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M PageA8 a r t in 2 00 6 L uther K in g so e c i a / J r .»~* R o s a P a r k s lanuary II. 2006 e d / / / o n _____ Seniors Motivated in Healthy Aging Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used philosophy as well as theology in his many speeches, sermons and discussions. Brenda Phillips and Chonitia Suhailiah-Smith o f Kaiser Permanente's Sankofaa Health Institute help find the humor in the challenges o f aging as part o f a thank you luncheon for local seniors who participated in a study o f healthy aging. Kaiser study works with senior centers K aiser Perm anente and S ankofaa H ealth Institute recently hosted a thank you lu n cheon for seniors who participated in a study o f healthy aging by K aiser Perm anente. Community health workers or "promotoras,” from the institute explained the new food pyra mid guidelines and how to m ake healthy food choices. M ore than 100 seniors attended the luncheon. Kaiser Perm anente's C enter for Health Re search has been conducting a six-m onth re search study to answ er questions about what m otivates seniors to adopt behaviors that pro mote healthy aging. The study at the Urban League's Multicultural S enior C enter in Portland and the Elsie Stuhr Senior C enter in B eaverton also has been investigating the most effective w aysto provide seniors with health information and how seniors prefer to receive health information. The Healthy Aging study focused on creating and sustaining community health initiatives and providing care to vulnerable populations. The study involved developing partnerships with com m unity organizations, including the Elsie Stuhr Senior Center, the Urban League and Multicultural SeniorCen- ter. Loaves and Fishes, Susana M aria G urule Foundation and the Sankofaa Health Institute, a grassroots health prom otion organization. The researchers collected data through inter views with staff at the senior centers, informal observations o f center events, field surveys, and focus groups with seniors. OSU Studies Racism in Philosophy Andrew Vails, who teaches political philosophy at Or egon State University, has edited a collection of essays, "Race and Racism in Modern Philosophy,” newly released by Cornell University Press. The collection addresses the issue of whether modern phil osophy is racist and whether legendary Western philosophers such as Descartes and Hobbes sup port racist ideology or ad vance ideas that lead to the critique and rejection of rac ism. The book brings together essays on the writings of semi nal thinkers to trace the issue Lucius T. Outlaw Jr. of race and explore its influ ence on modern philosophical trates the complex relationship be inquiry. From Locke's treatment tween race and philosophy. of slavery to Nietzsche’s “racial The book edited by Vails’ al profiling,” the collection illus- ready has drawn praise from scholars, including Lucius T. Outlaw Jr. of Vanderbilt Uni versity "The analyses and explora tions at the heart of this book are long overdue,” Outlaw said. “They emerge from and con tribute substantively to ongo ing discussions and critiques of canonical figures of modern ('W estern') philosophy with regard to these figures’ notions of race and the relevance of and impact on their philoso phizing of these notions.” Vails, an assistant profes sor of political science, spe cializes in research on liberal and democratic theory, race and racial justice, and the eth ics of political violence. He earned his Ph.D. in political sci ence at the University of Pitts burgh and has taught at OSU since 2003. County Group Hosts MLK Event Black affairs founder to speak The Multnomah County Managers of Color group is proud to sponsor the Multnomah County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day C el ebration, “In the Spirit of Unity & Service - Remember! Celebrate! Act!” The event is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 13 at 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the Multnomah County Board Room, 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., First floor. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Calvin O. L. Henry, founder and president of the Oregon Assembly for Black Affairs; founder and past president of the Corvallis Branch of the NAACP; a recipient of the Ambassador of Peace Award and the Drum Major for Justice Award. Multnomah County Chair Diane Linn will provide opening remarks at noon. Other fea tures of the program include a short film honor- ingthe lifeof Dr. King showing at 11:30 a.m.,the presentation of the Arthur Flemming Award and an employee choir. The Arthur Flemming Award was created in 1996 by the City-County Affirmative Action Office. It is named for the late Dr. Arthur Flemming, former provost of the University of Oregon and the first chair of the Federal Rights Commission, serving the Eisenhower through Reagan administrations. During his tenure. Dr. Flemming pushed for passage of numerous civil rights laws, voting rights, programs for equal opportunity in employment and contracts receiv ing federal monies. The award is given to an employee or groupof employees who exemplify the commitment of Arthur Flemming. The Managers of Color group has been a recognized affinity group within Multnomah County since 1992. The group is dedicated to developing and maintaining organizational diver sity, equity and opportunity, and promoting cus tomer-focused, culturally-competent services. 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