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Page A6 5 ^ JJcirtlanh (Dbsmier Crips Gang Founder Brokers Peace W hile in the “hole,” W illiam s lion, some with tears in their eyes,” begins reading, praying, study said Becnel. "Mr. W illiams’ mes ster lifestyle and I deeply regret ing w ords, history, and politics. sage helped spark a gang truce that I ever did," writes W illiams, in He then meets a w riter working on between Crips and Bloods.” a formal apology for co-founding a book ab o u t gangs. B arbara In 2000. Williams was nominated the Crips. "I pray that one day my Becnel, played by W hitfield, be for the Nobel Peace Prize. apology will be accepted. I also gins visiting T ookie and agrees “To get to real change, you pray that your suffering caused by to help him write children's books have to have system s in place. gang violence will soon come to an an d g e t m e s s a g e s o u t to Then, you put a pow erful voice end, as more gang members wake g an g b a n g ers in Los A n g eles, with that system and you get the up and stop hurting themselves and others." Williams started the Crips in 1971, when he was 16, with Raymond Ix e Washington, who was killed by a rival gang member in 1979, the sameyearMr. Williams went tojail. On April 11, Fox’s FX network - Stanley “Tookie" Williams in a formal apology for co-founding the Crips aired, "Redemption,” the made-for- television movie starring Jamie Foxx which helps create truces. resu lt,” said Hall o f Fam e athlete and Lynn Whitfield. “Stan had the courage to em an d a c to r Jim B ro w n , w h o The movie tells the exhilarating brace humanity in the most inhu founded A m er-I-Can, a gang in story o f a boy from the South who m ane o f circ u m sta n ce s,” said tervention program. moves to Los Angeles and, to pro Becnel during a star-studded pre “We have worked for years to tect his neighborhood, unites sev miere o f the movie at Fox Studios. put a system in place and have now eral smaller gangs into the Crips. She says she decided to work joined forces with the powerful Known as Tookie, Williams be closely with Williams after she wit voice o f Stanley W illiams," said comes the King o f the Crips. He n essed a room fu ll o f 4 0 0 Brown, who recently visited with maintains his reign over the gang gangbangers watch a taped mes Williams for three hours on death while incarcerated until he is sent to sage of his. row. "Tookie is brilliant and has a solitary confinement for six years. “They gave him a standing ova- fantastic spirit.” continued from A2 May 05. 2004 Vanport Remembered A c o m m em o ra tio n o f the V anport com m unity o f north Portland and the 1948 Vanport f lo o d w ill b e h e ld at th e V ancouver cam pus o f W ash ington State University on T ues day, M ay 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. in room SSI 10. T h e fre e an d o p e n to th e p u b lic e v e n t w ill in c lu d e a s c re e n in g o f th e s h o rt film “ V an p o rt, A S u rv iv o r’s T a le ” and p rese n tatio n s by flo o d su r v iv o rs w ho are a lso fo u n d in g m e m b ers o f the V a n c o u v e r N A A C P, T he W SU V ancouver cam pus is located at 14204 N.E. Salm on C reek Ave. o ff the 1-5 exit at I34lh For m ore inform a tion, call 360-546-9643. / no longer participate in the so- called gangster lifestyle and I deeply regret that I ever did. Families Find Relief in School I am my j I am mi >ers son. ite r s brother. I am m y b ro th e r s k e e p e r. I am my s o n s f a ther. _____ - * I arn HrV Nfe.y.Af LYL. and that is how I am going to stay. Brother to Brother is a support and advocacy organization for African American gay and bisexual males and their families living in the Portland metro area. