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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
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What do you stand for?
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