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September 24, 2008
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Power
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Marika Zimmerly (from left), Germa Beier and Colleen McCabe look over voter registration materials as they canvass downtown to increase
participation in the Nov. 4 general election, especially for younger voters.
fro m Front
that they will get out and make their voices
heard in the Nov. 4 election.
T he Power 2 Vote Day o f Action will be the
largest voter registration event o f the cam ­
paign.
M idge Purcell o f Urban League o f Port­
land, says, "The m ost com m on response I get
from people who have decided th ey ’re not
going to participate in the process, is ‘be­
cause my vote d o esn 't m atter.’ O ur m essage
over the next m onth is that it does m atter, and
that it counts and that they can ensure their
voices are heard.”
Purcell says that sim ply participating in
the election process sends a strong message.
“Across the board there has been a higher
level o f engagem ent than w e’ve seen in m any
years, and that in and o f itself expresses the
hunger and the dem and for change," she
says.
In other words, the sim ple act o f register­
ing to vote in great num bers has expressed
the will of the people.
Saturday’s Power 2 Vole Day o f Action at
PCC Cascade will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 6
p.m. and feature inspiring words form com m u­
nity leaders, the low dow n about ballot m ea­
sures, music by DJ OG One and people hitting
the streets registering voters.
Dire Warnings
Congress urged to support bailout
(AP) -- Senators dug in their econom y w ould grind to a virtual
heels T uesday, pushing back halt.
against dire w arnings from the
The legislation the adm inistra­
governm ent’s top econom ic offi­ tion is prom oting would allow the
cials o f recession, layoffs and government to buy bad mortgages
lost hom es if Congress doesn’t and other rotten assets held by
q u ic k ly a p p ro v e th e B ush troubled banks and financial in­
adm inistration'sem ergency $700 stitutions. G etting those debts
billion financial bailout plan.
o ff their books should bolster
Congressional leaders still pre­ those com panies' balance sheets,
dicted passage — with
making them m ore in­
significant changes —
clined to lend and eas­
but Wall Street's nerves
ing one of the biggest
were hardly soothed.
choke points in the
The Dow Jones indus­
credit crisis. If the plan
trials sank 161 points
w orks, it should help
and now are off m ote
lift a m ajor w eight o ff
than 500 this week after
the national econom y
initially surging on the
that is already sput­
bailout announcem ent
tering.
last week.
Ben Bernanke
T he m ajor p resi­
D eepening m arket
d e n tia l c a n d id a te s
trouble was just one piece of the also insisted on alterations in the
economic havoc that Federal Re- adm inistration's drastic prescrip­
serveChairm an Ben Bernanke and tion.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
D em ocrat Barack O bam a said
told senators should ensue if Con­ any plan to rescue Wall Street
g re ss lag s in a c tin g on the from its financial w oes must en ­
administration's proposal to res­ sure that taxpayers are reimbursed
cue tottering financial institutions. and corporate executives are not
W ith o u t the b a ilo u t plan, further enriched for m ism anage­
Paulson and Bernanke sketched ment. Republican John M cCain,
out a dire scenario for senators at too, said the legislation must pre­
a contentious daylong hearing: vent executives from w inning
N either businesses nor consum ­ large taxpayer-funded bonuses,
ers w ould be able to borrow and he also said no earm arked
money, and the w orld's largest spending could be included.
Charles Lott Jr. (left) as a player for the Centennial Eagles and (right) as an actor auditioning for TV shows and film.
Local Talent Heads for Hollywood
Charles Lott Jr. isas com fort­
able on a football field as he is on
stage.
A natural acting ability and
athletic appeal has helped him
to win first place in a m ajor talent
com petition that puts him on a
fast track for a major role in Hol­
lywood.
Lott, 8, won $10,000 last
month when he won **T/ie” celeb-
rity access auditions for aspiring
stars in the 6 - 10-year-oldcategory
in Phoenix, Ariz. Earlier he won a
regional singing, dance, acting
and m odeling com petition in
Vancouver.
He will be leaving for Los A n­
geles next month where some of
the most pow erful agents and
casting directors in the entertain­
ment business have already ex ­
pressed hope to match him up for
work in TV shows, com m ercials
and film.
H ollyw ood agents credited
the young m an for being fear­
less in his au d itio n s in Phoenix
and not holding any th in g back.
He received a standing ovation
afte r co m p etin g w ith o v er 200
kids from all o v er the U.S. T he
agents rep resen ted the m ajo r
TV n e tw o rk s, N ic k e lo d e o n ,
M GM , T im e W a rn e rC a b le and
o th ers.
“ I’m so proud o f him ," said his
father, C harles Lott Sr.
L o tt's fam ily, resid en ts o f
Happy Valley in outer southeast
Portland, also includes his mom,
Roseanna and three sisters.
NEW S E A S O N S J
Youth Empower Youth Fest
M A R K E T
Young people will sound off from the United VoicesZBeats for
and unite at the Youth Em pow er Peace program with the intention
Youth Fest on Sunday, Sept. 28 of showcasing young people and
from 11 a.m .to 4 p .m . at the North as a vehicle to get more youth
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B a llro o m ,
635
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K illingsw orthC ourt.
Youth Empower Youth Fest will
The participants from Portland include workshops by slam poetry
and surrounding areas are en­ artist and Black W om en's Studies
couraged to participate through Professor Turiya Autry and long
sharing, learning, organizing and time event planning guru Noah
n etw orking with o th e r young Mickens.
people at this free event.
Music performances by hip hop
This event is funded in part by artists Line o f Fire (Mic Crenshaw
a city of Portland's Youth Action and Gen-Eric), electro popduoCrab
grant that was written by two youth Cannon and more are planned.
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