Page 8, Portland Observer, April 29. 1987
Celebrity
Teach-In:
Finale
Church Coalition Pushes For'D rug
House Ordinance' Against M ounting
Opposition by Landlord Associations
The P ortla nd C o m m u n ity S ch o o ls "L e a d e rs in A c tio n C e leb rity Teach-
In " co m p le te s its p ro g ra m o f free spring w o rk s h o p s w ith classes ta u g h t by
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C hairm an G ladys M cC o y and P o rtla n d Public S ch o o ls
S u p e rin te n d e n t M a tth e w Prophet
The P o rtla n d O rgan izing P roject w ill s u p p o rt ra tific a tio n o f the n e w "S p e
cifie d Crim es P ro p e rty " ab atem e nt o rd in a n ce k n o w n as th e D ru g H o u s e
O r d in a n c e
w ith over 150 pe op le at the C ity C o u n cil hearing sche du led
th is T h u rs d a y . A p r il 3 0 th . 2 00 P M
R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f th e P o r tla n d
O r g a n iz in g P r o je c t, a 14 m e m b e r c it y w id e c o a lit io n o f c h u r c h e s ,
w i ll be t e s t if y in g in f a v o r o f th e o r d in a n c e f r o m a p p r o x im a t e ly 2 15
to 2 45 P M
The c o a litio n o f chu rche s s u p p o rts th e o rd in a n ce because
of the o v e rw h e lm in g nu m b e r o f d ru g houses in P o rtla n d n e ig h b o rh o o d s
On M arch 31st. a, a m e e tin g a tte n d e d by 200 pe op le the Project secured
a c o m m itm e n t fro m M ayo r Clark and C o m m issio ne r B ogle to in tro d u c e
and su p p o rt the o rd in a n ce w ith in th e m o n th o f A p ril
Passage o f the "d ru g h o u s e " o rd in ance is n o t e xp e cte d to pro cee d w ith
o u t resistance The Board o f R ealtor's, th e H o m e b u ild e rs A s s o c ia tio n and
the L a n d lo rd ’s A sso cia tio n are active ly o rg a n izin g to delay th e vo te o n the
ord in a n ce and is p u sh in g for a task force to fu rth e r stu d y the o rd in a n ce In
a d d itio n , the bill has been revised, ap pa rently in response to pressure fro m
la nd lord asso cia tions "T h e re is stro n g o p p o s itio n to the b ill," says M erv
B a rte a u i. o f St Peter Parish in S ou thea st P o rtla n d , " fr o m various land
lord in te rests It is very clear to us ttia t the e ffo rt to delay the vo te is actu al
ly in te nd ed to kill the o rd in a n ce in c o m m itte e The asso cia tions have al
ready delayed th e vo te for a m o n th , and had special m e e tin g s w ith the
M ayor s S ta ff and th e C ity A tto rn e y s O ffice to a m m e n d the o rd in a n ce
A skin g for fu rth e r delay is a th in ly veiled a tte m p t to m ake sure th is never
comes up for a vote."
R epresentatives o f th e P roject w ill op p o se de la ying th e vo te on th e ordi
nance as w ell as th e revisions, w h ic h a llo w m ore d is c re tio n a ry en fo rce m e n t
o f th e o rd in a n ce and le vyin g o f fines
A g o o d la w ye r w o u ld have a field
d a y ," says J o h n V illau m e, S t A n d re w Parish in N o rth e a st P o rtla n d
Re
search th e P roject has d o n e w ith the C ity A tto rn e y s O ffic e in Los Angeles
in dica tes th a t 75 80% o f the cases are resolved b e fore g o in g to c o u rt Only
the m o st c o rru p t la n d o w n e rs w ill likely be take n to c o u rt by the c ity the
m a jo rity, th e g o o d la nd lord s, w ill c o m p ly as soon as the y get th e no tice
M aking the fine s and e n fo rc e m e n t m ore d is c re tio n a ry sends a m essage Io
u n e th ica l la n d lo rd s th a t th e c ity is n o t as serious as they c o u ld be about
e n fo rc e m e n t."
