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‘City of Roses’

Madeleine

Rogers, a 16-year-

old Junior at

Grant High

School, stars in

‘My Name is

Rachel Corrie,’ a

controversial play

about an Ameri-

can woman who

was killed during

a protest in Gaza

to protest the

demolition of

homes.

PHOTO BY STEVE BRIAN

Activist’s death opens path to reconciliation, understanding

Idealism’s High Price

BY LEE PERLMAN

THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

The theater becomes a venue to beginreconciliation and understanding in a con-troversial show about a young womanfrom the Northwest who lost her life pro-testing the treatment Palestinians in Gaza.

Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner wrotethe play, “My Name is Rachel Corrie,” tolet the world know about Corrie’s life andher writings. A group from Portland, ledby Jean Fitzgerald, Anne McLaughlin, BibiWalton and Megan Kate Ward, createdboth a theater and theater company toallow it to be shown in the city.

Corrie, a student of Washington’s Ev-ergreen State College, went to Israel to do

humanitarian work for Palestinian Arabs.In 2003, while engaged in a demonstrationin Gaza to protest the demolition of homes,she was accidentally run over by a bull-dozer and killed. She was 24.

Rickman, an actor best known for hisrole as Severus Snape in the Harry Potterfilms, wrote the play based on the young

woman’s journals and e-mails.Fitzgerald, McLaughlin and Walton,

having read the play, thought it was im-portant enough that it should be shownlocally.

This turned out to be more difficult thanthey had thought. They ultimately had tocreate a new theater company, the North-

west Classical Theater Company and ThreeFriends, and a theater, Stark Street The-atre, just for this production. The theaterwas a vacant industrial building at 600 S.E.Stark St., last used as a ceramic tile factory,and leased for this production.

The producers went to every local the-ater space they could find and found thatthey were available, if at all, only at inaus-picious times such as the holiday season.They also sought to have several theatercompanies produce the play, without suc-cess. Here the reasons were political aswell as logistical: antagonism toward thesubject matter or fear of such reaction by

To me, this is just depicting (Corrie’s)experience there, not picking sides. She wasacting out of humanitarian motives and livedwith the Palestinian people. — Megan Kate Ward

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Supporting

JeffersonConcerts to benefitmusic programSee page 4

Acid Attack Lie‘Victim’ charged

with theftSee page 3

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I N S I D E

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Acid Attack ‘Victim’ ChargedFalse storycalledsuicideattempt

Prosecuting attorneys havefiled theft charges againstBethany Storro, the Vancouverwoman who falsely claimed thata black woman threw acid in herface.

The felony charges filed Mon-day by Clark County DeputyProsecutor Tony Golik relate todonations collected for Storroafter she was chemically burnedAug. 30.

According to the probablecause documents, fundraisers forStorro reportedly raised $28,000,of which Storro apparently spentabout $1,500 on dinner for herparents, clothes for herself and abill for a previous laser facialpeel. Police said Storro spentsome of the funds she collectedon a new computer and a trip toSeattle.

In a statement to media Fri-

Bethany Storro

day, Storro's parents, Nancy andJoe Neuwelt, claimed that themoney donated to their daughterwould be returned "in the appro-priate manner."

"The aggravator is that thedefendant, Ms. Storro, tookmoney from victims who wereacting as good Samaritans whenthey gave the money," said Golik.

Storro, 28, originally told po-lice an African Americanwoman approached her Aug. 30outside a Starbucks in down-town Vancouver and asked,"Hey pretty girl, want somethingto drink?," before throwing acidin her face.

But Storro's story began tocome undone when investiga-tors questioned "discrepancies"in her account of the event. Sheeventually broke down and con-fessed to purchasing draincleaner from a local hardwarebefore applying the acid-like sub-stance to her face in an effort tocommit suicide, authorities said.

Storro's parents apologized Fri-day for their daughter's distaste-ful hoax that garnered world-wide attention and sympathy.

"She's obviously dealing withsome deep internal emotional andpsychological problems that wehad no knowledge of," saidmother Nancy as she stood withher husband Joe outside theirVancouver home Friday. "Wehope that she'll get the help thatshe needs."

Vancouver police Cmdr.Marla Schuman described Storrolast week as "very remorseful."

"In many ways this is some-thing that just got bigger thanwhat she expected," Schuman.

If convicted of the charges,she could spend a maximum offive years in jail.

--Associated Press

Fund Helps Gravely Ill DaughterLG Harvey, a retired TriMet

bus operator and local resi-dent, is asking for financial helpwith his ill daughter.

Nakia Watkins, a 36-year-old mother of eight, has beendiagnosed with terminal can-

cer. Although she’s getting dis-ability payments and has healthinsurance, most of her incomeis getting eaten up by rent,medicine, and supporting herchildren.

Anyone who wants to do-

nate money can do so at theSave a Life Fund for NakiaWatkins, which is being man-aged by Advantis Credit Union.The transit and routing numberare 323 and 075181 respec-tively.

Week inThe Review

Advisor Steps DownBrilliant but blunt-spoken White House eco-nomic adviser Larry Summers said Tuesdayhe will leave his job, marking a major staffshake-up for President Barack Obama as hefaces growing pressure to revive the slug-gish economy

Crash Kills 9 SoldiersA helicopter crash killed nine American troopsin Afghanistan on Tuesday, NBC News re-ported. The incident made 2010 the war'sdeadliest year for foreign troops, with 529soldiers killed.

Military Gay Ban UpheldSenate Republicans on Tuesday blocked aneffort by Democrats and the White House tolift the ban on gays from serving openly inthe military, voting unanimously againstadvancing a bill that included the provision.

Franklin’s Son AttackedAretha Franklin's son was severely beaten ata gas station in Detroit Monday. EddieFranklin was attacked Monday night andwas undergoing surgery at a hospital. Aspokesperson for the singer said three peoplemay have been involved in the attack, but didnot address a possible motive.

