3 Street roots Jan. 21, 2011 Man beaten by group a t camp in Southeast Portland Another incidence of a group beating on a homeless man occurred last weekend on the night of Jan. 8, echoing an attack on Dec. 29 when four suspected gang members allegedly attacked two homeless men. The latest attack occurred at Southeast 4th Avenue and Ivon Street. According to the police report, on Jan. 8, Bruno Arthur Schultz, 51, said he heard someone outside his camping box and climbed out to see some guys tagging the wall next to his box. Schultz confronted them and they beat him up. There were five to six suspects, no description. Schultz went back to sleep after the assault then reported it when he attended his AA meeting in the morning. Schultz was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment for multiple facial fractures. There have been no arrests in the case. Last month, four teenagers were arrested after beating two homeless individuals in North Portland. In another attack reported by Street Roots, rocks were thrown at individuals experiencing homelessness near St. Francis in November, injuring a man sleeping outdoors. City convenes forum on street musician agreement City Commissioner Amanda Fritz is leading a conversation about Portland's 15-year old Street Musician Partnership. The partnership is an . on-going collaboration between street musicians, the City of Portland and the Portland Business Alliance. Sara Hussein with Fritz's office says the purpose of die forum is "revisiting the agreement to increase awareness that it exists, and what it says, and to evaluate whether any changes are desired by all parties. We are hoping to have a conversation at the forum in which all sides hear concerns and discuss howto BY'K EN H A W K IN S K ent Ford stages a lonely vigil outside Portland, Oregon’s M ark O. H atfield Federal Courthouse fo r the release o f his son Patrice Lum um ba Ford, who has been in federal prison since 2003, sentenced as a “terrorist” after m aking a legal trip to China. Ford carries a sm all sign and a sheaf o f flyers extolling his son’s innocence, his way o f m arking M artin Luther K in g Day a n d the ongoing struggle fo r civil rights. He talks to all who will listen. address them." -The open forum will be held Thursday, ' February 10th at4f.nbaHbePonian