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March 7, 2012 Page 2 S u b s c r ib e 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -0 0 3 3 $60.00 fo r 6 months • $110.00 fo r 1 year $200.00 for 2 years (please include check with form) 1 p 7 a r t h Atm: Subscriptions, The 1 Portland Observer, PO Box | 3137, Portland OR 97208. | N ame : _______________________________ T elephone : __________________________ A ddress : _____________________________ I or em ail subscriptions@portlandobserver.com Advertise with diversity in "H* Portland Observer Call 503-288-0033 t continued from front of our coast, she said. “It is capable of producing the larg est earthquakes in the world.” Although the Spring Break earthquake was the last time there was a major earthquake in Oregon, she said the longer the quake builds, the more stress and impact the next quake with h ave. She added the last Cascadia subduction zone earth quake was in 1700. And this is why it is good to be both informed and prepared, local municipalities have taken proper preventative action. Rizzo explained a lot of her time is spent educating the pub lic and policy makers about the seismic hazard present through out the state. Oregon’s biggest danger from earthquakes com e from the C ascad ia S u b d u ctio n zone, which runs from northern Cali fornia to British Colombia, and it is about 100 to 150 miles off Know someone looking for work? Join State Senator Chip Shields and State Reps.Tina Kotek and Lew Frederick for a living wage jobs forum. J /' - Rep. Lew Frederick Friday, M arch 9th PM to 1:30 PM Vigor Industrial 5555 N Channel Ave Portland 972 1 7 Swan Island . O u r O ta te S e n a to r www.leg.state.or.us/shieldsc/ Rep. Tina Kotek Questions? 503-231-2564 sen.chipshields@state.or.us ■ Sen. Chip Shields Portland’s 12th Annual Diversity Employment Day CAREER FAIR W ednesday, March 14,2012 Show Hours 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Ambridge Events Center ■ ■ ■ 1333 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97232 Hundreds of Jobs and Careers! Participating Companies Include: Fred Meyer, Legacy Health, Vestas American Wind Technology, Kaiser Permanente, Kiewit Infrastructure W est Co., Skanner Weekly, Vancouver Public Schools, Allstate Insurance, Howard S. Wright Constructors, Clackamas County Employee Services, Hillsboro School District, Portland Habilitation Center, Care Oregon, US Air Force, Crawford Broadcasting, DeVry University, Keller Graduate School, Oregon Health & Science University, The Art Institutes and Many More! f VX1* . FU# \ FASTRACK Pre-Schedule all your interviews prior to attending! wait in line. --------------------------------------- t — ------------- ■ ------------ o- Don't ....... Just se*ect V°ur company and send your resume to fasttrack@citycareerfair.com with Portland in the Subject line n Please Join Us. Open to the Public. Business Attire & Resumes Required. 18 + Over Employers it's not too late — info@citycareerfair.com • www.citycareerfair.com C ity Career Fair p ro d u c tio n s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I ■ ■ ■ I I I ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ she said. According to Rizzo, it is very possible that in some parts of the state, depending on where you are, your family could be isolated for anywhere up to three weeks. “People tend to focus on the tsunami, but they forget the earthquake itself will impact a lot more people here in the Pacific Northwest,” she said. “By being prepared you can make sure your family has the food, water and medication they need until help can get to you.” People can do things to be ready, even for something as scary as an earthquake, she said. “Think about how much more relaxed you will be if you go ahead and get three weeks of water. Then you’re set, and you don’t have to worry about it.” She said even in Japan, which is c o n sid e re d the m ost seismically prepared country in the world, it took two weeks to get to some fam ilies. “Last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan brings the hazard home and offers a teachable moment,” she said- “You need to know where safety is,” she said. “The rea son why I do tsunami education inland and in the valley is be cause we all go to the beach. Even if you are from Portland you need to know about tsu nami safety.” A series of free workshops will be held from March 8-26 in vari ous locations throughout the state to help inform the public on earth quake preparedness. The workshops, which run be tween an hour and two hours, will cover different topics from tsunami science to tsunami safety, she said. “We also talk a bit about earthquakes because they cause tsunamis.” After the workshops, resi dents will be more prepared and ready to recognize a natural di saster, plan evacuation routes, know amounts of water and food necessary for survival, and recognize issues surrounding a power shortage. “Think about how much more relaxed you will be if you go about and get three weeks o f water. Then you’re set. You don’t have to worry about it,” she said. “And don’t forget your pets!” I hope for a prepared popula tion that will be able to recover quickly after an earthquake or tsunami, said Rizzo. “Come out and learn something about them.” For more information about how to attend, or to contact the Oregon Management office, visit the w ebsite oem - oregon.blogspot.com or call 503- 750-8308.
