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" I f we must die. let it not be like
bogs. H u n te d and penned in an
unglonous s p o t ...................“ Claude
McKay.
1 have a Dream . . . That some time
during the first week in July a Black
man, who is the national oirector, and
his executive staff will walk through
the last set o f barred gates to meet a
group o f people dressed in denim blue
clothing who have been patiently
awaiting his arrival.
And from among that group of
people will step forward a person to
greet the Black director with a strong
and firm handshake saying. “ Good a f­
ternoon, M r. Hooks. M ay we welcome
you and the national committee o f the
N A A C P to the Oregon State Peniten­
tiary.’’
Benjamin L. Hooks is the Executive
Director o f the National Association
fo r the Advancement o f Colored
People
The oldest and largest civil
rights organizations in America.
Over the past five months, a group
o f prison inmates belonging to the
O .S .P . Law Class, have been working
diligently to make this dream become a
reality. Upon hearing that Portland
had been chosen as the city to host the
nationai'fbnvention o f the N A A C P on
July 3rd-7ih, the inmates wrote to M r.
Hooks asking him to visit their in­
stitution. The prisoners gathered over
300 signatures fro m the 1,500
population in support o f the letter.
Since then, they have coordinated with
many other prisons throughout the
states of Washington and California,
so they might represent those prisoners
at the meeting. With the help of the
O .S .P . personnel and s ta ff the
prisoners have been able to work out a
luncheon and a half-day workshop
from 12 00-4.00 p.m . to accommodate
their nationally known visitors.
The prisoners have also received
copies o f letters written to M r. Hooks
in support o f their request by several
Oregon State Senators, Represen­
tatives, a M ultnom ah County Com ­
missioner candidate, many C ircuit
Court Judges and Attorneys from
throughout the State, business leaders
of many communities, all three local
N A A C P Branches, churches and civil
organizations and agencies represent­
ing the Governor's Office.
They were fortunate to acquire the
volunteer services o f Berna Plummer.
Multnom ah County A ffirm ative Ac­
tion Director, and Evelyn Collins,
Grace Collins Mem orial Center, as
“ outside coordinators" to help achieve
these prisoners efforts.
"Since the Mountain cannot go to
Moses. Moses must go to the M o u n ­
tain. ”
Collectively Blacks and whites have
worked hard planning this occasion,
because they believe Hooks’ visit to
O .S .P . will show that the N A A C P is
very much concerned about the over­
crowded prisons and jails in America
Oregon has the unique distinction of
having 16.4 percent Black population
o f incarcerated prisoners in a stitc that
has only slightly over one percent
Black in its population.
Since the N A A C P was founded in
1909, many o f these prisoner’s fore­
parents have contributed to the goals
and achievement that this organization
has accomplished through the years
and there is a strong belief that Hooks
will help in the struggle to solve this
nations penal problems, too.
These prisoners have decided not to
base their topics during the workshop
upon the treatment and conditions o f
this prison, but to focus the attention
to w a rd such subjects as b etter
representation within the courts prior
to their conviction, and social accep­
tance and adjustment back into the
c o m m u n ity upon th e ir release.
Discrimination can come in all forms.
As once stated by W .E .B . DuBois, “ I f
you cut o ff the head and the tail, then
the body will surely die. ”
Punishment will never be equally
distributed within our criminal justice
system in this nation. Neither can it be
used as an excuse to deter crime or to
reh ab ilitate.
But neither should
punishment be used as a tool, for a
mental and physical form of genocide,
within our criminal justice system.
It is anticipated that over 10,000
members w ill attend the N A A C P
National Convention. Among the dis­
cussions will be “ what to do about
prisoners within our penal systems ”
So it will be valuable fo r Hooks and
the N A A C P to accept our invitation,
for what purer source o f inform ation
can anyone obtain to answer the above
question, but this group o f prisoners?
"Oh, I must search f o r wisdom every
hour.
Deep in my w rathful bosom sore and
raw,
A nd fin d in it the superman power.
To hold me to the letter o f y o u r ta w !"
Claude M c K a y
NAACP watches California tax-cut results
“ Black people voted against Propo­
sition N o. 13 because we clearly
understand the jeopardy m which our
jobs and gains are placed. Further we
understand the underlined racism and
fear of the majority who voted for
Proposition No. 13. These short-sited
majority seek to make minorities, poor
and disabled their scapegoats,’’ said
Varna Canson, director of the Western
Rqgion. N A A C P
Angry voters lashed out at programs
to help the poor, aging, disabled and
above all Black persons. Black people
have witnessed the same faces and
forces cheering triumphantly at the
passage of Propositions No. 14 and 21.
These initiatives expressed the an­
tagonism o f the majority toward fair
housing and integrated education.
N A A C P met challenges of both these
initiatives and will meet the challenge
o f Proposition No. 13 in California.
