Committed to Cultural Diversity
October 13. 2004
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Hombuying Fair
The African American Alliance
for Home Ownership will host a
home buying fair on Saturday
Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
the Legacy Emanuel Hospital
Atrium, 501 N. Graham. Topics
include the home buying pro
cess and the importance o f per
sonal financial m anagem ent.
There will be children's activi
ties and raffle prizes.
Learn to Swim
Fall Swimming Lessons are avail
able at the Columbia Pool, 7 7 0 1
N. Chautauqua Blvd and Matt
Dishman Pool, 77 N.E. Knott.
For information, cal I the Aquatic
Division at 503-823-5130.
Rummage Sale
The H ollyw ood L oaves and
Fishes Center hosts a rummage
sale to raise money for the
community’s Meals-On-Wheels
program from 1 to6p.m .O ct. 14
and 15and9a.m .to6p.m .onO ct.
16 at 1907 N.E. 45th Ave. For
more information, call 503-281 -
8109.
Business Conference
A Governor’s Marketplace busi
ness conference for minorities
and women will be held Thurs
day, Oct. 21 from 7:30 a.m. to4:30
p.m. at the H oliday Inn in
W ilso n v ille .
V isit
www.govmp.org for a full pro
gram schedule and on-line reg
istration.
Adoption Seminar
Information on the process of
adoption and a variety o f adop
tion opportunities will be shared
on Thursday, Oct. 2 1 from 7 to
8:30p.m. at the New HopeCom-
m unity C hurch. 11731 S.E.
Stevens Rd. in Clackamas. For
information, call 503-659-5683..
Midwife and Healers
Conference
The International Center for Tra-
d itio n a l C h ild b e a rin g has
partnered with midwives and
healers who will show the con
nections o f current practices
with past traditions at the 3rd
annual Black M idw ives and
Healers Conference at PSU 's
University Place Hotel. For more
in fo rm a tio n ,
v isit
www.blackmidwives.org.
Leadership Summit
The National Forum for Black
Public Officials is holding its
annual Fall Leadership Summit
and Marks for Excellence Lun
cheon from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Double Tree Lloyd Center. For
more information, contact Deena
P ie ro tt
at
dpierott@ ci.portland.or.us or
M ic h e lle
H a rp e r
at
mharper@ ci.portland.or.us.
Aquatic Fitness
Providence has a full schedule
o f fitness classes including w a
ter exercising at the Providence
Aquatic Center, 4805 N.E. Glisan.
Foraschedule.call 503-215-6301.
Women in NAACP
W om en in N A A C P, a new
women ‘ s gmup. meets from 1 0:3<)
a.m. to I p.m. the first Saturday of
each month at the American Red
C ro ss B u ild in g , 3131 N.
Vancouver. For questions, call
503-249-6263.
Children’s Healthy Growth
Clinic
A free 40-m inute session on
Rolfing. a holistic system o f soft
tissue manipulation and m ove
ment to insure health growth
and movement patterns, is avail
able for children ages zero to 10
on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 1-5
p.m. at Wild Oats Market. 2nd
floor, 3535 N.E 15th. For ques
tions about this clinic, call 503-
7 5 3 -7 6 5 3
or
em ail
rolfer@earthlink.net.
Safety,
Fitness
Cheered
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hey walked. They hiked. They talked totheir friends
along the way. And most importantly, they had fun
while being more physically active.
W hether oltbike or foot, hundreds of adults and kids took
an important step towards establishing a healthier lifestyle
by participating in the sixth annual Oregon Walk + Bike to
School Day.
The Oct. 6 event coincided with International Walk to
School Day and was organized by the Bicycle Transporta
tion Alliance and the W illamette Pedestrian Coalition with
the support of NikeGO, the community service program to
get kids moving and give them the means to do it.”
The long-term health
and well-being of
America's youth has been
called into question in
recent years
At Boise-Eliot Elementary School in north Portland, a
walk and bike group o f neighborhood kids and adults was
led by local dignitaries including honorary co-chairs for the
event, Oregonian columnist and Cycle Oregon President
Jonathan Nicholas and Andy Carson from Fox-12’s Good
Day Oregon; Dr. Mel Kohn, Oregon state epidemiologist;
Sen. Margaret Carter; Assistant Police C hief Stan Grubbs;
Mark Parker, president o f Nike Brand; Alberto Salazar, two-
time>Olympiun and marathon legend; Molly White, direc
tor of Nike U.S. Community Affairs; and Julia Brim-Edwards,
co-chair o f the Portland School District Board.
The long-term health and well-being of Am erica’s youth
has been called into question in recent years due to numer
ous studies showing an alarming decrease in physical
activity, along with an increase in childhood obesity and
associated risk factors for a wide range o f health problems
including diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and emotional
and mental health problems.
In August, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona
visited Portland to encourage Oregonians to walk and bike
to school on Oct. 6th as a means o f becoming more physi
cally fit and active.
Paris Lowe. a third-grader at Boise-Eliot Elementary School in north Portland, joins her classmates in the & h
annual Oregon Walk and Bike to School Day. The event sponsored by NikeGo and its commitment to get kids
more physically active, also raised awareness about traffic safety and being safe when crossing the street
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Wu Admits
Behavior
Against Ex
(AP) — U.S. Rep. David Wu, who repre
sents Oregon west of the Willamette River
to the Oregon Coast in Congress, and who
is in a tight re-election race admitted Tues
day that while he was a college student 28
years ago, he was disciplined by school
officials for "inexcusable behavior" toward
an ex-girlfriend.
The admission by
the Portland Demo
crat, came im m edi
ately after a report
published in The O r
egonian newspaper
A
! saying a form ergirl-
friend from college
once claim ed Wu
tried to force her into
U.S. Rep. David
h av in g sex . T h e
Wu, D-Ore.
lengthy report said
the woman, whom the newspaper did not
identify, declined to comment.
In a statement. Wu said he had a “two-
year romantic relationship that ended with
inexcusable behavior on my part.”
"I lake full responsibility for my actions
and I am very sorry," Wu said. “ I was disci
plined by Stanford University for my behav
ior, and I worked with a counselor. This
single event foreverchanged my life and the
person I have become."
He didn t elaborate on what he had done
or what school officialsdidtodiscipline him.
Current Stanford officials would not dis
cuss what happened.
Activists say ‘No Discrimination’
Alisa Simmons (from left). Keith Edwards. Antoinette Edwards and Anne Sweet campaign against Measure 36 the
same-sex marriage ban. calling it an attempt to put discrimination in the Constitution. The community activists urged
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n° WhGn they stopped Saturday at Geneva s Shear Perfection and other barber and beauty
salons serving the African-American community.