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those who had opposed
his initial plan to remove
Hamilton.
An online group, Wom-
en on 20s, said it was en-
couraged that Lew was
responding to its cam-
paign to replace Jackson
with a woman. But it said
it would not claim victo-
ry unless Lew also com-
mitted to issuing the new
[The] redesign was sched-
uled to be unveiled in 2020,
which marks the 100th an-
niversary of women getting
the right to vote
$20 bill at the same time
that the redesigned $10
bill is scheduled to be is-
sued in 2020.
The $10 bill is the next
note scheduled to be re-
designed to introduce
updated
protections
against counterfeiting.
That redesign was sched-
Young women attending the Y-WE’s Career Day 2016 April 16 at the University of Washington Bothell campus respond to the keynote
speaker Pramila Jayapal before heading off to attend workshops on a variety of careers including law enforcement, video gaming,
veterinary medicine, cooking, the military and working in social justice.
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it will be tasked with administering the
SUN program at that these schools.
“Growth is great. The opportunity
to serve more kids, regardless of race,
creed or culture is an opportunity to
help,” said Trent Aldridge, the SUN
program manager for Self Enhance-
ment Inc.
Under the shift, David Douglas was
designated an African American and
African immigrant-specific
school.
That move that was somewhat contro-
versial since, as locally reported last
week, Latinos, who make up 25 per-
cent of the student body, are the largest
minority group at the school, which is
among the most diverse in the state.
African American students make up 7
percent of the population at the school.
Previously, David Douglas’ SUN pro-
gram was run by Metropolitan Family
Services. Now, Self Enhancement Inc.
Raiford
and the Immigrant and Refugee Com-
munity Organization will administer
the SUN program at David Douglas.
“It’s a little confusing, I would say,”
said Diana Hall, program coordinator
for the SUN services system for Mult-
nomah County. “It’s not that the ser-
vices at the community schools become
“
profits identified with a specific, non-
White cultural group can act as a re-
source for minority students, because
they have more understanding of what
students of color face.
Aldridge also noted that schools
largely set the tone for what partners
provide, since they create their own
ganizations, we believe, help with that
lived experience and that’s just differ-
ent from White folks, White organiza-
tions.”
A spokesperson for IRCO also empha-
sized that it will work to reach all stu-
dents, regardless of their race or ethnic
background.
“Our culturally specific services are
meant to give all students a broader un-
derstanding of other cultures,” accord-
ing to a written statement from IRCO.
“IRCO operates under a ‘no wrong
door’ policy; we will serve any families
and students who are eligible for our
programs. IRCO’s bilingual bicultural
staff representing the populations we
serve work closely with the principals
and school communities to create and
implement programs responsive to the
specific needs of students and families
at our schools.”
The opportunity to serve more kids, regard-
less of race, creed or culture is an opportunity
to help
all culturally specific. It’s that the pro-
vider is a culturally specific provider
and they bring that expertise.”
In other words, the partner pro-
vides the same basic services — meals,
academic assistance and family and
community events — regardless of the
school being served. But Hall said non-
plan for improving outcomes and part-
ners assist in carrying it out.
“Where the resources come from and
how they are designated, we had noth-
ing to do with,” Aldridge said.
“The community school serves every-
body,” Hall said.
“In this case, culturally specific or-
During the pretrial motions Raiford’s
lawyer, Matthew McHenry, argued to
have the case dismissed. He stated that
the state’s statute which defines disor-
derly conduct as an “attempt to cause
public inconvenience, annoyance and
intention to obstruct traffic” was too
vague.
arrest her?
Portland police Sgt. Jacob Clark and
officer Susan Billard both testified
that Raiford’s arrest was not due to the
four-and-half minutes blocking the in-
tersection. Clark said he ordered the
arrest after telling the protestors three
times to stay on the sidewalk.
“I said if people were standing in the
street, they were likely to be arrested,”
Clark told the court.
Clark said he could not recall if any
cars had been blocked by Raiford. Bil-
lard testified that she saw at least five
cars that were stopped and had to wait
at least two minutes before being able
to drive past.
Billard also said the protest took place
during a busy Monday afternoon, but
after cross-examination she corrected
her account, saying it happened on a
Sunday.
Billard’s testimony was contradicted
by a video of the protest shot by Laura
Vanderlyn.
The 22-minute video shows the action
to block the intersection and then the
chanting along Division. Raiford can be
seen both on the sidewalk and walking
in a right turn lane.
Judge Greenlick watched most of
the film, paying attention to the shots
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she was arrested. Another protestor,
Diane Chavez, was also arrested for
second-degree disorderly conduct.
Both Raiford and Chavez told The
Skanner News that Raiford received
harsher treatment from the arresting
officers. They were both handcuffed in
the back of separate police vehicles. An
“
Young Women Empowered
My experience being arrested with her was
that they were explicitly trying to degrade her
and dehumanize her
officer offered to park the car Chavez
was in in the shade while Raiford was
in a car parked in the August afternoon
sun with the windows rolled up.
When Raiford was moved into the po-
lice car with Chavez, she said she was
“soaking wet” with sweat. Chavez said
the officers then closed Raiford’s win-
dow.
“My experience being arrested with
her was that they were explicitly try-
ing to degrade her and dehumanize
her,” Chavez said. During booking at
the downtown precinct, Chavez said
Raiford was yelled at while the offi-
cers treated Chavez well, calling her
“ma’am” and thanking her for partici-
pating peacefully.
McHenry also presented an amicus
brief from the ACLU of Oregon which
explained legal research on Raiford’s
case. The brief outlined the legal histo-
ry of disorderly conduct statutes, and
concluded that these laws were meant
to prevent threats to the public peace-
-not to policing protected speech such
as protests.
The amicus brief also defined disor-
derly conduct as intentionally block-
ing traffic which rendered the public
streets impassible or dangerous.
McHenry and prosecuting attorney
Eamon McMahon then argued the most
fundamental point of the arrest -- was
Raiford actually blocking traffic and
did the officers have probable cause to
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SUN
newed interest with the
hit Broadway musical
“Hamilton.”
The expectation is that
Lew will propose replac-
ing the Treasury build-
ing, now on the back of
the $10 bill, with a mu-
ral-style depiction of the
suffrage moment.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
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uled to be unveiled in
2020, which marks the
100th anniversary of
women getting the right
to vote. Lew had often
cited that connection as
a reason to put a woman
on the $10 bill.
However, the effort ran
into strong objections
from supporters of Ham-
ilton, who is enjoying re-
Portland activist Teressa Raiford was arrested
last August in connection with a protest on the
anniversary of the death of Michael Brown.
where Raiford was walking in the
street to see if she was blocking traffic.
After viewing the video, Greenlick said
Billard’s testimony was not credible
and did not support probable cause to
arrest Raiford.
“It’s just not possible that people were
stopped for two minutes at a minimum
as Billard described,” he said. “And that
people were stopping and had to move
around.”
Despite this issue, the trial was not
dismissed, and is scheduled to contin-
ue for three or four days. If convicted,
Raiford faces a maximum of six months
in jail.