The N A A C P calls upon the public,
legislative, state agencies, cities, coun­
ties, school districts to assure that
Blacks, other minorities and the poor
do not bear the brunt o f the passage o f
Proposition N o. 13. Tbe plan o f action
includes:
(1) N A A C P will mom ter cutbacks;
(2) The N A A C P is forming a special
task force o f highly qualified persons
to serve as resources to local branches;
(3) The N A A C P calls upon the State
Board o f Education and D r. Wilson
Riles to jo in in an intensive drive for
teacher accountability measured by
student achievements. The luxury o f
no accountability, no evaluation, ac-
cessive administrative cost lock in em­
ployment advantages and guaranteed
raises must be ended so that scarce
resources go first to children; (4) The
luxury o f school boards wasting
millions o f dollars fighting their con­
stitutional duty to desegregate the
schools must cease forthw ith; (5) The
N A A C P calls upon the State Treasury
Secretary fo r services and other
regulatory heads to give an account o f
the dollars in taxes saved by cor­
porations and the degree to which
savings are being transmitted to the
consumer.
The N A A C P is seeking an audience
with Governor Brown, the Speaker of |
the Assembly, President Pro-Tern o f i
the Senate, the Chairmen o f the Senate
Finance and Assembly Ways and
Means Committees to set forth our
demands for equity and fairness.
Should these efforts o f persuasion
fail, the N A A C P will initiate legal ac­
tion. N A A C P 's prim ary role is the
i N . Wray
In the time it takes you to read this
sentence, a burglar will have broken in­
to a home somewhere and started his
swift, skilled search for its valuables.
Some two-million homes were burgled
last year, and tbe losses totaled a
billion dollars.
There is no way to guarantee your
home won’t be the next statistic, but
you can do more than just hope. The
average burglar is looking for a target
that he can get into quickly, easily and
safely. I f you can convince him that
your house or apartment isn't in that
category you stand a better chance of
avoiding a burglary.
The first thing a burglar notices is
the lock on your door. Even the most
amatuer burglar knows that many
doors are secured with cheap locks that
can be slipped open with a credit card
or piece o f celluloid. Others can be
yanked out or easily picked. A n in­
terlocking deadbolt rim lock, which
screws to the inside o f your door, is a
good investment.
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There are many older people in the
community who need help with their
yard work. Mowing lawns, trimming
hedges or pruning bushes are all ac­
tivities which some senior citizens find
difficult to do.
Public funds arc not available this
year to provide these services to the
elderly; therefore, the City-County
Commission on Aging strongly en­
courages volunteers from church and
civic groups and other concerned
citizens to go out and help their older
neighbors with this work.
The need is great.
Hundreds o f
senior citizens throughout the city and
county have already requested this
assistance. A little time and energy
would be greatly appreciated.
For more inform ation call an area
senior center or the C ity -C o u n ty
Commission on Aging. 248-3960.
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E xhibit scheduled fo r Seattle this
summer.
The series will be offered June 23rd
and 30th, and July 7th and 14th. Each
Friday lecture will start at 7:30 p.m.
in the A rt M a ll Theater on the
Gresham campus.
The series will introduce background
inform ation about the young king, the
history o f Egypt, and the Carter Ex­
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N A A C P ’ s goal is elimination o f evil,
o f racism, and protection o f the rights
June,
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F A C T S
1978
IM P O R T A N C E
o f minorities.
Now is time to ’burglar-proof’ home
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Seniors need
assistance
Investing in a good lock doesn’t do
any good i f the door itself isn’t secure.
A burglar w on’t bother with the lock if
he can kick in a hollow-core door for
entry. Old-fashioned panel doors or
window areas near the door lock also
provide easy entry.
A good, solid-
wood door will discourage a burglar,
and in high-crime areas you should
consider a steel door.
Windows can provide another easy
access route for the would-be burglar.
A thin steel bar inserted between the
sashes o f double-hung windows will
knock out the standard catch in se­
conds, and sliding glass doors and
windows can usually be pried out o f
their tracks. Y o u can m ake the
burglar’s jo b tougher by installing
locks that wedge as well as bolt these
vulnerable areas.
Still, a determined burglar can even­
tually force his way into any building.
Here your last line o f defense is a
burglar alarm system. N o thief wants
to hang around with a piercing alarm
bell or siren going o ff - the chances of
getting caught are just too high
Perimeter alarm systems protect doors
and windows with magnetic contact
switches that trigger the alarm when
tampered with. Interior protection can
consist o f movement detectors as well
as pressure sensitive mats concealed
under carpeting
M any homeowners have evaluated
the replacement cost o f their fu r­
nishings, jewels, clothes, art or elabor
ate sound systems and decided their
protection is worth the additional ex­
pense o f having a burglar alarm system
installed.
You don’t have to be the helpless
victim o f a burglary. Take the time
and effort now to shore up any weak
point in your home’s defenses. M ake it
tough for a burglar to get into your
home, and the chances are he won’t
even try.
