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	<title>VOZ</title>
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		<title>VOZ Fundraiser at the Tin Shed</title>
		<link>http://portlandvoz.org/2010/07/27/645/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lizzie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, July 22nd the Tin Shed hosted a fundraiser giving 10% of their proceeds to support  VOZ Worker&#8217;s Rights Education Project. VOZ supporters and Tin Shed  lovers alike turned out in scores to delight in the restaurant&#8217;s  deliciously local cuisine.
The money raised from this fundraiser will go to support VOZ&#8217;s food [...]]]></description>
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<p>Last Thursday, July 22nd the<a href="http://www.tinshedgardencafe.com/" target="_blank"> Tin Shed</a> hosted a fundraiser giving 10% of their proceeds to support  VOZ Worker&#8217;s Rights Education Project. VOZ supporters and Tin Shed  lovers alike turned out in scores to delight in the restaurant&#8217;s  deliciously local cuisine.</p>
<p>The money raised from this fundraiser will go to support VOZ&#8217;s food cart project. This food cart will be located at the MLK Worker Center to provide employment for day laborers, increase access to healthy and affordable food on site and in the area and provide an opportunity for the outside community to come to the Worker Center.</p>
<p>Thank you to the Tin Shed for your support!</p>
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		<title>VOZ wants YOUR feedback!</title>
		<link>http://portlandvoz.org/2010/07/08/voz-wants-your-feedback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lizzie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We are currently undergoing a Strategic Plan Process and are seeking out impressions, perspectives, and recommendations for our work. We have created an online survey that takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. We really want as much participation as possible, regardless of how involved you have been and for how long.
Surveys will be finished on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are currently undergoing a Strategic Plan Process and are seeking out impressions, perspectives, and recommendations for our wo<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-640" title="doug-2009-1010-063" src="http://portlandvoz.org/wp-content/uploads/images/2010/07/doug-2009-1010-063-300x199.jpg" alt="doug-2009-1010-063" width="180" height="119" />rk. We have created an online survey that takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. We really want as much participation as possible, regardless of how involved you have been and for how long.</p>
<p>Surveys will be finished on July 17th. Please make sure that you complete BOTH Parts.<br />
<a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TVTB9J5"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TVTB9J5">Survey PART 1</a><br />
<a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TTPN9C7">Survey PART 2</a></p>
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		<title>2010 Portland World Cup</title>
		<link>http://portlandvoz.org/2010/07/05/2010-portland-world-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lizzie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Promoting Community Health &#38; Cultural Exchange&#8221;
July 17,18th  - Brentwood City Park 9-6pm
Finals &#38; Closing Ceremony on July 25th - Peter Stott Field (PSU) 12-6pm
FREE ADMISSION
Soccer * Music * Food * Games * Health Fair
Sponsored by: Multnomah Health Department, Cascade AIDS Project, and Potlach

The Registration Deadline for teams has been extended until 7/9/10. Please contact Elizabeth [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 style="text-align: center;">&#8220;Promoting Community Health &amp; Cultural Exchange&#8221;<img class="size-medium wp-image-625 alignright" title="world cup" src="http://portlandvoz.org/wp-content/uploads/images/2010/07/half-sheets-194x300.jpg" alt="world cup" width="194" height="300" /></h3>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">July 17,18th  - Brentwood City Park 9-6pm</h5>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">Finals &amp; Closing Ceremony on July 25th - Peter Stott Field (PSU) 12-6pm</h5>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">FREE ADMISSION</h4>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">Soccer * Music * Food * Games * Health Fair</h4>
<p style="text-align: left;">Sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mchealth.org">Multnomah Health Department</a>, <a href="http://http://www.cascadeaids.org/">Cascade AIDS Project</a>, and <a href="http://http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/Potlach">Potlach</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Registration Deadline for teams has been extended until 7/9/10</span>. Please contact Elizabeth Fussell development@portlandvoz.org or 503-233-6787 for more details. Registration is $200/team. We have men and women&#8217;s divisions.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Are you interested in<strong> tabling</strong> for your organization or displaying crafts,etc for sale? We have tables available on a sliding scale. Please contact VOZ internTy Olson for more details:  tyguy2@gmail.com</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">To sign up to perform or participate in the<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><strong>cultural activities,</strong> please contact Potlach coordinator Franklin Kwa 503-960-7545</p>
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		<title>Thank You for Celebrating the VOZ 10th Anniversary Dinner With Us</title>
		<link>http://portlandvoz.org/2010/06/28/thank-you-for-celebrating-the-voz-10th-anniversary-dinner-with-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lizzie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for celebrating the VOZ 10th Anniversary Dinner with us and for your continued support of the VOZ Workers&#8217; Rights Education Project!