Car Hits Two CyclistsPortland Police are looking for a car drivenby a man they said may have run down twocyclists on purpose. Two people were

injured in the incidents Tuesday morningon the east side near the Willamette. Po-lice were looking for a silver Subaru WRXsedan with a green sticker in the backwindow, possibly depicting the greenMonster energy drink logo.

PGE Park GroundbreakingAn official groundbreaking for PGE Park washeld Tuesday. The downtown stadium isbeing transformed into a world-class venuefor major league soccer. The renovation isexpected to take six months.

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Jefferson Concerts to Build SupportEvents tobenefit once-thriving musicprogram

Furthering its efforts to give backto the communities in which it doesbusiness, Hasson Company Real-tors will sponsor the upcoming RoseCity Music Festival, a week-longevent beginning on Saturday, Sept.25 that will benefit the arts and mu-sic program at Jefferson HighSchool.

For the majority of its 100 yearsin north Portland, Jefferson HighSchool was known as the city’s“School of Performing Arts,” re-ceiving award after award for itsband and choir teams. The schoolreveled in its reputation for out-standing dramatic performances.

And yet, after the nearly constantstream of budget cutbacks beganin the 1980s, the school’s once-thriving arts and music programwas reduced to nonexistence.

Mothballed and deserted, thethree-story music wing atJefferson – which includes a bandroom, choir room, band library,piano rehearsal rooms, music edu-cation room and choir library –has sat unused for more than 15years. Dozens of like-new uni-forms and choir robes hang fromtheir hangers waiting for studentsto return.

Enter the Rose City Music Fes-tival! Developed as a fundraiserby the Jefferson High Alumni As-sociation, the festival’s missionis to raise enough money to bringa full program of music, graphicarts and drama back to the school,as well as the elementary andmiddle schools included in the

Jefferson cluster.The Hasson Company chose to

sponsor the special event becausegiving back to the community isparamount to the leading local realestate brokerage.

“I have long believed in the valueof art and music when it comes toenriching children’s lives,” saysMike Hasson, president and ownerof the Hasson Company. “The RoseCity Music Festival provides ourfirm with a unique opportunity toplay a vital role for such a compel-ling initiative.”

The festival will start with threemarquee events, first by Pink Mar-tini on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.at Jefferson. Tickets are $65.

The school’s Jefferson Dancerswill kick off a second performance atthe school on Thursday, Sept. 30 at7 p.m. Tickets are $35.

Saxophonist Mike Phillips willbring the jazz music scene to

Jefferson with a third performanceon Friday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets are$50.

The fourth main and concertdate is an all day long fundraisertaking place on three stages at theschool on Saturday, Oct. 2 from 2p.m. to 10 p.m.

Over 22 performers plan to sup-port the event with a who’s who listof local performers including TomGrant, Michael Allen Harrison, RonSteen, Cool Nutz, Linda Hornbuckle,Shirley Nanette, Valerie Day, ShellyRudolph, Obo Addy, Toni Hill,Lifesavas, Geno Michaels, FarnellNewton and more.

Tickets for the Oct. 2 event willsell for $5 for day time passes and$10 for evening admission.

For more information about theRose City Music Festival, visit thefestival’s website atRosecitymusicfestival.com. Ticketsare available at TicketsOregon.com.

Pink Martini will perform in concert at Jefferson High School on Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. in a

benefit to revive the school’s once-thriving music program.

Saxophonist Mike Phillips will bring the jazz music scene to

Jefferson High School during a concert benefitting the north

Portland school on Friday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.

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Officer Could Get Fired

Groups Mobilize for Police Reforms

Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes

The mayor of Portland and itspolice chief say they have pro-posed disciplinary action in thefatal shooting of an unarmed manduring a standoff with officers —but the city officials didn't revealterms of the punishment.

The Oregonian reported lastweek that a police review boardhas recommended that OfficerRonald Frashour be fired for fa-

tally shooting 25-year-old AaronCampbell in the back.

The review board has also rec-ommended another officer andsupervisors be disciplined, in-cluding a suspension for one su-pervisor.

The Portland police union saidit would challenge the discipline,although it, too, would not sayexactly what's been proposed.

Call out madefor Saturdayrally, march

A broad cross section of Portlandgroups is calling for public involve-ment in police union talks and otherpolice reforms.

The Albina Ministerial AllianceCoalition for Justice and Police Re-form is calling on the community toshow their support for their agendaitems during a rally and march in atPioneer Square in downtown Port-land starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday,Sept. 25.

In less than a year, Portland policehave been involved in several highprofile cases involving the use ofexcessive force. These include theshooting deaths of three men: AaronCampbell, Jack Collins, and KeatonOtis and the police arrest of a 12 oldgirl who was tasered and shot with abean bag gun at a MAX station.

The AMA Coalition has taken astrong stand for scrutiny of the po-lice bureau's use of excessive forcepolicy, the need for more public in-volvement in the Independent PoliceReview Committee, and opening po-lice union contract talks to the public.

"The main goal of the rally onSeptember 25th is to continue mobi-lizing the community for justice andpolice reform," said Rev. Dr. LeRoyHaynes, of the AMA Coalition. "Ourwork is not done. We need to restorea respectful relationship betweenPortland's police force and the com-munity."

Also joining Haynes as guestspeakers for the rally, are Kasey Jama,executive director of the Center forIntercultural Organizing; ChrisO'Connor of the Mental Health As-sociation; Israel Beyer, editor "StreetRoots" newspaper; Rev. Bill Sinkford,new Senior Minister of First UnitarianChurch; Marco Mejia, Board Direc-tor of VOZ Workers Rights Educa-tion Project;

and representatives from Sistersof the Road, Basic Rights Oregon andPortland Copwatch and more.