T he b u s in e s s c o m m u n ity h a s
a lc o h o lis m :
is
r e c e n tly
an i l l n e s s ,
a c k n o w le d g e d f o u r s p e c i f i c
1.
A lc o h o lis m
2.
It
3.
Many a l c o h o l i c s
4.
P e rs o n s a f f l i c t e d w i t h th e d is e a s e o f a lc o h o lis m
l a s t t o r e c o g n iz e o r t o a c c e p t t h e i r p r o b le m .
can be t r e a t e d
fa c ts
about
n o t a m o r a l p r o b le m .
s u c c e s s f u lly .
a re w o rth t r e a t i n g .
a re o fte n
th e
F iv e t o te n p e r c e n t (5% - 10%) o f t h e e m p lo y e d p o p u l a t io n a r e i n t r o u b l e
w it h a lc o h o l.
I n a la r g e p r o p o r t io n o f th e s e c a s e s , th e p ro b le m has
e x is t e d f o r f i v e t o s e v e n y e a r s b e f o r e b e c o m in g s o o b v io u s t h a t a c t i o n i s
r e q u ir e d .
A lc o h o lis m h a s been i d e n t i f i e d b y th e D e p a rtm e n t, o f H e a l t h ,
E d u c a tio n and W e lfa r e as th e n um ber one p u b l i c h e a lt h p ro b le m in th e U .S .A .
O n ly t h r e e p e r c e n t (3%) o f th e s e a l c o h o l i c s a re on s k i d r o w , t h e o t h e r
n in e t y - s e v e n p e r c e n t (97%) a r e fo u n d i n h o m e s, o f f i c e s and f a c t o r i e s .
A lc o h o lis m t u r n s o u t t o be th e b i l l i o n d o l l a r h e a d a c h e .
A lc o h o lis m c o s ts
i n d u s t r i e s $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 ( f i f t e e n b i l l i o n d o l l a r s ) , n o t t o m e n tio n
human s u f f e r i n g t o t h e a l c o h o l i c h i m s e l f , h i s f a m i l y and h i s e m p lo y e r.
Much o f t h e i n f e r i o r w o rk m a n s h ip i n many o f o u r d o m e s tic p r o d u c ts and
s e r v ic e s may be due d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y t o th e d is e a s e o f a lc o h o lis m .
Many c o m p a n ie s a re d e a lin g w i t h t h i s d i f f i c u l t and c o m p le x p r o b le m ;
t h e i r e x p e r ie n c e s we g e t th e f o l l o w i n g p r o f i l e :
fro m
H e /s h e i s l i k e l y t o be 38 t o 56 y e a r s o l d ; an e m p lo y e e o f
f a i r l y lo n g s e r v i c e i n whom th e com pany h a s a c o n s id e r a b le
in v e s tm e n t e s p e c i a l l y i f h e /s h e i s i n th e e x e c u t iv e r a n k s .
Y o u r com pany may be one in v o lv e d w i t h n e r s o n s , e m p lo y e e s , f a m i l y o r
f r i e n d s i n t e r e s t e d in a lc o h o lis m e d u c a t io n and t r e a t m e n t .
The H ouse o f
E xo du s w i l l be h a p p y t o s h a re s p e c i f i c f a c t s r e g a r d in g th e d is e a s e o f
a lc o h o lis m .
T he House o f Exodus was in c o r p o r a t e d on th e 9 th d a y o f A u g u s t. 1 9 7 7 , i n
th e S t a t e o f O reg on as a n o n - p r o f i t c o r p o r a t io n f o r th e s o le p u rp o s e o f
e s t a b l i s h i n g an a lc o h o lis m e d u c a t io n a l and t r e a t m e n t c e n t e r .
The g o a ls
a r e t o im p ro v e th e h e a l t h , p h y s i c a l and m e n ta l w e l l - b e i n g o f i t s
c lie n te le .
The p r im a r y o b j e c t i v e i s t o e d u c a te and t r e a t , th r o u g h
c o u n s e lin g and o t h e r s u p p o r t i v e a c t i v i t i e s , p e rs o n s a f f l i c t e d w i t h th e
d is e a s e o f a lc o h o lis m .
S e c o n d ly , o u r o b j e c t i v e i s t o f u r t h e r r e s e a r c h
th e s o c i a l and m e t a b o lic e f f e c t s o f a lc o h o lis m and o t h e r s u b s ta n c e
a d d i c t i v e s i n o r d e r t o f i n d c a u s e s , c u r e s a nd p r e v e n t i v e c o n t r o l s .
E xodus R e s e a rc h F o u n d a tio n i s a p p r e c i a t i v e o f a l l c o n t r i b u t i o n s d o n a te d
t o a -d f u r t h e r r e s e a r c h i n t h i s a r e a .
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E xodus R e s e a rc h F o u n d a tio n
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