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SWAT practices, conducted by the organiza- tion they are affiliated with, National Tactical Officers Association (www.ntoa.org). The Police Commission’s new SWAT Policy Review Committee (which has been meeting late Tuesday mornings since March) will hold an evening meeting later in June to hear and go over the audit results, says Jeannine Parisi of the Police Commission staff. NTOA is a pro-SWAT professional orga- nization, says Parisi, and the audit will focus on tactical, rather than ethical or community relations issues. “NTOA,” according to its website, “was created in 1983 to promote the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) re- quired to deal with ...” and “dedicated to the advancement of the SWAT profession throughout the world.” Ehrling and Regan will be on KLCC’s “Critical Mass” at noon Sunday, June 8. For more information on the Whiteaker events, call 684-8064 or e-mail thewhit@efn.org — Ted Taylor supplies such as pencils, crayons, notebooks and paper. “We donate these items to a variety of rural schools, clinics, orphanages, and non- government organizations serving the indige- nous populations of the northwest high- lands,” he says. For more information, call 681-7757 or visit www.partnersinsolidarity.com MARCH FOR MLK IS MONDAY EVENING Supporters of renaming Centennial Boulevard for Martin Luther King Jr. are gathering at 6 pm Monday, June 9, at the Park Blocks downtown to march to City Hall for a City Council meeting. Marchers are encour- aged to bring their children. “The idea for this march came after the disheartening City Council meeting last week, when the council was divided about the name change,” says an e-mail from orga- nizers. About 30 Eugene residents spoke in favor of the change at the May 27 council meeting. Only one person spoke against the change. CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS • We mentioned in a Slant item May 22 that 13 county residents testified in favor of the County Commission putting on its agenda a stand against the USA PATRIOT Act’s attack on civil liberties at home and na- tionwide. What was not mentioned was that nearly 100 people showed up in support of the county agenda action, 89 people signed up to speak, and 4,000 signatures were deliv- ered. “We filled the board room and they had to open up an overflow room for us,” says Hope Marston of the Lane County Bill of Rights Defense Committee. • A caption in last week’s Calendar for Mike Leckie’s art work titled, “The Offering,” and a listing in the On the Road section, lists an incorrect location for Leckie’s June 5-6 art opening. The event takes place at Elements Glass, 1315 NW Overton St., Portland. LOCAL NON-PROFIT SENDS SUPPLIES TO GUATEMALA Partners in Solidarity, a Eugene-based non-profit organization, is preparing a large container of computer, medical and school supplies to ship to an impoverished area of Guatamala in mid-June. “We have gathered many donations but have come up short on medical equipment/supplies,” says Matthew Rutman, director of the organization. Rutman says he is still looking for rubber gloves, stetho- scopes, alcohol, bandages and classroom What’s on your schedule this summer? Check it out: Lane’s Summer Schedule has more than 500 classes that could change the course of your life. Start college. Earn credits toward a degree. Transform an interest into a skill. Shift your career into high gear. For all of these, Lane is an excellent answer. This summer, register for classes online using ExpressLane. For more information, visit www.lanecc.edu or call 463-3100. Register now. Classes start June 23. an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution JUNE 5, 2003 13
