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Council
talks
inclusion
Sept. 28
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
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The many
paths to
greater
inclusivity
DIVERSITY
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
An inclusivity resolution is
one way Keizer could demon-
strate its commitment to
providing an equitable atmo-
sphere for all Keizer residents,
but cities throughout Oregon
and the nation have found
unique ways to work toward
equal justice and opportunity.
These are a few of the ones
Keizertimes found:
• Keizer’s neighbor to the
south, Salem, has a Human
Rights Commission. The
commission, active since the
late 1960s, works alongside
city staff and a liaison from the
police department. Commis-
sion members train to work
with victims of hate activi-
ty. One of the most powerful
things the commission does?
Writing letters to victims of
hate and bias crimes remind-
ing them that not all their
& INCLUSION
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The Keizer City Council
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plans to talk about its efforts
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Ke Cen-
p.m., at the Keizer Civic
ter, limited public testimony
will be permitted toward the
end of the meeting and that
feedback will be used in a fol-
low-up work session planned
for October. Mayor Cathy
Clark said there will be at least
some discussion regarding a
possible inclusivity resolution.
“I plan to present the
structure of what has been
included in such resolutions
around issues of justice, equity,
diversity and inclusion. There
are about fi ve key topics
these resolutions appear to
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Following the money in local politics SKPS board
runs 4-hour
marathon
meeting
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Aside from a desire to serve and
a group of supporters ,the major
element in most elections is money.
With slightly more than a month
left before voters choose their next
elected leaders, Keizertimes took a
look at local candidates’ campaign
fi nance activity to see which ones are
leading in the money race.
All campaign fi nancial statements
are available to the public at secure.
sos.state.or.us/orestar, but we limited
our effort to candidates running to
represent the residents of Keizer.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Ramiro (RJ) Navarro
RJ Navarro is a fi rst time candidate,
running against Rep. Bill Post with
total contributions of roughly $5,000.
Only $3,500 was in cash, the remainder
was in in-kind services.
Navarro’s largest expense thus far
is $750 for a statement in the Oregon
Voter’s Pamphlet.
Rep. Bill Post
(Running for fourth term)
Post started 2020 with a substantial
war chest of almost $44,000 held over
from previous campaigns. Since the
beginning of the year he’s amassed
almost $80,000 in cash support. The
campaign has spent roughly $118,000
this year to date.
His largest contribution thus far was
$10,000 from a Dallas business owner.
Post’s campaign also received
$3,000 in support from
the Oregon Realtors
Political
Action
Committee and
$2,000
from
the
Oregon
F i r e a r m s
Federation.
Post
has
contributed to
the campaigns
of Keizer city
council candidates
Kyle Juran, Ross
Day and Laura Reid
as well as Marion County
Commission candidate Danielle
Bethell. Post’s major expenditures
since the beginning of 2020 have been
supporting the campaigns of other
candidates.
MARION COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
Danielle Bethell
Bethell, Keizer’s representative on
the Salem-Keizer School Board, had a
small balance on her account left over
from the school board run in 2018, but
she’s pulled in a whopping $64,000
since the beginning of the year.
Bethell, a Republican, is running for a
seat on the Marion County Board of
Commissioners being vacated
by Sam Brentano.
After approximately
$40,000
in
expenditures, she
still has cash
reserves of nearly
$28,000.
B e t h e l l ’s
largest donor is
Freres Timber
Inc
with
a
$10,000
cash
contribution. Freres
Lumber Co., Inc.,
kicked in another $2,500
in cash. The Oregon Right
to Life Political Action Committee
(PAC) gave $7,500 to Bethell’s
campaign. The Jobs Political Action
Committee, which is funded locally
by Mountain West Investments
and nationally by Anheuser Busch
and the Pharmaceutical Research
and Manufacturers of America
(PhARMA), contributed $2,500 to
Bethell’s campaign.
Bethell’s largest expenditure has
been consulting fees for Salem-based
New Media Northwest.
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
While the Salem-Keizer School
Board addressed many items in their
four-and-a-half hour meeting on
Tuesday, Sept. 22 — such as the nu-
merous technology issues with com-
prehensive distance learning (CDL)
and Superintendent Christy Perry
being named Oregon Superintendent
of the Year — they couldn’t escape
the fl ood of criticism that once again
took place during public testimony.
Over the last few months, the board
has been under fi re as members of the
community have accused multiple
board members of racism and have
been displeased with their response
to calls to remove Student Resource
Offi cers (SROs) from schools.
Nearly every person that called in
to the meeting asked for the removal
of SROs from schools as well as the
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Saving more than just the children
By LAUREN MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Child sex traffi cking has
been thrust into the spot light
with #SaveOurChildren, but
awareness started long before
the hashtag was trending.
Organizations work with
survivors, spread awareness
and information on where
to get help and some even
execute rescue missions to get
people out of the traffi cking
industry.
The Center for Hope
and Safety, formally know as
Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis
Service, has been operating
in Salem for the past 47 years.
They work with victims and
survivors of domestic violence,
stalking, sexual assault and
human traffi cking.
The hashtag movement
has revolved around sex
traffi cking, particularly as it
relates to pedophilia, but it is
worth noting that people can
also be traffi cked to provide
labor. Human traffi cking is
often considered modern day
slavery.
“[Traffi cking] can affect
individuals of all ages but,
generally it does start with
children who are groomed
as young as 10 to-12-years-
old to be brought into a life
for sex and labor traffi cking.
Unfortunately it’s a huge,
huge issue,” said the center’s
executive director, Jayne
COURTESY OF SALEM REPORTER
Jayne Downing (above) is executive director of the Center for
Hope and Safety in Salem, which provides services for children
and families coping with domestic violence and abuse.
Downing.
The Oxford Dictionary
defi nes grooming as, “the
action by a pedophile of
preparing a child for a meeting,
especially via an Internet chat
room, with the intention of
committing a sexual offense.”
Popular apps with chat rooms
include: Facebook, Instagram,
Snapchat and online gaming
services.
In regards to the trending
hashtag, “#SaveOurChildren”
Downing had doubts about its
effectiveness.
“Especially if the person
is posting or encouraging
people to do things that could
potentially be dangerous for
them, and even the person
they’re hoping to help,”
Downing said, referring to posts
about killing pedophiles and
traffi ckers. She said sometimes
gangs and drug affi liates can be
involved, making the situation
more dangerous.
Endorsing
and encouraging
violence
goes
against
every-
thing that the
center
stands
for,
Downing
suggested
that
people educate
themselves
in
depth about the
issue and how it
affects Marion
County.
“People very
often are looking
for people to be
walking up and
down the street,
[when
they]
think of traffi ck-
ing. I think it’s
important to say
here in Marion
County where
we get it the
most is in hotels,”
Downing said.
Often times a traffi cker
will rent out a block of motel
rooms and bring multiple
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