This was a separate meeting from the regular Human
Rights Committee in Portland Oregon. They met and I filmed the discussion on "Racial Profiling"
here in Portland. The Portland police were invited, but no one representing them was present at this meeting There were 5
committee members. There were 2 citizen present and 2 city offices represented. This is open to the public This meeting is
continued in 2 weeks 2.18.09 It is held at their office located at 5315 N Vancouver street.
PDX First Meeting on November 5 2008
Introduction by Mayor Tom Potter of Portland ((intro)) This is the first of three videos from this meeting with The Human Rights Commission of Portland The next
two videos after the "mayors introduction" are about one-hour-long each Once again, I apologize for the poor audio in
all these videos I also misspelled "Introduction' on the YouTube video with Mayor Tom Potter (ooops) http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=lk7SG6zGuBU
This is the second half of the meeting, where the members discuss their group and share ideas
Filmed in Portland Oregon at City Hall, on November 5 2008
This is one out-take and is posted on YouTube from Mr. Lopez.
((out-take)) This clip was from the second half of their meeting This
clip is also in the longer full version: http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=mjljnCAIjpk
The City of Portland deeply believes that everyone within our city deserves to be valued and respected,
to feel safe, and be free from discrimination.
On March 19, 2008, City Council approved the creation of an Office of Human Relations (OHR) and a Human
Rights Commission. The mission of these two efforts is to work toward:
Eliminating discrimination and bigotry,
Strengthening inter-group relationships, and
Fostering greater understanding, inclusion and justice for those who live, work, study, worship, travel
and play in Portland.
The Office of Human Relations will provide leadership on civil and human rights issues through the
coordination advocacy, education, research, and intervention services. It will house the Human Rights Commission, comprised
of 11-15 volunteer commissioners, who are charged with setting the strategic priorities of the office.
