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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 ”