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Art Explores Cultural Conflicts
to see that paying attention
to their inner self will bring
them the most joy,” she says.
K ulei’s art will be d is­
played in the Fireplace Gal­
lery Tuesday, Nov. 3 to Fri­
day, Nov. 27. The Fireplace
Gallery is located in the Col­
lege Center Lounge on the
G resham C am pus and is
open M onday through
Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7
p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
In the hazy borderland
between the native and mod­
ern worlds, conflict exists/
Artist and urban Shoshone
Indian Rochelle Kulei ex­
plores this tension through
her art, which will be on dis­
play at Mt. Hood Commu­
nity College.
“Native Symbols” is influ­
enced by Kulei’s ancestors’
stories and reflects the im­
portant of living in the past,
present and future, in ter­
tw ined w ith “the sacred
wheel.”
“ I w ant view ers o f all
people of different cultures
who have suffered as a re­
sult of the dominant culture
Pastor Roy E. Clay Sr. & Co-Pastor Lottie M. Clay
Tuesday: Women & Men Meeting 7PM
Wednesday: Bible Study 7PM
Sunday School 10AM
Sunday Morning Services 11:30 AM
238 NE Mason ST
For more information contact Pastor Clay
at 5 0 3 -3 0 9 -6 3 2 0
Greater Faith Baptist Church
Presents a Week of Celebration in
Honor of their Pastor
Rev. Byrone A. Bolton
4th Year Pastor’s Anniversary
Oct. 28th thru Nov. 1st, 2009
Rihanna Wraps ‘Rated R’
Rihanna's new single "Russian Roulette" comes ahead of
her new album "Rated R ."
(AP) -Rihanna is exposing
her fans to more than her
music with her new single,
"Russian Roulette."
The singer is featured nearly
topless on artwork for the
song, covered only by what
looks to be barbed wire.
The photo fits the apparent
theme for her new album,
"Rated R," which is due out
Nov. 23. It will be her first
CD since 20()7's "Good Girl
Gone Bad," which went
multiplatinum. It will also be
her first solo single since she
was attacked by ex-boyfriend
Chris Brown.
"Russian Roulette" was re-
'eased Tuesday on Rihanna s
Web site.
SSG Byrone A. Bolton
Pastor Byrone A. Bolton
A Banquet in honor of 1st Lady Marvia Bolton will be at New Hope MBC
fellowship hall on Oct., 24th, at 12:00 noon.
A three-night revival will be at Greater Faith Baptist Church,
931 Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, at 7:00 p.m. nightly.
Speakers are as follows:
Thursday night, Oct. 29th
Pastor Jerry Bolton
Love & Fellowship Missionary
Wednesday night, Oct. 28th
Dr., Pastor Johnny Pack, IV
Fellowship Missionary
Baptist Church
Friday night, Oct. 30th
Pastors: James Bolton
Cornerstone Ministries
Umoja Center Bounces Back
As revenue steadily dropped more of a drop in center, where
off, the administrative functions people can use computers, find
determ ination, and unity- or of Umoja were taken over by out about area support ser­
C a sc a d ia
B eh av io ral vices, and network.
“umoja” in Swahili.
The Umoja Center held its
Healthcare.
The House of U m oja was
“Kuji”
celebration earlier this
But
when
Cascadia
nearly
w id ely p ra ise d . D o n a tio n s
month
where
past employees
collapsed
last
year,
Umoja
ap­
poured in, and its waiting list
and
community
members gath­
proached
Lifeworks
NW
with
groaned with people wanting to
ered
at
the
facility.
A poster that
the
proposal
to
merge.
leave gang life.
Mary Monnat, the CEO of once covered up the windows
But a few years after open­
ing its doors, the H ouse of Lifeworks NW, said that because facing Alberta Street was taken
Umoja had some hiccups that her non-profit runs so many simi­ down to make the building more
lar programs it was a natural fit, w elcom ing, and local youth
knocked it off course.
