September 22. 2010
Cl!* g lorila nò (Observer
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Candidates Forum to Address Equity
Urban League sponsors Thursday
event at Emmanuel Temple Church
On Thursday, Sept. 23, candi- ban League Board and the African
date for Governor John Kitzhaber, American Alliance; and long-time
State Treasurer can­
communities advocate
didate Ted Wheeler,
Sharon Gary Smith.
Multnomah County
The event also will be
Commission candi­
streamed live by KOIN
d ates
K arol
News.
C o lly m o re
and
The forum will focus
Loretta Smith, and
on key issues facing
M etro P re sid e n t
A frican A m ericans,
h o p e fu ls
T om
communities of color
H ughes and Bob
and all O regonians.
Stacey will have a
Each panelist will be
chance to engage John Kitzhaber
asked to outline spe­
community members
cific policies, priorities
on issues of equity,
and plans for their re­
health care, jobs,
spective offices that
education, and hous­
address racial dispari­
ing. G ubernatorial
ties and increase equity
c an d id a te
C hris
for all. The U rban
Dudley was invited
League of Portland re­
but declined to at­
cently released a one
tend.
year update of their
The forum Your
State of Black Oregon
Voice, Your Vote,
report, revealing that
Your Opportunity is
significant disparities
sponsored by the Loretta Smith
for African Americans
U rban L eague of
highlighted in last year's
P o rtland, A frican
report, persist or have
American Alliance
worsened.
and KOIN News 6. It
The focus for the
w ill be h eld at
Urban League of Port­
Emmanuel Temple
land and the African
C h u rch, 1033 N.
American Alliance is
Sumner, from 6 p.m.
to help inform the com­
to 8 p.m., moderated
munity about candi­
by KOIN News an­
dates' priorities and
chor Ken Boddie;
strategies given cur­
Lolenzo Poe, who
rent fiscal challenges.
chairs both the Ur- Karol
“We hope that this
torum will open doors to our on-
going, constructive relationships be-
tween our community and incoming
political leadership,” said Marcus
Mundy, Urban League ot Portland
president and CEO. “We have iden-
tified critical disparities facing our
community and now it is time to begin
work on a plan to address them."
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