Page 2. Portland Observer. June 26. 1966 Scientologistscomplete Park Scientologists completed seeding o f Fowrudalc Park and started a "C om m unity determine further areas o f Portlanders. Center JEANNE HARTZOG OWNER/DIRECTOR Cotumew Plan • M00 N E Fiwnonl «2J0 Portland CXagon»7211 <503)249-2855 STEWART CLEANERS Dry Cleaning Special 2 pc. suits, $3.99 Pants, skirts, b sweaters, $199 o f7 th b N .E . Knott 281-4372 doin issue has gone far beyond P ort land now. In fo s Angeles and in Washington there are demonstrations scheduled w ithin the week involving thousands in both locations. The people o f Portland may not know how much their city has contributed to the rekindling o f spiritual freedom in this country. I hey arc to he thanked for providing the platform enabling us to stand up for what we believe, as well as accepting u.s into the com m u n ity." Relating the diverse activities o f protest and community service. Stan ard simply stated. " A Scientologist is a Scientologist as much as he can im prove conditions. This can be in any form from improving a park to en hancing the quality o f life through protection o f our basic rig h ts." Stan ard w ill be in town the next few weeks coordinating Religious Freedom Cru sade actions with other churches around the world. BOYCOTT CREAM OF EXPLOITATION IN SUPPORT OF MIDWESTERN FARM WORKERS GRASSROOT NEWS, N .W tin August 3 the Farm I abor Organizing Committee (FI ( X ) will host their third Constitutional Convention in Toledo, Ohio, to solidify their com mitment to winning a contract with the Campbell Soup Company. Since 1979 the Fl.OC has spon sored a national boycott on all Camp bell Soup products for the exploita tion o f migrant workers and children Because o f a federal District Court ruling, farm workers are paid sub minimum wages, children under 14 years old arc employed to pick and workers’ compensation and unem ployment insurance are not binding. Through a legalized form o f near slavery called sharecropping, farm workers are exempt from the Federal Fair Labor Standard Act. In 1967 farm workers went on strike and discovered that growers were locked into a contract with processors. Those growers w ho signed a contract with the FI ( X ' found that processors would cancel their contract In 1973, the FI ( X started organiz ing to fight the processors. In 1979, a FLO C ’ s attorney was beaten by Put nani County Shcrilt and deputies. Sy/van DIAGNOSTIC ft P « e 9C « lP T tV t INSTRUCTION IN READING A ND MATH FOR ALL AGES (heir re recently P o ll" to need to The Scientology delegation to the Religious Freedom Crusade, com posed o f members from various coun tries around the world, along with students from the Delphian School and Columbia Academy worked throughout the weekend plowing, raking, fertilizing and seeding the 30.000 square feet o f the park. Crews worked late into the night Saturday and Sunday to complete the prepara non work so that the final seeding could be done Monday . Some o f the younger members o f the work crew crayoned signs warning to keep o ff the grass and illustrated them with rainbows and the like. Over the next several weeks the Scientologists w ill m onitor the park, ensuring that the grass grows properly as well as keeping the park clean until its first mowing. It is estimated w ithin six weeks the park w ill be mowed. Between the Scientologists' sod ding o f Lownsdalc Park and its re seeding, they have been active in com munity service projects including a blood drive fo r Red Cross, perform ing for rest homes and boys' homes Thirteen members o f the Crusade's French delegation presented to the Mayor's o ffice a five-foot tall scale model o f the Eifel Tower, as a thank you gift to the C ity for its hospitality. In order to expand their commun ity service activities, pollsters began a survey o f Portlanders to determine specific areas o f need so that the Scientology Com m unity Services program may continue to provide useful services. Meanwhile in down town Portland, daily demonstrations continue. Rev. Sylvia Stanard. in Portland from the Church o f Scientology's In ternational Washington, D .C .'s Na tional O ffice o f Public A ffairs, com mented on the continuing protests “ The delegation w ill remain here until there is a decision from Judge l ondcr. However, the religious free • Their attorney sustained permanent nerve damage. In 1984 the attorney won a $187, (MX) case against the Sheriff and Prcsiden tial candidate Jesse Jackson elevated their struggle into the forefront of national attention as he incorporated their plight in his convention speech. In 1981 the British Broadcasting Corporatin said evidence o f child labor was flagrant in Ohio. According to the FI <X'. fUXM.iXXJ underage chil dren work with their families harvest ing crops across the nation