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September 28, 2016 The Skanner Page 3 News cont’d from pg 1 tunately, felony convic- tions in these cases also include unintended and collateral consequenc- es including barriers to housing and employ- ment and a disparate im- pact on minority commu- nities.” The release pledges that the associations intend to work with “ also issued a statement commending the Sherifs Association and Chiefs of Police’s position. “Longer criminal sen- tences are not always the path to justice, safety, or solving challenging social problems. I am pleased to see Oregon law enforcement lead- ers promoting a smarter ‘Policies that prevent people from rebuilding their lives are bad for Oregon’ the governor, legisla- ture and prosecutors throughout the state to “crat a more thoughtful approach to drug posses- sion when it is the only crime committed.” It says the two professional as- sociations will recom- mend user-amount drug possession convictions be treated as misdemean- ors and that ofenders be assessed for mandated treatment as a condition of their conviction. Almost immediately ater the release was is- sued, groups involved in criminal justice reform issued statements prais- ing the professional as- sociation’s position. “We are particularly pleased that OSSA and OACP have addressed the outsize impact that the current approach is having on Oregonians of color,” says a statement from Bobbin Singh, Ex- ecutive Director, Oregon Justice Resource Center. “Any conversation about how to address the prob- lem of mass incarcera- tion in our state must prominently feature the voices of communities of color and must take par- ticular account of how these communities are afected by current or proposed policy.” The ACLU of Oregon Sista approach in our state. Policies that prevent people from rebuilding their lives are bad for Oregon. When someone is charged with a felony drug crime it can follow them for life, prevent- ing access to housing, employment, education, and more,” said David Rodgers, executive direc- tor of the ACLU of Ore- gon. Unite Oregon ofered more qualiied praise of the statement. “The War on Drugs has been a failure,” said Kayse Jama, Executive Director of Unite Ore- gon. “Drug policies have devastated our commu- nity and contributed to the mass incarceration of people of color and low income communities. In addition, it does not help those who are struggling with addiction. Instead, it makes it almost impos- sible for people to ind safe and secure housing, meaningful employ- ment, and recovery-re- lated care.” Unite Oregon’s state- ment goes on to call for an overhaul of the crim- inal justice system, in- cluding an end to proil- ing, improved training of law enforcement and re- cording pedestrian and vehicular stops. Oregon Shakespeare Festival Portlander Marian De Bardelaben (left) meets Gina Daniels at costume panel that related the process for creating designs for Twelfth Night at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Emeritus Board event Sept. 23. The show was directed by Christopher Liam Moore. The show runs through Oct. 30. Vietgone and Richard II are sold out, and tickets to hot shows “The Wiz” and “The Yeomen of the Guard,” which run through Oct. 15 and 30, are going fast. Don’t Shoot cont’d from pg 1 When asked why Hales changed the meeting location, he told KGW that he did not want an oc- cupation of City Hall. “I’m not interesting in facili- tating the occupation of a public building,” Hales said. “What I did want to facilitate is a conver- sation about these issues, and they’re really important.” The choice to switch locations inlamed an already-tense rela- tionship between the city and Don’t Shoot Portland. On Fri- day the group rallied for Black lives ater the deaths of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina. What began as a peaceful march turned violent as police oicers clashed with Don’t Shoot Portland protesters. The activist group issued video from the pro- test that shows clips of alleged po- lice brutality. In one video a police oicer appears to ire a weapon near a protester’s feet; another shows a police oicer on a bicycle break- ing a banner being carried by ac- tivists. Another video clip shows protestors being pepper sprayed by police. The group issued a press re- “ • Fix the binding arbitration clause for police oicers who are ired. • Ban oicers from reviewing body camera footage before writing reports on use of force What began as a peaceful march turned violent as police oicers clashed with Don’t Shoot Portland protesters lease condemning violence both from and towards protesters. “We do not want riots to occur in Portland. We do not want our city to see the same destruction as Ferguson, Baltimore or Char- lotte. However, it is us that have kept our city from spiraling into similar circumstances, as the po- lice here have met peaceful pro- testors with the same mindset as in those cities,” the press release read. The group also issued a series of demands they say would im- prove police accountability. The demands include: • • • • • incidents. An end to the 48-hour rule An immediate end to police brutality at protests An immediate end to gang en- forcement oicers being de- ployed to protests Increased background checks on potential oicers. Make public all bargaining ses- sions with the Portland Police Association. Read more at TheSkanner.com cont’d from pg 1 their coworkers and managers. In the ilm, Laneice is referred to as a “Quota” — a person who has been hired to fulill government diversity regula- tions. Hunte and Redstone spoke about showing the ilm to groups of trades- women at national conferences. At an “ PHOTO BY BOBBIE FOSTER Drugs One of Hunte’s favorite screenings was the Women Build Nations con- ference in Chicago where the ilm was shown to more than 700 women in the trades. Both Redstone and Hunte felt a heavy duty to tell the stories of Black trades- women and to portray them accurately ‘Ater watching it, someone raised her hand and said that she had had all of those things happen, all the various microaggressions that the lead character experiences’ event in New York City, Redstone said the ilm resonated with those who had lived Laneice’s experiences. “Ater watching it, someone raised her hand and said that she had had all of those things happen, all the various microaggressions that the lead charac- ter experiences — but not necessarily all in one day,” Redstone said. to a larger audience. Redstone remem- bers the exact number of Kickstarter backers who funded the ilm’s creation — 256 people. “All these people were invested in the project and it was a lot of pressure,” Redstone said. “I had this responsibil- ity and privilege to tell this story, but it was a little nerve-wracking at times too.” Hunte said she was inspired by the wom- en she interviewed for her dissertation. “The women that I interviewed said ‘please do something with this; please don’t just let it sit there. Please share’,” she said. “I feel very honored and excited that we are getting to share.” In addition to ilm Still from ‘Sista in the Brotherhood’ festival screenings, Sista in the Broth- riculum and discussion questions so erhood has been getting exposure the ilm can be distributed as an edu- through training screenings. The ilm cation tool. Those who are interested has been shown to regional govern- in screening the ilm for training or ment Metro, at a Plumbers Union in education purposes are encouraged to New York, Oregon Tradeswomen and contact them at www.sistainthebroth- the NECA/IBEW Electrical Training erhood.com. Center. Hunte is currently creating a cur- Read the full story at TheSkanner.com
