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Page 4 ^Jortlanh (Dbsernrr March 19, 2014 m/no daxamplesh 0 ,t e" ^ ahde zines£ reated by Portland's Women of Color Zines group, touch on topics including but not limited to ^ 'm r if ic ^ m a r t Kb e a u t y * '^ ' *" p a t ^ in t h e group as well a s ^ h e m e ^ J° neS' ° r9anizatlon' says she’s seen a binh 0 ,Pride amon9 ^ io u s women authors who are partici- Diversity OHSU Diverse in People and Ideas Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. Diversity maximizes our true potential for creativity, innovation, quality patient care, educational excellence and outstanding service. People with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. www.ohsujobs.com oii E gon y y We are proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization. cago named Ebon Lee who joined up simply as a way to root herself 2009, when Portland hosted the to something culturally relevant world’s biggest zine festival, she after experiencing culture shock was compelled to go. in Portland. Lee has since re She recalls how the works at mained an active member. the symposium were multi-layered “It’s been good to see that and multi-storied and came in an progress of the women coming abundance of colors, but ironi- into their own voices, and you cally lacked color in terms of the know, their own artistic styles,” race of the authors. she says. The lack of diversity sparked As for Jones, the good times Jones, a Portland State Univer- and good art that she has fostered sity graduate student, to give birth here may be soon be coming to a to Women of Color Zines Port- final chapter. As she gears up for land in response. The group be- her graduation in the fall, she also gan meeting monthly out of the has her sights set on leaving her PSU Women’s Resource Center. Rose City roots for the east coast “[Some] people feel very threat- shores of Maryland, ened by it. But I think people un- She says if someone does not derestimate that Portland is a very pick up the mantle, Women of Color white city, so women of color, Zines will ink its final period the people of color, are looking for moment she walks across the stage those spaces, you know, to con- at PSU’s fall commencement cer- nect with people, especially emonies. In the meantime the women women of color artists,” she says, of the group will continue to create, During its intital chapters, and continue to color the ongoing Jones said hardly anyone would story that is Portland, come to her group, but after a time For more information on the she began to see interest grow, group and its upcoming event Her dedication to the project has schedules, visit wocpdxzines.com allowed her to see growth in dif- and follow them on Twitter at ferent women throughout the @woczineworshop. To see about group’s five-year tenure. joining the group, shoot an email As an example, she recalls a to T onya L. Jones at young woman originally from Chi- wocpdx@gmail.com. c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3 HEALTH [ &SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
