Portland Observer Thursday, March 30, 1978 Page 3
Twardzik chairs March of Dime Walk-a-Thon
Behind the wall
L arry Baker «35021,
O.S.P. Correii.tondent
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It's not everyday that a Senator can be
found roaming the hallways of the "Edu
cation Department" inside the walls of
O.S.P.
lamn L. Hannon, Jackson, Klamath
County, District «26, walked among a
large group of young people from the
Church of Nazarene of Ashland, Oregon
on a tour of O.S.P.. led by Bud Chappelle,
assistant activities director and Tony
Santo of the O.S.P. Counseling Depart
■nent.
Senator Hannon was kind enough to
give a short "exclusive" personal inter
view to the "Behind the Walls” column.
When asked what he considers to be
the most crucial problem facing men in
prison today, he replied: "Not being able
to educate enough of our Oregon general
public that rehabilitation can work here
at Oregon State Penitentiary, the key of
education is tours like these young
Christian folks are taking in order to
show them that prison is no place to be
and that even though these men are here,
they are only human beings, many of
whom are trying to reshape their lives in
order to become decent citizens again."
Senator Hannon indicated that he is a
strong believer in rehabilitation; but
another large problem facing men on
being released from prison, is giving an
ex-felon a decent job. The words "Prison
and Ex-felon" are words of fear in the
eyes of the general public, but it's only a
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fear of fear itself.
"The priority of 'people' has always
been placed too low on the list in
Oregon," the Senator continued, "You
can always replace a tree or replace a
fish, but you can't replace a human
being.” At this, the Senator turned and
walked slowly back to rejoin his young
friends.
Juliu« D. Snowden «39013,
Poetry Editor
It is not easy for men in prison to be
called by any name other than "convict,”
"inmate," or “social outcast" but to have
an Oregon State Senator, who sits on the
State Human Resource, and Ways and
Means Committees call you a human
being...Well, for a few precious moments,
the feeling was good.
M O TH E R E A R T H
Mother earth, lift this cursed wall from me!
Send me light to disperse the clinging darkness.
Mend the wounds that pierce my soul.
Reform the flesh that crumbles, revealing yellow bone.
Mother earth, open this lock that imprisons me!
Give me courage to face this quelling fear,
Lend me patience so that I might further exist.
Give me hope that my heart might once more love.
Mother earth, hold me that I might not be alone!
Show me prescience, that I might stand above the faceless hordes.
Broaden my mind, that I might find the key to understanding.
Enlighten me with omniscience, that I might be free.
Mother earth, destroy this pain, punishment, and shame!
Make me proud that I might lift my head high.
Strengthen me, that I might bend steel bars with the power of my mind.
And give compassion for others, that I might show them the way.
Mother earth, hear this voice from the wilderness!
Heed my unselfishly sought desires.
Let the son, who is mankind, recognize thee, oh mother,
And make all free, that we may know righteousness again!
Daniel Deaver
Dave Twardzik, star Portland Trail
blazer guard, has been honored by the
Tri-County Chapter March of Dimes for
being honorary chairman of last year's
Walk a-Thon. He will be chairman again
of this year’s event on April 15th.
Between halves at a recent game,
Twardzik was presented with a plaque by
Brad W. Wilson, Portland insurance
executive who is Tri-County chairman.
Appropriately enough, the emblem on
the plaque is a Black battered metal boot.
At the time of the Walk last year.
Twardzik was on crutches, suffering with
an injured ankle.
This year, Twardzik promised Wilson
that he would make the 20-kilometer
jaunt if the division play-offs allow him.
Mrs. Twardzik walked last year, as did
nearly 10,000 other young people from
Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington
counties.
They raised approximately
$250,000 for the March of Dimes impor
tant research into the cause, effect and
the alleviation of birth defects.
Right now school students in all three
counties are signing up for the Walk, and
scrambling to get sponsors. Each walker
must have an official sponsor. A mini
mum of five cents per kilometer is
required. Sign up sheets are available at
each school office.
This year's Walk will start at 8:00 a.m.,
Saturday, April 15th, from the Portland
Memorial Coliseum.
Dave Twardzik, star Trailblazer guard, who is honorary chairman of this year’s
March of Dimes Walk-a-Thon. poses with trophy awarded him for his successful
efforts last year. Presentation was made hy Brad W . Wilson, chairman of the
Tri-County Chapter March of Dimes. This year’s W alk is A pril 15th.
