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( lid I o ( iilliiiul I >i \ f is i I \ w u . p o l l hiii(lol)sci Jill) 03, 2002 \ vi .coni tThe ^ o rtla n h (Obscrricr SECTION B “ffividging, fPíwtland’ó Catntnunitieô” Adopt-a-Pet Fair W h at do p ets, vets, m u sic, h o rses, m ascots and m icrochips have in co m m o n ? T h ere are all featu red at the O re g o n H um ane S o c ie ty ’s 6 ,h a n n u al A d o p t-a-P et Fair. It w ill be held Ju ly 27 - 28 at 1067 N .E . C o lu m b ia B lvd. C a ll 5 0 3 -2 8 5 -7 7 2 2 o r visit w w w .o i e g o n h u m a n e .o rg . Board the Portland Spirit G et on b o ard the P o rtla n d S p irit fo r th e ir “F ull M oon C a rib b ea n C ru ise ” on S atu rd ay , Ju ly 6. T h ere w ill be liv e reg g a e, hip h op and R& B p e r fo rm e rs on th ree le v els o f the ship. D ress to im press. P re -boarding party begins at 9:30 p.m. F or m ore inform a- tio n , go o n lin e to w w w .sin istap u sh am an .co m . T ickets are a v a ila b le by c a llin g F astix x at 503-224-TIXX. Blue Lake Regional Park W e d n esd ay s are sp e cia l th is su m m er a t M e tro ’s B lue L ake R egional P ark w hen N a tu ra lly fo r K ids o ffe rs y o u n g v isito rs lo ts o f th in g s to do. S p en d th e day at the park b eg in n in g w ith n atu re cra fts fro m 10 a.m . - 11 a.m . at the C la tso p p ic n ic sh elter. Y o u n g ste rs w ill learn ab o u t n atu re an d m ak e a c ra ft to ta k e hom e. C ost is $2 per child for m aterials. C all 503- 797-1850. Parent Appreciation Day P o rtla n d P ark s an d R e c re a tio n ’s A q u a tic s D iv isio n a p p re c ia te s the p are n ts o f our co m m u n ities. P arents sw im fre e at all o f the d iv is io n ’s sw im m in g p o o ls F o r m ore in fo rm a tion, call 503-823-P L AY. Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop T h e m o st co m m o n so u rces o f lead p o iso n in g are fo u n d in and aro u n d h o m es. C o m e to a w o rk sh o p and learn ab o u t the e ffe c ts and so u rces o f le ad p o iso n in g ; how to te st fo r le ad ; and p re v e n tio n tips. T he cla ss w ill be on S atu rd ay , Ju ly 24, from 6 :30 p.m . - 8 p.m. at 422 N .E. A lberta. C all 503-284-4962 to register. Domestic Violence Exhibit A p o w e rfu l d isp lay o f life -siz e d fe m ale silh o u e tte s te lls the story o f O re g o n w om en w ho lo st th e ir liv es th ro u g h d o m e stic v io le n ce . T h ere w ill be a v ie w in g an d a p ro g ram at T h e B ahai C e n te r, 8 7 2 0 N. Iv an h o e St., 1 0 a .m .-4 :3 0 p .m . C all 503-289- 1472. Alberta Cooperative Grocery E v ery T h u rsd a y , the A lb erta C o o p erative G rocery, located at 1500 N .E. A lb erta , w ill be h av in g a F a rm e r’s M a rk e t fe a tu rin g o rg a n ic and e n v i ro n m e n ta lly - g r o w n p ro d u c e and g ard en starts. C om e and take a d v a n tag e o f the o p p o rtu n ity to p u rch ase y o u r fo o d d ire c t from the source. L e a r n w h a t it m e a n s to g ro w su sta in a b ly , ev e ry T h u rsd ay from 2-7 p.m . C all 503-287-4333. Portland Walking Tour P o rtla n d W a lk in g T o u rs o f fe rs g u id e d to u rs e x p lo rin g the h isto ry , art, a rc h ite c tu re , fo u n ta in s, p ark s and u n iq u e p la ce s in the C ity o f R o ses. T h e to u rs start at th e V isito r C e n te r a t P io n e e r C o u r th o u s e S q u are, S .W . 6'" an d M orriso n . F or m ore in fo rm atio n , call th e ir 24-hour line at 5 0 3 -7 3 6 -3 2 4 8 o r go o n lin e to www.portlandwalkmgtomb.com Trauma and Transformation T he T rau m a R e lie f o f S ervices o f the N o rth w e st in B e av e rto n is p re se n t ing a w o rk sh o p on in n o v a tiv e a p p ro ac h es to reso lv in g traum a. T here w ill be a m ain p re -c o n fe re n c e on A ug. 21, a m ain c o n fe re n c e on A ug. 22 - 23 and a p o st-c o n fe re n c e , A ug. 25 - 28. R e g istra tio n is n ecessary . Call 503-526-0838. I Filmmaker Cornelius Swort stands next to a housing development near Boise-Eliot school that drew controversy and is depicted in his documentary ‘Northeast Passage.' photo by L ee P eri . man /T he P ortland O bserver Film Depicts Inner City Struggles ‘Northeast Passage’ examines issues of revitalization and gentrification by L ee P erlman T he P ortland O bserver The m ovie show ing at M cM enam in’s K ennedy School July 21 and 22 is not for an escape from reality. If you live in north east Portland, you may see your n eigh borhood, your friends, m aybe even y o u r self. C ornelius S w o rt’s “N ortheast P as sage” is a docum entary about revitaliza tion and gentrification, particularly in the Boise and Eliot neighborhoods. It will have its w orld prem jer at 5:30 p.m. S un day, July 21, follow ed by a panel d iscu s sion that w ill include City C om m issioner Erik Sten; professor D arrel M illner o f the Portland State U niversity Black Studies departm ent; and Felicia A llander Brant o f Sabin C om m unity D evelopm ent Corp. There will be a second show ing at 6 p.m. on M onday, July 22. T he docum entary follow s recent d e velopm ents in northeast Portland, includ ing a conflict betw een the Boise