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Page 4, Portland Observer, November 13, 1985 No Need to Fear Low Prices are Here! METROPOLITAN Men Women T Shirts B«)t iy Ck iff» » and Much M ixe to See Urxterw«ar Sods.... Salvadorans shed new light on Central America bi Hubert Z nlhian some are attracted to the street life in poor b a rrio s. la n d lo rd s require several m o n th s' rent in advance, a character witness and refugee papers. Mendoza de Pena described refugee families living under bridges. "T hese people need peace a peace that, because o f all the things I have m entioned, is very d ifIic u lt to obtain," she said \ S a lv a d o ra n w o m a n w h o is o rg a n iz in g s u p p o rt lo r C e n tra l A m erican refugee wom en in M exico ( its and tw o Salvadoran students o f fered Portland last week some seldom heard in fo r m a tio n about problems south o l the border the Angela C o n c e p c io n M e n d o za de Pena, 6 t , v is ite d P o r tla n d N ov 7 representing a g ro u p o f S a lvad oran women in exile who have organized a school, a sewing w o rksho p and other p ro je c ts to h e lp refugees in the M exico ( it s area K " d o lt o Rosales, 26. and A n tin o Quezada, 29. students at the National I m ve rsitv o t I I S a lv a d o r in San S a lv a d o i, said the u n iv e rs ity is now open once again alter being closed tor ton, seals and nearly destroyed by the S a lv a d o ra n m ilita r y S tu d e n ts desperately need supplies, they said, I lie students and M en do za de Pena appealed to r aid fro m groups in the I Tilted Slates. According to Mendoza de Pena, ol the estim ated 2<M).(MM, refugees fro m the v io le n c e in I I S a lv a d o r and G uatem ala living m M exico, nearly Kt) ix-rcent are wom en lule men often have tile reso urce s to com e to the I lu te d S tales a n d ( a n a d a , the w om en gel stuck hi M e xico th e re , they s u ite r fr o m c u ltu re shock and health pro blem s, not Io m e n tio n the p sych o lo g ica l scars fro m w itnessing the v io le n ce and lo sin g lo ved ones. I lies have tr o u b le fin d in g jo b s , housing and getting their children in to school, she continued. ANGELA CONCEPCION M ENDOZA DE PENA lust reaching the relative safety ot M e x ic o in v o lv e s an alm ost superhum an e ffo rt, said M endoza de Pena I he refugees' m ig ra tio n s are Iro iig h l w ith starvation, miscarriages, rape and hassles w ith security forces and g o ve rn m e n t fu n c tio n a rie s in G uatem ala. Some women killed their babies to escape detection and othet c h ild re n have been lo st in riv e r crossings, she said. " T h e s itu a tio n o l the refugee w om en is e xtre m e ly p a in fu l I lies have been te rro riz e d ,” M endoza de Pena said. The p o o re st refugees, in c lu d in g many Guatam alan Indians, stav close M en do za de Pena is c o n ta c tin g wom en’ s groups in the U nited Slates to raise their awareness and to ask tor sewing m aterials and other aid so the refugee women can start workshops. In a d d itio n to the sm all scho ol and the sewing w o rk s h o p . M en do za de Pena said her g ro u p has o rg an ized sup po ri groups, a refugee w om en's shelter, and day care centers fo rm e rly a com m e rical secretary, M en do za de Pena lost tw o o l her children in the S alvadoran c iv il war, and tier husband was ja ile d, tortured and exiled lo r Ins p o litica l views, she (P h o to R ich a rd J B ro w n ) to the (n ia te m a la n border in camps set up bv the M exican governm ent. I hose relug ces are the m ost mac cessible and d illic u ll to help, she said W om en w h o m ake th e n wav lo M exico ( ity in k being kidnapped and to rce d in to p r o s titu tio n , or being sexually abused while in ja il, she con tinned Because they can't legally w o ik , the w om en a ie to rce d lo la ke sub m in im u m wage jobs and leave then c h ild re n hom e alon e < h ild re n are laced w ith e n o rm o u s a d ju s tm e n t problem s they can't go to school ot lx- adm itted to a hospital w ithout dit lic u li to o b ta in refugee papers, and said Speaking at Portland Stale I'n iv e r sits (PSI ) N o v K, the I w o students said that even though their names ap peared on a de ath lis t, they were w illin g to co n tin u e speaking out to i I(>Z I S. itie ( ie n e ra l I iiio ii o t Salvadoran I mversitv Students Q ue zada , an a g ro n o m y stud ent tro m the citv o l Santa Ana, said the N a tion al I m versitv in San Salvador has been a historical center ot unrest and o p p o s itio n d ire c te d at I I Sal sudor's dictatorships I he university was invaded in I960, 1972 and I9KI). when 60 stud ents and la c u ltv were killed and buildings were destroyed Kids Stodungs D r« « » Robin Et* Chris Clothing S tore 5Ì25N.E. 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D u a rte only p ro vid e s a lin n cove t to r the m ilita r y and the death squads " D u a ile said tie w o u ld ca p tu re the death squads, but a vear and six m onths later not one o l these people has been brought to t r ia l." Store Hours 10 00 a m. til 6:00 p m. Monday thru Saturday YOUR WATER: IS THERE MORE THERE THAN MEETS THE EYE? Rosales, a m e d ica l stu d e n t tro m S a il Sal > a d o i, said the students are organizing a health clinic to i ixasants with personnel that can travel to rural areas lie urged PSI students to tor in it oft to n q titl Jim Russell. Rodolfo Rosales Susan W estby and A nto nio Quezada L A S H A Y S PLA C E (P h o to R ich a rd J B ro w n ) a s o lid a rity g ro u p to sup po rt Salsa dorati students A m e ric a n V io le n c e & P o licy e d ito r to s p e a k in P o rtla n d JxZ' Dr I vnu ( urns. 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