We filled the room with people who want to ensure our success for the next ten years as well!




Check out this video , made by VOZ volunteer Lindsey Saperstone, that was shown at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">Thank you for celebrating the VOZ 10th Anniversary Dinner with us and for your continued support of the VOZ Workers&#8217; Rights Education Project!</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-616" title="10th-anniversary1" src="http://portlandvoz.org/wp-content/uploads/images/2010/06/10th-anniversary1-300x199.jpg" alt="10th-anniversary1" width="300" height="199" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">We filled the room with people who want to ensure our success for the next ten years as well!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Check out this video , made by VOZ volunteer Lindsey Saperstone, that was shown at the event:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0FoPD260MU">VOZ Anniversary - Celebrating 10 Years of Commitment &amp; Struggle</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">These local businesses and individuals helped make our party a  success by donating food, drinks and auction items.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Please support them!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://newseasonsmarket.com/">New Seasons</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://redandblackcafe.com/">Red &amp; Black Café</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oldwivestalesrestaurant.com/">Old Wives&#8217; Tale</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pepinos.org/index.html">Pepino&#8217;s Mexican Grill</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.widmer.com/age_gate.aspx?redir=http://www.widmer.com/default.aspx">Widmer</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.peoples.coop/">The People&#8217;s Co-op</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pambiche.com/">Pambiche</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.grandcentralbakery.com/">Grand Central Bakery</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cremabakery.com/">Crema Bakery and Cafe</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bakerandspicebakery.com/">Baker and Spice</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://voodoodoughnut.com/">Voodoo Doughnut</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://breadandinkcafe.com/">Bread and Ink</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.220salon.com/">220 Salon</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.milagro.org/">Miracle Theatre</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pcs.org/">Portland Center Stage</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/naked-city-clothing-portland">Naked City Clothing</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kensartisan.com/">Ken&#8217;s Artisan Bakery</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://milagrosboutique.com/">Milagros</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.portlandcm.org/">Portland Children&#8217;s Museum</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oregonzoo.org">Oregon Zoo</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://delphinasbakerycafe.com/">Delphina&#8217;s Bakery Café</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.aliviarcoffee.com/">Aliviar Coffee House</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mcmenamins.com/">Bagdad Theater</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cinema21.com/">Cinema 21</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.portlandchinesegarden.org/home">Lan Su Chinese Garden</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stellason21st.com/">Stella&#8217;s</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;hs=L2K&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Ankeny+hardware+Portland&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Ankeny+hardware&amp;hnear=Portland,+OR&amp;cid=15325079143553794435">Ankeny Hardware</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.acehardware.com/home/index.jsp">Pearl&#8217;s Ace Hardware</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.yogashalapdx.com/">Yoga Shala</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elsasam.com/">Elsa and Sam Dishware</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.globalexchange.org/">Global Exchange</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegolddoor.com/">Gold Door</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.yeahwewood.com/">Sticks &amp; Stones Accessories</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artistsrep.org/">Artists&#8217; Repertory Theatre</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;hs=rQ0&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Mississippi+Records+Portland&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Mississippi+Records&amp;hnear=Portland,+OR&amp;cid=15777078515706338709">Mississippi Records</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.miradorcommunitystore.com/">Mirador Community Store</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.salsaconcoco.com/">Salsa con Coco</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ryancrosbyyoga.com/">Ryan Crosby - Yoga</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Erik Harris</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Aeryca</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Douglas Yarrow - Photographer</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Corinne Wolcott, LIC</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">And a special thanks to the <a href="http://www.firstunitarianportland.org/">First Unitarian Church</a>, for housing the event.</p>
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		<title>VOZ Anniversary Dinner - Celebrating 10 Years of Commitment &amp; Struggle</title>
		<link>http://portlandvoz.org/2010/06/16/voz-anniversary-dinner-celebrating-10-years-of-commitment-struggle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romeo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Please  join us and show your Collective Support!
Queremos  Ver El Apoyo Colectivo!!
Buy your  tickets TODAY!