The Albina Ministerial AllianceCoalition for Justice and Police Re-form is working toward the followingfive goals:

1. A federal investigation of thePortland Police Bureau by the JusticeDepartment to include criminal andcivil rights violations, as well as afederal audit of patterns and prac-tices of the bureau.

2. Strengthening the IndependentPolice Review Division and the Citi-zen Review Committee with the goalof adding power to compel testimony.

3. A full review of the bureau'sexcessive force and deadly forcepolicies and training with diverse citi-zen participation for the purpose ofmaking recommendations to changepolicies and training.

4. The Oregon State Legislaturenarrowing the language of the statestatute for deadly force used by po-lice officers.

5. Establishing a special prosecu-tor for police excessive force anddeadly force cases.

The AMA Coalition for Justiceand Police Reform is guided by theprinciples of non-violent direct ac-tion as enunciated by Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. and is dedicated toworking as a team to achieve its goals.

For more information, call Rev.Haynes at 503-249-5844 or Rev. KateLore at 503-706-6482.

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LAW & JUSTICE

Ernest C. Withers

Photographer also an InformantInsider capturediconic images ofKing

A Tennessee newspaper has re-vealed that famed civil rights pho-tographer Ernest C. Withers was apaid informant on the everyday ac-tivities of Memphis' black commu-nity.

"[FBI] reports portray Withersas a prolific informant who, from atleast 1968 until 1970, passed on tipsand photographs detailing aninsider's view of politics, businessand everyday life in Memphis' blackcommunity," Memphis' CommercialAppeal reported Sept. 12 followinga two-year investigation.

Withers captured iconic imagesof Martin Luther King Jr. on thenight King was shot in Memphis.

A veteran freelancer forAmerica's black press, he wasknown as "the original civil rightsphotographer," an insider who'dcovered it all, from the Emmett Tillmurder that jump-started the move-

ment in 1955 to the Little Rock schoolcrisis, the integration of Ole Miss,and the 1968 sanitation strike thatbrought King to Memphis and hisdeath.

The newspaper’s report, revealshow Withers provided the FBI withdetails about where King was stay-ing and information on his meetingwith black militants on April 3, 1968— the day before the assassination.

It found FBI reports indicatingthat Withers collaborated for yearswith FBI agents monitoring the civilrights movement. Those FBI re-ports, the paper's Marc Perrusquiawrites, "reveal a covert, previouslyunknown side of the beloved pho-tographer."

Withers is certainly beloved inMemphis, where a namesake mu-seum is scheduled to open nextmonth. It remains to be seen howthese new revelations may affectWithers' legacy.

The Memphis paper reportshow Withers' spying assisted J.Edgar Hoover, the controversialFBI director who long covertlymonitored King and others con-sidered radicals. Withers, the pa-per notes, gave the bureau a"front-row seat to the civil rightsand anti-war movements in Mem-phis." In the 1960s, he providedinformation on everyone from theInvaders — a militant black powergroup — to church leaders, poli-ticians and business owners. Ex-perts believe the FBI paid With-ers for spying.

Predatory Lending Lawsuit FailsA federal judge has dismissed

for a second time Baltimore's law-suit against Wells Fargo & Co. claim-ing predatory lending practices dis-criminated against black borrowersand led to foreclosures that harmedthe city.

U.S. District Judge J. FrederickMotz of Maryland said an amendedcomplaint did not provide a "causalconnection" between the bankinggiant's conduct and the city's al-leged injuries.

He previous dismissed the suit,filed in 2008, in January but allowed

Baltimore to file a narrower com-plaint dealing only with economicimpacts.

"We have contended from thebeginning that the challenges Bal-timore faces cannot be attributedto the small number of loans WellsFargo foreclosed in the city," saidCara Heiden, co-president ofWells Fargo Home Mortgage.“Even the city has acknowledgedthat long-standing crime, unem-ployment and socioeconomic is-sues have contributed to the city’sproblems.”

Facing Discrimination?Advocates offer Help

Are you or your co-workers be-ing treated differently based on yourrace, disability, gender, nationalorigin, sexual orientation, age, etc?

Was your housing applicationrejected or are you being treateddifferently than others by your land-lord?

Are you being paid below mini-mum wage, not receiving rest peri-ods, or receiving irregular paychecks?

Local community advocates willoffer some help with a forum on

Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 6 p.m. to8 p.m. at Humboldt Garden, 5033 N.Vancouver Ave.

The Urban League of Portland,Oregon Bureau of Labor and Indus-try and the Fair Housing Council ofOregon will be hosting the event tohelp you understand your rightsand what you can do to protectyourself from discrimination in theworkplace and housing.

For information or to RSVP, callDonna Brown at 971-673-0781 or theUrban League at 503-280-2600.

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HEALTHMATTERSVA Medical Center Targets Hearing

Visitors to the Portland VA Medical Center can find out how loud their music is on their iPods or MP3

players as part of a new hearing loss prevention booth.

Testing boothopens to thegeneral public

The National Center for Rehabili-tative Auditory Research at thePortland VA Medical Center hasunveiled a computer-based, multi-media hearing loss prevention edu-cation program to encourage andteach Veterans and Soldiers to pro-tect their hearing.

The project is collaboration be-tween the Department of VeteransAffairs and the Department of De-fense.

"The idea is to provide an inter-active self administered testing plat-form for Veterans and active dutySoldiers to learn about noise in-duced hearing loss and tinnitus andhow to prevent further damage totheir hearing," said Dr. RobertFolmer." Hearing loss and tinnitus

are the two most prevalent service-connected disabilities in the VAsystem and the two most prevalentservice-connected disabilities suf-fered by troops returning from Iraqand Afghanistan."

Inside the booth, one participantat a time can use a computer touchscreen to select among activitiesincluding a hearing screening test,how loud sounds damage hearing,types of hearing protection andseveral other interactive programs.

On an outside wall of the booth,visitors can find out how loud theirmusic is on their iPods or MP3 play-ers.

