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Portland Observer Black HistOiy Month
February 10, 2010
Facets of Africa Matinee Series
Interstate
Firehouse
celebrates
black history
I I
Concordia University welcomes inspirational
religious leaders for Black History Month events this
February. All events are free and open to the public.
Visit u’lVH’.cu-portland.cdu for more information.
Rev. D r. John N u nes,
p r e s id e n t a n d C EO o f L u t h e r a n
W o r ld R e lie f, w i l l d is c u s s e f f o r t s to e r a d ic a t e m a l a r ia in
A f r ic a .
I February 5, 1:00 p.m.
luther hall room 121
Rev. D r. W il l H a rd y , pastor of Highland Christian
Center in northeast Portland, wilt join Concordia's
Chapel Service. I February 11, 10:30 a.m.
st michafis
LUTHERAN CHURCH, 6700 NE 29TH AVE (NEXT TO CAMPUS!
Rev. A lv in Bibbs, executive director of multi-church
relations for Willow Creek Church in Chicago, w ill
discuss The Emerging Church and Race Relations."
I February 18, 7:00 p.m.
luther hall room 121
Saeeda W r ig h t, worship leader at the Rehoboth World
Healing Center in southeast Portland, w ill share her gift
of song during Concordia's Chapel Service.
I February 24,10:30 a.m.
st
M ichaels L utheran church ,
6700 NE 29TH AVE (NEXT TO CAMPUS!
Portland's most vibrant per­
forming artists share legends and
personal tales representing they
man facets o f A frican-based
culture in Facets o f Africa dur­
ing Black History Month at the
Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center, 5340 N. Interstate.
Events include a Facets Fam­
ily Day on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 1
p.m.; a Facets Matinee Series,
T u esd a y s and T h u rsd a y s The Intestate Firehouse Cultural Theatre, 5340 N.
through Feb. 18 at 10 a.m.; and Interstate Ave., hosts the Base Roots Theatre produc­
a galley exhibit through Satur­ tion of Rocket Man, now playing through Feb. 27.
day, Feb. 20.
production called Rocket Man,
Featured performing artists in­
shows through Feb. 27. The play,
clude 1 labiba, a native ofGhana,
produced by Base Roots The­
W est A frican who has per­
atre Company, is about the inti­
formed in the United Sates and
mate romance o f true love and
internationally for 15 years;
the heroic romance o f the spirit.
Caton Lyles, who has been ac­
ThelFC C is a community arts
tive on the local music scene for
center that aw akens cultural
30 years; and Graceila Teofield,
awareness by creating an envi­
a keeper o f family tales that
ronment for artists and audiences
brings the richness o f Caribbean,
to explore, honor and celebrate
Central American and Ameri­
diversity.
can cultures through the spoken
word.
Caton Lyles
A world premiere o f a stage
Rev. Jackson to Speak at UO
Rev. Jesse Jackson, president
and founder o f the Rainbow/
PUSH Coalition, will visit the
University of Oregon to talk about
leadership and social justice.
The Tuesday, Feb. 16 talk,
“With Justice for All: Human
Rights and Civil Rights At
Home and A broad,” is open to
the public and will be held at 1
p.m. at Erb M emorial Union
ballroom , 1222E. 13th Ave. in
Eugene. Doors open at 11:30
a m-
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Jackson has been called the
"conscience of the nation" and humane priorities. Over the past
the great unifier," challenging 30 years he has played a pivotal
America to establish just and role in virtually every movement
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for empowerment, peace, civil
rights, gender equality, and eco­
nomic and social justice. He is
known for bringing people to­
gether on common ground across
lines o f race, class, gender and
belief.
Jackson began his activism as
a student leader in the sit-in
movement and continued as a
young organizer for the South­
ern Christian Leadership Con­
ference as an assistant to Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. He went
on to direct Operation Bread­
basket and subsequently founded
People United to Save Human­
ity (PUSH) in Chicago in 1971.
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