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photo by Danny Peterson/The Portland Observer Trudy Pollard, 71, a lifelong resident of the Woodlawn Neighborhood, is part of a group of community advocates trying to keep the former Woodlawn United Methodist Church property at Northeast 15th and Dekum in public service use. A home to Albina Head Start for generations and another non-profit, residents of the inner city neighborhood fear the site will be sold away and lost to gentrification. Sale Worries Neighbors Woodlawn wants community use; fears more gentrification by Danny Peterson among stakeholders last week when a real May 17. group. “With that in mind, the conference’s The Portland Observer estate broker gave a tour to 10-15 other po- Albina Head Start is a non-profit that as- priority is to seek a non-profit or other service Advocates of the black community are tential buyers. sists low-income children and families with provider to purchase the property at or near rallying to retain public use of a Method- Albina Head Start Executive Director preschool activities and other social services market value.” ist church in the Woodlawn neighborhood Ronnie Herndon and a representative for the and support. The letter coincided with church represen- where it serves Albina Head Start and other Deliverance Center told the Portland Observ- In its recent letter addressing community tatives Daniel Wilson-Fey and Rev. Leroy community uses, but they fear the property er that an outreach to the commercial market concerns, the United Methodist Church Or- Barber attending a Woodlawn Neighborhood may sold out from under them, displacing the raises alarm bells for them, since both non- egon-Idaho Conference said it hopes to seek Association meeting, in order “to be in con- child development center and a smaller con- profits were still waiting to get answers to a non-profit or other public service provider versation with the neighborhood,” Nelson gregation church . their inquires to purchase the property. to purchase the property at or near market said. It came after many community mem- The owners of former Woodlawn Unit- “The words are one thing, but what’s value. bers and activists asked the church confer- ed Methodist Church, which has long been happening is completely different,” Herndon “We are especially mindful of the decline ence to hold off on putting the church for sale in use by Albina Head Start and other com- said. “It’s very unsettling and there was no of communities of color in gentrifying urban on the open real estate market. munity services at Northeast 15th Avenue attempt again to discuss the purchase of the centers, including Portland. At the Woodlawn Nelson told the Portland Observer via and Dekum Street, signaled on May 1 that building with Albina before they put it on the site, we have been blessed for many years to email Friday that despite a real estate agent it would prioritize the sale of the property to market, which they could’ve done.” be in partnership with the community, this showing the property, that “it was not unusu- its current tenants, Albina Head Start and De- Herndon said Albina Head Start has sent has included the Albina Head Start program al to continue conversations with other possi- liverance Center of Generation X Church— an intent letter to purchase the property “at and more recently the Deliverance Center for ble buyers even when one offer has been sub- which are both interesting in purchasing it. or near market value,” and has been told to Generation X,” wrote Greg Nelson, commu- But those hopes for a purchase waned expect a reply by the end of this week, by nications director for the regional Methodists Continued on Page 11 Page 2 May 15, 2019 Grand Jury Clears Officers More light has been shed on two fatal shootings in Portland from January, one by a police officer and the other a private security officer, as a grand jury ruled last week ruled that the shootings were in self defense and the jury transcripts became public. 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CJ McCollum was unstoppable as the Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets on Sunday in Denver to advance to the NBA Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors. (AP photo) Blazers in West Finals the Trail Blazers overcame a 17-point first-half defi- Viewing party set cit to beat the Denver Nuggets 100-96 on Sunday. In the new series, Golden State’s Stephen up at Rose Quarter “Steph” Curry, one of the NBA’s biggest stars, faces pages 5-6 A surprise trip to the NBA Western Conference his brother, Seth Curry of the Trail Blazers a key Finals has Blazermania in overdrive. contributor off the Portland bench who has been The series has Portland’s sensational guard Da- shooting from the three-point line better in the play- mian Lillard returning to his hometown of Oakland; offs than his older and more famous brother. The and two brothers from opposing sides named Curry matchup has the Curry parents, Sonya and Dell, en- ArtsENTERTAINMENT facing each other in a NBA conference finals for the joying the series from the sidelines and having the & first time, highlighting some key matchups. times of their lives. The best-of-seven series was scheduled to begin Fans were given an opportunity to watch the first Tuesday evening in Denver with the outcome too two road games from a big TV screen and viewing late for press time. The series continues in Denver party at the Rose Quarter for free. The entire West- Thursday night before moving to Portland for games ern series will be on ESPN and not available to over- three and four on Saturday and Monday. the-air broadcasts. The Blazers advanced to the Western Conference If the best-of-seven series goes beyond four finals for the first time since 2000 with an incredi- games, they will be played Wednesday, May 22 at ble road win in the seventh game of the conference Golden State; Friday, May 24 at Portland and Sun- semi-finals. CJ McCollum scored 37 points to help day, May 26 at Golden State.