"Any sustained exposure tonoise levels above 80 decibels cancause permanent hearing loss,"Folmer said. "Hearing loss is not areversible condition.”

Anyone can visit the booth lo-cated at the VA center’s specialtycare clinic area located at 3710 S.W.Veterans Hospital Rd.

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Disposal of OldPrescriptions Urged

Brain Power for Kids

Collectiondrives onSaturday

On Saturday, Sept. 25, law en-forcement agencies will help re-move potentially dangerous con-trolled substances from ournation’s medicine cabinets bycollecting old prescriptions at theInterstate Fred Meyer store innorth Portland and the Multnomahcounty Sheriff’s Office, 12240 N.E.Glisan.

The collection activities will takeplace from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m.

Prescription drug abuse is onthe rise across the country. The

National Take-Back Day providesan opportunity for the public toturn in expired, unwanted, or un-used pharmaceutical controlledsubstances and other medicationsfor destruction.

These drugs are a potentialsource of supply for illegal use bychildren and adults and are anunacceptable risk to public healthand safety.

The program is anonymous.Prescription and over the countersolid dosage medications, like.tablets and capsules will be ac-cepted. Intravenous solutions,injectables and needles will notbe accepted.

Illicit substances such as mari-juana or methamphetamine are not apart of the collection drive.

Nutrition and learning go handin hand.

As kids go back to school,Providence dieticians say childrenwho are nutritionally fit are morelikely to have the energy, staminaand self-esteem that enhance theirability to learn.

Don’t forget a good breakfast,

but also pack meals that areeasy to prepare and fun to eat, aswell as healthful, safe and nutri-tious.

For example, sandwiches, rawveggies, crackers, string cheese,whole fruit and pudding are funfoods that still supply good nutri-tion.

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Cannon’s Rib Express Celebrates 25 Years

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PHOTO BY MARK WASHINGTON /THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Cannon’s Rib Express owner Wayne Cannon (right) with employees Charles Love (from left), Xavier

Clark and Frank Baker.

Communityinvited toSunday concert

On Sunday, September 26,Cannon’s Rib Express celebrates 25years of serving Portland’s best ribswith a free concert with New Orleanssax legend Reggie Houston from 5p.m. to 8 p.m. at the northeast Port-land establishment.

Cannon’s owner Wayne Cannoninvites the community to bring theirfamilies and join him in celebratingone of the few black owned busi-nesses in northeast Portland.

Wayne believes it was divine in-tervention that called him to Portlandin 1993 for an interview at a nationalhotel chain. Wayne was reading thenewspaper as he waited for his inter-view and noticed a BBQ business forsale. He contacted the owner ChuckHinton and just like that, he was in theBBQ business.

It was a small BBQ shop adjacentto what was then a tavern and liquor

store on the corner of NortheastKillingsworth and 33rd Avenue.When the entire lot was purchased,the developer had to review his planswith the Concordia NeighborhoodAssociation.

As the story goes, the communityliked the developer’s idea of a phar-

macy and organic food market. How-ever, the development plans ne-glected to include two critical ele-ments that served the neighborhoodand the community; Cannon’s RibExpress and the neighborhood liquorstore.

The neighbors blocked the plansuntil both businesses were incorpo-rated into the overall site plan. Thedeveloper revised his plans to incor-porate Cannon’s Rib Express and theliquor store and the rest as they say,

is history.In 2001, Cannon moved into his

current location uniquely designedby the developer for his business.

In 2003, he met Reggie Houstonthrough a common love of Jazz andBBQ. Drummer Carlton Jackson hadsent Reggie to Cannon’s, proclaim-ing it his favorite BBQ in Portland,and once Reggie tried it, he became aregular customer.

Cannon’s keeps the kitchen radiodialed to 89.1 KMHD, and when

Reggie heard this he shared that hesometimes did a Jazz segment atKMHD. Wayne thought it would bea good idea if he supported KMHDduring their fundraiser by donatingsome of Portland’s best BBQ to feedthe radio staff and volunteers. Healso thought I would be a great ideaif Reggie Houston would perform liveNew Orleans style jazz during thesummer on Sundays to entertain thecustomers, families, friends and thecommunity.

It was a great combination thatbecame a reality. Portland’s Best BBQand live New Orleans jazz, a businessrelationship that works perfectly andyou can only get it at Cannon’s.

Being one of the few black busi-nesses in Northeast Portland allowsCannon to hire minority high schoolstudents through internships and

summer hires, allowing students tolearn critical job and life skills whileearning a little spending money. Hehas seen many of his former hiresstop by as young adults married withkids and all grown up. He wonders,“My God where has the time gone. Iremember when you couldn’t evensee over the counter.”

Cannon has received numerousawards including “West’s Best BBQ”from Sunset magazine. AOL’s City’sBest BBQ, CitySearch’s Best BBQand Willamette Week Pick are just afew of the awards. He also receivedspecial recognition from the formerOregon State Senator Margret Carterfor his tireless support of the commu-nity and generosity to the Portlandarea.

As part of his 25-year celebration,Cannon would like everyone to comeout Sunday and bring the kids, seniorcitizens, friends, family and most of allyour appetite.

“I want everyone to know that I’min Portland through prayer and di-vine intervention. I want to celebratemy blessing from God for 25 years ofbusiness on this corner with every-one and remind them that ultimatelyGod is still in control of our lives, ifyou turn your life over to him trust himand most of all have faith.”

Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church4009 North Missouri Street, Portland, OR

Pastor Johnny Pack, IV Founder

“A Pre-Church 23rd Year Celebration!”

Theme: You are a Unique Church! Ephesians 2:10Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 3pm

Irvington Covenant Church~4008 NE M.L.King Blvd. Portland, OR

Guest Speaker Evangelist Melanie Pichon-SmithForgiven Ministries, New Orleans, LA

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Sax legend Reggie Houston.

