Portland Observer, March 13, 1966, Page 3
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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
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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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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.
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