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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1972)
I 'N * M n Frieres «lio« i University of regon Ubfary Newspaper Koon, ö rg e n c, Gee 97103 PO?H POHTJ.A N I) V o lu m e 2 N o .4 O P o r tla n d , O r e g o n OHSElll'l l ! * m _THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN AN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THAT REALLY CARES 3 --------- ABOUT » n o ... T h u rs d a V ^ l y ’ 3 ,1 9 7 2 10< p e r c o p y Human Resource goes to council by N e il G Thoughts on a //untan Tksource Bureau (EDITORS N o ll..* Ih e fo llo w ing a rtic le Is the statement of Cleveland C lie tease, E x ecutive D ire c to r of tlie P o rt land M etrop olitan steering C om m ittee, ind does not nec e s s a rily re fle c t tie opinion of tlie P ortland O bserver.) * * ’ ‘'fX'’ n<î' 1 J '‘‘ y 10,h' SUnd,nI • r . ( le ft to rig h t) C. SmUh, Jack Jam e, “ "* Seniors hold open house l i e Senior Adult Service C enter field jin open house on Ju ly 10th to show its new m en's d ro p -In nm n i. I lie center, which Is o|Kn week d«ys from 9*oo a.m . to 5:00 p . m , has free a c tiv itie s (o r men which Include pool, dom i noes, card games, checkers, leading, v is itin g atvl re fre sh m ents. I a<ly's a c tiv itie s include sewing ami q u i l t i n g . The fa c ilitie s pro vkle a place (or older citize n s to get to g e tle i and do whatevei tliey lik e . 1 he C e n to i, which la funded try M u le l C itie s , employs fifty fu ll and part tim e em ployees, m ostly senior adults. Aside ( rotti the d ro p *In cen te r, the p ro g ta in has four organized (unctions. I he T ta n sp u rta tlo n Ser vice under t ie supervision of Stanton I luke, provides t i ans- p o na tion to the (ood stamp store, hospitals, hanks ami d o ctors. I he ou tre ach Services, supervlsm l by M a ry N ero, contact persons in need of ■ lielp w ith household chores, provide personal care ami service to shu t-ins, ami le - llv e i hot meals once a week to (ergons confined to th e ir homes. Haialyman Services, super- vised by ««tto R utherford, pro vides m in o r home re p a irs such as plum bing re p a irs , re pa irin g broken steps o r win dows, changing lig h t bulbs, ami m oving fu m itu ie . I he I elephone Reassurance program , also supervised by Otto R u th e ifo id , c a lls senior citize ns d a lly to see if tliey are al lig h t ami to see if s e r vices are req uire d. A c tiv itie s scheduled by the C enter In tlie near future in clude a M u le l C itie s Semoi C itiz e n ’ s picnic at Peninsula Park at 11:00 a.m . F a m ilie s ami ch ild re n are welcom e and transportation w ill he p ro vided. On August 9th a Potluck lunch w ill 1« held at M att Dishm an C e nter at 77 N J*. Knott at 12:00 noon. Housing project continues In J a n u a ry , 1972, the C h ll- d re n’ s Services D ivisio n of tlie Albina M u lti-S e rv ic e Cen te r developed a Rental Re porting P ro je c t. I lie purpose of this p ro je ct is to m aintain a lis --- t -- of vacant aperonents and houses that ait" lo r ten t In s ite ami out- «kle of the Model C itie s area, ami are w ith in the p i ice range of low -incom e fa m ilie s . Ihus fa r, the project has Iven successful in providing many low -incom e fatnlles with housing; however, there a iv few er e apartm p u iklliu ents ill^ Hill] ami houses listed than people who need them . (Please tu rn to p. 8 c o l. 2) J O IL SOI D W E L L A tr ip to F ogarty P ark leach is planned fo r August 15th. The a ll-da y t r ip w ill I k made In a chartered T ra llw a ys tu s . Reservations m ust be made le fo re August 8 b y c a ll- uig 288-8338. The cost Is >3.75 p e r (verson, I he center is directed by J o il Southwell. M rs . M a rie Smith Is chairm an of the ad vis o ry board. A ll s e m o r c ill- zens who are Interested .. in making frie n d s, finding new Interests, ami being a part of ihe com m unity can inquire about the center by ca llin g 288-8338, R ealizing that the C ity of P ortland is at present con tem plating the establishm ent of a C ity Bureau of Human Resources and is proposingto envoke the Green Amendment on the Portland M etrop olitan Steering C om m ittee, bringing the Com unity Action Vgency under the d ire c t con tro l of C ity governm ent; in this a r t i cle I shall aternpt to