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M a r tin L u t h e r K in g jR .and R o s a P a r k s Page B8 2006 s p e c ia l e d i t i o n ____ January 11,200b Mother of Modern Civil Rights continued from H2 W rth energy costs rising, n o w is a great tim e to becom e an Energy Tr ust co n tra cto r trade ally. W e offer cash ncentives on upgrades that make yo u r custom ers' homes and businesses m ore com fortable and efficient » Let ut help you do the right thing for your customers and our natural environment. Call Energy Trust today. I-8 6 6 -E N T R U S T (368-7878) w w w .energytrust.org EnergyTrust Energy trust programs sei r« O ’t g c n customers o f P«c»f< Power. Portland General Electnc. and N W Natural. o f Oregon, Inc. Rosa Parks (right) during President Clinton's State o f the Union address. • 1987: Parks founds the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development in Detroit, which offers career training for teenagers. Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Neil Kelly Company www.neilkelly.com 503-2NK-746I GREGORY R OLIVEROS 44 1988 : At age 75 Parks retires from her congressional duties. • 1990: Parks is called at the last moment to be part o f the group welcoming Nelson Mandela, who had just been released from his im prisonment in South Africa. Upon sporting her in the reception line, Mandela calles out her name and, hugging her, says, "You sustained me while I was in prison all those years.’’ * • 1994: Parks received the Rosa Parks Peace Prize in Stockholm, Sweden. • Sept. 9, 1996: President Clinton awards Parks the Presiden tial Medal o f Freedom. W hen evil m en sh o u t ugly w ords o f h a tre d , good m en m u st commit themselves to the glories of love. Where evil men would seek to perpetu ate an unjust status quo, good men must seek to bring into b eing a real order of j ustice. ’ — Martin Luther King, Jr. Rosa Parks was given many awards and accolades during the Clinton presidency. Parks is pictured here with activist, Cicily Tyson, and President Bill Clinton. • 1998: Parks becomes the first recipient o f the International Freedom Conductor Award given by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. • June IS , 1999: President Clinton awards Parks the Congressional Gold Medal o f Honor, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Gregory P. Oliveros Attorney At Law O liveros & O ’B rien , PC c ® 9200 SE Sunnybrook Blvd., Suite #150 Clackamas, OR 97015 'A U a V < ’ The Congressional Gold Medal of Honor given to Rosa Parks by President Clinton. 503-786-3800 • Decem ber 8, 2 0 0 1 : The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Parks could proceed w ith her suit against hip hop duo Outkast, who used her name w ith o u t permission on a 1998 track. • Oct. 24, 200S; Parks dies quietly in her apartment in D etroit only days before the 50th Anniversary o f the M ontgom eiy bus boycotts. S ta te of Oregon Legislative A dm inistration — intern programs Y KLf r / Proud to ho n o r the m an w ho gave .ill A m ericans a share of Ins dream . - / volunteë - e m p lo y a ie n t I.cgisbtfivc A d im n is ir.u itin ’M l C ourt Si. NT., Rixnn I lii.\ S.ilein ( )regon, 07 t ill I ’hone: Si i t ’ »- ISIS W e b S ilt : h ttp ://u w w .h g .sLitv.nr.us Rosa Parks funeral was a widely attended event, celebrating her life and legacy.
