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February 6, 2008
“Faith is taking the
first step even when
you don’t see the
whole staircase.”
photo by
— Dr. M artin Luther King, Jr.
M ark W asiiin g to s / T hk P ortland O bserver
Roslyn HUI, a longtime Alberta Street developer known for taking initiative in her neighborhood,
wishes all landlords would get involved to make the thoroughfare safer and more inviting for
everyone.
Perceptions Collide on Alberta
more garbage cans, the majority of
survey respondents also acknowl­
the
p o te n tia l
for
“ A lb erta n eeds m ore s tu ff ed g ed
around for kids to do,” Blake says. deemphasizing the role of alcohol
“If you want to go up and down (the during Alberta events.
“We were drowning in our own
street) and drink, great, but for ev­
popularity,"
says Joseph Blanchette,
eryone else, too bad.”
president
of
Art on Alberta. ‘The
Thirty-one-year-old James King
primary
concern
was, we love it, we
shared concern for youth involve­
love
it,
but
the
traffic
is terrible, and
ment in Alberta festivals, adding
it’s
getting
dangerous.”
that the exclusion of minors from
Blanchette recognizes some fric­
the multitude of bars on the street
reflects the alienation of many long­ tion within the Alberta community
because of the rate of change and
time residents.
“It’s not diverse enough,” he laments the difficulty for minority
says. “It needs to come together as businesses to open on the street.
far as a bunch of different things "We like the complexity that the
neighborhood currently has, and
going on.”
Calling for pedestrian safety and we'd like to keep that vitality," he
continued
from Front
says.
He cites economic forces beyond
the control of his nonprofit but hopes
to lure more diversity to the street
with changes designed to affect
everyone positively. For example.
Art on Alberta is helping orches­
trate the closure of the street to
motor vehicles, accomplished for
the first tim e d u rin g last
September’s fair.
The efforts have many members
of the black community appreciat­
ing the good-neighbor basis on
which the street tends to operate.
"They ’ ve made a lot of changes,
and as opposed to a few years ago,
it feels much safer,” says 49-year-
old Rance Preston.
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Second Annual Youth Summit
Responding to
violence, drugs
T h e s e c o n d -a n n u a l Y outh
Summit will be held Saturday, Feb.
9 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at 126 N.E.
A lberta St. This y ear’s theme is
“ It’s Bigger than Hip Hop.”
In response to last y ear's death
o f a 14 y e a r - o ld D a v o n te
Lightfoot, the Youth Summit was
born.
O rg a n iz e rs re c o g n iz e th at
youth face real-life situations that
go beyond the music. Building
off the success of last year’s sum ­
mit, the event will encourage dis­
cussion o f issues teens encoun­
ter on a day-to-day basis.
All youth are invited to speak
up to a panel and to moderators
consisting of theirow n peers. Dis­
cussions will include, but are not
limited to, the follow ing national
and local topics: violence, drugs
andH IV /A ID S.
The keynote speaker o f the
second-annual evening will be
Professor G riff o f Publ ic Enemy.
New to this year’s Summit will be
an evening concert hosted by
O pio Sokoni. The concert in­
cludes a youth hip-hop group
USA La Familia, made up of high­
school students as well as and
other local artists including Li­
b r e tto ,
O c ta v ia
H a rris ,
M adgesdiq. youth from Seattle,
Wa, Blacque Butterfly, and more.
Concert starts at 8 p.m. and a
donationof$10isrequested. Tick­
ets can be purchased in advance
at Ethos, D ittos, or Mecca Fish
and Chips.
For more information call 503-
7 8 1 -5 3 1 3
or
e -m a il
info@ travillingpillar.com.
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Black Heritage Art at City Hall
The third-annual Black Heritage
Art Show will open Thursday, Feb.
7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at City Hall. 1221
S. W. Fourth Ave. The event is free
and open to the public.
Join the crowd for great local art,
free food and refreshments, and
energized performances.
Artists include Isaka Shamsud-
Din. Wanda Wright, Bob Thomp­
son, Paul W. Dixon, Sam Macon,
Kimi Arigbon, Mark Bishop and
Sunshine Dixon. Photographsof Big
Brolhers/Big Sisters will surround a
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Black History
Month '08
performance of No Kidding Choir
and a screening of the film “Local
Color,” a Portland-produced docu­
mentary focused on African-Ameri­
can history, including real-estate
redlining, the Vanport floods and the
long tradition of social activism.
