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Urban League Dinner
P ortlandT rail Blazers President Larry G.
M iller will deliver the keynote address at
the Urban League o f Portland’s Equal
O pportunity D inner on T uesday, Nov. 6.
A no-host reception begins at 4:45 p.m.,
follow ed by the dinner and program at
6:45 p.m. at the Oregon C onvention C en­
ter. For tickets, call the Urban League at
503-280-2626.
Pow Wow at Mt. Hood
The fourth-annual Kanawaksoom atQ uiet
Thunder) celebration at Mt. Hood C om ­
munity College is Saturday, Nov. 1 begin­
ning at noon and concluding at midnight.
A free salmon feed begins at 5 p.m. Grand
entry cerem onies will be conducted at 1
and 7 p.m. The celebration offers authen­
tic m usic, dance, crafts, food and enter­
tainm ent for the w hole family.
World Community Day
Friday, Nov. 2, all w om en are invited to
attend a day o f fellowship, at Al len T emple
M issionary C M E Church, 4236 N.E. 8th
Ave. Registration and coffee begins at
9:30 a.m. For m ore inform ation contact
503-289-7104.
Ranger Lantern Tours
Friday, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 17,
from 7 to 9 p.m., with lantern in hand and
a skilled ranger leading the way, explore
the history o f Fort V ancouver, 612 E.
Reserve St. in Vancouver. C all 360-816-
6243 for more information.
4th Annual Turkey Swim
Beginning Thursday, Nov. 1 through
Sunday, Nov. 18, the Portland Public
Pools will provide an entry form to all paid
adm issions at any o f P ortland's Parks
and Recreation swimming pools. On Nov.
19, six lucky w inners will receive a free
turkey.
Lead Poisoning Prevention
T hursday, Nov. 1, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
the St. Johns C om m unity Center, 8427 N.
Central, will host the free w orkshop dem ­
onstrating how to protect your family
from lead poisoning. Participants receive
a free lead-testing kit. To register, call
503-284-6827.
St. Charles Spaghetti
See story, page B2
Public art
celebrates
community
advocates
by R aymond R endleman
T he P ortland O bserver
M ore than 50 volunteers celebrated the
com pletion last w eekend o f a m ural that is
enorm ous both in size and scope.
The topic o f “W om en M aking History
in Portland” could have easily covered
m uch more than the approxim ately 20 by
70-foot wall that the group was able to
secure near the Interstate M AX station at
North M ississippi and A lbina Avenues.
The challenge o f narrow ing dow n such
a topic rested on a painstaking process.
O riginally sponsored by K illingsw orth
S treet’s In O ther W ords W om en’s Books
and Resources nearly a year ago, the mural
becam e the collaborative effort o f at least
a dozen m etro-area nonprofits. Each orga­
nization nominated women from their com -
m unities m aking a significant im pact on
the city from the grassroots level.
Sisters in A ction for Power, the O regon
Council for H ispanic A dvancem ent, the
N ative A m erican Youth and Fam ily C en­
ter, the Black United Fund o f O regon, the
Urban League o f Portland and the C am bo­
dian-A m erican Com m unity o f O regon are
ju st a few o f the organizations that nam ed
w om en to be represented in the mural.
In orchestrating the city ’s largest mural
to date paying tribute to the contributions
o f female com munity leaders, Robin Corbo
hopes the piece helps raise the general
public’s aw areness about their important
contributions. The 26 activists, artists,
w riters and elected officials show n on the
wall used a w ide range o f techniques to
tackle broad sets o f issues.
A few o f those honored directly co n ­
fronting race relations, A m ina A nderson,
continued
on page B3
photo by R aymond R endleman /T he P ortland O bserver
Julie Gragg (left) and Robin Corbo add the finishing touches to the "Women Making History in Portland" mural near the
Interstate MAX station at North Mississippi and Albina Avenues.
Local
Activist
Honored
Urban Arts Festival
T he Interstate Firehouse C ultural C en­
ter, 5340 N. Interstate Ave., aw akens
m ulti-cultural aw areness through the
cutting-edge o f art form s including hip-
hop dance, spoken word, and television.
C lasses are offered throughout the year.
C ontact 503-823-4322 o r info@ ifcc-
arts.org for m ore inform ation.
For work at home
and abroad
Weatherization Workshops
T h u rsd ay , N ov. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m ., the
G resham , Y W C A , 6 00 N .E. E ighth St.,
w ill host the free ed u catio n al w o rk ­
shops to se lf-w eath erize y o u r hom e;
q u alify in g p articip a n ts w ill receive a
free w eatherizing kit. Free w ea th eriz a­
tion is availab le for seniors. C all 503-
2 8 4-6827 to register.