express my personal views on tlie is sues centered around the establishm ent of a Bureau of Human Resoutces by the City ot P ortla nd . As Executive D ire c to r of tlie Portland M etrop olitan Steering Com m ittee, | (eel | m ust take tlie resp on sibility fo r the pro tection of o u r low income citize n s ami the I ’ MSC staff, whose lives perhaps w ill be greatly alfected by the es tablishm ent of the Bureau, as outlined in the proposal piepared by Com issione i N eil G oldschm idt's o ffice . W hile I shall continue to m aintain my position of sup p o rt of the concept of a Bureau of Human Resources, , can do so only if the established Bureau is structure d to m axi m ise tlie services and d o lla rs expended in the C ity of P ort laml lo r tlie needs of the poor. However, in m y opinion, this had not teen determ ined by the in itia l proposal. It should be understood that C om m unity Action Agencies, such as the P ortland M e tro politan Steering Com m ittee, ate an integral pa rt of the broad fra m e w o rk of Federal program s designed to help solve urgent social problem s, including poverty. W nhin the o ve ra ll fra m e w o ik , other Federal program s such as Model C itie s , are concerned d ire c tly w ith strengthening the CLEVELAND C1LCREASL a b ility of government at all levels to deal w ith the array tlie poor but business, la bo r, m ore e ffective s e lf-h e lp of problem s facing A m erican e ffo rts by the poor, in d iv i service agencies, c iv ic and com m unities. W hile c o n tri dually ami in organizations re ligiou s organizations are buting substantially to this through which they can p a rti enabled to play th e ir fu ll role asjvect of the total e ffo rt. cipate in planning, conducting along with governm ent, con- Com m unity A ction is engaged ami evaluating program s af tr ltu tin g th e ir human and p a rtic u la rly in the com ple fecting th e ir liv e s . financial resources to the m entary task of strengthening —g re a te r p riva te , voluntary solution of com m unity p ro - tlie means and capacity (or: involvem ent by which not only (Please turn to p. 8 c o l. 2) Imamu Vernon Sukumu, West Coast Chairm an of the Congress of A frica n People ami West Coast Co-Convener fo r the National Black P o li tic a l Convention, was re cently the keynote sp e a ke rfo r tlie f ir s t Oregon Black P o li tica l Convention ami granted me the follow ing exclusive Interview . per annum com pounded daily and p a id quarterly Benj. 0 T n in k lin H obart H H a ta n P ra t • I« O ttic a * • P h o -a m 33.13 Hama O ttic a t ranklm Rhlg P o rtla n d O rngon 8)204 Dn M ai ch J-i, 1972, | sent you a p i >osal (o r a City of PortJand Bureau of Human Resou ree As you w ill re- c a ll, tie Bureau would be created pi -cir.g the P o rt land M etropolitan Steering C om m ittee a.id the Mode C itie s P i ,.*• uidei ne clty bureau. phe Bure iu should eventually include i l l <4 the c ity en including hum m er *73, the Lmern-a CAM! \ outh C - .’T s , Since M arch posal has been the p ro - listributed through ut • ... . rex iew . l i e Model C ities C ttiz e the tland M et S tM r li , task forces t examine the propos ... jgg tions ; r the I ins • p a rtic ip a ti : structure (th e ir jo in t rec r.menc ation is at tached). I oth tlie Planning Board and the steering Com - — e c t- ings to discuss the p i P ortland A c tic Com m ittees Together ■ ¡s suggested a c it i zen p a rticip ation stru c tu re . At the request of adm inis tra to rs of the present p ro - gran.s, a local consulting • , also reviewed tlie proposal and drafted recom m endations Tor t ie i ubeau's c itiz e n and admi: is tra tix e s t.u c tu re s . Ihe goals of the proposed Bureau of Human Resources are: —P rovide centralized plan ning (o r social and poxertv p ro g u m s in tie c ity , p e r m ittin g m axim um use - I Io. , state, federal ind priva te re sources and e lim in a tin g ove r lapping se rvice s. —E stab lish c le a rly that tlie C ity of P ortland is taking resp on sibility fo r w orking with the community toinanage human resources pro gra m s in the c ity , ending confusion about who is accountable tui operation of these program s. - B rin g human resources program s into the re g u la rc ity government system , so that understanding ,f t.'iem by other c.ty bureaus may he