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About Opportunity news. (Woodburn, Oregon) 1965-1968 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1966)
Page 3 i ITÜNITY NEWS, Friday, April 1,1966 We w ill m a rc h / and we w ill be h e a r d ... M » ¡ ■ Il W Mr- ' S ís R ÍB ■ ■ o fPHOTOS above show the enthusiasm with which the marchers letHin Fresno. The local Mexican-American group in Fresno had a raparprJ for them, and a small band played while they ate. Later j;«f the marchers danced while others "passed the hat" for funds support the march. OTOS arriba muestran el ánimo con que recibieron los peregrinistas ab¡no. Un grupo de mexicanos - americanos en Fresno les tenían 'n¿do un almuerzo, y una orquestra les tocó .música mientras m. Después, unos perigrinistas bailaron mientras otros "pasaron el ¡Jó" para recolectar fondos para ayuder a la peregrinación. ¡stB- u 3 ¿chool students to get 'head start’ ’ alprh Opportunity Center in- 9asfhat there w ill be a "Head- jrogram for 200 pre-school in their area this summer, tart around the 20th of June, erents must apply now if they fyeir children in the program. 'it*' ■ II last for eight weeks and ,asheld in Richmond, Washing- p S , Highland and Keiser 'ac. Classes w ill be from 9:30 ne30, five days per week. 'busses w ill be available to i transportation. ' ■ j Start is a program that can c >ur children the extra prepar- s aat w ill make regular school uctessful for him. If you are ted contact the Salem Oppor- r Center right away, 585-1454. ' a tfl DEL CLUB REUNION AMERICANO última sesión C.L.A. (Club io r_ Ve /ynericano) que se llevó a 3S 1 domingo pasado, 27 de ¡atajas 2 de la tarde, se decidió lis J i |.ar la próxima reunión para xcuifnte domingo, 3 de abril, eis de la tarde. La hora de 3c¡n se cambió para las seis jar de las dos de la tarde, Facilitar a los miembros del nc 1 - ■asistencia. ircClub invita a todas las per- re « a 3S que deseen pertenecer ^organización para que asistan pjiróxima reunión pronto. La ayMa de los miembros del club '¡clatoria. El Centro de Oportunidad de Salem nos informa que habrá en esa región durante el verano un programa especial "Head-Star/ para 200 niños menores de cinco años. Empezará alrededor del 20 de junio, pero los padres deberán enviar una aplicación ahora si quieren que sus niños tomen parte. Durará ocho semanas y tendrá lugar en las escuelas de Richmond, Washington, Bush, Highland, y Keiser. Las clases serán de 9:30 a 12:30, cinco días de la semana. Los buses de las escuelas proveerán transporte. "Head-Start" es un programa que puede dar a sus niños la prepa ración extra que hará que la escuela sea más importante para ellos. Sí está interesado llame al Centro de Oportunidad de Salem ahora mismo, al número 585-1454. A NEW FARM LABOR PAPER We are pleased to discover an other farm labor newspaper in English and Spanish. It comes from the workers who live in or near the Yakima Farm Labor Camp, Yakima, Washington, and is called "OUR FIRST WORD" or "NUESTRA PRI MERA PALABRA." The copy we have received is made up of 4 mimeographed pages, with matched columns of English and Spanish. It is described in a bulletin of the Washington Cit izens for Migrant Affairs in these words: "This paper is called 'OUR FIRST WORD' and is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week. It contains news about the camp, editorials written by the people about any subject, a swap trade column, a woman's sectioa, help wanted — in a regulation size news paper." All success WORD"! to "OUR FIRST tote (Çontinued from page 1) (Continuación de la p. 1) Grape pickers strike called by the N.F.W.A. It is also religious. Dur ing the-Lenten season the marchers are asking for forgiveness of their sins and walk in penance. piscadores de uva en huelga. También es algo religioso. Durante la Cuaresma ellos piden por el perdón de sus pecados y caminan como penitencia. El viernes 25 de marzo llegaron a Fresno. La comunidad local mex- ico-americano salió a recibirlos. Les tenían alimentos y música. Mientras la banda tocaba algunos de los cansados caminantes se levantaron. "Viva la huelga" gritaban, y empezaron a bailar. Pasaron un sombrero entre los espectadores. Lo llenaron con dinero; ahora tenían suficiente para la comida de esa tarde. Dijeron "gracias". Se formaron en dos líneas, ocupando dos cuadras y empezaron la marcha. Cesar Chávez, ¡efe del grupo se quedó para contestar algunas preguntas. "Sí, seguiremos caminando y cuando lleguemos a Sacramento seremos muchos más. No, no nos cansaremos. Sí esta mos sufriendo, hemos sufrido pero no tenemos miedo de sufrir para ganar nuestra causa. Ahora sufrire mos más, para que nuestros hijos no sean explotados como lo hemos sido nosotros. Venceremos", y se fué para unirse a los peregrinos. On Friday, March 25 they arriv ed in Fresno. The local Mexican- American community was on hand to meet them. They had a lunch and music. While the band played, some of the weary marchers rose to their feet. "Viva la huelga" they shouted, and began dancing. They passed the hat among the specta tors. The dollars came in; there would be money for food that eve ning. "Gracias" they said. They formed up in their columns, over two blocks long, and marched off. Cesar Chavez, the leader of the group, stayed behind to answer questions. "Yes, we w ill keep marching and when we get to Sac- amento there w ill be thousands of us. No, we w ill not tire. Yes, we are suffering, we have suffered and we are not afraid to suffer to win our cause. Now we w ill suffer more, so that our children w ill not be exploited as we have been. We shall endure," and he walked o ff to joifT the’ marchers. NOTE: Four weeks ago, in the OPPORTUNITY NEWS of March 4, we presented an explanation of the California Grape Strike. Last week Rick Simon of the OPPORTUNITY NEWS staff met and talked with Cesar Chavez, leader of the strike. The accompanying story and photos are the product of this visit. WHAT IS VML DOING? Notes from Independence Center (Continued from page 1) and washed 15 cars. Chris Bernard, the VML super visor at Independence, says that his assistant supervisor, Pat Roberts, who is a registered nurse, is a very great help to the opportunity cen ter. One of her responsibilities is to screen the patients who are to go to Portland for medical service. Miss Roberts was formerly a Peace Corps worker in Honduras, Central Ameri ca. Miss Roberts and Chris Bernard, of Independence, and Sam Grana- to of VML Day Care attended the meeting at the Dallas Court House on Tuesday to help with plans for coordinating . the county migrant health programs. The Spanish American Organiza tion — "SAO" — held a meeting on Sunday to hear an explanation of "Title 5" by Jack Evans of the state department of education. The Women's Division of the "SAO" is planning a big family pic nic for Easter Sunday. JUDO EXHIBITION Last Friday night there was a judo exhibition for the public, at the high school in Independence, given by the students of Alan Fujii, VISTA Volunteer at the Indepen dence VML Opportunity Center. Three of the 8 participants were Mexican - American migrants. Spec tators paid an admission charge of 50 cents. The money was for the VML Teen-Age Club.
