August 29, 2018 The Skanner Page 5
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Calendar 2018
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DOG FAIR SCAPPOOSE: Columbia Humane Society and Scappoose
D.O.G. (Dog Owners Group) are hosting the first Annual Columbia
County Dog Fair. Bring your family and pets for fun and games
including vendors, product demonstrations, food carts and con-
tests. Adult tickets, $15. From 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Veterans’ Park,
52590 Captain Roger Kucera Way, Scappoose.
SATURDAY – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – 9
SERBIAN FEST 2018: The 12th Annual Serbian Festival is a free
celebration of food, wine, dance and culture of the Serbian Or-
thodox people. Enjoy BBQ, live music, traditional dance, beer,
wine, kids’ events and more. From 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., at Saint Ste-
phen Serbian Orthodox Church, 11447 SE 27th Ave.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Skyway Outdoor Cinema
Hundreds of people showed up on Aug. 24 to see “Black Panther” at the Skyway Outdoor Cinema in Seattle. “Black Panther” was the final
film of the season. Four films were shown for free every Friday during the month of August.
Briefs cont’d from pg 4
ed for creating innovative supports that enable peo-
ple to assume roles of significance in their communi-
ties. Burris’ current work of collage and found objects
stems from observations of class and philosophical
divides between those who are proponents of dying
industries, including coal and logging, and those who
are adamant that these industries must adapt.
Deborah Lawrence – Seattle, WA
Deborah Faye Lawrence uses the medium of collage
to analyze, categorize, and make meaning. She bold-
ly reports and comments on social, historical, and
current events through the process of cutting, ma-
nipulating, and composing found information. Her
appropriation and re-contextualization of found im-
ages, including maps and flags, points to a tradition
of politically engaged collage, while satirically and
incisively addressing contemporary concerns.
George Rodriguez – Seattle, WA
George Rodriguez was born in El Paso, Texas and
currently lives and works in Seattle. As a sculptor, his
large-scale ceramics are a celebration of the individu-
al against the backdrop of community and the modern
world against the backdrop of the ancient. Through
the creation of guardian figures, tomb sculptures,
and shrines, Rodriguez depicts his community cur-
rent and forthcoming. His most recent works explore
themes of protection, inclusion, and sanctity using
the Chinese Zodiac as framework.
Gary Glant (Chair), Mark Calderon, Mike Hess,
Denzil Hurley, Sonal Khullar, Isaac Layman, Mark
Levine, Catharina Manchanda, Llewelyn Pritchard,
Greg Robinson, Norie Sato, Bill True, Maggie Walker,
Dan Webb, and Merrill Wright.
Betty Bowen (1918–1977) was a Washington native
and enthusiastic supporter of Northwest artists. Her
friends established the annual Betty Bowen Award as
a celebration of her life and to honor and continue
her efforts to provide financial support to the artists
of the region. Since 1977, SAM has hosted the year-
ly grant application process by which the selection
committee chooses one artist from the Northwest to
receive an unrestricted cash award, eligible to visu-
al artists living and working in Washington, Oregon,
and Idaho.
Seattle News Briefs
County Watchdog Report: Sheriff ’s
Office Handling of Use of Force
Complaints Inconsistent, Lacks
Follow-Through
The King County Office of Law Enforcement Over-
sight (OLEO) released a new report, Use of Force
Complaint Processing in the King County Sheriff ’s
Office, today at a briefing of the Metropolitan King
County Council’s Law and Justice Committee. The re-
port, which reviews the way the Sheriff ’s Office has
handled complaints made by members of the public
against officers for the unnecessary or excessive use
of force, recommends improvements to procedure.
OLEO engaged a team of experts in police practices
to review files and assess the quality and consistency
of complaint investigations.
This comprehensive review of the use of force com-
plaint investigative process resulted in three prima-
ry conclusions:
• Sheriff ’s Office personnel do not consistently fol-
low through with policies and procedures. While
some re-working of structure and policies is needed
for the review of use of force, basic follow through
on policies that are already in place would improve
thoroughness and accountability.
