Plan adventure for OXFAM
Trio climb mountain for charity
By OSCAR HALPERT
Of the Emerald
When three University students head
north next month to climb Mount Mc
Kinley, they hope to attract attention —
not to the climb — but to the problem of
world hunger.
Wayne Miller, Kurt Wojick and Glen St.
Louis plan to climb the mountain native
Alaskans call Denali — “the great one" —
to raise funds for the hunger relief or
ganization OXFAM-America.
“OXFAM goes to the aid of projects
already associated with people. It avoids
the middle man,” St. Louis says.
The climbers contend that’s what dis
tinguishes OXFAM from government
sponsored relief programs They also
hope to dispel many misconceptions
about world hunger.
“There are a lot of myths associated
with hunger. We’re taking an issue that is
apolitical and making it political,” St.
Louis says.
One such “myth” is the idea that world
hunger is the result of limited world
resources, St. Louis says. He believes it
is largely a result of distribution.
“What invariably happens is that the
food is sent off to the export market,”
Miller explains.
The best agricultural land is being
used for the production of cash crops —
crops that have high sales value such as
bananas, cacao and coffee beans —
Two California television stations,
Mother Jones magazine and National
Public Radio have expressed interest in
covering their endeavor, Miller says.
Although they appreciate the atten
tion, the climbers continue to stress their
real aim - to inform people about world
hunger.
“Whether we climb or fail, it’s the
‘Not everyone can climb McKinley,
but they can help in other ways’
rather than for crops that would help
local people, Miller says.
So far, the climbers have gathered
about $2,000 in pledges from around
Oregon and more than $5,000 nationally,
Miller says. Pledges have ranged from 25
cents per thousand feet to about $12.50
per thousand feet, he says.
In addition to the pledges, the group
has attracted national media interest.
support we receive that’s going to make
the difference,” St. Louis says.
“Not everyone can climb McKinley,
but they can help in other ways,” Miller
adds. "The first thing that has to happen
is that people have to become in
formed."
To "practice what we preach,” the
climbers have proposed a referendum
requiring all food imported to Oregon to
have the name of the parent company
listed on the label.
The distribution problem is regional as
well as global, the climbers say.
“Crops go where people are willing to
pay. Business will take them out of state
to where thes can make a profit," St.
Louis says.
The climbers contend this practice
creates a vicious circle — people depend
on large corporations that dictate where
and how crops are to be grown and
deprive them of the crops they need to
live.
"It's a big circle, but it’s not a hopeless
situation. You have to give people a
choice," Miller says.
To help raise money for the climb,
OXFAM is sponsoring a benefit dinner
tonight from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Central
Presbyterian Church, 14th Avenue and
Patterson Street.
All produce served at the dinner is
locally grown, Miller says, with most of
the food coming from cooperatives.
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spring picnic this Friday at
Shotgun Creek Park.
Volleyball, tug-of-war, beer
and dinner may be the picnic’s
most visible drawing cards, but
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opportunity for students to over
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With more than 2,800 majors
and classes that frequently
exceed 80 students, it can be
difficult for individual students
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professors and peers, Hawkins
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