A p ril 6. 2005
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Urban League
Urban League of Portland will
hold a free financial literacy
workshop on Thursday, April 7
from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at King El­
ementary School.
Advance Directives
The Portland Chapter of the
Older W omen’s League will hold
a free workshop on completing
advance directi ves from 9 :45 a. m.
to noon on April 9 at the Port­
land Impact Center on 4707 SE
Hawthorne Street. For more in­
formation, call 503-721 -0848.
Radical Women
Radical women and independent
activist will picket Oregon Right
to Life’s annual conference at
the W ittenberg Inn, 5188 River
Road North in Keizer, Oregon on
April 9 from 8 a.m to 11 a.m.
Speakers will present at 10:00
am. For more information on
event organizing or transporta
tion contact Kris at 503-240-4462
Business Meeting
Learn how you can get involved
in upcoming activities for Radi­
cal W om en on W ednesday,
April 13at6:30p.m . at the Bread
and R o ses C e n te r, 819 N.
Killingsworth, $4 donation. To
arrange childcare, rides, work
exchanges or for more informa-
don call 503-240-4462
Women Mentors
W omen in Community Service
is seeking volunteer mentors for
female offenders at Coffee Creek
Correctional Facility. Mentors
provide support and encourage­
ment to women transitioning
from prison back into the com ­
munity. Mentors must be female,
24or older. Training is provided.
Call 503-570-6614for more infor­
mation.
Portland Children’s
Museum Activities
Portland Children’s Museum will
hold a variety of art activities for
children throughout the month,
including mediums using mo­
saic, African arts and culture
and garden stepping stones. For
more information, call 503-223-
6 5 0 0 o r v is it th e w eb at
www.portlandchildrensmuseum.org.
Used Bookstore Sale
T he
M ultnom ah
C o unty
Library sTitle Wave Used Book­
store at216N.E. KnottSt. will hold
its 17* anniversary sale all month
long. Sales will change daily.
Hours are Monday through Sat­
urday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Honoring Buffalo Soldiers:
by N icole
T he
H ooper
P ortland O bserver
T hink o f a com m on W estern
co w b o y m ovie and fo r m ost
people, people like John W ayne
or C lint Eastw ood com e to mind.
But before the age o f film , many
A frican A m erican men braved
their lives on the frontier - men
know n as Buffalo Soldiers.
The Bonnie Kahn W ild W est
G allery will host “ A Love o f L ib­
erty: 100 years on the W estern
F rontier,” this w eek, honoring
Buffalo Soldiers through photo­
graphs.
Kahn felt that this was an im ­
portant exhibition because she
believes that history is rew ritten
on a daily basis. It’s up to the
people that have the oral history
to d iscu ss A frican -A m erican s
and their vital part in the west
from exploration to w ar that most
people d o n ’t know about.
“T his is an opportunity to ed u ­
cate on the role that blacks played
and continue to play,” Kahn said.
View the Battle o f W ounded
K nee; ch ase P ancho V illa to
M exico, view Siberia after W orld
W ar I. T hese are scenes w it­
nessed in the unpublished pho-
tos o f Sam uel W aller, a Buffalo
Soldier fighting on the A m erican
Frontier from 1890 to 1927. He
spent over 40 years with the U.S.
Army photographing these his­
toric events.
W aller’s work gives us rare
glim pses o f the dynam ic role of an
A frican A m erican soldier during
this tim e. The name Buffalo Sol­
diers cam e from Native Americans
because o f their curly hair. In ad ­
dition, the soldiers were known
for their courage and 18 m edals of
Honor in the Indian W ars.
African-Americans were a large
part o f the civil w ar as m ajor w ar­
riors. The buffalo soldiers were
not to be m essed w ith; they were
dynam ic and incredible soldiers.
