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M a r t in L K in g J r . c 1 a [ e d it io n . u T t H h E e R r 2 O O 2 s p e Page A 6 January 23,2002 Portland’s Digital Underground Railroad: Continuing the King Legacy aw ard -w in n in g g irls’ lead ersh ip an d m e n to rin g p ro g ra m bu ilt aro u n d co m m u n ity activ ism , e f fe c tiv e ly use the W o rld W ide W eb an d em ail fo r th e ir 21st cen tu ry ac tiv ism ta ctics. A fter a Rev. Ralph Abernathy (left) and a concerned and King speak to a reporter in Albany, Georgia. Dr. King used the media to his advantage to give attention to the Civil Rights Movement. W atson for T he P ortland O bserver Martin Luther King transformed the freedom movement by utilizing the new technology o f television to get access to and transform the world com munity. Today, many Portland area individuals and orga nizations have continued Dr. King ’ s legacy. T hey’re achieving success by utilizing today’s new technol ogy m edium , a “Digital U nder ground Railroad to Freedom’ 'called the Internet. online bartering. T he e-T rading P o st o n lin e at w w w .e - tradingpost.com is a free service. B arter preserves cash, im proves productivity, w orks in good or bad econom ic cycles and expands o n e ’s netw ork o f business p art ners. “H om e girl” H ein has al ready received over $60,000worth o f free stuff! U ltim ately, this may be the biggest "F ree G ravy F ree dom T rain” ever. T he “doors o f trade freedom ” are open. “Just Grab It” with all your online hands. Free and Open Access in the 'Hood Layin' the Digital Railroad Tracks in the 'Hood T he N orth Portland branch o f the M ultnom ah C ounty L ibrary has a com puter lab upstairs that enables library patrons to reserve a com puter to w rite and use online tu to rials to p ractice co m p u ter skills. A lso, free W eb, e-m ail, re sum e building, spreadsheet and w ord processing classes are avail able. Basically a free first class ticket on the “D igital Freedom T rain.” Better get your ticket now, because w ith the current O regon recession and budget crisis, you never know how long M ultnom ah C ounty can keep this access po r ta l o p e n to th e “ d ig it a l underclass.” It w as closed during the C hristm as holiday w eek due to a staffing shortage. State S enato r A vel G ordly, Senate Bill 622, consultant Ray Leary, Q w est, the Portland D evel opm ent Com m ission and the state Econom ic and C om m unity D evel opm ent C om m ission are basically form ing a “virtual partnership” to develop both fiber-optic and DSL (digital subscriber line) technolo gies in the econom ically depressed areas o f N orth/N ortheast Portland by 2003. T his m ight also intro duce a new round o f gentrification and displacem ent o f the “digital underclass.” O n the other hand, those that “get onboard” this d ig i tal train in the hood today, m ight be “livin large” in the ‘hood to morrow! by J erry Cash, We Don't Need No Stinking Cash...Barter Online! Dump Truck a Light Railroad and Create a Digital Railroad Too?! Bianca H ein has created a truly r e v o lu tio n a r y c o n c e p t— fre e W ant a Light R ailroad? Jam es Posey has the dum p truck con tract to develop the new Tri-M et Interstate Light Railroad. W ant a D igital R ailroad? Mr. Posey also has the Eliot E-m at C afe. Y ou can do your laundry, shop in the convenience store, get a video, eat at the deli and access the internet w ithout ever leaving the room . W hy would anyone ever N E E D to leave the Eliot E -m at C afe? O k, you might w ant som e sleep at som e point. r e le n tle s s an d d e te rm in e d stru g g le , the S iste rs m o v ed a previously unm ovable force, T ri- M et, to d o so m e th in g p o sitiv e fo r its cu sto m e rs: lo w er th e ir fares fo r stu d en ts. N ow all o f P ortland m ust givfc “p ro p s” and a “shout o ut” to o i^ y o u n g 2 1 s t c e n tu r y H a rriq f Tubm ans; leading us on the “D igi tal U nderground R ailroad to Freest dom . Y ou go girls! The Portland Police Bureau supports the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. City of Portland Police Bureau IUI S.W. 2nd, Portland O R 97204 Fight the Power! Hit 'Em from the Digital Underground! Sisters in Action for Power, the * Look into your soul. What do you stand for? nikefoundation Oregon Legislature We’re proud to honor the man who gave all Americans a share of his dream. L “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults o f opportunity o f this nation.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. Providing Oregonians with opportunities to be part of the legislative process L É A M ortin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968 See what we have to offer: LET FREEDOM RING. • Employment Opportunities • Legislative Intern Program • Volunteer Program ...and much more . 900 Court St. NE State Capitol Room 140 Salem, Oregon 97301 (503)986-1373 I Rl-MF 1 H ow we g e t t h e r e m a t t e r s iw I n n u i . o r g w ww .leg.state.or.us 4 5 i
