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September 21. 2005
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The School and Community Re­
use A ction Project is hosting a
free day o f w orkshops e sp e­
cially for teachers and students
on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. at 3901A N. W il­
liams Ave. Topics include note­
book m aking, puppet making,
musical instrum ents, starting a
reuse center in your classroom
and more. Pre-registration is
requested at 503-294-0769 or
ed u catio n @ scrap actio n .o rg .
Sewing for YWCA
Y W C A ’s W om en O ffenders
R eh abilitation, T raining and
Help Program is accepting d o ­
nations o f fabric and sew ing
m achines in good w orking co n ­
dition for the Clark County Jail’s
work center. The inm ates are
learning sew ing skills by m ak­
ing nightgow ns and donating
them to the women and girls
liv in g
in th e Y W C A ’s
SafeChoice Dom estic Violence
S h e lte r. D o n a tio n s can be
dropped o ff at the YWCA Clark
County on 3609 Main St. in
V ancouver. For more inform a­
tion, call 360-906-9153.
Renters Rights Hotline
T he com m unity A lliance o f
Tenants is looking for volun­
te e rs to s ta f f th e R e n te rs ’
Rights Hotline. The m ajority of
callers are low-income families.
This hotline enables renters to
save money, protect their rights
and to prevent hom elessness.
V olunteer training is on Sept.24
to 25 during the afternoon. No
experience is required. For more
in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t S arah
Buckley at 503-460-9702.
Home Ownership Seminar
P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity L and
T rust will hold a home ow ner­
ship sem inar on Tuesday, Sept.
27 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the
St. JohnsC om m unity C enter on
8427 N C en tral St. H om es
through the organization are
sold to first tim e hom ebuyers
with lim ited incom es at below
market prices. For more infor­
m ation, visit w w w .pclt.org or
call K elly C aldw ell at 503-
493-0293.
Rev. Renee Ward leads a call to end senseless violence Saturday during a march aimed at restoring and rebuilding a sense of family in the community.
photos by M ark
'Violence Must
Stop' March
A community march and rally R&B entertainment, dance teams
in honor of Asia Bell James and and speakers.
The non-profit Senseless Vio­
all other victims of violence was
held Saturday in northeast Port­ lence Leads to Silence organiza­
tion sponsored the third annual
land.
event.
Contributions for on-going
About 100 people spilled out
onto the streets between Irving efforts to reduce violence in the
and Alberta parks to speak out community can be mailed to the
against gun violence and rebuild a organization at P.O. Box 3845,
sense offamily in the community. Portland, OR 97208-3845 or by
At Alberta Park there were calling Perlia Bell at 503-421-
games for kids, gospel, jazz and 0078.
In a grand opening o f the newly
renovated M ark Building, the
Portland Art M useum will host
tw o w eeks o f free adm ission to
the public from Oct. 2 to Oct. 16.
Official cerem onies will be held
Oct. 2 at noon with a full day of
activities including live music,
local entertainers and stage­
coach rides.
Brewery features
local metal artist
DeW ayne M ayes’ m edium is metal, sculpt­
ing shadow ed w orks o f art into copper, brass
and stainless steel. For him, experim enting
with this type o f canvas is a labor o f love.
“ It’s so fluid - different m etals have differ­
ent qualities,” Mayes said. “You have to really
be sure o f what you w ant to do. You c a n ’t
erase it. It’s a great challenge, so you try your
Native American Literature
N ative A m erican literature is
celebrated at the Collins G al­
lery located on the third floor at
the Central Library, 801 S.W.
10lh Ave through Sept. 29.
DeWayne M ayes’
sculptures are being
showcased at Roots
Organic Brewery
through October.
Salmon Festival
years
•Scommunity service
About 100 people Saturday joined the third annual community march in honor
o f Asia Bell James and all other victims o f gun violence. Supporters walked
from Irving Park to Alberta Park in an event sponsored by the Senseless
Violence Leads to Silence organization, a non-profit group.
Sculpting With Steel
Free Admission to
Portland Art Museum
M etro P ark’s Annual Salmon
Festival will take place from
10:30 a.m. to5 p.m. on Oct. Sand
9 at Oxbow Regional Park. The
event celebrates the return o f
the fall Chinook salm on to the
Sandy River, offering cultural
exhibits, river walks, children’s
activities, arts and crafts d em ­
o n s tr a tio n s ,
m u sic
an d
s to r y te llin g , h o rs e d ra w n
wagon rides, salm on barbecue
and a food court. For more in­
formation, call 503-797-1850 or
visit w w w .m etro -reg io n .o rg /
salm onfestival.
W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
absolute hardest.”
The H illsboro resident has been at it for 22
years, starting out as a w elder and m oving into
art full-tim e after m aking an im pressive metal
coffee table for his wife.
“M ostly I was ju st w orking on inventions
during that time. Then my w ife asked me to
make her a coffee table. I ju st put scorpions in
it at first and visualized the border around it.
Everybody really liked it,” M ayes said. “I
bought $600 worth of steel and went at it. I kind
o f stopped searching at that point and w ent at
the art aspect.”
From then on, life meant a constant carving
o f ideas that inspired M ayes, such as nature,
Egyptian legends, or political events such as
the dow nfall o f Saddam Hussein.
“I’ll go ahead and think of the image and the
image almost speaks back to you," Mayes said.
D escribing his piece illu stra tin g a w olf,
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Students Helped Into Health Careers
Barriers broken with OHSU
opportunity programs
Oregon Health & Science Uni­
versity School of M edicine's new
Health Careers Opportunity Pro­
gram is helping disadvantaged high
school, college and post-college
students overcome socioeconomic,
educational and cultural barriers to
get into medical, physician assis­
tant and pharmacy schools.
OHSU expects the program.
funded through a highly coveted,
three-year $ 1.2 mi Ilion competitive
grant from the federal Health Re­
sources and Services Administra­
tion, to increase the number o f cli­
nicians from underprivileged back­
grounds who ultimately will pro­
vide health care to the underserved.
“We anticipate that with aca­
demic assistance, motivated stu-
Dr. Stephanie Anderson
dents facing economic and educa­
tional barriers will be more likely to
gain admission into health care pro­
fessio n al p rogram s," said Dr.
Stephanie Anderson, principal in­
vestigator for the grant and assis­
tant dean for minority affairs in the
OHSU School of Medicine.
“We believe these students can
do the work if given the opportu­
nity,” Anderson said. "With this
program, we have the potential to
change the face of training pro­
grams at OHSU.”
Shannel Adams, 23, a recent
graduate of Duke University and a
Portland St. Mary’s Academy alum­
nus, participated in the program
this summer. For 10 intense weeks.
Adams and 13 other pre-med stu­
dents were enrolled in the HCOP
P ro fessio n s T estin g P rogram ,
which prepares students for the
Medical College Admission Test
or the Graduate Record Examina­
tion.
Schtxtl of Medicine faculty and
students utilizes the most current
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