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WWW . THESKANNER . COM A PRIL 11, 2012 P ORTLAND & S EATTLE V OLUME XXXIV, N O . 15 25 CENTS For The Skanner news alerts Text "NEWS" to 503-715-0890 or scan this QR code C HALLENGING P EOPLE TO S HAPE A B ETTER F UTURE N OW Portland Youth Job Fairs ON THE MARCH A handful of career events are slated through May By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News Y PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED outh aged 17-25 are invited to a job fair at Concordia University, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday April 12 at the Hagen campus center, 2811 N.E. Hol- man St. Bring resumes and dress for suc- cess. About 40 employers will be on hand offer- ing full-time and part-time jobs, temporary and permanent, as well as seasonal jobs and internships. “We will have Cricket, Ron Tonkin, Port- land Parks and Recreation, Embassy Suites Hotels, UPS, United Way, several banks and more,” says Marilyn Gordon of Worksource Portland. “Employers are really coming out for this. We have a lot of retail, grocery industry and customer service as well as some production work.” The flyer also lists jobs in: warehouse, social media, childcare, advertising , com- Seattle NAACP President James Bible speaks before a large crowd of people at Westlake Park on April 7. About a puting, recycling and marketing. thousand people marched from Mt. Zion Baptist Church to Westlake demanding Justice for Trayvon Martin. Gordon says as the economy picks up, employers are looking for people to train. What they want from jobseekers are ‘soft skills,’ she says. Those are: the ability to show up consistently on time every day; the ability to dress appropriately, ask questions and get along with others. Customer service skills help with just about every job, she says. cacy group Breastfeeding Coali- child to a list of protected civil enforcing the law.” For more information call 503-280-6047 By Phuong Le Mayor Mike McGinn will tion of Washington. “It’s not rights, such as race, color, dis- The Associated Press ability and religion - allowing sign the bill into law, his about duplicating the (state) Other Career Opportunities SEATTLE (AP) — It’s the city’s office of civil rights to spokesman Aaron Pickus said law. It’s making it easier to fol- The Londer Learning Center at 421 SW already against Washington enforce the law and educate the Monday. low through with the law.” 5th Ave, 4th Floor is offering help with fin- state law to discriminate against public about the issue. Dozens of states have laws Supporters say nursing moms ishing your education and getting work. public breastfeeding, but the “The bottom line is, it’s a in Seattle continue to be told to that specifically allow women Call to register for the following classes and Seattle City Council on Monday health issue for our communi- stop, cover up or move to a dif- to breastfeed in any public or workshops. specifically made it illegal for ty,” said Councilman Bruce ferent area while at cafes, stores, private location, according to GED : Get your GED or get ready to get businesses and other entities to Harrell, who sponsored the bill. restaurants, theaters and other the National Conference of your GED: The GED is changing so if ask nursing moms to stop, cover “It’s very clear the benefits of areas of public accommodation, State Legislatures. you’ve started you should finish now or you up or move to a different loca- breastfeeding. What we want to despite the existing state law. Seattle’s ordinance would will lose everything you’ve already done. tion in public areas. “We know that every single make it illegal to ask a nursing do is move the needle in terms Professional instructors and tutors provide The council unanimously of community acceptance of day, moms are being discrimi- mom to stop, cover up or move structured classes to aid clients in GED approved a measure that adds a breastfeeding by having our nated against,” said Rachel to another location; it would mother’s right to breastfeed her local civil office of rights Schwartz, manager of the advo- Moms’ Right to Breastfeed Strengthened Seattle City Council ramps up laws on nursing babies in public See BABIES on page 3 See JOBS on page 3 INDEX News ...................2,3,8 Opinion ..................4,5 A & E ......................6,7 Seattle News .............9 Bids/Classifieds ...10,11 Books.......................12 Wells Fargo Hires Community Liaison Cobi Jackson will serve as regional development manager PORTLAND, Ore. — Wells Fargo has hired Portland resident Cobi Jackson as its Community Development officer for Ore- gon and southwest Washington. A vice pres- ident, Jackson is based in Portland. Jackson is responsible for the company’s activities related to the Community Rein- vestment Act (CRA). Under the act, Wells Fargo delivers investments, loans and other financial services to low- and moderate- income communities and individuals, financing to affordable housing developers, and loans and technical assistance to small business owners. Jackson will also work to understand the credit needs of the communities where Wells Fargo has operations and develop partnerships with nonprofit agencies there to meet those needs. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Jackson worked in Portland at the nonprofit One Economy Corporation since 2006. Jackson served a variety of roles, including vice president of National Programs and sr. director of National Community Impact. The agency provides access to technology, training, support and online content to mil- lions of people around the world. See BANK on page 3