June 18th,  2010 - 6-9pm
Buchan Hall - In the Elliot Building of the Unitarian Universalist  Church, 1226 SW Salmon St
$30-$50 Sliding Scale
Enjoy Dinner, Drinks, Silent Auction, and Live Music
GROUPS of FRIENDS and ORGANIZATIONS can buy tables [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Please  join us and show your Collective Support!</strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Queremos  Ver El Apoyo Colectivo!!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.chi-cash-advance.com/sforms/appeal1143/contribute.aspx"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Buy your  tickets TODAY!</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.chi-cash-advance.com/sforms/appeal1143/contribute.aspx"><img class="size-medium wp-image-555 aligncenter" title="voz_invitation_45x7_edit3" src="http://portlandvoz.org/wp-content/uploads/images/2010/05/voz_invitation_45x7_edit3-192x300.jpg" alt="voz_invitation_45x7_edit3" width="192" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #003300;"><strong>June 18th,  2010 - 6-9pm</strong><br />
<strong>Buchan Hall - In the Elliot Building of the Unitarian Universalist  Church, 1226 SW Salmon St</strong><br />
$30-$50 Sliding Scale<br />
Enjoy Dinner, Drinks, Silent Auction, and Live Music<br />
GROUPS of FRIENDS and ORGANIZATIONS can buy tables for SEVEN and  CELEBRATE 10 years of VOZ together!!</span></p>
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		<title>Reflections on the Workers&#8217; Center</title>
		<link>http://portlandvoz.org/2010/06/09/reflections-on-the-workers-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romeo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In English below
Reflexiones sobre El  Centro de trabajo.
Es una vendición  tener el Centro de trabajo, porque nos da la oportunidad a muchos de ganarnos la  vida dignamente. Este Centro, por lo demás, aparte de servir de conecte entre empleadores y empleados, es una especie de recinto de ayuda donde se  difunden [...]]]></description>
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<p>Reflexiones sobre El  Centro de trabajo.</p>
<p>Es una vendición  tener el Centro de trabajo, porque nos da la oportunidad a muchos de ganarnos la  vida dignamente. Este Centro, por lo demás, aparte de servir de conecte entre empleadores y empleados, es una especie de recinto de ayuda donde se  difunden y se practican los principios de ayuda mutua y de respeto mutuo. Merece el  apoyo de toda la comunidad. Merece el apoyo de todas y de todos.</p>
<p>Aquí en el Centro de  trabajo, sobre todo, no tienes que mostrar pruevas de tu identidad o de tu status social, como tampoco de tus cualificaciones o de tus destrezas. Basta  con que afirmes lo que dices. Cuando todo se hace conforme a la ley y a las  reglas, nosotros los trabajadores, cualificados o no cualificados, siempre  salimos perdiendo, porque las leyes y las reglas que legitimizan el <em>status  quo</em> están al servicio de las clases dominantes y de las empresas capitalistas.  Siempre  lo han estado y siempre lo van a estar. La situación se hace muy difícil algunas veces para algunos de nosotros por no poder  competir con los que nacieron aquí, por no poder hablar y escribir bien el idioma  y por no tener los conocimientos culturales necesarios para desenvolvernos con eficacia en este medio.</p>
<p>La existencia y el mantenimiento del Centro no se logró, ni se logra, con vanas palabras,  como las que profieren los sacerdotes en las misas y los políticos demagogos en  sus campañas políticas. Se logra con acciones, con las acciones de jóvenes líderes  (aquí permítame que me quite el sombrero ante los dirigentes de la  organización VOZ) que luchan y se preocupan por mejorar la situación de quienes de otra manera  no sabrían exigir respeto a su dignidad de mujeres y de hombres. Se  necesita gente así, gente capaz de actuar, a fin de cambiar y mejorar nuestra realidad  social.</p>
<p>Reflections on the Worker&#8217;s Center</p>
<p>It is a blessing having the Worker&#8217;s Center,  because it gives many of us the opportunity to earn a living with dignity.  This Center, moreover, aside from serving as a connection between employers and employees, is a kind of  help space where the principles of mutual help and mutual respect are shared  and practiced. It deserves the support of the entire community. It deserves  the support of everyone.</p>
<p>Here in the Worker&#8217;s Center, above all, you do not  have to show proof of your identity or of your social status, or of your  qualifications or skills. It is enough that you assure everyone that what you say is  true. When everything is done according to law and following the rules, we the workers, qualified or not qualified, always end up losing, because the  laws and the rules that legitimize the <em>status quo </em>are at the service of the dominant classes and the capitalist businesses.  They have always been this way and will always be this way. Sometimes the  situation is made very difficult for some of us because we are unable to compete with  people who were born here, because we are unable to speak well or write well in  the language, and because we do not have the cultural knowledge necessary to  work effectively in this environment.</p>
<p>The existence and the maintenance of the Center was  not obtained, and cannot be obtained, with empty words like those that the  priests utter in mass and that incendiary politicians use in their political  campaigns. It is obtained through actions, with the actions of young leaders (here  let me tip my hat to the leaders of the VOZ organization) that fight and  concern themselves with improving the situation of those who would otherwise not  know to demand the respect of the dignity of women and of men. You need  people like this, people that are capable of acting with the end of changing our  social reality and making it better.</p>
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		<title>National Day of Action Against SB1070</title>
		<link>http://portlandvoz.org/2010/05/26/national-day-of-action-against-sb1070/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romeo</dc:creator>
		
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Día de Acción Nacional en contra de la SB1070. ¡Alto Arizona!
