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October 20, 2004 <riu ^Jortlanb ©beeruer Page B3 Focus Speaking for Ourselves It Multicultural Film Fest at Jefferson by J aymee R. C utí T he P ortland O bserver A multicultural film festival at Jefferson High School is allowing diverse cultures to speak for them selves. T h a t’s the goal for Jennifer Doncan, English teacher and coor dinator of the fourth annual free film festival for students and the community. "Every movie has a different cultural base and each culture shown in a docum entary is mir rored by the co-facilitator that evening,” Doncan said. After a viewing of the docum en tary, which is shown the first M on day o f each month from October through May, the facilitator hosts a discussion about the film and the culture highlighted. "I believe it’s necessary for every culture to speak for itself and for us not to assum e by inter action or association that we are au th o rities on som eone e ls e 's cu ltu re,” said D oncan. "I w ant to model that for our students and the power of an illusion One OÍ the moti honest ond compothng documontonoi I WC »*•” on roce ond ih impaci on «6 » nohon ' Philadelphia Inquirer A mer intelligent itet uawntory A -encoder that •octal dnhtKhant ore mode noi inevitable -P a k te « W A o m t TN. Noken A three-part documentary series produced by California Newsreel photo by J aymee R. C utí / T he P ortland O bserver Jefferson High English teacher Jennifer Doncan (left) invites area residents to enjoy monthly Multicultural Film Festival screenings at the school. The film festival includes "Race. The Power o f an Illusion." the com m u n ity .” The next viewing from the film festival is called "Natives of the Northwest" on Nov. I at Jefferson High School, ro o m C 12. from 6 to 8: 30 p.m . "D o u b le s Jap an and A m erica's Intercultural Children” ing aw areness about Sudanese shows on Dec. 6 and "Small Steps, people suffering from starvation Big Strides: The Black Experience and g en o cid e in the R uw eng in Hollywood& Midnight Ramble" County o f southern Sudan. is on Jan. 3. For information call 503-916-5180 The festival is dedicated to rais- ore-mail jdoncanp@ pps.k 12.or.us. Mos Def releases ‘The New Danger.' Fusion Album Out Ghetto rock and righteous hip-hop star Mos D ef has just released his new solo release, “The New Danger," marking his first collection o f original material since I999's "Black on Both Sides.” A kick-off tour for the CD begins in Seattle. Oct. 18 at Benoryhall Hall. No Portland appearances are scheduled. Mos D ef just marked the television debut o f his Black Jack Johnson Band on the Sept. 23 on the Late Show with David Letterman. On Oct. 4, he took the stage at the A CLU ’s Freedom Concert in New York City. A dancer from the Martha Graham Dance Company performs the Satyric Festival Song. The Martha Graham Dance Company is the oldest and most celebrated contemporary dance company in America. Martha Gra ham ( 1894 -1991) herself was rec ognized as one o f the most influ ential artists of the 20th century, alongside Picasso, Stravinsky and James Joyce. Graham founded her company in 1926 and developed a dance technique that “would increase the em otional activity o f the comics. Having him host the Oscars is terrific.” The one-tim e "Saturday Night Live" regular has won three Emmys for his TV pro grams and two Grammys for hiscomedy albums. Rock cur rently is shooting a remake of "T he L ongest Y ard” with Adam Sandler and recently provided the voice of the ze bra in the animated feature "M adagascar," both to be re leased in May 2005. His other film credits include "Pootie T a n g ," "B ad C o m p a n y ,” "Down to Earth" and "Nurse Betty." 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