Portland Observer, May 29, 1905, Page 3
METROPOLITAN
Preview tour
Emanuel Plaza
by Lamia Duke
GRASSR(X)T NEWS, N W. —
The Portland Observer was invited to
Master drummer Abo Addy'» music was so intense
it participants in PSU Association of African Stu
danta' Annual Cultural
on the stage
were moved to dancing
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
\frican Cultural Night at PSU
'Jathamel Scoll
‘i nland Stale University's (PSU’s)
ociation o f A frican Students’ an-
1 cultural night, Friday, May 24,
usual, was a glittering affair o f
ican fixxls, fashion and tradition-
ifncan music by Master Drummer
> Addy. And as an extra added a i­
tion to the culture, was the speech
vered by Oregon’s First, and only,
ck female legislator.
¡late
Representative
Margaret
ter, who represents Portland’s
ti District, delivered a speech that
i her an outstanding ovation,
fep. C arter’s speech outlined the
vlogy o f apartheid; what apartheid
resents; and why she considered
irtheid a priority issue.
the said that even with such prob-
is as nuclear proliferation, hunger,
rvation on the A frican continent
I star wars, “ the tension in South
rica could lead us into a third world
r."
’South A frica presents an eminent
iger unparalleled in history,” Rep.
rter said I t ’s a danger that could
n this civilization into a bitter
,iggle between the races.
Rep. Carter was the principal spon-
o f House Bill 2001 which passed
House last Thursday. The bill calls
‘ ‘divestiture o f state funds from
porat ions in South A fric a ." And
her speech last Friday night. Rep.
rter outlined what apartheid is, and
iat it stands for.
She said the apartheid form o f
vernment exists only in South
rica.
Only in South A frica w ill you lind
r sugestion o f racial, political eco­
m ic, social and spiritual segrega
in, she said. "S outh A frica is the
ly country that has institutionalized
;ism. (It is) entrenched.
and has
c full support o f the law ,” she
Rep. t arter said violence against
Black people in South A frica is esca­
lating: Black union leaders are dying
mysteriously and the police are killing
people at random when they gather at
funerals or public meetings.
As American citizens, "Divestiture
is one o f the few tools we have,
for
non-violent change in South A fric a ,"
Rep. Carter said. “ We (Blacks) will
never support apartheid."
Rep. Carter and PSU’s Black Stu­
dies faculty were given awards " fo r
outstanding services to African stu­
dents." The awards were given by
PSU’s Association o f African Stu­
dents' organization.
In South A frica the white m inority,
some four m illion, rule more than 27
million people of color, she said The
m ajority. Blacks, Asians, and East
Indians, have access to only 13 per­
cent o f the land and their "m o b ility is
controlled by a piece ol paper known
as ‘ the passbook'.”
The people o f “ c o lo r" are paid
one-tenth o f what their white counter
parts earn and Black husbands arc
separated from their wives and ch il­
dren under a law called “ super flous
appendages," she said ‘ ‘ South A frica
is the only country in the world to
have brought charges against people
for ‘ illegally harbouring wives and
children’ .”
Adopt a cat in June
June is the I Ith Annual National
A dopt-A-C al montn ai more than
7(X) animal shelters, including the
Oregon Humane Society, S K A Ihe
month-long festival, sponsored by a
cat food company for the American
Humane Association, is dedicated to
Finding good homes for the thou­
sands o f kittens and cats that are
left homeless each year
According to Erin Forell, educa
tio n /in fo rm a tio n coordinator o f the
Humane Society, cals are enjoying a
well deserved surge in popularity
More than 48 m illion o f them oc­
cupied U.S. households in 1984, only
2.7 m illion fewer than dogs
"D u rin g the summer months we
will receive up to 75 cals and kittens
per day,” according to Forell. "B e ­
cause o f these horrendous statistics,
we urge people to adopt a cal or kitten
from our shelter and to make sure all
o f their pets are spayed or neutered ’ ’
Serving once again as national
spokescat for the Adaopt-A-C at cam
paign is M orris, who himself was dis
covered and adopted in an East ( oast
animal shelter. Erin Forell invites
all cat lovers to visit the Oregon H u ­
mane Society’ s Moreland Cat Shelter,
k c a l cd at 1067 N.E. Columbia Blvd .
and find a M orris to call their own.
