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Commission Meeting
Date: March 13, 1991
Place: Portland Building
1120 SW Fifth Ave., 11th FI.
Portland, OR
Time: 930 a.m.
Commission meetings are open to
the public. A complete agenda is
available at PDC. Call 823-3200.
PDC is the City of Portland's urban
renewal, housing and economic
development agency.
End Of War Called No
Guarantee Of Peace
The end o f the G ulf W ar will
not guarantee peace in the M iddle East
as long as m ilitarization there continues
at past levels, a student o f Jewish-
Palestinian relations told the United
Methodist panel on international affairs.
The spread o f arm s, said
Jonathan Boyarin, is “ fuel for the
conflict, not the result o f iL” Boyarin, a
practicing Jew affiliated with the
International Jewish Peace Union, which
seeks to establish a Palestinian state
alongside Israel, said alternatives in the
Middle East cannot be discussed as
long as militarization continues. He cited
statistics saying that, w hile worldwide
military expenditures rose about 40
percent in constant dollars between 1960
and 1986, in the M iddle E ast they
sextupled.
Portland Public Schools
Offer Parenting Classes
M etropolitan Portland parents
may attend free and fee classes dealing
with child-rearing at several Portland
public schools this month.
All courses deal with popular
concerns and issues and instructors allow
ample time for questions and discussions.
Free o r fee childcare also is offered
during some o f the sessions.
M ost classes are led by
counselors and child-developm ent
specialists working in Portland School
D istrict schools serving students in
kindergarten through G rade 5.
Please contact the school listed
below for further information.
M a rc h Class
Y outh G an g s F o ru m
W h ita k e r M iddle School
5700 N .E . 39th
M a rc h 6; 6:30-7:30 p.m .
280-6152
For more inform ation, please
contact Roselyn Taylor, program
coordinator, 280-5840, Ext. 332 or Bill
Garbett, director of public information
and communication, 249-3304, Portland
Public Schools.
What Will Fuel America
In the w ake o f the war with
Iraq, the battle over our nation’s energy
policy continues: W ere we F O R C E D
into war because we depend on Arab
oil? What should we do to avoid fighting
this sam e battle again?
President Bush gave his answer
when he released his "National Energy
Strategy” on February 20th. The plan
emphasizes development of oil resources
within the U.S. and proposes increased
re se a rc h
in to n u c le a r e n e rg y .
Conservation and alternative energy
sources rem ain low priorities.
C ritics com plain his plan
contains nothing new. They charge that
its em phasis on increasing oil supplies,
rather than decreasing D EM A N D for
oil, commits us to continued dependence
on a finite resource controlled mostly
by Middle Eastern countries. Opponents
o f the plan believe we could end our
reliance on oil by greater em phasis on
m ass
tra n s it,
c o m b in e d
w ith
environmentally-benign energy sources
like solar and wind power.
Is it time to kick the oil habit?
CAN we? Are A m ericans really willing
to car-pool, use mass transit, and/or pay
steep gas taxes? O r is our lifestyle
inseparably intertw ined with oil? Must
we risk the environm ental dam age of
off-shore oil drilling to reduce our
dependence on foreign oil? Could fuel-
efficient cars solve the problem ? Are
alternative energy sources ready to fill
the void? W hat do Y OU think? Join
Jack Faust and his guests for this timely
debate on Sunday. March 17 from 6-7
p.m. For seat reservations, please call
Frank M ungeam . Alison H ighbergeror
L isa McQuade at 231-4620, Guests
should arrive at KATU studios (21 sL&
NE Sandy Blvd.) betw een 5:00-5:15
p.m. The public is w elcom e, but
reservations are required.
COMING
The U.S. Departm ent o f Labor
announced today that approximately 110
em ployees o f Tektronix Inc.'s Visual
Systems G roup in Vancouver, W ash.,
have been certified as eligible to apply
for assistance under the Trade Act o f
1974.
Under the Act, em ployees who
are adversely affected in em ploym ent
due to increased imports o f products
may petition the Secretary o f Labor for
certification to apply for benefits, which
may include jo b search assistance, cash
benefits and relocation allow ances,
among others.
Em ployees o f T ektronix‘s
Visual Systems G roup produce test and
m e a su re m e n t o sc illo sc o p e s. T he
departm ent’s investigation found that
major customers of the company reduced
purchases and increased their reliance
on imports o f oscilloscopes, resulting
in displacem ent o f the employees.