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Opinion pages 9-10 Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (left) faces his brother Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Western Conference Finals. (AP photo) Classifieds pages 10 Page 4 May 15, 2019

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Vancouver, sponsored by the Van- The Juneteenth theme this year couver NAACP. is “Together We Rise” to address Juneteenth is the oldest known the idea that together we rise celebration commemorating the above the fray of hatred, despair, official ending of slavery in the and discord and we join unified United States and focuses on pro- to work towards cooperative eco- moting and cultivating knowledge nomics and purpose for our race, and appreciation of African Amer- community and nation. ican history and culture. There is a May 17 deadline to The Vancouver celebration will sign up for the t-shirt design con- be held on Saturday, June 22 from test. Email [email protected] 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Clark College. for more information. For job fair, The job fair will run from 10 a.m. sponsor and vendor applications, to noon in Hanna Hall, the same email [email protected]. 2018 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PACKETS Are available to: High School Grads, College Students And Adults Cont. Educ. 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Presented by the August Wilson Red Door Project and directed by Red Door co-founder and artistic director Kev- in Jones of Portland, the production includes monologues from Hands Up, a powerful national theater experience in the wake of police shootings of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and others across the country; and Cop Out: Beyond Black, White and Blue, reflecting the personal experiences and emotions of police officers in our country today. The Evolve Experience will be performed at the Inter- state Firehouse Cultural Center in north Portland for 7:30 Vocalist Julie Amici p.m. shows on Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19. A pay what you can donation of $20 is suggested. For tickets, visit Concert at Alberta Abby reddoorproject.org/evolve. Four favorite Northwest mu- Aaron Meyer and Julie Amici. sical acts will take the stage at Fly Me To The Moon was Alberta Abbey, 126 N.E. 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Neighborhood farmers markets are starting to open for the season, including the King Farmers Market each Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at King School Park in northeast Portland. As in past seasons, shoppers eligible for SNAP benefits will be able to get dollar-for-dollar matches at the King Market and at the Kenton and Lents Famers Market when they open in June. Farmers Markets Open coming on line for the season. a.m. to 2 p.m. p.m. to 7 p.m. King and other May marked the opening of Come June shoppers and ven- As in past seasons, shoppers the King Farmers Market at King dors will be welcomed back to the eligible for SNAP benefits will weekly markets School Park in Northeast Port- Lents International Farmers Mar- be able to receive $1 tokens us- land, which will operate each Sun- ket at Southeast 92nd and Reed- ing their Oregon Trail Cards to coming on line day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and way between Foster and Harold make food purchases. A dollar-for Springtime heralds the open- the Portland Farmers Market at each Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., dollar match for SNAP recipi- ing of Portland Farmers Market’s Shemanski Park in the South Park and the Kenton Portland Farmers ents, up to $10, will be available across the city and that means four Blocks, downtown, which will Market in north Portland, which at the Kenton, King and Lents neighborhood weekly markets are operate each Wednesday from 10 will operate Wednesdays, from 3 markets. Page 8 May 15, 2019

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I think science courses focus on war, not To work for a sustainable peace, the why is obvious. people focus on factors to gen- Other Services): $5.00 I have been teaching all my peace, but courses in peace studies do erate positive peace, rather than life – first more than a decade at simply to avoid violence. A more ADDITIONAL the high school level and after not necessarily focus only on historical peaceful world, or at least a less SERVICES that, college students. Most of my violent one, seems like a dream • Auto/Boat/RV Cleaning courses were writing, composi- peacetimes. worth envisioning to me, and my tion and literature, but at a certain students agree. • Deodorizing & Pet point in my career I heard about goal is for people to stop killing manity. We read, discuss, listen, What if peace has not been Odor Treatment the field of Peace Studies, and I each other. analyze, agree and disagree, reach achieved only because people • Spot & Stain wanted to learn more. 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Here’s the short olution coursework uses Harvard litical science courses focus on taught Peace Studies & Conflict version. Negotiation Project concepts, war, not peace, but courses in Resolution and Human Rights & (503) 281-3949 Conflict is not bad; conflict is which delineate roles for individ- peace studies do not necessarily Social Justice. Page 10 May 15, 2019 pinion O has the “sole” power of impeachment. citing the difficulties in carrying out The Senate cannot impeach. It can impeachment proceedings, would Burning Down the House America Built only try a federal officer who has been rather call on the American electorate out one of its more important constitu- to ignore, and even break, the law in impeached by the House of Represen- to vote Trump out of office in 2020. A failure to tionally mandated functions. service to their overlord. Neither Con- tatives. This strategy is designed to maximize When the Founders of this nation gress nor the nation has ever seen any- The process has been clearly laid Democratic seats in Congress while provide oversight wrote