Oct 19: Protest Condi Rice's Richly Paid Speech in Portland (your PSU Foundation dollars at work)

Submitted by info on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 00:53

Condi wants to waterboardOregon Convention Center (outside)
NE Holladay St & MLK Blvd
Wednedsday October 19th, 5:00 pm
(that's the time of the protest)

Condoleezza Rice comes to our city, PSU and the Convention Center, as the honored (and hugely paid) keynote speaker for PSU's Simon Benson Awards.  Individuals for Justice, members of Code Pink, and members of Veterans For Peace will be there outside the Convention Center to greet this proponent of unjust war and torture.

As Willamette Week wrote (Sept 18):

$5,000. That’s the minimum donation necessary to get a personal photo op with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She’s scheduled to deliver the keynote speech Oct. 19 at the Simon Benson Awards dinner, which benefits Portland State University. Rice, as you may recall, argued for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and (according to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee) approved the waterboarding of prisoners in U.S. custody. In a letter to faculty, PSU President Wim Wiewel defended the choice of Rice “largely because of her personal story” and rise from humble beginnings. The private PSU Foundation is organizing the event, and even though public entities are sponsoring it—including PSU Athletics, the Port of Portland and Oregon Health & Science University—Wiewel says Rice’s speaking fee is classified.

Classified!  Does he think PSU is now part of the CIA?  Miami University recently paid Condi $150,000 for a similar speech.  PSU should not be sponsoring a pay-off to this advocate of torture and "preemptive war."  She is featured in War Criminals Watch; http://warcriminalswatch.org/index.php/wcw-events/details/945-protest-condoleezza-rice-in-portland-or

http://www.blueoregon.com/201

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 09:37.

http://www.blueoregon.com/2011/10/torturous-disconnect-ohsu/#comments

June 8, 2008 Portland

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 21:45.

June 8, 2008 Portland Business Journal:

"Wiewel, most recently provost at the University of Baltimore, was chosen from a slate of three finalists. Two bowed out of the selection process, leaving the person that some say was the obvious standout among the three.

He steps into a job that will pay $350,000. That's $10,000 more than previous President Bernstine was making when he left. The university system is paying about $241,000 of that, and the Portland State foundation will pay the rest, an arrangement similar to how Bernstine was paid."

So, if the Foundation is paying 31% of his salary, why is not information about the source of those funds subject to public disclosure? Even if not required by the Public Records Act, it seems that is the institution is going to be creative in this way, it would be prudent to let the tax payers know where the money is coming from.

video of event

Submitted by Joe Walsh (not verified) on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:44.

http://youtu.be/lMtWnYLF3eM

Condi Rice Arrest Warrant - Portland Oregon part 1.... Number two is coming soon

~joe anybody

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Rice to our city, power and

Submitted by CAT ET Adapter (not verified) on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 01:37.

Rice to our city, power and Exhibition Center, as a glorious PSU Simon Nathan Award (and huge payments) speaker. Personal justice, members of Code Pink, Veterans for Peace member of the Convention and Exhibition Center to meet this unjust war and torture supporters.

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