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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1977)
f e H May a »n tkt ¿qultíMt W? see the world k r i* ita tke RULES C O M M IT TE E U m «web pra through Black eyes a m e f the f-W Bath ta tkaao i ■fog ren ew ta the Senate Mry. TW Reverse coeibal pay? The P o r’aoc School Board has budgeted «he amourit of $455.177 for school desegregation. Portions o f th a money are to be spent on transporta tion. a desegregation specialist, ond recruiting. On the surface this looks like a good idea It is pw^zeting to find an item budgeted for $157,994 - the largest item m the desegregation budge* - that w ill supply extra teachers to majority white h*gh schools that lose students to the magnet programs a* Jefferson or Adams Justification for th«s expenditure which clearfy has nothing to do with desegregation, is to pay principals of w hite schools to cooperate with desegregation. Clearfy, no w hite principal would recommend w hite students to transfer to Jefferson or Adams unless there wen some financial compensation far his interest Why co<’ mese Oesegrego* on funds? Desegrega tion funds should go *o aid minority students in w hite schools, or w hite students m minority schools, — but to white students m w hite schools? Strange. h could have som ethng to do with federal pressure to proceed with school desegregation. It m-ght foot good to the federai governm ent »hot the Porhand Public Schoo’s ore spending $455 177 to further desegregation - even if it isn't. mostly of Slocks, o rd funds to study the current lews and policies of governm ent and public agencies, labor organization. private businesses, educor>ona) systems. a»c to determ ine to w hat degree discnmin ohon exists ond which established lows and pro cederes promote or rem edy drtcnm ,nation. The Commission w ould not hove much authority. It could no« subpoena records. H could no« force «»mpiionce. It could only advise. O ne thing the Commission could do is to existing data ond m ake an overall study of w here Blocks are m the state These facts could then be used to justify the later creation o f o Commission that would have some pow er and authority to m ake changes The other function the Commission could serve is to bring the facts to «he public. O ften the emborrossmen* of o public revelation brings change. L E G IS L A T IV E PROCESS T W House this pa« «oak < ee its ta ta n a l ruta» sod Long said that they must ao« concentrate oe “getting the legislative procam back aa track ta order that tbe remainder of tW aeonoa may be coaeludod ta so o rd e rly ------- u « (hat we w fl depart tram Selim with a raeord ta acrompbahmeota which both B ern aerate sod Repahkeaae caa be proud L E G IS L A T IV E P R IO R IT IE S TW RM eaCem m rtto «kaltata ahead af thee PhS L e » ta a Boar t k s y p a a s M «et r a r e ! W , ’key r a t doni «rák I Top among t W i IN F O R M A T IO N Thera are maay bills «kick we ara working oo ta tbe various committees a a«. I f you aead informate» about the Motue of a particular bill you may easily oWata k by railing Legislative Informa turn. T W ir toil free number ta: 1- b M J x U by tW state. TW TW EdiciitioR OpportM ity ta November « f 1ST». I m eneagh ta W satacted ta emunne the ihrsi t w stap « f tW O p e r a r á PLUS prapraM aa tW Porttaod Stata Uaroer ■ for oil students i ta the TW «Kffiralt chafieeg* - k was a , • program t a n by tW •*X J SA ID THE B Ü 0 6 E T . MC M A T O « 'T M I .11 Swpport SBS5O ■pee ■ary. TW Senate BUI 850 currently m the Senate Ways and Means Com rr nee, would establish a commission to study the status of Blocks m Oregon Blocks hove hod a difficult history m this state - first excluded from moving <nto the area, then constitu tionally b o n h « j from residence Even after the Civil W ar settled the slavery question. Blocks w ere still ega ly barred from owning property, serving on juries, voting, and in general, for taking part in the economic ond political life of the community. These kjrws w ere no« rigidly enforced, but the a " uoes pervodea w hite society ond still prevail. Now nearly 150 years io*er Block peop»e » ill do no» fully participate in the benef ts of life m Oregon. Blacks are underrepresented m em ploym ent and in decision making ro’es; attend segregated schools; are more easily ond frequently incarcerated, ond m eet oil kinds of barriers. In the 1950's Oregon was one of the first states to pass civil rights laws. Since then federal laws and directions hove been provided to o«d minorities in their effort *c attain first c<ass citizenship. Unfortun- a*ely these laws are not always enforced SB 850 would provide a Commission, m ade up < nera m . ta tW i la th e tkey «sated to be. but because they thought they hod to be. Maay wera ta tW apuuoa that Ope retina PLUS provided the only means far t k e * to attend I State. Thee, ta ta a tactor ta w e à t a tW TW I • f l rarry ea tke « a rk of tke formes- Operation PLU S program. We will sr N a th ___ they a » ta seed of i tke itav . l npm i