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Committed to Cultural Diversity www.portlandobserver.com April 23. 2003 r * / tThr ^.Inrt lattò QMrseruer C o m m u n it-y a le n d a r NAACP Meetings T he P ortland B ranch o f the | N A A C P w ill h old an e x e c u tive com m ittee m eeting at 6:30 p.m . on T h u rsd ay , A pril 24 a n d a g e n e ra l m e m b e rs h ip | m e etin g at 10:30 a.m . o n S at u rday, A pril 26 a t the M allory A venue C hristian C hurch, 126 N .E . A lberta. T he g ro u p has | tw o m o n th ly ex e cu tiv e co m - m ittee m eetings. O ne on the seco n d T h u rsd ay o f the m onth an d the o th e r on T h u rsd ay b e fore the fourth S atu rd ay o f the I m onth. G en eral m e m b ersh ip | m eetin g s are on th e fourth S at u rday o f each m onth. F o rm o re in fo rm a tio n , c a ll 5 0 3 - 2 8 4 - 1 7722. Online Adopt-a-Pet SECTION A rt H op C om ing to A lb erta Annual event showcases music, food and art Saturday, M ay 10 from noon to 6 p.m. on N ortheast A lberta Street, betw een Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 31 “ Avenue. Program s will be available a, participating A lberta Street businesses. A rt Hop projects exploring this y e a r's O nce again N ortheast A lberta Street them e o f “shelter” include an installation will rum ble w ith the footsteps o f many by Eco-roofs Everyw here, a ju rie d shrine w ide-eyed art lovers at this y ea r’s A lberta contest, a group m andala project, a raffle Street A rt Hop. They will com e for the o f um brellas decorated by local artists and live m usic, food, hands-on art projects, a hands-on art project called the clothes and the notoriously outrageous bicycle line. parade. Perform ance artist Sidney Row e will The fourth annual event takes place on p r e s e n t h e r w o rk s u n d e r th e E rik W aagm eester Pavilion, betw een 13th and 14th streets. S he will dem onstrate what she calls “scat” painting, an intuitive paint ing process in reference to ja zz m usic. O ne o f the finished rotating paintings will be on display for the public to view. T here will be a live auction o f R o w e’s paintings at the end o f the perform ance. O inks BBQ Express w ill be supplying southern style barbecue. The Art Hop is free to the public. For m ore inform ation visit www.artonalberta.org or call 503-493- 7246. Stunning Elegance o n lin e p e rs o n a ls . W ith tw o m o u s e c lic k s , th o s e lo o k in g fo r a lo v in g p et ca n fin d th e d o g , c a t, ra b b it o r ro d e n t o f | th e ir c h o ic e by lo g g in g o n to w w w .o re g o n h u m a n e .o rg . T h o se in te re s te d in p et a d o p tio n ca n sc ro ll th ro u g h p h o to s o f all th e p e ts a v a ila b le fo r a d o p tio n at th e n o rth e a s t I P o rtla n d s h e lte r a n d re a d p et p ro file s th a t a re e x p a n d e d j d aily. Alternative Medicine Classes P o rtlan d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e w ill fe a tu re a n o n -c re d it le c tu re s e rie s e x p la in in g h o w I n atu ra l m e d icin e can h elp y ou | re ly on w h o le s o m e c u re s to I p re v e n t illn e s s e s a s w e ll as h eal them . N a tu ro p a th ic p h y s ic ia n Dr. S u z a n n e L a w to n | w ill le ad a se rie s o f six le c tu re s d u rin g w h ic h stu d e n ts c a n d is c o v e r p r a c tic a l, sa fe I an d n a tu ra l a p p ro a c h e s th a t | h e ld fro m 5 :3 0 p .m . to 7 :3 0 p .m . W e d n e s d a y s th ro u g h M ay 7 at T ig a rd H igh S ch o o l, 9 0 0 0 S. W . D u rh a m R d. C o s t | is $ 14 fo r in d iv id u a l le c tu re s I o r $ 6 6 fo r th e se rie s. F o r | m o re in fo rm a tio n , c a ll 503- 5 3 8 -9 7 7 4 . Orchid Show T h e la rg e s t o rc h id sa le an d j sh o w in w ill b e A p ril 2 6 2 7 fro m th e sta te o f O re g o n h e ld on S a tu rd a y , a n d S a tu rd a y , A p ril 1 1 a.m . to 5 p .m . a t I th e W a s h in g to n C o u n ty F a ir C o m p le x in th e C l o v e r le a f | an d F loral B u ild in g s. A tte n d e e s c a n p u r c h a s e o rc h id s , b o o k s a n d g r o w in g s u p p lie s. A d m is s io n is $3 a n d p a rk in g | is fre e. F o r m o re in f o rm a tio n , c a ll 5 0 3 -6 9 2 -6 4 5 9 . Timeless Treasures Benefit A re a resid en ts can b rin g o n e | a n tiq u e co llec tib le to the E l d ers in A ction T im e less T re a su res ben efit on W ed n esd ay , j A pril 30 and h av e it ap p ra ised I by a p ro fessio n al to find o u t i f it is tre a su re o r trash . T h e | ev e n t w ill be held at the C a s ca d e C rest B anquet C e n te r at th e O reg o n Z o o R otunda. T he co st for the ben efit is $30 for | se n io rs and $ 50 for general continued yf on page H6 PCC-Cascade Hosts Job Fair More than 100 top-notch employers will attend T h e O re g o n H u m a n e S o c i e ty h as p u t a n e w tw is t to I c a n be in c o rp o ra te d in to th e i h o m e . E ach le c tu re w ill be | Motion inspired by ja zz m u sic is ex p re sse d in a painting by perform ance artist Sydney Rowe. The painter will dem onstrate her techniques Saturday, May 1 0 a t th e Alberta Art Hop. photos bv R on W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Color b lo cks m aterialized o n to s u its , d r e s s e s a n d m ix-and-m atch ca su a ls a t th e Ebony Fashion S h o w Friday a t t h f Oregon C onvention Center. The a nnual e v e n t ra ises m o n e y for college scholarship for local w om en. Ebony Fashion Fair Delights bv J avmee R .C dti T he P ortland O bserver The bare skin, animal prints, beads and suede boots o f the Ebony Fashion Fair held Friday at the Oregon Conven tion Center did not distract from six scene-stealing local high school stu dents earning college