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The INDEPENDENT, July 21, 1999 Page 11 Art works sought to express human side of housing discrimination The C olum bia C enter Art Committee is looking for works of art that explore issues of fair ness in the housing m arket place to accom pany an Oregon Fair Housing Council exhibit that will be visiting St. Helens in September. The art can illustrate the im pact that fair access to housing has on families and individuals as well as the impact of dis crimination. The Fair Housing Council exhibit is co-sponsored by Comm unity Action Team and the Columbia C enter Art Com mittee. It will be on display at A n I nvitation to Columbia C enter for two weeks during September. The exhibit, entitled “Any where but here,” contains pho tographs and inform ation chronicling the history of hous ing discrim ination in Oregon. “The Art Com m ittee strives to sponsor art exhibits that il lustrate social and cultural is sues in our com munity,” said M aeona U rban, com m ittee chair. “We are hoping artists in our region have created works that relate to fair housing is sues that can accom pany the state exhibit.” Fair housing laws prohibit O ur C lients ... V alley V eterinary C linic P IC N IC & B A R B E C U E S unday , A ug . 1 . N oon - 5 PM H udson P ark W in R ainier ell provide the BARBECUE & BEVERAGES. B ring a salad or DESSERT AND JOIN US FOR A DAY OF FU n ! treating a renter or buyer differ ently because of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability, fam ilial status (chil dren in the household), mental status or source of income. “Housing discrim ination ex ists throughout Oregon, includ ing here in Colum bia County, " said Jim Tierney, deputy direc tor of Com m unity Action Team. “ D iscrim ination often centers around the appearance of buy ers or tenants. The culture and eth nicity of our com m unity makes any discrim ination hard to see, even to its victims. It is often im possible to observe cases of insensitivity to a dis ability, extra dam age deposits charged or dishonest claims that an apartm ent is ‘already rented.’ ” Urban said she is hoping to show the face of discrimination as well as an image of true housing opportunity for all. “We hope the exhibit will help com m un ity m em bers, builders, buyers, landlords and tenants learn to recognize what discrim ination looks like." Examples include inaccessi ble doors, kitchens and bath room facilities in certain apart m ent projects, assum ptions about applicants based on race and gender, favoring one buyer Sept 13 and will be on display over another because they through Sept. 27. Artists and share your religion, and ex com munity members interest cluding a rental applicant be ed in showing works to com ple cause an applicant has “too ment the display should bring many kids.” them to the Columbia Center, Urban said that the art com 375 S. 18th St., between 4:00 mittee is pleased to be able to p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for accept bring this exhibit to Columbia ance. County and it would not have For more information, con been possible without support tact Barbara Peschiera at 397- from Comm unity Action Team. The Fair Housing Council 1139 or by e-mail at bcp@ co- exhibit is expected to arrive on lum bia-center.org. Hot weather can harm your pets Here are some tips from the Oregon Veterinary Medical As sociation for keeping your pet com fortable and healthy on hot sum m er days: • Never leave your pet unat tended in a vehicle during warm days. 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