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February 1, 2017 BLACK HISTORY MONTH Page 5 photo by Christa McIntyre/The Portland Observer When it became clear that Maranatha Church wasn’t big enough to seat the thousands of people who attended Saturday’s march, “Advancing Justice and Equality for All Through the Strength of Love,” the final chapter of the day’s event was moved to the lawn outside the northeast Portland church. No Retreat on Civil Rights C ontinued froM f ront Portland photographer and journalist Julie Keefe had a pho- to booth where marchers could have instant photos printed, write a message to Donald Trump, and have the photo and statement mailed to the White House. The organization “Showing Up for Racial Justice” served up sand- wiches, soup, small deserts, coffee and hot tea. When it became clear that Ma- ranatha wasn’t big enough to seat the thousands who marched, the final chapter of the day’s event was moved to the lawn outside the church. Hardesty greeted them, “I see multi-generations, I see multi-rac- es, I see very gender, every ethnic- ity recognized here today. I am so grateful every one of you came to be part of this movement. Let me be clear, it’s not just about being on the street today, because all is not well in our city.” A former state representative, Hardesty urged her fellow citizens to put pressure on new mayor Ted Wheeler to make police reforms a priority; to support citizen vol- unteers on a panel to correct ra- cial profiling, excessive force and other police issues; and to join the civil rights groups in Portland working on the frontlines demand- ing better police accountability. More than a dozen speakers followed, including people from a tapestry of different backgrounds: military veteran, Arab-American, Rabbi, Imam, Lutheran and Asian American. Francisco Aguirre, a South American immigrant who now fac- es deportation, spoke, as did James Chasse Sr., the father of a man who suffered from mental illness and who died in Portland police custo- dy in 2006. Activist Joyce Harris led a moment of reflection as she read a list of other young people who have fallen to police violence with a call to “Say Their Names.” In between, Dr. Haynes would signal to the crowd in his distin- guished and practiced voice: “No Justice! No Peace! Continue the battle, until we finish the course!” Showdogs is a full service salon. We do baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing, nail trims, soft claws, flea treatments, mud baths, and ear clean- ing. We also have health care and grooming prod- ucts to keep your pet clean in between visits. Show Dogs Grooming Salon & Boutique 926 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97217 503-283-1177 Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm Monday 10am-4pm Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg and your kitty will be pretty.