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East Coast TurntablismEast Coast indie-powered

turntablism invades the SomedayLounge, downtown on Friday, Oct.1 for a double bill that is sure to bea dance party-of-choice.

Vincent “DJ Spinna” Williams isa humbling example of what it takesto truly succeed within the frame-work of multiple fields. An emcee inNew York city, he was a cornerstoneof Hip-Hop’s late 90’s indie-uprise,making much of his first impression

on listeners as the musical back-ground of his group The Jigmastas.

Everyone from Mos Def, TalibKweli to Pharaohe Monch boastedSpinna beats to prove their worth tothe scene.

The other headliner coming Westis Rob Swift, a former member of theturntablist group The X-Ecutionerswho continues his relentless pur-suit of fresh directions as a walkingencyclopedia of the craft.

Vincent ‘DJ Spinna’ Williams

Hip Hop versus Punk RockBlack Market, Portland's own

underground conscious andhyper-intelligent hip hop crew,gets pitted against The Taxpay-ers, the city’s smart-as-hell punkband during a hip hop versus punkrock concert, Saturday, Sept. 25 atSalmon Street Studios.

Useless State Records hasbeen putting on hip hop versuspunk rock shows for the last fewyears at punk houses and parkshows, but this one marks an his-toric occasion: the first hip hopversus punk rock show on hiphop’s own turf.

Salmon Street Studios, a ware-house at 109 S.E. Salmon St., ishome to the Zulu Nations andtons of incredible hip hop shows.And rumor has it that The Taxpay-ers' horn section just might back

up Black Market la Familia for asong or two.

Doors open at 9 p.m.

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Vancouver photographer Leah Jackson modified this image of graffiti in the Netherlands to send a

political message about transportation. The original stencil is believed to be the work of Bansky, an

anonymous English artist famous for his anti-war, anti-establishment and pro- freedom stenciled graffiti.

Graffiti through a New LensTransitory artinspires localphotographerBY CARI HACHMANN

THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Popping up on the walls of theWashington State University-Vancouver is a display of photo-graphs taken of colorful graffiti artfrom around the world.

Leah Jackson, a local artist, bi-cycle advocate and owner of AngstGallery, a downtown Vancouver art

bar, is the woman responsible forcreating the exhibit which will con-tinue through Nov. 21.

Intrigued by the transitory styleof graffiti, Jackson captured vividimages while traveling in the Neth-erlands, Belgium, Spain, Puerto Rico,Costa Rica, France, and the U.S. Herassortment of photos look like vin-tage postcards layered with obscuredesigns, Spanish phrases, andtangled graffiti words.

Vibrant backdrops of marigoldyellow, smog pink, ocean blue, andsepia brown mark the images thatexpose wondrous characters fromabroad. A googly-eyed man in a suitstanding with a cane next to a birdsitting on a telephone wire, a bighead stenciling of a pucker-facedyoung girl, a gaping hole in the wallwith gargantuan lizards gliding outwith long tentacles and tongues aresome of the subjects Jackson cap-tured.

“The art is free for us all to lookat, I think that is why I enjoy it,” saysJackson. “If you aren’t paying at-tention, I think you can miss a lot,but once you start looking, thesepieces of free work can make youstop and smile or think.”

One of her favorites is a photosnapped from a brick building in theNetherlands. On a white wall, a sten-ciled man walks and nearby, an or-ange cat sits under a leaning bi-cycle.

It’s no accident that the work isassured by everyone to be the workof Banksy, an anonymous Englishartist famous for his anti-war, anti-establishment and pro- freedom sten-ciled graffiti.

An activist in her own right, whenJackson’s bike advocacy groupheard that Vancouver was about tolose their bike and pedestrian pro-gram, she modified a photo ofBanksy’s bicycle graffiti by inscrib-ing her own graffiti message atopthe original, which reads, “we are allpart of a transportation solution.”

Jackson freely posted the post-card image around Vancouver anddistributed it to the WashingtonBike alliance and city council mem-bers to persuade them to continuefuture projects for alternative formsof transportation.

Though her message to keep theprogram alive failed, Jackson feelsthat she succeeded in creating aspace for public engagement. Asfor modifying Banksy’s work, shesaid, “As long as I was distributingit freely, I don’t think he would mindbecause it makes you stop andthink.”

The Washington State Univer-sity-Vancouver library is located at14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., andis open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Mon-day through Thursday; and 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. on Friday. Admission isfree.

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Juggling Festival at Reed

Jugglers from around the world share their knowledge and skills during the Portland Juggling

Festival, Friday, Sept. 24 through Sunday, Sept. 26 at the Reed College Sports Center, 3203

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Prehistoric Predators -- Apopular Oregon Zoo exhibiton dinosaurs with enormousanimatronic creatures that roar, snarland move with lifelike ferocity has been ex-tended through Sunday, Oct. 3. Visitors follow a trailthrough an ancient rain forest, surrounded by therealistic creatures.

Hispanic Arts, Cultural Festival -- Miracle TheaterGroup presents “La Luna Nueva,” a festival of art andculture from around the world as part of HispanicHeritage Month. A line up of performances at MilagoTheatre, 525 S.E. Stark St., arescheduled through Oct. 2.

Vintage Hollywood -- Theglamour and horror of Vin-tage Hollywood is splashedacross the Portland CenterStage in Andrew LloydWebber’s Sunset Boulevard.Performances continuethrough October on the MainStage at the Gerding Theaterat the Armory.

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Mel Brown Live -- Portland jazz giant Mel Brownperforms at Salty’s on the Columbia every Friday andSaturday night. Known as the “Gentleman of Jazz,”Brown has a career spanning over 40 years.

Searching for True Love -- Performances of SweetCharity, the Tony Award-winning musical, playsthrough Oct. 17 at the Lakewood Theatre Company inLake Oswego. For information, call the box office at503-635-3901 or visit Lakewood-center.org.