En Portland y en Salem: Sábado el 29 de Mayo
Vigilia con música y oradores
SW 3rd y Madison, 5 de la tarde
Y Procesion a la iglesia First Unitarian Church
1011 Southwest 13th Avenue, Portland
Coordinado por la Coalición Pro-inmigrante de Portland y la Coalición del [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Día de Acción Nacional en contra de la SB1070. ¡Alto Arizona!</strong></p>
<p><strong>En Portland y en Salem: Sábado el 29 de Mayo</strong></p>
<p><strong>Vigilia con música y oradores</strong></p>
<p><strong>SW 3rd y Madison, 5 de la tarde</strong></p>
<p><strong>Y Procesion a la iglesia First Unitarian Church<br />
1011 Southwest 13th Avenue, Portland</strong></p>
<p>Coordinado por la Coalición Pro-inmigrante de Portland y la Coalición del Primero de Mayo</p>
<p><strong>Marcha en Salem en el Capitolio a las 11 de la mañana</strong><br />
Coordinado por CAUSA</p>
<p>Nuestros hermanos y hermanas hacen un llamado a los apoyantes para participar en la protesta el 29 de Mayo y organizar eventos locales en diferentes partes del país.</p>
<p>Participa con los inmigrantes de Oregon, comunidades de fe, trabajadores y organizaciones comunitarias para decir NO al perfil racial, NO a la 287g porque ¡ningun ser humano es ilegal!!</p>
<p>La SB1070 de Arizona nos afecta a todos. Se legaliza el perfil racial y estan hechando la culpa de la crisis económica a la gente equivocada. Muchos estados están tratando de pasar legislaciones similares. En Oregon, estamos en esa dirección con el crecimiento de la colaboración de la policía y la migra.</p>
<p>Puedes leer más de lo que pasa localmente en el Safe Communities Project: &lt;<a href="http://www.safecommunitiesproject.com/" target="1">http://www.safecommunitiesproject.com/</a>&gt; .</p>
<p><strong>Para más información:</strong></p>
<p>Portland  (503) 233-6787, <a href="http://maydaypdx.blogspot.com/" target="1">http://maydaypdx.blogspot.com</a> &#8212; Correo electrónico para involucrarse <a href="mailto:maydayoutreach@gmail.com">maydayoutreach@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>SALEM: (503) 984-6816, <a href="http://www.causaoregon.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.causaoregon.org</span></a></p>
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<p><strong>National Day of Action Against SB1070. Stop Arizona!</strong><br />
Salem and Portland: Saturday May 29th</p>
<p><strong>Portland Vigil (with speakers and music) </strong></p>
<p><strong>SW 3rd and Madison, 5pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>and lively procession to the First Unitarian Church</strong><br />
<strong>1011 Southwest 13th Avenue, Portland</strong></p>
<p>Coordinated by the Portland Immigrants Rights Coalition<br />
and Portland May Day Coalition</p>
<p><strong>Salem March and Rally<br />
Capitol Building, 11am</strong><br />
Coordinated by CAUSA and others.</p>
<p>Our brothers and sisters in Arizona have called for supporters to join their protests on May 29th and hold solidarity events across the country.</p>
<p>Join Oregon&#8217;s immigrant, faith, labor, and community organizations in saying NO to racial profiling, NO to 287g, and NO human being is illegal!</p>
<p>Arizona&#8217;s SB1070 affects everyone. It legalizes racial profiling and furthers the disturbing trend of putting the blame for this economic crisis on the wrong people. Several states are already considering similar legislation. In Oregon, we are facing gradual steps in this direction, with the increasing collaboration between local police and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).</p>
<p>Read more about these local developments from the Safe Communities Project &lt;http://www.safecommunitiesproject.com/&gt; .</p>
<p><strong>For more information:</strong><br />
SALEM: (503) 984-6816, http://www.causaoregon.org<br />
PORTLAND: (503) 233-6787, http://maydaypdx.blogspot.com<br />
Email maydayoutreach@gmail.com to get involved.</p>
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		<title>Portland May Day March a huge Success!</title>
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La marcha de Portland fue todo un exito!  Mas de 6,000 personas salieron nuevamente para exigir una reforma migratoria justa y humana, alto a las redadas y a la separacion familiar, fuera migra de las carceles.   Esta marcha fue organizado por la Coalision Pro-immigrante de Portland en el que [...]]]></description>
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<p>La marcha de Portland fue todo un exito!  Mas de 6,000 personas salieron nuevamente para exigir una reforma migratoria justa y humana, alto a las redadas y a la separacion familiar, fuera migra de las carceles.   Esta marcha fue organizado por la Coalision Pro-immigrante de Portland en el que VOZ es miembro.  Mas que una marcha, tambien fue un medio de denuncia mostrando nuestro desacuerdo con la ley  SB 1070 que paso en Arizona que criminalizaria a cualquier persona indocumentada que este presente en el estado de Arizona.</p>