T he three le c tu re rs w orked
w ith B onnie Kahn to prepare this
e x h ib itio n . O ne o f the lectu rers
is A n th o n y P o w e ll, W a lle r’s
gran d so n , w ho w ill exh ib it 50 of
the 4 0 0 0 p h o to g rap h s taken by
P ow ell at the studio. In a d d i­
tio n , h e ’ll b rin g rare m em entos
from the b a ttle s in w hich W aller
p a rtic ip a te d .
At this special event, a pin d e­
signed by nationally know n artist P hotos provided by B onnie K ahn W ild W est G allery
Frank Salcido and backed by the These are ju s t a few o f many buffallo soldiers that served.
Lew is & Clark B icentennial will
also be released in honor o f Y ork
and begin its tour o f the country.
On April 9, Powell will join two
other historians in a special lec­
ture to accom pany these w orks.
Ron Craig, a writer/filmroaker will
discuss York, the A frican A m eri­
can slave who traveled with Lewis
and Clark. Y o rk 's influence and
jo u rn e y w ith the e x p lo re rs is
rarely discussed. C raig 's goal was
to “take him w here he co uldn’t go
in his own lifetim e-including the
W hite H ouse.”
Carl Flipper will tell stories o f
his great granduncle H enry O.
Flipper, from being the first black
graduate of the U.S M ilitary A cad­
em y in F877, the first A frican
A m erican officer in the regular
Army to his posthum ous pardon
by President C linton.
The photo exhibit on T h u rs­
day A pril 7,h will be at the Bonnie
K ahn’s W ild W est G allery LLC
on 1524 NW 23rd A venue at 5 p.m
and is free. The lecture on S atur­
day April 9 will be at the C oho
T heater on 2257 NW Raleigh at
noon, cost is $5. The seating is
very lim ited and a R.S. V.P. is sug­
gested for the lecture.
Free Admission at Children’s Museum
Hospice Training
Day of the Young
Child offers music, art
A free comprehensive course of
training to prepare people who
are interested in becoming hos­
pice volunteers will be held from
6 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from April 19 to May
10 (with various exceptions). To
pre-register, call Cynthia Cohen
at 503-215-5774.
In celebration of the Day of the Young Child,
Portland Children’s Museum is opening its
doors to the community with free admission all
day,Sunday, April lOfrom 11 a.m. to 5 p .m .
The exciting schedule o f family activities for
the third annual event includes: W orldSounds
music by children on the m useum 's plaza on the
hour from noon to 4 p.m.; performances spon­
sored by Spirit Mountain Community Fund;
Spanish/English story times; and special pro­
grams in the museum ’s art studios.
"Identity," this year’s exhibit by students of
Pacific Northwest College of Art ’ s after-school
outreach program, will also be on view in the
m useum 's lobby all day.
“Day of the Young Child celebrates all kids
in all families,” said Bronwynn Bailey, even,
coordinator. “Every year we open our doors at
no charge on this day so every family in our
community can enjoy the fun and learning op­
portunities the museum has to offer.'
Admission to the museum may be limited to
accommodate museum capacity.
Portland Children's Museum is partnering
with Oregon Association for the Education of
Young Children to present this year's Day of
the Young Child. The museum joins organiza­
tions around the country to mark Week of the
Young Child, April 3 to April 9, focusing atten­
tion on the needs of young children and their
families and recognizing that every child's edu­
cation is a community responsibility.
Get Fit, Stay Healthy!
Sankofaa Health Institute offers
a free diabetes support group
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every third
Thursday at Alberta Simmons
Plaza, 6707 N.E. Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd. For more informa­
tion, call 503-285-2484.
AIDS Awareness
A lbina M inisterial A lliance
sponsors a bi-monthly support
and education group for African
A m ericans living with HIV/
AIDS at Maranatha Church at
4222 NE 12th St. The group will
meet every second and fourth
Thursday of the month. For more
in fo rm a tio n , ca ll E ln ath an
Hudson at 503-285-0493ext. 217.
Women in NAACP
W omen in NAACP meets from
10:30 a.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.
Lecture and exhibit
comes to Portland
April 10 at Portland Children’s Museum.
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