Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, August 20, 2014, Special Edition, Page 12, Image 12

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August 20, 2014
S p e cia l e d itio n
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!
co n tin u e d
fr o m p a g e 3
M ovem ent,
“ It’s a lot o f m urders th a t’s been
going on that people d o n ’t even
know about an d it a in ’t really being
rep o rted ,” he says. “It’s not ju s t a
black or white thing, you know, w e’ re
hum an. So w e gotta m ake sure we
stand united against that blue shield
because they d o n ’t w ant us arm ed .”
P rotestor T ee L ove said Portland
had its ow n share o f “racially biased
ex ecu tio n s.”
“N othing is gonna change until
these police start to realize there are
consequences for w hat they d o ...
People need to really, really get m ad
and people need to care as m uch
about M ike B row n as they do R obin
W illiam s (the com edian w ho ju st
died o f suicide).
Protest organizer Jessie Sponberg
spoke with the Portland O bserver as
the dem onstrators took to the streets
briefly in terru p tin g traffic along
Northeast M artin Luther King Boule­
vard. H e says citizens m ust “stay
vigilant and stay in the streets.”
“T he next step is to let e v ery ­
body know that o u r m ay o r is a fail­
ure, o u r police c h ie f is a failure, our
M other Killed
w hole city council is a failure, and
th e y ’re co m p licit in every one o f
these m urders. A nd ju s t rem em ber
that in 2016 w e have a chance to
elect a new m ayor, and tw o new
co m m issio n ers,” S po n b erg said.
M ultiple anti-police brutality pro­
tests have broken out across the
city in recent days, in cluding ones
at P ioneer C ou rth o u se S quare and
D aw son Park. T he historic park with
A frican A m erican ro o ts w ill be the
site fo r a n o th e r d e m o n s tra tio n
planned in solidarity w ith M ichael
B row n and the citizen s o f F erguson
on S aturday, A ug. 23 at 1 p.m .
she w as pregnant.
H o u sto n R o c k e ts p la y e r an d
c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3
fo rm er Jefferso n H igh School b a s­
k etb all stan d o u t T e rre n c e Jo n es
H om icide detectives and the p o ­ d o n a te d fin a n c ia lly to h e lp the
lice b u re a u ’s G ang E n forcem ent H e rrin g ’s fam ily and h eld a press
T eam arrived at the apartm ent co m ­ co n feren ce in h er rem em b rance on
plex aro u n d 5 a.m . to find H erring M onday. T he tw o w ere ch ildhood
d e a d , a c c o rd in g to S g t. P e te friends.
Sim pson.
M ay o r C h arlie H ales released a
W itnesses told police the sus­ p ress release M onday stating that
pects w ere several A frican-A m eri­ his thoughts and prayers are w ith
can m en w ith handguns, and police the fam ilies and the n eig h bors o f
believe the shooters have gang ties. ev ery o n e affected by the c ity ’s vio­
A fo rm er P arkrose H igh School lence.
student, H erring w as k n o w n as
F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n on the
“ V ae” o r “V aeu a” by friends. She “ E n o u g h is E n o u g h ” c am p a ig n ,
had recen tly celeb rated h e r s o n ’s co n tact the O ffice o f Y outh V io ­
first birthday. A n autopsy show ed lence Prevention at 503-823-3584.
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C alendar f» August
M O NDAY
Play in the Sand D ay
A u th o r A lex H aley's
Birthday, 1921.
T he last total solar
eclipse o f the
millennium (1999)
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
IBM PC A nnounced
in l9 8 1 .
M iddle C hildren's D ay
H aw aii A nnexed to
the U .S .( 1898)
International Left-
H ander's D ay
N atio n al Filet M ignon
D ay
Fall o f the A ztec
Empire, 1512
A lice P ro v en sen b om ,
1917
N ational C ream sicle
D ay
Jap an S u rren d ered in
W o rld W a r ll, 1945
18
L ouis Fatio bo m , 1904
B ad P oetry D ay
W izard o f O z P re ­
m iered In 1939
N ational A viation Day
P otato D ay
S n u ffle u p ag u s's
B irthday (S esam e
S treet C haracter)
25
K iss and M ake U p
D ay
N ational B anana Split
D ay
N ational Park Service
E stablished 1916
20
19
N atio n al R adio D ay
M o sq u ito D ay
V itus B ering d isco v ­
ered A laska in 1741
26
FRIDAY
N ational R elaxation
D ay
T ra n sc o n tin en tal
R ailroad com pleted,
1869
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22
W ilt C ham berlain
B o m in 1936 in
P hiladelphia, PA .
F irst L in co ln -D o u g las
D ebate, 1858
B e A n A ngel D ay
A nn F ranklin's
B irthday (1762) First
fem ale new sp ap er
ed ito r
W om en's E quality
D ay T he anniversary
o f w om en getting the
righ t to vote - the
signing o f the 19th
A m endm ent, 1920
M o th er T eresa B o m
in 1910
D ream D ay M artin
L u th er K ing Jr. gave
the 'I H ave a D ream '
speech in 1963.
N ational C herry
T u rn o v er D ay
S traightw ay S ervices has been providing services for youth since 2007. S u m m er
em ploym ent, basketball cam ps, clothing assistance, jo b read in ess training, and
m entoring is offered through o u r program . W e w ill recognize the founder, P asto r
D w ight M innie w eather, the directo r o f Straightw ay Services, fo r his tireless efforts
to m ake program s available for m inorities and low incom e fam ilies.S traightw ay
S ervices has been prqviding services fo r youth since 2007. S u m m er em p lo y m en t,
basketball cam ps, clo thing assistance, jo b readiness training, and m entoring is
offered through o u r program . W e w ill recognize the founder, P asto r D w ight
M innie w eather, the d irecto r o f Straightw ay S ervices, fo r his tireless efforts to m ake
program s available for m inorities and low incom e fam ilies.
August 30th
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SATURDAY
H o m eless A n im als
D ay
N atio n al T ell a Jo k e
D ay
R o ller C o aste r D ay
23
SUNDAY
M y ra C ohn
L iv in g sto n b o m ,
1926
D av y C ro ck ett B o m in
T en n essee in 1786.
24
F irst P h o to g rap h o f
E arth F ro m the M oon
T ak en in 1966
F irst N ational
W om en's R ights
C o n v en tio n , 1850
N atio n al P each Pie
D ay
In tern atio n al S trange
M u sic D ay
N atio n al W affle D ay
L au ren t de B ru n h o ff
b o m , 1925
H erry M o n ster's
B irth d ay (S esam e
S treet C haracter)
A lan Jay L ern er B o m
in 1918, N ew York.
N atio n al T rail M ix D ay
E d u cato r M aria
M o n te s s o ri's
B irthday, 1870.
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F irst S cout C am p
O p en ed In 1934.
M ichael Jack so n B o m
iin l9 5 8 .
S peedy G onzales
D ebuted in 1953
Straightway Services 3rd Annual Youth Program Benefit
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