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I have great speaking skills and collaborative skills. I have worked and lived with people of all walks of <br />life. In order to work for the rights of all, each person's voice needs to be heard and honored. <br />I also have a streak in me that calls out injustice to it's face. I won't stand for it. And if it's not time for my <br />voice to be heard, I will help amplify others' voices. <br />1 How has your employment and/or volunteer experience prepared you to do the work of a Human Rights <br />Commissioner? Please be specific. <br />I have seen first hand the failings of the educational system. I have too many students without <br />permanent residences. I see too much racism in my classroom. I do my best to make a difference daily <br />within my teaching and as a Girl Scout Troop leader, but I want to do more. I want to serve more. <br />2 How has your personal experience prepared you to do the work of a Human Rights Commissioner? Please <br />be specific. <br />1. ICE's presence in our community. The rights of immigrants is truly coming down to being a purely <br />racist issue. It's clouded in a sense of national security, but in reality, there is rampant racism to blame. <br />Our community has no room for that. <br />2. Women and children (and men of course) living in poverty. Oregon has a ridiculously large homeless <br />population. We need real solutions instead of a "not in my yard" mentality. There ARE solutions. But we <br />need brave people to work towards those solutions. <br />3. Education. Oregon has also nearly the lowest rate of graduation. We aren't doing our kids living in <br />poverty--or kids of color--or foster kids--any of the kids living in the fringes--any justice. There can be no <br />justice without education. Equitable educational experiences. <br />3 What do you see as the three most pressing human rights issues in Eugene? Select the most important and <br />explain why. <br />I am a woman with strong opinions. Like I said before, I have a streak in me that speaks truth to power. <br />With that, I have had to learn how to sit and listen and truly pull out the commonalities I may have with <br />someone I disagree with. Reaching an agreement isn't about being right and wrong. There is no winner <br />and loser. If anyone loses, we all lose. Empathy, patience, and education is the key to negotiating and I <br />will do my best to embody those. My weakness, then, is the patience. Sometimes it's difficult for me to <br />remember that not everyone shares my experiences. I practice, daily, drawing people's stories out of <br />them and considering everyone's points of view. <br />4 Describe your specific strengths and weaknesses that would allow you to negotiate group situations in which <br />members hold strong, differing opinions. Give a specific example if possible. <br />Page 4 of 21 <br />Interested Applicants <br />6/4/2019 11:49:54 AM <br />June 24, 2019, Meeting – Item 1