March 28, 2018
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50th COMMEMORATION OF
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
ASSASSINATION
Theme:
“Marching Toward The Beloved
Community: For Justice, Peace
And Elimination Of Poverty”
photo Courtesy
p ortland b ureau of t ransportation
David Bouchard navigates the streets of Portland as a blind man in a video made to
highlight walking experiences in the city.
Videos Promote Pedestrian Safety
A series of eight videos
highlighting the pedestrian ex-
periences of Portlanders with
differing abilities navigating
the city are now available
to watch online to promote
safety and improve the city’s
walkability.
The 1-3 minute short films
sponsored by the Portland Bu-
reau of Transportation were
screened last Tuesday with the
filmmakers, subjects, and gen-
eral public at the University of
Oregon’s White Stag Block,
downtown.
The videos were made in
conjunction with the school’s
Multimedia Journalism Mas-
ter’s students, and included
work by Portland Observer re-
porter Danny Peterson.
Anjeanette Brown
Some highlights include
a video that follows David
Bouchard, a man with blind-
ness, as he navigates the hard-
ships of getting around on foot.
Filmmaker Mary Ann Funk
captures in harrowing detail
the moment when Bouchard
braves crossing the street with-
out a crosswalk in outer east
Portland, where traffic lights
are sometimes far and few be-
tween.
Another story by filmmaker
Gordon Klco sees Anjeanette
Brown face the challenges of
“walking while black” in the
northeast Portland neighbor-
hood she grew up in, now rad-
ically altered by gentrification.
Another video about bird-
house builder George Mayes
highlights how he gets around
with the custom bicycle cart
that carries his creations.
The videos can be seen on
pedpdx.com, the website for
Portland’s citywide pedestri-
an plan called Vision Zero to
eliminate traffic-related deaths
and injury.
Church Invite for Easter Services
Historic Vancouver Avenue
First Baptist Church, 3138 N.
Vancouver Ave., invites the
community to a series of pro-
grams to celebrate Easter and
Holy Week.
On Friday, March 30, there
will be Good Friday worship
service featuring guest speaker
Dr. James Forbes, pastor emer-
itus of the Riverside Church in
New York City.
On Easter Sunday, April 1,
a sunrise service will start at
7 a.m. and be followed by a
free Brotherhood Union Eas-
ter brunch. Reservations are
required by calling the church
office at 503-282-9496. At
9:30 a.m., a Sunday School
theatrical depiction of “The
Lord Supper” will take place.
At 10:45 a.m., the annual Fam-
ily and Friends Easter Sun-
day Worship and Communion
Service will begin with Pastor
J.W. Matt Hennessee offici-
ating, and the Junior Angel
Children’s Easter Chorale ren-
dering music selections, along
with the Easter Gospel Mass
Choir and the High Praise
Dance Team.
Join Us On Wednesday, April 04, 2018
at 5:00 P.M.
(Family Oriented,Non-Violent March)
• 5:00 P.M. Gather at the Japanese American
Historical Plaza (NW Naito Parkway at Davis St.)
• 5:30 P.M. March across the Steel Bridge to
MLK statue (at MLK Blvd. & NE Holladay St.)
• 6:30 P.M. Rally at MLK Blvd. & NE Holladay
Sponsored by the:
Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition
For Justice And Police Reform
Co-Sponsored by:
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.
The Beloved Community and the NAACP
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Legacy Emanuel Parking Lot
located at North Monroe and
Vancouver. For those needing
transportation, you can call the
church to sign up for free shut-
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