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Bids/Classifieds To place your ad, email Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. advertising@theskanner.com O’Brien continued from page 5 Portland Public Schools Portland Public Schools is currently recruiting for the following position: MAINTENANCE - JOURNEYMAN STEAMFITTER (HVAC-R) - 1.0 FTE To learn more about this opportunity and apply for the position please visit our website at http://www.pps.k12.or.us /departments/hr/3340.ht m and complete the online “classified” appli- cation. Should you have any questions about the position or need help completing the online application please con- tact the Human Resources office at (503) 916-3544. 11-21-12 KW: I think I heard CNN’s Roland Martin mention in promo for your show that he had someone in his fami- ly pass for white. SO: Yep, and that’s not an unusual story. That’s another question people would like to explore. What makes you black? How can you consider yourself black while someone with the identical genetic makeup considers themselves white or tries to pass for white? Those are the sort of big ques- tions we wanted to grapple with. KW: I suspect that the influx of immigrants from South America, India, Africa, Mexico and so many other countries, along with mixed mar- riage, is changing the definition of what is black? SO: I think that’s true. I also think that there’s a real interesting conversa- tion going on generationally. One of the young women we profile, who is biracial, very much has a hard time identifying as black. And yet, she has a sister who would say the exact oppo- site. [Chuckles] So, this isn’t a docu- mentary where we come up with the right answer at the end. It really is much more a conversation about col- orism because, ultimately, what is at the heart of all this is this sense that there’s some better skin color to be, and that people are discriminated against. So, it’s not just that people are grappling with identity but that there’s a lot of pain and shame and embar- rassment and hurt and anger on account of colorism. KW: What about Perry DiVirgilio? SO: In a way, he’s the center of all the stories. He’s a biracial guy. His dad is white, his mom is black, and he runs the poetry workshop in Philadelphia on understanding who you are where all of these people’s lives intersect. They’re sort of the right age for it because they’re the coming-of-age age. When you’re a slam poet, part of the agenda is to connect to your mate- rial. And your success is a measure of your honesty and your authenticity. I think a lot of those slam poets don’t want to tackle the hard stuff, and Perry really pushes them and challenges about what their identity means to them by asking, “What is making you angry?” “What are you afraid of?” and “What are you ashamed of?” So, he’s sort of the centerpiece of our docu- mentary not just for his own story but because he connects to all the young people as the poet/mentor who tries to Soledad O’Brien get them to be honest. What you real- ize is that most people aren’t that hon- est, and this is one of the rare times when you capture people on camera speaking about how they feel about race and identity. KW: How do you see this coming- of-age generation as different? SO: I think those in our documen- tary share a sense of optimism, and I’m curious to see where it goes. Over- all, it was very interesting to see all these different people trying to tackle the problem of colorism, because in some ways it’s such a deep psycholog- ical problem. Perry, our poet, thinks so. PROJECT MANAGER The WA State Convention Center, located in downtown Seattle, has an opening for the position of Project Man- ager. Required qualifications: BA/BS degree and 3-5 years direct project management experience. The duties of the Project Manager will be to manage Capital Program projects, subprojects and tasks. The duties of Project Manager will be performed on a tempo- rary basis, anticipated to not exceed a term of two cal- endar years (through end of 2014). Visit www.wscc.com for further info or to download an app. Apps are also available at the WSCC Service Entrance, 9th and Pike, Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Jobline: (206) 694-5039. EOE. 11-21-12 SUB-BIDS REQUESTED Portland Water Bureau Bid Package #1- Demolition & Sitework Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: November 27 @ 9:00 AM Bids Due: December 7 at 1:00pm Bid Documents – www.hoffmancorp.com/subcontractors HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF OREGON Phone: (503) 221-8811 Fax: (503) 221-8888 805 SW Broadway, Suite 2100 Portland, OR 97205 CCB License # 28417 We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub bids from all interested firms including disad- vantaged, minority, women, disabled veterans and emerging small business enterprises. Other Subcontracting Opportunities - Internet http://www.hoffmancorp.com 11-21-12 November 21, 2012 The Portland Skanner Page 7
