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The
Portland Observer Black History Month
Wake for local Religious Leader
Bishop Artie e L. Wright,
long tim e resident o f P ort
land, OR. Passed aw ay on
Sunday, February 6, 2011, at
the P o rtlan d V eteran s A f
fairs M edical Center. A wake
Funeral service scheduled for S aturday, F ebruary 12, 2011,
1 1AM, E m m anuel Tem ple: 1033 N. S um ner Street, Portland,
OR. A rrangem ent by R oss H ollyw ood C hapel.
Bishop IL L . Hodge, Ph.D.
In Concert
February
13, 201 I
At
L aw
Witness to Genocide
service is scheduled for
Friday, February 11,2011,
6-9PM ,
Emmanuel
COGIC United: 4800 NE
30th Avenue. Portland, O R.
Sunday
February 9, 2011
C o n co rd ia U niversity invites
m em bers o f the co m m unity to
hear from Carl W ilkens, form er
head o f the A d v en tist R e lief
A gency in R w anda, during the
discussion “ W itness to G en o
cide: S ervant L ead ersh ip in A c
tion.’’
W ilkens w as the only A m eri
can to rem ain in R w anda during
the gen o cid e in 1994. He per- Carl W ilkens
so n a lly h e lp e d th o u sa n d s o f
people from being butchered.
He is cu rren tly the head o f the
non-profit group W orld O utside
m y Shoes.
T he free event will take place
T hursday, Feb. 10 at 7:30p.m . at
the C o n co rd ia U niversity S tu
dent E vents and A ctivities C e n
ter in the H agen C am p u s B uild
ing.
s..„d.y Sexual Assault near School
February
13, 201 I
At
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Presented by
Northwest Voice For Christ Ministries
“An Interdenominational Church”
Concordia University Campus - L u th e r H a ll
(One Block North of Ainsworth St.)
(27th
Holman)
Portland, OR. 97211
Church Phone (503) 863-6545
The Portland Police Bureau, in
cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is
asking for the public’s help in solv
ing a sexual assault that occurred
near David Douglas High School in
southeast Portland.
On Jan. 21 at approximately 12:40
p m., a high school female was sexu
ally assaulted in the 1000 block of
Southeast 135th A venue, near
David Douglas High School. She
was forced into a vehicle by an
unknown male who then sexually
assaulted her.
The man is described as white, A co m p o site ske tch o f a sexual
approximately 19-21 years old, with a s s a u lt suspect.
athin muscular build, and short dark
hair. A composite drawing was made
of the suspect. His vehicle was de
scribed as a newer black 4-door car
with tinted windows.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash
reward of up to $ 1,000 for informa
tion, reported to Crime Stoppers,
that leads to an arrest in this case, or
any unsolved felony, and you can
remain anonymous. Call Crime Stop
pers at 503-823-HELP (4357), leave a
tip
o n lin e
at
crimestoppersoforegon.com, or text
823HELP plus your tip and send it to
CRIMES (274697).
Intercultural Center Advocacy Day
The Center lor Intercultural Or-
ganizing, a Portland-based immi-
grant and refugee rights coalition,
will be gathering community mem-
bers in Salem for a Tuesday, Feb. 22
day of legislative action.
Participants will spend the day
attending brief meetings in the'Or-
egon Legislature with elected offi-
cials and policymakers.
One in 10 Oregonians is foreign-
born, according to the Census Bu-
reau, though the specific impact of
policy decisions on immigrants and
refugees often goes unexamined by
state government.
The day o f political action is
meant to mobilize and build aware-
ness around key issues, includ-
ing proposals to create a comm is-
sion on im m igrant and refugee
affairs and enact cultural compe-
tency standards for medical pro-
fessionals.
Speakers at noontime rally on the
Capitol steps will include Sen. Chip
Shields, representing north and
northeast Portland, Secretary of
State Kate Brown, and the intercul-
tural center’s executive director,
KayseJama.
Fake Collection Calls Noted
The Oregon Department of Jus-
tice has received several complaints
regarding phony debt collection
ca^ s-
Scam artists pose as debt collec-
tors or law enforcement officers
calling about an outstanding debt
from an online payday loan. They
frequently use fake phone numbers
and official sounding business
names.
Some people have been tricked
into paying nonexistent debt be-
cause the scam artist knew personal
information about them, including
their Social Security number, home
address, e-mail, and names of family
and personal references,
Not only are these phony debt
collectors stealing from consumers,
the tactics they are using are illegal,
Attorney General Kroger reminds
residents that debt collectors may
not harass or abuse you or any third
party.
Collectors must send written
notice of the debt within five days of
initial contact. The notice should
include information about the debt,
the name of the creditor, and notice
that the consumer has 30 days to
dispute the debt in writing.