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Page 2 $3ortlanh (¡Observer December 17, 2014 Prayer Vigil S aturday Activists to march for justice; police reforms FIMOERS KEEPERS OCT 18 MAY 25 ■Ì ■■■ ' . *W*' A CHEAT PLACE TO TRY HEW Tl T he A lbina M inisterial A lliance for Justice and Police R eform will lead a prayer vigil and protest m arch through north and northeast P ortland Saturday in m em ory o f victim s o f p olice shootings, both in P ort land and across the country. Supporters w ill g ath er at 4 p.m . at A llen T em ple C hurch, 4 2 3 6 N .E. Eighth A ve., w here an inter-faith coalition o f clergy w ill lead prayers. T he participants w ill then m arch along M artin L uther K ing B oulevard, before ending at the N orth Skidm ore Street 1-5 o v er pass w here K endra Jam es w as killed by police in 2003. la w Deadly Wind Storm -• -■s,- Observer 503-288-0033 Week ¡n The Review T he T riM et B oard o f D irectors ap p ro v ed an ordinance last w eek to Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PC Zchon R. Jones, DC 333 NE Russell St., #200, Portland, OR. 97212 (503) 284-7838 Truly making a difference in the lives o f A uto Accident victims and Injured W orkers for nearly 20 years. O n M onday E ast P recinct officers resp o n d ed to a report that three b ro n ze p laq u es h ad b een stolen o v ern ig h t at the G rotto, a C atholic shrine and sanctuary in northeast Portland. E ach o f the plaques is valued at an estim ated $ 15,000 and holds em otional and spiritual value to the G rotto com m unity. New Surgeon General Dr. V iv ek M urthy, P resident O b a m a ’s p ic k fo r S u rg e o n G en eralm w as a p p ro v ed by a narrow m argin vote in the S e n a te M o n d a y . shooting deaths w as injured S atu r R e p u b lic a n s w ere day w hen a car ran o v er his foot. strongly o p p o sed because o f his A fter som e investigation, P ortland support o f g un-control law s, but police decided to tick et the victim , M u rth y w a s s u p p o rte d by th e 19-year-old Julian Rist, fo r“Improper A m erican A cadem y o f P aediatrics Position on a H ig h w ay .” and the A m erican Public H ealth A sso ciatio n . Fighting for LGBT Rights U .S. Sen. J e ff M erkley, D -O re., a n Prison Death Ruled Homicide nounced his support fo r a law to protect the rights o f L G B T A m eri cans during a m eeting o f the C en ter fo r A m erican P rogress last w eek. T he event featured a detailed report o f the harm ful effects o f L G B T d is crim ination in the country. T erry G oodm an, an O regon inm ate fo u n d d ead T h u rsd ay at the Snake R iver C orrectional Institution, is now suspected o f having been m urdered. G o o d m a n ’s fam ily said an O regon S tate P olice in v estig ato r to ld them tw o o th e r inm ates beat him to death. TIortlanò Ohbsenirr If you or someone you know has been in an accident, call us so we can help you with your needs. (503) 284-7838 Established 1970 USPS 9 5 9 -6 8 0 _______________ 4747 N E Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 P u b l is h e r : E d it o r : l OI T D. Plaques Stolen from Grotto Pow erful w ind storm s across O r egon caused tw o deaths on T h u rs day. A teenage boy in southw est Portland was killed when a tree struck the car he w as riding in. A hom eless extend tran sfer tim es from the c u r m an in southern O regon w ho was rent tw o hours to 2.5 hours fo r all hiking his w ay to A rizona w as also buses and trains. T h e change w ill k illed by a falling tree. take effort on M arch 1. T he issue w as raised by the co m m u n ity ad v o Taliban Attack on School cacy group O P A L to help lo w -in A n eig h t-h o u r ram page at a school com e and tran sit-d ep en d en t riders in Peshaw ar, P akistan claim ed the m oving into neighbourhoods on the lives o f 145 people on M onday, fringes o f frequent and reg u lar bus m ost o f them schoolchildren. N ine service. T aliban shooters w ere suspected to b ehind the m assacre, one o f the Injured Protestor Ticketed d e a d lie s t s in g le a tta c k s in th e A teenager particip atin g in a street g ro u p ’s history. p ro te st S a tu rd a y a g a in s t p o lic e TriMet Extends Transfers Advertise in Thc Portland A ll participants are ask ed to w ear black as a sym bol o f m ourning and respect. The A M A C oalition w ill hig h lig h t its goals for ju stic e and police reform , including a federal investi gation o f the Portland P olice B ureau, the strengthen ing o f pow ers to com pel testim ony before the Indepen dent Police R eview D ivision and the C itizen R eview C o m m ittee; a full review o f the P olice B ureau's ex ces sive force and dead ly force policies; a narrow ing o f state law allow ing deadly force by p olice officers; and estab lish in g a special p ro secu to r for police excessive force and deadly force cases. People w ishing to v o lu n teer fo r S a tu rd a y ’s event should contact A M A C o alitio n C h air R ev. Dr. LcR oy H aynes Jr. at 503-287-0261. We are located on the comer o f MLK and Russell Street, on the second floor above the coffee shop. 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