Roe v. Wade
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generation,” Manes said. “We don’t
know what it’s like not to have it,”
she said, adding that people also
need to take into consideration the
crude abortions performed illegally
before the Roe v. Wade decision.
Manes added there are many mis
conceptions about Roe v. Wade, in
cluding the idea that abortion is used
as a primary source of contraception.
“It mystifies me that someone
would think that,” Manes said.
“It’s a painful choice, emotionally
and physically.”
She said her group does not focus
solely on abortion, but also on
healthy reproductive choices.
The group, in collaboration with
others in the Pro-Choice Coalition,
has organized another commemora
tion ceremony for 6 p.m. at the Wild
Duck, located at 169 W. Sixth Street.
Several speakers will speak in honor
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of Roe v. Wade, including State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction
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Rachel Pilliod, who will talk about the
future of the Roe decision. Director of
the University’s Center for the Study
of Women in Society Sandra Morgen
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sues in the international scene.
The free event will also feature
music from local band Wish and
food, as well. The Oregon Bus proj
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Like Manes, Planned Parent
hood’s Public Affairs Director Kitty
Piercy said it is imperative to recog
nize this anniversary.
“I am celebrating it because I be
lieve that Roe, along with women’s
right to vote and access to contracep
tion, is one of the most important
things that has happened to fully en
franchise women and give them
power over their lives,” she said.
Piercy added it was a “threaten
ing time” for the law, especially with
the current administration in place.
She said the Bush government has
been appointing officials who push
for legislation to restrict or overturn
Roe. Pro-choice activists are espe
cially worried that as two supreme
court justices retire this year, the
administration may appoint justices
who are anti-abortion.
“We ought to remember the thou
sands of women who died (from il
legal abortions) in the years before
Roe,” she said. “We no longer have
those deaths, and that’s something
to celebrate and value.”
She said it was crucial to work to
ward fewer unintended pregnan
cies, because then women would
not be put in the position of having
to make a decision on abortion.
“We should all be working togeth
er (with pro-life advocates),” she
said. “That is the key — for this
moral debate that’s been raging for
the 30 years to come to an end.”
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on King’s birthday.
“It’s important people take a mo
ment every year to remember the
contributions of Martin Luther King
Jr.,” Sorenson said. “Marching was
part of what MLK did. ”
Police blocked traffic for the
marchers as they made their way
north on Chambers Street.
Nine-year-old Cobi Kulent, one of
the younger marchers, shivered as he
scampered down the street.
“I want to learn about Martin
Luther King — to understand more
about him,” Kulent said.
Others marched to protest a possi
ble war with Iraq, carrying signs that
said King would never support mili
tary actions in that country.
The marchers regathered at the
training center, where Eugene-Spring
field NAACP President Marilyn Mays
said King was a “strong and great man
of God.”
“His legacy should be a banner ...
for everyone,” Mays said.
KLCC radio commentator Alan
Siporin provided the keynote address,
using the opportunity to denounce
opponents of affirmative action, hate
crimes, “compassionate conserva
tives” and the Bush administration.
“The civil rights movement con
tinues to move affirmatively,”
Siporin said.
Later in the evening, hundreds
more streamed to the Hult Center to
celebrate King’s message and honor
members of the community who fol
low his ideals. Secretary of State Bill
Bradbury gave the keynote address,
saying King was a strong proponent
for peace whose call for non-violent
action still resonates today. King be
lieved in an “army without guns” that
could still unite people to pursue a
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Groovz perform an upbeat dance routine during the 2003 Martin Luther King jr.
Celebration at the Hult Center where people gathered to honor MLK's memory.
common goal, he said.
“These days, I’m starting to think
the world needs a refresher course on
Dr. King’s lesson on non-violence,”
Bradbury said. He added that King
was a staunch critic on the war in Viet
nam, despite criticisms from the gov
ernment, the media and other civil
rights activists. He said if King were
alive, he would have joined the peace
marches that brought thousands to
the streets of Washington D.C. and
other cities, this past weekend.
“Martin Luther King saw peace
abroad as inseparable from civil rights
at home,” Bradbury said.
The message of non-violence and
peace was prevalent throughout the
ceremony. Master of Ceremonies
Marc Mullins asked people to have the
courage to pursue peace even in their
daily lives.
“Changing the world doesn’t have
to be a grand-scale project, but it is a
challenge,” Mullins said. He urged
people to use their words and their
voices as tools of change.
Several people who have been
working to make a difference in Eu
gene on issues of diversity were also
honored at the celebration including
Lane Community College Professor
Mark Harris and activist Bahati
Ansari, founder of the Racism Free
Zone at the Jefferson middle school.
Circuit Court Judge Cynthia D. Carl
son also received an award from the
Eugene Human Rights Commission
for her work on creating inter-racial
dialogues on race.
Eleven students also received
prizes for participating in the 4J
Schools’ MLK essay competition.
While the students, ranging from ele
mentary school to high school lev
els, had different messages, their es
says had a common theme: how
people in this country can be peace
fully patriotic.
King’s messages still thrive in many
people’s minds today.
“Martin Luther King tried to
touch people’s hearts and minds,”
Eugene resident Tony Lister said.
“That’s where the change really is,
not just in marches and demonstra
tions.” He said MLK Day was proba
bly the first step the country made
to recognize the contributions made
by black people.
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