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Indonesia fttdMtdSWM <6. */% »<*::<** PERMIAS or INDONESIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF EUGENE PRESENTS A CULTURAL EVENT ^UNIVERSITY OF OREGON A ONCE A YEAR EVENT *^HELD IN EMU BALLROOM this JANUARY TWENTY SECOND OF TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE at SEVEN O’CLOCK presenting LIVE MUSIC LIVE GAMELAN and also ENJOY OUR FREE EXOTIC INDONESIAN FOOD V LwllLit^ G MMMM IBttOKH UO MLK Jr. Celebration: 1/18 - Unity Celebration and Candlelight Vigil sponsored by the Black Student Union Gerlinger Lounge, 6 pm 1/19 - Faculty and Staff of Color Coalition’s Workshop “The State of Campus Diversity” Ben Linder, 4-5pm 1/20 - Multiracial/Mixed Heritage Panel with Naomi Zack, Fiona Ngo, Erin O'Brian, Tomas Hulick Baiza, and students EMU Women’s Center 5 pm 1/26 - “Community Conversations” hosted by the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity EMU Walnut Room, 5-6:30pm 1/27 - The MLK Jr. Award Recognition (planned by Human Resources) Gerlinger Lounge, 11:30am All MLK Events Hosted by: The UO MLK Planning Committee-Diversity Education and Support Office of Student Life, School of Journalism, ASUO Multicultural Center, Support Fund, Erb Memorial Union. Lundquist College of Business. Undergraduate Studies, Office of Multicultural Academic Support, Department of English, Department of Psychology, The Honors College. ASUO Women’s Center, American English Institute. Contact kmojica@uoregon.edu or 346-3216 for more information or disability related needs. Abbas presents 'persuasion' as key to halting violence BY LARA SUKHTIAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RAM ALLAH, West Bank — Pales tinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, under growing pressure to rein in militants, ordered his security forces Monday to prevent attacks on Israel and investi gate a deadly shooting of Israelicivil ians last week. But Palestinian security officials were short on details about possible actions against armed groups, and a spokesman for Hamas said his extrem ist group would continue attacks. The order by Abbas, approved by his Cabinet, was the Palestinian lead ership’s first step against militants since six Israelis were slain Thursday at the Kami crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip. “A decision was taken that we will handle our obligation to stop violence against Israelis anywhere,” Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat said. While Israel’s government cautious ly welcomed the announcement, it re mained unclear how far Abbas was willing to go. He has insisted he will use persuasion, not force, to get mili tants to halt violence. Palestinian ministers said Abbas planned to travel to Gaza on Tuesday, a day earlier than initially planned, for talks with two militant groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Abbas’ victory in the Jan. 9 election for president of the Palestinian Author ity raised hopes for a breakthrough in Mideast peacemaking because he has been an outspoken critic of violence and is eager to resume negotiations with Israel. But the Kami attack two days before Abbas was sworn in swept away Is raeli goodwill, and Israeli Prime Minis ter Ariel Sharon suspended contacts with Abbas. Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Abbas in a phone call Sunday to rein in the armed groups, Palestinian and U.S. officials said. Powell “empha sized the critical need to take action to stop Palestinian attacks on Israeli tar gets,” U.S. Consulate spokesman Chuck Hunter said. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed regret Monday at the sus pension of contacts. “We were all hopeful that there was a new opening, a new opportunity that should be exploited to re-energize the process,” he said. “And we are all go ing to do whatever we can with both sides to get the process back on track and to give the new Palestinian Au thority as much help as we can with its own reform process, and particularly the restructuring of the security forces.” i Pregnant? Talk with a friend. 1.800.848.LOVE possiblypregnant.org The Pita Pit FRESH THINKING HEAfTHY EATING Now serving Breakfast Pitas 7:00-10:30 am SPECIAL January 18-20 $2.95 in store only Eggs, potatoes and veggies with choice of ham, bacon, sausage or steak We Deliver—Breakfast! open 24 hrs. on weekends 1087 Willamette St. 485-5595 • Fax 344-7725