Most of these children w ill not complete the 8th grade and only I I percent will enter the 12th grade A farm work er's average income is $3,381 per year. Therefore, the Fl ( X ' asks that you boycott Campbell Soup, I ’ rego Spa ghetti Sauce. Pepperidge Farm, I e Menu, V 8 Juice and Vlasic Pickles Balden,ar Velasquez, president of the FLOC. said the committee plans to utilize a new corporate strategy as their struggle continues "O u r fight is not only with Camp bell, but the whole system o f share cropping which corporate agriculture uses to oppress the w orkers," he added 4 CASCADE NATUROPATHIC CLINIC ' 'Our Goal h Healthy Families ' ’ Safe, Effective Natural Therapies • Individualized Health Appraisals • Family Medicine • Herbal and Homeopathic Medicines • Athletic and i On-The-Job Injuries • Women's Health Care Complete Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing Phone 289-9914 Dr. Steven Bailey Dr. Adam Ladd Licensed Naturopathic Physicians Amerasian children, families are here in Portland 819 N. KILLINGSWORTH ATTENTION!! CHECK CASHING by Robert Lothian In Viet Nam, bi racial children of American servicemen are known as "children o f the dust, because they live literally on the streets." according to Fr. Vincent Minh. M inh, vicar o f the S.E. Asian Vi- caraitc in Portland, and a spiritual leader for thousands o f refugees, said Amerasian children are discrimin ated against in Viet Nam because they are considered reminders o f the "im perialist sins.” " I think they have been viewed as the children o f whores," said Ana Kammann, director o f the Lutheran Family Services Unaccompanied Indochinese M inor Project in Port land. She reported a "subtle discrimina tio n " against the children in Viet Nam. "T hey are definitely the last in lin e " for school and jobs, she said. Some were forced into prostitution at early ages, according to kammann. She spoke o f a 16 year old who came to the U.S. with only three years o f education. The children have in addition been treated as political footballs by the Vietnamese and U.S. governments. Both, it seems would rather the chil dren just disappear, said Kammann. Kammann works with six Am er asian childrn, now in foster homes because they came to Portland as orphans. A seventh committed sui vide by jumping from the Fremont Bridge last summer. Sister Mary Mien at the S.E. Asia Vicariate works with 27 Amerasian children. Most came here in the last year with their mothers and their fam ilies, encouraged to leave by the Viet namese government, said Sr Mien. "Families with Amerasian children can leave easier now than other fam ilies," she said "They don’ t want them.” Fhe Vicariate provides the children and their families with a home away home, helping them get started with housing, jobs, translating, and help with immigration and social services. Most o f the Amerasian children are teenagers They arc healthy and many speak basic English after only six months in Portland "A lm ost all o f them are successful at school and at hom e." said Sr Mien "They fit right in ,” said Fr. Minh Surrounded by other Asian chil dren in Sunday School, however, the long, brown hair o f an Amerasian girl stands out. Some o f the children had Black fathers. Ly Pham Thi, mother o f four Amerasian children, described their life in Viet Nam as "very sad." Her children all speak English and are doing well in their new home “ I wanted to bring them here so they could go to school," she said. Dzong, 18, who came to Portland eight months ago from Saigon, said in halting English that he wants to be a rock musician. " I love American music," especially Michael Jackson, Cyndi l.auper and Tina Turner, he N e w Store Located in N.E. Portland W ith our to w to w yo u o’ '*»•< k •»’ <$ M < f w » h us have »iM iugh m o n ey 'e h >ver <■>> gas Sa«e tim e and m e n e v at' (■ qetr.e« Chuck Cashing Opon 1 2 p m 10 P M SO said. Estimates o f the number o f Amer asian chldren range between 7,(MI() and 15,000. About 1,500 have been admitted to the U.S. since 1982, ac cording to the U.S. O ffice o f Refugee Resettlement, and according to the three local agencies that work with refugees, about three dozen Amer asian children now live in Portland. While they were lathered by Amer ican citizens, the children are recog nized as refugees only by the U.S government, and no special services are available to them, according to Kammann " I think that's pretty shameful," she said Unaccompanied minors are not adoptable, and end up in foster homes, sometimes bounced from family to fam ily, she said I he fathers can put in a request to have their orphaned children come live with them, but only a few have. Some don’t even know they have children. It’ s irresponsibility on their part, sayd Kammann. 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