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M* f t * * « ¡cho4n- Ha w «paper Bat U d m U ty i t r« .iteary ■tejene, r*e 9/h<3 O" - s B°si J: ■ s ° " POR TLA ND Volum « 2, No. 43 P ortland, O regon THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN 7 OBSERVER AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT PEOPLE T h w r ,d a * A u « « « * 3 , 1 9 7 2 10< p . r copy Black Caucus presents Agenda D r. Lee P. Brown, C h a ir- The Agenda covers fou nan of the Oregon Black Cau areas: Education, P olitics cus, presented to the people of Health and Social Services Oregon the Oregon B la c k Economics. Agenda w ritten by the F irs t In the field of education th< Oregon Black P olitical Con- Agenda addresses itse lf t< quality education and a v o ia rention of June 30 and July 31, in the determination of how n 1972. Brown was joined by P latform Chairman, jonn To is tobeacheved. Busing isnoi an issue, but it is a mechanism ran; Kay Kemigan. Chairman Portland SchoolD istrictN o. tion by School D is tric t No. I mediately upon discovery of to achieve quality educatior I has leen found guilty of prac of the Health and Social Ser and as a consequence of a r t i pregnancy rather than to be and its use would be deter ticing sex discrim ination in vices Committee, aid Len fic ia l, a rb itra ry and unneces eligible fo r unpad leaves of mined by the black community, employment in a precedent wood G. Davis, Public Infor sary te rrie rs imposed by it absence. The effective date of "W e want quality education setting case teard by the O re mation O fficer. upon female teachers that such resignations is at the d is gon Bureau of Labor. fo - our children. To thiserxl, Presenting the Agenda, D r. class of employes suffered un- cretion ot the D is tric t Super busing should be consdered Findings of fact we re dete r- Brown sa d , "T h is document equal treatment by their em intendent. only when it meets the needs mined by John R. Gustafson, represents the feeling1" senti ployer based upon th e ir sex.' At the time of her complaint, of Black students. F u rth e r Assistant LaborCom m ission- ments, analysis, and inten I he findings of fact concern M rs . F lu ry, then a teacher at more, we want: 1.) The school e r who was appointed to hear tions of Black people in Ore a complaint made by M rs. Biniistnead School, was in her ttie case by Norman O.Nilsen, Sally F lury, a Portland ele d is tric t to develop and im ple gon. We have attempted to third and final year of proba ment a plan fo r the re c ru it the State Labor Commission show self-determ ination by tionary status. She had been mentary school teacher, that e r, ment and hiring of more Black dentifying our problems, rated high in evaluations of her the D is tric t's practices con In his conclusion. Gustafson teachers, 2.) If Black children without attacking superficial work. cerning pregnancy were d is found that: " . . . not only was are bused, there shall be: a ly: by defining our interests, The policy in question also crim inatory against her and the complainantdlscrimmated mandatory and continuous in- without being dogmatically involves tenured teachers, all otherfemale teachers em against by School D is tric t No. c ritic a l. service training program fo r * * * i “ n', E ' 1l Ve> Pre,,den‘ oi E'N«uble Saving, and Loan Association, receives . special persons with more than three ployed by the D is tric t, es I on the la sis of her sex in a teachers covering human re 'D uring the coming days, years of service, to request pecially those on probationary la lla f presented 'T " " " ''* 1 , , I »«Ifue. M .ry M ille r, National Urban League Education Spec pregnancy and maternity situ lations and ethnic culture; the the Oregon Black Caucus w ill status. unpad leaves of absence of able ’. 7 7 M " ° " g W,,h V.rnonChatroan of tie Urban League of Portland Equit ation Ixit this same school d is provision of a human relations focus its efforts towards im one to two years upon discov able las provafed nearly »20,000 fo r scholarships over the past five years. M rs. F lu ry had complained tr ic t has uniform ly d is c rim i program fo r parents: trans plementing this Agenda. Our ery of pregnancy with the e f originally in 1970 to the C ivil nated in the same area against portation schedules which a l programs are real, not vision fective leave dates also at the Rights Division of the Oregon all otfier persons s im ila rly low fo r participation in extra ary. o u r concerns are based discretion of the Superinten Bureau of Labor under sec situated, to-w it: female teach c u rric u la r a ctivities, p ro vi dent. upon em pirical data, not sub tions of thestate F a ir Employ ers. sions to care fo r any illie s s je c tiv ity . With fu rth e r refine The policy was part of an ment Practices Act enacted " I further find that the dis that occurs at school, 3.) We ment and implementation this agreement between the D is in 1969 pertaining to sex d is I lie second Vancouver Race getting uixletway Friday crim ination has been in a endorse the development of a a lim ited reservation basis. Agenda w ill constitute justice tr ic t and the Portland Asso Relations weekend Workshop crim ination. evening of the 180«. greater degree as fa r as fe Black Educational Resources fo r Black Oregonians and hope The 2-day llv e -ln sesslonwlll ciation of Teachers (PAT) at has teen scheduled fo r August She charged discrim ination H a rris noted that the firs t male probationary teachers Center. 