increased and the a c tiv itie s of those lu r e »us may be b e tte r under stood ami u til ized in the human resources fie ld . —G ive the m in o rity and d is advantaged persons who h.xe been employed in M o -ie lC itie s and P \|s C the opportunity to advance in the C iv il Service system . --P u t the C ity m u position to >per>d revenue sharing funds in the human resources area in the m ost productive way possible. Ih e various pro gra m s to be adm inistered anil co o rd i nated by the Bureau deal with d ire c t services to individual citize n s E xtensive citize n involvem ent in th e ii planning and execution is v ita l, and in many cases is a mandatory requirem ent of the federal governm ent. (Please tu rn to p. 8 c o l. 2) ACLU elects leader i he election of Les Swan- * American C iv il L i b e r t i e s I'n ion of Oregon was an nounced today. M r . Swansi i, a pa.rne. in the Eugene law f i r of Johnson, Johnson, ami Harrang, is a 1966 graduate of the Oregon School of Law, where he served as P resident of the student body ami As sociate E d ito r of the (iregon Law Review. He also holds a n s te r's degree in p h ilo sophy fro m the C larem ont G : .i uate School. He has been a m em ber of the Executive Board of the AC LU of (.iregon since 1967 and a delegate to A C L l 's National Biennial Conferences in 1968 ami 1972 in addition to serving as an ACLl Cooperating A ttorney. Swanson assumed office ju s t a fte r the I nited States suprem e C o urt by a fiv e -fo u r vote reversed two favorable lo w e r cou rt decisions in an Oregon A C L l suit against the Lloyd C o rpo ra tion . The case involved the denial of oppo: - tu n ity to peacefully d is trib u te pam phlets in Lioyd C enter. sw anstn, in j statement prepared fo r the press called the decision in Lloyd Co<p. v. Tanner " a step in the w ro n g d ire c tio n " ami noted that the m a jo rity of the L\S. Supreme C o urt "ca m e down on the side of pro pe rty rights and against that m ost funda mental of a ll freedom s unde; our con stitution , the freedom to speak.” An exclusive interview with Imamu Sukumu by Lenwood C. Davis Instant Earnings from Day of Deposit (L I d C ity Counci ju The O bserver s tro n g 'y sup p o rts the le ve lo p m e n t ol t ie Bureau of Hum an Re- a rve s.) By Cleveland G ilc cease (le ft to , ig |„ ) , , e w T ite , d s c h m id t IN IT.RVIEWER: M i.S uku m u, how can Blacks In tlie United States gain p o litic a l power? SUKUMU: There are fo u r (4) areas that Blacks m ust de velop p o litic a l sophistication. F ir s t, Blacks must he elected to p o litic a l offices because (Mil It lea I powei detenu Ines e c o n o m ic power. Those Blacks that are elected must represent the interest of Black people ami Blacks must constantly see to It that the Interest of Black people are IMAMU SUM 'M L one and the same. Black p o liticia n s must speak out on «II Issues that e ffect Black (Kopie. Black p o litic ia n s must not I k cooperative or c o r ru p t« ] by the white power stru ctu re . Second, tlie re must be com m unity organization. A ll Black com m unity groups must unite fo r a common cause ami good organization w ill be the key to successful program s. If a ll the org an i zations cannot agree then the m a jo rity w ill have to work without them . The organiza tional goals need not be large ones, they can be of a sm all but sig n ifica n t nature. T h ird , there m ust I k a co a litio n a l liance w ith non-B lack groups, such as the poor people’ s group, the w e lfa re rig hts groups, the Indians, Chicano, O rie n ta ls ami poor w hites. In other words Blacks should have alllanx'es w ith anygroup, (Kople, o r organizations that can help our cause. F ourth, Blacks may use d isrup tion tactics to get its point over. F o r exam ple, an organization may d is ru p t a meeting in o rd e r that the group w ill re cognize It and hear its point. (Please tu rn to page 8 c o l.3 ) IkiOR BUST Summer Time students tour Canada Nineteen students of the St in rirw a * . c. Canada fo r fou r days. The v'ouig people w m ’i y P rt* ram e a r” ed money to v is it du rin g the t r ip . F s th e r Gordon Dickey is d , S a y 7" churches snJ Cook t , , e , r ' meals tional ami recreational a c tiv itie s fo r sixty elem e ntary s c h o o ^ w n g s r e r s * 1" ^ ’ P° ,” Or’ • d“ C‘ * I
