Fortiani» (Observer
January 29, 2014
This page
Sponsored by:
TheWeek Review
Page 3
Fred Meyer
What's on your list today?.
page 2
r-ft&NSERÇ ÎHCOWÛTV | n » m M
t*
O pinion
"h ÎTftsuuy
au .? '' ,
TM
TNrtrrÇç wjiíse af o T«?
«* m 6» r m L
4*
----
~
K Xiiz.
-Ä3U
Improving Lives
pages 6-7
Portland leader
honored by
Concordia
University
S ports
page 8
METRO
page 9
A longtime leader from Port­
land black community is being
recognized for her impact on the
state.
Kay Toran, president and chief
executive officer of Volunteers
o f A m erica, w ill receive
Concordia University’s 3rd An­
nual Gov. Victor Atiyeh Leader­
ship in Education Award during a
presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 4
at the Portland Art Museum.
The event, sponsored by
HotChalk Inc., inspires education
innovation in the region and cel­
ebrates Concordia’s role in striv­
ing to prepare the region’s best
teachers, while raising money for
Concordia student scholarships.
Proceeds also support the
university’s “LaunchPad: Middle
Kay Toran
School Matters” at Faubion School
K-8, located next door to
Concordia in northeast Portland.
Sir Ken Robinson, internation­
ally recognized author, speaker
and visionary cultural leader, will
deliver the keynote address.
Toran, has made significant
contributions to improving the
lives of Oregonians, working tire­
lessly to better the lives of the
most vulnerable, marginalized and
underserved members o f our
community.
On the topic of education,
Toran says, “All children can
learn. The promise of America -
the reason we embraced and
funded public education - is be­
cause we said ‘every child in the
United States will have an oppor­
tunity for an education,’ and I
believe that to the core of my
soul. What I hope we can achieve
in the very short term is to make
sure that all children have that
high quality education from early
childhood through college.”
Toran has led Volunteers of
America - Oregon for the past 14
years, improving the lives of
Oregon's children, families, and
seniors through high-quality ser­
vices. She currently serves on the
board of the Oregon Education
Investm ent
B oard,
The
ChalkBoard Project and the Or­
egon Community Foundation,
among others.
continued
on page 4
Police Use of Force Hearing Set
Community members
encouraged to testify
The Portland Human Rights Commission is
encouraging all community members to testify at
an upcoming fairness hearing if they have experi­
enced what they consider unreasonable use of
force by members of the Police Bureau, or if they
can testify to unreasonable use of force used
against a friend or family member.
The Fairness Hearing will take place at 9 a.m. on
Feb. 18 at Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse,
fNïfCTAINMÏNT
pages 9-13
C alendar
C lassifieds
F ood
page 16
page 11
page 14
1000 S.W. Third Ave., in Courtroom 13B.
The Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Jus­
tice and Police Reform has also organized several
community forums in preparation for the hearing.
Two upcoming sessions are scheduled on Saturday,
Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. at the St. Johns Community Center,
8427 N. Central St.; and Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6:00
p.m. in the Rosewood Community Center, 16126
S.E. Stark St.
If community members cannot attend these events,
the AMA Coalition is available to help with preparing
continued
on page 4
Prostitution Tied to Hawaii Murder
Eight Portland area men ac­
cused of being pimps in the sexual
exploitation of young women
were charged Monday with trans­
porting women to Hawaii and
other states for prostitution.
One of the defendants, Mark
“Meezilini” Miles, 36, was charged
in connection with transporting
Ivanice “Ivy” Harris to Hawaii
last year, a trip that resulted in her
death.
The federal indictments charge
the men with violating the Mann
Act and the Travel Act by trans­
porting young women from Port­
land across the country for prosti­
tution, including to Honolulu, Las
Vegas, and Anchorage.
The other men charged are
Steven “Flawless” Huffman Jr.,
40; Jorge “Baby Slim” Ortega,
Jr., 32; Jermaine “Chocolate”
Hankins, 38; Michael “Mackin
Mike” Willis Jr., 28; DeShawne
“The Don” Howard, 23; Samuel
“Sammega” Howard Jr., 32; and
Camillio “Killa” Carradine, 33.
Harris was killed in Hawaii last
May. A U.S. Marine has been
charged with murder in connec­
tion with her death and is awaiting
trial.