• Deficiencies exist in the use of interviews, includ-
ing favoring written statements over in-person
interviews. When interviews are conducted, they
were often cursory or lacking in thoroughness.
This may point to inadequate training for investi-
gators.
• The Sheriff ’s Office as an organization would bene-
fit from a cultural shift to become more responsive
to impacted members of the public.
The report authors made 28 recommendations to
improve consistency, thoroughness, and fairness in
processes, including to:
• Consider whether the threshold for reportable
force should include control holds, a complaint of
pain rather than injury, and drawing and pointing
a firearm.
• Designate a commander outside of the Internal
Investigations Unit IIU responsible for reviewing
use of force reports for quality assurance and for
consideration as to whether any policy or training
issues are identified that should be referred to IIU
or elsewhere.
• Require more detailed documentation of use of
force in arrest reports, as well as enforcement by
supervisors to comply with thoroughness by re-
turning the document and requiring more infor-
mation.
• Require that the IIU conduct in-person interviews
for use of force complaint investigations. If an in-
terview wasn’t conducted, include in the file an ex-
plicit statement of the reasons why not.
• Provide community education about uses of force
and solicit public input regarding policy and prac-
tices for uses of force to ensure that they comport
with community values.
• Provide training on interview skills, the appropri-
ate standard of proof to use in misconduct inves-
tigations, and how to make credibility determina-
tions when necessary.
You can read OLEO’s report online at: https://king-
county.gov/independent/law-enforcement-over-
sight/reports.aspx
‘WITNESS’ AT THE HALLIE FORD MUSEUM OF ART: Drawn from
one of the most legendary contemporary print collections in
the United States, “Witness” explores issues of race, identity,
and social justice in contemporary printmaking and photogra-
phy. From 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State
St, Salem.
SATURDAY – SUNDAY, SEPT. 15 – 16
PORTLAND MINI MAKER FAIRE 2018: Maker Faire is a gathering
of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love
sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists
to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these “makers” to show
hobbies, experiments, projects. $10 for kids, $16 for adults. From
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave.
Seattle Metro
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31
ABOLISH ICE SOLIDARITY VIGIL: Every Friday, stand in solidarity
with the Mexican immigrants being held at Tacoma’s Northwest
Detention Center. Participants are encouraged to bring candles,
read poems and stories, and sing songs. 9 p.m., Northwest De-
tention Center, 1623 E J St, Tacoma.
ARTS LIBERATION LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE BLOCK PARTY: Witness
the diverse talents of young musicians, spoken word artists and
breakdancers from the Arts Liberation and Leadership Institute.
Plus, enjoy food and an open mic in the parking lot. All ages,
free, 5-9 p.m., Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge
Way SW.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
ARTS-A-GLOW: During Arts-A-Glow Lantern Festival, Dottie Harp-
er Park is transformed into a place where jugglers roam, acro-
bats bend and twist, and the trees dance in the light of lanterns.
Free event, 5-10 p.m., procession starts at 8 p.m. Dottie Harper
Park, 421 SW 146th St, Burien.
Seattle Human Rights Commission
Condemns Trump Administration’s
Treatment of Families Separated at
the Border Crossing
The Seattle Human Rights Commission released the
following statement this week:
As first-hand accounts surface of the mistreatment
of children and parents during the enforcement of
the President’s “zero tolerance” policy on immigra-
tion, the Seattle Human Rights Commission is obliged
to once more condemn this practice and the ensuing
actions of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
We call on local, state, and federal officials to do
everything in their power to ensure that the Trump
administration is held accountable for the abuse,
neglect, intimidation, and assault faced by any child
while in detention due to the forced separation of
migrant families. The mistreatment of detained chil-
dren is appalling and unacceptable. Not only do these
allegations violate several articles of the U.N. Con-
vention on the Rights of the Child, but it also violates
legal settlements set in place years before the Presi-
dent’s policy came into effect in 2018.
Furthermore, we demand that any remaining mi-
grant children currently under the care of the U.S.
government receive the absolute best treatment and
that every effort possible is made to swiftly reunite
them with their families. Recent reports indicate that
ICE is withholding parental contact information and
intentionally delaying reunification of these children
with their families.