nt of students w W bare ■M previously experienced memos ta tke wtarmiaeal m t s m , bet w W dsmaa- M ra te tW potential sad demra to achieve >■ «B eg».” . Pi ... . . . . , ? pr° * ™ 1. AH students who need this help will bora tke ehaate to eared ta the program Those v W do not need the services. regardtaas of their color. will aot be forced into the program Amply ta order to " * * * * quot* •k ic k kae ntakiag to do wtth * *« ta e ta . to the ubjvvtvut ” the the the FISCAL FATALITY State the '• • t k * program will be assured ef adequate financial support throughout their cottage raraer A t no institute» ta the State of Oregon ta the commitment to nerve low income students with financial »M more evident than at Portland State. Counseling and tutorial services have bean expanded, and every student ta the program will be entitled Io a wide range of special services, including academic advising, orientate» activities, group workshops, referral and employ meet services, as well as personal and T W E.O.P. it eager to serve students who truly want to benefit from higher learning And many Black students, some of «bora have not been encouraged ta tbmk about cottage although they have the abilities to succeed, would benefit i the atmoshpera and services of the Through classes, financial aid. counsel * tag. and tutorial assistance, the new Educauooai Opportunity Program seeks to improve tbe ability of students to adjust to tbe large and often insensitive environment of tbe institute». Once adjusted and endowed with certain «fciiu K ieder* J prnpneal ta approved. the ike student ran then capitalise oa tbe Opportunity Program wiB advantages of higher education. Aa WJE.B. DuBots wrote nearly fifty Our « a ff « f l years ago, “T W aim ef higher learning of it a • tbe college ia tbe development of power, and the training ef a self whose balanced assertion will mean aa much as possible for the greet ends of dvflbatioo.” Toward tkm important end. tbe Edorauoaal tke Opportunity Program stands randy to make its coatrflmtioo to the higher with the Office of learning at «udents from this PÄ U^aad ky- Radsfc oppose affirarative actioe /M m tß tkt Sditot One of my colleagues m the Sec guetad tke ether day m Sepport coescieece e f April ■ W re he may be^ but k takee 7 of the ta my Td Kke ta take tkta idea a etea «My applying it ta racism. L m * phrase tka tkougkt tkta you for your H JL «ST be put to a ita fo r fro m tW OgmaM aa m a ttw where be may bs. and -it he i ooety far him. to rule. tke to be ty « the °P- ■for « o te * Gifle« v. United States. 401 war «a moral and tkeofogiral grounds to IBtn * fttai far bad idea^ TW k you for tkta tk e " ^ o r á m t a * * * * * r* ä « * )*“ keiefo. meatal activity, taxes i directly involve tke taking of bfe. As tke Supreme Court has noted, the whether tke^peraoa a asked to kffl ta war « • 7 do «o. * a ta av#- is ftW i to tke Thera ia ao to war and kitaag ea the one hand, and attaen objeetJOB to other types of programs ea T W purpoee ta a y is ptanty ta Kind regards M arhO Hatfield Lasted States b fl. i operate ea the potatore activity ta t W m c ta ty .ta practices ag efl. I we look M tke «xpsrtasK odbym tooriráta T W proponents ta affirmative action Mate that tke only way U> ead dtacrimw iS T « n « a / , ra n ta a d . Oregon «7208. Tetephaae 2 8 5 2 4 » Sobaenptions r .50 per y« year outaide Porttaod. ALFRED L HENBF »ag aj TW I its Pub Any other otavidual w riter oi tke optataa ta the who foil t o end*- * " * Ü * TráCaaaty area. tt.Oö p«. “S T I* " * 1* * » expreaeed only ta >(We8ee T W World Through Stack E ye.,. JMPW ta theapChfoa at the reflect NNA 1«7J that tW outlawing of dtaenmiaattau ta afl that ta neraaaary; then a l matters deal tag with people should bs ta a “color MtatT nature Affirmatora aettao aroeoasote say that i t work; that Mart off with a duadvaotage (bsfog tke rodpieate at n d a t acta) tkerafora ta affirm noadtaerimtaatary say sod all dtacrinunMiooT^1* Turk I Publisher» Association i * * “* * * Naturally these gusstiaas caa W dw bated forever, without gatttag to tW of «W problem. ier. t Newspaper EP A victim ta jobo, certain schools. . until that victim ta • victim, has not yet come! BMTHOCMCn WKKMCVEA. jjn u u v o u HÍIA mmtcH Portland O bserver box out ta T W only way in which the victim ta racism ran be protected, until they caa ratch up to the majority group, is through the use ta affirmative action as a tool for rooting out all racism. To « y that affirmative action tech- tagues loads ta reverse diecriminatioa ta enee to Mow activity pays tke araos where the great« ■raoccunne p o. No persoa with a l rer lua/ber «foU knew that these were wrong, immoral, dishonest and - illegal! Times have changed. Lhscnmmatory ■***• wkiek exclude people oo the of rscs.pex. raiigtaa, etc. have been defined m illegal. Penalties have been eetah * • * * “ » tfce laws ta these tke (act that extate ta tkta country And tkat wkitaa (e^erisly Stacks) are the major vtatime ta its potaoaous venom lo w A ^ M F « / 2 % 7 OVERHEAD U n it e d Wa *
