Voices from the Edge

03/19/2019

https://news.streetroots.org/housing.

Join Kaia Sand, Executive Director of Streetroots, Emily Green Senior Staff Reporter and me for an informative conversation on reimaging our 911 emergency communication system and the appropriate first responders to deploy to calls for service. Streetroots has laid out a vision for a Portland Response Team that would include nurses, mental health professionals and other service provides and leave police to solve crime.

The conversation starts on Thursday Mar 20, 2019 at 8:00am-9:00am on Voices from the Edge!

The impact of homelessness is not just about the money, but being smarter about resources and training, according to Portland State University students’ academic report.

04/12/2017

Thursday on Voices from the Edge! Call in at 503-231-8187 to join the conversation at 8:00am

"The polarization of law enforcement and community members deepens as our nation continues  to erupt into national protests and states of emergency in Ferguson, Baltimore, New York, Cleveland, South Carolina, Florida and Chicago after a flurry of unarmed residents were killed by law enforcement. Tru...

01/11/2017

http://www.theskanner.com/news/newsbriefs/24878-naacp-portland-branch-pulls-out-of-portland-women-s-march

Portland Branch leadership voted unanimously to withdraw support for the march

01/04/2017

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/338027-217726-fusion-of-city-county-police-gains-traction

Tomorrow on Voices from the Edge we will be discuss the ludicrous plan to combine Multnomah County Sherriff’s office and Portland Police Department under the Multnomah County Sheriff’s office.

We will review the report on Multnomah County Jails that came out late last year and discuss why the last three Multnomah county sheriffs have all retired under misconduct allegations, overtime abuse and intimidation of staff.

Fusion of city, county police gains traction, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

12/31/2016

January is full of events that are preparing people for the work ahead in 2017. Part one is listed below

1/3/17 East Side democratic club-Grace Presbyterian Church 6025 NE Prescott St 12Noon-2:00PM

1/8/17 Oregon Sanctuary Assembly 1314 SW Park Ave. 3:00pm-5:00pm

1/10/17 Race Talks: Film 13th-From Slavery to Incarceration McMenamins Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Ave 6:00pm-9:40pm

1/12/17 No More-National Anti-Violence Summitt Hilton Vancouver Washington 8:00AM-3:00PM

1/14 FIRST 100 days United in Resistance Portland Institute for Comtemporary Art 415 SW 10th Ave #300 7;00AM-5:00PM

1/14 7th Annual Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Clarke College-Vancouver, Wa 8:30am-11:00am

1/14 Stand Together: A Day of Action Workshops Sunnyside Community House 3520 SE Yamhill St. 9:30am-5:00pm

1/14 First Meeting, Elders for a New World Central Library 801 SW 10th Ave.
10:15am-12Noon

1/14 United for Immigrant Rights March & Rally Oregon State Capitol 11:30am-3:00pm

1/16 32nd Annual Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr Tribute-A Single Garment of Desinty Highland Christan Church 7600 NE Glisan St. 11:00am-6:00pm

1/17 We Demand Sanctuary now! Shute Park, 900 SE Maple St. Hillsboro 5:00pm-8:00pm

1/20 Rise Up and Resist Fascism Rally & March Pioneer Courthouse Square 3:30pm-9;00pm

08/17/2016

On Thursday August 18th we will discuss the proposed changes to the Citizen Review Committee proposed by the mayors office and provide an update on police reform in Portland!

04/14/2016

Join us tomorrow for a conversation on environmental justice & the superfund cleanup.

PHCC will be on KBOO 90.7FM Thursday morning 8am.

04/06/2016

Join me as I speak with Kevin Jones, Artistic Director August Wilson Red Door Project as we discuss the Hands Up 7 Monologues 7 Testimony.

03/10/2016

Join me this morning as I talk with S. Renee Mitchell and Roosevelt High students who were profiled at Nordstrom Rack. The students are part of a writing program under the leadership of S.Renee Mitchell and will share their experience of shopping while black.

02/18/2016

Join Bobbin Singh and I tomorrow as we discuss the Multnomah County District Attorney's office study on the role race plays in prosecuting community members. One shocking statistic is if you are African American you are 600 times more likely to suffer dire consequences in all phases of interaction with this DA's office.

Bobbin Singh is the Executive Director of Oregon Justice Resource Center and with Oregon Innocence Project

www.oregoninnocenceproject.org

02/04/2016

Mental-health crisis intervention for all Multnomah County residents, regardless of insurance, age or income.

Mental-health crisis intervention for all Multnomah County residents, regardless of insurance, age or income Cascadia’s Project Respond Cascadia’s Project Respond is the mobile mental-health crisis response team that provides crisis intervention 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Accessed … Continue rea…

01/28/2016

Today we will get an update on the Burns OR occupation and discuss the latest review of deaths in police custody report by OIC. The report will be heard by city council today at 2pm.