FOCUS EAST: Event Kicks Off Effort to Link East County Residents to Services
Emergencies, healthcare, sexual health and finances on the agenda
2011-10-17
Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News
Highland Christian Center hosted ‘Are Your Ready?’ last Saturday Oct. 15, an event showcasing services for residents of East Portland. Dr. Cheryl Neal, founder of the MIKE healthy living program; Multnomah County health Equity staff; Steve Bullock, an emergency preparedness specialist with the county, and Pastor Hardy were among the speakers. Read the complete article
Wear Sky Blue for Community Healing Days
Portland’s Community Healing Network
2011-10-13
June Key Delta Community Center
Put “time for healing” on the Black agenda and mobilize Black people to overcome the lie of inferiority—a root cause of many of the problems facing our community, so that we will see ourselves in a whole new light by 2020
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Found! Jobs for Women
Q&A with Connie Ashbrook of Oregon Tradeswomen
2011-10-13
By Lisa Loving of The Skanner News
The report is talking about the importance of making training work so that people of color and women have access to the high-wage and high-skilled trades careers that are available in the transportation industry. It’s looking at roads, bridges, light-rail, and other transportation infrastructure.
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East Portland: The Rosewood Initiative Helps Residents RISE Above Poverty
Sometimes you need to have somebody take you by the hand and help you get help
2011-10-13
By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News
A new nonprofit group of community activists in the Rosewood area, the name residents have chosen to replace Rockwood. "RISE", which stands for Rosewood Initiative Sisters Empowerment is part of the Rosewood Initiative, an action hub for neighborhood residents who want to improve the neighborhood, home to almost 6,000 people.
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Portland High School Senior Honored by Nordstrom
De La Salle student awarded one of company’s prestigious $10,000 scholarships
2011-10-13
The Skanner News
The financial burden of heading to college just got a little easier for Portland high school senior Zarinah Mustafa. Read the complete article
Surfer Tells of Standing on Shark off Oregon Coast
Incident with what was likely a great white occurred near Seaside
2011-10-13
Jeff Barnard The Associated Press
Doug Niblack was trying to catch another wave before going to work, when his longboard hit something hard as rock off the Oregon Coast and he suddenly found himself standing on the back of a thrashing great white shark. Read the complete article
Gun Violence Claims Life of Deandre Newman and Injures Brandon Rogers
Police seek information in shootings
2011-10-12
Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News
Gun violence claimed the life of 26-year old Deandre Newman Monday night and seriously injured another man, in two incidents in Northeast Portland. Read the complete article
Seattle 'Superhero' Arrested, Accused of Assault
23-year-old calls himself a crime stopper; police book him for pepper spraying
2011-10-11
Manuel Valdes The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) -- Instead of the bad guys, it was Seattle's most prolific self-styled superhero that ended up in handcuffs. Read the complete article
Occupy Portland and Occupy the Hood: Protest Puts Wealth Inequality on Political Agenda
Malik Rhaasan in New York starts Occupy The Hood
2011-10-10
Helen Silvis of The Skanner News
About 5000 people gathered at Waterfront Park Thursday afternoon for the Occupy Portland protest. Occupy Portland came together in support of the New York protesters at Occupy Wall Street. The protests aim to highlight the growth of wealth and income inequality in the United States. Individual protesters brought other issues to the march, including the continuing U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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VIDEO: Amanda Knox Speaks at Sea-Tac; She’s 'Running on Adrenalin'
Days after being released from Italian prison, 24-year-old tries to adjust to American life
2011-10-06
SEATTLE (AP) -- Amanda Knox hasn't slept much since arriving back in Seattle after four years in an Italian prison, her father said on Thursday. Read the complete article