CELEBRATING
Politics, Activism, and Art
All events are free and open Io the public.
Rhapsody in Black Show at PSU
P ortland State U n iv ersity ’s
White Gallery is proud to be show­
ing “Rhapsody in Black," a group
show presented by the PSU Afri­
can American Visual Arts Scholar­
ship program and Paint A Differ­
ence.
In celebration of Black History
Month, this exhibit will feature print
work of personal and cultural sig­
nificance by renowned, as well as
up-and-coming, African-American
artists.
Artists include Adriene Cruz,
Isaka Shamsud-Din, Henry Prison,
Andrew Johnson, O.B. Hill, James
Dunbar, Stephan Alexander, Mo’,
C rystal H udelson and Felicia
Capuia. The White Gallery is lo­
cated in PSU’s Smith Memorial
Center, room 2 5 0 ,1825S.W. Broad­
way. Opening Reception is from 5
to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7. and
the show will be up until March 26.
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T hursdays - S undays
D ouglas F. C ooley M emorial
A rt G allery
2 PM.
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K aul A u d ito rium
EXHIBITION
Working History
African American Art & Objects
Working History brings together artwork by significant contemporary African
American artists, and exhibits their work alongside historical and ephemeral
objects. The exhibition explores how artists can reinterpret historical source
material into forms of current social and political critique.
LECTURE
Harold Ford Jr.
“ An Afternoon with Harold Ford Jr.:
The Economy and the 2008 Elections”
Harold Ford |r. served Tennessee in the U S. Congress for 10 years. He is now
chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, a visiting professor of public
policy at Vanderbilt University, and vice chairman of Merrill tynch and Co.
3 P.M.
Your Company Representatives are Invited to the:
Governor's Marketplace Connection
Oregon
University
System
to
Kaul Auditorium
What is Included:
• Government Contracts 101: Understanding the Basics
• Learn how to do business with OUS, ODOT. and DHS
• Learn how to use the new OUS Procurement Website and ORPIN
to get contracts
• Networking with state purchasing officers
• Learn about services and agency programs to help you bid on
government contracts
• Lunch
When:
March 5, 2008
Where:
Holiday Inn 'W ilsonville
Cost:
Free
Register By: February 22, 2008
Registration form may be found at:
ww w ous cii 11 dept capcon
For additional information:
Linda Jones, Clearinghouse Program Coordinator: Linda k joncs (/.state or us (503) 378-3583
Tony Lawrence, Executive Assistant: tony.lawrcncctaistate.or.us. (503) 378-5336
Mary Frances Berry
“ Race, Politics, and the 2008 Elections”
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VOLLUM LOUNGE & DOUGLAS F.
C ooley M emorial A rt G allery
3 P.M.
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ARTIST TALK ANO RECEPTION
Nick Cave on Working History
Cave w ill discuss his work in connectron with the Working History exhibition,
followed by a reception at the Cooley Art Gallery.
LECTURE
Faith Ringgold
“ Thirty Years as an Artist, Author, and Activist”
Faith Ringgold is internationally renowned for her works that combine painting,
textile, and storytelling. Ringgold has work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art;
the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; the Studio Museum in Harlem; and the
Museum of Modern Art, among others.
Additional Sponsors:
Im portant Update: OUS has modified its procedure for hiring
contractors. Come learn how OUS is expanding opportunities for
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your company and the new OUS Emerging Small Business Program!
LECTURE
Mary Frances Berry served as assistant secretary for education in the U.S. Depart
ment o f Health. Education, and Welfare; and on the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights from 1980 to 2004. She has written seven books, and is the Geraldine
R. Segal Professor 0, American Social Thought and professor of history at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Construction Contracting Workshop
The Oregon University System is proud to be a sponsor o f the
Governor's Marketplace Connection Construction Contracting
Workshop The purpose o f the Workshop is to provide construction
contractors an opportunity to find out about contracting process and
upcoming projects for OUS, ODOT and DHS.
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Stock History Month programming is sponsored by Reed's Office of the President,
the Krause fund for tconomics lectures: the Multicultural Resource Center: and
the departments o f sociology, anthropology, and political science
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