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Committed to Cultural Diversity www.portlandobserver.com (Dhscruvr ÖTI tc C D ecem ber 31. 2003 SECTION B o ni ni u n i t y a l e n cl a r Wellness and Beauty Unite W om anT ree's January speaker series focuses on health and heal ing with a class on lead poisoning pre vention from 6 to 7:30 p . m . Jan 6 and W hole Body Radience from 6to7p.m . Jan. 20.2641 NE Alberta St. For more information, call 503- 335-5800. March for the Cause Sisters o f the Road Café will hold its 121*1 annual Martin Luther King Day m arch for peace and justice on M onday, Jan. 19, gathering at Sisters o f the Road, 133 NW 6,h Ave. and the Lorenzen C onfer ence C enter, Legacy Emanuel H ospital, N. G raham Ave. at 5:30 p.m. and converging on the O r egon C onvention C enter at the M artin Luther King, Jr. memorial. For m ore inform ation, call 503- 2 2 2 -5 6 9 4 or v is it w w w .sistersoftheroadcafe.org. Effective Weight Loss New Seasons M arket teaches a w orkshop on W hy Diets D on’t A lw ays W ork from 7 to 9 p.m. T uesday, Jan. 13 at 5320 NE 33rd Ave. For reservations, call 503- 288-3838. Home Improvement The C om m unity Energy Project holds free w orkshop s on w ater co n serv atio n and w ea th e riz a tion. A self-help w eath erizatio n w orkshop is from 6 to 8 p.m . T h u rsd ay , Jan. 8 at M o n tav illa C o m m unity C enter, 8219 N .E. G lisan. F o r m ore in fo rm atio n , call 503-284-4962. photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver SHARIN6 KWANZAA TRADITIONS Patricia Welch, manager o f the North Portland branch library, 512 N. Killingsworth, sets a table recognizing kujichagulia, or self-determination, as LLondyn Elliott looks on at the “Kwanzaa Kwest” children's Kwanzaa program. Swap and Meet Art on the Peninsula’s 3rd annual Art Supply Sw ap and Sale is from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 at the K enton Firehouse, 2209 N. Schofield. T his free event offers tables for people to buy o r sw ap art supplies, tools and craft items. For m ore inform ation, call 503- 8 2 3 -4 0 9 9 or e -m a il m kelley@ ci.portland.or.us. Kitty Kollege Learn w hat Problem Pooch and Finicky Feline are thinking at the O regon H um ane S ociety’s Cat and C anine 101 classes at 11 a.m. Jan. 3 and 17 for dogs and 1 p.m. Jan. 11 for cats at the Human Society, 1067 NE C olum bia Blvd. Suggested donation is $10. For more inform ation, call 503-285- 7722 or v is it w w w .oregonhum ane.org. Raise a Ruckus Radical W om en hosts a co m m em orative m eeting in honor of Roe vs. W ade reproductive rights at 7 p.m. W ednesday, Jan. 14 at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. K illingsworth. A hearty buffet Old High School Wanted for Reuse Neighborhood sees site for recreation, housing potential by J aymee R . C tm T he : P ortland O bserver A fter alm o st 25 y ears o f w aiting, resi d e n ts o f an in n e r-so u th e a st n e ig h b o r hood w ill know the fate o f a bu ild in g that o n ce h o u sed W ash in g to n H igh S chool, by the en d o f January. A rch itects p resen ted three p lan s fo r the 7 -acre cam p u s b o rd ered by S o u th east Stark and M o rrison streets and 12Ih and 14 lh av en u es at a n eig h b o rh o o d m e e t ing e a rlie r this m o n th . P o p u lar w ith the n eig h b o rs is a p lan in clu d in g a c o m m u nity c en te r w ith a pool, a p laying field, 130 to 2 1 0 h o u sin g units, park in g , o pen space and p o ssib ly retail outlets. A P o rtlan d P ublic S chool B oard reso lution set Jan. 3 0 as the d ead lin e for P o rtlan d P arks an d R ecreatio n to ag ree to p u rch ase a portio n o f the pro p erty fo r a co m m u n ity center. B ut even if city o fficia ls m ak e that c o m m itm e n t, it c o u ld be a lo n g tim e b efo re resid en ts step fo o t on the p ro p o sed state-o f-th e-art facility. “T h is p ro ject