Political groups invite participation
By JANE LEHMAN
Of the Emerald
The melting pot nature of a university
draws people from all walks of life,
philosophies and political ideologies. As
such, students are welcome to join
politically-oriented groups that run the en
tire gamut of belief that orie usually finds
listed only in political science textbooks.
COMMUNIST PARTY, U.S.A., UNI
VERSITY BRANCH — Cal Harris, campus
coordinator for Eugne’s local Communist
party, says, “We re still in the process of
planning projects for the fall, but our focus
will be local. We’ll deal with University and
community issues. But these days things
are so interrelated, though, that we will also
pay attention to national and international
issues.” The group plans to have an orien
tation meeting this fall. The organization is
open to any interested students. Persons
can call Harris at 686-4892 for more infor
mation.
LABOR ACTION COMMITTEE (LAC)
— LAC spokesperson Eileen Smith de
scribes the group as a “working class
orientated organization ” She adds, “We
give the working class in Lane County a
place and format to strengthen themselves,
independent of labor unions.” However the
group works closely with unions, offering
strike support and help with other labor
struggles. They also work with housing and
childcare problems.
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Smith defines membership prerequisites
as, “they must agree with the basic ideas of
LAC and work in cooperation with others."
New members must be sponsored by three
current members. However, meetings are.
open to the public. They are held the third
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. The meet
ings generally take place in a public building
such as Harris Hall or Eugene City Council
Chambers. The place is announced
through leaflets. LAC can be reached by
writing P.O. Box 10272, Eugene, 97401.
They will have an information table on cam
pus during registration.
NEW AMERICAN MOVEMENT (NAM)
— The local NAM chapter is part of a na
tional network of “democratic-socialist or
ganizations with a strong feminist position,"
according to Iris Dudman, NAM spokesper
son. “We believe that everything in the Un
ited States should be owned by the people,
not private corporations.”
Projects for the upcoming year include an
anti-imperialism investigation. “We’ll be
checking local concerns to see if they are
exploiting abroad,” says Dudman.
They’ll also be involved in the “struggle
against the Eugene power strucure. We'll
be forming a coalition of people to have a
say in how they want to see the city develop
in the future.”
NAM also plans to take on the utility com
panies. They will sponsor a conference on
energy, jobs and the environment the
weekend of Oct. 21.
Other plans include support of the Port
land chapter's Trojan nuclear plant sit-in
and ongoing work on their radio program.
The broadcast is a socialist version of
the news that runs at 5:45 p.m. Thursdays
on KLCC. They are also putting out a news
letter for the Northwest on radical activity
occuring throughout the area.
NAM’s orientation meeting will be Sep
tember 29 beginning at 3:30 p.m. at 1414
Kincaid St. For more information contact
Scott Reeves. NAM campus coordinator at
342-2053. NAM will have a literature table
on campus during the first week of class.
REPUBLICAN PARTY — The Republi
can party has no formal student group. “We
just bring them in and put them to work."
says L A. Wildish, head of the Lane County
Republican Party. “However, we do plan to
have students organized on both the LCC
and UO campuses during the fall."
The Rubicons, a Republican organiza
tion, meets Thursday noons at the Quarter
deck restaurant. The Republican party
headquarters can be reached at 484-1872.
REVOLUTIONARY STUDENT BRI
GRADE (RSB)—“We are building the stu
dent movement as an ally of the working
class struggle to change this society,” says
John Lanier, RSB spokesperson.
This organization is open to anyone who
wants to “join the fight against the capitalist
system,” says Lanier. “We re encouraging
people to come and check us out." Meet
ings are held regularly on Monday nights in
the EMU. room to be posted.
During fall term the group will devote their
energies to fundraising activities. The
money will be used to send people back to
the national convention of the RSB held in
conjunction with the Youth in Action, a work
ing class youth group, on the Kent State
campus.
“We will combine into one national com
munist youth organization at the conven
tion,” says Lanier. "We re going to make
every possible effort to get everyone there
who wants to go." Much of the convention
will be centered around activities support
ing students there in their present Kent
State struggle. The convention is Oct. 22
through 24.
An RSB literature table is set up every
day in the EMU lobby. They will also have a
table at registration. Further questions can
be directed to Lanier at 343-5997.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS — This group is
open to persons 36 years old or younger
who wish to work within the Democratic
party. According to Kathy Hostick, campus
chapter member, the restriction was set up
since older people can join the main Demo
cratic party. "We want to do recruitment of
young people into the party, so you need
young people to talk to them," she explains.
The Young Democrats will be busy fall
term working on voter registration drives,
organizing chapters on other campuses
and working on the November election.
The group will have a table during regist
ration week. Interested people can contact
David McTeague at 485-6105 for more in
formation.
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