August 28, 2002
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Daughter of Racist Turns to Diversity
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Community Voices Raised
The Zoe Life Choir from Celebration Tabernacle church perform at a community rally Saturday at
the historic Kenton Park in north Portland.
photo by D avid P i . e i hi ./T he P ortland O bserver
W o rs h ip w ith us a t th e :
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Life C en ter
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C h u rc h o f God
Clew la n d . T e n n e s s e e
“ F u ll G o s p e l”
Worship Opportunities
<S Services
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Sundays
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Morning Worship: 11 AM
Evening Worship: 6 PM
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P o r tla n d . O r e g o n
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Sr. Pastor
Bishop Samual M. Irving
slain children, it was a turning point in
her life; she became a vigilant civil
rights activist.
In 1981,Dorrworkedtocreateabill for
a National Children’s Day. She later
teamed up with Ted Gunderson, the
former director o f the Los Angeles
county FBI, traveling the country to
educate others about hate crimes and
cults.
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks fueled
her work to stop hate in all forms o f
racial discrimination and terrorism.
“Our organization wishes to bring
peace into the world by dealing with
these issues in our society,” said Dorr,
who now resides in P ortland.
After five months o f intense prepara
tion, Dorr has organized an upcoming
conference to open the dialogue about
American prejudice, liberty and our
children’s future.
This event will be held in two ses
sions on Sept. 7 at the New Hope Mis
sion ary B aptist C hurch, 3725 N.
Gantenbein Ave. in Portland. The first
part will take place from 6 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., covering the topic “Homeland Se
curity: Our Children’s Future.” After
wards, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the
discussion is on “Teaching Our Chil
dren the Courage o f A merica’s Heroes”
Many local and national speakers
will be on hand.
For information or to register, call
5 0 3 -9 0 1 -K ID S o r go o n lin e to
www.honorthychildren.tv.
Staff Sergeant Christopher Braman consoles grieving
children affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He
will be giving his story o f courage and valor from that
tragic event to a Portland conference on Saturday,
Sept. 7 at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.
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He was 75.
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grandchildren.
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daughter, Serena; a son, Tyrone;
three sisters, Ozie McCullough and
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land, and A zealine Collins o f
Tulsa, Okla.; and a brother, Clifton
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