4.) We want an exten fo r all Oregonians. only cost »8.00 per night fot the time ot the complaint. I8-20th according to Roy in the D is tric t's policy which vorkshop held June 23-25 at are concerned compared with sion of comprehensive child lulglng. A »10.00 advance "S urely, no m atter how this In M rs . F lu ry ’s case, she H a rrla , the workshop coordi requires probationary teach- Sallshan [. oil go on the Oregon female tenure teachers. care centers in our h ig h nator. Black Agenda is greeted, it registration deposif w ill be (Please turn to p. 8 col. I) srs to sut«n it resignations lm - coast was completely booked schools, and 5.) We demand "In d iv d u a l female teachers required from those that de would be asinmely subjective The workshop w ill be le Id up. He Indicated that the 2nd have not leen judged as indivi that the State System of Higher sire to attend. to claim that Black people have st Sweethrler Inn at Tualatin, workshop w ill le able to ac duals or on the circumstances Education aggressively re A task tun:« ot Vancouver not managed to move onto a Oregon with the firs t session commodate no - 70persons on surrounding th e ir pregnancy, cru it Blacks fo r enrollm ent in (Please turn to p. 8 col. 2) new level of p o litica l con maternity and teaching situa- the v a r i o u s professional sciousness, with the creation schools throughout the state, of the Oregon Black Caucus, fo r example, medical, dental, with this Agenda as its plan of nursing and law schools. a ctio n ." Of the political scene in Addressed p rim a rily to Oregon, the Agenda states, Black people, the challenge of "T h e plight of Black people in the Agenda states: "A s we Black tourists aid summer coincide in V ictoria. And when white. the State of Oregon has been move into the Seventies, we black power along with summer melt into the C ity of V ictoria In my own form er home state of C alifornia, cities like San sanctioned and perpetuated by must unite to consol date the die m ixture produces a crowded, colorful causeway. What Vic-’ Francisco, Studio City aid Catalina have some led tourist Oregon's p o litica l system. gains we made in the past, 1 « M rea,"?k r ' . “ " U,' IUX *’ * ’ V‘ rtod ” ,he • CC” ’,S tiaps aid so has V icto ria . A llo ve rth e world big tourist cities This is because the state's po while continuing to strive for w hh ' JU X ° r “ C* " t,e con,l » i’ed to '•by-lingo’» found on have these tourist traps. litic a l system is one that is progress in the future. W llliam a Avenue. One of the commercial fe rry lines is just awful. It has beau dedicated to the preservation 'Our challenge is to unite Hut whatdo the tourists thlnkuf Victoria? In most cases thev tifu l scenery h it no system fo r boarding. For example, the fe r of White power. It was this and organize. We must reject are opinionated and forthright like native Canadians. ry Is scheduled to leave at 3:30 pun., but they load the cars on White p o litic that made Oregon as meaningless those who only y o u T d o ih ir? - *” 0,0 ‘ ° * n yoUr doll,,r9 ' ,,d no“ ,,n« t*« die fe rry at 11:30 aun., so don't drive up at 2:00 pun. o r you'll one of the most anti-Black engage in rhetoric and have no le too late. There are no clear-cut signs telling you where to states outside of the South. It program fo r Black survival or p r iw V’ rythlnK '* * ',d ' MWed fo r co,nmercial enter- |ieik so you are a victim of lrdecision. You purchase a ticket was this White p o litic that was social change. We must serve and pray that you w ill be able to get on board. responsible fo r thedisenfran- as the vanguard in the struggle I hese are only a few ot the m ajor critic is m s made by black I hat is not true fo r die fe rry owned Ivy the province of B Titisl chisement of Black people. fo r a just society. H istory and white tourists, but fo r the most part the tourists like what Columbia which runs every hour on the hour with very efficleni White politics is the politics tells us thatwe have no choice. Uwy saw. E s ,» c i*l|y black tourists aid visito rs from eastern of racism . service. Any fe rry you take, no matter what path you choose, We cannot depend on those who Canada aid theUnltedstates. Raclsm w.s not seen. Maybe the leads to a charming, enchanted vacation - time, fun fo r all 'Black people must now ob oppress us to save us. Our Victorians had their test foot forward, but thia was my fourth Vancouver. B.C. aid Victoria are really -to o A m erican" tain political power and use only choices are social trans visit to Victoria aid m no case have I encountered racism compared to Calgary w lie re I once visited. It had more of the that power to fu rth e r the goals formation o r social destruc , touriets. Oie from Watts aid one from Oregon, .anadlan atmosphere. V ictoria is more geared