is in the early stag es o f d iscu ssio n , since the sch o o l d istrict d e clared the pro p erty a su rp lu s last su m m er. W e ’re in the co n cep t plan stage n o w ,” s a id C e c e H u ghley N oel, co o rd in a to r fo r S o u th east U plift, u n d er co n tract w ith th e sch o o l d istrict to p ro v id e p u b lic in v o lv em en t services. T h e P ro ject A d v iso ry C o m m ittee d e v elo p in g the co n cep t plan fo r the p ro p erty so u g h t p u b lic in p u t at an o pen h o u se on th e cam p u s e a rlie r in D ecem ber. A c co rd in g to p ro ject p lan n ers, fu rth er re fin em en t o f d esig n elem en ts, e n v iro n m ental im p acts, traffic stu d ies and o th er issues need to be ad d ressed b efo re b u ild ers b reak ground. W ash in g to n H igh S chool m erg ed w ith M o n ro e H igh S chool b efo re clo sin g in 1980 an d has been “u n d eru tilized " by the sch o o l d istrict e v e r since. T h e build in g h o u ses som e district o ffices and a sm all C h ild S erv ices C enter. photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Inner eastside residents would like to see the former Washington High School on Southeast Stark become a community center with recreation, housing and new businesses. is available at 6:30 p.m. for a $6 donation. Bring ideas on how to keep abortion safe and legal by Posey Elected Mayor at Madison joining the April 25'" M arch for Freedom o f Choice in W ashing ton DC. For more information call 503-240-4462. by J aymee R . C uti T he P ortland O bserver Social Socialists The Freedom Socialist Party hosts a reading and discussion o f Helen G ilb e rt's“L eonTrotsky: His Life and Ideas" at 7 p.m. M ondays, starting Jan. 5 through Feb. 9 at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. K illingsworth. A hearty sup per is available at 6:30 p.m. fo ra $5 donation. For more inform a tion, call 503-240-4462. James Posey I f M a d iso n H ig h S c h o o l s tu d e n ts a re th e g a u g e , m ay o ral h o p e fu l J a m e s P o se y w ill lead th e c ity in 2 0 0 5 . T h e n o r th e a s t P o rtla n d b u s i n e s s le a d e r w o n a m o c k e le c tio n in M a tt S t e n ’s n a tu ral r e s o u r c e s a n d p u b lic p o lic y c la s s a f t e r th e y h e a rd fro m P o s e y a n d tw o o th e r c a n d i d a te s f o r m a y o r , T o m P o tte r, I a fo r m e r p o lic e c h ie f , a n d C ity C o m m is s io n e r Jim F ra n c e s c o n i. S te n said h is s tu d e n ts g a v e P o se y 3 0 v o te s. P o tte r 2 0 v o te s a n d F ra n c e s c o n i 12 v o te s . P o sey said he fe lt “ p le a s a n tly p le a s e d " a b o u t h is v ic to ry , a l th o u g h n o t s u rp ris e d . “ I th in k th e y u n d e r s t o o d th a t I ’m a r e g u l a r g u y , n o t a ta l k in g h e a d ,” h e s a id . “ I h o p e th a t th e b r o a d e r c o m m u n ity w ill ta k e a le s s o n fr o m y o u n g p e o p le . S o m e p e o p le m ig h t sa y th a t th e s e a re j u s t k id s , b u t th e tr u th is , th e s e k id s a re th e f u t u r e .” P o se y sa id he p ro m is e d th e s tu d e n ts a say in c ra f tin g w h a t th e c ity lo o k s lik e in th e fu tu re a n d a p le d g e to n a rr o w th e s c h o o l a c h ie v e m e n t g ap . “ P o rtla n d n e e d s to g a in a re p u ta tio n as a c ity p ro v id in g w o r ld - c la s s e d u c a tio n to its y o u n g r e s id e n ts ,” he said . P o se y p la n s to c re a te a D e p a rtm e n t o f Y o u th D e v e lo p m e n t to in v o lv e c o lle g e a n d h ig h s c h o o l s tu d e n ts in c ity g o v e rn m e n t by h o ld in g d e c is io n -m a k in g p o s itio n s . “ Y o u n g p e o p le c a n se e th ro u g h a lo t o f th in g s. T h e y ’re n o t as tw is te d as a d u lts a re in te rm s o f th e ir p e rc e p tio n s ,” sa id P o s e y . “ K id s h a v e a c le a r e r e y e .” I