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Defending Women’s Rights
Teri Africa joins supporters o f women's rights on Saturday at the Lovejoy Clinic in northwest Portland. ‘My body is my womb,' Africa said. The
demonstration was aimed at protecting legal abortions and showing support for the clients and staff o f the women's health center. It was
sponsored by Radical Women, a social justice group headquartered at 819 N. Killingsworth St.
Multicultural Coordinator Chosen for Program
Claire Oliveros, coordinator of the
Portland Community College Sylvania
Multicultural Center in southwest Port­
land, has been chosen to participate in
the National Institute for Leadership
Development.
Oliveros was selected for her leader­
ship and vision of the Multicultural
Center for the past eight years. Before
coming to the Multicultural Center,
Claire
Oliveros
Oliveras was a part-time academic advi­
sor at the Cascade Campus in north
Portland while in graduate school full­
time at Portland State University.
She received her master’s degree in
education in 1998 and is currently pur-
suing a doctorate in education with a
specialization in community college lead­
ership at Oregon State University.
Pattie Hill, project assistant for Up-
ward Bound and the ROOTS Programs,
will also participate in the event.
The year-long leadership program is
designed to help people assume major
decision making roles in their institu­
tions of learning. Topics include super­
visory and human relations skills, plan­
ning and budgeting, and confronting
the issues of higher education during
the next decade.
■v S arah B u r n t
Is this heaven?
No, it’s Oregon.
And our para­
dise for cycling is
the driving force
behind the first
ever Oregon Bicy
cling Summit next
month in Eugene.
Groups sponsoring
the event
include Cycle Oregon, Travel Oregon, Brand Or
egon, Oregon State Parks and Recreation and the
Oregon Department of Transportation
Jerry Norquist, ride director for Cycle Oregon,
said the event will bring cycling advocates to­
gether for the first time, with the goal of turning
Oregon into a premier cycling destination
Organizers say about 1(X) people at the think
tank will consider new bike strategies and iniple
ment existing plans.
■‘Really, it’s to present the dream and share the
dream,” Norquist said.
Advancements in cycling are currently under­
way through a private and public Scenic Bikeway
Program, a series of bike routes through Oregon's
county roads and some state highways.
The venture between ODOT, Cycle Oregon
and the state parks and recreation agency is in
its infancy stages, but quickly moving forward,
looking at program directors and establishing
funding.
Oregon’s first Scenic Bikeway was established
last year - a 130-mile route through the W i I lamette
Valley, dotted with bike-specific signs guiding
cyclists from Champoeg Stale Park near Portland to
Eugene.
The cyling tours also highlight lesser-known
areas that could use the economic benefit. Cycling
maps with a range of information and points of
interest are also available through ODOT, Oregon
State Parks ( I -800-551 -6949)orCycle Oregon.
Next upare plans fora60-mile cycling route from
Eugene to Oakland with the dream to eventually
reach the California border.
The Oregon Bicycle Summit is Saturday, April 1
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Eugene’s Hilton Hotel and
Conference Center. For more information or to
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24,
c o n ta c t
Ingrid@cycleoregon.com or call 503-287-0405, ex­
tension 103.
Sarah Blount is a reporter fo r the Portland
Observer.
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