the Constitution, they did not thing like this before. out in Sections 2 and 3 of Article I of relieving the Democratic majority in by Oscar H. Blayton want the country to be forced to blind- The purulent character of Trump the Constitution. Once the president the House of the obligation of doing $174,000 – That’s what every ly trust and follow the person holding has infected most agencies of the ex- has been impeached by the House its difficult job. member of the House of Representa- the office of the President. And for ecutive branch of our government of Representatives for high crimes Fear of losing elections because tives receives in salary each year. Ev- this reason, they divided the power and released bigots, misogynists, xe- and misdemeanors, he or she is then you did your job is putting party be- ery member, that is, except Nancy Pe- of the government into three distinct nophobes and every other manner of tried on those charges by the Senate; fore country. losi, who as the Speaker of the House, branches and gave each branch equal villain as antigens into the body of our and if convicted, he or she shall be This calculated political expedien- gets to take home $223,500. status. democratic society. removed from office. The House of cy – and shirking from impeachment Those are not bad wages, even In order to prevent the President While Trump burns down the Representatives does the impeach- – is one reason why the current Dem- if these legislators work five days a from becoming a tyrant, the House house that America has built, Repub- ment and then the Senate conducts ocratic leadership in the House cannot week with only two weeks off annual- and Senate were given the responsibil- lican lawmakers have become his the trial. stay in place much longer. Attempts ly for vacation. But Congress has av- ity and authority to perform oversight collaborators. And too many Demo- The impeachment process allows at dressing this self-serving cowardice eraged only 138 legislative days a year of the Executive Branch. cratic members of the House of Rep- the House of Representatives to in- in a suit of tactical shrewdness will since 2001. If you do the math, you In order to properly carry out their resentatives, cowered by the thought vestigate the wrongdoings of Donald not dupe right thinking Americans. will see that comes to less than three job, Congress must provide oversight of angering the Republican base, sim- Trump – wrongdoings that are clearly Nancy Pelosi has argued that im- days a week. of the president. ply quail in the face of this onslaught laid out in the report of Special Coun- peachment proceedings will solidify Undoubtedly, many members of We now have a sick and twisted against our liberties. sel Robert Mueller. And if substanti- Trump’s base. Clearly, she is making the House of Representatives can ar- man-baby fouling the oval office. Two centuries ago, Congress was ated, those wrongdoings can then be a political calculation and not a moral ticulate why they need so few days in Donald Trump does not respect the given a tool with which to rein in or presented to the Senate where their decision grounded in the Constitution session. Their stated reasoning might rule of law or the institutions of our remove an abusive president because deliberations can be observed by the and her oath of office. include the rigors of carrying out their federal government. He is determined the Founders knew it was possible a American public. Oscar H. Blayton is a former Ma- constitutionally mandated functions. to bend all aspects of our national day like today might arrive. But rather than carry out their rine Corps combat pilot and human But therein lies the rub. The House structure to his will and he has found The House of Representatives has sworn duty, the Democratic leader- rights activist who practices law in of Representatives is refusing to carry pliant minions who have been willing the power of impeachment. In fact, it ship in the House of Representatives, Virginia.

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These services will include maintenance applications for the Steamfitter, for Decommissioning & Road Repair – McCarthy Creek. and repair of HVAC equipment, public safety equipment, elevator Plumber & HVAC apprentice Sealed bids are due no later than 2:00 p.m., June 6, 2019 in system repair, cell tower installation, and various other services programs May 27th-June 10th. Metro’s business offices at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR detailed in the RFP. Additionally on-site assessments and meetings Please contact the Training 97232-2736, Attention: Kim Bardes, Procurement Analyst, ITB with College staff will clarify the needs of the successful proposer. Center at 503-691-1997 or visit 3675. Interested Proposers must submit a Proposal pursuant to the our website at UA290.org under Metro is inviting bids for McCarthy Creek Forest Practices Road provisions of this Solicitation to Robert Lowe, or designee, at Office apprenticeship opening. Repair for the Parks & Nature department. 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Methodist Idaho-Oregon Conference Board organization is also incredibly culturally of Trustees Chair Larry McClure on April 8. diverse, with staff originating from over 25 Sale Worries Neighbors Deliverance Center of Generation X Pas- different countries and who speak as many ultimately voted to sell the property in De- tor Treneil Washington said he sent a pur- different languages. Continued from Front cember, church leaders said. chase proposal to the church conference on Offsetting its rental costs, Albina Head mitted.” He reiterated that the church is still A group has formed to ask the Method- Friday. He too was disappointed that a real Start has facilitated repairs to the building prioritizing a non-profit or service provider at ist conference to hold off on the open mar- estate broker was giving tours of the build- over the years, as part of their agreement or near market value for the sale. ket until further negotiations with the local ing. with the original congregation. The