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Portland Observer, March 13, 1966, Page 3 CASCADE N A T U R O P A T H IC C L IN IC METROPOLITAN Healthy homilies Is O ar G oal" Safe. Effective Natural Tbereplee IndtvidualUed PCC gains first Black resource specialist by I M tu a Duke G R A S S R O O T N EW S, N .W , — Halim kahsaan was recently p ro moled to Human Resource Specialist for Portland Cixnmunily College His new assignment represents the first time a person o f color has wixked in that department " I ’m looking forward to getting a background in collective bargaining and hopefully I can increase the rep resentation o f people o f color in man agement and professional levels." kahsaan said personnel is one ca reer area that needs more representa tion from all ethnic groups. He start ed his career in personnel develop ment in 1973 when he became the Mate's first Affirmative Action officer. His experience led him to the behet that the excuse that there are no qualified "W hen I came to P .C .C . three years ago, we started extending our job applicant list to include all cul tural groups. You can’t expect people to have an awareness o f employment if they don’t receive the notice,” he added Rahsaan’s professional accom plishment is fused with an active com munity profile and involvement. " A lot o f Black professionals are not will- f f . l f t f l Ml H alim Rahaaan (Photo Richard J Brown» ing to be active professionally or p > btically I f you aren't active, our chil- (feen m l suffer because o f the lack of rukr modeta. We as adults need to provide them with a frame o f refer ence and stim uli," he said. Rahsaan is chairman o f the De segregation Monitoring and Advisory Cummatee, a member of the Stack I hated Ftort and the Natwnta A ao- aancn of Htarks in Criminal Justice. Rahsaan and his wife I- ran have three dakfcen. Tonja. Khalettah and Kanin. ’’ It does tax do any good to com plain if you are not going to get in volved. We have a historical invest ment in public education During re construction, the majority o f laws pertaining to public education were passed by former slaves.” Rahsaan added the tear of employ ment termination should not slop Black professionals from getting in volved in community activities. "B y not getting involved there is no guar antee that you will have job secunty. Anythuig that happens Io me be cause of my involvement can happen to others because o f your non involvement Everyone can’t be out front, but we can all play a role. From unity, strength is gained," Rahsaan concluded. Democratic breakfast club molds opinion by Robert Lothian president Ph ill i pa Harrison The C ampaigners, a group o f pro gressive Portland area Democrats, works quietly behind the scenes to de velop issues and help get Democrats elected. Among their ranks are such promi nent local Democrats as Bill M cCoy, a founding member, M ike Lindberg, Gretchen Kafoury, Steve Kaloury, Vera Katz, Shirley Gold, Rick Gustafson, Barbara and Prank Roberts, and others. The club u open by invitation and meets weekly for breakfast at the Standard Plaza downtown. " I l ’s just a comfortable place to express an opinion,” without having to worry about the press, said Campaigners Opinions are floated before the group, and issues and platform ideas developed before they enter the public arena. Candidates also leceivc valu able public speaking experience. “ Progressive’ means definitely more liberal than not,” said Harmon, co-owner with her husband o f H a rri son typesetting in Southeast Portland Club members believe that gov ernment is a tool, she said, as opposed to the ‘minimalist’ views o f Re publicans and conservatives. “ Most Campaigners believe that government is something you use to improve the quality o f life,” she added. Current issues for the group are taxation, aid to two parent welfare lamilies. the death penalty, the possi bility o f an Equal Rights Amend ment for Oregon and "hum an re sources programs that need a creative government response." said Harmon “ As far as I can tell,” she con tinued. "everyone in the club would like it if Oregon were as creative in human resources as it has been in land use planning . ” "The club is split on the sales lax,” ences are reflected in club members’ opinions on the sales tax. according to Harrison. Democrats did well locally, she observed, electing the first Demo cratic secretary of stale and retaining a majority in both the Oregon House and Senate. “ It ’s always been a mys tery to me why Republicans consis tently lake the lop state offices." she said. 