scholarships. The w orld’s largest traveling fashion show, celebrating its 45th yearofsm artly tailored elegance, arrived in northeast Portland to dazzle, entertain and inspire a “black is the new black” fashion-con scious audience. And while the runway sparkled with 11 stunning women and men donning a spec trum o f styles for every body, but not necessarily every budget, the opulence did not overshadow the fundraising ele ment o f the evening— a goal to raise $30,000 for this year’s scholarship fund. The fussy and theatrical event was spon sored by the Portland chapter ofThe Links, lnc.,anexclusivesocial ser. iceorganization with a threefold responsibility to education, civic affairs and cultural duty. The students who met this year's requirement as A frican-American gradu ating high school students dem onstrat ing academic potential, high achieve ment and leadership ability were Sade Anderson and Jacqueline Lesueur of C lev elan d H igh S ch o o l, M adelyn Banahene o f Reynolds High School, Michael Anthony Everson o f Sunset High School, Eluid Newsome o f Fort Vancouver H igh School and James Orr of Grant High School. ri _______ B Tinika H a m p to n o f C ha tta n o o g a , Tenn. m o d e ls a w orld -fa m o u s d e s ig n during th e E b o n y F ashion Fair to u r Friday in n o r th e a s t Portland. While the scholarship recipients cast a theme o f pride and generosity to the event, some models felt equally honored to participate in the runway spectacle. “I’ve been coming to these shows since I was a teenager," said Tinika Hamp ton, 25, o f Chattanooga, Tenn. Although Hampton said the eight months o f touring has been exhausting, she said her home show has made the experience all the richer. “This is my life and I enjoy every minute o f if,” she said. Hampton came with the other models from areas across the United States, but none from Oregon, to give the audience a hot-and-not report from world-famous designers Bob Mackie, Givenchy, Oscar De La Renta, Valentino, Emanuel Ugaro and A frican-A m erican designers B. M ichael, De A lexander, L ’A m our, Wayne James and Kevin Hall. The styles ranged from racy to office- ready, outrageous to wearable and size six to plus sized. Animal prints and faux furs were hot catwalk commodities, as were peacock feathers, patent leather and the springtime inspired pink and blue. Less sensible fashions included the co coon-style one-sleeve cable knit sweater dress and therigid white plastic tile dress that left its wearerwith standingruomonly. These styles, the show's commentator, Jada Jack- son, explained are “meant to be worn, not necessarily understood.” The show ’s spotlight shone on bold color. Neo-Plasticist Piet M ondrian-in spired color blocks were plucked di rectly from 1980s runways and material ized onto suits, dresses and mix-and- match casuals. Bare skin was definitely in and over-sized hats were the bel les o f the convention center ballroom. This symphony o f culture, beauty and charity was set to a live band, under the musical direction ofTheodis Rodgers Jr., who travels with musical legends Patti LaBelle, Diahann Carroll and the Ebony Fashion Fair. I More than 50 employers offering more than 100 different kinds ofjobs will be on hand at Portland Community College’s Seventh Annual Spring Career Fest Job and Career Information Fairffom 11 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 at the gym nasium on the Cascade Campus, 705 N. KillingsworthSt. Representatives from the American Red Cross, Bank o f America, Bureau o f Land Management, Comcast, Fred Meyer, Kai ser Permanente, METRO, Mt. Hood Na tional Forest, N ike, OregonLive.com, Port land Fire and Rescue, Providence Health System, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, Shriners Hospital, Washington County and Xerox will be in attendance. College officials said the businesses are looking for full- and part-time workers, as well as recruiting for summ er jobs. There will be special employment work shops offered in Room 106 o f the Cascade Library, located in the Student Center. At 11 a.m., Sheila Casey, human resources manager at the Bureau o f Land Manage ment, will discuss applying for federal jobs; at noon, Mark Johnson, staffing coordinator at Tektronix, will teach re sume basics; at 1 p.m., Kristin Staver, career consultant with Wise Transitions, reviews effective interview techniques; and at 2 p.m., Frank Brown and Tina Cruz, PCC’s Regional WorkforceTrainingTeam, will offer advice on finding employment in a tight job market. Kay Coryell, career services coordina tor for the Cascade Campus, said that the campus’ commitment to bringing employ ers and job seekers together is important. continued on page B6 Colleges Increase Minority Hiring (A P)— Efforts to increase diversity at O regon’s public universities seems to be working. A new report shows the number o f minority faculty has doubled in the past decade. The share o f minority faculty grew from 5.2 percent in 1992 to 10.4 percent now, according to the “2003 Oregon Uni versity System Diversity Report.” Each year, the university system re ports to the State Board o f H igher Educa tion on the extent o f faculty and student diversity at the campuses to ensure uni versities are open to people o f all racial and ethnic groups. The number o f students o f color also is increasing, but the gains in faculty representation have been the sharpest, said Y vette Webber-Davis, who prepared the report, that was released Friday. "O u r institutions have w orked d ili gently to assure that their outreach to faculty o f co lo r has been enhanced in the past 10 y ears,” she said. The 2003 report said that students o f color make up about 13 percent o f the continued on page B6