Mexican Equestrian Culture -- The Oregon HistoryMuseum presents its newest exhibit Arte en la Charreria:The Artisanship of the Mexican Equestrian Culture.

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Einstein Exhibit -- Explore the mysteries of space andtime and journey inside the mind of Albert Einstein,one of the greatest scientists the world has everknown, in the new exhibit Einstein, at the OregonMuseum of Science and Industry.

Road to Equality Exhibit -- Clark County HistoricMuseum presents the exhibit, Road to Equality: theStruggle for Women’s Rights in the Northwest. Themuseum is located at 1511 Main St. in Vancouver. Formore information, call 360-993-5679.

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Exhibit Explores Race, Gender -- The Hoffman Galleryof Contemporary Art at Lewis & Clark College presentsan exhibit investigating the works of Alison Sarr, anartist known for her emotionally candid exploration ofthe African cultural Diaspora, through Dec. 12. Thegallery is free and open to the public, Tuesday throughSunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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In Loving MemoryLinda Kaye Marfell-Pitts

Linda Kay Marfell was born July 23, 1943, toChester and Maxine Marfell in Minneapolis,Minn. She passed away Aug. 21, 2010, aftersuffering a heart attack.

Linda was a graduate of Madison HighSchool, class of 1961, and had remained friendswith many of her classmates.

Shortly after high school, she marriedMarshall Pitts and together they had threesons, Jerry, Chip and Jason. Jason died ininfancy, Linda and Marshall later divorced.

Linda loved to travel and had visited mostof the world. She was especially fond of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She wasan avid bowler and belonged to leagues for over 40 years. Her teamsbowled in tournaments all over the country.

She owned Oregon Plating Company on Southeast Sixth Avenue forabout 30 years and recently retired.

Preceding her in death was her father, Chester. She is survived by hermother, Maxine and sons, Jerry and Chip; grandchildren, Libby, Travisand Christopher; brothers, Peter and Scott Marfell; and sister: ConnieMarfell.

Arrangements entrusted by Neal's Compassionate Heart Funeral Home.

Minimum Wage Increase Coming

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Beginning Jan. 1, the minimumwage for workers in Oregon willraise from $8.40 per hour to $8.50.

According to the Oregon Bu-reau of Labor and Industries,which announced the raise Mon-day, the 10-cent increase is tied tothis year’s 1.15 percent cost ofliving increase for inflation, asrevealed in the August ConsumerPrice Index.

“It is critical, with our economystill straining to regain its momen-tum, that Oregon’s lowest wageearners not lose ground by fallingbehind inflation. At the same time,this modest increase will not shockbusinesses in a way that hurts theeconomic recovery,” said BOLICommissioner Brad Avakian.

In 2002, voters approved theadjustment in Ballot Measure 25,which requires an annual minimumwage adjustment based on changesin inflation as defined by the Con-sumer Price Index.

Second to Washington, who will

announce an annual wage increasefrom $8.55 later this fall, Oregon hasthe highest minimum wage rate inthe country, according to the U.S.Department of Labor, and is one of10 states that annually adjust theminimum wage to keep up with eco-nomic conditions.

For the people struggling to main-tain above the poverty line duringsuch economic hardships, a bleakerpicture is painted. Under the newwage, a full-time minimum wageworker will earn $17,680 a year.

Though a single, 20s-somethingstudent who bikes to their part-timejob and school might cheer the 10extra cents increase, a full-time mini-mum wage worker with a family ofthree and car payments to make,would need to earn greater than$8.80 per hour to climb above thefederal poverty line.

Steve Robinson, analyst for Or-egon Center for Public Policy, isconfident that a higher minimumwage is good for the economy, be-cause it puts money in the pocketsof low-income workers.

“They tend to spend that moneyquickly and locally, and that helpsmaintain and create other jobs,” hesaid.

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The Portland Trail Blazershave announced that all 82 gameswill be broadcast in high defini-tion for a second consecutiveseason, highlighting the 76-gamelocal broadcast schedule that tipsoff Oct. 26 vs. Phoenix on KGW.

The Trail Blazers will air 60games on Comcast SportsNetNorthwest (CSNNW) and 16on KGW NorthwestNewsChannel 8. All KGWgames will also be broadcastthroughout Oregon, SW Wash-ington and the Seattle area onthe Trail Blazers Television Net-work.

The six games not included inthe local schedule will air exclu-sively on TNT, ensuring that all82 games are slated to be tele-

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BY EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON

Oprah shouldn't feel too badthat she initially swallowedwhole Bethany Storro's lyingclaim that a black doused herface with acid and then bookedher on her show.

Oprah, The facebook crowd,the sponsors of plannedfundraisers, and the thousandsthat sent sympathy letters andcards to the Vancouver womanand bought her lie too. Obviouslythey didn't remember CharlesStuart, Susan Smith, and morerecently Bonnie Sweeten andAshley Todd. Whites whoscreamed a black man did it tocover up murder.

There's a long sordid historyof whites screaming that it wasa black man that raped, assaulted,and robbed them to cover uptheir crimes, misdeeds, or carnallust. The only twist in the Storrofantasy is that the alleged at-tacker was a black woman. Butgender is incidental here. Storrodidn't get a potential date on

Oprah andworldwideoutpouring ofsympathy be-cause herfantasy at-tacker was ab l a c kwoman, butan African-

American. Race, again, trumpseverything in the public eye.

The wishful thought was thatObama's election buried onceand for all negative racial type-casting and the perennial threatof whites lying about being putupon by black marauders, and insome cases, getting away withit. It did no such thing.

Immediately after Obama'selection and months beforeStorro's falsified attack, teamsof researchers from several ma-jor universities found that manyof the old stereotypes about pov-erty and crime and blacks re-main just as frozen in time. Thestudy found that much of the

public still perceives those mostlikely to commit crimes are poor,jobless and black. The study didmore than affirm that race andpoverty and crime are firmlyrammed together in the publicmind. It also showed that oncethe stereotype is planted, it's vir-tually impossible to root out.That's hardly new either.

