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Roosevelt High School
Freedom Fighters Exhibit
at University of Portland
A group of freshman students from Roo-
sevelt High School have created a museum-
quality traveling exhibit and publication
featuring the stories of sixteen local individ-
uals who have taken part in historic social
justice movements.
The Freedom Fighters exhibit will be on
display on Tuesday, Feb. 19 and Wednes-
day, Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., on the Uni-
versity campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
The Freedom Fighters exhibit, free and
open to the public, will be on display in the
Foyer of Franz Hall.
Fourteen University of Portland students
in Rich Christen’s social studies methods
course assisted 90 Roosevelt students in a
freshman humanities course as they inter-
viewed local community leaders who have
taken a stand for social justice, working to
advance the civil rights of various races,
cultures, and religions. The resulting exhib-
it has been traveling alongside a national
Frederick Douglass exhibit throughout Port-
land and Multnomah County during the
month of February 2013.
For more information contact Kathleen
Staten in the School of Education at 503-
943-7135 or staten@up.edu.
OHS Partners with
Vanport Oral History
Film Fest Contest
The Oregon Historical Society has part-
nered with The Skanner Foundation to pro-
mote the North Portland Multimedia
Training Center’s 2013 Vanport Oral Histo-
ry Film Festival Contest.
The 2013 contest, also sponsored by the
Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission,
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invites submissions of a 3-5 minute video
“snapshot” of individuals sharing their his-
tory. Although the film fest is named in
honor of the lost city of Vanport, any topic
or individual may be filmed as long as it can
be classified as “oral history.”
Another change this year is that any
recording device can be used as long as the
production transmits electronically or can
be put on a DVD. For contest rules and to
register, go to www.npmtc.com
Feel the Love
Interfaith Advocacy
Day 2013
This interfaith community lobbying event
is Thursday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.; registration check-in begins at 8 a.m.
at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 790 Marion
St. NE, Salem, Ore.
Doors open at 8 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran
Church, where all morning activities are
scheduled. The afternoon will feature a pro-
cession to the State Capitol Building and
meetings with state legislators. Keynote
speaker will be Bruce Goldberg M.D.,
director of the Oregon Health Authority.
This is a day of interfaith worship, dia-
logue, education advocacy on behalf of Ore-
gonians facing hunger, homelessness, or
lack of access to affordable health care.
Individuals and groups from congregations
and community organizations are encour-
aged to participate. The registration fee is
$20 per person ($10 for students) and
includes lunch and materials. For more
information, call 503-221-1054 or go to
www.emoregon.org. The registration dead-
line is Feb. 21.
Former Blazers COO
Sarah Mensah Speaks
at University of Portland
Sarah Mensah, former executive vice
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The Multnomah County animal shelter is running an “Adopt the Love of Your
Life” adoption special through Feb. 24—the adoption fee is just the cost of
a license fee ($12 for cats, $25 for dogs). For more information go to
www.multcopets.org, or call 503-988-7387.
president and chief operating officer of the
Portland Trail Blazers, will speak at 7:10
p.m. Tuesday, March 5 in the Board Room
of the Bauccio Commons on campus, 5000
N. Willamette Blvd. The lecture is spon-
sored by the Pamplin School of Business
and is part of the Leadership Speaker
Series. The event is free and open to the
public
During her 19-year tenure with the Port-
land Trail Blazers, Mensah oversaw the
day-to-day management of the Blazers’
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business as well as revenue and brand man-
agement operations, including ticket sales,
corporate sales, community relations,
broadcasting and game operations. The lec-
ture will highlight the accomplishments that
have shaped Mensah’s leadership philoso-
phy.
The goal of the speaker series is to con-
nect students with successful and ethical
leaders. Past participants have been entre-
preneurs, innovators and managers from
high-tech, retail and service industries.
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B ULLETIN B OARD
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with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
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Wednesday – Saturday February 13 – 16
REVIVAL MEETING: ABIDING HABITATION OF GOD
ALMIGHTY. Free & open to the public. Meetings to
be held in Vancouver, WA at Unity Church, 705 SE
Parkcrest. The meetings will be from 2 – 9 p.m.
Wed, Thur, and Fri Noon – 9 p.m. on Saturday. For
more information please call 503-851-7125.
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Wednesday February 20
BICYCLISTS & PEDESTRAINS: KNOW YOUR LEGAL
RIGHTS. A free workshop by Bicycle & Pedestrians
Legal Advocate Ray Thomas: These clinics
instruct riders and walkers about Oregon’s
vehicle law from a pedestrian & bicyclists’
perspective. BTA Office, 618 NW Glisan St. Suite
401, 4th floor (use buzzer41) Please call to pre-
register 503-226-0676.
Thursday February 21
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND CELEBRATES BLACK
HISTORY MONTH. Dr. Caleb Rosado, Professor and
Department chair of Urban Studies at Warner
Pacific College. Speaking on What it Means to
Celebrate Diversity. 6 p.m. Buckley Center, Room
307 FREE.
BLACK STUDENT UNION AND AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL ARE HOSTING. The Oregon Death
Penalty: Targeting the Poor and Mentally Ill.
Come learn about the death penalty in Oregon
and the people it targets. Join our panel for a
discussion, and ask the experts how we can end
it? 6 – 8 p.m. Cafeteria P.C.C. Cascade. Free
and open to the public. 705 N. Killingsworth St.
Saturday February 23
FIX – IT FAIR HEALTHY FAMILIES, HEALTHY HOMES.
Featuring exhibits from numerous community
partners, these events also include extensive
schedule of workshops held throughout the day.
Ron Russell Middle School, 3955 SE 112th
Portland. FREE.
TILLAMOOK PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE. Tour the
school, chat with Tillamook families, and hear out
teacher, Annette Horten. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 935 NE
32nd Ave. Portland.
Sunday February 24
MOZART’S: THE MAGIC FLUTE (kid Friendly version).
Celebration Tabernacle is hosting Portland
Opera’s condensed English version of Mozart’s:
The Magic Flute, and best of all it is free. 7 p.m.
Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N. Denver Ave.