April 10,1991"-The Portland Observer-Page 3
• Portland Observer
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
Rev. Joseph Reid Chaplain
Portland Police Department
Rev. Joseph O. Reid Jr.
Rev. Joseph O. Reid Jr. was bom
to Joseph and Mary Reid on April 25,
1945, in Vancouver Wash. They later
moved to Portland, Oregon where he
attended Sabin Elementary School and
Grant High School. He attended
Multnomah College of Oregon. He also
attended UTS Bible Seminar and North
Portland Bible College. He has a de-
gree in A rt
He attended Vancouver Avenue
Baptist Church, until recently. He is
currently Assistant minister at Ever­
lasting Baptist Church in Vancouver
Washington, under the leadership of
Rev. Willie Pride.
A long time friend of his officer
Bill Field of the Portland Bureau of
Police, recommended Rev. Reid as a
chaplain for the Portland Police Bu­
reau. They felt a black chaplain would
be a great help to the bureau in some
situations involving Black people.
Since being on the bureau he has
dealt with a lot of families in some very
delicate situations.
Sometimes seeing another black
person help a victim to cooperate with
the police. This is a needed challenge
for Rev. Reid, but with God’s help he
hopes to be able to help someone.
I am also aware that Portland still
has a long way to go within it’s city.
There is as much racism in the police
department as well as with in the sys­
tem itself. I could recall that Blacks
would get stopped on the street for just
being in a white neighborhood. I just
hope Portland can wake up before it’s
to late. Where there is drugs, gangs and
crime, you find that the white man
somewhere is getting his end of the
take. We have a job to do and it is later
than what we think.
Fix up that spare room !
Christian Life Conference
Eleventh Annual Session
April 14-19, 1991
Choirs Singing Nightly
St. Mark Baptist Church
Portland, Oregon 97212
103 N.E. Morris
(503) 287-7457
Rev. Dr. Joe S. Hardie, Pastor
Theme
The Church, Her Nature, Mission And Message
Matthew 28:19-20
Mid-Day Worship Service Monday-Friday 12-1:00 PM.
Layperson’s Seminar Monday-Friday 6-7:00 PM.
Evening Worship Service Sunday-Friday 7:15 PM.
Guest Evangelist
Guest Evangelist
Rev. John W. Waiters, Pastor
Mt. Olive Baptist Church,
Rev. Johnny Pack IV, Pastor
Fellowship Baptist Church,
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BY BILL DENNISON
Gates’ recent comments demonstrated
“ a profound insensitivity to the con­
cerns expressed by broad segments of
the community and, in fact, have helped
fuel the current crisis by creating a war-
like environment, casting private citi­
zens as the enemy of the departm ent”
Others from the city’s labor move­
ment also condemned Gates and cited a
long history of racist and anti-labor
abuse. Local leaders of the Service
Employees International Union testi­
fied at hearings last week about their
experiences during the Justice for Jani­
tors campaign. Last June 15, police at­
tacked and brutally beat a group of
janitors, nearly all of whom were Lati­
nos, from El Salvador, Guatmala and
Mexico.
Steven Lerner, national building
service organizing director for SEIU,
said, “ We had informed the police in
This week the 700,000-member
Los Angels County Federation of La­
bor added its powerful voice to those
demanding the ouster of L.A. Police
Department Chief Daryl F. Gates.
Gates head what many believe is
the most racist and anti-labor police
force in the country. Last week the
nation got a graphic glimpse of the
LAPD’s depravity when a gang of cops
beating African-American construction
worker Rodney King.
L.A. federation of Labor secretary
Treasurer William Robertson said Tues­
day, “ This time of infamy and shame
for the city of Los Angeles.” He said
King’s beating “ was not an isolated
incident. There has been a sordid sce­
nario of events leading up to this.”
A labor council statement said
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St Paul Missionary
Baptist Church
8101 N. Fiske Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97203
Study Phone:289-1911
Sunday Service
10:45
Sunday School
9:30
Bible Study
6:00
Evening Service
7:00 P.M.
Pastor, Rev. James C.E. Faulkner
Announcement
$20.00 Adults
$10.00 Children (under 12 years)
Sunday, April 14,1991
Afternoon Program
Guest Speaker - Gladys McCoy
3-5 p.m.
