P•1• I Portland ObNnter June 21. ,_,
Cell Talk
Behind the Walls
by Lorry Bok~r #JJOJ/
D.S. P. CormpontMnl
The Other 81de of the Coln
by Nldro ""11,y, C.C.
Since January of 1979 we have
been in ncaotiation• with the State
of Orcaon. It hu been our sincere
intent to ncaotiate in 1ood faith and
come to a fair and equitable
a,rcement. The State, on the other
hand, had no intentions of
bar1ainin1 In aood faith as we now
are findiq out.
We went throuah mediation, fact-
findina and finally arbitration with
our propo11ls and the State still
refu1e1 to settle the contract. In-
1tead they have continually
quationed our compromise and we
now 1ryin1 to split our baraainina
unit.
We have contended that all em-
ployee1 at OSP, OWCC and
Juvenile Parole are covered under
the bindin1 arbitration laws and are
not allowed to strike. We knew if
these public employea had to 10 on
11rike in order 10 settle a contract, to make any movement whatlOeYer,
our concction1 sy1tem, would be in cau1ln1 a terrible hardship on the
a state or confu1ion. The1e three ln1titutiom.
unit• are char1~ with the reapon-
On top of thil, Oovemor Atiyeh
sibility or maintainina the security
hu refuted to obey hi• own law and
of the inllitutions and keepin1
implement the arbitration award for
char1e of the juvenile1 who are on
the correctional 1taff. Tbe Oovemor
parole.
is further wutina State fund1 to ap-
The Employment Relation• peal the a1reemen1 to the State
Board came down with a naliq that Supreme Court. The Oovernor i1
the correctional officer■• corpc,rall not concerned with those public
and seraeants were entitled 10 the employee• who maintain the
arbitration award, but the "non aec:urity of our state at lar1e.
security ataff" were not and hM! a
AFSME ii only a1kin1 for ap-
leaal riaht to strike. The Irony here prollimatley a 23 per cent wa,e In-
ls that everyone who works in the crease over two years. Thi• means
institutions and in juvenile parole
about 11 per cent per year. The cost
have a primary reaponaibillty of of livina last year jumped II per
aecurltyl This left the "non aecurlty
cent. Whal we are 11kin1 ii only
stafr' with no other alternative ex-
fair. Hopefully the State will decide
cept to strike.
to come to the barplnin1 table and
The employees have been on
try 10 reach an a,rccment before we
strike for a week now hoplni that
have any major di1turbances.
the state would make some (N•dro Borl•y l1 o Corr•ctlon•I
movement so the contract could be Corpor•I ot OSP ond Ex•c11tl'II•
settled. Several times we have met
Board m~mMr of AFSCME, loco/
with the State, but they have refused
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Neighbor cooperation crime
safeauard life and property and
By s1,pltoni, L. Mlcho,I
reduces the fear of crime.
Community and neiahborhood
The Portland Police Bureau'•
cooperation are two factors that
Crime Prevention Division Is
help keep crime down and criminals spearheading an effort to increase
away from your nel1hborhood.
community education pro1rams and
Nei1hbors
encoura1ing
the citizens participation in the nei1h-
awareness and use of crime preven-
bor hood Watch Pro1ram. The
tion techniques helps citizens
division has 20 staff and volunteer
representatives available to conduct
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - . home block meetinas and neiah-
borhood block parties.
Volunteers will help citizens
lntere■ ted in current booka
organize
neighborhood meetings all
about African Liberation l'
over
the
city.
Four volunteers from
Visit:
Pacific
Northwest
Rell are mainly
JOHN REED BOOKSTORE
interested in sponsoring sessions in
In the Dekum Building
the Northeast area of the city where
619S.W. 3rd Avenue
they live. Persons interested in
Sixth Floor
sponsoring a block home meeting or
a neiahborhood block pany should
Or call: m-'l!Jal.
contact Jim Nelson at 248◄ 126.
KXL radio in support of the
Neighborhood Watch Proaram will
be providin1 refreshments at all
crime prevention block parties
throuahout the summer. the station
will also sponsor a drawing to 1ive
away prizes to citizens who have
or1anized neighborhood block
mcetin1s,
Crime Prevention's Nei1h-
borhood Watch concept has been
cited nationally as a proven success.
