Page 4, Portland Observer, October 30, 1905 METROPOLITAN LASHAY'S PLACE fljn Our Professional Staff Welcomes you. Come In and let us Statewide conference on homeless A growing problem in Oregon is the plight of the homeless person and for the first tune, providers, concerned citizens, governm ent o ffic ia ls and homeless people will gather together to explore the related concerns and is­ sues. A ( ontcrcucc on Homelessness with Robert M Hayes, Stall Attorney and founder ol National Coalition for the Homeless w ill be held Thursday, Nov 7 from N h) a m to 4 tl) p in at the f irst I tilled M ethodist ( hurch, IX1X S.AA le tfe rso n S t.. P ortla n d and at 7:10 p m at the ( c t ilia l Pies bvtcria n ( h u tch , 1475 le r tv St , I ugene I lie conference is sponsored by ( (immunity Ministries ( oinmission ol I iu m c tiu .il Ministries of Oregon and more Ilian 50 other local organizations and stale wide agencies involved and concerned with the s|x\ial needs ol the homeless person in the State ol ( fiegou Relax You! W e have the latest trends, styles and cuts to suit your P o tlla iid M a v o t Bud ( la tk w ill ad Heidi D urrnw (second frtwn right, front row) was among the 86 that attended the presentation D urrow also spent tw o weeks in Nicaragua last summer (P h o to R ic h a rd J B ro w n ) ices ih c P o iila u d c o n fe re n c e a lo n g w ith t e riira l ( iiv ( o iic e rn D ir e c to r . D o n a ld ( la rk . K u s im k n tis e y . Presi deni o l I iu m e n ii.il M u lte itie s o l ( he Witness for Peace reunion ce ll. I an D vM a slct o l B utlisidc P lo t e. t . ( i . iiv I lie IMS' Oregon Nicaragua \5 it iicss lot Peace delegation got together to i a reunion and slide show al Si. Andrew C o m m u n ity C enter Satur day night. I lie delegates, including P ortland Observer photo g ra p h e r Richard Brown, showed slides and told ol then experiences while volunteering on a coffee farm in the wai /one. M any o f the c o lo r slides were Blow n's He related his experience in the town ot Blucfields on the Atlantic Coast. where most o f the population is Black Witness lo t Peace, an inter den o m in a tio n a l religious o tg a m /a 'io n , form ed in I9K1 alter an attack hs the ( |A hacked co u nterrevolu nonaries know n as contras on the Nicaraguan village of lalapa I he oi gani/ation lias sent 12m witnesses into the wai /ones to witness atrocities and act as a moral counterweight to contra activities I he ( tiegon delegates came from as tai awav as I ugene and A sto ria lo t tlx- reunion. I lies included teachers, a tanner, students, a poet, and a pho tographer. tanging in age fro m 50 down to 17 I lies were Hispanic. Na live American. Black, Asian American and while “ We went to document the atmei ties m Nicaragua and to wage peace." said ka lliv Smith ot Portland Smith said the witnesses came closet to the war wfieri contras came w ithin three miles ot the I rneslo Acuna c o lle e cooperative A ll w o ik slopped to i three days and the delegates waited tensely near a bomb sheltet and lis lened to the sounds ot fighting I iuk ily , the < ontras were to u g h ! o tl as lliev had been in a I9X4 attack, and no one al the cooperative »as h in t, she said B low n sard lie wax impressed by young boss barely able to hold up a id le who took on responsibilils tot detending the tarn, I upe Q uinn, a teacher's aide trout I ugene, said that older childien cat ried the younger c h ild ie n to bom b shelters as pail ot a defensive plan m which all farm residents had a task Although no one was h u ll, the attack slowed down production and look a psychological to ll, aid Q uinn " I he people there have to live with it every da y," she said Biown described Bluetields as a pic liiicsquc t anbbean lis iin i com uiuu I e g is la tiv e < oinm ission o l I , umentval M in is itv w h it e " a l l the a c tiv ity lakes place itic c o l ( t o a ro u n d tlte d ix k tlo o d v , in n o t H a rt lev < o u iil v . k a t "Il I .lin e d ev c iv da v . ' he said in o n . A liilte v H u t l b u i i . a IIru n d e i h a w k , West W o m e n ’ s " O re g o n 's got n o th in ' on B luetield H o te l D ir e c to r ; la tlic e A dam s, M is Manv if Bi * expressive laces ot c h ild ie n " I In kub don't li.iv e big I ad n 's to can v on then shoulders, so lliev 'd sit a r o u n d the tadio station," he said su m O u tre a c h o t f u s t P re s b y te ria n B lo w n sa id th a t w h e n ih c t c iiv i tu that was to can v lu in b.u k lal was d e sllo ve d hv i ontras. Ik » "a vid I 'oi i la n d . I i a n k S h ie ld . ( h u t . Il i! S iiiin v w id c Sc'tlc ll c ic' f a m ily S h e lte r; r o m SI \ Illc c III dc P a u l So I AH m an. O n i i ; Rick Bat o n S ta le R e p re s e n ta tiv e , s .