early H ead Start hosts a tricycle race. Local crafts and a com m unity garage sale will offer unique and inexpen sive treasures. T he festival is draw ing sup port from N W N atural, Safeco, L egacy H ealth System , T ri-M et and K B O O 90.7F M . F or m ore in fo rm atio n , call M issy at 503-916-6171. Mandela and Tutu: The Next Generation Son, daughter of South African leaders to visit Portland higher incidence of premature death, diabetes, stroke, heart African Americans have a attack and high blood pressure. Nontombi Naomi Tutu, the daughter o f Archbishop Desmond Tutu. For STAY TUNED... more information programs such as HOLLA (youth peer education) and Lookin' Tight Livin' Right (beauty and barber shop based education) to decrease the disparity of preventable chronic diseases. Prince Cedza Dlamini, the grandson o f Nelson Mandela. C elebrating 10 years o f provid ing affordable housing for low income families, Portland Com mu nity Reinvestm ent Initiatives in vites everyone to a special en gagem ent featuring the daughter and grandson o f tw o o f South A frica’s m ost prom inent leaders. N ontom bi N aom i T u tu and Prince Cedza Dlamini will be guest speakers at the PCRI anniversary celebration on Friday, May 10 from Sponsored HOT S chool and H istoric M ississippi i 8 th T hursday M ay i 6 B oise -E liot S chool 620 N. Premont IO AM - 8 PM S torybook P arade B ig W orld B eat M ilagro B ailadorfs F lying R hino M ulti -C ultural F ood C ourt OVER 2 0 KID-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES! Q ia m c o A EHRT «« M«.«r 4 17 B allroom F r id a y M a y M ississippi R ising #33 N . Shaver 7 PM - 9 PM S aturday M ay 18 M ississippi A venue S treet F air N . Mississippi Ave. between N . Premont & N . Sktclmon IO AM - 5 PM G r a n d fa th e r ' s R ib -O ff C h alleng e ! C om m u n ity T alent S h o w & O utdoor M ovies ! N-T ouch (gospel ja z z ) T he N ew S henanigans (woman's rock) T he R eparations (hip hop improv) T he R edeemers (ja zz & soul) A frican D ancb G ospel M usic W orkshop of A merica children ' s dramas childrens choirs IR ike R ace O regon B ug Z oo S kateboard D emos - A rts & C rafts M arket FIRE! (gospel hip hop) C ommunity G arage S ale K ama (w o rt J fo lk) F or F urther I nformation C all M issy S chachnbr 5 0 j.9 1 6 .6 1 7 1 : P rinting C ourtesy o r I h i W o o d sh sd : S pecial I ha n k s to S C R A P 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the First C ongre gational C hurch, 1126 S.W . Park. A special reception w ill follow at S elf E nhancem ent, Inc., 3920 N. Kerby. T utu is the daughter o f A rch bishop D esm ond Tutu. H er life m ission is to carry on the leg acy o f h e r fa th e r by b u ild in g g e n d e r c o a li tio n s acro ss rac ial lin es an d striv in g fo r ju s tic e , b o th in h er n ative S o u th A frica and g lo b ally . She is the fo u n d er an d c h a irp e rso n o f the T u tu F o u n d a tio n , w h ic h fro m 1985 until 1990 helped South A frican refu g ees in A frican co u n tries. T h e fo u n d atio n g av e refu g ee s sc h o la rsh ip s so th a t th e y co u ld learn skills that w ould m ake them self-su p p o rtin g w hile in e x ile, as w ell as preparing them fo r c o n stru c tiv e ro les in the free S o u th A frica. Prince Cedza Dlamini is the grandson o f N elson M a n d e la . and is b om into the royal fam ily o f Swaziland. He se rv e s as a m o tiv a- • tional sp eak er w o rld w id e in the fig h t ag a in st b ig o try , p r o m o tin g h is g r a n d f a th e r's p h ilo s o p h y o f im p ro v in g rac e rela tio n s by p ra c tic in g fo rg iv e n ess and re c o n c ilia tio n . P rin ce D lam ini recently returned to B o sto n to fu rth e r h is e d u ca tio n in in te rn atio n a l rela tio n s. For m ore event inform a tion or to purchase tickets to the anniversary event, call 503-288-2923, extension 16. T o learn m ore about PCRI, v is it th e ir w e b s ite at www.pcrihpme,prg.