In 1997 the county govern­ and took over management of its gather there after school snack­
ment, which provided much of gang outreach program this sum­ ing on fruit, granola, cookies
its budget, released a scathing mer in addition to general admin­ and playing air hockey. •
However, Umoja still strives
report that asserted that the istrative duties.
She explained that much will to instill a strong cultural iden­
House of Umoja was failing to
meet its own goals, with about stay the same. The staff will re­ tity in young African Ameri­
a third of the youth it served main, as will its programs. It also cans, and maintains a gang out­
appointed Michele Harper, who reach program.
returning to gang life.
“We’re not here to change;
The ch anging realities of was on the Umoja board, to its
street life also prompted it to
pivot its mission. The number
o f d e lin q u e n t y o u th in
M ultnomah County dropped
off in the late 1990s, spurring
the House of Umoja to close its
residential rehabilitation pro­
gram for gangsters, and shifted
its focus to jo b training and
outreach.
This was a point of conten­
-W a lte r “Tiny" Butler, gang outreach worker
tion for people who had been
involved with Umoja early on.
w e're here to expand,” said
L olen zo Poe, a founding own.
Clarke.
“The
only
part
w
e're
doing
member of Umoja, said that he
It still maintains its gang out­
was dismayed when the resi­ differently is adding more ser­
reach
program that focuses on
vices,"
she
said.
dential program was removed,
youth
who haven't entered the
N
ow
re
c
h
riste
n
e
d
as
the
and hopes it will return.
legal
system,
and seeks to con­
“Umoja
Center,"
Monnat
ex­
“I think that part of the prob­
nect
them
with
a supportive
plained
that
the
name
was
cho­
lem in the past has been not hav­
adult
figure.
Gentrification
has
sen
to
signify
that
there
are
ing a gixxl administrative struc­
caused
Umoja
to
expand
its
fo­
some
changes.
It’s
added
an
ture," added Poe, who said that
cus
to
east
Portland
and
east
addictions
treatment
service,
a
Lifeworks NW 's merger with
program to link youth with jobs Multnomah County, said Clarke.
Umoja is a positive step.
“I hope we just stay with the
opportunities,
and offers "Third
In the early 2000s, Umoja
same
focus: getting the kids the
Thursday,"
which
connects
lo­
started and restarted programs.
tools
they need to be success­
cals
to
needed
services.
It lost funding sources, includ­
“The House of Umoja is alive ful in to d ay 's society," said
ing a grant from the Portland
Children's Levy, causing it to and well,” said Ebony Clarke, Walter “Tiny" Butler, a gang
shuffle staff and close its doors an addictions service director outreach w orker. “ B ecause
sometimes it changes really, re­
temporarily to take stock of its with Lifeworks NW.
Clarke said that Umoja is now ally fast."
situation.
continued
fron t Front
/ hope we just stay with the
same focus: getting the kids the
tools they need to he successful
in today ’s society, because some­
times it changes really, really
fast.
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There will be a Gospel Musical Concert Saturday, October 31st, at 5:00 p.m.
featuring Pastors Jerry and Janies Bolton of the BolltonHrothers. and others at
Fellowship Baptist Church, 4009 Missouri St., Portland, OR.
The Anniversary closeout will be on Sunday afternoon, November 1st, at 3:00
p.m.. New Hope Baptist Church, 3725 N. Gantenbein Ave, Portland, OR.
Pastor Bolton is currently deployed to Iraq.
Come help us celebrate his 4th year Anniversary.
For more information, call 503-710-7927 or 503-752-3718.
Pastors Jerry & Annie Gutierrez
Would like to invite you
for Service every
Friday Night at 7:00pm
Services will be held a t
New Song Community Center
2511 NE MI.K Blvd.
Comer of NE MLK Blvd and Russell Street
Infant and Toddler care will be provided.
Doors open at 6pm for every service
For directions or more information, call
503-488-5481
www.mfhmportland.com
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