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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.
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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
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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-
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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,
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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.
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