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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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