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Gun Turn-In
Promotes Safety
The Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation,
Sullivan’s Gulch Neighborhood Association and the
Portland Police Bureau collected 103 guns, plus
pellet and toy guns, at a recent gun turn-in at Grace
Episcopal Memorial Church. The guns will be
checked for possible involvement in felonies, then
melted down. Participants received coupons good at
Union 76 gas stations, Fred Meyer, Safeway, New
Seasons, the Lloyd Center mall and for Portland Trail
Blazers tickets. Grace Church pastor Stephen
Schneider recalled that Ceasefire Oregon had its first
gun turn-in 10 years ago at this church. At a press
conference prior to the event, Portland Police Chief
Posie Sizer praised the event as a way to reduce the
number of excess guns that can find their way into
the hands of children or criminals.
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L ei Pi ri \ i \ x / T iii P om i a n d O bserver
Girls Master Elements of Hip Hop In New After-School Program
First of its kind
bv R aymond R endeeman
T he P ortland O bserver
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Cam p forGirls
is inaugurating a 10-week program
to teach the cultural im portance
and technique behind the five ele
ments o f hip hop.
As part o f the program 's mission
to eradicate m yths about m usic and
genderthat limit speaking up. sing
ing out and making noise, girls 8-18
will learn the basics of beatboxing.
DJing, M Cing. breakdancing and
graffiti art.
The teachers represent a w ho's
who o f the thriving regional hip-
Molly Brown (left) and
Sequoia Browne I ay practice
beatboxing at the Rock ‘n '
Roll Camp for Girls, 89 0 0
‘A ’ N.E. Vancouver Way.
MIK Day Celebration through Service
Join the fun and help your community! Monday, January 21
Register at www.unitedway-pdx.org
Volunteer with your friends, family, children or co-workers. Build a food
pantry. Prepare supply kits for Oregon soldiers. Help a school and lots more!
hop scene. Syndel of S iren 's Echo,
M ireaya M edina of Beats for Peace
and Ragen Fykes o f Triple Grip
com prise ju st the Portland delega
tion o f talent. The program also
landed Seattle MC S u 'ad Abdurafi
and O lym pia’s M ara M cCloskey.
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W ith each expansion, Rock ‘n ’
“It’s about em pow ering girls
tow ard their own ideas o f who and Roll Cam p for Girls becom es each
what they want to be," says pro year a bit more o f a misnomer. But,
gram director Connie W ohn. who in the rebellious spirit o f the origi
this year helped start Hrp-Hop 101 nal rock music, the organization
continues to help young people
at Jefferson High School.
A fter the success o f introducing develop musically and em otionally
some hip-hop elem ents at cam p last in a society that makes any musical
sum m er, the program directors d e genre difficult for those striving to
c id e d to w id en th e o ffe rin g s be active agents.
“ You can always have a role, and
through an after-school program.
The seven-year-old organization for hip hop, that doesn’t mean you
will also expand the wide variety of have to be a video girl,” W ohn
instruments and equipm ent that it says.
T he first co u rse o f its kind in
provides for the students.
th
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c ity , H ip H o p E le m e n ts
The move m arks more resur
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en ess exten d s to its now -
gence than reaction, as female hip-
hop artists and producers estab fleeting u n d erground status. "If
lished the genre. “Especially in hip we w ere d oing this in New Y ork,
hop, there have been a lot of women the hip-hop program w ould be
who were influential,” says Wohn. th e first o n e so ld o u t,” say s
Foundational perform ers like W ohn, noting that sm all classes
Q ueen L atifah shared in the d e will be held regardless.
With lim ited financial aid avail
sire to abolish ob so lete traditions
that restrict m any fem a les’ free able for its $250 tuition, the pre
m usical ex p ressio n and o bstruct miere w inter course runs weekly
th eir access to the w orld o f m u from 4:30 to6:30 p. m. starting Thurs
sic. T he cam p will seek to d em o n day, Jan. 10. A pplications can be
s t r a t e — th r o u g h
le s s o n s , found from I to 7 p.m. M ondays
m e n to r s h ip an d p o s itiv e e x through Thursdays at the cam p 's
am p les— that w om en can explore location, 89(X) 'A ' N.E. V ancouver
hip h o p 's form s as m uch as w ith W ay. on girlsrockcam p.org or by
calling 503-445-4991.
any o th e r m edium .
Dear Deanna!
I don’t make a lot of money but I know how to save and invest.
My family members want to borrow money and get loans from
me. This causes a lot of stress and arguments when I tell them no
because they don't pay me back. I'm single and I'm tired of
everybody thinking I'm their money bags. -A nonym ous; On-
Line Reader
Dear Anonymous:
You need to grow up and real ize that you’ re not a savings and loan
hero. You don't owe your family anything, and if they kick you to
the curb for holding on to your money, then so be it. You're being
used. Get over it and keep it moving.
Dear Deanna!
NEW S E A S O N S
M A R K E T
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AT A R B O R L O D G E
I plan to evict my adult children that live with me. I've been retired
for a few years and I still find myself cooking and cleaning
because my kids haven't left the nest. I started letting them know
my plans this summer and they act like this is a joke. I have
retirement money that I want to use to travel, live my life and have
a good time. What is the best way to tell them one more time, they
have to get out and know that I'm serious? —M argaret;
Baltimore, Md.
Dear Margaret:
You can hire a moving crew to come and pack their things for
them. This will catch them offguard and shock them especially if
you have a locksmith changing the locks at the same time. You've
done your job as a mother but failed as a parent if your children
can', make it on theirown. Then again, they're selfish freeloaders
taking advantage of you because you le, them. The game is over
and your freedom begins when you call the moving company.
Dear Deanna!
y&7 U)e are, a re/^Car pharmacy'.
i f W e fill p r e s c r ip tio n s — in c lu d in g a n tib io tic s ,
h ig h b lo o d p re s s u r e m e d ic a tio n s ,
a n ti d e p re s s a n ts , b irth c o n tr o l, a n d m o re .
t r W e h a v e k n o w le d g e a b le , frie n d ly p h a r m a c is ts
w h o h a v e th e tim e to s h a re in fo r m a tio n .
I am in a situation tit work because of a prank my co-worker
played on our boss. We participated in the Secret Santa drawing
and agreed to buy gifts for one another. I had to buy a gift for my
boss and I bought a bottle of perfume. This was well and good until
my friend replaced the gift with a box that had charcoal, a dog
collar and breath mints in it. I'm going to be fired and I want to take
her down with me but I'm scared of being called a snitch. What
do I do? -A n ita ; Dallas, Texas
Dear Anita:
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The first thing todo is stop being stupid. You shouldn't sit back and
lose your job because your co-worker is a jackass. You need to
stand up for yourselfand put your friend on blast and if anyone gets
fired, it should be her. In the future, keep your mouth shut because
you played a role by telling your business. If you're honest and
have been a good employee, you're safe If not, plan to start the
New Year off wiser and on the path to look for another job.
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