(i,n s c' , ' v . I ) n c, i oi o l M e n ta l H e a lth Assn . Petet P a u lso n . D ite c to i on to r sevetal davs w ith a lobstet li h o l N o rth w e st p ilo t P ro te ct. M a ts Dad me I at i ulx o n an island die. I ’ t i idi t o l V olunteer v ol Amei ic.i At » !i.i S :..i'|' . Bu, node ( out Rc tu t n in e ;. M a n a , u a . B i . >» i tended ilk sisih a n n iv e t -aiv I N u .i rag u a 's lev o lu t io n with 5i t . > it i , \ c ite d S ic at a g n a il' I was o ve t whelmed.” he said “ I d id n 't see ansbixiv holding guns on ix 'o p le and m ä k iin them lav, u n i tr u ly Io w lia l we Iteai ah o n i ilk X al Si Andrew W iti Io la Pa I Xdd I ’ n « lid I o o ' Ri tb . Mar qua i o l, M a rio n M a l I H a u is » o t t h. a n d D a v id B a n c fr o n t I ugene. a n d I o i a ll M o i t o t d ol Astoria PORTLAND OBSER VER A a u g h a n o t O p e r a tio n N h h tw a ic h . I lie u I owe Zn Robert I othian Support our advertisers ae-*1 .So»» >i i , . 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Nov IK, Port land Shite I mversitv’ s Bl.uk Studies Department w ill o ffe r a three credit semm.it on South Attica Dt ( amine (louctiet said tins is the thud ye.it she w ill teach the course However, she m aintained, this is the first tune the exxirse » ill be cross listed with another department within the university I he course w ill lx- cross listed with the history department, Goucher said Gross-listing reflects the importance ol the South African issue. ( lasses toi the lout week course will he held Monday and AA'ednedav Irom 6:40 until 9 20 p m Goucher said, " I he South African question is probably the m ajor inlet national ts.uc ol the present tim e." I he tool ot South A ttic a 's apart held system goes hack to the late IMtfi century and the beginning o f induv tria h /a tto n in southern A fric a , Goucher said " Hie election in South A frica in I94X is what is called the apartheid election because it brought into power the nationalist parts that still c o n tro l the p o litic a l power to ila s." "W e w ill look at the history ol women in South A t t ic a . " Goucher said I he cours sill give some his lo u ca l background in fo rm a tio n on South Africa winch is important it one is to understand how the apartheid system works ((Oikher maintains that Ihc course will bring out the I tilled States "fits to rii.il ro le " m supporting the apart hetil system, both directly and nidi rextlv “ There is no direct m ilita ry aid hut there is a lot ol indirect aid through investments with companies m South A fric a ," Goucher sid " ( A number o l American companies! oppose labor unions m South A frica Management has Hied to impose wlial is profitable lot the company and what is not lor the worker." I abor unions serve a very important lu n c t io i F ui South A frica , Goucher said They create a voice to i B l.u k workers Approximately tom and a halt m illio n people I» Inn m in o riti ) s iib ie it some 24 m illion Bl.uk people to a racist, oppressive, non deiiuxialic tom i ol government Goucher said the lll. u k p o p u la r >n in South A ttica is heltei cd m a icd than manv jx-ople teali/e " I liete is a strong Black intellectual lotee in South A ttic a ," she added ( Ine o l the problem s in le -o li mg the situation in Sonili A itic i is iliai ihc legitimate Bl.uk leadetship is enfici u exile oi in ta il," Goiuhei said, addin, . " I hose aie the people Botha's eoi etnmeut should lx- talking to " Accoidmg Io G otichci. the Mncan N a tio n a l ( o n r i c s ,.(1111' itili» c s is lc iiie in 1909 ,md lliev must b e i i i o e ni/eil Nel son M .in d i la is o iu o l I he highly le va id e d le.uleis and he has been in tail lo i a quarter o l a sen tur \ " six- man named Goucher said the tom week om ise w ill consist o l lilin s . guest speakers an d a i least one Bl.uk South Mncan student lio m the I m xeisity ol ( fregou No Need to Fear J. v Low Prices are Here! M on W om en Kids - 'T V . .t __ < A’ - - f Dnfiss. Robin & Chris Clothing Store T Shirts Elatiy Ckithes and Much More to S « - Uixferwnar Socks Stock»*»!. 525 N E K illin g s w o rth 282 8252 Security Storm Doors "Keep out the cold ... and the crooks!" Eat h dcxir is a ■ SCREEN DOOR ■ STORM DOOR ■ SECURII Y DOOR j ; ' Affordable, high quality doors " with deadbolt locks from ALLIED DOOR CO. 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