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December 28. 2011
2011 Yearin Review
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Office of Equity Support
Aug. 31 - City Commissioner Amanda Fritz brings allies together
to support the creation of a city Office of Equity in an effort to
battle racial and economic disparities and work toward a more
equitable future for all residents.
Mentor to Generations
Sept. 7 — Phil Walden, a
mentor and coach for
generations of Portland
youth was being remem
bered after his death at the
age of 83. Walden helped
youth reach their academic
potential through the
magnetism of sports.
Violence Prevention
Advocate Dies
Nov. 30 — Bob Ingram,
director of Portland’s
Office of Youth
Violence and Preven
tion, died after
suffering a heart
attack at the age of 38.
Ingram's life work was
dedicated to helping
local youth live
healthy and safe lives.
Last Thursday Crowds Test Patience
Oct. 5 — A change for the better was the message of neighbors after
Friends of Last Thursday, a grass-roots group, formed to help mitigate
rowdy after-hours crowds. Police agreed that unruly incidents seemed to
be winding down after the peak summer months.
Wall Street
Backlash
Oct. 12 — Thousands
of residents gathered
at Tom McCall
Waterfront Park,
Pioneer Courthouse
Square, and other
downtown landmarks
in an anti-Wall Street
protest called Occupy
Portland. “We are the
99 percent,’ echoed the
voices in an effort to
fight corporate greed.
in Oregon. "His efforts have paved
the way for these new immigrants
to have strong, positive relation
ships with the wider community
that we all share."
Olol said the award affirms his
organization’s com m itm ent to
community serv ice and builds on
the unity and hope that will lead to
successful citizens.
"It is quite an honor to receive
this level of recognition and we
are humbled by it," Olol said.
Each year, every FBI field of
fice honors one person or organi
zation for outstanding contribu
tions to their community. Olol will
travel to Washington, D.C., in
March to be personally recog
nized by FBI Director Robert S.
Mueller.
O lol has lived in O regon for
30 years. He g rad u ated from
Portland State U niversity with
a degree in m echanical e n g i
n e e r in g , a n d he c u r r e n tly
w orks in the field o f w ater and
w astew ater en g in eerin g .
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Audit Check Sinks CEO
Dec. 14 — Urban League of Portland President and Chief Executive
Officer Marcus Mundy resigns in response to scrutiny surrounding
his spending practices. The non-profit civil rights organization, which
has served the vulnerable for decades, is left trying to find a way to
move forward.
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spearheaded the idea after getting a County this year created what F
cool reception to it two years ago. called a fresh "sense of crisis.".
Occupy Portland, a highly vis
He got support from Ecumem
ible new homeless camp in the city's Ministries of Oregon, a faith-ba
Old Town district along with an nonprofit in Portland.
Extended late-night service added on
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