Bus Tour Explores Hidden Histories
celebrating the Fair Housing Act
and the Fair Housing Council o f
Oregon.
The April 23 tour, entitled
Local residents are invited to Fasten Y our Seat B e lts-lt’s
explore discrimination and seg­ Been a Bumpy Ride, will ex­
regation in Portland’s past and plore lost ethnic communities,
present with a historic bus tour forgotten hate crimes, Kian ral­
Celebrating Fair
Housing Act
lies, and groups o f Oregonians
who were rounded up and exiled
based on their ethnic origins.
Following the bus expedition,
a luncheon program will feature
Kevin Boyle, author o f Arc of
Justice: A Saga o f Race, Civil
Rights and Murder in the Jazz
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Kevin Boyle
Age. The book, which won the
National Book Award for non­
fiction, is heralded as a poignant
biography, a tour-de-force ofhis-
torical detective work, a grip­
ping courtroom drama, and a
powerful reflection on race rela­
tions in America.
Boyle captures the tensions
o f a period that witnessed the
rebirth o f the Ku Klux Kian and
the flow ering o f the Harlem
Renaissance, the crystallization
o f racial segregation, both north
and south, and the rise o f the
modem civil rights movement.
Also on the luncheon agenda is
an update on discrimination in
Oregon today and a performance
by the dynam ic Serm onettes
Gospel Singers.
The two events will be held at
the Ambridge Event Center in
northeast Portland, from 8:30
a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The cost of
the morning bus tour is $30, $25
for' students and seniors. The
luncheon cost is $30, $25 for
students and seniors. The cost
for attending both events is $50,
$40 for students and seniors.
Advance-registration is required
by April 14byvisitingfhco.org/
fhmonth 10.
For the past 20 years the Fair
Housing Council o f Oregon has
worked to protect renters and
home buyers from illegal hous­
ing discrimination based on race,
color, religion, national origin, sex,
familial status, disability, source
o f income, marital status, sexual
orientation and age.
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Heating Duct
Inspections Offered
Residents o f unincorporated
Clark County now can sign up to
have a free home-heating duct
inspection.
The U.S. Department o f En­
ergy awarded Clark County a
grant for energy conservation
work, including at least $312,000
for inspections in 700 homes.
T he tw o -y e a r g ra n t com es
through the federal American
R ecovery and R einvestm ent
A ct.
The program provides inspec­
tions to determine how much
heat is leaking out o f ductwork
instead o f reaching rooms, plus a
lim ited energy conservation
home audit. Based on the find­
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resident to private contractors
who can seal the hom e’s ducts
or make other needed upgrades.
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1,800-square-foot house costs
$400-$600. I f the resident or
hom eow ner uses a contractor
on an approved list from the
inspector, the grant will pro ­
vide $ 100 rebate to offset costs.
C lark P u b lic U tilitie s and
N orthwest Natural, through the
Energy T rust o f O regon, also
have incentives for im prove­
m ents.
To sign up or see if you are
eligible, contact Steve Alexander
at 3 6 0-397-2375, exten sio n
4752
or
em ail
steve.alexander@ clark.wa.gov.
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