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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1982)
Local racism--not just in the South By Brian Bubak Oittf Emtrak) “Racism in Eugene is the same as racism in Alabama,” said Manuel Pacheco, director of the University high school equivalency program Pacheco, along with four others, took part in a panel dis cussion on racism sponsored by the Eugene chapter of Clergy and Laity Concerned "Racism is institutionalized in our society," Pacheco said Given the occasion, he cau tioned, overtly racist acts will occur Racist acts are occuring con tinually in the area, said Gor ham He pointed out that the absence of local media cover age does not mean such acts aren't happening Incidents cited by the panel point out racial grafitti on dor mitory walls. Indian parties at a local restaurant where wai tress s don traditional Native American costumes and police harrassment of Black youths, are, in Kent Gorham's words "just the tip of the iceberg." Gorham is a human rights specialist for the City of Eugene Racist activities, like those cited by the panel, are often swallowed up" and are over looked by society, said Misa Joo. of the Eugene minorities council Joo. a Eugene school teacher as well as minority activist, said she believes children are taught racism at a very young age Kodak. The candid film for candid pictures. If you're into really great candids with a fine camera trust them to Kodak film We have the Kodak film that's nght for your kind of shooting and it's on sale now' Tri-X pan 1 35-36 reg $3 00 $2.29 Kodacolor 400 135-36 reg $4 99 $3.89 Kodachrome 64 135-36 reg $5 49 $4.09 qerlach’s V»J CAMERA CENTER CAMPUS STC RE —» 849 E. 13th mm She noted the materials used in education reflects the inher ent racism in our culture. Joo also said that racism hasn't changed much in 40 years She cited the incarcera tion of Japanese Americans during World War II as a prime example The legal basis by which this happened still exsists," Joo warned She calls all minorities to unity in finding a solution to their op pression Blacks, as well as other min orities, are still suffering bla tant inadequacies in everyday America, said Patricia Creal, director of LCC’s multi-cultural center. Racism is spreading and must be delt with, Creal stressed, ad ding the best way to combat it is through education "We need to educate each other that racism is still on the move — we need to erase racism from our vocabularies and our hearts.” Racism is an unavoidable aspect of everyday life for the Native American, said Maria Tenorio, of the Indian child wel fare projject. "To our people it’s a fact of If your sign is Aquarius — Haircut Hair Faire 1410 Orchard, Rm 207 life it pervades everything.” One member of the audience spoke up to say she did not experienced overt racism until she moved to Eugene from the east coast 10 years ago. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, said “I never had a cross burned on my lawn until I moved to Lane County." r ** German AUTO SERVICE VWs-MERCEDES-BMWs DATSUN-TOYOTA-AUDI Reliable service for your foreign car 342-2912 2025 Franklin Blvd Eugene, Oregon ALL SUNGLASSES & SKI GLASSES Vi Price! Come in and see our special Vi price table d?T& NCHIT€CTUR€ SUPPLES P€RMf\N€NT DISCOUMTS Chart-Pak Lettering Reg $3 75 Our Price $3.19 Luxo Lamps up to 25% ofl Design Markette Markers Reg $1 50 Our Price $1.19 Strathmore Drawing Pads 25% ofl Clearprint Vellum 11% off T-Squares and Triangles 15% off Grumbacher Oil Acrylic Paint & Brushes 15% off Reform Technical Pens 25% oft Staedtler Technical Pens 25% off Koh-i-noor Technical Pens 15% off TG Castell Technical Pens 15% off Reform Pen Demo, Wed. Feb. 10th, 3 pm & Thurs. Feb. 11th, 11 am One Day Film Developing Service C-41 Only Expiration date 2/13/82 Kodacolor 400 M urotuMi CG135-36 C 135-36 EXP 400 ASA $3.69 Reg $4 19 All "Today's Girl Nylons Yt price! $2.00 Off Oregon T-shirt Yellow with 2 color design. Adult sizes S-XL 100% cotton Reg $6 49 wth coupon $4.49 Coupon good thru 2/13/82 Limited to stock on hand $3.00 Off Sportshirt Yellow with Green design Adult sizes S-XL 50%cotton, 50% polyester Reg $13 49 wth coupon $10.49 Coupon good thru 2/13/82 Limited to stock on hand $4.00 Off Oregon Fashion Stripe Gay with Blue trim and design. Adult sizes S-XL 50% cotton, 50% polyester Reg $14.95 with coupon $10.95 Coupon good thru 2/13/82 Limited to stock on hand M 13th & Kincaid gjF Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 )R£ Sat 10:00-3:00 General Books 6M-3510 • Supplies SM-4331 Everybody's got a hungry heart Satisfy it with an ODE Heart Throb. 15 heart toff words lor SI.50 It pieced by I p m Fob. 11 at tho utual tocations.* *EMU Main Desk • UO Bookstore • ODE. 300 EMU
