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Local residents bring their demands for fair and affordable housing to City Hall.
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Affordable Housing Injustice
Protesters say
‘Enough is enough’
for renters in the nation. O ne in four Oregon
renters pay more than h alf o f their total incom e
in rent each month.
serving the lowest incom e seniors and people
with disabilities.
Years o f cuts to crucial housing program s
the president have m ade cuts to the Section X
In M ultnom ah, C lackam as and W ashington
counties, there are nearly I 8.(XX) incom e-quali­
fied households on w aitlists o f at least three
and the dism antling o f the n ation's affordable
housing assistance program , slashed the C o m ­
m unity D evelopm ent Block G rant and HOM E
years for the Section 8 housing assistance
program.
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T h e B ush A d m in is tra tio n ’s p ro p o se d
fiscal year 2(X)7 budget proposes a 26 percent
housing infrastructure has galvanized doz­
ens o f local organizations to dem and housing
justice.
“Enough is enough,” said Mary Latourette,
board president o f the Com m unity A lliance of
Tenants. "O regon sim ply cannot afford cut­
backs that underm ine the stability o f our fam i­
lies, seniors and people with disabilities.”
Latourette helped organize aT hursday rally
in front o f PortlandC ity H all,co-sponsored by
A ffordable H ousing N O W !, Elders in Action,
Portland G rey Panthers and several other o r­
ganizations.
Y et over the past four years. C ongress and
Why is the Bush
Administration cutting
housing programs for
the most vulnerable
people in the country?
- Steve Weiss, Community Alliance
cut to the Section 202 housing program for the
elderly, and a 50 percent cut to the Section 8 1 1
program for people with disabilities.
“Why is the Bush A dm inistration cutting
housing program s for the m ost vulnerable
people in the country? Because it’s the most
convenient way for them to fund the president’s
tax cuts for his rich friends and to bankroll an
ofTenants board member
increasingly unpopular w ar,” said Steve W eiss,
a founding Board m em ber o f the Com m unity
According to an A merican Com m unity Sur­
vey, low incom es and high housing costs
program s, and restructured D epartm ent o f
A lliance o fT en an ts. "D oing this sort o f thing
H ousing and Urban D evelopm ent (H U D ) rules
make O regon the second least affordable state
to reduce funds to public housing program s
at the expense o f the poor is a hallm ark o f this
adm inistration."
Portland State University President Daniel Bernstine (right)
congratulates Sam Brooks on his PSU Vanport Legacy honor
for lifetime achievement in advancing business and indi­
vidual success.
Advocating for
Minority Business
co n tin u ed
fr o m M etro
capability with opportunity, ad-
m inistrati ve services, inform ation
and netw orking program s and
new businesses incubation, in
part through a partnership with
the Business O utreach Program
at Portland State, w hich has an
office at the O A M EC ascade Plaza
facility, 4134 N. V ancouver Ave.
The School o f Extended Stud­
ies serves and em pow ers lifelong
learners by delivering programs
that are flexible, responsive, and
innovative.
Distinguished Service Award
co n tin u ed
fr o m M etro
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