CENTER FOR INTERCULTURAL ORGANIZING MEDIA COVERAGE

February 25, 2008
"Our Leaders Now Come in Many Colors"
People of color assume leadership positions.
The Oregonian

January 29 , 2008
"Portland City Council approves the re-creation of City human-rights entity"
New entity includes an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.
The Asian Reporter

January 25 , 2008
Audio Interview
Executive Director Kayse Jama discusses the origins of CIO, our mission, the recent City Hall win and Oregon's upcoming anti-immigrant ballot initiatives on KBOO community radio.
KBOO Community Radio

January 24 , 2008
"New Human Relations office to cover a range of concerns"
“Life in Portland is not the same for everyone,” says Jorge Espinosa, a Portland Community College professor.
El Hispanic News

January 19 , 2008
"Race issues need airing, mayor says"
Portland Mayor Tom Potter gives his final State of the City speech.
The Oregonian

January 17 , 2008
"Portland sets up Office of Human Relations
Rights"
The city gives approval at Jefferson High, where a student testifies it will be a place to seek justice.
The Oregonian

January 14 , 2008
"Awakening the City's Conscience"
The Portland City Council should move this week to create a new Human Relations Commission.
The Oregonian

January 10, 2008
"City to Create Human Relations Office"
Commission could handle discrimination, bias claims in Portland.
The Skanner

December 23, 2007
"Peace Groups' Inner Turmol"
Latino, African American and Asian activists insist that to fully involve them in the peace movement, the discussion needs to widen to address race and social injustice.
The Oregonian

November 2, 2007
"Activists Fend Off Chavez Compromise"
A Latino group wants the labor leader's name to replace Interstate on signs, and members are looking for support.
The Oregonian

March 26 , 2007
"Oregon Minority Business Profile: Good Works"
Kayse Jama lends a voice to Portland's immigrant and refugee communities.
Oregon Minority Business

March 22 , 2007
"Tipping Point"
Cop union softens stance on racial profiling.
Portland Mercury

February 6 , 2007
"Great Expectations"
Columnist Maileen Hamto writes about Portland's new immigrant and refugee task force.
Asian Reporter

January 23, 2007
"United We Stand"
Portland's immigrants and refugees organize to help make the city more accessible to its changing demographic.
Street Roots

January 10 , 2007
"New Portland panel to check for racial profiling by police"
The City Council will announce today on the creation of a new racial profiling committee.
The Oregonian

January, 2007
"Racial Profiling is Confirmed in Portland"
Special to the National Newspaper Publishers Association (also known as the Black Press of America) from the Portland Skanner.
The National Newspaper Publishers Association

December 6 , 2006
"Political Imprisonment Charged" Supporters of civil liberties rally for justice Monday outside Pioneer Courthouse in the case of a Patrice Lumumba Ford community.
The Portland Observer

November 30, 2006
"City Focuses on Refugee Population" Immigrant task force to address needs of growing community.
The Skanner

October 26, 2006
"Profiling Report Released" Summary of listening sessions presents city with rare opportunity.
The Skanner

October 26, 2006
"Minorities win double header at city council"
El Hispanic News

October 25, 2006
"Portland wakes up to power of inclusiveness" Grassroots leaders have always had to forge their own pathways to power. Now they're being welcomed in by City Council members and Mayor Tom Potter, who has been heralding inclusiveness since his campaign.
The Oregonian

October 20, 2006
"Advocacy groups, police union sharply divided on racial profiling" City Council - Portland's police chief largely supports activists' recommendations but opposes tracking police stops.
The Oregonian

October 18, 2006
"Pottering Around" Mayor may delay racial profiling commission.
Portland Mercury

October 18, 2006
"Council tackles ethnic, immigrant issues" Diversity - Two proposals look to address inequity, gentrification and other obstacles.
The Oregonian

October 6, 2006
"Groups suggest how to end racial profiling" Police - The chief likes most of the ideas, except the analysis of individual officers' traffic stops.
The Oregonian

October 5, 2006
"Bad Apples" Cops likely to reject key racial profiling recommendation.
Portland Mercury

August 20, 2006
"Immigrants' needs are simliar, but challenges are different" Dreams - A forum brings together minority groups with community and elected leaders.
The Oregonian

August 16, 2006
"Newcomers' agenda edges to forefront" Scoot over, Portland, the newly arrived immigrants and refugees want more respect.
The Oregonian

August 1, 2006
"Intercultural organizing gives Portland a purpose and a vision" by independent journalist Sherry Harbert
Foreign Interest

February 16 , 2006
"Immigrants in Northwest share thoughts about policies" Report urges clearing barriers to citizenship, protecting rights.
Statesman Journal