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Union Portland, Oregon 97212 she said, however Mem bers have had to think about "what our kind of Democrat does when government has to resiruclute ilsetf with less reve nues," she said file metropolitan area has been almost “ schizophrenic" in favoring lower property taxes while approving levies, and those differ- Portland Homeless guide published The Burnside Com m unity Council (B C C ) is pleased to announce the publication o f the third edition o f the P ortland Homeless A uthority (P H A ). First published in 1979 with a later edition in 1982, the P H A describes ail o f the agencies and missions in the P o rtlan d M e tro area that provide services to homeless poor. The P H A includes a m ap giving the location of the agencies and missions. Michael Sloops, BCC Board C hair man and editor o f the directory. “ Y5 that the P H A serves a dual purpose: I - to make the overall com m unity aware o f the lim ited services offered to homeless people; 2 - to serve as a resource guide for homeless people in search of emergency social services. The P H A is available free of charge to the public by sending a s e lf-a d dressed. stamped envelope to the Burnside C o m m u n ity C o u n c il, 313 East Burnside S t., P o rtla n d , O R 97214. The P H A is made possible by the following organizations who donated their tim e, materials and expertise: typesetting, graphics and layout — Employee Com m unity H elp O rg an i zation ( E C H O ) o f P ac ific Power A Light; printing — The Oregonian, research, writing, typing and editing — Burnside Community Council. Bogle appoints Personnel director City Commissioner Dick Bogle to day selected John Woods, 58. of Carson C ity, Nevada, as Director for the City o f Portland’s Personnel Bureau. Woods, who will assume his new post M ay 6, 1985, currently serves as Nevada Stale Personnel Director. In announcing the appomtment. Commissioner Bogle, commissioner m-charge o f Personnel, said, “ M y de cision was not an easy one Many of the candidates had excellent skills, abilities and talents. However, only one could he chosen. I selected the candidate whose experience, skills, abilities, education and training I be lieve will best serve the City o f Port land I believe M r John Woods pos sesses all o f the above.” Wixxls has more than 14 years of direct personnel and personnel related expeience including manage ment; labor; employee relations; sal ary and benefits administration; pay equity planning and development; establishing performance standards and objectives; automation o f per sonnel systems; and affirmative ac tion. In Nevada, he's responsible for administering a personnel system ctxilaining 9,(IX) classified and 2,000 unclassified employees with a budget of J2.5OO.OOO As Chief l^ b o r Nego tiator, he has negotiated and served as a key member ol bargaining teams for such unions as AP’S C M E , IB L W , Teamsters, Pipefitters, Stationary Engineers, State o f Nevada Employees Asst xnal ion. and Colorado Assixia lion o f Public Employees. Wixxls, who is married with four children, has a B.S. in Business Ad ministration, as M .S. in Public Ad ministration, and is a Graduate Fel low in Judxial Administration. Commissioner Bogle emphasized Woods* critical strengths in issues facing the city today. “ Considenng the challenges before the Council with regard lo key personnel issues during these limes o f fiscal constraint and uncertainty,” he said, “ I believe M r. Woods will he quite an asset to the city’s team ." Cable access hearing A publx hearing will be held on March 16 from 12 noon until 2 p.m. at (he M att Dishman Community Center, 77 N E Knott. The subject of the hearing concerns the long term goal o f Portland Cable Access, the ac quisition o f a northeast studio, and P G A ’s expected reduction in revenues. Public testimony is encouraged. NAACP to meet Black studies fundraiser The National C ounal far Black Stu dies will sponsor a Fund Raiser on Saturday. March 16, 1985, at the home o f Dr. W illiam and Monica L it tle, 5735 N E (leaveland. Portland. This fund raiser will benefit the up coming 1986 National Council for Black Studies Conference to be held at Portland Stale University in Febru ary 1986. A donation o f 15.00 is re quested. Refreshments will be served. Please R S V P to 229-3472. The regular monthly meeting o f the Portland Branch of the National As sociation for the Advancement of Colored People will be held Sunday. March 17. at the Bethel A .M .E . Church on 5828 N .E . Eighth Ave., at 4 p.m. Rev. W . A . Walley is host pastor. According to the Branch President. Ora Nunley, Representative Margaret ta rte r has been invited to appear be fore the group and report on the leg ■station pending in Salem that affects minorities and women. The public is invited to come and participate. The President will also report on the N A A C P Regional Conference which took place last weekend. Pacific Northwest Bell brings you the telephone network that makes every one of your calls possible. It’s your vital link to the rest of the world. When the phone rings, its us. ( 2 ) Pacific Northwest Bell < r » S P W ltx M .« lh w rs l B ril