Neighbors alf'eeing to watch out for
one another is one sure way neiah-
bors can protect their home and
family. Citizens holdin1 block home
meetings or block parties give
everyone a chance to discuss
household security measures and
inexpensive ways to make their
home safer. Also neighbors discover
everyone is just as worried about
what's 1oing on in their neiah-
borhood.
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EXODUS
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By A1mt1r Abdul ~ifullah
(tlko Jo, Wnt I 40404
OGvid Wri61tt I J98l6
A.r.sistont Editor
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By Patricia Jackson IJ9jj
and Jo Awstin (JJ«tryJ
(Editors comments: This is tht
/int timt to my knowl«l6, tltot ony
Africon Am,ricon women in
0. W.C.C. ho~ put anythin• in th,
pop,r. At this point I'd lik, to
comm,nd Iha, two sist,n on thtir
cr,otivity ond tlt,ir coura•t In u-
prastn1 what prison Is obout. Th,
unity of the African Am,ricon mo/~
and /,malt is vital to tit, /rwdom
we Sttk. PINM look into th, world
of Patrica Jackson and Jo Au.stin,
fttl th,ir pu~ bnt, 1,1 tlt,ir spirit
ond commit,m,nt mov, you past
your apathy ond know that with th,
~rring of our s,parote so11/s thot
/rttdom con M • will be achi~v«J.)
Patrico Jackson. 1t•1 a terrible
thing to 1row up or out-feelin1 you
have no control over the course of
your own destiny. It's a feeling that
is hapless and confusin1. EverYthin1
is so bia and you are so small .
Power seems to be something out-
side of yourself and you do just
what you can to survive.
Prison is filled with daily
problems. The food for one thing is
far differnt from what we Blacks
Black Scholar
features Africa
The May/June 1980 issue of Th,
Black Scholor "Africa: The New
Societies" provides an indepth
analysis of a numnber of
achievements and contradictions
that exist in the structure and
development of political and
economic independence in Guinea
Bissua, Mozambique, Zimbabwe,
and Angola. The issue includes
"Unity for a New Order", a speech
1iven by Tanzanian President Julius
Nyerere at the February, 1979.
Ministerial Conference of the
Group 71. President Nyerere shares
his thoughts about the Third
World•s past and present
negotiations in relation to the aim of
secruing fundamental changes in the
present International Economic Or-
der.
Also featured is "The South
Africa Nuclear Connection".
Minority
Commission
15 18 N E KILLINGSWORTH
PORTLAND. OREGON 9721 1
284-7997
FROM THE FRONT DOOR
BY TOM BOOTHE
From the front door, I over hwr-i thrN per90n8 convening In the lobby of Amerlc:an State Benk. there -11 two
men end one women end 111 of !hem - r • Bliek, they - • commenting on the School Boerd, Supertnta'ldellt,
llanc:herd, The BIKk United Front, the tNCherw Ind 1tudentl of the NE publlc IChooll. They W-. lhowlng llgne
of frultrltlon, but, - e diNgrNlng with the School Board'• decllion to terminate Superintendent Blencl\efd, ttiey
- - ell laWng, but neither WN rNHy llltening to whit the other WN Nylng.
One Implied that the Sdlool Board Ila become oONNed with with dNgragatlon planning Ind hid become blind to
111 other IChool relltld buliNII. Another lmplild thlt Superintendent Bllnc:herd Ila bNn viewed In I Polltic:al light
and 11111 admlnialrattve credltl -
Ill but totaHy Ignored by the School Board. Yet. another implication -
that the
quality of lducatlon within the NE community, partlcularlly the Albina •r• -
down, •nd the blame ehould r -
wlth the quallty of parente and the quality of the t■-:herw, and not ■olely with ■dminl9tral0'9; and flnally one com-
mented •nd Mid, maybe - will get• ■uperlntendant who will Implement •n ecc:eptalbe ctwg19g11~ plan, and
not budgeto,y ■ul)pOl't to provide bNlc lducatlon tor the children of Portland ■c:hool dl■trict a■ a whole. Thie con-
_,1on tOOk piece under • conti■I atmoephere of light hNl'tlldnw. ttlet -■me -ing, 1-tchld the !ipm -
■nd the - c e of the -
WN _,tlally the •me In context a■ the cordlal com,.,-■tlon 1Je1- thoN thrN
cltlz-.