fo r tourists. of the Black community. It is tion. su ed. Ihey charge too much.'' Over-comm ercialization our intention to present apian V ictoria is a teautiful, quiet city. Itgives you an opportunity "A s we move toward furda- of die causeway a re . and lower Government Street and steep of action designed to create a to get your batteries recharged." You can really relax. mental social changes, we do p ric e , are dungs that bother the average tourist, black and political awareness within the Alberta I ’olk, a v is ito r from Portland, commented: "They not march alone, fo r forces of have done a magnificent job with the parks. . . the flowers are Black community aimed at a l oppression transcend color wonderful.” leviating the existing apoliti lines. The changes which this Gera'dine Irving of P ortia,d sad, "H enry aid I just love It cal condition. Agenda calls fo r w ill also lib aid hoje the city never changes." "P o litic a l power w ill be ob eralize our Brown, Red, and Verna Henderson, of the Albina community, sad, "I'v e lik e d tained through the education of Yellow B rothers. Indeed,even eveiythmg I've seen. It Is just m agnificent)" Black people about the power those White Americans who A ll were impressed with tie city s |a rk s , gardens aid the ab and use of the political sys tru ly believe in freedom, jus sence of freeways and heavily-armed policemen on every cor- tem, mobilization of Black • M n ^ , x RObert.SO.n W,S presented 3 fo r his chairman tice, and equality w ill join us in participation in the political forming a beautiful kaleido ship o f Oregon s firs t Black P olitical Convention by the Oregon Tourlsts like V ictoria, but 60f is high fo r a (Wckage of cig- process, promotion of unity in Black Caucus. D r. Lee Brown, chairman of the Oregon Black scope of colors, moving like • rettos and a 2Sf cup of tea is a bit steep ” voting practices; establish- giants into this decade, sweep Caucus, presented the award. ing away injustice before us.' tPlease turn to p. 8 col. 4) Portland Public Schools guilty of sex discrimination Vancouver race workshop scheduled Town charms, costs alarm tourists Nobody Knows the Trouble She’s Seen Instant Earnings from Day of Deposit par annum com pounded daily and p aid quarterly ltnij.(0lT;iiikliii Robert H H a n n . Pre« • IS O llie«« • Phona 24« 1234 Horn« Ottica« Franklin Bldg Portland Oregon SZ204 Sally X has leen struck by a car. given a ticket fo r jay walk Ing lost her Led stamps aid rent money, leen de ivered of a stillborn baby. lost tie ability to te a r children and has leen ? " T ? ” d* yS t0 V‘ C,te her • l’arnne" ' » " ‘n the past 28 days. In addition to a ll this shewas the seventh child in le r fam ily and srie is Black. C olor sometimes makes a difference. It could le an advan- T JUS. L ? ’ r° VerSe- S" ly X was 32- • ‘fo p - out and re .le d on welfare In a broken home. She is the unwed mother of seven. On tie day of the acc «dent Sally X set out from her apartment to luy a quart of m ilk from the neighborhood fo id store. Seven months pregnant. Sally X aid her three yea. old son Peter and pet dog spot stepped into the street in a Pacific Northwest city Being a southern Black le lle down home, we have our own language. The English language is confusing anyway, so when | teard a man cail ’ Look outl I looked out and the car hit m e ." , According to the police accident report, bothM iss Sally X and I’etei were struck by a car driven by a drug addict speeding without a license or insurance. "While lying in the street waiting fo r help to come, said Sally X , " a man rushed up like he was gonna help me and took my pocketbook. Everything that I owned was in it. The balance of my welfare check, my food stamps, my medical card, my key . myghetto I J ), card fo r cashing checks and everything else that was dear to me. 6 "T h is is really . cold w o rld ,' she said. " In the hospital while I was waiting fo r treatment, a police officer questioned me and gave me a ticket fo r failing to cross in the crosswalk. I told him about my pocketbook but he said tie couldn't do anything about it. ’ B I he social w orker said they would have to wait a few days before they could give me some more ID. They did arrange to get some food from the ChurchM issionarySociety and, through Day Care I was able to get care fo r the children. A few days later I didn t feel the baby move, and they told me to come to the hospital. Thedoctor said the baby had died, the doctor Informed me that the baby would be stillborn, and 1 would need surgery right away fo r a hysterectomy.' M iss Sally X said that when she got home, she "g o t a notice to move in 30 d a ys." She, like all the residents of the building, was given 30 days notice to vacate. Checking into Sally X 's problem, it seems like everyone lasses the buck. The police officer thinks he acted properly in giving Sally X the ticket fo r jay walking; the landlord said, " I f she has seven kids, she has violated the lease.” The reporter, after hearing the entire litany of her m isfo r tune, said, "Now I know why the old Negro spiritual was w ritten, 'Nobody knows the trouble I seen.1 ”