Em ployees o f T ektronix’s
Visual Systems G roup who became
totally or partially separated from
em ploym ent on or after July 21, 1989,
are eligible to apply for benefits.
Benefits are adm inistered by
the W ashington State D epartm ent o f
Em ploym ent Security with funds
provided by the federal government.
Urban League Sponsors
Free Job And Career
Classes
The Urban League of Portland’s
Northeast Youth Service C enter is
sponsoring a series of free job and career-
related classes for N ortheast Portland-
area youth betw een the ages o f 14 and
17.The classes will begin M arch 7,1991
and will be held from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at
the Urban League o f Portland, 10 North
Russell Street.
The career exploration and job
skills classes will focus on various aspects
o f em ploym ent including future career
trends, search and interview skills,
dressing for success, writing resum es,
m otivation and others.
The series o f classes will run
for four weeks. The Urban League
encourages North and Northeast Portland
area businesses with information or ideas
to participate in the program.
Participants who finish the
course will be awarded a Certificate of
Com pletion and will receive contin uing
assistance throughout their job search.
To register for the course,
parents and/or youth may call the Urban
L e a g u e ’s
Y o u th
E m p lo y m e n t
Coordinator at 280-2600.
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Welfare Reform: Transition Requires Commitment
Oregon and the rest of the nation
can successfully prepare w elfare
recipients to be self sufficient, according
to leaders in the movement, with adequate
investm ent in human potential and an
insistence on performance.
Ruth Massinga, immediate past
president of the American Public Welfare
A ssociation and chief executive o f the
Seattle-based Casey Family (foster care)
Program , and Stephen D. M innich,
adm inistrator o f the O regon Adult and
Family Services Division, told the
Portland City Club that meaningful
w elfare reform will require a change in
the way this nation views welfare.
“ Let us think about welfare as
a real transition” o f people into lasting
jobs, M assinga said. “ The expectation
is that w elfare clients can becom e ‘job
ready’ and move out into the work
force.”
W elfare reform , required o f
the states by the federal Family Support
Act of 1988, is aimed at preptiring welfare
recipients for self-sufficiency through
training and job placem ent. JOBS for
O regon’s Future is the state’s welfare
reform program . It began here last
O ctober as it did in m ost states.
“ It will take tim e for all o f us
to stay the course,” M assinga told the
City Club audience, describing the
massive undertaking o f redirecting
people’s lives.
Still, early indications for
success arc good in O regon, according
to M innich, the s ta le ’s w elfare
adm inistrator. " W e are making a
difference right now ,” he said, noting
that more than a thousand teen mothers
arc back in school program s as the
result o f welfare reform.
“ We can ’ t over em phasize the
invcstm cntstratcgy,” M innichsaid.H e
described his “ fight” to preserve a strong
wclfarc-to-work program in Oregon,
built on partnerships betw een state
agencies, schools and private-service
providers, and requiring “ outcom es”
that participants get lasting jobs.
The key to success, said
M assinga, is a new way o f looking at
welfare: "We m ust change altitudes:
the attitude o f recipients, and our own."
The new view, she said, should recognize
the reality o f tight funding in many
states, including O regon, along with
the need to require those who have been
trained to perform on the job. Accordingly
she called for “ strong ties” between
those involved with welfare reform and
the business community.
JOBS for O regon’s Future is
based on partnerships throughout the
state involving several divisions o f the
Department of Human Resources-Adult
and Family Services, Em ploym ent, and
Economic developmcnt-along with high
schools, community colleges and private
day-care providers.
Vote
Harold Williams
PCC Board Zone 2
March 26“ Mail-In Election
Harold Williams knows how government works.
In 1975 he became Oregon's first Director of Affirmative Action, and has
served as Labor Relations Manager and Equal Employment Opportunity
Coordinator for the State as well. In the private sector, Williams has
successfully negotiated numerous federal, state and local government
contracts
Qualified
Harold Williams was appointed to the PCC Board of
Directors in November of last year and has been an active participant
since. In addition to owning his own business, Williams is an instructor at
Linfield College and a consultant to Portland State University and the
Portland Public School District. He has also taught at Oregon State
University and Linn-Benton Community College
Endorsed by Portland Association of Teachers
Endorsed by AFLCIO
Committee to Elect Harold Williams,
132 N.E. Ainsworth, Portland, OR 97211
March Neighborhood Meetings
Please N ote that these m eetings are subject to change. Our inform ation is a:
February 26,1991.
