anuary 18, 2017
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photo by c hrista M c i ntyre /t he p ortland o bserver
A banner created by a student at De La Salle High School depicting African Americans who have
been killed in confrontations with police in recent years across the country is showcased at a Re-
claim Martin Luther King March” Sunday at Peninsula Park in north Portland organized by the protest
group ‘Don’t Shoot Portland.’
Reclaiming the Dream
Show of diversity’s strength amid fears of setbacks
c hrista M c i ntyre
t he p ortland o bserver
On Aug, 28, 1963, Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. delivered one of
his most memorable speeches as a
quarter of a million people gath-
ered around the Washington Mon-
ument, “I have a dream that one
day little black boys and girls will
be holding hands with little white
boys and girls,” his baritone voice
rang out. On Sunday in Portland,
as the city celebrated the annu-
al Martin Luther King national
holiday, MLK’s dream for racial
equality and harmony in Amer-
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ica saw the reality of progress as
a diverse group of mostly families
with children came together and
joined hands to advance the arc of
justice.
Nearly 100 people braved
freezing temperatures, a foot of
piled snow and solid inches of
ice for a rally at Peninsula Park
in north Portland and a march to
the MLK statute on Martin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard at the Oregon
Convention Center.
Sponsored by the organization
Don’t Shoot Portland, which was
formed three years ago as a re-
sponse to police-involved shoot-
ings of African Americans across
the county, the atmosphere was
calm and empowering.
Participants brought signs that
read Black Lives Matter, White
Silence is Violence, Rebellions
are Built on Hope, and Say Their
Name. There were inspiring songs
such as Gil Scott Heron’s “The
Revolution Will Not be Televised”
and Curtis Mayfield and the Im-
pressions’ gospel hit “People Get
Ready” played from a boom box.
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Citizen Police Review Panel Vacancy
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C ALENDAR
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Volunteers are needed to serve
a three-year term on the Citizen
Review Committee – an adviso-
ry body to Independent Police
Review division under the City
Auditor and the Portland Police
Bureau. Constantin Severe, direc-
tor of the review division, says the
goal is to have membership on the
committee that is reflective of the
rich diversity in Portland.
“Service on this committee re-
quires evidence - based decision
making, objectivity, fairness and
impartiality in regards to law en-
forcement. We are looking for
community members that have a
strong commitment to public ser-
vice and who are willing to make
a substantial time commitment,”
bers hear community and Police
Bureau member appeals of police
misconduct investigations, listen
to public concerns regarding po-
lice conduct, engage in training
and other activities to learn about
policing, review Police Bureau
policies and procedure, and advise
IPR.
The volunteer position will
include service on the Police Re-
view Board to make fact-based
recommendations for discipline
in use of force incidents to the
Chief of Police and Police Com-
Constantin Severe
missioner.
said Severe.
Applications are available at
IPR is the city agency responsi- the IPR office in City Hall as well
ble for the civilian oversight of the as on IPR’s website portlandore-
Police Bureau. Committee mem- gon.gov/ipr.