First A.M.E. Zion Church
109 N. Vancouver Avenue
Portland OR 97217
Pastor Willie B. Smith
First A.M.E. Zion Church
W omen’s Day Banquet/Program
Theme
“ Researching To Discover
Our Talents”
Saturday, April 13, 1991
Banquet
Guest Speaker - Alcena Boozer
7-9 p.m.
Donation:
Theme: Whatever you’re going
to do for the Lord, do it now.
Jesus Loves You/
1 Peter iv .ll
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Psalm 3 4 :3
MT OLIVET BAPTIST
CHURCH
4236 NE Eighth Avenue
Volunteers Distribute
United Way Funds
More than 80 community volun­
teers currently are meeting to disburse
money to more than 200 human and
health care programs in the Portland/
Vancouver area funded by United Way
of the Columbia-Willamette.
These people serve on committees
looking at programs in one of three
areas:
* • those targeted toward preven­
tion, not toward resolving a specific
problem, including child care, before-
and after-school care, and centers for
teens and seniors.
** those that address specific prob­
lems, such as teen pregnancy or home­
lessness.
** those that strive to improve the
effectiveness and support of human
services in this community, including
child care referral, bilingual communi­
cations, and advocacy/govemment
relations services.
This division of programs repre­
sents the first full year o f United Way’s
Multi-Track funding system. Previously,
most of United W ays’ money funded
the most urgent community needs. The
Multi-Track system allows the organi­
zation to target prevention programs,
which help keep people out of crisis
situations, and programs that support
the human services system.
Putting money into prevention bene­
fits the community in many ways. Early
childhood development and child care
programs help kids get a more positive
start in life. Resident camps, athletics,
activities for teen-agers and programs
that enhance kids’ self-esteem give them
the opportunity to participate in posi­
tive outlets for their energy. Senior
centers allow elderly citizens to main­
tain some independence because they
can engage in activities that enhance
their lives and gain access to the serv­
ices they need.
The following people from the
African-American community are do­
nating their time to allocate money
collected during United Way’s 1990
fund-raising drive:
David Barnes, family/mental health/
children’s services tack committee
Sara Brown, child care track com ­
mittee
Lillian S. Cunningham, social
development track committee
Edna Pittman, social development
track committee
Donald J.Shaw, family/mental
health/children’s services track com­
mittee
Funding recommendations from
these groups will be considered by United
W ay’s Community Services and Allo­
cations Committee before presentation
to the board of directors in May. The
1991-92 funding year runs from July 1,
1991, to June 30, 1992.
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advance of our plans and we were told
we would be allowed to march. How­
ever, when we got there we were con­
fronted by a wall o f police. They told
us we were marching illegally.”
At that point, Lerner said, the un­
ion tried to negotiate with the cops and
marchers were prepared to submit
peacefully to arrest. Instead, “ the po­
lice charged into the crowd. They beat
people viciously. People lying on the
ground were getting beaten again and
again. It must have gone on for 20
minutes. Our strikers were chanting,
‘don’t provoke them’ while they just
kept on beating us,” he said. “ We had
a video crews with us, but it had abso­
lutely no impact on the police. There
were reporters, there, but the police
didn’t care.”
As the beatings continued, march­
ers retreated, “ but they charged after
people, chasing them into the under­
ground parking lot. You could hear
people screaming from in there. There
were constant racial slurs from the
police - ’go back to M exico’ - things
like that.”
When it was over several dozen
people required hospitalization with
injuries from fractured skulls and bro­
ken legs to assorted bruises. One woman
miscarried.
Of the recent police beating of
Rodney King, he said, “ I’m not sur­
prised.” Lerner suggested that such
beatings occur regularly out of range
of cameras, saying, “ there are many,
many, people who have told us that this
has happened to them.”
Lerner said, “ We would love to
see Gates removed, but frankly I think
the problem is much deeper than that. ”
Maranatha
Church
4222 N.E. 12 th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Sunday Services
Sunday School
9:00 A.M.
M orning W orship
10:30 A.m.
Evening W orship
6:00 P.M.
M idw eek Service - W ednesday
7:00 P.M.
Saturday - BASIC Youth Service
7:00 P.M.
Rev. WendallH. Wallace
Senior Pastor
(comer oí 8th ft Skidmore)
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11:00 P.M. to 12:00 midnight (Each Sunday)
Portland, Oregon 97211
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N.E. Sandy Blvd. & 30th
Worship Services 8:00 A.M. & 11:00 A.M.
Church School 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.
Bible Study, Wednesdays, 116 N.E.Schuyler
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