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H OnOring D r . M ArTin L uTHer K ing , J r . Events continued from page 12 ects in the four-county Portland/Vancouver Community of Oregon will hold a special pledged pastries, snacks and drinks. Around 20 volunteers, have signed up, cultural and liturgical celebration to honor area. there is space for 20 more. The land is and celebration The Jr. King, Luther Martin Dr. The events will include the nation’s largest gathering of college and university is set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at St. being prepared for installation of native students. Nine colleges and universities Mary’s Cathedral, N.W. 18th Ave. at Couch plant species. Also needed: someone to pro- from N.W. Oregon will send up to 1,200 St. Rev. Msgr. Charles Lienert of St. vide day care for the volunteers. To sign up students to Roosevelt High School Jan. 16 Andrew Catholic Church will officiate. call Diego Gioseffi 808-779-3435 to perform service projects that support the Everyone is welcome to attend. resurgence of one of the area’s most Sisters of The Road ethnically diverse high schools. Celebrates King Jan. “I am thrilled that United Way, with its partners, can help convene Change does not roll in on the 15 and 16 so many people who are willing and Sisters of The Road supporters will wheels of inevitability, but eager to spend their time to strength- at noon Jan. 16 at the Sisters of meet en our community,” said Jay Bloom, continuous through comes café, 133 N.W. 6th Ave., Road The interim President and CEO of the 19th annual Martin for Portland struggle United Way of the Columbia- Jr. Day march and rally. King, Luther Willamette. “I’m also amazed that march will honor the social year’s This Jr. King Luther Martin — every year, more and more people justice movements that have come sign up to help.” before us and celebrate continuing This year, there’s space for 3,151 struggles for racial and economic jus- people, up more than 50 percent civil rights and a nonviolent world. tice, from 2011. As of today, several of the 93 will include ‘dreamers’ from the Speakers events are full; organizers are encouraging Space Invaders Too (project on homeless- Dream 2 Right would-be volunteers to check the United Volunteers will gather to remove invasive ness) and Paul Boden, the organizing direc- www.unitedway- Way website at plants from the King Facility parking lot, tor for the Western Regional Advocacy pdx.org/mlk for a list of events. from 10 am to 4 pm. Jan 16, at 4815 N.E. Project in San Francisco. United Way’s Martin Luther King Jr. Wygant, as part of the Martin Luther King Sisters’ Dorothy Day Community School Weekend of Service is sponsored by The Jr. Day of Service. At the same time the will host a special teach-in on nonviolent Boeing Company. Partners are The King School PTA will be coordinating a direct action in the cafe at 11 a.m. Sunday, Skanner, Hands on Greater Portland and cleanup, weeding, graffiti removal project Jan.15. We are hoping that everyone who Campus Compact. on the school grounds, playground, and attends this training will play an active role local area. The Portland Farmers Market is in the march the next day. If you are inter- Mass Appeal also planning to bring a small crew, a tent ested in attending, please RSVP to Lucilene Catholic and some snacks. Whole Foods has also at lucilene@sistersoftheroad.org or 503- African-American The Working together to keep the dream alive The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters is over 20,000 carpenters, piledrivers, drywallers, mill- wrights, trade show workers, shipwrights, exterior/interi- or specialists, scaffold erectors, insulators and related craft workers who have banded together to maintain and improve Safety, Wages, Benefits, Training and Working Conditions. Page 14 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Martin Luther King Edition January 11, 2012 222-5694 ext. 37. The teach in will be followed that evening by the second annual peaceroots celebra- tion. Peaceroots will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Siters of the Road Café (133 N.W. 6th Ave.) Ibrahim Mubarak, co- founder of Dignity Village and Right 2 Dream Too will receive the Genevieve Nelson Award. All events are free and open to the public. Pastor W. G. Hardy Headlines PSU Event Rev. Dr. W.G. Hardy, Jr., senior pastor of Highland United Church of Christ, and a well-known advocate for Portland’s African American Community, will deliver the keynote address during a week-long cele- bration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at Portland State University. King’s birthday is 15. Jan. Pastor Hardy formed the nonprofit organi- zation Highland Haven in 2000 to serve dis- tressed Portland communities with nine dif- ferent social service programs. He also serves on the board of the African American Coalition. Health Mental Hear Pastor W. G. Hardy at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Smith Memorial Student Ballroom, Room 355, 1825 S.W. Broadway. Cost is $5 to the general public; free with valid stu- dent ID See EVEnTS on page 18
