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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