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Page B5 il!l ^Jnrtlanb (©bscruer March 30. 2005 el O bservador Onde Arte Latina Features Paintings Javier Ramos, one o f the most important painters in the Mexican art town o f Aijic, will have his exquisitely detailed portraits and still-life works featured at Onda Arte Latina Gallery at 2 21 5 NE Alberta Street. The exhibit opens on Last Thursday, March 31 from 6 to 9 p.m. and continues until April 26. For more information, visit www.ondagallery.com. Rally Recalls Police Shooting Death of Mejia Poot going on four years On Friday, April l.theCom m it- tee for Justice for Jose Santos Vic tor Mejia Poot and the Latino Net work Red Latina are hosting a com- munity rally on police account ability and other issues raised by the police shooting of Mr. Mejia. The gathering will take place at City Hall, 1221 SW Fourth Street, Portland, beginning at 5 p.m. Mejia Poot was shot and killed in a psychiatric hospital by Port land Police Officer Jeffrey Bell fol lowing an attempt by Mejia Poot to leave the hospital. Mejia Poot had been misdiagnosed as men tally ill and placed at Gateway Psy chiatric Hospital. past four years have sandbagged Two days before his death, the possibility of a credible inde Mejia Poot suffered an epileptic pendent review ,” said M artin seizure while boarding a Tri-Met Gonzalez, spokesperson for the bus, was beaten by Portland Po Committee for Justice for Mejia lice and taken into custody after Poot. failing to come up with 2 0 cents of Maria Lisa Johnson, executive director for the Latino Network, the total bus fare. Organizers are calling on the said “Mayor Tom Potter is engag City of Portland for the creation of ing the city on setting priorities for an Independent Civilian Review the budget, and we believe that C o m m ittee to rev iew po lice investing in the training of all po shootings. Four years after the lice officers to respond to crisis death of Mejia Poot, there is no and de-escalate conflict should be independent report issued on that top priorities.” The Latino Network intends to shooting. Although the Police Assess present a letter to Mayor Potter ment Resource Center is expected a d d re ssin g th o se to issue a report in May that might issues on April 1,2005. Marchers from The Portland include the Mejia Poot case, orga nizers contend that is not enough. Peaceful Response Coalition are “The reality is that city bureau expected to join the rally at City crats with their actions over the Hall around5:30 P.M. Bill Restricts Licensing (AP) - A new bill being proposed in the Oregon Legislature would re quire driver’s to show proof of U.S. citizenship or legal residency as part of their application for a driver’s li cense. Oregon is currently one o f nine states that do not have the proof of legal residency rule, which has be come increasingly popular since the Sept. 11,2001, terrorist attacks. Proponents of Oregon’s House Bill 2608 point out that the 9/11 hi jackers had easily acquired driver’s licenses from multiple states. But critics say requiring proof of citizenship or legal residency to ob tain a driver’s license poses hard ships for immigrants. It would make it difficult to cash a paycheck or open a bank account. And it would force immigrants todri ve without a license or insurance. Nielsen Goes After Minorities Details plan to boost participation (AP) - Nielsen Media Research outlined several steps recently to better reflect the television viewing habits o f blacks and Hispanics, in cluding paying families more to measure what they watch. Nielsen also said it agreed with a task force ’ s recommendation that it purposely oversample minorities in the com pany’s research. The company that has a mo nopoly on measuring TV viewing habits appointed a panel last year to recommend changes after con cerns were expressed about its new technology (electronic m eters, rather than paper diaries). Some blacks and Hispanics say the new system undercounts them and, as a result, threatens the future of their favorite shows. The Fox netw ork’s corporate parent has supported these protest efforts. T he ta sk fo rc e c o n c lu d e d Nielsen’s new People Meter tech nology was superior to the old di ary system, but that the company needed to do more to make sure minorities participate. Nielsen said it agreed with the recommendation to pay more, and to reward individuals in a house hold instead of the family as a whole. Nielsen w on't say how much fami lies are paid— it’s considered to be a nominal fee — and it also gives A “Jazzy” Tribute to A Life Lived Well gifts like backpacks or books to thank participants. The company also plans to re ward families who have a participa tion. While the People Meters elec tronically reflect what a TV set is tuned to, participants need to punch in codes to tell the company who in the household is watching. Because minority homes tend to have higher “default" rates— mean ing the data is no good because the codes aren’t punched in — Nielsen said it would purposely sample more minority homes than it normally would. T hat’s expected to be contro versial among its clients, spokes man Jack Loftus said. But Nielsen promised that it would weigh these numbers to make sure the final sample accurately reflects the popu lation, he said. ‘Cynthia Rotunno, executive di rector o f the D on’t Count Us Out coalition, said the task force had done outstanding work and made stro n g re c o m m e n d a tio n s that should be quickly put in place. “Given the history o f Nielsen and its status as an unregulated monopoly, we continue to believe that the timely and continued imple mentation of these recom m enda tions requires independent over sight,” Rotunno said. Enjoy an evening of great music, great fun, and great company at file J a z z 3 3 N W 2nd Avenue. Date: