October 01.2003
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Youth Peace
and Justice
Festival
Ray Rush (from left), Aisha
Dansby, Eliza McCoy and Shay
Washington o f the local group
‘Tease ' entertain at the ‘Hour of
Our Power’ Youth Peace and
Justice Festival at Alberta Park
on Saturday. The American
Friends Service Committee and
United Voices helped organize the
day of workshops and open mie
performances supporting social
change and free expression.
Donations were accepted for the
Oregon Food Bank.
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so m eo n e’s perceptions had changed,” she said.
In national com petitions, M cK enzie says she
takes pride in representing her city and state.
“ I w ant to be a positive role m odel, to let people
know that th e re ’s m ore than ju s t trees and m oun­
tains in O reg o n .”
P o rtlan d ’s diversity is one o f the characteristics
M cK enzie treasures m ost about the city.
“ D iversity in a racial sense, but also a diversity
o f thoughts and ideas people have,” she said.
M cK enzie says she believes in laying dow n
roots, and has taken an active role in the com m unity.
She coaches youth track and field w ith InnerC ity
Steppers, she is vice-president and secretary o f U
o f O ’s N ational A ssociation o f Black Journalists,
she founded M arch o f D im es N ational Chain Reac­
tion Y o u th C o u n cil, is a m e n to r w ith E thnic
O rig in s P eer M en to rin g P ro g ram and is the co ­
d ire c to r o f B lack W o m en o f A ch iev em en t. She
a lso sin g s at the U o f O G o sp el E n sem b le C h o ir
an d is a m em b er o f M issio n ary B ap tist C hurch
in P o rtlan d .
“ B eing at a predom inantly w hite university, I
think it’s im portant to have m ulticultural roots
going o n ,” she says o f her activities.
M cK enzie says sh e’s used to ju g g lin g a busy
lifestyle, and explains how she flourishes w ith her
varying activities, balanced with pageant com pe­
titions and m aintaining a 3.0 grade point average.
“I like challenges and w hen som eone thinks I
c a n ’t do som ething because o f m y age or height or
race, th a t’s w hen I do it,” she said.
Portland needs to gain a reputation offer. He says he plans to develop
as a city providing w orld-class edu­ tourism, international business op­
portunities and com m erce along the
He also envisions a police force cations to its young residents.
accoun table tocommunity members.
“I w ould involve youth in every Pacific Rim.
“Typically, a person w ho looks like
“Critical in the northeast, w ith­ aspect o f our governm ent,” said
out question, is that citizens con­ Posey. He plans to create a D epart­ me never gets a chance to actualize
trol the day-to-day operations o f m ent o f Y outh D evelopm ent to in­ these ideas because people look to­
volve college and high school stu ­ ward those that have privilege,” said
the police,” he said.
O ne o f P o sey ’s m ost controver­ dents in city governm ent by holding Posey.
A ccording to Posey, his chances
sial ideas is freezing taxes and li­ decision-m aking positions.
He also plans to hire a professional o f w inning are only bound by the
censing fees for four years to small
business manager to work as a “quasi - im agination o f voters.
business ow ners.
“I w ant people to broaden their
“ Sm all businesses w ould get a city m anager,” overseeing the effi­
concept o f w hat this city should be: a
preference to show w e ’re m aking ciency o f operations in the city.
M any o f Portland’s institutions model environm ent for the w orld,” he
every effort to actively cultivate
are diam onds in the rough, according said.
sm all businesses,” he said.
F o r m o re in f o rm a tio n , v is it
Posey says the achievem ent gap to Posey, and if elected, he says h e ’ll
needs to be a bad m em ory and make the most o f w hat the city has to w w w .poseyform ayor.com .
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