Page 4 Portland Observer Thursday, August 17,1978
Portland Observer
African Women’s Day observed
by hl. Fungai Kumbula
Last Wednesday night, Portland
observed a tradition dating back 22
years, the observance o f South
African Women's Day. The purpose
o f this event was to acknowledge the
role o f women in the ccntinuing
struggle against apartheid
Karen W ells, from the Black
Women’s Rap Group, acted as the
moderator and her moderation was
such that we were able to maintain a
balance between the celebration per
se and the deliverance o f the
message. She started o f f by ex
plaining what apartheid was, the
purpose o f South African Women’ s
Day and then introduced Elizabeth
G ro ff from The American Fnends
Service Com m ittee, who showed
’South Africa: Freedom Rising,’ a
slide show detailing life under apar
theid.
After the slide show, Karen Wells
did biographical sketches o f three
South African women: Lilian Ngoyi.
fo rm e rly
President
of
The
Federation o f South A fric a n
W omen, Nonsikelelo A lbertina
Sisulu. form er secretary o f The
A fric a n N ational Congress and
Winnie Mandela, probably the best
known African nationalist in South
Africa today. A ll three women have
paid dearly for their political ac
tiv itie s . They have been banned
repeatedly. Mrs. Ngoyi spent eleven
years in prison o f which 71 days was
in solitary , the most difficult part o f
her life, she said. And Winnie Man
dela's clashes with the ‘ authorities’
are almost legend.
Poetry from Z indzi Mandela's
new book, ’ black as i am* followed
the biographical sketches. Elizabeth
W’aters and M ichon Blount read
selections from the book. The
authorfess) is only sixteen and is
the daughter o f W innie and
Nelson Mandela. M r. Mandela is
serving a life term on Robben Island
since 1964 for his ANC activities and
Winnie has been under successive
banning orders and house arrests as
far back as 1962. She is currently-
confined to Brandfort, a small town
in Orange ‘Free’ State, the heart o f
Afrikanderdom. So, Zindzi and her
sister, Zenani, had to be cared for by
relatives. They have never known
real fam ily life, and, her poetry,
depicting life in Soweto and other
ghettos, with some excellent photo
graphy by award winning form er
DR U M and Rand D aily M a il
photographer, Peter Magubane,
reflects her anguish.
One selection in particular, comes
to mind:
I saw as a child
a tall building
beautiful and empty
and I never knew why
when my home was so small
and this so big
we were overcrowded...............
It is a heart wrenching book and
not to be missed by anybody who has
ever wondered what it is like to live
under apartheid. My hat’s o ff to the
two readers, too.
Book explains yoath rights
The Oregon Student Public In
terest Research Group (OSPIRG)
and the Metropolitan Youth Com
mission (M YC ) released “ Youth
Faces the Law,” a juvenile rights
handbook for Oregon youngsters.
“ Young people often don’ t under
stand the parade o f intake coun
selors, probation o ffice rs, CSD
caseworkers, group counselors,
court personnel, detention guards,
attorneys, and other adults who
cloud the child's view o f the law,”
said lan McColgin, OSPIRG staff
member who supervised production
o f the handbook.
“ ‘ Y outh Faces the L a w ’ lets
juveniles know when they are likely
to become enmeshed in the justice
system, how it operates, and how to
survive its confusing processes,”
M cColgin explained. “ The hand
book also tells juveniles about their
special role in c iv il law and the
school system.”
“ Youths don’ t need dry lists o f
rules and they d o n ’ t
need
preaching,” McColgin said. “ With
this handbook, young people can
make their own decisions about how
to handle their own problems.”
“ Creating ’ Youth Faces the Law’
re p r e s e n ts
u n p r e c e d e n te d
cooperation between federal, county,
city, and private agencies,” said
A lice Simpson, D ire cto r o f the
Metropolitan Youth Commission.
