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JULY 27, 2016 Portland and Seattle Volume XXXVIII No. 43 25 CENTS News ..........................3,8-10,12 A & E .....................................6-7 Opinion ...................................2 AIDS Funding ...................8 Calendars ........................... 4-5 Bids/Classiieds ....................11 CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW PHOTO COURTESY OF PHCC HUNDREDS MARCH A coalition of community organizations is concerned about the proposed plan for the Portland Harbor. Groups Oppose EPA Harbor Plan A diverse coalition of community organizations have come out in opposition of the proposed En- vironmental Protection Agency plan to clean the Portland Harbor Mega Superfund site. The Portland Harbor Community Coalition is pushing for a more aggressive clean-up plan and more time for public comment. The superfund site is a 10-mile stretch of the Willamette River from the Broad- way Bridge to Kelly Point Park. Water and sediment in these areas has been contaminated with hazardous sub- AP PHOTO/JASON PATINKIN, FILE See HARBOR on page 3 In this ile photo taken Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, displaced people walk next to a razor wire fence at the United Nations base in the capital Juba, South Sudan. South Sudanese government soldiers raped dozens of ethnic Nuer women and girls last week just outside a United Nations camp, and at least two died from their injuries, witnesses and civilian leaders said. World News Briefs page 10 Kam Williams Gives 'Hollywood Beauty Salon' Four Stars page 6 Hundreds of people took to the streets July 21, on the same night of Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the GOP Convention, to protest the recent shootings of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota. People in the crowd circulated Initiative 873; the “John T. Williams Bill”, named after an Indian woodcarver who was killed by the Seattle Police in 2011. Initiative 873 would change the wording of current law to make it easier to prosecute police oicers who use deadly force. Report Looks at OCF’s Diversity, Equity Work Philanthropy watchdog inds disconnect with communities served By Christen McCurdy Of The Skanner News A report published last month on the Oregon Community Foundation identi- ied a history of cultural insensitivity and poor outreach to communities of color — but also said the organization is making strides toward improving its diversity practices. The National Center for Responsive Philanthropy, a watchdog organization that examines grantmak- ing organizations, worked with OCF as well as OCF grantee organizations on the report, titled, “The Or- egon Community Founda- tion: Can It Build a State- wide Legacy of Equity and Inclusion?” The report was part of a newly launched project — called Project Philamphlify – intended to examine how large foun- dations (those with $1 bil- lion or more in assets) are beneiting the most mar- ginalized populations in the country. “There’s kind of a culture of niceness and deference to foundations because they have a lot of resourc- es,” said Lisa Ranghelli, one of the report’s co-authors. Part of the idea behind Project Philamphlify is to embolden people to take a closer look at how grant- makers approach their work. Ranghelli and coauthor Caitlin Dufy surveyed OCF’s grantees, and in- clude several anonymous quotes from the list. (The Skanner News contacted some organizations and coalition groups that have received Oregon Commu- nity Foundation Funding in the past – including the Coalition of Communities of Color — for comment on the report but did not re- ceive a response.) Ranghelli said OCF pro- vided researchers with a list of all grantee organi- zations, along with contact information and they sent surveys asking about the foundation’s work. “What I think was actual- ly most surprising was the disconnect between what leaders of color and LGBTQ leaders were saying about See FOUNDATION on page 3 Obama Returns to Convention Stage Democrats should be ‘running scared’ by Trump, he tells reporters Josh Lederman Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama acknowledged Wednesday that his hopes for a new tone in politics, embodied in the rousing Democratic convention speech he delivered 12 years ago, never mate- rialized. Still, he says he remains un- daunted. In 2004, he was the obscure Sen- ate candidate from Illinois whose words catapulted him to the center of American political consciousness. On Wednesday night, he steps on the convention stage as the battle-hard- ened president hoping his legacy won’t be eroded by the outcome of the election to replace him. It’s hard to overstate what Obama has at stake as he implores voters to elect Hillary Clinton. Take Republi- can Donald Trump at his word, and if elected, he’d undo just about every- See OBAMA on page 3 AP PHOTO/J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE, FILE By Arashi Young Of The Skanner News PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED Activists say most don't realize how toxic harbor actually is In this Sept. 6, 2012 ile photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. The president acknowledged Wednesday, July 27, 2016, that his hopes for a new tone in politics, embodied in the rousing Democratic convention speech he delivered 12 years ago, never materialized. Still, he says he remains undaunted.