Subject:  Support Oregon survivors of sexual assault: SB 752A
Hello friends,
I am sending along a bit of information regarding one way we can support
survivors of sexual assault right now here in Oregon.  I know many of you have
helped support Senate Bill 752A earlier this quarter by signing green postcards
I handed out.  The bill is soon to sit on the Oregon House Judiciary Commitee,
which has a fairly strong conservative standing.  Any public pressure will help
move this along through the system.  This is a local issue, Multnomah county
will be directly effected by the passing or vetoing of this bill. Below is some
information on both the bill and how we can have our voice of support heard by
those making policy decisions.  I know we are all busy.  This will take no more
than a few minutes and can make a big difference.

Please feel free to pass along the below information to anyone you feel would
want to be involved in this issue.

Thanks for taking the time,
Stacey Rutland

Hello concerned citizens,
Senate Bill 752A is coming up for a vote in the Oregon State House of
Representatives.  This bill will create a separate fund within the Department
of Justice for "safe" kits (also known as rape kits) for rape survivors.  Right
now the funding for these kits comes out of local law enforcement budgets.  
Because of the current budget crisis, a survivor's right to such kits is
greatly threatened. Many survivors are put into the position to pay for the
safe kits themselves.  Not all can afford this, nor should they have to.  SB
752A will create a fund completely separate from budgetary monies to insure the
availability of safe kits to those who need them.

If the needs of sexual assault victims are important to you please take a
moment to write to your local Representative.  Below is the website that will
allow you to email your Representative directly.  Click there and then simply
fill in the fields of information on the form.  There is a space for a message
text, you can create your own, or cut and paste the below text and then submit.

Please vote in support of SB 752A.  We need to improve our response to victims
of crime in Oregon, including sexual assault victims.  A vote in favor of SB
752A is a vote in support of victims of crime.

http://www.leg.state.or.us/writelegsltr/writeset.htm

Thank you for taking a minute to support this Bill, victims of sexual assault
need your voice.

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Subject: Reminder to your mentors: Workshop May 1 and 14
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 07:44:03 -0700
From: "Gayle Armstrong"
To: "Candyce Reynolds"



Hi, Candyce! This is Gayle Armstrong. Would you mind e-mailing your
mentors with a reminder about the Choosing Your Major Workshop? There
are still spaces available in both workshops. The workshop is a
one-time event, offered twice, and it is free.

Choosing Your Major
Today, May 1, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
OR
Wednesday, May 14, 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Both workshops will be held in the Information and Academic Support
Center IASC
Smith Memorial Center, Suite 425

Thanks!
Gayle Armstrong

Check this out

http://www.angrywhiteguys4aa.org/

What do you think?

Scholarship PSA

The website for this is at: http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/
For more information, read below... Need to send a letter of intent by
Wednesday, 4/30.

Hope all are well,
Sam

"When things are decided for you, it is rarely to your benefit." A. Massey

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:08:35 -0700

Dear Colleagues:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just announced the start of
competition for scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and
graduate study beginning fall 2003.The areas of study for these programs
include:physical, biological, social, and behavioral sciences,
engineering, mathematics, and computer science.The stipend level for
graduate students is $2300/month for 12 months and includes tuition
allowances.

Deadline for submitting a written notification of intent is April 30,
2003.Applications and references must be postmarked by May 27, 2003.

CGS members are strongly urged to encourage qualified students to apply
immediately. More information about the DHS scholarship/fellowship
programs is available at http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/.

Voting PSA

Dear Friends -

I'm writing to urge you to support *Dilafruz Williams for Portland
School Board*. (Check out her website at www.VoteWilliams.org
!)

As you may know, Dilafruz represents a /legacy of leadership and
experience/ when it comes to education. As a former classroom teacher
and a professor of education, a teacher of teachers, principals, and
program directors, Dilafruz has the knowledge and skills to bring
credibility and excellence to our school board.

Dilafruz is a caring parent and a founding member of the successful
Environmental Middle School, and she has dedicated over 30 years to
educational excellence and equity. Her passion, spirit, collaborative
skill, and results-oriented attitude will be invaluable assets on the board.

/The citywide election is May 20th, and Dilafruz is in a very tight
race/. *I urge you to support her in every way possible.*

Contributions can be sent to:

Dilafruz Williams for Portland School Board
1808 NW Aspen Ave.
Portland, OR 97210

Remember to list your occupation (required by Oregon election law).

Many thanks for your support! Please pass the message along to all your
friends.

Remember to vote for *Dilafruz Williams: A vote for Leadership and
Accountability, Excellence and Equity*!

