Page 4. Portland Observer, September 25, 1906 METROPOLITAN Civil Rights activists honored bv Jerry ( turner Last S aturday, a re ce p tio n fo r HdVw.HxJ Bums was held in the home Headstart goes to college, or Ms. PMSC weds Mr. Model Cities I lie A lb in a M in iste ria l A lliance's Hughes Mem orial Head Start ( enter (a fo rm e r P o rtla n d M e tro p o lita n Steering ( o u im itle e (P M S C ) program ) has just been re located to the P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity ( ollege Cascade cam pus (a fo rm e r M odel (Tiles project). M r Bud I nierv. the I xecutive Dean o f the ( ascade cam pus, said, the college is very proud ot tins jo in t e ffo rt which w ill allow the college and the Head Start program to m u tu a lly address b o th c o m m u n ity and student needs fo r c h ild care by sharing resources F in e ry fu rth e r states that this represented the ( ascade cam pus’ c o n tin u in g com initm eii, to being a relevant resource to the lix a l community. M rs I lame H a rris o n , the head teacher tor the ( enter expressed her enthusiasm tor the new venture, " I t seems so a p p ro p ria te to have o u r children's earliest sctiool experience to be located on a college campus. I he facilities ate gieal, and I'm especially lo o k in g fo rw a rd to developing relationships between our Head Start stall and the stall and students of the ( ascade campus." " ( hild care services hi the Center w ill begin wit), the (all te rm ," accor­ ding to A it Byrd, Director ot Student Services. He said that all 21 slots are tille d at this tune, w itli over hall ol them being occupied by children ol P o rtla n d ( o m m u n iiy C ollege s tu ­ dents. He added that a waiting list is being kept by the Head Start ( enter lo r fu tu re openings ( l o r in f o r ­ mation, call 283 2541. ext Rib j Byrd indicated that in tins joint col lege/com m unity e ffo rt, I ’CC is p ro ­ viding the fa c ility , utilities, custodial and other maintenance, and meals ( luldren between the ages o l three and to e attend six hours a day. live class a week, at no chaige to parents who meet the federal low incom e guidelines I en percent o f the slots are open to fa m ilie s whose incom e is above the guidelines. 1 lie campus C o o rd in a to r lo r ( om im m iiv Relations, Nick Barnett, reflected that local c o m m u n ity residents who remembei PMS( and M odel ( ities can take pleasure in noting that the Hughes Head Start ( enter (w hich was one ot the best program s Iro m P M S ( I and the (a sca d e campus (w h ic h was originated as one ot the finest projects Model ( ities undertook) have joined hands in o rd e r to better serve the community ot H alim Rahsaan burns is a well- noied black lawyer, activist, pvx-t and scholar. Mr burns was in Portland as the honored guest speaker at the 1985 Annual 1 und Raising D inner ol the N ational I awyers G u ild w hich was held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. burns p a rtic ip a te d in the C iv il Rights Movement in the South where he jo in e d the Student N o n -V io le n t C oo rd in a tin g C om m ittee to register voters and leach in a Freedom School. In 1967, he jo in e d the s ta ff ot the N A A C 'P I egal Defense and I duca tio n I und, Inc . and became C hief Counsel to the Poor People's ( ainpaign As N ational D irector ol the N a tio n a l C onference o l black I aw vers, burns defended the black Panthers and Angela Davis W hile a Visiting Professor at Sunny Schixil ot 1 aw. he became duel counsel lot the Attica Deleuse burns has w ritten tw o books, I he I orcev <»/ Vegro P rotest in Am erica and Pin tun unit American I uh but ns c u rre n tly directs the C enter lo r I egal I ducation and I r ban Policy at (Tlv ( ollege ol New York and serves as N a tio n a l Vice President o l the National I awyeis ( mild burns said that racism can be found throughout the entire crim inal justice system, and blacks and other m in o ritie s are the victim s o f this racism W hen asked if there is a relationship between the d isp ro p o r­ tionate number o f blacks in prisons across the nation and the small num ­ ber o f black lawyers, burns replied, "as far as my knowledge, there hasn't been a study to show i f there is a relationship between the lack o f Black atlornies and the over-imprisonment o f