A second-generation Filipina A m eri­
can bom and raised in Portland was hon­
ored last w eekend as one o f the 100 Most
Influential Filipinas in the U.S. last w eek­
end at the Filipina W om en's Network Sum ­
mit in W ashington D.C.
Oli veros, coordinator of Portland C om ­
m u n ity C o lle g e 's S y lv a n ia C a m p u s
M ulticultural C enter, was nom inated by
Carm en C aballero Rubio, director o f C om ­
munity A ffairs for the O ffice o f Portland
M ayor Tom Potter. O liveros's honor is in
the category o f "Em erging Leaders and
Builders."
Annual Rummage Sale
The Gatlin G able Rum m age Sale opens
Thursday evening, Nov. I, and contin­
ues with 10 a.m. openings through S un­
day, Nov. 4 at the Portland Expo C enter
A dm ission is free.
S atu rd ay , N ov. 17, p arents and c h il­
dren age 5 and under, are invited to
en jo y th is free fam ily event fille d w ith
s p o rts , g a m e s, fo o d , c o n te s ts and
p rizes; the ev en t w ill be held at the
M cC orm ack-M atthew s C enter, 6930 N.
K erby S t„ from noon to 3 p.m .
Helping the Hungry
The Oregon Food Bank desperately needs
your donations o f nonperishable foods
and funds. To find out how you can help,
call 503-282-0555.
Learn to Make Recycled Art
Portland C om m unity C ollege is offering
the hands-on training to create art from
recycled m aterials;classes will be held at
the ReBuilding C enter, 3625 N. M issis­
sippi Ave.; contact 503-731 -6622 for more
information.
community service
Mural Forefronts Women’s Activism
Sunday, Nov. 4, from noon to 6:30 p.m .,
St. C h a rles C hurch, 5310 N .E. 42nd
A ve., in v ites guest to en jo y th e d e li­
cio us fo u r-co u rse spaghetti d in n e r and
raffle. T ak e-o u t service is available;
ad u lts $9, kids $5. F or m ore in fo rm a­
tion, call 503-281 -6461.
Daddy and Me
/e u fó
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Waves Hair Design stylists Matt Garlington and Janet Warren are moving on to new locations to cut hair as their
landmark Waves Hair Design closes shop after serving the community for 31 years.
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Waves Closes Shop after 31 Years
by L ee P erlman
T he P ortland O bserver
A fter 31 y ears o f serv in g the A fri­
can A m erican com m unity at 1926 N.E.
Sandy B lvd., the W aves H air D esign
fu ll-serv ic e salon is clo sin g up shop
and going in d iffe ren t d irectio n s.
W ith a new o w n er tak in g o v er the
b u ild in g and th e ir lease ex p irin g ,
ow n er Ja n et W arren said it w as tim e
for h e rto d o w n siz e . She w ill co n tin u e
p rovid in g salon serv ices from her
hom e and can be reached at 3 6 0-882-
8042.
W arren, w ho has ow ned W aves for
eight years, said “This is not a sad o cca­
sion for me. T his is by choice. I w ant to
thank everyone for supporting us and
w elcom ing us into the com m unity.”
W av es sty list M att G arlin g to n and
tw o o th ers are se ttin g up th e ir ow n new
shop. Y .G .'s S alo n , at 3140 E. B urnside
St. T he m o v es should take place by
N ov. 6.
T h e n ew Y .G . S alo n sta n d s fo r
Y v o n n eG arlin g to n , M a tt's m other. T he
best know n m e m b er o f the fam ily w as
the Rev. Jo h n G arlin g to n , longtim e p a s­
tor o f M ount O liv et B aptist C hurch and
one o f the c ity 's leading co m m u n ity
a c tiv ists.
H is fath e r w as o rig in a lly a b arber
a n d . M a tt r e c a l l s , c u t h is o w n
c h ild re n 's h air w hen the fam ily lived
in Buffalo.
"W hen I becam e an ad u lt, I w anted
to do so m eth in g that w ould allow me
to be my ow n b o ss," G arlin g to n says.
“T h is w as so m eth in g I knew , so it w as
the fastest w a y .”
He has been at it for 10 y ears, sp e ­
c i a l i z i n g in “ n a t u r a l s ty l e s -
d read lo ck s, tw ists, e x ten sio n s."
Y .G .'s will be open from 10a.m . to 6
p.m . T u esd ay th ro u g h S atu rd ay .
Claire Oliveros
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