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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!
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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.
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