October 20, 2004
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Speaking for Ourselves
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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
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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.'
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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."
The 77th Academy Awards telecast is set for
Feb. 27.
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The gospel fest June 19"12004 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
A t Jefferson High School
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