February 1, 2006
"Immigrant Class Aims for Understanding" RISE workshop looks to eliminate some common misconceptions about immigration. Reporter Abe Proctor covers the story.
The Skanner

December 8, 2005
"Immigrants and Refugees Face Local Integration Challenges" With a diverse crowd of immigrants and refugees at City Hall Saturday afternoon, Mayor Tom Potter told the crowd that Portland does not have a comprehensive plan on how to integrate immigrants into the community. He then called on immigrants to help create policies to "reach out to people who do not have a voice."
El Hispanic News

December 1, 2005
"Forum Aims for Inclusion" Immigrants seek a greater role in civic life and government. Skanner Editor Nancy McCarthy covers the story.
The Skanner

September 22 , 2005
"Thinking Outside the U.S. Box"
Portland State University President Daniel Bernstine presents at Fall Symposium, mentions Community Language and Culture Bank's importance to his Internationalization Initiative for the university.
Portland State University

September 8 , 2005
"9-11 Observance Strives for Better Understanding"
Rob Manning reports on an annual event in Portland this weekend that appeals for better understanding among Muslims and non-Muslims.
OPB

June 24, 2005
"Civic Resistance to the Bush Administration's Culture of Fear and Secrecy"
Desiree Hellegers of Counterpunch covers the story of Portland, Oregon becaming the first city in the country to pull out of its local Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) agreement with the FBI. Counterpunch

December 8, 2004
"Breaking Cultural Barriers"
The Portland Observer interviews members of Community Language and Culture Bank, as the group moves into a new space in Northeast Portland. 
The Portland Observer

October 2, 2004
"Nationwide Rallies Support Immigration Bills"
In Portland, Ore., hundreds of high school and college students joined farm workers, including United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, chanting, “Support the Dream Act” outside the offices of Republican Sen. Gordon Smith Sept. 23 to demand that he push for enactment of that immigration reform bill and the AgJobs bill. the Center Founder Kayse Jama quoted.
People's Weekly World

September 9, 2004
"Hope Begins When Fear Ends"
Community Language and Culture Bank holds the Global Portland Festival: Hope Begins When Fear Ends on September 12, to commemorate the 9/11 attacks and to celebrate the common humanity which brings us together.
The Oregonian

June 25, 2004
"Brandon Mayfield Speaks"
On Friday, June 25, Brandon Mayfield spoke at The City Club of Portland's special Friday forum. For the first time, Mayfield and federal public defender Steve Wax answered questions from the public, discussed profiling and shed light on why the FBI accused this Beaverton lawyer of terrorist acts. the Center Founder Kayse Jama quoted.
Oregonlive

April 2, 2004
"Somalis Wait in Legal Limbo with Homeland Security"
the Center Founder Kayse Jama reports on the detention of thousands of Somalis awaiting deportation.
Oregon Peaceworker

March 30, 2004
"Bantu Family Finds New Home and New Hope"
After years in refugee camps, exhausted clan lands in Beaverton. Community Language and Culture Bank is profiled.
Portland Tribune

March 26, 2004
"Bantu refugees begin exodus to Oregon"
The new arrivals are from Somalia, where members of their ethnic group are disdained as a slave class. Community Language and Culture Bank founder Kayse Jama quoted.
The Oregonian

November 21, 2003
"Out of War, In for Peace"
Kayse Jama fled Somalia and now advocates for other refugees, forming a group that focuses on talking and understanding
The Oregonian

April 7, 2003
"Refugees Respond to War"
Portland State University Vanguard

April 6, 2003
"Immigrants Share Stories of War"
Portland Refugees and immigrants who've experienced war first hand raised their voice for peace by sharing their stories with the community at PSU's Multicultural Center. KBOO's Miae Kim was there and has this report.(Digital Audio. Runs approx. 3.42)
KBOO Community Radio

January 10, 2003
"Activists Show Solidarity for INS Registrants"
The Immigration and Naturalization Service started what it's calling special registration on September 11, 2002 to try to limit the chance of attacks like the ones that struck New York and Washington DC a year before.
OPB

September 23, 2002
"Portland Joint Terrorism Task Force Harassing Somali Community"
On Saturday, September 21, Kayse Jama spoke at the Palestinian Forum at the Campus Ministries Building at PSU. Kayse is a member of Portland's Muslim Somali community and he was there to talk about the problems currently being faced by Somali people in the United States, especially in Portland by the Joint Terrorism Task Force (PJTTF).
Portland IndyMedia

September 19, 2002
"Approval Expected for Terrorism Task Force"
The Portland City Council is hearing testimony this afternoon on the Police Bureau's participation in a Joint Terrorism Task Force.
OPB