<p>Hubieron varios discursantes antes de empezar la marcha: Carlos Correa del Centro Romero de San Diego &#8220;Estamos rotundamente en contra de la ley que firmo la governadora de Arizona&#8221;.  Gabriel Escobar uno de los jornaleros que hablo de la solidaridad con los compañeros de Arizona &#8220;la inmigracion es un fenomeno natural que no debe de ser catalogado como un crimen&#8221;.  &#8220;No queremos a los agentes de migracion en las carceles&#8221;. Uno de los  oradores que estuvieron hablando del significado del dia internacional del trabajo.  &#8221; los estados unidos no lo celebra porque quieren que nosostros olvidamos este gran dia para los trabajadores&#8221; Estamos unidos contra el racismo, la violencia policial, y los ataques a inmigrantes a través de las redadas y detenciones de ICE.  Exigimos empleos con salarios justos, trabajos para todos, y la restauración de nuestro derecho de organizar en los lugares de trabajo. Podemos lograr estos objetivos mediante impuestos a los ricos y a las corporaciones en vez de ﬁnáncialos. Podemos parar los acuerdos de libre comercio que aquí ha externalizado los empleos y mantenido los bajos salarios, mientras crean fábricas de explotación y la destrucción de los recursos en otra parte.</p>
<p>Marcharon niños, ancianos y jovenes gritado el,  Si se puede! Si se puede! Durante toda la marcha.  Se hicieron varias paradas: Uno en la oficina de la NIKE en donde se exige que se deje de explotar a los trabajadores que trabajan para esa compania, tambien hubo otra parada en el justice center donde se le pidio a la policia que no colabore con la migra.</p>
<p>Al final, Lolo Rivas y Francisco Aguirre deleitaron con su musica al igual que otros oradores.</p>
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<p>The Portland march was a total success!  More than 6,000 people came out to demand just and humane immigration reform, to stop raids that separate families, and ICE out of jails. This march was organized by The Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition, which VOZ is a member of.  More than a march, the event was also a way to show our complaint and disagreement with SB 1070, the law recently passed in Arizona that would criminalize any undocumented person present in Arizona.</p>
<p>We had various speakers before the march began:  Carlos Correa of the Romero Center in San Diego stated, &#8220;We are firmly against the law that the Governor of Arizona signed&#8221;.  Gabriel Escobar, a day laborer who spoke of solidarity with friends in Arizona said, &#8220;Immigration is a natural phenomenon that should not be categorized as a crime.  We don&#8217;t want immigration agents in the prisons&#8221;.  Another speaker was talking about the meaning of the International Labor Day, &#8220;The United States does not celebrate it [the holiday] because they want us to forget this great day for workers.&#8221;</p>
<p>We are united against racism, police violence, and the attacks on immigrants through the ICE raids and detentions.  We demand employment with just salaries, work for all, and the restoration of our right to organize in places of work.  We can achieve these objectives through taxes on the rich and corporations, instead of financing them.  We can stop the free trade agreements here that have outsourced jobs and maintained low wages while at the same time creating sweatshops and the destruction of natural resources in other parts of the world.</p>
<p>Children, the young, and the elderly marched yelling, &#8220;Si se puede (yes we can)!  Si se puede!,&#8221; throughout the entire march.  There were various stops made: one at the Nike office, where the group demanded the company stop the exploitations of its workers; and another stop at the Justice Center, where the group asked police not to collaborate with INS.</p>
<p>At the end, the group was entertained with the music of Lolo Rivas and Francisco Aguirre, as well as more speakers.</p>
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		<title>Press Conference addresses the Dangers of SB 1070</title>
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On April 23, in the State of Arizona, there was passed into law one of the most aggressive bills against immigrants. At once, the country convulsed and civil rights organizations made their presence known by raising their voices against the said proposal. On April 27, in St. Francis Church in Southeast Portland, [...]]]></description>