Cascade holds "Spring Fling"
ie student association o f P ort­
land Com m unity College Cascade
Campus invites vendors with food or
crafts for sale to set up booths at
the college’s “ First Annual Spring
Fling,” June 7, from 3 - 10 p.m.
The student organizers are inviting
neighborhixxl residents, as well as
fellow students and staff, to enjoy the
end-of-term celebraton.
Bixiths w ill be set up on the mall
at the center o f the campus, kx:ated at
705 N. Killings worth. There w ill be
live music, a tug-of-war, a dunk lank,
trike races, and other activities
throughout the afternoon A street
dance is scheduled from 7 to 10 p.m
There is a $7 50 charge for vendors
who wish to set up a booth. The
street dance, with music by "L a st Call
for Rock and R o ll," is free.
For further inform ation about the
events or to sign up for a booth, con­
tact Bruce M iotke, 283-2541, ext. 356,
or Chris Cady. ext. 303, at the Cas­
cade Campus. Vendors may sign up
and pay for their booths as late as
the day o f the event.
Fremont Fest
Business joins w ith comm unity to
bring you the 1st Annual Fremont
Fest, Saturday, June 15, 11:00 a.m. -
dusk, at Northeast Fremont between
42nd and 49th Streets, a party seven
blocks long sponsored by the 53
merchant members o f the Beaumont
Business Association.
The day’s activities w ill include
live musical entertainment, Portland
Mime Artist — David Immel — a
beer and wine garden. Pee Wee, the
dow n — Hank — the Frisbee Dog as
seen at Saturday Market, and a host
o f events fo r the entire fam ily
Merchants w ill offer free drawings,
a potpourri sidewalk sale, and side­
walk cafes featuring a wide sampling
o f the area’ s fine restaurant fare.
a preview tour o f St. Vincent De
Paul/Emanuel Plaza, located at 2830
N. Williams. The plaza is Portland's
newest apartment complex for prac­
tical handicapped living.
Providing a foundation o f self-
sufficiency, the 3O-unit complex is
conveniently located in the Emanuel
Hospital campus, near medical serv­
ices and public transit.
Financed by the Department o f
Housing and Urban Development,
the rental lee is 30 percent o f the ap­
plicant’s monthly income.
Gordon Shield, director o f St.
Vincent
DePaul’s
Rehabilitation
Services, said the reduced rent would
increase the residents’ disposable
income Shields added that a tremen­
dous shortage still exists for inde­
pendent handicapped housing.
The 30 units consist o f nine studios,
18 one bcdriKtm, three two-bedroom
and two wheelchair access.
Shields proudly points to the sun-
deck, cable hook-ups and in-house
laundromat "W e have all Ihe ad­
vantages o f modern technology,” he
added.
To qualify for rental assistance,
tenants must be handicapped adults
capable ol independent living with an
income not exceeding $12,000 for
one and $1 3,700 lor two.
The Society o f St Vincent Depaul
is a 150-ycar old charity which serves
those in need, regardless ol race,
religion, sex or national origin.
I ur further inform ation or appli
cations contact St Vincent DePaul
Rehabilitation (e n te r. 4949 N.E.
Union or call 281 1289.
Jessica Allen and 7th grade cleaamatea enjoy ualng her computer
during a recent visit to the Allen hom e.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Students visit Jessica Allen
By Robert Lothian
Jessica A llen’s Tubman Middle
School classmates visited Jessica at
home last week and presented her
mother with $854 they had raised at
school.
“ We’ re glad to see you, Jessica,"
said Tubman principal Herman
Washington "W e ’ re glad to see that
you are doing well and we'll be lo o k­
ing forward to seeing you in school
again.”
Jessica is recuperating from in­
juries suffered when she was struck
by a rock thrown from a freeway
overpass she she rode in the front
seat o f her parents’ pickup truck.
"She’ s come a long, long way,”
said Jessica's mother, Alice Allen.
"She feels good about herself. . .
she’ s having a gixxl time. She’ s more
embarrassed about the furniture
than anything else."
