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__________ W ^orttani» ©bseruer celebrates Black History Month B la ck H istory M onth Patricia Roberts Harris, educated at Howard and George Washington Univer sities, built an illustrious civil service career. PCC Sponsors Talk on Buffalo Soldiers Portland State U ni v e r s ity p ro fe sso r Darrell M illner, an au th o r ity in A fric a n Am erican history, will present an informative lecture in celebration o f Black H istory M onth at the C ascade C am pus o f Portland Com - munity College. M illn e r w ill talk a b o u t th e A fric a n Am erican Buffalo Sol d ie rs from noon to 1 p .m . o n T u e s d a y , Feb. 25 in Terrell Hall 122 on the cam p u s at 705 N. K illingsw orth St. T he e v e n t is o pen Darrell Millner a n d f r e e to th e public.T he slide lecture will give their relations w ith w hite settlers an in tro d u c tio n to the A frican - and the harsh realities o f the fron A m erican m ovem ent in the m ili tier. PC C ’s M ulti-cultural A w are tary affairs o f the U.S. beginning ness C ouncil is sponsoring this in the C o lo n ial era and the roles event. th ey p la y e d in the C iv il W ar era For m ore inform ation, contact and ending slavery. Penny Thom pson, resource center M illner will focus on the creation coordinator at C ascade, at 503- o f the B uffalo Soldier units and 978-5216. A dvertise in llM ? Portland Observer call 503,388.9033 or email: adsw poiiTaiKlobscrver.coni I Powerful Puppets continued from Front the show on bullying. ‘Y o u ’re Not the Boss o f M e !” seeks to teach kids the difference between being a ‘tattle-tale’ and reporting an issue in order to try to solve the problem. The script also explores the role and responsibility o f the observer who sees an act o f meanness and how they can empower the victim by confirm ing what was experienced. ‘C h ild ren need to report and con tinue to report,” Fouts said. "W e help them find safe people in their universe. The program sends a great message about what small children can do to make the w orld a better place.” The presentation u sually involved a high level o f audience participation and the puppeteers said that after the c h il dren return to class there is usually a lot o f disclosure. After a show last year K id s on the B lo ck program manager Lynette Jelinek said 20 fifth grade girls at a Portland elementary school were sus pended aflera fellow classmate reported that they had been teasing her about obesity and stealing her things. ‘ 11 ’ s a maj or problem and schools j ust aren’t going to put up with it anym ore,” Jelinek said, who was a child abuse pre vention specialist and a social worker for 17 years before jo in in g up with K id s on the B lo ck. The presentation at E l M onica may not result in a wave o f suspensions, but it certainly hit home with somechildren. O liv ia Pace, 6, said there is a boy who calls her names and when she asks him to stop he plugs his ears and sticks out his tongue. A m y B uck, 7, is called ‘cryb ab y’ so much b y a group o f kids at her day care that she wants her mother to put her in a new after school program. Before W rik Sinha, 7, moved to Beaverton from India, he was subjected to k ick in g by a group o f boys every day as he walked home from school. Josh B one-Christian, 6, was carried by his shirt neck down a flight o f stairs and locked in an empty room by some older boys at his church. El Monica Elemen tary School second grader Olivia Pace, 6, raises her hand to ask a Kids on the Block puppet a question after the presentation on school bullies. Pace is sometimes called names by a fellow classmate who covers his ears and sticks out his tongue when she asks him to stop. PHOTOS BY W ynde D yer / T he P ortland O bserver Puppeteer Ramona Fouts and puppet Clare Sanchez perform s ‘ You're Not the Boss o f M e l’ for students a t El Monica Elementary School in Beaverton last Thursday. The Kids on the Block Awareness program has been in high demand since a statewide mandate went into effect requiring all schools to teach their students school safety and how to deal with bullies. It’s disclosures like these that make Saxe and Fouts continue to volunteer their time for K id s on the B lo ck Awareness Program, which in Portland has the largest volunteer base in the country and pro vides a ll o f its puppet shows for free to schools. “It’s heartwarming,” Saxe said. “A nd it’s important to give back to the kids - they’re the future” Family: a Kaiser Permanente value for more than 55 Sisters Siblings Sandra Warren Sales representative Loren E. Jenkins, MD O rthopaedic surgeon Cathy Adams Data Security supervisor (two of six family members on our staff) Leslie Hart O ncology nurse C elebrate Black H istory M onth KAISER PERMANENTE i rd,™,?1». 2003 Job opportunities www.