N eigh borhood A ssociation and the form er H ousing O ur Fam ilies over the latter’s efforts to build new rental housing in the area. M any o f the issues are seen through the eyes o f a local resident, a single m other w ho becam e a hom eow ner through the help o f a com m unity developm ent corpo ration. A s a recent hom eow ner, shetakes a strikingly strong stand against new rental housing in the neighborhood. We also see her personal trium phs and prob lem s candidly portrayed. Swort, then living in Eugene, and Spen cer W olf, a Lew is and Clark student serv ing as a grant w riter for Sabin CD C ., first conceived o f the project in 1997. “W e saw w hat was happening on A lberta (street) and at first glance it was obvious w hat was going to happen,” Sw ort said. The docum entary-m akers thought the best w ay to tell the story was to follow a local resident around. They selected their subject after a yearlong search and inter views. O f the w om an they selected, Swort said, “W e knew after the first interview that she was 100 percent honest, and we w ere pretty confident that she w as cool with us. You don ’ t have to agree w ith her, but sh e ’s com pletely open. W hat you see is w hat you get.” O f the film in general he said. “ I was surprised at the w ay the story preceded. W’e started out to m ake a film about af fordable housing, and got som ething much more com plex.” At a screening o f a rough cut o f the film at the Portland N eighborhood Congress earlier this year, some viewers said th ey 'd hoped to see m ore about displacem ent. “W e tried to get a displaced tenant to continued on page B4 PCC Enrollment Swells Letter Carriers Rally to Save Jobs Portland C om m unity C ollege enrollm ent has surged to new heights for the 22nd straight term. The growth in full-time equivalent students leaped to 7,165, almost 19 percent more than the previous year. PCC also grew by 13.5 percent in total headcount and now stands at 46,239 students. “T his unprecedented grow th dem onstrates that the co m m unity view s PCC as a valuable resource. O n the flip side, this type o f grow th adds to the college’s fiscal challenge,” said PCC P resident Jesus “Jess” Carreon. “W e continue to serve m ore and m ore students w ith less and less resources at o u r disposal,” C arreon added. “It is our goal to continue to be affordable and accessible to everyone, but we are at the end o f o u r proverbial rope. The college is stretched as tight as it can go and there is a point o f dim inishing return w ithout added financial support from the state.” The Rock Creek Cam pus, 17705 N.W . Springville Road, saw the biggest increase, grow ing by 33.6 percent in FTE to 1,399 an d 2 6 .3 p e r c e n t in to ta l h e a d c o u n t to 7 ,5 9 5 . The Cascade Cam pus, 705 N. K illingsworth, increased by 1,108 in total headcount to 8,632 this term, an increase o f 14.7 percent. Employees with the Postal Service rally for economic justice on Sunday at the North Park Blocks. The letter carriers are fighting to keep their jobs in the face o f proposals for privatization, contracting out of retail services and the elimination o f Saturday delivery. P hoto by M ark W ashing - ton /T he P orti and O bserver Waterfront Blues Festival Attracts Legendary Performers C onsidered the largest blues concert event in the W est Coast, the Safew ay W aterfront Blues Festival features top acts from around the country. M ore than 80 blues artists will be perform ing from W ednesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 7 at T om M cC all W aterfront Park to ben efit the O regon Food Bank. Blues pioneers and legends, including Ike T um er, Ruth Brow n and John M ayall, along w ith T exas bluesm an ’ C larence “G atem outh" B row n, blues rock innova- I tor Al Kooper, and T exas roots-rocker M ichelle Shocked are featured in the eclectic lineup for the event. T he N orthw est blues scene will again be well represented with artists like Curtis Salgado, Paul deLay, Duffy Bishop, Linda H om buckle, M argo Tufo, Terry Robb and others. Musical perform ances begin on Thurs day, July 4 at noon and end with a spectacu lar fireworks display over the W illamette River at 10 p.m. Concert times for Friday, I July 5 are from noon - 10 p.m. And from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, July 7, the shows continue from noon until 9 p.m. Special features such as jam sessions, workshops and films will take place on the A & E Front Porch Stage at the north end o f Tom M cCall W aterfront and offer those interested more insight in the Blues. G et on the Portland Spirit for an After- H ours B lues Cruise on Friday, July 5 ,1 0 p.m. M usical guests include Kenny and Raful Neal, Jim my Thackery & The Dri v- ers, the Rev. Billy C. W irtz and other guests. The cruise will board at 10:30 p.m. and return to dock at 1:30 a m. T o get on board, call 503-224-3900. Past festival-goers have raved about the spectacular blues talent, open-air seat ing and adm ission w ith a suggested d o nation o f ju st $5 and 2 cans o f food for the O regon Food Bank. For more inform ation visit the w ebsite at www.watcrffontbluesfest.CQm or call 503-973-FEST. »