orga- “To that end we are willing to have con- non-profits and service providers are com- In his own purchase proposal, Wash- nization installed two new furnaces and re- versation with any person or organization,” pleted. The Coffee Talk Planning Commit- ington hoped to allow his church and a modeled the kitchen in 2015, and added two he added. tee consists of long-time activists who share non-profit he runs, called Torch of Hope—a new air conditioning units in 2017. The real estate tour involved a walk- an appreciation for gathering places import- program to help people get back on their When the building’s management fell through of the building when Head Start ant to the life of Portland’s African Amer- feet after coming out of prison, to buy the under the purview of the United Methodist classes were still in session, which upset staff ican community. They share some of the property for $1.4 million, over a 20 year pe- Oregon-Idaho Conference, after the origi- and families, Herndon said. concerns raised by the Woodlawn Neigh- riod. Washington, who also runs a for-profit nal congregation subsided three years ago What’s more, the lease to Albina Head borhood Association; Deliverance Center construction contracting company, said he due to dwindling membership, Albina Head Start is set to expire at the end of June and of Generation X Church; Albina Head Start; would continue to allow Albina Head Start Start’s rent jumped by 40 percent, Herndon the Methodist conference has not offered to and Trudy Pollard, a lifelong resident of to lease the property as well, in that scenar- said. extend it, despite requests, Herndon said. Woodlawn neighborhood who was born in io. The management of the building, at the Albina Head Start has been using the the community and was a member of the “I understand that this thing is bigger behest of the wider church organization, has church complex for three of its classroom Woodlawn United Methodist Church before than money. It’s about hope. It’s about sav- changed hands quite a bit. It had been pre- since the late 1970s, having worked out a less it disbanded. ing a place for people that have already been viously managed by Pollard, from the mid expensive rental agreement in exchange for “I am disappointed, needless to say, about pushed out,” Washington said. 2000s until 2017, but a community organi- paying for utilities and occasional building the status. I am assuming the property is on The fair market value for the 6,648 zation called Multicultural Impact Center upgrades with the former local congregation. the open market since the realtor is conduct- square foot property is listed by the Mult- (MIC), headed by Pastor Jon Umdenstock, The former Woodlawn United Methodist ing tours,” said Pollard, 71. Her family was nomah County Assessor at almost $1.7 mil- took reigns after the congregation collapsed. Church was the home to a diverse congrega- one of the first to attend the original con- lion. Built in 1957, the site provided space Umdenstock moved on to a ministry in Ida- tion that disbanded in 2016. When the congregation. Pollard’s father, Shelton Bailey, for a chapel and classrooms serving a Port- ho and the management since 2018 has gregation dissolved, leaders at the Methodist also had a room dedicated in his honor in the land congregation that originally formed in fallen into the hands of Washington and his conference met with Herndon where he re- church building. 1891, Nelson said. Deliverance Center of Generation X, a new quested that if they were to sell the building Pollard had been lobbying many United Albina Head Start has 33 Head Start congregation that has been using the space in the future, could they please talk to Albina Methodist officials to reconsider putting the classrooms overall--serving children three for what will be one year next month. Head Start before they put it up for sale on building on the open market, arguing doing to five-- from 22 Early Start centers—serv- The building is also host to other com- the open market so he may negotiate a possi- so would “reopen some of the wounds that ing prenatal to three year olds--around Port- munity programs, like an Alcoholics Anon- ble purchase agreement. have healed and will justify in some minds land. ymous meeting place of over 10 years, and He said they never did reach out to him that it is still okay to maintain and promote The Tina Clegg Albina Head Start Cen- The People’s Poets, an open mic event before deciding to sell the building using a Portland’s shameful racist gentrification of ter at Woodlawn United Methodist has been whose goal is to amplify voices of color, broker. its Black Community.” servicing low income children and families hosted by MIC. “Normally brokers take a bid from the “My fear is that a developer will come in three Head Start classrooms for over 40 Nelson advised that “Any person or orga- highest bidder. That’s normally how that in and quickly make an attractive offer and years. Currently it serves about 60 chil- nization, particularly those who are current works. That’s what the business is doing. level the building and replace it with a multi- dren and their families, who receive social tenants, who are interested in purchasing the So here we go again and this is exactly what plex of sorts and mask it as affordable hous- service support through housing, food, and former Woodlawn UMC property can con- gentrification looks like,” Herndon said. ing,” Pollard wrote in an April 10 letter to security assistance, among many other ser- tact Rev. Daniel Wilson-Fey, Conference The church conference briefly considered Bishop Elaine Stanovsky of Greater North- vices. About 70 percent of the staff are cur- Treasurer for more information about the forming a new Methodist ministry at the west Area of the United Methodist Church. rent or former Head Start recipients, and are process at 1505 S.W. 18th Ave. Portland, same location. But their Board of Trustees She also wrote a similar letter to the United majority black or Latino, Herndon said. The OR 97201.”

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