C ooperation
between
the
M etropolitan Youth Commission
and OSPIRG came about when the
Commission decided to update their
old handbook. The Comprehensive
Employment Training Act (CTTA)
provided funds for Steve Jacobson
and Howard Liptzin to work for
MYC with Zoe Yank, a Lewis and
C lark Law School w ork-study
student, on revising a draft hand
book prepared by OSPIRG intern
Jerry L id z. C E T A also funded
OSPIRG artist Chris Edmiston.
“ Youth Faces the Law” can be
purchased for 50c. W ithin Portland
and Multnomah County, contact the
Metropolitan Youth Commission at
319 S.W. Washington, Portland, or
phone 248-4005. People from other
areas can obtain the handbook from
OSPIRG. 918 S.W. Yamhill, Port
land. Oregon 97204.
ObitUMtj
Services for Dominic Christopher
Michael Joseph were held Thursday,
August 17th at 9:30 a.m. at St. An
drew Catholic Church. A prayer ser
vice was held Wednesday evening at
Vann’s mortuary.
nom inic was born April 14, 1960
in Washington D.C. and has lived in
P ortland since 1967. A 1978
graduate of Marshall High School,
he was President o f the Marshall
H igh School Thespians and was
selected to serve as a student advisor
on the P ortland Public Schools
Title V II Advisory Board. He was a
member o f the Jantzen Beach Figure
Skating C lub and worked as a
p a tro l fo r the Lloyd Center Ice
Skating R ink. An outstanding
student, he was involved in many
scholastic and athletic activities.
Survivors are his father Vernon F.
(Joe, Joseph o f P ortland; his
m other, Peggy (Joseph, Graves,
Washington D.C.; brothers Vernon
o f Washington D C., Ronald and
Harry o f Portland; sisters, Amelia
and Roberta o f Portland, and many
The Family Circus came on next to
do “ Women In Prison,” an excerpt
from their play. “ Labor Pams." A f
ter that came Niobe who accom
panied herself on g u ita r to sing
"Y a lle r G a l" and "Songs o f The
Sisters." Both acts were very well
received and well they deserved to
be.
To round o ff what was a highly
successful evening. Oyoyo, a seven
member group consisting o f four
men and three women thrilled the
audience with their brand o f African
music and some very fancy fo o t
work. They had the hundred or so
spectator: so enthralled that even
though we were supposed to have
been out o f the King Neighborhood
Center by 10:00, nobody had the
heart to stop them until they com
pleted at about 10:30. The dancing
was something else!
A ll in all, it was a very successful
evening, not so much because o f all
the activities, but because o f the pur
pose o f the celebration: paying
tribute to the women who do not
always get credit for their efforts in
the struggle. The program was spon
sored by The American Friends Ser
vice Committee, The Black W omen’ s
Rap Group and Portland Citizens
Against Racism and endorsed by a
lot o f groups from the community.
To all those who took part in South
A frican Women’ s Day this year,
whether in the actual program, the
planning, sponsoring, endorsing or
ju st “ spectatoring ,” a m illio n
thanks.
Final zoo
program set
The final summer gathering o f
Cascades Day, a special program on
Oregon Cascades animals, w ill take
place at the Washington Park Zoo
on August 17th at 1:30 p.m. The 30-
minute program, sponsored by the
Washington Park Zoo and Portland
Bureau o f Parks, is conducted by
Marie Reeder of Zoo to You and Ark
in the Park. The event is free to all
children between the ages o f eight
and thirteen years.
Children participating in Cascades
Day w ill have an opportunity to
learn about local wildlife and plants.
Some of the animals include a red
tailed hawk, a gopher, an opossum
and a rabbit. Mane Reeder w ill in
troduce ideas such as the relation
ships among these aniaals and be
tween animals and humans, plants
that are essential to animals and
general wildlife values.
F ollow ing the presentation,
children who participate will have an
opportunity to enter an essay contest
or a drawing contest. Washington
Park Zoo t-shirts will be awarded as
prizes.
A ll children interested in Cascades
Day should meet at W ashington
Park Zoo near the eagle exhibit in
the lower south end o f the zoo.
Regular zoo admission in effect.
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