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M a r tin L u t h e r K in g j R . ai,d R o sa P a r k s January 11, 2006 2006 s p e d a l Page B 19 e o 1 1 l o n ___ King Community Fair Set Volunteers to help plaza residents su la tio n d o o r sw eep s, to keep the co ld o u t side w here it belongs. C hild safety-seat inspections, com m unity resource inform ation, dental screenings and In h o n o r o f M artin L u th e r K ing Jr. D ay, referralsalso will beavailable. T here’s lo tso f Jan. 16, re sid e n ts o f the P laza T o w n h o m e s tu n sc h ed u le d for kids, in clu d in g a puppet at 5 8 0 2 N. M ic h ig a n w ill g e t a h e lp in g show and an arts and c ra fts project. h a n d th a n k s to v o lu n te e rs fro m th e C o m M eanw hile, the Com m unity Garden, which m u n ity E n e rg y P ro je c t, N o rth /N o rth e a s t B u s in e s s A s s o c ia tio n , A m e riC o rp s , the helps feed the 200 or m ore residents, will get a m akeover. Protective covers will be built in an N o th in g Is Im p o s s ib le g ro u p a n d S y lv ia effort to prevent freeway pollution o f the hous E v a n s , P la z a T o w n h o m e s r e s id e n t c o o r ing garden boxes. din ato r. M id-K B e a u ty S u p p ly S a lu te s D r. M artin L u th er K in g 's 7 7 th B irth d a y ! Volunteers and residents will build and install S en io rs and d isa b le d resid e n ts w ill have bookshelves to house a new ESL library as w eatherization kits installed and receive lead well. Plaza Tow nhom es includes many im m i testing. W eatherization w orkshops, in clu d grant fam ilies and A m eriCorps is sponsoring a ing free w eatherization kits, will be offered to book drive to support the English as a Second all oth er residents. V olunteers will m ake in Language tutoring program. Fhreo Georges In American History: (from left) King George III of England (colonial ruler before the American Revolution). George Washington (1st president o f the U.S.) and George W. Bush (the 43rd U.S. president). Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution “All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem,” —Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Strength To Love "lam sure that most o f you ha ve read that arresting little story from the pen o f Washington Irving entitled Rip Van Winkle. 'The one thing that we usually remember about the story is that Rip Van Winkle slept 5411 N.E. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd twenty years. But there is another point in that little story that is almost completely overlooked. It was the sign in the end, from which Rip went up in the mountain fo r his long sleep. "When Rip Van Winkle went up into the mountain, the sign had a picture o f King George the Third o f England. When he came down twenty years later the sign had a picture o f George Washington, the first president o f the United States. When Rip Van Winkle looked up at the picture of George Washington—and looking at the picture he was amazed—he was completely lost. He knew not who he was. "And this reveals to us that the most striking thing about the story o f Rip Van Winkle is not merely that Rip slept twenty years, but that he slept through a revolution. While he was peacefully snoring up in the mountain a revolution was taking place that at points would change the course o f history—and Rip knew nothing about it. He was asleep. Yes, he slept through a revolution. And one o f the great liabilities o f life is that all too many people find themselves living amid a great period o f social change, and yet they fail to develop the new attitudes, the new mental responses, that the new situation demands. They end up sleeping through a revolution. "There can be no gainsaying o f the fact that a great revolution is taking place in the world today. In a sense it is a triple revolution: that 4234 N Interstate Ave, Portland, Oregon 97217 (503) 281-6388 is, a technological revolution, with the impact o f automation and cybernation: then there is a revolution in weaponry, with the emer gence o f atomic and nuclear weapons o f warfare; then there is a human rights revolution, with the freedom explosion that is taking place all over the world. Yes, we do live in a period where changes are taking place. And there is still the voice crying through the vista o f time saying, 'Behold, / make all things new; form er things are passed away.’ ” — Excerpt from "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution" hy Martin l.uther King, Jr. To see the full speech go to http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/puhlications/sermons/ 680331.000 Remaining A wake.html I 7410 NE MLK, Portland, Oregon 97211 (503) 285-1230 I