In 2003 Penn State Universityresearchers conducted a land-mark study on the link betweencrime and public perceptions ofwho is most likely to commitcrime. The study found thatmany whites are likely to associ-ate pictures of blacks with vio-lent crime. This was no surprisegiven the relentless media de-pictions of young blacks as dys-functional, dope peddling, gangbangers and drive by shooters.

University researchers wereplainly fascinated by this result.Five years later they wanted tosee if that stereotype still heldsway, even as Obama's politicalstar rose, and legions of whites

said that they liked him, and wouldvote for him, and meant it. Re-searchers still found public atti-tudes on crime and race un-changed. The majority of whitesstill overwhelmingly fingeredblacks as the most likely to com-mit crimes, even when they didn'tcommit them. That's especiallyimportant to say, since the fallback line on racial stereotypes isthat to link race and crime is notto stereotype since blacks com-mit the majority of street crimes.The Penn State study found thateven when blacks didn't commita specific crime; whites stillmisidentified the perpetrator asan African-American.

The bulging numbers of blacksin America's jails and prisonsreinforce the perception thatcrime and violence in Americainvariably comes with a young,black male and increasingly fe-male face. And it doesn't muchmatter how prominent, wealthy,or celebrated the black is. Thatstereotype is an idée fixee inmuch of America's psyche.

The relentless, non-stop race

tinged battering of First LadyMichelle Obama by the endlesspack of webbers, bloggers, andright wing talk show jocks foreverything from her appearanceto her trips is sad proof that blackfemales are just as susceptibleto racial mugging as black males.

The Storrro debacle showsthat much of the public still seescrime through narrow racial lens.But even that's not the end to thissorry story. After Storro's hoaxcame unraveled, she still got sym-pathy in some quarters.

There was the obligatory meaculpa from her, a litany of friends,acquaintances and her parents,said how teary eyed remorsefulshe was. And police officialsand prosecutors for their partseemed genuinely stumped or atleast hesitant over what if anycharges they'd file againstStorro.

Is it any wonder then thatOprah and everyone else swal-lowed Storro's lie that a black didit.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is anauthor and political analyst

Slashing Food Stamps SenselessBY JIM HIGHTOWER

Sometimes I don'tknow whether tolaugh, cry, or go bowl-ing. This is one ofthose times.

America is now in aGreat Jobs Depressionthat has already lasted10 years and continues to rage un-abated across the land, devastatingthe middle class.

Yet it took two months and end-less compromises this summer forSenate Democrats to woo the fewRepublican votes needed to passeven a weak and meek jobs bill tohelp deter mass firings of school-teachers and firefighters by localgovernments. Pious, purse-lippedRepublicans--who have eagerlybacked Wall Street bailouts, need-less wars, and other budget-bust-

ing expenditures--de-manded that other pro-grams be cut as the priceof saving these essentialpublic-service jobs.

So, what program didour stalwart senatorschoose to loot? Foodstamps!

Yes, even as millions of Ameri-cans are stuck in long-term, relent-less unemployment, thus increas-ing the urgent need for family assis-tance, our well-fed, big-buttedSolons grabbed nearly $12 billionfrom the supplemental nutrition as-sistance program. This puts the"dumb" in dumbfounding.

Because of the economic col-lapse caused by the reckless greedof Wall Street bankers, there hasbeen a 50 percent increase in thepast two years in the number of

Americans relying on food stamps.In the coming months, more andmore people--including school-teachers and firefighters--are goingto lose their jobs, and many of themwill need the helping hand that Con-gress has now so stupidly and cal-lously withdrawn.

Instead of stealing funds fromour country's essential foodstamp program, Congress shouldget the money for its jobs bill bytaxing the multibillion-dollar bo-nuses that Wall Street bankersare paying themselves. And ifthat's not enough money, cut thepay, pensions, and health-carefreebies that Congress crittersgive to themselves--most of themneed to go on a diet anyway.

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Demand the Change We Voted ForOne Nation Rally torekindle the spiritBY MARC H. MORIAL

On Saturday, Oct. 2, the NationalUrban League will join a coalition ofmore than 150 progressive organiza-tions and tens of thousands of Ameri-cans at a national rally for jobs, educa-tion and social justice at the LincolnMemorial in Washington, DC.

The goal of the One Nation Working To-gether rally is to galvanize Americans of everyrace, religion and walk of life to demand swiftaction that will put America back to work andpull America back together.

I will be a featured speaker along with anumber of other human rights, civil rights, unionand progressive thought leaders.

The American people are in a restless moodand rightfully so. The latest employment reportshows that the economy lost another 54,000jobs last month. Overall unemployment hasclimbed to 9.6 percent, with African Americanunemployment rising to 16.3 per-cent and Latino joblessness nowat 12 percent. While much of thisis the result of the persistent greatrecession which began in 2007,unfortunately there is a faction inthe Congress that has repeatedlyrefused to pass job creation legis-lation which could alleviate thesuffering of millions of middle

class and working Americans.In addition to the economic woes, the

nation is also experiencing deepsocial divisions, fanned by hate-ful anti-Muslim sentiment, self-serving Tea Party vitriol and con-stant cable news and conserva-tive talk show bluster.

The prospects for our youngpeople are especially bleak, witha staggeringly high 45 percentunemployment rate for African

American teens, a million students droppingout of school each year and recent collegegrads finding it more difficult than ever toland that first job.

Clearly, this confluence of crises calls for aunity of purpose and action that has defined theAmerican experience through most of the past234 years, but which has been sorely lacking inrecent times.

The One Nation rally is intended to rekindlethat spirit and to demand the change we votedfor in 2008.

Millions of Americans want to know - if we

can bailout big banks and investment firms onWall Street, why can't we bring good jobs toMain Street? Are we a nation that believes inshared prosperity for all who are willing to workfor it, or are we a nation that favors only theprivileged few?

