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Monday, November 5, 2007

Election 2008 Charles Lewis’ Hip-Hop Fundraiser

Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Mon, Nov 5 at 2:33 PM

Add this to the list of unique ways to gather $5 public-financing contributions: Charles Lewis will be at Reed this Saturday night, for a breakdancing competition to raise money for his city council bid. Moon Patrol—2007 Pizzazz! Champs—is sponsoring the competition.

Charles Lewis and supporters will be collecting $5 donations and signatures for Charles’ efforts to qualify for the Voter Owned Elections process. The fundraiser will also be used to register new voters for next year’s election. This event sells out every year (300+ attendees), so the public is advised to arrive early to ensure admittance.

Hmm… between this event, and Lewis’ earlier face-off with Steven Colbert, it’s pretty obvious which voter demographic this candidate is angling for.

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Is anyone else uncomfortable with the ways in which Lewis's nonprofit organization Ethos is becoming a front for his campaign to become a city commissioner?

Posted by Curious | November 6, 2007 12:48 PM

Uh, no. You mean Ethos that's been around for years now? That has helped countless Portland kids learn to play music? That was here wayyyy before he ever probably thought of running?

Nope. We need more of the candidates to run and highlight their records on what they've done in the community.

I'm glad to see a a "do-er" and someone that can run on the accomplishments that they do for their FULL TIME job.

Just my two cents though since I don't remember ever seeing any of the other candidates running that have really made a significant impact in places like North and Northeast Portland.

Posted by Answer to Curious | November 6, 2007 7:33 PM

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