(Nov. 9, 2018) -- The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is supporting multiple events and commemorations organized by the Urban League of Portland to honor Mulugeta Seraw (Moo-loo-GATE-uh Suh-RAU), a 28-year old Ethiopian college student living in Portland who was murdered by racist skinheads outside of his apartment November 13, 1988.
PBOT is supporting these commemorative events through its Portland in the Streets Community Grant Program which invests in small-scale community-driven projects focused on transportation safety, equity, innovation and placemaking. This year’s grantees included the Urban League of Portland; grant funds were used to support placemaking efforts at their building, as well as the Mulugeta Seraw commemorative events.
PBOT recognizes that personal safety, including hate speech and violence, impacts how diverse communities utilize and interact with the local transportation system. PBOT encourages community members and public employees to participate in these events to learn more about how they can stand in solidarity against hate and violence.
 MULUGETA SERAW COMMEMORATION CONFERENCE
Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The Mulugeta Seraw Commemoration Conference will be held Tuesday, November 13, 2018 – the 30th anniversary of Seraw’s murder. This half-day conference at Portland State University is presented by the Urban League of Portland in partnership with the Ethiopian Community of Portland, SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition, PSU, and numerous public agencies, including the Portland Bureau of Transportation, Portland’s Office of Equity and Human Rights, Multnomah County, and others.
The Urban League of Portland and PBOT wish to thank all special guests and speakers, including Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson, members of Seraw’s family, as well as the lawyers who litigated and won the case against the White Aryan Resistance. The conference will include continuing legal education (CLE), breakout sessions on hate violence, as well as an analysis of relevant policy and accountability in Portland since 1988.
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 20186
Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: University Place Hotel & Conference Center Ballroom
310 SW Lincoln St., Portland, OR 97201
Registration: https://ulpdx.ejoinme.org/RememberSeraw
 SOUTHEAST PORTLAND SIGN TOPPER UNVEILING
Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 8:50 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
The Urban League of Portland, SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition, Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, and special guests will unveil commemorative street sign toppers which honor Mulugeta Seraw in the Kerns neighborhood of Southeast Portland, where Seraw lived and was murdered.
Speakers will include members of Seraw’s family and their attorney, representatives of the Urban League of Portland, the Kerns Neighborhood Association, SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition, and Commissioner Chloe Eudaly.
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Time: 8:50 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Location: Corner of Southeast 31st Avenue and Southeast Pine Street
MULUGETA SERAW PROCLAMATION AT PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 2:00 p.m
Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, alongside community organizations, will present a Proclamation during City Council to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Mulugeta Seraw’s murder.
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Portland City Hall, Council Chambers
1221 SW 4th Ave., Portland, OR 97204
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