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Oregon Action gave me the opportunity to volunteer in pursuit of twin goals … cultivating leadership skills among those on the downside of power, and better understanding organized political campaigns for racial, social and economic justice. It was in that capacity – in pressing Portland City Council to adopt a Plan to Address Racial Profiling, (see 70:10, here*) that I came into relationship with former, thrice elected, State Rep. Jo Ann Bowman. We married in 2011 and divorced in 2016.

I’ve employed media production skills to support Jo Ann’s long-term advocacy for social justice. I developed this site to permit post-conference dialogue following participation in a conference in China: it includes a ‘proof of concept’ video of Jo Ann’s presentation there.

Consult Hardesty offers a unique extension of my project-planning skill sets into Jo Ann’s power analysis, community connectivity and campaign leadership. We were intimate in a US Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights investigation into Portland Police: their Findings, of a ‘self-defeating accountability system,’ led to a proposed Agreement that includes our language … as part of a remedy to illegal use of police force against a protected class. We’ve proposed legislative changes at local and state level.

We’re campaigners. We are prepared to develop community-based organizations, from Board training and strategic planning, to membership development and all areas in between.

I’ve pursued family history through deep research that has taken me to the National Archives, Library of Congress and the University of Kentucky. Slave roles (both as life-savers and as abject property) entered my construction of a historical record that includes emancipationists and pro-slavery titans. This experience informed Hard Honesty, a blog of reflections on how historic relationships, property, and written records remain in contemporary influence. I entered direct relationship with a descendant of one of my slave-holding ancestors, and became active in Coming to the Table, a community engaged in reconciling others to both historical awareness and current social inequities remaining intact from slavery times. It was for a group of like-minded authors and academics that I helped build the blog ‘BitterSweet.’

I am learning what it is to be a White Ally. Taking Dr. Cornel West’s admonition to heart (that the civil rights movement kept fascism at bay for a generation or two) and knowing our respect for native treaty rights has sustained Oregon’s water quality, I realize social justice advocacy is in the best interest of the dominant culture as well. Biraciality and our arrival from disparate backgrounds means that Consult Hardesty is uniquely poised to address racial disparities. Given our relationships with governmental agencies, academia and other community partners, our presentations can produce emotional impact while remaining fact-based.

UPDATE: Connect with hardspace on facebook or LinkedIn.


Police Body Cameras: A Tool for or against the People

BannerCams-Final01-622x390Oregon legislators to put video evidence from body-worn cameras SOLELY in the hands of police. Were this a police accountability tool, you’d expect broad access to the evidence.  Broadcasters and the press are the only voices in opposition.  Please consider this information and contact your representatives, senators and community leaders.
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Racial Justice: Going by the Numbers:

When tackling racial justice, we find statistics the province of policy makers. We realize emotionally grappling with the psychological damage that stop & frisk engenders would more likely lead to policy revisions and reduce stressors leading to early-onset death among constituents of color. But until you’ve worked to permeate political insularity and overcome victim reluctance to testify in open hearings, you’ll not understand how difficult it is to reach decision-makers at an emotional level.


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