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financial aid and so students would be considered to be state residents in order to get in-state tuition. He felt the <br />adoption of the proposal was a way to think globally and act locally. <br /> <br />Annie Nelson <br />, 1750 Alder Street, Apt. 13, stated that she was a senior at the University and the Co-Director of the <br />University of Oregon Multicultural Center. On behalf of the center she asked the council to support the DREAM <br />Act. She declared that the DREAM Act would make higher education more accessible and this was fundamental to <br />equal opportunity and would foster social equity. <br /> <br />nd <br />Roscoe Caron <br />, 840 West 22 Avenue, stated that he was a teacher at Shasta Middle School who worked with a <br />population that was 20 percent Latino. He had been associated with Ganas, a program that linked middle school <br />students with mentors. He remarked that there was a “schizophrenic aspect” to the program, which presented to <br />students the dream of going to college. He said currently the collective grade point average of Ganas students was <br />3.2 and not one of them lived in a home where English was the primary language spoken. He could not estimate how <br />many of them would never be able to go to college. He related that he had been able to go to college because he <br />qualified for Pell Grants, Student Direct Loans, and the work study program. He said a number of the students he <br />worked with would never be able to do this under the current laws and he considered this to be a great travesty and a <br />great hurt to individuals, the community, and the nation. He considered the resolution an opportunity to right this <br />wrong. <br /> <br />Carmen X. Urbina <br />, 788 Blackfoot Avenue, asked the council to please support the DREAM Act. She had been a <br />student whose parents had been undocumented immigrants. She stood before the council because she was fortunate <br />to have a family that was supportive and allowed her to come back and get an education. She said in the spirit of <br />thinking globally and acting locally, she was there on behalf of the Community Coalition for the Advancement of <br />Human Rights. She stated that historically, in 2006, after the City put a goal on race relations and the Human Rights <br />Commission (HRC) had brought to the City the vision and the opportunity for the City of Eugene to become a <br />Human Rights City, the City had charged the HRC and a group of community members to go and educate the <br />community and to engage community stakeholders in creating the vision of becoming a Human Rights City. She said <br />the HRC had held mental health forums, immigration forums, and the International Day of Human Rights. She <br />declared that the DREAM Act was for human rights. She stated that the coalition was comprised of 34 organizations <br />that were coming together to create a Human Rights Community Summit called “Bringing Human Rights Home.” <br />She asked the council to support funding for the summit. <br /> <br />Ken Neubeck <br />, 4915 West Hillside Drive, stated that he was a strong supporter of the DREAM Act. He was also a <br />member of the HRC. He had been involved in the evolution of Eugene to become a Human Rights City. He also <br />asked that the council approve $3,500 to help sponsor the Human Rights Summit. He underscored that they had <br />hundreds of volunteer hours and they had received other financial support; funding from the City could be used to <br />leverage more funding for the summit. He thanked the council for its consideration. <br /> <br />th <br />Samantha Chirillo <br />, 3930 East 17 Avenue, said she was the new Economic Justice Organizer for the Oregon Fair <br />Trade campaign, which had convened a “new and growing alliance” of approximately a dozen Eugene-based groups. <br />She said the group had unanimously endorsed the DREAM Act and they urged the council to pass the resolution in <br />support of it. She averred that the youth that would benefit from the act were an integral component of the <br />community just as advocacy for immigrant rights was a critical component of trade reform. She also wanted to urge <br />the council to support the resolution for marine reserves as she was someone who appreciated Cape Perpetua and as <br />the Co-Director of Eco-System Advocates. She said the group believed the marine reserves were a win-win situation <br />for everyone involved. <br /> <br />Paula Walker <br />, P.O. Box 406, Brightwood, member of Our Oregon Oceans Coalition and the Oregon Shores <br />Conservation Coalition wished to applaud the City of Eugene for the resolution in support of the marine reserves. <br />She averred that all Oregon residents had a vested interest in thriving coastal communities and a thriving ocean. She <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 8, 2010 Page 4 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />
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