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May 27, 2009
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Hispanics Skeptical of Fair Treatment by Police
Survey finds
racial justice
disconnect
(A P ) — F ew er than h a lf o f
H isp an ics in the U .S. believe
th ey w ill be trea ted fairly by
p o lice or the co u rts, show ing
a level o f distru st greater than
th a t o f w h ite s but less th an
black s, ac co rd in g to su rv ey s.
T he recent rep o rt rele ase d
by the Pew H ispan ic C e n ter
h ig h lig h ts a w idening d isc o n ­
nect in racial justice: At a tim e
w hen H isp an ics are in te ra c t­
ing more with law enforcem ent
due in p art to th e ir g ro w in g
p o p u latio n as w ell as stepped
up im m igration en fo rcem en t.
they are show ing sk ep ticism .
M ark H ugo L o p ez, a s so c i­
ate d irecto r o f the center, cited
in part H isp an ics' fears o f im ­
m ig r a tio n p r o s e c u tio n s as
w ell as a p ercep tio n th at p o ­
lice w ill be ineffective in help ­
ing them if they are victim s o f
a crim e.
"H isp an ic e x p o su re to all
p arts o f the crim in al ju stic e
system has risen ev en faster
than th eir rising share o f the
U .S . a d u lt p o p u la tio n ," he
said.
A m ong the findings:
F o rty -six p e rc e n t o f H is ­
panics w ere co n fid en t p olice
w ould treat them fairly c o m ­
pared to o th e r racial o r ethnic
g ro u p s. T h a t's c o m p a re d to
74 p ercen t o f w hites an d 37
International Soccer at PGE Park
Unitingthe
Americas
Group blends
Afro-samba-funk
T he band S am baD a m u si­
cally unites the Americas; draw-
in g fro m p e rc u s s io n b a s e d
sty le s o f South an d C e n tral
A m erican samba and salsa, and
b len d s it w ith that good old
funk and reggae back beat so The band SambaDa blends South and Central American samba and salsa with good old
fa m ilia r to cro w d s o f N orth funk and reggae. The group will perform in Portland Friday, June 5 at Someday Lounge,
America.
125 N.W. Fifth Ave.
T h e s e p te t , w h ic h w a s
T he band is know n fo r its d an ce by cre atin g an ecstatic edge, along with special guests
fo rm e d by P ap ib a G o d in h o ,
p e r c u s s io n , n o n -sto p d an ce p arty that ap ­ Lions o f Batucada, when they
h as co n q u e re d the c lu b and h ig h - e n e r g y
festiv al circuit w ith its w ildly d an ceab le g rooves and v isu ­ p eals to all ages and cu ltu res. perform Friday, June 5 at 9 p.m.
Portland area residents will at Som eday Lounge, 125 N.W.
ex p lo siv e C a rn iv al-lik e p e r­ ally dynam ic show . S am baD a
is ded icated to m aking people get a taste o f Sam baD a's funky Fifth Ave.
form ances.
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¡Explorando el
Colum bia Slough!
Area residents are invited to
celebrate nature in the city and
north and northeast Portland’s
major waterway, the Columbia
Slough.
This bilingual family environ­
mental festival will be held Sat­
urday, June 20 from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. at Whitaker Ponds Natural
Park, 7040 N.E. 47th Ave. There
will be activities in Spanish and
English for all ages.
E xplorando is free and in ­
cludes guided canoe trips, live
music, folk dancing, storytelling,
arts & crafts, w orkshops, and
more! The first 4ÍX) visitors re-
ceive a free Explorando 2 0 0 9 1-
shirt.
¡Celébrase la naturaleza en la
ciudad y el ambiente del Colum-
b ia S lo u g h ! E s te f e s tiv a l
Live music and folk dancing will be part o f the fun at
bilingüe de la familia y el medio
Explorando el Columbia Slough!
am biente ofrece actividades en
español y ingles para todos las folklórico, cueptos e historias Explorando 2009.
F o r in f o rm a tio n , v is it
edades. Explorando es gratis y bilingües, artes, actividades y
incluye: viajes en canoas con m ás! El primer 400 personas les columbiaslough.org or call 503-
una guía, m úsica en vivo, baile recibirán cam isetas gratis del 956-8558
The Portland Tim bers will
play host to the reserve team
o f ren o w n ed M exican side
Club Am erica in an interna­
tio n al ex h ib itio n m atch on
Sunday, M ay 31 at 5 p.m. at
PGE Park.
A ff ilia te d w ith o n e o f
M exico's m ost accom plished
clubs. Club Am érica reserves
c o m p e te in th e P rim e ra
D ivisión A, w hich is the sec­
ond-highest level o f M exican
soccer. The team features ris­
ing stars as well as several of
M ex ico ’s up-and-com ing n a­
tional team players, including
M exican U -20 N ational Team
g o a lk e e p e r H u g o G o n z á le z
Durán.
Tickets start at $15 and are
available through the PGE Park
box office and T ick etm aster
outlets.
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Roughly six in 10 Hispanics ju stic e system in the p rev io u s
say they have a great deal or a five years, eith er as a w itn ess
fair am ount o f confidence that to a crim e, a ju ro r, or as a su s­
police will do a good jo b over­ pect or crim inal.
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F o rty -six p e rc e n t o f H is ­
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whites and 55 percent of blacks. use ex c essiv e fo rce on s u s­
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cen t, o f H isp an ics say they or o f w hites and 38 p ercen t o f
an im m ediate fam ily m em ber blacks.
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