Author: Ushriya

Author: Ushriya

The Chair’s office at Multnomah County is seeking applicants to be on the oversight committee for the recently passed levy. This would be a great way to contribute to the future of OHS by ensuring the greatest accountability to the citizens of Multnomah County.

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On November 2nd, MultnomahCounty voters approved a five-year levy to support the Oregon Historical Society. Part of the accountability built into the measure is the creation of an independent citizen’s oversight committee charged with reviewing all levy expenditures to ensure they are used for their intended purpose. The committee will meet twice annually and will represent MultnomahCounty’s diverse communities.

Qualified candidates should have a working understanding of budgeting process and a strong commitment to accountability.

Those interested should submit a resume along with an explanation of qualifications to the Office of Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen, Attention: Emerald Bogue,

501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Ste. 600, Portland

, 97214. Or email emerald.bogue@multco.us. The deadline to apply is December 6, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.

For more information, please visit our website or call Emerald Bogue at (503)988-5772.

D. K. Row, “Oregon Historical Society, which documents the state’s past, might not have a future,” Oregonian, Oct. 22, 2010.

The Black Bag Speaker Series sponsored by the Black Studies Department at Portland State University will host Trevor Griffey, Project Coordinator of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 12:00-1:30 p.m. This event will be held in PSU’s Multicultural Center, Smith Memorial Student Union 228.

Trevor is also co-editor of and contributor to Black Power at Work: Community Control, Affirmative Action, and the Construction Industry (Cornell University Press, 2010). This book examines community activism and direct action by civil rights groups to advocate desegregation of federal and city-funded construction projects across northern cities in the 1960s and 1970s.

The following day, the NHN will hold its quarterly general meeting and public event. This event will feature Trevor, Felicia Williams (PDX Civil Rights Project, Portland State University), and Portland labor leader Keith Edwards (International Representative, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) discussing “From Black Power to Green Jobs: Civil Rights, Trade Unions & Urban Renewal in Portland & Seattle, 1960s to the present“.

Please join us for both events!

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