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News Tests Partnership for Affordable Housing a national database on an unre- lated case. By the time his first victim’s sexual assault kit was tested in 2012, he’d assaulted four more women. In 2014, he was sentenced to life in prison. “Yes, it is an embarrass- ment,” county prosecutor Kym Worthy says of these cases. “It shows that we, as this country, do not respect rape victims to the extent that we respect other victims.” Her office is now working with the Michigan Women’s Foundation and the Detroit Crime Commission to raise money to complete the testing and investigation of kits and bring suspects to trial. “These results are coming very fast and furious,” she adds. “Because we don’t have the staff of investigators and prosecutors ... in essence we’re developing another backlog.” Lisa Bloom, a lawyer, author and TV legal analyst, said while fundraising is a worthy pursuit, it reveals something about the priorities of a justice system where money is always found to prosecute prostitutes and drug crimes. “Women’s lives are not worth a grand, appar- ently,” she wrote in an online commentary. “Want to lock up rapists? Hey, have a bake sale!” PHOTO BY JERRY FOSTER continued from page 12 The Partnership For Affordable Housing held a meet and greet from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. June 2 at Billy Webb Elks Lodge on North Tillamook Street. PAH is a group of housing organizations working together to advocate citywide for affordable homeownership resources. Pictured here are representatives from PAH’s member organizations: Jeff Engles, Asian & Pacific Islander Community Improvement Association; Felicia Tripp, Portland Housing Center; Dianne Linn, Proud Ground; Andrea Debnam,Portland Com- munity Reinvestment Initiative; Steve Messinetti, Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro/East; Loretta Kelly, Native American Youth and Family Center; Cheryl Roberts, African American Alliance for Homeownership; Carlos Garcia, Hacienda CDC. 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 work- ers deserve a "family wage" - fair pay for an honest day's work. A family wage, and the benefits that go with it, not only strength- ens families, but also allows our communities to become stronger, more cohesive, and more responsive to their citizens' needs. Our family wage agenda reflects our commitment to people work- ing in the building trades, and to workers everywhere. In this small way, we are doing our part to help people achieve the American Dream. This dream that workers can hold dear regard- less of race, color, national origin, gender, creed, or religious be- liefs. The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters Representing more than 5.000 construction workers in Oregon State. Do you want to know more about becoming a Union carpenter? June 10, 2015 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 9
