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Jason Max Ferdinand, Conductor
In Concert At
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5209 N.E. 22nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97211
Contact Person: Pastor Royal Harrison
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6:00 p.m.
Sara Rashad
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rhe House o f Prayer
Root, ” "From Florida to Coahuila, ” and
his work-in-progress, “Incursions into the
H ills“ will be shown at the Symposium on
the African Legacy in Mexico and Commu
nity Conversation on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Following the films, Dr. SagrarioCruz, pro
fessor of history in the “Africa en Mexico”
program at the University of Veracruz, will
speak on the AfroMexican identity, fol
lowed by a panel discussion with local
community activists.
Family Film Day will held on Saturday,
Feb. 18, at McMenamins Kennedy School
Theatre, with two films by local directors
set in Mali, “Welcome to MaliandKofalenZ
The Gift Exchange, ” and a third film,
“Coming to England," a BBC adaptation
of Floella Benjamin’s popular children’s
book about her journey as a young girl from
Trinidad to Britain in the 1960s.
A forum on HIV/AIDS in Africa with
films and discussion will be presented on
Saturday, Feb. 25 at the PCC Cascade
Campus.
Women Filmmakers Week will be held
from March 2 through March 4. Film direc
tor Sara Rashad will introduce and discuss
her film “Tahara ” on Friday, March 3. The
festival will close on Saturday, March 4
with a second remarkable new film from
Angola, “Hollow City ” directed by Maria
Joao Ganga.
Since its inception in 1991, the Cascade
Festival of African Films has been orga-
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This year's Cascade Festival of African Films opens with “The Hero, “ a powerful Film
about devastation and hope in post-war Angola. Directed by ZeZe Gamboa, the movie
is in Portuguese with English subtitles
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Sunday Morning Service
Wednesday Prayer
Wednesday Evening
Dr. Marcelitte Failla
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“Hot Chili“ is a mythical tale of love about a humble gardener who is in love with the
king's daughter, but the king will have none of it. The film is written, directed, and
stars a young Botswanan who begin working on the movie while a student in the U.S.
nized and run by volunteers. The festival
receives generous support from individual
donors and sponsors.
For complete information about the fes
ti val and descriptions of the films, visit the
festiv al W eb site at w w w .african
filmfestival.org or call 503-244-6111, ex
tension 3630, for a brochure.
some women do not break or give
up,” she said.
“One voice does make a differ
ence.”
In 1996, Darco added to her
daunting w orkload when she be
came a w elder for the City o f Port
land Parks and Recreation. With
tw o jo b s, her days began at three
or four a.m ., ending around m id
night. She juggled both jobs for
one year, but after a trip to Hawaii
her body said she could no longer
work 96-hour weeks.
“ I had reached a crossroads. I
was through proving m yself to
people," she said.
Darco said she’s much happier
working at PP&R. She’s the city’s
lead w elder, in charge o f more
than 200 parks, plus recreational
photo by M ark W ashington /T hk P ortland O bserver
facilities and hundreds o f sports D.J. Darco at work in the City of Portland welding shop located at
fields. Darco says the city has a the base o f Mt. Tabor.
more diverse w orkforce, but as
o n e o f o n ly a h a n d fu l o f
tradeswomen, she feels they have
a long way to go.
Instead o f welding night and
day she pursues her passion for
ending dom estic violence and
child abuse issues.
She is also involved with the
Oregon Tradeswomen network, a
non-profit organization that helps
train women for their apprentice
ship.
More than a decade after she
dedicated countless hours to w rit
ing her bills, Darco said she would
still like to see her legislation pass,
but she’s confident of the direc
tion she has taken.
“If legislation started again I’d
be there, but you have to choose
your battles w isely,” she said. “I
try to choose my directions that
will make the most difference for
the future of our children.”
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