Blacks.” Burns did m ention that although there is a surplus o f lawyers in the Uni led States, there is a shortage o f Black lawyers Burns pointed out that Blacks make up 12 percent o f the p o p u la tio n , hoever, they represent o nly 3 percent o f the N a tio n 's lawyers. " I I there were more Black a tlo rn ie s, I am sure m ore Black détendants would choose them ," says Burns, "w h e th e r this w ould reduce the number ol Blacks receiving prison sentencing is d o u b tfu l." W h ile the goal o f the A m erican system ot justice is tairness, it is tar Irom realized, stated Burns I he law itself, the administration o f the law by the police and judges, and the prisons, all express bias against Blacks and cer­ tain categories of people. W hen asked to comment about the merit ot lias mg civilian review boards to m onitor the investigation o l com- H aywood Burn* (left). Kathleen Herron (right), and Ron Herndon (not shown) w ere honored by the National Lawyer* Guild (Photo Richard Brown) p la in ts against police departm ents because the police, in most cases, will not handle them o b je ctive ly, Burns replied that less than one percent o f all com plaints registered against the police nation wide arc sustained by the internal investigation division o f police departm ents. I o have the police investigate themselves is ludicrous, says Burns I he theme ol Burns’ keynote add­ ress was " F ig h t Racism; A Celebration ol Struggle and Progress in the 8 0 's ." Burns spoke about Reaganism and the surge o f racism and social decay in America Burns also said that the Reagan A d ­ m in istra tio n has done great damage to progress made d u rin g the c iv il rights eta He criticized the A dm inis­ tration’s attacks on affirm ative action programs and the lack o f concern for the p«x»r Besides h o n o rin g Burns, the National I awyers (.mild honored two local c iv il rights activists, Kathleen H erron and Ron Herndon, for their work in fighting racism. Herron is co- fo u n d e r o f the C o m m u n ity I aw Project, a feminist neighborhood law clinic. She has represented battered women and juveniles. H e rro n also directed the P ortla n d Black I tided Front legal clinic. Herndon was co -founder and direc­ ted the Portland Black E ducational t enter fro m 197»-80 and cu rre n tly serves as D ire c to r o f the A lb in a M in is te ria l A llia n ce Head Start Program. Herndon also co-founded the P o rtla n d C hapter o f the Black United I ront. I he Front was mslru m ental in the establishm ent o f the Portland C itizens Police A udit C orn- rnitlee. lit P o rtlan d 225-4000 1 (800) 228-0454 O utside P o rtlan d M on d ay Friday IDA.M to PM Saturday and Sunday N oon t o S I ’M Strachan announces funding for programs offering emergency basic needs P o rtla n d (T ty C om m issioner M a rg .n e t S trachan has announced that $80.500 o f C ity money is available fo r program s designed to meet emergency basic needs. I lie Bureau ot Human Resources is tunding the programs which arc for such needs as fo o d , shelter, fu e l, m edications, tra n s p o rta tio n , other financial crisis assistance and related financial counseling. I ast year, live programs were tunded I he grants ranged in size lio m $2.101 to $33,001) \pphcations can be obtained Irom die Bureau ot Hum an Resources at die Portland Building, 1120 S W Fit th Avenue, Room 402. Deadline lo r applying is 5 p in., October 7. Decisions on grants w ill be made by the Bureau's ( itizcn Advisory ( om m iller II V ( flir t’ toobllS Y to ru n to the th in k for a loan, pick tip the phone and call First Interstate Bank Because we know You're on the m ove. nr special loan t io, 11 IK’S are open week days from 10a.in to 7 p in . w e e k­ ends from noonto.5 p in Call to apply for any co n ­ sum er lo a n -a u to , boat.R V hom e im provem ent, or delft consolida tion. ( )f co u rse ,yo u ’re always welt tim e to apply in person at anv tiraiK h statewide. W ith th e rig h t credit in fo r­ m ation, w e ll approve your loan on the spot w h ile you’re on the p hone o r in th e th in k But in anv case, yo u ’ll probably have an answ er in 2 1 hours. In Portland ( .ill 225 IODO ( )u lsid e the P ortland area,call toll-free I (800) 228-01.5, .And le, us do the pa p e rw o rk. We re setting the pace. ¡TJ First Interstate Bank W' V