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<p>On April 23, in the State of Arizona, there was passed into law one of the most aggressive bills against immigrants. At once, the country convulsed and civil rights organizations made their presence known by raising their voices against the said proposal. On April 27, in St. Francis Church in Southeast Portland, the Portland Immigration Rights Coalition, PIRC by its symbols in English, held a press conference to denounce the danger of SB 1070 signed by Governor Jan Brewer.</p>
<p>Shizuko Hashimoto, member of the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, APANO by its symbols in English, illustrated the aggression suffered by the Asian community during World War II: &#8220;More than 100,000 Japanese immigrants or children of Japanese immigrants were kept in concentration camps. Many of them, citizens of the second, third and even fourth generation, were classified as enemies only by birth, the color of their hair, the shape of their eyes.&#8221; She added, &#8220;In 1988 Congress approved an apology to the Japanese community for the bad treatment toward them during that period. They recognized the U.S. government had acted with racial prejudice, mass war hysteria, and it had been a political leadership ruling.&#8221;</p>
<p>It could be said that it was an historic episode which will not repeat itself, but it would be committing a serious error; ignorance of history only causes repetition of same. Shizuko illustrated it in this manner: &#8220;Let us move ahead to 2010. The anti-immigrant sentiment grows in Arizona through a bill pushed by Russell Pierce, a Senator who is tied to the neo-Nazi movement. Governor Jan Brewer converted that hate into law. This law is based on racial prejudice, hysteria, and clearly demonstrates a failure of political leadership.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We will not stand still watching as our people are harassed only by the color of their skin,&#8221; said Melissa Saravia, from MECHA.</p>
<p>There are different reasons to declare one&#8217;s support for immigrants who enter the United States looking for better living conditions or sources of work. For Fr. Robert Krueger of the St. Francis Church, that inspiration comes through the Judeo-Christian tradition which teaches that &#8220;one of the fundamental requisites of our faith, based on the teachings of the same Jesus and of social Catholicism, is to care for strangers and those who have recently arrived, whether they be legal or not.&#8221; Fr. Krueger also mentioned the example of the good Samaritan who extended compassion even to his enemies.</p>
<p>Besides the panelists already mentioned, those who participated were: Silvio Poot of MECHA, Dagoberto Flores of Savadoreños Unidos of Oregon, SALUDO, and Damon Isiah Turner from the Portland Commission of Human Rights.</p>
<p>The implementation of this law is dangerous for various reasons. First, it has wielded the argument of safety of the state; if it is certain that in Arizona there exists a drug-trafficking problem, it is also certain that SB 1070 does not tackle that problem. In other words, they are using the immigrant as a scapegoat.</p>
<p>Another danger is the involvement of the local police with ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement). This is dangerous because the police departments is going to do the function as immigration agent, and if before they were protecting communities, now they will be kept busy detaining people for their skin color or their way of speaking. It is feared that many undocumented people, afraid of being arrested, will not risk reporting other crimes; and that is a safety problem.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, though SB 1070 has been given much attention, here in Portland something similar is beginning. Quietly, immigration officials are working with police departments in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties. This new strategy falls within what is called &#8220;Secure Communities&#8221;.</p>
<p>It is urgent at a federal level to begin to discuss an immigration reform system. While politicians of this country continue believing that &#8220;there does not exist an appetite&#8221; to deal with this problem, immigrants will continue suffering injustices of an economic system that only takes advantage of them.</p>
<p>It is important, too, that every individual, irrespective of their immigration situation, organize themselves with existing community organizations to make them grow and become stronger. This fight is everybody&#8217;s and together we will win.</p>
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<p>En Abril 23, en el Estado de Arizona, fue convertida en ley una de las más agresivas propuestas en contra de los inmigrantes. Inmediatamente el país se convulsionó y las organizaciones defensoras de los derechos civiles hicieron su presencia alzando sus voces en contra de dicha ley. El 27 de Abril, en la Iglesia San Francis en el sureste de la ciudad de Portland, la Coalición de Portland por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes, PIRC por sus siglas en inglés, sostuvo una conferencia de prensa para denunciar lo peligroso de la ley SB1070 firmada por la gobernadora Jan Brewer.</p>