The American people want to know -- ifeducation is the gateway to prosperity and a lifeof meaning, why are so many of our schoolsfailing so many of our children?

And do we believe in the religious pluralismand freedom that first brought our founders tothese shores, or will we remain silent in the faceof faith-based bigotry?

These are some of the issues that have de-fined the National Urban League movement forthe past 100 years.

The Oct. 2 rally at the Lincoln Memorial willgive the majority of us who believe we must beOne Nation again the chance to make our voicesheard. I hope you will join us.

To find out more about the rally log on toonenationworkingtogether.org.

Marc H. Morial is president and chief execu-tive officer of the National Urban League.

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play had difficulty finding a venue.The play has been turned down orshut down from New York toAshland. Because it contains criti-cism of Israeli policy, it is assumedby some to be anti-Israeli or anti-Semitic. A Vancouver, B.C., the-ater board member opposed theplay’s staging there while admit-ting he had neither read it nor seenit performed. A critic dismissed itas “unvarnished propaganda.”

“I don’t see this as anti-Israelior anti-Zionist at all,” Walton says.“What I’d really like, is to see thisgenerate discussion.”

“I don’t see this as anti-Semitic

Idealism’s High Pricecontinued from front at all,” Ward says. “To me, this is

just depicting (Corrie’s) experi-ence there, not picking sides. Shewas acting out of humanitarianmotives and lived with the Pales-tinian people.” Along the way,she engaged in an ongoing dia-logue with an Israeli army ser-geant.

The play also celebrates Corrieas “an idealistic young persontrying to make a difference,” Wardsays. “She was saying some in-credibly articulate, perceptivethings. She was trying to educatepeople back home.”

Ward, the play’s director, andWalton both have extensive the-atr ical backgrounds.McLaughlin’s only experience sofar is as an audience member.

However, she is a veteran peaceactivist and, like Corrie, in heryouth traveled to a foreign coun-try for idealistic purposes, in hercase serving with the Peace Corpsin Morocco.

“I like the idea of an idealisticyoung woman who takes actionfor change,” she says. “I saw simi-larities with the life of Ben Linder,”who was murdered while doinghumanitarian work in Nicaragua.“I admire people who could dothat on their own.

“What Rachel was doing wasreally a humanitarian mission. Thisdoesn’t cast blame on the Israelipeople. We encourage people tocome to the play, and there’ll bediscussions to follow.”

Corrie is played by MadeleineRogers, 16, a junior at Grant HighSchool, and Amanda Jensen, 30,two actresses to represent ayounger and older Corrie.

“The more I read the script, themore I was sucked into this,”Rogers says. “(Corrie) was suchan incredible girl, such a strong,creative person.”

The play will debut on Thurs-day night with repeat perfor-mances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdaysthrough Saturdays; and 2 p.m.Sundays through Oct. 30.Ticketsare $18 general, $15 students, se-niors and teachers.

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Part 20. It’s Just Your Nerves:Chiropractic’s answer to an age old answer

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Q: I have been to see anumber of doctors about my

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is your nerves. An in-dependentresearch team recently an-nounced that between 90% and95% of all head-aches were due topressure on the nerves. Your doc-tor was probably talk-ing aboutemotional nerves. The researchteam, of course, was talking aboutthe nervous system. When pres-

sure or irritation gets on nerves(scientifically known as subluxa-tion), tension in muscles will result.In the neck, this tension will work itsway up to the skull. Nest, blood flowwill be altered. Before you know it,you will have another throbbingheadache. In Chiropractic, we workwith reducing subluxations, releas-

ing the irrita-tion from the nervefibers. Muscles can relax. The bodywill no longer send a message ofpain and your headaches will begone for good! If you’re tired ofhearing that your problem is “justnerves,” call us today. We’ve gotthe answer to the “just nerves”answer.

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Candidates Forum to Address EquityUrban League sponsors Thursdayevent at Emmanuel Temple Church

John Kitzhaber

On Thursday, Sept. 23, candi-date for Governor John Kitzhaber,State Treasurer can-didate Ted Wheeler,Multnomah CountyCommission candi-dates KarolCollymore andLoretta Smith, andMetro Presidenthopefuls TomHughes and BobStacey will have achance to engagecommunity memberson issues of equity,health care, jobs,education, and hous-ing. Gubernatorialcandidate ChrisDudley was invitedbut declined to at-tend.

The forum YourVoice, Your Vote,Your Opportunity issponsored by theUrban League ofPortland, AfricanAmerican Allianceand KOIN News 6. Itwill be held atEmmanuel TempleChurch, 1033 N.Sumner, from 6 p.m.to 8 p.m., moderatedby KOIN News an-chor Ken Boddie;Lolenzo Poe, whochairs both the Ur-

Loretta Smith

ban League Board and the AfricanAmerican Alliance; and long-time

communities advocateSharon Gary Smith.The event also will bestreamed live by KOINNews.

The forum will focuson key issues facingAfrican Americans,communities of colorand all Oregonians.Each panelist will beasked to outline spe-cific policies, prioritiesand plans for their re-spective offices thataddress racial dispari-ties and increase equityfor all. The UrbanLeague of Portland re-cently released a oneyear update of theirState of Black Oregonreport, revealing thatsignificant disparitiesfor African Americanshighlighted in last year'sreport, persist or haveworsened.

The focus for theUrban League of Port-land and the AfricanAmerican Alliance isto help inform the com-munity about candi-dates' priorities andstrategies given cur-rent fiscal challenges.

“We hope that thisKarol

forum will open doors to our on-going, constructive relationships be-tween our community and incoming

political leadership,” said MarcusMundy, Urban League of Portlandpresident and CEO. “We have iden-

tified critical disparities facing ourcommunity and now it is time to beginwork on a plan to address them."

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