04 Boise N eighborhood A ssociation M eeting 7:00pm
A lbina Youth O poporutnity School 3710 N. M ississippi
05 C o n co rd ia N eighborhood A ssociation M eeting 7:00 pm
Englewood Christian Church 3515 N.E. Killingsworth
06 P o rtsm o u th N eigh.A ssoc.G eneral M em bership M eeting 7:00pm
Portsmouth M iddle School 5103 N. W illis
07 Irv in g to n N eighborhood A ssociation B oard M eeting 7:00pm
A ugustana Lutheran Church N.E. 14th and Knott
11 B eau m o n t-W ilsh ire N eigh. Assoc. B oard M eeting 7:30pm
Beaum ont M iddle School Cafeteria 4043 N.E. Frem ont
11 E liot N eighborhood A ssociation B oard M eeting 7:00pm
Eliot Energy House 3116 N. W illiams Ave
11 H u m b o lt N eighborhood A ssociation B oard M eeting 7:30pm
H um boldt School 4906 N. Gantenbein
12 O verlook N eigh.A ssoc.G eneral M em b ersh ip M eeting 7:00pm
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center 5340 N. Interstate
13 K ing N eighborhoo d A ssociation M eeting 7:00pm
King Facility 4815 N.E. 7th
19 G ra n t P a rk N eighborhood A ssociation M eeting 7:30pm
Fem w ood M iddle School N.E. 33rd & Hancock
19 N o rth e a se t C oalition M onthly B oard M eeting 7:00pm
King Facility 4814 N.E. 7th
20 W oodlaw n N eighborhood A ssociation M eeting 7:00pm
O ddFellow s Lodge 700 N.E. Dekum
26 S abin N eighborhood A ssociation M eeting 7:30pm
Sabin School 4013 N.E. 18th
Agenda: Sabin N eighborhood Plan.
27 K ing N eighborhood A ssociation M eeting 7:00pm
King Facility 4815 N.E. 7th
28 P ied m o n t N eighborhood A ssociation M eeting 7:30pm
Holy Redeem er School 127 N. Portland Blvd.
28 V ernon N eighborhood A ssociation M eeting 7:30pm
Vernon School N.E. 20th and Killingsworth
Williams Run’s For
PCC Board Position
Harold W illiams, President and
owner o f CH2A Associates, a me­
chanical engineering m aintenance and
consulting firm in Portland, announced
his candidacy W ednesday for Port­
land Com m unity C ollege Board posi­
tion, representing zone two.
The position will be posted on the
March 26 mail-in ballot. W illiam s was
appointed to the PCC board o f D irec­
tors in N ovem ber o f last year and has
been an active participant since.
Williams believes his business and
governmental experience will help him
deal with the B oard’s challenging is­
sues.
* ‘PCC is faced with a com plex s e t.
o f issues,” W illims said, “ that must
be met head on, including crime, drugs,
child abuse and unemployment. My
background in business and educai-
ton, as em ployer and em ployee,’ ’ W il-
liams continued, “ allows me to bring
to the Board a broad understanding o f
these complex issues.
“ A ctive in volvem ent over the last
30 years in the Northeast Portland com­
munity has kept me in touch with com ­
munity goals and needs. A nd, “ W il­
liams added, “ being a m em eber o f the
Board enables me to give som ething
back to the community which has given
me so m uch.”
Endorsed by the Portland Asso­
ciation o f Teachers, W illiam s is an in­
structor at Linfield College and a con­
sultant to Portland State University
and the Portland Public School D is­
tr ic t In 1975 he becam e the S u te o f
O re g o n ‘s first D irector o f Affirm ative
Action, and has served as Labor R ela­
tions M anager and Equal Em ploym ent
O pportunity Coordinator for the State
as well.
SPECIAL DISTRICT
MARCH 26, 1991
Thompson Seedless.
Red Flame or Black
Seedless. Try them
all for a delicious
fruit snack for
lunch or any time!
Be Sure To Look
In Your
MAGAZINE
for your Safeway
Shopping Guide for
a complete list of
specials on sale this
week at Safeway!
E X P E C T TH E B EST!
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March 6,1991 -T h e Portland O b e e rv e r- Page
Tektronix Employees In
Vancouver, WA,
Eligible For Trade Act
Assistance
Beef Round
Steak
Safeway quality grain-fed beef. Full flavored
and 1/4-inch trimmed for better value. For a
delicious family meal enjoy Swiss style with
potatoes and your favorite vegetables!
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