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COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS
Pageturners: Black Voices debuts Tues-
day, Oct. 22 at 6:15 p.m. at the North
Portland Library, 512 N Killingsworth
St. Please join us for the discussion of The
New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the
Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexan-
der, a book that has and continues to
stimulate deeply felt conversations.
In upcoming months, we’ll share works
from various genres including, science fic-
tion, mystery, Christian fiction, humor, and
historical works from the Fisk University
Collection of 19th- and early 20th-century
literature. The goal: to share works by
Black authors, engage in stimulating con-
versation, and get to know your neighbors.
Copies of The New Jim Crow are avail-
able at the Service Desk. First come, first
serve. Ebook, audiobook and print copies
of this book are also available from the gen-
eral collection.
Better People Hold
Fundraising Walk This
Weekend
Better People, the nonprofit that helps for-
mer inmates return to the community will
hold its annual fundraising walk this week-
end. Registration for the fundraiser starts at
9am Saturday Oct. 26 with the walk begin-
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ning at 10 a.m. Walkers will meet at 910
SW 2nd Ave., next to Starbucks on the cor-
ner of SW Taylor St. Clariner Boston,
executive director, says this year’s fundrais-
ing walk is more important than usual
because the organization is facing a budget
shortfall of around $50,000. A Multnomah
County grant to serve clients returning to
the community from prison ended in June.
Better People reorganized its budget to
compensate Boston says, but now needs to
raise more funds to continue its work. “We
work with everyone,” Boston told The
Skanner News. “We don’t turn people
away.” The program uses a type of behav-
ioral counseling called moral reconation
therapy. The aim is to help former offenders
recognize and change unhelpful thinking
and behavior patterns. Contact Better Peo-
ple at 3711 NE Martin Luther King, Jr.
Blvd. Portland, OR 97212 Tel: 503- 281-
2663
Multnomah Youth
Commission’s Youth Against
Violence Committee
is looking for youth 13 to 21 who want to
make a difference in their communities.
Work with other young people to build pol-
icy solutions that help prevent violence.
Youth Against Violence will organize the
3rd Rob Ingram Youth Summit Against Vio-
lence for March 2014.
The commission is looking for around 25
to 36 young people with interest and/or
experience in:
Gang/Police violence;
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PHOTO BY LISA LOVING
Book Club at North
Portland Library
Chess for Success program manager Michael Malone, left, pays a
worthy opponent at Director Park during a special outdoor play session
Friday, Oct. 11. The group always needs more volunteers, especially for
working with clubs in the schools. Get involved by calling 503-295-1230,
or go to www.chessforsuccess.org.
School violence (includes bullying, anti-
gay and gender violence and cyberbullying)
and
Sexual/Dating violence
The groups will be made up of 8-12
young people. Call now to get involved at
the start of the project. Meetings could start
as early as Oct. 28.
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Groups to meet every other week and
weekly as they near the Third Annual Rob
Ingram Youth Summit Against Violence in
March.
Dinner and transit tickets will be provided
every meeting. Call Marc Fernandes at 503-
793-1691
or
email
him
at
marc.fernandes@multco.us
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P ORTLAND 2013
B ULLETIN B OARD
49TH ANNUAL GEM AND ROCK SHOW. Free
admission: dealers, door prizes, fluorescent show,
kids korner, demonstrations and much more.
Clackamas County Fairgrounds, 694 NE 4th Ave.
Canby, OR. Saturday hours 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday Hours 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday October 27
If you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
Friday October 25
HOLLOWEEN MONSTER MASH. Wear your costume
to impress friends and scare goblins. Get into the
spirit & dance with other sociable ghouls, make
creepy crafts, and play bewitching games that
only come out once a year. 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Peninsula Park Community Center, 700 N. Rosa
Parks Way. FREE
COME CELEBRATE THE HARVEST WITH US. Winter
squash, apple and pear tasting, coloring contest
and much more. 4-7 p.m. Cherry Sprout Produce
Market, 722 N. Sumner St.
Saturday – Sunday October 26 – 27
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4TH SUNDAY JAM NIGHT COMEDY VARIETY SHOW. A
friends and family night in SNL format, with local
recording and performing artists. Celebration’s
sketchy improve comedy troupe Jam Night and
free snacks. 7 p.m. Celebration Tabernacle,
8131 N. Denver Ave.
Wednesday October 30
HILLSIDE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL. Bring the kids for
some Halloween fun and games. Only $5 per
child ($10 per family) plus tickets. Please bring 2
cans of food for the Sunshine Division and
receive 4 carnival tickets. 6 – 8 p.m. Hillside
Community Center, 653 NE Culpepper Terrace.
For more info call 503-823-3181.
Thursday October 31
FREE HARVEST HOOPLA. Come celebrate the
autumn season with an exciting harvest themed
night of fun, crafts, games, face painting and
costume parade. 6 – 8 p.m. Charles Jordan
Community Center, 9009 N. Foss Ave. For more
info call 503-823-3631.
Friday November 1
PORTLAND AMERICAN INDIANS ELDERS CHRISTMAS
BAZAAR! Join us for soup & fry bread. Take part in
a 50-50 raffle, silent auction, vendors selling art,
baked goods, crafts and more. This is a family
friendly gathering with free admission. NAYA
Family Center, 5135 NE Columbia Blvd. 1 – 6
p.m.
Friday – Saturday November 1 – 2
LEARN MORE ABOUT COLLEGE OPTIONS AT THE
FREE PORTLAND NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR. The fair
allows students and parents to meet one-on-one
with admission representatives from a wide range
of national and international, public and private,
two-year and four-year colleges and universities.
Friday 9 a.m. – noon, Saturday 1 – 5 p.m. at the
Oregon Convention Center.
Saturday November 2
GARNER’S SPECIAL FALL COLOR WALK AT LEACH
GARDENS. Join garden curator Courtney
Vengarick on a fall color guided walk to discover
the many wonders and beautiful colors of the
season. Leach Botanical Gardens, 6704 SE
122nd Ave. Free. Maximum tour size is 15. First