Portland Observer, January 7,1 9 8 2 Page 3
METROPOLITAN
Griffin receives Peyton Award
T h e Russell A . P e y to n H u m a n
Relations award w ill be presented to
Father Bert O r iffin o f St. A ndrew s
Church. The award is given annual
ly by the C ity o f P o rtla n d /M u ltn o -
m ah C o u n ty fo r c o n trib u tio n s to
human relations.
D r. A rth u r F le m m in g , o utgoing
ch airp erso n o f the U .S . C o m m is
sion on C iv il R ights, w ill speak at
the Awards Banquet M onday.
D r . F le m m in g , a fo rm e r P re s i
dent o f the U n iv e rs ity o f O re g o n ,
was named to the C ivil Rights C o m
mission in 1974 by President Nixon.
This December he was removed by
President Reagan following his criti
cism o f the negative impact o f Rea
gan's proposed eco no m ic policies
on m in o ritie s and on eq ual rights
and civil rights enforcement.
T he banquet w ill be held at noon
at St. Andrews Church. For reserva
tions call 248-4187.
D r . F le m m in g w ill also p a r tic i
pate in the "C e le b ra tio n o f U n ity ”
at Benson H ig h S cho o l M o n d a y
e ven in g at 7 :3 0 p m . T h e w eek o f
J a n u a ry 10th to 1 6 ,h w ill be p ro
claim ed " W e e k o f A ffir m a tio n " to
celebrate the racial diversity o f the
m e tro p o lita n c o m m u n ity by the
C ity o f P o rtla n d and M u ltn o m a h
C ounty.
The Week o f A ffirm a tio n is spon
sored by Project A ffirm a tio n , an ad
hoc coalition o f com m unity leaders
w h o a re co ncerned a b o u t th e in
crease in racial and religious harass
ment in the state o f Oregon.
R ev. G r if f in , 4 9 , was b o rn in
L A and raised in P o rtlan d , where
he has been at St. A ndrew s fo r 11
years. A t a tim e when parish m em
bership was dwindling. Rev. G riffin
initialed and built up such programs
as a legal clinic and an emergency
food and clothing project. H e also
was an o rig in al sponsor o f Oregon
Fair Share and is currently president
o f A lb in a F a ir Share, a mem ber o f
the A lb in a M inisterial A llian ce, Ec
umenical Ministerics o f Oregon and
the P ortland O p p o rtu n ity In d u stri
alization Center.
He is being cited for "outstanding
w ork in p ro m o tin g in te rra c ia l and
FATHER BERT GRIFFIN
intergroup understanding," said Su
san H u n te r , h um an re la tio n s spe
cialist at the M e tro p o lita n H u m a n
Relations C om m ission, which gives
th e P e y to n A w a r d . H u n te r said
G riffin is being particularly honored
fo r his w o rk in e s ta b lis h in g C A P
(C o m m u n ity A c tio n P rogram s) be
fore federal funding was available.
T h e C o a litio n , c h a ire d by D r .
Frank Shields, Pastor o f Sunnyside
Methodist C hurch, includes a cross-
section o f le a d e rs h ip fro m th e
Judeo-Christian C om m unity as well
as spokespersons from business, civ
ic and labor organizations.
T he p rim ary purpose o f the week
o f affirm ation is to educate the public
ab ou t various form s o f racial and
re lig io u s harassm ent o c c u rrin g in
o u r c o m m u n ity and to encourage
citizens to make a personal com m it
m ent to recognize and support the
v a rie ty o f eth n ic , religious and r a
cial groups that make up and enrich
our society.
Snowy day* in Portland: school childran have a day off to play in the snow.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
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Washington joins Tri-Met Board
G a il E. W ashington has been ap
pointed to the T ri-M e t Board o f D i
rectors by G overnor Victor A tiyeh.
She w ill jo in the seven-m em ber
b o a rd fo llo w in g c o n fir m a tio n by
the O re g o n S la te S en ate. She re
places Paul C ook who asked not to
be reappointed. H er term runs from
Decem ber 4, I9 R I to Decem ber 3,
1985.
M s. W ashington is business agent
fo r the O reg o n P u b lic E m ployees
U n io n . F ro m 1977 to 1979 she a d
m inistered the H e a lth H e lp C enter
o f S t. A n d re w s C a th o lic C h u rc h .
Previously she was an x-ray techni
cian at Bess Kaiser M edical Center.
M s. W ashington studied at P o rt
land S tate U n iv e rs ity , M a ry lh u rs t
Education Center, and learned x-ray
technology at Kaiser in Los Angeles.
H e r c o m m u n ity a c tiv itie s in c lu d e
service at th e Y W C A B o a rd , the
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cal Caucus.
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