PcrI honors Five
happy
111th!
PHOTO BY JERRY FOSTER
PHOTO BY JERRY FOSTER
elder John hart sr.
celebrated 111 years of life
last weekend at Peninsula
Park. Father of Pastor mary
overstreet-smith of the
Powerhouse temple church
c.o.G.I.c., elder hart was
joined by dozens of well-
wishers including his great-
great-great granddaughter
and great-great-great-
great-granddaughter,
pictured at right. now
considered a
supercentenarian, he is
reportedly the oldest living
man in the state of oregon.
Portland community reinvestment Initiatives Inc. held a luncheon July 10
to honor the lives and accomplishments of five pioneers who have made
a difference to Portland’s black community. From left are: Dion Jordan, son
of charles Jordan; natasha butler, daughter of harold brown; Gregory
brown, deputy director of PcrI; Pauline bradford, John marshall and steve
marshall, sons of Dr. John marshall; and maxine Fitzpatrick, executive
director of PcrI.
PHOTOS BY MIKE NORRIS
nnPa 2014 black Publishers
university of oregon student and nnPa Journalism scholarship recipient kelsy alston said she hopes
to work as a broadcaster specializing in the politics of sports. she second from right with arizona
Informant Publisher cloves c. campbell, nnPa Foundation President mary G. Denson of the windy
city word, and Jackie hampton of the mississippi link.
We honor the many
accomplishments of
African Americans.
It is our primary goal as a labor union to
better the lives of all people working in
the building trades through advocacy,
civil demonstration, and the long-held
belief that workers deserve a "family
wage" - fair pay for an honest day's
work.
A family wage, and the benefits that go
with it, not only strengthens families, but
also allows our communities to become
stronger, more cohesive, and more
responsive to their citizens' needs.
Gentrification
Our family wage agenda reflects our
commitment to people working in the
building trades, and to workers every-
where. In this small way, we are doing
our part to help people achieve the
American Dream. This dream that work-
ers can hold dear regardless of race,
color, national origin, gender, creed, or
religious beliefs.
The Pacific Northwest Regional
Council of Carpenters
PHOTO BY DEVEN MORGAN
Representing more than
5.000 construction work-
ers in Oregon State.
Do you want to know
more about becoming
a Union carpenter?
Draze’s single describing how gentrification hit seattle’s south side grew into a music video picked up
for seattle center’s 50 next project, inspired a major art show at the experience music Project museum
and has now touched off a local movement launching a series of community dialogues on community
displacement and gentrification that will soon bring local people together in coffee shops across the
city.
December 31, 2014 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 7