February 22. 2 0 0 6 <r,!‘ JJortlanò (íDbseruvr Page A 3 ACK HISTORY MONTH and the American Experience Living Wage Jobs Wanted Sam Brooks of the Oregon As sociation of Minority Entrepre neurs ( O A ME ) and Tom Chamber- lain ot AFL-CIO joined State Rep. Chip Shields for a town hall meeting on creating living wage jobs. About 75 people shared their comments and concerns during the Feb. 15 meeting, the first of a series of community forums Shields is holding for residents of his House District 43, covering north and northeast Portland. Shields said the district's prox imity to the industrial areas of Rivergate, Swan Island, Airport Way and the Columbia Corridor was ideal for creating good jobs, but added that he sees “Far too many Washington license plates in those parking lots. We need to make sure that people who live in Training Center Dedication The father o f a Portland man day. Feb. 28 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. killed in a police shooting 10 The date m arks the IO“1 an n i years ago is inviting local resi versary o f D eontae K e lle r’s dents to the dedication o f a death when he was shot in the c o m m u n ity tra in in g c e n te r back and killed by officer Terry named in his son’s honor and Kruger after a traffic stop in memory. north Portland. Joe Bean Keller is hosting the For more inform ation on the recep tio n at the D eontae J. s h o o tin g , lo g on to KellerCommunity TrainingCen- w w w .ppbcom plaint.com and ter, 2627 N.E. Martin Luther King click The Untold Story in upper Jr. Blvd. (low er level), on T ues left o f the opening page. Rep. Chip Shields S a m B rooks o f th e Oregon A ssociation o f Minority Entrepre n eu rs (OAME) a d d r e s s e s a forum on living wage jo b s. north and northeast Portland, par- ticularly women and people of color, have a lair shot at these jobs." Brooks talked about need to ere- ate and support small businesses, focusing on education and the need tor better schools to create a more skilled workforce in the area. Cham- berlain addressed the loss of living w age jobs resulting from unfairtrade policies and bad corporate behav ior. Solutions that were discussed included, "Hire Oregon First” leg islation, protecting Oregon’s mini mum wage, new technologies such as biofuels, full funding of educa tion, and minimum standards of health benefits by large employers. Portland Police Bureau Hires New Officers The Portland Police Bureau ties. O f all officers hired last recently recruited six new offic year, 20 percent w ere women ers, following efforts to create a and 31 percent were minorities. broader cultural representation Am ong the new hires are O f within bureau staff. ficer Julian C arroll, an Asian T he B u re a u 's o u treach fo A m erican recruit, and O fficer cused on attracting women and Jesse Senzer, a fem ale recruit. minorities from local com m uni Both becam e officers at a hiring cerem ony held Jan. 5. attending a 10-week Basic A cad “ I am a ‘typical Portlander’” em y. followed by a 16-week A d Senzer said. “It’s important to vanced Academy, and a proba me that people in our com m unity tionary rotation through the pre see that they have people like c in c ts. As the o ffic e rs w ork them selves working for them in through their rotation, com m u law enforcem ent.” nity mem bers will get the oppor The new officers are currently tunity to meet the new officers. Meet with the Mayor and City Council: Community Budget Forums Take part in the budget process! Tuesday, February 28, 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Focus: Community Dev & Public Safety - IRCO Community Room 1 10301 NE Glisan St Community Info Eair tables open at 5:45!!! This forum is cosponsored by IRCO - The Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization Next Forum Saturday, April 8, IOam-12pm / Location TBA Budget Hearings later this spring! wwwjjQrtlßndQnlinexpm/cpmmunitvbudqet ADA accessible - Special needs: 823-4519 in advance More info A childcare/interpretation inquiries: 823-5288 Advocate | Named j Judge PSU attorney fills vacancy Adrienne N elson Gov. Ted K ulongow ski has named Portland State University attorney Adrienne Nelson to fill a vacancy on the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Nelson has led diversity efforts at PSU and was the attorney in charge of student legal and media tion services. She fills a vacancy on the court following Judge Sidney A. Gallon’s retirement in October. At PSU, Nelson was responsible for providing advocacy and assis tance to students with legal prob lems and questions, through legal counsel and adviee. in-court repre sentation. negotiation, representa tion in administrative proceedings, preparation o f legal documents, notary services and mediation. Prior to her position at PSU, Nelson was an attorney at the Bennett, H artm an, M orris and Kaplan firm in Port land and a public- defender with Multnomah Defend ers, Inc., a non-profit criminal indi gent defense law firm in the city. She an adjunct professor and frequent presenter on diversity is sues at the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College, where she teaches a seminar on critical race theory. In March 2003, Nelson received the O regon W omen L aw yers’ Judge Mercedes Deiz Award for outstanding contribution to pro moting women and minorities in the legal profession and in the commu nity. In May 2003, she received the Delta Sigma Theta Women of Ex cellence Award for leadership and service. Nelson earned her Doctor o f Ju risprudence degree from the Uni versity of Texas a, Austin School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree Summa Cum Laude in En glish and Criminal Justice from the U n iv e rsity o f A rk an sas at Fayetteville. In her free time. Nelson enjoys live theater, music, dance, cooking and reading. i Switch to Qwest super-fast High-Speed Internet. The right speed at the right price. u u m u u au »peeua gaming and surfing needs. And it costs less than cable! • D e d i c a t e d c o n n e c t i o n - Unlike with cable providers, you don’t have to share with your neighbors. • S e c u r i t y - The best in security from MSN* Premium, with firewall and virus protection, pop-up guard and more. 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