More PSA:


FYI, anyone looking for a great action organization to work for!

Kim


>From: "nancydavispdx"

>To: CNRG@yahoogroups.com

>Subject: [CNRG] 5 job openings - Stand for Children

>Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 17:37:39 -0000

>

>Open jobs and application info:

>

>--Administrative Assistant

>--Development Associate

>--Managing Director

>--Office Administrator

>--Senior Accountant

>

>If you know someone who might be qualified for one of

>these available positions, please encourage them to

>visit www.stand.org right away for more details.

>

>**************

>Letter from Jonah Edelman, Executive Director:

>

>Dear Oregon Member,

>

>I am writing to share some momentous news. Stand for

>Children's national headquarters is relocating from

>Washington, D.C. to Portland, Oregon effective June 1.

>

>We are making this move to Oregon -- where we have the

>strongest network of Chapters and members of any of our

>focus states, where we have four excellent field staff,

>and where I have lived for the past four and a half

>years -- because by locating here we will achieve

>significant savings on operating costs and travel.

>

>As you know, Stand for Children is deeply committed to

>keeping our overhead as low as possible because, just as

>you do, we want your membership contributions and our

>other private gifts to result in the greatest possible

>impact for children.

>

>Thus, while it was very difficult for us to close our DC

>office, Stand for Children's Board of Directors and I

>agreed that this was a shift we needed to make at this

>time.

>

>Because none of our Washington, D.C. staff were able to

>relocate cross country, we are looking for exceptional

>people to immediately fill the following critical

>national office positions:

>

>--Administrative Assistant

>--Development Associate

>--Managing Director

>--Office Administrator

>--Senior Accountant

>

>If you know someone who might be qualified for one of

>these available positions, please encourage them to

>visit www.stand.org right away for more details.

>

>While I expect and have been doing everything possible

>to ensure a seamless transition, I ask for your

>understanding as we ramp up our operations in Portland

>and apologize in advance for any resulting inconvenience.

>Please note that you can still send memberships to and

>correspond with our Washington, DC office through May 25.

>I will be back in touch with you in a few weeks to let

>you know our new Portland address and phone number.

>

>Thank you for your support during this important

>transition for Stand for Children, and thank you for

>standing for children.

>

>Whether you play a leadership role in a local Chapter,

>are a very active member, or simply make a generous

>contribution and participate when possible in our key

>stands for children, your involvement is extremely

>important and deeply appreciated.

>

>Thank you.

>

>Standing with you for children,

>

>Jonah Edelman

>Executive Director

>

>P.S. If you have questions or thoughts, please do not

>hesitate to share them with me. As always, I welcome

>any and all feedback.

>

>

>

>
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More public Service announcements:

Dr. Voetterl -

My name is Nicole Hee, I was in your leadership for change back in the fall and
recently met with you at the fishbowl discussion for PSU/PCC and its community
partners.  With the new term beginning I wanted to give you some contact info
on a community partner that I think would be perfect for your class.  Its
Sisters in Action for Power, with a basic of teaching girls of colorleadership
skills to deal with issues in the community.  I was just hoping that you would
be interested in adding them to your list of community partners.  They look
more for students of color to work with the girls.  They are located at 1732 NE
Alberta and can be contacted at 503-331-1244.  If you have any questions you
can contact me or them.  Thanks a lot.

Nicole

"that place" is called the MSTL (prononced mistle, like mistle toe) It's on the 3rd floor of the school of education.

Here's another PSA:

visit http://www.fatgirlspeaks.com/

Another interesting conference with opportunities to observe different kinds of leadership

SAVE ERIC

April 18, 2003

 

Dear Colleagues and Friends of the ERIC Clearinghouses,  

We need your help in saving ERIC.   

The current ERIC contract ends on December 31, 2003.  On April 10, the
Department of Education released a draft statement of work for the ERIC system
for the next contract period.  The proposed changes to the system are
devastating.   

As proposed, the ERIC system will be reduced from 16 subject-specific
Clearinghouses to one central automated Clearinghouse. There will be no subject
specific Clearinghouse web sites, no on-site content experts to answer
questions or perform searches, no ERIC Digests, no bibliographies, and,
possibly, no New Directions for Community Colleges, or ASHE ERIC Reports. 
Furthermore, additions to the database will be made by a group of clerks from a
pre-approved list of journals, conferences, association, and organizations.
Thus, expert monitoring of the quality of research acquired for the database
will be eliminated and important contributions from many colleges and
independent scholars will no longer be part of the database.   

