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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Briefs
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ing activists in Portland to talk about
critical issues facing the Portland met-
ro in regards to diversity, race, privi-
lege, housing, policing, gentrifi cation
and economic justice. Three panelists
have been selected because of their
commitment to and track record on so-
cial change.
The three panelists slated to speak
are JoAnn Hardesty, Teressa Raiford,
and Ibrahim Mubarak.
The Honorable Jo Ann Hardesty is
president of the Portland chapter of the
NAACP. She is a community organizer
and activist who advocates for those on
the downside of power. She campaigns
for police accountability and racial and
economic justice. She hosts a weekly
radio program, Voices from the Edge.
http://consulthardesty.com/about-2/
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Teressa Raiford is the lead organizer
of “Don’t Shoot Portland” A social jus-
tice movement in support of #Black-
LivesMatter as a response to police
brutality and the criminalization of
Black American Youth. She works as a
community advocate and is currently
educating neighborhoods to provide
safety strategies for marginalized com-
munities. The focus is strengthening
relationships to fi ght discrimination
and organized hate. http://dontshoot-
portland.com
Ibrahim Mubarak is an advocate for
the rights of unhoused people, and has
been involved in the houseless commu-
nity, in Portland, Oregon for over 15
years. Ibrahim is a co-founder of Dig-
nity Village (2000), Right to Survive
(2009), and Right 2 Dream Too (2011).
http://www.right2survive.net
The event is free and open to the pub-
lic. Donations will be accepted for hon-
oraria for the presenters.
For additional information or to
schedule an interview, please contact
Southminster member, Janet Cruz at
(503) 350-1578 or John Shuck, Minister,
Southminster Presbyterian Church,
and host of Progressive Spirit and Be-
loved Community on KBOO/Portland,
at (423) 943-0634.
Clark College celebrates
the Legacy of Dr. King with
activist Rosa Clemente
Clark College will honor the teach-
ings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on
Jan. 18, with “Transformation: A New
Era of Social Activism,” a keynote ad-
dress delivered by Rosa Clemente. The
event, which is free and open to the
public, will be held in Gaiser Student
Center on Clark’s main campus from
noon to 1:30 p.m.
Clark College is located at 1933 Fort
Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Driving
directions and parking maps are avail-
able at www.clark.edu/maps. Individ-
uals who need accommodation due to
a disability in order to fully partici-
pate in this event should contact Clark
College’s Disability Support Services
Offi ce at 360-992-2314 or 360-991-0901
(VP), or visit Penguin Union Building
(PUB) room 013, as soon as possible.
For more information about this
event, visit www.clark.edu/cc/mlk.
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King Jr. Day
The U.S. Forest Service will waive
fees at day-use recreation sites in Ore-
gon and Washington on January 16th in
honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
This fee waiver includes many picnic
areas, boat launches, trailheads, and
visitor centers. Concession operations
will continue to charge fees unless the
permit holder wishes to participate.
Fees for camping, cabin rentals, heri-
tage expeditions, or other permits still
apply. The fee waiver does not apply
to SnoParks although they might be
located on national public lands. The
SnoPark permit program is sponsored
by the States of Oregon and Washing-
ton.
Check with your local forest or grass-
land or on Recreation.gov to see if your
destination charges a fee. Go online to
fi nd a national forest or grassland near
you.
Diverse Voices of Faith
to Join for Interfaith
Advocacy Day 2017
Community members are invited to
join with others from around the state
in raising diverse voices of faith to
strengthen Oregon communities, at-
tend issue briefi ngs and workshops on
advocating for compassionate legisla-
tion regarding housing, hunger, health
care, gun safety, wage theft and climate
justice, then join in a march to the state
capitol. Interfaith Advocacy Day 2017
will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb.
7. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. at St. Mark
Lutheran Church, 790 Marion St. NE,
Salem.
Organizers will provide talking
points and make all necessary appoint-
ments. The registration fee is $20 per
person ($10 for students) and includes
lunch and materials. Register securely
online or download a registration form
at www.emoregon.org; for more infor-
mation, call (503) 221-1054. The regis-
tration deadline is Feb. 1.
Since 1999, people of faith from
across the state of Oregon have gath-
ered in Salem for Interfaith Advocacy
Day to collectively raise our voices to
advocate for a hopeful future for all
Oregonians. Interfaith Advocacy Day
2017 is sponsored by: Archdiocese of
Portland in Oregon, Ecumenical Minis-
tries of Oregon, First African Method-
ist Episcopal Zion Church in Portland,
Interfaith Council of Greater Portland,
Islamic Society of Greater Portland,
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland,
Muslim Educational Trust, Oregon
Center for Christian Voices, Oregon
Unitarian Universalist Voices for Jus-
tice, and United Methodist Women of
the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.
Endorsers to date include: Allen
Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church, Augustana Lutheran Church,
Christ Church Episcopal Parish, Com-
munity of Christ in Portland, Congre-
gation Beth Israel, Congregational
Church of Lincoln City United Church
of Christ, Covenant Presbyterian
Church, Dharma Rain Zen Center, Epis-
copal Diocese of Eastern Oregon, Epis-
copal Diocese of Oregon, Havurah Sha-
lom, Jewish Federation of Lane County,
Multnomah Friends Meeting (Quak-
ers), Oregon Alliance for Gun Safety,
Parkrose Community United Church
of Christ, St. Luke Lutheran Church,
St. Mark Lutheran Church, St. Michael
and All Angels Episcopal Church, St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church, and Vermont
Hills United Methodist Church.