F rid ay, A p ril. 9th 2005 l ime : 9:00 P M Featuring: The Andy Stokes Band and I ) J O .G . O n e 21 X O ver Cost: $15.00 ■M■M Proceeds » ill go to purchasing d efib rillato rs fo r athletic events. Salvadorans Commemorate Romero’s Death (AP) - Activists from around the world gathered in thisCentral Ameri can country Thursday to remember Bishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, a human rights proponent who was gunned down 25 years ago. The bishop had spoken out against alleged repression by the Salvadoran army at the beginning of the country’s 12-year civil war between a right-wing government and leftist rebels. Romero was slain down on March Hundreds o f people march through the streets to honor slain 24,1980, while celebrating a Mass Roman Catholic Bishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero in San Salvador, at a Catholic hospital where he lived. El Salvador, Thursday, March 24. Rom ero’s assassin was never Processions and memorial ser nounced recently that they had brought to trial, and a Roman Catho- lic human rights office has called on vices took place amid hopes that begun the process of beatification the Salvadoran government to re- the Vatican will proclaim Romeroa for Romero, the last formal step saint. Church leaders in Rome an before possible sainthood. I open the investigations. r Light Poles to Showcase Local Artwork continued . I from Metro in designing and crafting struc tural and landscape metal works as well as creating unique furni ture designs and interior ele ments. “It is my personal mission to evolve the craft of designer and artist and experiment in the cre ative environm ents we live.” Seale said. "My work is inspired by nature and community.” Four of the banners will con tain “kinetic” reeds, branches, spirals, an d d ru m s-th at will pro duce movement and sound dur ing windblown days. Art on Alberta is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the Alberta Street Art D istrict’s distinct culture and id e n tity th ro u g h p u b lic art. visual art and education ac- tivities. M Children carried photographs of the cleric in a procession that be gan at the chapel and concluded at his tomb, housed in the central ca thedral in El Salvador'scapital, San Salvador. Margaret Dexheimer, 52, and her h u sb a n d , L u th e ra n M in iste r Guillermo Dexheimer, 48, both of Saint Paul, Minn., carried a bou quet of flowers and a IO-foot-tall painted portrait of Romero during their second visit to El Salvador to commemorate the bishop’s death. “Even though Msgr. Romero was killed a long time ago. people still remember him, even young people,” said Jennifer Lau, 33, edi tor o f a Canadian religious maga zine. Personal Editorial Opinion: Politics, Religion & Community F o r m o re in fo r m a tio n c o n ta c t: < h ris le c n J o h n s o n <5OA| 957 - 9 K .I In Loving K e v in B e rry <5O3i 8 69 . 1701 Memory of Eddie Barnett II Jason W. Ruecker Loan O fficer My first priority is your best interest! Home Purchase Refinance Great Service Office: 5 0 3 .2 2 3 .2 1 6 2 FAX: 5 0 3 .2 2 3 .2 1 6 3 Toll Free: Cell: 8 (1 0 .2 8 0 .4 1 8 7 5 0 3 .8 0 3 .5 1 7 7 926 NW 13" Avenue. Ste. 140, Portland. OR 97209 Hear on KKPZ, 1330 AM dial, 7:30 Sunday mornings; Political Scientist, Jason.ruecker@flagstar.com and worldwide via WWCR & WINB Radio Rev. John Pearce “Black Man” Perspective “I will make mention of Rehab ( E g y p t) & Babylon to them that know me. Behold Philistia ( Pal estine); Tyre; with Ethiopia; this man was bom there. And of Zion it shall be said, this and that man was bom in her: A nd the highest h im s e lf sh all estab lish h e r | P S A L M 8 7 }.” Note The Black Em pire Zion: Jebusite.Canaanite, Hittite & Amorite families |G en 10:6-20and II Samuel 5:6). All the above nations were people of color. Biblically, years later Israel linked to Zion thus: “ And thus saith the lord ( Jod to Jerusalem, thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of ( anaan; thy father was an A m orite. and thy m other was a H ittite (Ezekial 16:3).” In Africa, Blacks having no voting rights - I was told th at the ancient W est “Let My people Go!” Consis African father, A dudu wa, was the tently. that nation unjustly attacks son of E th io p ia 's N im rod; from African Americans in high places like the CEO of Sallie Mea -"Let here. Blacks filled Africa. Scholars say, H am ites w ere My People Go!” When this sup B la c k N ew sw eek m a g a z in e pression by the few of the many d a te d J a n 1 1 , 1988, verified that declares a never ending War On the human fam ily started with a Drugs - Drugs that are brought civilized African Origin (DNA over on our major airlines (CNN stu d ie s). S cientists have long News (-“Let My People Go!" When this so called war, by said that the oldest "bone find ings” were found in Ethiopia & law. automatically gives a wartime Palestine. Note, Satan hates God nation rights to attack Black & the Mind thereof, thus its even youngsters in our streets, disre clearer to why he hates G o d 's garding civil rights -“Let My first thought o f a civilized man. People Go!” Is this a ploy of the “ Black M an.” W as A m erica suppression starting w ith our doing S atan 's bidding when en young, desensitizing the popu slaving A fricans? lous via TV media. “CO PS," in order to raise a new generation of W hen a nation openly cam Blacks without rights? - Let My paigns, “Turn Back The clock;" People Go!" meaning, turning the clock back to -------,--------------------------------------- Madam ’s Suburban Salon It’s time for a pedicure, the best in the City. Madam Marion Pe’a, Owner/Nail Tech Phone: (503) 288-1053 5268 N. Commercial, Portland. Oregon 97211 With this ad you get 20% o ff and Acrylic jels and art. -------------------------------------------------------------- -