I know that all decielon■ - m■de whether on an emotional ball■ or a loglc:al ba1i1 from: 1) OnN POSITION 191at1ve
to another 121- OnN TEMftERAMENT r91atlve to another 131 • OnN ftERIONALITY rellttve to anottw 141 OnN
PERFORMANCE r-.t!veto~.
(Continued from Page I Col 6)
Black experience is the evidence."
The need for a commission is based
on the fact that Blacks are
mistreated and their arievances
aren't bein1 addressed.
Lucious Hicks Ill said, "there is
no fore1one conclusion that the
Oovernor will establish a com-
mission on that it will be acceptable
to the community, " but "it is im-
portant to design somethina we can
live with and to be able to present
specific recommendations to the
Governor."
Commissions can be established
by the Governor, or the recommen-
dations could be used to formulate a
bill to be presented to the leaislature
and to rally the minority com-
munities in support.
have been use to eatin1, it'• a
stranae experience. This means we
either chanae our life 1tyle or starve.
Another problem we face is the ab-
sence of music that relates to the
Black life style. You can listen to the
radio for hours before hearin1 a
Black son1.
Now for our reli1ious riahts. We
are 1enerally able to see one Black
minister a month, this does not in-
clude a aospel choir to listen to as
we are all use 10. On the other hand
if we were white we'd be able to 10
to Mass each Sunday and the
remainina three Sundays. Per-
sonally I've been to church and seen
various choirs - none Black.
We also have a problem here
receivina cosmetics that are
desianed for Blacks. The white airls
are allowed shampoo and con-
ditioners, things they need, where as
we have to go withtout.
If our needs diner that doesn't
mean that our needs aren't genuine.
It's essential that we have hair
1rease and it should be provided by
the State.
I feel that because I'm Black that
my whole life style must be chanaed
to accomodate my confinement.
That I must compromise my identity
to make this time easier. I feel my
riahts are beina denied but we're all
aware that Blackfolks rights are op-
tional and that we as a people have
learned to deal with this type of
discrimination. It isn't new but then
it isn' t right either. Things here are
so tense and confusing that I can't
tell it' it is prejudice against me as a
Black person or as a woman.
I welcome all comments and pray
for your support in the future - that
is if there is 1oing lo be a future for
Black folks in prison.
(Editors comments: Jo Austin's
/J(Htry ltos a puls,btat, it rolls with
thunder, it scr,ams indignotion, ii
moves and breath,s as only tht
spirit ond soul of o Blockwomon con
move - meet Jo Austin and fttl h,r
bluts.J
5pace-
5awer!
BACK BLUES
Mister
Bocklo1h,
Mister
Backlash/ just who do you think I
om'?lt,11 m~ mister Backlash/Who
do yo11 think I om?/ You rou, my
toxes, frni, my wq,s/Stnd my
broth,n ond sisten to Joi/. You 6iH
mt srcond closs ltous,s/Giv, m,
srcond-class schools/ Sttond-class
Ito usu / And s,cond-class
schools.I You must think us colorwJ
folk/on s«ond-clms fools.
Try to find m ~ a job/To tarn o
littl~ cash/All you rot to o/f,rl/s a
whit, bockloslt./But th, world is
bi61Th, world is big and
round/Grtot big world-Mister
Backlash/ Big ond bright and round-
/ And it's full off olks like me who
or,1 Black, Y ,110 w, Btig, ond
Brown. /Mister Backlash, Mist~,
Bocklashl Whot do you think I got
to
los,1r,11
me
Mr.
Backlash! I Whot do you think I got
to lose?
I'm gonna t,ov, yo11 - Mist,r
Bocklosh/Sinrinr your meon old
backlosh blu,s.l You'r, th,
one/Ya - ya11'n tit~ on,IWho will
hav, th, blues.
