Page 4, Portland Observer, November 13, 1985
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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
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I lie school was shut down lo t tour
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Displayed to Choose From
years until it reopened in May While
the universitv has the vocal support ot
President N a p o lcu n D u a ile . lie has
denied the budget because he s.ivs the
monev is needed to light the civil war,
Q uezada said
I lie u n iv e rs ity is
»1295 S p ecial
Nads
Eyetasbs
seeking iiile in a tio ii.il su p p o it to con
untie operating, but another invasion
could lia p ix n at almost any time
Quezada said that a dem onstration
o l 2 0 ,0 0 0 p a ,.tiled to the presidential
palace in the capital lo demand binds
lust the k in d o l a c tiv ity tha t
c o u ld p ro v o k e the m ilita r y " I he
m ilita ry considers the university not
only an op po sition souice, but also a
duecl enemy
lie said
\c c o r d ng lo Q ue zada . 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."
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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
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JxZ'
Dr I vnu ( urns. President ot the
I isetihower I oundation and editor ot
linen,an \ lolenee and Ibibli, Z’oZ/ii,
w ill be m P ortland Nos 21 and 22 at
(he ms dation o l the ( » lic e ol N e g li
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Press ibis spring, is a I s sear update
o l I lie 1969 re p o rt bs the N a tio n a l
C o m m is s io n on the Causes and
Prevention ol \ lolence
I lie book, which has been hailed as
the “ cu ite n t d e fin itive statem ent" bv
D a vid ( t iiis b u ig o l the N a tio n a l
( mu mission o u t is il I )i soi deis, w as
the subject o l a tw o part senes on the
( BS evening news In a d d itio n , Di
( in tis has held seve'.il m b,in to,unis
lo discuss Im e n , an I m ien, e and
P ubin P u h e, in c lu d in g one at the
lo h n I Kennedy School lo t Public
Polies D i ( u rtis appeared be fore
the M an ha ttan ( ilizens C rim e ( om -
mission along w ith New \ o i k Police
( om m issioner B e n ia m .iii SSanl and
U n b e lt W illia m s, D ite c lo t o l Police
in Newark, New lersev
D r ( m ils lo rm e ily served as the
I than Policy Adviso, lo the Sccictarv
o l H I I ) and was d u c c lo r o l the
federal Interagency I than Initialises
Anti ( iim e P io g r.in i lie was also co
director o l the Violence ( om m ission
I ask fo rce
W lule in P o rtla n d . D i ( u rtis w ill
meet w ith ( its and ( om its o ffic ia ls
in c lu d in g M . is o i ( la rk and ( h id
H a r r in g to n , and c r im in a l ju s tic e
professionals
< > ii Ih m sd a s. Nos 21, D i ( urtis
w ill meet w ith iic ig h b o ih o o d leaders
and participants in the N eighborhoixl
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m ee ting w ill be held at the K in g
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