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The Obamas
Rock Democratic
Convention in
Chicago
By Stacy M. Brown,
NNPA Newswire
On the second day of
the Democratic National
Convention, the Obamas
took center stage and
delivered
electrifying
speeches that reverber-
ated through the United
Center in Chicago. The
convention,
already
energized by a capaci-
ty crowd in Milwaukee
where Vice President
Kamala Harris spoke
during a rally, reached
new heights as the for-
mer First Lady and for-
mer President rallied
Democrats with their
powerful words.
Michelle Obama took
the stage before her hus-
band in Chicago, imme-
diately captivating the
audience.
“Something
wonderfully
magical
is in the air, isn’t it? I’m
SEI
talking about the conta-
gious power of hope,” she
declared as the United
Center enthusiastically
rocked. “America, hope
is making a comeback.
Kamala Harris is one of
the most qualified people
to ever seek the office of
president. And she is dig-
nified.”
Obama didn’t shy away
from addressing the
twice-impeached
and
34-times convicted felon
and former President
Donald Trump direct-
ly. “For years, Donald
Trump did everything
in his power to try to
make people fear us,” she
remarked. “His limited,
narrow view of the world
made him feel threat-
ened by the existence of
two hardworking and
highly educated, success-
ful people who happen
to be Black. Who wants
to tell him that job he’s
seeking just might be one
of those Black jobs?” she
asked, eliciting raucous
applause from the crowd.
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“Our programming has
been stretching because
we just got into afford-
able housing,” he said.
“We have Alberta Alive,
we’re going to have four
projects on Alberta, over
150 units – you can’t do
well in school if your
homelife isn’t great, so
we’re providing home,
housing, energy, rental
assistance to enrich fam-
ilies’ lives.
“But it’s only in Mult-
nomah County right now.
So how do we stretch to
Washington County and
offer services, in-person
and virtually? Then how
do we stretch to Clacka-
mas County? Those are
very reachable spaces.
Then once we get into
those places, how do we
touch the entire state? It
would be programmatic
growth, technical assis-
tance to other organiza-
tions so that they know
how to do this successful-
ly – we don’t think we’re
the only people that can
do it. It’s about, how do
we partner with other
organizations as well to
provide services that can
stretch beyond just one
organization’s capabili-
ty?”
As Aldridge leads the
organization in its next
chapter, he says it is key
to amplify the organiza-
tions’ many success sto-
ries as a way of getting
the word out to other
Black Oregonians who
could benefit. And just
as important, Aldridge
said, will be keeping up
with emerging technolo-
gies.
“Technology has been
traditionally something
the African American
community has em-
braced slowly,” he said,
“but as an organization,
if we are the hub of a
community, we need to
be ahead of the curve, so
that we’re constantly ex-
posing our community
to what’s possible. Some-
times technology can be
an enabler to opportu-
nity, and so a lot of our
beginning, intermediate
and long-term goals are
surrounded with us just
being a more tech-centric
organization, and that’s
what we can expose kids,
family and community
to.”
For more information,
visit https://www.selfen-
hancement.org.
She continued to dis-
mantle Trump’s rhetoric,
particularly his attempts
to question the blackness
of Harris and other Dem-
ocrats. “No one has a mo-
PUBLIC POSTING DOCUMENT FOR:
CM/GC SERVICES
The University of Oregon, Design and Construction of-
fice, a department within Campus Planning and Facilities
Management, is soliciting Proposals for CM/GC Services
associated with the following:
Project Name: 1700 Millrace Interior Renovation Proj-
ects
Project Description: 1700 Millrace office building is a
newly acquired building by the University of Oregon.
The approximately 76,000 gross SF office building built
in 2011, will have a mix allocation of university adminis-
trative space and outside tenant leases. Four separate
University of Oregon administrative departments will
be relocated to the 1700 Millrace building. The Interior
Renovation Projects encompasses tenant improvements
and renovations of an approximately 60,000 square-foot
on 3 floors of the 4-floor building. A separate area will be
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
METRO PARKS AND NATURE
Deconstructing Dominant Culture
Training and Facilitated Conflict
Resolution RFP 4349
The Parks and Nature Department of Metro, a metro-
politan service district organized under the laws of the
State of Oregon and the Metro Charter, located at 600
NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736, is hereby
requesting sealed proposals for Deconstructing Domi-
nant Culture Training and Facilitated Conflict Resolution.
DEADLINE, NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON
DESIGNATED FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS
Sealed proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m., Sep-
tember 10, 2024, at BidLocker, https://bidlocker.us/de-
tails/4394.
PRE PROPOSAL MEETING
A voluntary pre-proposal conference for all potential con-
tractors is scheduled on August 22, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. on
Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83701897899. Inter-
ested sub-contractors are also invited.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
Metro is seeking proposals from qualified firms to per-
form the following services and to deliver the products
described:
• Provide a robust and challenging training series (6-10
weeks) on understanding and dismantling dominant cul-
ture.
• Provide training for affinity cohorts, including cohorts
of white-identifying, BIPOC-identifying, biracial/multi-
racial-identifying staff, and other self-identifying groups
as needed. Build psychological safety within cohorts in
preparation for courageous conversations among co-
horts.
• Provide trainings in a
group setting as well as
potential individual ses-
sions.
• Build curriculum or use
existing curriculum that
aligns with previous de-
constructing
dominant
culture training provided to
members of the Parks and
Nature department.
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renovated for a university shared training space on the
first floor.
Project Budget: $2.7 million
Proposed GMP Range: $1.3-1.6 million
Submission Date and Time: 2:00pm PST, Tuesday
September 10, 2024
Pre-Proposal: Pre-Proposal meeting set for 2:00pm
PST, Tuesday August 27, 2024 - Design and Construc-
tion Conference Room, 1295 Franklin Blvd. (North of
Franklin on Onyx Street; Second Floor, large silver ware-
house)
RFQ Posting Location: http://pcs.uoregon.edu/content/
business-opportunities
For complete details and contact information, please
refer to the “1700 Millrace Interior Renovation Projects
RFP posted at the above link.
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• Provide in-person and virtual facilitated conflict resolu-
tion for members of the department in both peerto-peer
and supervisor-to-supervisee relationships.
• Provide structure to build towards positive integrated
affinity group conversations and work teams.
• Coordinate with the Equity and Justice team to identify
training gaps which can be addressed in the future.
WHERE TO FIND DOCUMENTS
RFP documents can be viewed and downloaded from
BidLocker at https://bidlocker.us/details/4394.
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
Metro may accept or reject any or all proposals, in whole
or in part, or waive irregularities not affecting substantial
rights if such action is deemed in the public interest.
Metro extends equal opportunity to all persons and spe-
cifically encourages minority, women-owned, emerging
small businesses and service disabled veteran owned
businesses to access and participate in this and all Metro
projects, programs and services. Metro Local Contract
Review Board Rules require all Bidders to follow and
document a specific outreach effort to State-certified Mi-
nority, Emerging. Women-owned and Service Disabled
Veteran owned Businesses. Certification of good faith
compliance and a declaration of any actual utilization
pursuant to both programs are required at the time of
Bid Opening.
Metro and its contractors will not discriminate against any
person(s), employee or applicant for employment based
on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation,
age, religion, disability, political affiliation or marital sta-
tus. Metro fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all pro-
grams and activities. For more information, or to obtain a
Title VI Complaint Form, see www.oregonmetro.gov.
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