<p>Shizuko Hashimoto, miembro de la Red Asiática Americana del Pacífico, APANO por sus siglas en inglés, ilustró la agresión sufrida por la comunidad asiática durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial: &#8220;más de 100,000 inmigrantes japoneses o hijos de japoneses fueron colocados en campos de concentración. Muchos de ellos ciudadanos de segunda, tercera y hasta cuarta generación fueron clasificados como enemigos solamente por su origen, el color de su pelo, la forma de sus ojos&#8221;. Luego agregó: &#8220;En 1988 el Congreso aprobó una disculpa por el maltrato hacia la comunidad japonesa durante ese período. Reconocieron que el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos había actuado con prejuicio racial, histeria de guerra, y había sido un fallo de liderazgo político&#8221;.</p>
<p>Se podría decir que ese es un episodio histórico que no se repetirá jamás, pero eso sería caer en un grave error ya que el desconocimiento de la historia sólo causa la repetición de la misma. Shizuko lo ilustró de esta manera: &#8220;Adelantémonos al 2010. El sentimiento anti-inmigrante crece en Arizona a través de una ley empujada por Russell Pierce, un senador muy ligado al movimiento neo-nazi. La gobernadora Jan Brewer convirtíó ese odio en ley. Esta ley se basa en prejuicios raciales, histeria, y claramente demuestra una falla en el liderazgo político&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;No nos quedaremos parados a ver como nuestra gente es hostigada sólo por el color de su piel&#8221;, dijo enseguida Melissa Saravia, del Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano Americano, MECHA.</p>
<p>Hay diferentes razones para solidarizarse con los inmigrantes que entran a los Estados Unidos buscando mejores condiciones de vida, o fuentes de trabajo. Para el Padre Robert Krueger de la Iglesia San Francis, esa inspiración viene dada por la tradición judeo-cristiana, la cual enseña que &#8220;ya sea que los inmigrantes sean ilegales o no, uno de los requisitos fundamentales de nuestra fe, basado en las enseñanzas del mismo Jesús y del catolicismo social, es cuidar de los extranjeros y de los recién llegados.&#8221; El Padre Krueger también mencionó el ejemplo del buen samaritano, quien extendió la compasión incluso hacia sus enemigos.</p>
<p>Además de los panelistas ya mencionados, participaron Silvio Poot, de MECHA; Dagoberto Flores de Salvadoreños Unidos de Oregon, SALUDO; y Damon Isiah Turner de la Comisión de Portland sobre los Derechos Humanos.</p>
<p>La implementación de esta ley es peligrosa por varias razones.<br />
En primer lugar, se ha esgrimido el argumento de la seguridad del estado; y si bien es cierto que en Arizona existe el problema del tráfico de drogas, también es cierto que la SB1070 no aborda ese problema. En otras palabras se está usando al inmigrante como chivo expiatorio de un problema ajeno al fenómeno migratorio.</p>
<p>Otro peligro es el involucramiento de las policías locales en funciones de caracter migratorio. Esto es peligroso porque los cuerpos policiales se desnaturalizan y si antes estaban para proteger a las comunidades, ahora se mantendrán ocupados deteniendo sospechosos ya sea por el color de piel o por su modo de hablar. Se teme que muchos indocumentados, por el temor a ser arrestados, no se atreverán a denunciar otros crímenes; y eso, si es un problema de seguridad.</p>
<p>Sin embargo aunque a la SB1070 se le ha dado mucha atención, aquí en Portland se comienza a vivir algo similar. De manera silenciosa oficiales de migración están trabajando con los centros policiales de los Condados de Multnomah, Clackamas, y Washington. Esta nueva estrategia cae dentro de lo que se ha dado en llamar &#8220;Comunidades Seguras&#8221;.</p>
<p>Es urgente entonces que a nivel federal se comience a discutir una reforma al sistema migratorio. Mientras los políticos de este país sigan creyendo que &#8220;no existe apetito&#8221; para abordar este problema, los inmigrantes seguirán sufriendo las injusticias de un sistema económico que sólo se aprovecha de ellos.</p>
<p>Urgente es también que cada individuo, independientemente de su estado migratorio, se organice con las organizaciones comunitarias existentes para hacerlas crecer y fortalecerlas. Esta lucha es de todos y juntos la ganaremos.</p>
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Marcha del Primero de Mayo en Portland:
¡¡Empleo para todos!!  ¡Los Derechos de los Inmigrantes también son Derechos Humanos!


12:00 del medio día en el South Park Blocks (entre SW Park Avenue y SW Salmon Street en el centro de Portland).


¡¡Compañero esta lucha es tu lucha no la dejes para tus hijos!!