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 503.417.7991 P.O. Box 3182, Portland, OR 97208 www.brotobrodpx.org PHOTO BY M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Annie Larry (from left), Cynthia Thomas and Ryan Bender launch a new program to help families at Harriet Tubman Middle School in north Portland. H arriet Tubm an M iddle School students can keep their young minds on their studies with the launch of a new pro gram to help address the needs of their families. The Tubman Public Access Program helps families in need of housing, food, employment and emergency and utilities as sistance. As a SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods Community School), Harriet Tubman pools resources from the school dis trict, city, county, state, parents and neighborhoods to help area residents. “One of the goals of SUN Community Schools is to bring school-based services to fami lies and children through col laboration between schools, nonprofits, businesses, commu nity partners and government agencies,” said Cynthia Tho mas, program manager for Met ropolitan Family Services. These services are acces sible by visiting www.beehive.org, which con nects clients to various partners providing aid. Those interested are also urged to call 503-916- 5636 to make an appointment with a specialist. Temporary Program Assistant (Bilingual English-Spanish) Temporary Program Assistant Conduct outreach to targeted p o p u la tio n s and perform preliminary intake screening, and d o c u m e n ta tio n re g a rd in g allegations of discrim ination in housing transactions. Perform investigations under the direction o f the E n fo rce m e n t Program C o o rd in a to r and E x e c u tive D ire c to r. T h is w ork w ill be conducted in various locations throughout Oregon. Language proficiency will be tested prior to employment. Workday is 8:30- 5:00 Monday through Friday, but some evening and weekend work is required. (Due to restrictions in our federal funding requirements we cannot accept applicants with prior felony convictions. ) Conduct outreach to targeted p o p u la tio n s and perform preliminary intake screening, and d o c u m e n ta tio n re g a rd in g allegations of discrimination in housing transactions. Perform investigations under the direction of the E n fo rce m e n t Program C o o rd in a to r and E xe c u tive D ire c to r. T h is w ork will be conducted in various locations throughout Oregon. Workday is 8 :3 0 -5 :0 0 M o n d a y th ro u gh Friday, but som e evening and weekend work is required. (Due to restrictions In our federal funding requirements we cannot accept applicants with prior felony convictions.) B hot HIR to brother rT n f o b a n ;*s Not W h eth er îoua ^ ’ W in or Lose, ■A B u t H o w Y ou P la y T h e G a m e . The g a m e is ju s t a g a m e , it’s h o w y o u p la y th at m ak es th e difference. If so m eo n e y o u k n o w is g a m b lin g for m ore th a n fu n , th e y m a y h a v e a problem . W a rn in g s ig n s in clu d e: - P r e o c c u p a tio n w it h g a m b lin g - G a m b lin g to e s c a p e - L y in g to c o v e r up g a m b lin g Duration of employment: 5/20/ 04-8/20/04 (528 hours) Rate of pay: $8.00/hr, + mileage reimbursement Deadline to apply: 5pm, 5/12/04 T reatm en t ca n h elp p roblem g a m b le r s p u t th e g a m e back in p e r sp ec tiv e a n d g e t th e ir liv e s back o n tra ck . T reatm en t is free, c o n fid e n tia l and it w o r k s. Deadline to apply: 5pm, 5/12/04 Contact for further information or a full job description: If p la y in g is n ’t fu n an ym ore, c a ll for help: M oloy G o o d , E n fo rce m e n t C o o rd in a to r, 5 0 3 -4 0 2 -1 1 5 7 , mkgood@fhco.org 1-877-2-STOP-NOW Fair Housing Council of Oregon 1020 SW Taylor St., #700, Portland, OR L icensed treatm en t p ro v id ers are th ere to lis te n , help and m ake referrals to local trea tm en t cen te rs 24 h o u rs a day. Duration of employment: 5/20/ 04-8/20/04 (528 hours) Contact for further information or a full job description: M oloy G o o d , E n fo rce m e n t C o o rd in a to r, 5 0 3 -4 0 2 -1 1 5 7 , mkgood@fhco.org Fair Housing Council of Oregon 1020 SW Taylor St., #700, Portland, OR FHCO is an equal opportunity e m p lo ye r and a d ru g fre e workplace. Rate of pay: $8.00/hr, + mileage reimbursement FHCO is an equal opportunity e m p lo ye r a nd a d ru g fre e workplace. ....... - db'--/:?/*,!? i. ■ ¿a ÉI H M , Or v is it w w w .o r e g o n lo tte r y h e lp .o r g