Jessica and 7th grade classmates
Heidi W ood, Kevin Cannon, Anna
Green and Terrance Dickens played
with a video game donated by another
well-wisher.
"T h e students and staff were all
very shocked for Jessica that some-
tiling so needless and thoughtless
could have been done," said Wash­
ington.
Student body president Valeric
Peterson said students gave up their
.Allowance and lunch money for the
get-well fund A teacher has ixgamzrd
a card and visit schedule that w ill
Last through the summer, she added.
" T h a t’s one thing about Tubman:
we all stick together," said Peterson.
With an additional $1,500 from
auctioning a 1954 W illys Jeep, Ihe
Tubman contribution w ill rise to at
least $2,354, said Washington.
Alice Allen said that Jessica's re­
turn to schixil will depend on when
she feels she is ready. A series o f sur­
geries means that Jessica could be
out o f school for two years, and tu ­
toring will be necessary, she said.
" I ' l l tutor h e r," said Jessica’ s
grandfather, Charles McDonald
Mrs A l'-n said she supports State
Highway Division efforts to put up
overpass barriers that could prevent
future accidents. "T h is is going to
happen again," she said, unless pre­
ventive measures are taken.
M »\ I M I H I M l \ I
Scientologists Reveal 1RS Abuses
The C h u rc h o l S c ie n to lo g y has lo r
m a n y ye a rs been o n e o l th e m ost o u t­
sp o ke n t n t ics o l U S g o ve rn m e n t a g e n cy
crim e s and g o v e rn m e n t abuses o l in d i­
vid u a l lib e rtie s
Ttie C h u rc h has w o rk e d u n c e a s in g ly to
p re se rve th is n a tio n s h e rita g e o l fre e ­
d om as g u a ra n te e d by th e C o n s titu tio n
and the B ill o l R ig h ts and to re fo rm th o se
p a rts o , g o v e rn m e n t w h ic h by a b u sin g
th e n p o w e rs th re a te n our rig h ts a n d free
d o m s as A m e rica n s
As th e harassive and a b u sive p o lic ie s
and ta c tic s o l the In te rn a l R evenue S e rv­
ice (1RS) .ire m im ica l to th e s p irit o l the
A in e ru an C o n s titu tio n th is a g e n cy has
been th e su b je ct o l m any C h u rc h
e xp o se s over the years
For e x a m p le the C h u rc h s jo u rn a l
FR E E D O M re c e n tly re p o rte d the case o l
a fo rm e r 1RS e m p lo ye e w h o a tte m p te d to
c o rre i t the c rim in a l overassessm ent o l a
ta xp a ye r and was harassed so re le n t­
lessly lo r her e ffo rts th .it she was tin .illy
fo rc e d to q u it her |ob
Later a c c o rd in g to an e m p lo y e e s till
w o rk in g lo t the 1RS a g e n ts in te rro g a te d
th e fo r m e r e m p lo y e e s a s s o c ia te s
se a rc h in g for s c u rrilo u s in fo rm a tio n w ith
w h ic h to smear the w o m a n s re p u ta tio n
and th e re b y render her less c re d ib le il she
a tte m p te d to e xp o se 1RS crim e s
I R EE D O M re c e n tly released se ctio n s
o l th e IR S s secret L.iw E n fo rc e m e n t
M a n u a l a g u id e for 1RS e m p lo ye e s w h ic h
reveals the 1RS s d is c rim in a to ry ta c tic s in
e n fo rc in g the a g e n cy s re g u la tio n s
S e ctio n s o l the m anual w e re re ce ive d
fro m an a n o n y m o u s so u rce as a re su lt o,
ads th a t w ere run by F R EED O M in p a p e rs
a ro u n d the U S that asked lo r p e o p le to
co m e fo rw a rd w ith in fo rm a tio n re g a rd in g
1RS c rim e s and abuses
This m anual w h ich reveals a c o n s is ­
te n t p a tte rn o, b la ta n t d isre g a rd fo r and
v io la tio n s o l c itize n s p riva cy rig h ts has
been in te n tio n a lly h id d e n by th e 1RS fro m
