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they need emergency assistance? Where do
you go if you are dealing with domestic vio-
lence? How do you make it – especially in
this economy?”
‘Are You Ready’ aims to bring answers to
those questions and much more, as well as
games and prizes, as well as opportunities
to
build
support
networks.
Sponsored by the Skanner Foundation,
Safeway, Multnomah County and Highland
Christian Center, organizers decided to hold
the event at Highland because of its central
location, said Pastor Hardy.
“It has now become the
new hub, because it is so cen-
tral, so close to 82nd Avenue,
and so easily reached by
MAX, bus, car or bike,”
Hardy said.
Linda Hornbuckle works
for the county’s health
department when she is not
entertaining audiences with
her unique voice. On Saturday oct. 15, she
will be at the event to tell people about
Multnomah County’s sex education pro-
gram.
“We do a lot of
work on sexual
health,” Hornbuckle
said. “We talk to
parents about how to
talk to their kids
about sex in a
healthy way. We
give talks to teens
and we train teach-
ers in how to use our
curriculum about
healthy relationships
for teens.”
“If you need us to
come and talk to a
Build networks of support for
youth and families Oct. 15 at
Highland Christian Center
prizes, fun and opportunities to build sup-
port networks that cross 82nd Avenue and
reach out to 122nd, 163nd and beyond.
Booths will offer
information
about
everything from phys-
ical and mental health
to youth opportunities
and disaster prepared-
ness.
The event is open to
everyone, whether
you are interested in
building support for
East Portland, or sim-
ply want to know
where services are
located and how to
access them. On offer
will be plenty of
Booths will offer
information about
everything from
physical and mental
health to youth
opportunities and
disaster preparedness
Tanya Atzbaugh brought her children, Rickesah, Alexus, Robert, Robert Jr., and
Jaylen, to Unthank Park June 17. Atzbaugh now lives in East Portland but says she
still feels connected to North and Northeast.
group of teens at your church, we’re ready
and equipped to do so,” Hornbuckle said.
“Sex is such a taboo subject in our commu-
nity, maybe because people don’t have the
tools to talk about it. So that’s what we try
to provide for people, those tools.”
For more information or to book a booth
or a room, talk to Pastor Hardy at 503-287-
9567.
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Free and open to everyone of all ages, doors
open at 6 p.m., and the program starts at 7
p.m.
Progressive for Whites Only?
Since Bush administration staffers called
Portland “Little Beirut,” our city has been a
byword for progressive politics. But pro-
gressive politics doesn’t seem to translate
into equal opportunities for people of color.
The 2010 report, “Communities of Color in
Multnomah County, An Unsettling Profile,”
showed widespread disparities between
racial groups in Portland.
“Portland is known as a progressive com-
munity,” said David Delk, President of the
local Alliance for Democracy chapter, and
one of the event’s organizers, “but when we
read this report, we realize that present dis-
parities, based on race and ethnicity, tarnish
that reputation.”
To help bring fairness and opportunity to
Portland’s communities of color, the
Are you post-racial?
Do you think Portland
is progressive when it
comes to diversity,
ethnicity?
Alliance for Democracy and the Economic
Justice Group of the First Unitarian Church
are sponsoring a community gathering
focused on achieving race equity in
Portland.
The centerpiece of the evening is the
report, by the Coalition of Communities of
Color and Portland State University. Julia
Meier, coalition coordinator will present the
report and moderate a question and answer
period.
“There is a role for government and a role
for the community,” Delk said, noting that
the recent developments around the City of
Portland’s Office of Equity are very posi-
tive. “Grassroots support is always neces-
sary for sustainable change,” he said.
“That’s the conversation we want to have.”
Race Equity Meeting: 7 p.m. to
‘There is a role for
government and a
role for the
community’
9p.m.Thursday, Oct. 13 at Eliot Chapel,
First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave.
Donations are welcome, but no one will be
turned away.
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reference materials that relate to religion or
culture.
The statement emailed to The Associated
Press by FBI spokeswoman Ayn Dietrich
‘...the agency will
consult with outside
experts on the
development and
use of training
materials...’
said the agency will consult with outside
experts on the development and use of train-
ing materials to best ensure the highest level
of quality and to be consistent with FBI core
values, professional standards and the U.S.
Constitution.
The Seattle-area Muslim community has
had relatively positive relations with local
law enforcement agencies since the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks, said S. Arsalan Bukhari,
executive director of the Council on
American-Islamic Relations’ Seattle chap-
ter. Seattle Police, in particular, have made
an effort to reach out to and work with the
Muslim community, he said.
But at the same time, Bukhari said a “cot-
tage industry” has been built up around the
country of people who claim to be experts
The FBI trainings have
led to racial profiling,
Bukhari said
on Islam and have instead been spreading
lies and misinformation, sometimes with
the backing of agencies like the FBI.
Monday’s complaint, as well as plans to
make a Freedom of Information Act request
for all FBI anti-terrorism training materials,
expressed a growing frustration among
Muslims.
The FBI trainings have led to racial pro-
filing, which has made Americans less safe
because too much attention is focused on
just one group instead of the variety of peo-
ple associated with violence and terrorism,
Bukhari said. In addition to more accurate
training, the group would like to see retrain-
ing of those who received what they consid-
er biased information.
In addition to representatives of various
Muslim groups, the letter to the Department
of Justice was also signed by a Christian
church organization called The Faith Action
Network and El Centro De La Raza, a
Seattle Latino group.
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