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community news CeCe Winans Performs Live for Juneteenth The Economics of Incarceration: C N eCe Winans per- forming live in Portland on June 16th 2011 for the Freedom Day Celebration at New Beginnings Church and Conference Center. The legendary 11 time Grammy winning CeCe Winans is appearing in concert for the Freedom Day Celebration in honor of Juneteenth. CeCe Winans is making her first appearance in Portland and will be per- forming her latest album at New Beginnings Church located at 3300 NE 172nd Pl. Other per- formances are by Saeeda Wright, Alonzo Chadwick, Derrick McDuffie, Chosen Generation, the 9 year old poet Da Future who recently performed for Governor John Kitzhaber and host Dj is OG-ONE. Winans is best known for her inspi- rational hits “Alabaster Box,” “I Pray,” “Mercy Said No,” “It Wasn’t Easy,” “I Surrender All,” “Waging War” and many more. Her latest album “For Always” is a compilation of her most popular songs. Her collection of Top Ten R&B radio hits include “Count on CeCe Winans Me,” her duet with Whitney Houston, from the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack. The Freedom Day Celebration is a multi-cultur- al event in honor of Juneteenth. This year marks the first full feature concert featuring a national act in honor of Juneteenth in Portland. Advance tickets are avail- able at all TicketsWest loca- tions, online (www.ticketswest.com), at Safeway and at the venue prior to the event. VIP tickets are also available. The Freedom Day Celebration is a multi-cultural event in honor of Juneteenth Page 6 The Portland Skanner June 8, 2011 Pay Now or Pay More later E Portland’s Better People will host its biannual education forum at Irvington Covenant Church (4046 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland Oregon 97211) on Thursday, June 9th from 11:30 to 1:30pm. The focus of the spring forum is The Economics of Incarceration: Pay Now or Pay More Later. A panel of local profes- sional versed in criminal justice issues will discuss the costs and benefits of incarcera- tion as opposed to rehabil- itation. The forum will be moderated by KOIN TV- Channel 6 anchor and reporter Ken Boddie. Panelists will present their perspective on this issue during the first hour, fol- lowed by Q and A during the second hour. Members of the audience are encouraged to ask ques- tions and/or state their points of view. Panelists include: Lane Borg, Executive Director, Metropolitan Public Defenders Office, Multnomah County Oregon; Ray Hudson, Addictions Program Manager, Mental Health and Addictions Services Division, Department of County Human Services, Multnomah County, Oregon; Jamaica Imani, Founder & Executive Director, Purtty Home, Portland, Oregon; the Honorable Edward Jones, Judge, District Court, Multnomah County Oregon; Kevin Mannix, Executive Director, Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance, Salem, Oregon; Ginger Martin, Director, Transitions, Oregon Dept. of Corrections, Salem, Oregon; Lt. Vera Pool, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Portland, Oregon; Craig Prins, Executive Director, Oregon Criminal Justice Council, Salem, Oregon. For 13 years, Better People has helped individuals who have legal histories receive second chance opportunities and placed over 800 clients in living wage jobs. This program has been empirically proven to help reduce rates of recidivism. Twice a year, Better People hosts an edu- cational forum designed to promote discus- sion of topical issues. Past forum topics have included employing individuals convicted of sexual offenses, issues surrounding homeless- ness, mental illness, learn- ing disabilities and gang activity in the Portland metropolitan area. Past panelists have included public officials including Portland’s mayor, Oregon state and other local offi- cials from the criminal jus- tice system and area uni- versities. “It is well known that the United States has the highest rate of incarcera- tion in the western world. Unfortunately, our rate of incarceration con- tinues to increase,” said Better People Executive Director Clariner Boston. “The economic impact of continuing to incarcer- ate people instead of treating them where possible cannot continue to be ignored - such growth is simply financially unsustain- able. In addition, on a practical level, incar- ceration rates reflect gross minority and income levels of disparities. This is morally wrong. Better People is proud to contribute to an intellectual discussion regarding the role of the prison system in our society.” A panel of local professional versed in criminal justice issues will discuss the costs and benefits of incarceration as opposed to rehabilitation