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Local share of M ott proposal fending increases
The School Board heard an up-dating
on the Mott Foundation/City-Schools
Commission Monday night and voted not
to hold their promised public hearing
until after a "change" to the Commission
is written by city and School District
staff.
The City Council and the School Board
have voted to ask the Mott Foundation
for funding for a nine member appointed
Commission that would coordinate City
and school planning. The proposal has
been sent to the Mott Foundation and
according to its spokesman, Bob Nichol,
was "impressed with its goals light of the
significant degree of cooperation that
appears to exist between various City
and Hoard of Education departments.”
He did ask for a draft of the "change" to
i Jhe Commission from the City and the
Board of Education so the Foundation
will have the specific details of the
Commission's function before it commits
funds.
The original proposal was to fund the
Commission with $100 from the city and
school district and $250 from the Mott
Foundation. However, the Mott Founda
tion suggests the following funding cycle.
First year. Two to one matching, with
the Foundation contributing a maximum
of $200,000 (requiring City/School fund
ing of $100,000);
Second year. One to one matching;
Foundation maximum, $165,000 (requir
ing City/School funding of $165,000 to
gain Foundation maximum);
Third year. One to two matching;
Foundation maximum. $135,000 (requir
ing $270,000 of City/School funding to
gain Foundation maximum);
Fourth year. One to four matching;
Foundation maximum, $100,000 (requir-
ing $400,000 of City/School funding to
gain Foundation maximum).
Since there was no opportunity for
citizen input before the proposal was
approved by the School Board, the Board
agreed to hold a public hearing after it
was passed by the City Council.
The proposal was passed by the City
Council on February 21st with no public
discussion. Those persons who attended
the Council meeting to speak against the
proposal were told by Alan Wilsker, the
Mayor's Assistant, that the proposal
would not be considered until the follow
ing day, so they left without being heard.
philosophy behind current rehabilitation
concepts, nursing techniques, and re
sources. Areas of emphasis will include
moving/lifting/transfer techniques and
com m unication with brain damaged
adults, taught by Beverly Fahland, form
er director of nursing education at Sister
Kenney Institute, Minneapolis, Minne
sota, and other rehabilitation specialists
from the Portland metropolitan area.
A local group - the Tennessee Coalition
Against Apartheid -- and many Black
students from Fisk, Meharry Medical
College and Tennessee State University
said they had worked well with local
NAACP leaders and tried to coordinate
strategy with the national office, but had
run into a brick wall.
TCAA said it will now move to
confronting issues of racism at Vander
hilt, as well as university investments
linked to South Africa.
"We are going to try to unite anti
apartheid groups in the United States by
starting a working group with people like
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show up in Nashville. But after that
initial announcement, the NAACP de
cided not to go all nut in busing people
into Nashville from all over the country.
The organization decided to make the
Davis Cup a "symbolic protest,” and
Hooks told reporters he would be pleased
if 2.000 people took part.
Furthermore, NAACP marshals re
strained marchers from joining local
activists in on-site picketing, and at the
rally Saturday, Hooks appealed to the
crowd to ignore “those disrupters who
want us to act a fool over at the gym."
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African post and sports activist, to try
and get people together for a national
conference later this year,” said TCAA
coordinator David Huet Vaughn.
Regional conferences have begun to
bring cohesion and focus to the campus
movement against South Africa. Stu
dents from fifteen New England Colleges
will gather at Yale University in New
Haven the first weekend in April for a
series of films, workshops and speakers
on the issue of South Africa and U.S. ties
to the apartheid regime. Students in
California held a statewide conference
earlier this year at Santa Barbara.
Already anti-apartheid students have
succeeded in forcing a number of colleges
from the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst to the University of Wisconsin,
to divest themselves of stocks in corpora
tions with subsidiaries and affiliates in
South Africa.
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protests, such as those at Stanford, the
University of California at Berkeley and
the University of California at Santa Cruz
last spring, have led to mass arrests.
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want to link with people off campus to
broaden their base and increase their
clout. In California, alliances have been
developed between students, local acti
vists and a Black-led Southern Africa
caucus within the International Long
shoremen and Warehousemen’s Union.
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African cargo ship and collected and sent
32 tons of clothing to Zimbabwean refu
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gime.
Other attempts to organize and unite
the eclectic and scattered anti-apartheid
campaign have failed.
However, the
national conference proposed by Nash
ville's TCAA with its Black and white
members, its non-sectarian approach and,
perhaps most importantly, its success
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