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November 24, 2004 Committed to Cultural Diversity M etro a:i'' Fortiani» (©bserrier African Dance, American Debut African dancer Loveness Wesa shares the culture o f her native country. See Focus, page B2 SECTION C o a m 1 e in n u d n it a y r Learn to Swim Fall Swimming Lessons are avail able at Columbia Pool, 7701 N. C hautauqua Blvd. and Matt Dishman Pool, 77 N.E. Knott. For information, call the Port land Parks Aquatic Division at 503-823-5130. Women in NAACP King Elementary kids in northeast Portland enjoy a school assembly with world-famous business entrepreneur Paul Allen. W omen in NAACP meets from 10:30a.m. to 1 p.m. the first Sat urday o f each m onth at the American Red Cross Building, 3131 N. Vancouver. For ques tions, call 503-249-6263. Red Cross Blood Drive M ark W ashington T he P orti ani » O bserver photo by The American Red Cross invites blood donors to give the gift of life at its 10th annual Thanksgiv ing Day blood drive, Thursday, Nov. 25 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Portland Donor Center, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave. SMART Love that Pooch Problem pooch classes are a must take for anyone who may be new to the world of pet parenthood or is interested in considering adopting a new friend. Come to the Oregon Humane Society to find out why your dog does those silly little things. Meetings are every first and third Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. For more information, call 503-285-7722. Investment W orld-famous business entrepreneur Paul Allen met with kids at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in northeast Portland as part of his generous support of Start Making A Reader Today (SMART). Allen has pledged to donate $1 million to the nonprofit organi zation when it meets its fundraising goal o f $ lOmillion. SMART only needs to raise $200,000 by the end o f the year to meet the challenge. “The difference that Paul Allen’s Foundation has already made in the lives o f children and to our school is enormous,” said Mary Jubitz, CEO of SMART. “I can’t think of a better investment in Oregon’s future.” At the event last week at King School, Allen, an avid space enthusiast, read the children “Dogs in Space" by Nancy Coffelt. Revel in the Holidays Portland Revels present the 2004 Christmas Stage Show from Dec. 3 through 12 with matinee and evening shows available. Tick ets range from $20 to $25 with discounts for seniors and stu dents. For tickets, call 503-274- 4654 or v isit www.portlandrevels.org. Jerry Moss, community outreach director for the Portland Trail Blazers, and team owner Paul Allen, read to kids at a 'Start Making A Reader Today' event at King Elementary School. Ladies with Power A post-election feminist strat egy session is organized by Radical Women on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Bread and R o ses C e n te r, 81 9 N. Killingsworth. Snacks are avail able for $3. For more inform a tion, call 503-240-4462. Bazaar for Pets Find unique, crafty gifts at the Oregon Humane Society’s Holi day Craft Bazaar from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 and noon to 6 p.m. on Dec. 12 at 1067 N.E. Co lumbia Blvd. For more inform a tion, call 503-285-7722 or visit www .oregonhumane .org. PHOTO COURTESY OE S a M F o RF.NCICH Sudan Gets Local Support Africa AIDS Response ThePortland-M utareSisterCity Association Africa AIDS Re sponse presents W orld Aids Day, Hope is Vital, Rhythms for Life with performances by Maya S oleil and M archF ourth on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at theCrystal Ballroom, 1132W. Burnside. All ages. $25 advance, $30 at the door. For more infor m a tio n , v isit www.africaaidsresponse.org or call 503-224-4400fortickets. Lobby for the Better Train to be a citizen lobbyist on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Holly wood SeniorCenter, 1820N.E. 40"’. Free an d s p o n so re d by the Multnomah County Democratic Party. Forces of Nature OMSI presents Forces of Na tu re , N a tio n a l G e o g ra p h ic Chases Mother N ature’s Dark Side, at Omnimax through March. For more information, call 503- 797-4000. Get Schooled Leant how to help to improve schools and jobs at a forum with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo and President of O regon's AFL-CIO Tim Nesbitt at 7 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40lh. Free and spon sored by the Multnomah County Democratic Party. I Dr. T. A llen Bethel, president o f the Albina M in iste ria l A llia n c e and s e n io r p a s to r o f M aranatha C hurch in northeast Portland, just returned from to Sudan w here he talked with various com m unity and church leaders about hum an rights violations against the Sudanese people. T he A lbina M inisterial A lliance and North M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Portland Bible College held a press conference Tuesday to express solidarity and profound con cern about the continued abuses o f com m unities Students of Celebration Academy of the Performing Arts in north Portland raise their instruments. They have organized a drive to collect instruments from musicians to give more kids exposure to music education. in Sudan by the Sudanese G overnm ent. The coalition is putting pressure on the govern ment to address the hum an rights abuses against Raise Your Instruments Sudanese citizens since 1989. The m inisters are encourging donations to relief funds distributed by M ercy Corps to people inhabiting Darfur, and southern-most regions Kajo Jaki and Eastern Eqatoria. The alliance also has signed a concrete action plan to bri ng pressure upon the Sudanese government, under General Omar al-Bashir and any nation that benefits from injustices in Sudan. For more information and to respond to this plea for help, call Elizabeth Nance at 503- 254-9039. photo by Celebration A cadem y o f the Perform ing A rts in north Portland is holding instrum ent drives through January to reverse the shortage o f instrum ents available in local com m unities. “W e ’re asking form er m usicians and citizens alike to help us in our efforts to keep the arts alive by donating a musical instrum ent,” according to John T olbert o f the academ y. Instruments may be dropped off and many local loca tions including Rhythm Traders at 424 N.E. Broadway, Beacock Music at 1420 S.E. 163 Ave. in Vancouver and Portland Music at 531 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. C elebration A cadem y, 8202 N. D enver, is a private school specializing in perform ing arts. C lasses blend o f traditional educational m ethods and the need forchildren to explore and have hands-on opportunities to learn. An after-school arts program for children and adults will also be offered. For m ore inform ation and a com plete list o f instrum ent drop-off locations, call 503-285-7234.