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Marcha del Primero de Mayo en Portland:<br />
¡¡Empleo para todos!!  ¡Los Derechos de los Inmigrantes también son Derechos Humanos!<br />
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<strong>12:00 del medio día en el South Park Blocks (entre SW Park Avenue y SW Salmon Street en el centro de Portland).</strong></span></span></span></p>
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<div id="attachment_547" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://portlandvoz.org/wp-content/uploads/images/2010/04/1-de-mayo.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-547" title="1-de-mayo" src="http://portlandvoz.org/wp-content/uploads/images/2010/04/1-de-mayo-225x300.jpg" alt="El Primero de Mayo 2006" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">El Primero de Mayo 2006</p></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><br />
¡¡Compañero esta lucha es tu lucha no la dejes para tus hijos!!<br />
¡¡Queremos una Reforma Migratoria justa y Humana!!<br />
¡Migra fuera de las carceles!<br />
¡No más redadas!<br />
¡No más separación de familias!<br />
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<p>Viste una playera blanca, trae agua y una bandera de Estados Unidos.  Te invita la Coalición Pro-inmigrante de Portland y la Coalición de Primero de Mayo.</p>
<p>El Día Internacional del Trabajo comenzó en los 1880 en los Estados Unidos con la lucha por una jornada laboral de ocho horas. Hoy conmemoramos la lucha de los trabajadores y los pobres de todo el mundo por la justicia económica. Estamos unidos contra el racismo, la violencia policial, y los ataques a inmigrantes a través de las redadas y detenciones de ICE. Nadie es ilegal. Nuestro objetivo es acabar con la discriminación por orientación sexual e identidad de género. A través de la solidaridad vamos a reformar nuestra inmigración, la justicia penal, y los sistemas económicos para satisfacer las necesidades humanas. Exigimos un aumento al gasto público, no más recortes a la educación, al transporte público, y servicios sociales. Exigimos una vivienda digna accesible, no perdidas hipotecarias y desalojos. Exigimos atención de la salud con un solo pago para todos. Exigimos empleos con salarios justos, trabajos para todos, y la restauración de nuestro derecho de organizar en los lugares de trabajo. Podemos lograr estos objetivos mediante impuestos a los ricos y a las corporaciones en vez de fináncialos. Podemos parar los acuerdos de libre comercio que aquí ha externalizado los empleos y mantenido los bajos salarios, mientras crean fábricas de explotación y la destrucción de los recursos en otra parte. Podemos acabar con las guerras y ocupaciones, así como las catástrofes ambientales que sirven para mantener a las corporaciones más ricas y la gente en la pobreza.</p>
<p></span><span style="color: #0000fe;"><strong>Para más información: 503-233-6787      <a href="http://maydaypdx.blogspot.com/">http://maydaypdx.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Solidaridad por siempre.</p>
<p>¡Sí se puede!</p>
<p></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Portland May Day March and Rally: </strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong> Jobs for all!<br />
Immigrants’ Rights are Workers’ Rights! </strong></span></span></p>
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<p><strong>WHEN: Saturday, May 1st, 2010<br />
WHERE: South Park Blocks, Downtown Portland<br />
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<strong>11am— Gather at SW Park and Salmon<br />
Noon— Rally: Speakers and Entertainment<br />
1pm— March</p>
<p></strong>Join the Portland Immigrant Coalition and the Portland May Day Coalition for this family-friendly event.</p>
<p>International Workers’ Day began in the 1880s in the United States with the fight for an eight-hour work day,  Today we commemorate the struggle of working people and the poor around the world for economic justice.  We stand together against racism, police violence, and attacks on immigrants through ICE raids and detentions.  No one is illegal.  We aim to stop discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  Through solidarity we will reform our immigration, criminal justice, and economic systems to meet human needs.  We demand an increase in public spending, not more cuts to education, public transportations, and social services.  We demand decent affordable housing, not foreclosures and evictions.  We demand single payer health care for all.  We demand living wage jobs, full employment, and the restoration of our right to organize workplaces.  We can achieve these goals by taking the rich and corporations instead of bailing them out.  We can stop free trade agreements that have outsourced jobs and kept wages low here while creating sweatshops and destroying resources elsewhere.  We can end the wars and occupations as well as environmental catastrophes that serve to keep the corporations rich and the people in poverty.</p>
<p><strong>Solidarity Forever!  ¡Si se puede!</p>
<p></strong>For more information, visit <a href="http://maydaypdx.blogspot.com/">http://maydaypdx.blogspot.com</a><br />
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