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(The Jlortlanò (Observer March 19. 2003 Page A3 W AR PROPAGANDA War Propaganda and Domestic Violence Explored continued from Front if the visual ideals o f violence and ware were fetnale, as well?” Condon asks these questions well with her portraits o f women holding guns and dead children and armies of women in traditional head coverings with assault rifles L ooking ,or ane x c e 11 e n p a rttlm ejQ g ? slung over their shoulders. Executed in an almost comic book style and set against the background of a paint-by-number floral tapestry. W hat Part-tim e job will pay you up to $800.00 per month for only two days w orth of work? Excellent Educational Assistance Program: -< • Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $20,000) • Montgomery Gl Bill (up to $276.00 per month, tax free) • Ask about our $350.00 per month (tax free) Incentive Kicker • Ask about our $5,000.00 enlistment bonus Openings Now Available In the Following Fields: • Avionics • General purpose mechanic & vehicle operations • Computer maintenance & switching • Information & inventory management • Aircraft structural maintenance • Engineering • Water and waste plumbing specialist • Security Police (Jreppn B Contact your local Air National Guard Recruiter to determine eligibility 5 0 3 .3 3 5 .4 0 4 0 8 0 0 .3 9 2 .1 8 0 1 ~ --------- ------------------------- ----------- ~---- .... . ... ' J •----*____ 1/7 \nliimnl (inani The prominent visual ideals in American propaganda are specifically female - the Statue of Liberty and the Scales o f Justice. What if the visual ideals of violence and war were female, as well? . -A rtis t M.B. Condon ers what is normally viewed as an ‘everyday’ object. Ross presents, for example, a hammer or duct tape or a cigarette, and then she shows a photograph o f the object being utilized in its intended use, to nail wood or to tape something together or to smoke. Then the third part of her work features a narrative panel with the words o f an abused woman as she recounts how that object was used to inflict pain, forexample a hammer to hit, duct tape to keep her from screaming and a cigarette to bum flesh. For those who have been fortu nate enough not to experience do mestic abuse, the show is an eye opener. For those who have them selves been victims o f abuse, these common household items and the stories that accompany them may bring tears to your eyes. K en ton D ecision P o stp o n ed NAT l i i v i h u ir ! u tili v these women, with targets and air traffic control symbols of incoming attack aircraft in the foreground, leave the viewer disconcerted. Something isn't quite right. If this sort of propaganda were spread across the pages of our daily newspapers, would we so easily bear witness to our nation readi ness to engage in war? Also showing at the IFCC this month is an equally powerful show on "Dom estic Relations” by Sarah L. Ross. After many years of working as an advocate for survivors o f do mestic violence and their children, Ross put together “Domestic Rela tions" to increase awareness about domestic abuse - something that one-third o f all women experience regardless o f race, class, religion or sexual orientation. “D om estic R elations” is in tended to recontextualize for view- w w w .o rp o rt.a n g .a f.m il The Kenton neighborhood of north Portland has put off a deci sion on whether to endorse prop erty condemnations as a last resort effort to spur new development. The issue, before the Kenton N eighborhood A ssociation, has been rescheduled to April 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kenton Masonic Hall on North Denver. Some neighborhood activists letter explaining the proposal failed what to allow the use o f condemna to give the time and location of the tion in the Kenton Historic Plan meeting. A follow-up postcard gave District, an irregularly shaped par the meeting address, but failed to cel within a few blocks of North explain that Kenton does not allow Denver and Interstate avenues. mail-in balloting. A vote on the issue was sched After consultating with board uled for last W ednesday at the members, Kenton President Jerry Kenton Firehouse. However, ac Rust told a crowd of more than 1 (X) cording to Kenton officers, a news people the vote would be postponed. SEASONS Qefuou catit EAT J U S T O N E o liv e , a n c h o v y & c a p e r ta s tin g S a tu rd a y & S u n d a y 1 1 :0 0 a m -5 :0 0 p m Tk& frtin d tu zd 'in towi. E A S Y & F U N C O N C O R D IA N E 3 3 r d & K illm g s w o r th P o r tla n d O R 972 1 1 503 288 3838 O pen 8 a m -1 O p m TO S H O P ORENCO S T A T IO N N E 6 1 s t & C o r n e ll R d H ills b o r o O R 9 7 1 2 4 5 0 3 .6 4 8 .6 9 6 8 O p e n 8 a m -1 0 p m L O C A L L Y O W N E D & O P E R A T E D R A L E I G H H IL L S SELLW OOD 7 3 0 0 S W B e a v e r t o n - H ills d a le H w y . P o r t la n d O R 9 7 2 2 5 5 0 3 .2 9 2 .6 8 3 8 O p e n 8 a m -9 p m 1214 SE T acom a P o r t la n d O R 9 7 2 0 2 5 0 3 .2 3 0 .4 9 4 9 O p e n 8 a m -1 0 p m