p u b lic view based on the c la im that the
c o n te n ts are no, su b je ct to th e F reedom
o l In fo rm a tio n A ct The e d ito rs o l FREE
D O M felt how ever that because the
A m e ric a n g o ve rn m e n t is re s p o n s ib le to
th e p e o p le the p e o p le w h o are p a yin g for
the g o v e rn m e n t have a rig h t to kn o w the
p ro c e d u re s and m e th o d s used to c o lle c t
th e ir taxes
D e sp ite the IRS s cla im th a t th e y d o no,
ta rg e , s p e c ific in d iv id u a ls and g ro u p s for
sp e cia l e n fo rc e m e n t p ro c e d u re s
th is
m a n u a l show s o th e rw ise
t
F o r fu r th e r in fo r m a t io n , c a ll
These d o c u m e n ts reveal, fo r exa m p le ,
th a t a c c o rd in g to IRS rules, il an A m e n
can c itiz e n w o rks hard e n o u g h to m ake
his way to the to p in c o m e b ra cke ts he
th e n q u a lifie s for "a u to m a tic s c ru tin y by
the IRS
In e lle c t an in d iv id u a l o r o rg a n iz a tio n
th a t p ro sp e rs is im m e d ia te ly su sp e ct in
the eyes o f th e IRS. and is g u ilty u n til
p ro ve n in n o c e n t
The IRS a lw a ys e xtre m e ly se n sitive to
n e g a tive p u b lic ity has m o u n te d a c a m ­
p a ig n o l re ta lia tio n a gainst the C h u rc h o f
S c ie n to lo g y as a re su lt o l its exp o se s
u sin g any and all m eans a, its d isp o sa l to
try to silence the C h u rch s ou tsp o ke n n e ss
For e xa m p le in 1969 the IRS p la ce d
the C h u rc h on its E nem ies Lis, a, th e
re q u e st o , the N ixon W h ite H ouse This
list was used by the IRS to h e lp lo ca te
ta rg e ts for h a ra ssm e nt and in tim id a tio n
In fa ct IRS co ve r, a c tiv itie s a g a inst the
C h u rc h appear to have esca la te d a lte r
th is tim e
A n o th e r in sta n ce o, the IRS s a tta ck on
the C h u rc h was its in s tig a tio n and use o l
a m e m o w ritte n by a L a b o r D e p a rtm e n t
in v e s tig a to r
In th is m em o n u m e ro u s
J.ilse cla im s w ere m ade a b o u t the C h u rc h
based u p o n in fo rm a tio n su p p lie d to h im
over th e p h o n e by agents o , the IRS This
in fla m m a to ry
a ffid a v it was then dis
sem m a te d to o th e r g o ve rn m e n t a g e n cie s
in an a tte m p t to create a n im o s ity to w a rd s
and h a ra ssm e nt o, the C h u rc h The L a b o r
D e p a rtm e n t later a d m itte d tha, th e d a ta in
th e m e m o w a s
u n v e r ifie d a n d
q u e s tio n a b le
D e sp ite the IR S s a tta cks the C h u rc h
has c o n tin u e d its w ork to m ake kn o w n to
the A m e rica n p e o p le the tru e n a tu re o l
th is a gency
The C h u rc h o f S c ie n to lo g y long in the
fo re fro n t o l so cia l re fo rm in th is c o u n try
believes th a , .1 w o rka b le and e q u ita b le tax
system is necessary for a s tro n g h e a lth y
and p ro s p e ro u s A m e rica
There is no place in th is c o u n try fo r a
g o v e rn m e n t a gency w h ich co n s id e rs
1,se ll ,0 be above the law and w h ic h
h id e s its harassive and abusive a ctio n s
a g a inst A m e ric a n c itiz e n s b e h in d an
im p e n e tra b le clo a k o l se cre cy D e sp ite
the s tre n u o u s e ffo rts o f the IRS to sile n c e
it the C h u rc h w ill c o n tin u e to take e lle c -
tive a c tio n ,0 re fo rm the U n ite d S tates tax
a g e n cy to m ake it a via b le system w h ic h
n o t o n ly adheres to but a ctu a lly s a fe ­
g u a rd s our ba sic rig h ts and fre e d o m s as
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