(Editors comments: Both of these
expressions of Black identity were
subsequently turned down by the
0. W.C.C. staff for publication in
the prison newspaper. When
prisoners are denied the opportunity
to express themselves a very vital
ingredient for self rehabilitation is
withheld. I would like the com-
munity to be aware of the pliaht of
these two sisters. they have clearly
illustrated that the processes that
govern the lives of prisoners aren't
equal nor are they desirable in terms
of rehabilitation. I think that each
of these sisters has displayed
courage and creativity in a at-
mosphere that inhibits both. May
Allah bless and protect them and
may they continue to grow toward
truth.)
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RHftECT, CONFIDENCE, and e IENIE Of SECURITY muat tint be taught and devalOped ■t home In order for
dllldrwn to proj■ct a poeltlve •ttltudll In the community IOCllllly or to be r9edy to INm 1n edlool. 1 hope we do not
u.ldel11•id our chldrwl to think that their dOmNtlc, IOCial, aconomlc and community reapoolibllltiN 1'911 totally
with IChool _,.lilbit...tl, 1Chool ly8t9ffll and IChool tlldlen, for •11 ■tudlnta who IUblcrtbea to 1h11 baiif would
ultlmetllty ION, to thoN l■lf in■pnd lludanta with IOhd home bNld AIIPECT loPPld oft with a ,01mv1 AT.
TITUDIE.
I ■arec that there many lnequilla within our educational lnstitucionl but, I ■lt0
within tht home with break dowm wuhin che f■milin
qrft
th■t thae inequltia staned
I bcliew that If tvffJ edull who 1w • child in Che edue1tional inatitutiolll In Ponlulcl would become Aa:ounubk
1-,onlible, ■nd lnpectful of hit or her child or children to build I poeltlve ■tUtude, fifty perc:cnt of the publk
IIChool prollleel would be IOl,,ld; and tllen, If wt communicated with • politlYt ■tlituck In the P. T .A. mectinp ■nd
lludenc rffin Parenc TNCbers M■etina thi1 would IOl•c another forty flye percenc of the public achoo! problem;
the remaarun, ft¥e ptr"11t would be left to chi 11udnt'1 TaMl'IAAMINT, f"IAIONAUTY encl ltlllf'OIIMAN•
Cl.
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~ - OIOUlfl IOffll.,. b9r1ar lhen ~
■nd.,.,. who cld not.
; thafe.,.. CIIONat\ldlnta wtloliamed toalCCNd ■nd ..cet,
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Fram the front dOor, my ..... ID al who lw¥9 r-■d ttlla oba .. ltion la: ghle your cNldrln ...,_ of IIHPICT,
CONPIDINCI encl a - - of IICUAITY and twt, tflaln 1Nt e poallhe attltudl la mor. lmpo,1e,11 1t1er1 al the
gdd In 1 - _ . . , and If 1tle¥ have• poellt,.e 8"1tuda, II la poalble to INm how I D ~ al Iha gdd In two
fwtl your cNldrln tNI ~ faclOrl encl••~ - nolNr'I morw ltlerl 1iflec111M• vf • """""Mlllucla, enc1
,........ attlludee- ~ poor ftlllPOtlMANCI, boltl In the..,_ who ha tflaln and In the ..... who
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that day'• leuon1. If we start
with our minds full. ready to
show our greatness, at the end
of that day we are a little
poorer for we have lost II llttle,
not absorbed. If we can talk
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night the following day wlll find
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I wonder" - N ldultl.,. ■ctlng or l'MCtlng out of TEMPERAMENT ■nd Pl"IONALITY to 111eh an extent that
It will detNt our P"UPOIE, which ii to collectlvaly provide the belt lduc:atlon POl8lbll for our chlldran. Adultl 111
the Prtnc:1pa1a of war. but It ii the yc,ung men ■nc1 wom■n who ec:tually fight the w ■f"I.
Wtler'I our Yoll"II men ■nd women - ue l■ttlng the principel■ of - r over the ld-■I■ of our ■duc:atlonel inlllltution■
I ~ how 1h11 will •Hect the RHftECT, the CONFIDENCE, and the SENSE of SECURITY In our c h ~
tow■rd our lducatlonal inatttutlonl. Chldf9n c■nno1 build e poeltlve •ttltudl w11t1out RESl'ECT, CONFIDENCE,
■nd SECU"ITY; and wllhout • poeltlve ettltvde childl9n cannot !■am, -
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