"D e la y in g th e vo te on th is o rd in a n ce is c o m p le te ly u n a cce p ta b le
ex
p la in s C hris Kresek o f St Peter Parish
" D r u g d e a lin g is p o is o n in g our
co m m u n itie s and our c h ild re n
These h u g h la n d lo rd a sso cia tions should
w e lco m e the o p p o rtu n ity to help clean up ou r c ity It is in their interest to
p ro vid e safe places and n e ig h b o rh o o d s w h ere fam ilies and people .in live
If the y o p p o se it. it calls in to q u e stio n h o w responsible they are
Rev H a rold K urtz. P resident o f the P o rtla n d O rgan izing Project and Pas
to r o f K e n to n Presbyterian in N o rth P o rtla n d added
There is no guarantee
th a t this o rd in a n ce w ill be passed, b u t w e w ill be sen ding a stro n g m essage
to c ity g o v e rn m e n t th a t w e are b e h in d th is and any in itia tiv e to help bring
crim e under c o n tro l "
Coalition To Target Black Voters
The N a tio n a l C o a litio n on Black V ote r P a rtic ip a tio n , Inc
a no n p ro fit,
non partisan tax exe m p t m em b ersh ip o rg a n iza tio n , re ce n tly held its annual
O pe ra tion Big V o te C onvenors Sem inar in W a s h in g to n . D C
R o be rt P fullips. Co C o n ve n o r w ith J u d y K n a w ls B oye r, a tte n d e d the
sem inar re p re se n tin g the O regon O p e ra tio n Big V o te P roject
M r P hillips in dii .ited th a t ' the N ational C o a litio n Sem inar b ro u g h t to
ge ther m ore tha n th irty p a rtic p a n ts fro m across th e c o u n try rep re se n tin g
P ennsylvania Texas. S ou th Carolina. M ich ig a n . Illinois, M ississippi, Okla
hom a C a liforn ia N ew Jersey. N ew Y ork. O hio A rkansas, and A labam a
the m aking fo r th is c o u n try , and it c a n n o t and w ill n o t be de velope d or im
p lem e nted w ith o u t the a c tiv e in vo lve m e n t o f blacks B lack A m erican s have
m ade the p o in t th a t e m p lo y m e n t o p p o rtu n itie s , in c lu d in g tra in in g , and eco
n o m ic d e ve lo p m e n t, he a lth care, e d u c a tio n and th e co st o f livin g w ill be
at the to p o f o u r agenda in 1988
M r P hillips stated th a t, "T h e skills ga in ed fro m a tte n d in g th is national
sem inar w ill assist the O rego n O p e ra tio n Big V o te C o a litio n in its net
w o rk in g , vote r e d u ca tio n and strateg ic p la n n in g a c tiv itie s ."
NAILS O N THE RUN
G la d y s M c C o y
by
B A K IN G B R E A D W IT H G L A D Y S
M ay ,3. 6 30 8 p m , P o rts m o u th C S , 5103 N W illis G ladys M i Coy
o rig in a l sponsor o f C o m m u n ity S ch o o ls w h e n she server! on the P o rtla n d
S ch o o l Board in 1972, co n tin u e s her c o m m itm e n t to life lo n g le arn ing She
says o f her class " W o w ill m ake tw o kin ds o f bread fo r any occa sio n : One
w ill tie b iscuits; the o th e r, c o rn b re a d W e ll add som e in g re d ie n ts to m ake
th e m in te re stin g and fu n to eat "
Hom e
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Acrylic Nails .................................................... .....................$35 00
F ill* ........................................................................................ $20 00
Manicures............................................................................... $12.00
Pedicures................................................................................$25.00
f t.
R o b e rt P h illip s O p e ra tio n B ig V o te c o n v e n o r . G ra c ia H illm a n . Exe
c u t iv e D ir e c to r o f N a tio n a l C o a litio n o n B la c k V o te r P a r t ic ip a tio n
for the pu rpo se o f sharing and de ve lo p in g stra te g y for in crea sing black
vote r re g istra tio n tu rn o u t and p a rtic ip a tio n in p re p a ra tio n fo r the 1988 elec
tio n s
D u ring the sem inar ( ddie W illiam s, th e C h airm a n o f the N a tion al Coali
tio n in d ica te d tfia t Black A m ericans m ust c o n tin u e to t>e m o tiv a te d to
register and vo te
That Blai ks m u st w o rk to g e th e r to be com e fu ll and
equal pa rtn ers in the fu n d a m e n ta l process o f citize n p a rtic ip a tio n
G racia H illm an, the Executive D ire cto r o f the C o a litio n , in fo rm e d the
C onvenors tfia t O pe ra tion Big V o te co a litio n s w e re active in tw e n ty nine
states d u rin g 1986. reg isterin g and m o b ilizin g tho usan ds o f black vo te rs to
p a rticip a te in the electrons
A d d itio n a lly M s H illm a n sta te d th a t, " A m o re p ro g re ssive ag enda is in
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