P a g e 8 P o r t la n d O b s e r v e r D E C E M B E R 13, 1 9 8 9
D u rb in A p p o in te d
D ire c to r of 911
B en H o o ks
C o m m e n ta ry P re m ie re s
National Black Network announced the
launching of the Ben Hooks Commentary
radio program. The program is expected to
be carried by more than 150 radio stations
across the country. Dr. Hooks is executive
director of the NAACP, the oldest, strong­
est and most effective civil rights organiza­
tion in America. NBN will begin airing the
program Mon., Dec. 18th.
The six days a week commentary will
be 2-1/2 minutes in length and will focus on
issues of major importance to the NAACP
and African-Americans across the country.
Dr. Hooks, always a consistent and
visible newsmaker, recently led a highly
successful "Silent March” of some 100,000
persons in Washington, D.C. in protest
against a series o f adverse civil rights rul­
ings by the Supreme Court and in a call to
Congress for remedial legislation to correct
those rulings. Shortly thereafter, he con­
vened a meeting of representatives of over
100 national African-American organiza­
tions, in the nation's capitol, fora “ Confer­
ence on the Present Crisis,” out of which
em erged a plan to establish a national clear-
inghouse that will track and coordinate
efforts of the Black community to deal with
its own critical, social, and economic prob­
lems.
Dr. Hooks, a dynamic and much sought
after speaker, is regarded as one of the most
powerful and influential leaders in contem­
porary America and his views are widely
regarded as reasoned and authoritative.
The Ben Hooks Commentary accord­
ing to Sydney Small, chairman of National
Black Network, will fill a void for African-
Americans across the country by giving
them insightful information of particular
importance to their lives and a balanced
perspective on issues, not always addressed
by the general media, as well as to inform
them about the programs and initiatives
that are being carried on by the NAACP and
its local chapters.
National Black Network was the first
Black-owned radio network in the history
of America. Today NBN has the potential
of reaching 80% of all African-American
households each broadcast day.
National Council Of Negro Women Salutes
Black Family Reunion Sponsors
The appointment of Clay Durbin as
director of Portland's Bureau of Emer­
gency Communications (911) has been
announced by Commissioner Dick Bogle.
Durbin, who has served as deputy chief
and director of emergency communica­
tions for the Eugene (OR) Police Depart
ment since July, 1983, went to work Mon.,
Dec. 4th as the first civilian director of
BOEC in four and a half years.
He replaces Portland Police Capt. Ed
Davis, who was assigned to BOEC in May,
1987, two years after Mayor Bud Clark
brought BOEC under the direct supervision
of the Police bureau. Davis is now working
in Commissioner Bogle’s office to imple­
ment the 911 bond levy approved by voters
in May.
Prior to his Eugene appointment, Durbin
served for four years as emergency com­
munications director for the City of Bell­
ingham and Whatcom County, in W ashing­
ton stale. For six years before that, he was
a sheriff’s deputy in Whatcom County and
Sonoma County, CA.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in envi­
ronmental science, and a m aster’s degree in
public administration, both from Western
Washington University.
B la c k C o m m u n ity Jo b s , C ity
H all, and th e A F I-C IO
Because the ERC/MERC Advisory
Committee on Economic Opportunity and
an Oregonian editorial (12/7 - “ Jobs pref­
erence not enough” ) specifically call on
organized labor to support giving hiring
preference to minorities and to open ap­
prenticeship programs, we thought you would
be interested in reporting on this precident­
setting decision.
As you know, the trade unions have not
historically been on the frontlines of the
struggle for affirmative action for Blacks.
While the outcome of the decision is not
assured, we in the Rainbow Coalition are
optimistic.
1989 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention
resolution #64 “ Affirmative Action” af­
firms labor's commitment to Affirmative
Action “ for correcting the centuries-old
pattern of discriminatory employment prac­
tices and convention resolution #50 “ Turn­
ing Back Racism” reaffirms labor’s policy
of aggressive struggle in defense of minor­
ity rights.
Portland’s Black community leader-
ship is united in calling for 1) the City of
Portland to comply with its own affirma­
tive action plan, and for 2) the City and
Metro to pass ordinances mandating that
businesses receiving public subsidies give
"first source” hiring preference to Port­
land residents, inner North/Northeast resi­
dents, and to Blacks, therefore be it.
Applying a resolution that the North­
west Oregon Labor Council go on record,
and write the Mayor and City Council, in
support o f the Metropolitan Human Rela­
tions Commission recommendations to bring
the city into compliance on relevant EEO/
AA standards, and in support of a “ first
source” hiring ordinance, which Mayor
Bud Clark has agreed to propose to the City
Council, and in support of a “ first opportu­
nity” hiring program, mandated by the
1989 Oregon Legislature for the M etro­
politan Service District’s Convention Cen­
ter project, and recommended for city-owned
facilities of the Exposition-Recreation
Commission by their Advisory Committee
on Economic Opportunities.
C IN CIN N A TI—N ational Council of N egro W omen President, Dr. D orothy I.
H eight, presents P rocter & G am ble Senior VIce P resident, M arketing Services, R obert
W ehling, with the M ary M cCloud Bethune A w ard of Distinction in recognition of
P & G ’s support o f N CN W ’s Black Family Reunion Celebrations. Eleven bran d s from
the P&G family of products, including Coast, Duncan Hines, Scope and Tide, p artici­
pated in the 1989 Black Family Reunion.
Reunion activities included entertainm ent, w orkshops, speeches, health checks
and film exhibits, as well as appearances by Malcolm Jam al W arn er, Jesse Jackson,
M elba M oore, Jam es Ingram an d E sther Rolle. The purpose of the Black Family
Reunion C elebration is to com bine service, inform ation and en tertain m en t with other
activities in an effort to unify the com m unity tow ard constructive action in the face of
national concerns im pacting the black family in education, d ru g abuse, teen pregnancy,
health care and em ploym ent.
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Two Joins Staff of Visitors Association
The
P o rtlan d /O reg o n
V isito rs
Association announces recent appointments
filling two principal staff positions.
Carol J. Sutcliff has been named Director
of Finance and Adminislration.l Sutcliff
comes to POVA with 20 years experience
in financial management for private business,
non-profit organizations and government
agencies. Most recently she was assistant
administrator/manager of business services
for the Adult and Family Services Division,
Stale of Oregon. She was executive vice
president of the Urban League from 1982-
1987. Sutcliff will manage the association’s
central services and its membership
development effort.
Dorothy F. Jackson has joined the
association as Convention Sales and Services
Associate Manager. Jackson is a 1982
graduate of Oregon Stale University who
recently relum ed to Oregon after four years
as a sales representative for Mutual of New
York (MON Y) in San Diego. She will focus
on convention sales in the Oregon association
market and oversee convention registration
assistance.
With these two appointments, the
association is once again fully staffed.