By law, the Department is required to allow for public comment on this draft
statement of work.  There is no guarantee that an outpouring of support will
change the proposed statement of work, but without these efforts, it is clear
that ERIC will be significantly impaired.  If you wish to offer support for the
valuable services that ERIC has provided to education scholars and
practitioners since 1966, please send your comments to the following people
before May 9 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time:    


(1) Your U.S. senators and elected representatives (contact information
available at http://www.vote-smart.org/). 

(2) Copy each letter to Secretary of Education, Rod Paige, Rod.Paige@ed.gov;
Fax number: 202-401-0596,

(3) Copy each letter to Jeff Halstead (the contract specialist collecting
official responses to the draft statement): Jeff.C.Halsted@ed.gov Fax number:
202-708-9817  


Please feel free to use the template available at http://www.saveeric.org/
letter.htm, or to create your own letter.  Apparently, faxes of letters written
on your institutional letterhead are most effective, but e-mails are also
welcome.  If you send e-mail, please make sure that you include your full
physical mailing address at the bottom of the letter or the message may be
discarded.  

We are very grateful for your assistance and hope that with a strong show of
support by the public and our representatives, the Department of Education will
reconsider this proposed restructuring.  Professors, please encourage your
graduate students to send letters, as well.

 

HAHA Ken yer sooooooooooooo funny

Here's some WebPages about writing style

http://www.mla.org/www_mla_org/style/style_main.asp?area=§ion=
sty51800124510&mode=sub&level=1

http://www.writingcenter.pdx.edu/resources/mla.html#tips

http://www.writingcenter.pdx.edu/resources/apa.html

http://www.writingcenter.pdx.edu/resources/resources.html


These two links are really long but explain everything about MLA and APA:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

Forum on Patriot Acts I & II
>
> Please plan to attend an eye-opening forum on the Patriot Acts I & II
> entitled, "I wasn't using my civil liberties anyway" on Tuesday May 6th,
> 7-9pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4505 E 18th Street,
> Vancouver, WA.
> In an effort to help citizens to better understand the Patriot Acts and
> their ramifications, a panel presentation and discussion will address the
> specifics of the current Patriot Act and the expected contents of the
> forthcoming "Patriot II". The panel is scheduled to include
representatives
> from the US Attorney's Office and the Civil Section of Washington's Clark
> County Prosecutor's Office, joined by local civil liberties spokespersons.
> Following their remarks, the panel will take questions from the audience.

A free conference!
We invite you-students, activists, community members, academics-to participate in this upcoming free conference celebrating multi-dimensional feminisms and connected activisms. Come and participate in sessions, engage with inspiring performers and doers and thinkers as we explore ways to take our individual and collective actions to deeper levels.

Friday, April 25th 6 - 9 pm
Saturday, April 26th 9 am - 8 pm

Portland State University, Smith Memorial, 1st Floor

Go to www.ess.pdx.edu/women for more information

Some of the highlights include:

Aurora Levins Morales
"Telling To Live: Bearing Witness to Our Lives"
Saturday, April 26, 11:00 - 1:15pm (Session Two)

In this workshop we'll practice the transformative art of testimonio, or social autobiography, using our life stories and family histories to rewrite our place in the world and in the web of relationships we have inherited. Bring a significant family photo and a core story from your own life or your family's traditions about itself.

Rita Wong
"Not to Have Seen it Yet Inheriting It"
Saturday, April 26, 11:00 - 4:00 pm (Sessions Two and Three)

What structures, systems, silences, histories, and survival strategies do our bodies carry?  In the face of immense violence, how do our words and actions matter?  With these questions in mind, please bring a poem or a short passage (either by you or by someone else) that you would like to share.  This workshop involves a discussion and sharing and a period of individual writing.

Habiba Addo
"Dance, Music, Africa"
Saturday, April 26, 2:30 - 4:00pm (Session Three)

I share what impact these various cultures have on me as an
artist and as a person.  I will talk about Ghana, my motherland, and how my art form keeps her near in this very far away land.  In my own obvious embrace of self, I urge/compel other women to do the same:  physically, mentally and spiritually.  Women are necessary, important, formidable, amazing, divine and absolutely beautiful!  During my classes and workshop, you get educated, entertained, a good workout and reborn.

Chrystos
"Feminist Ethics in Publishing and Writing"
Saturday, April 26, 4:15 - 5:45pm (Session Four)

Hi Everyone

This is a site for you all to come and discuss things outside of class (or continue discussion from class). Feel free to use it as you need it. Remember to play nice.