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□ r • ' o n j . » Nairobi W omen's Conference Page 9 Volume XVI, Number 4 November 27, 1985 25C Copy *•* FN«A»íiA,»», i ¡i /<«, First Senior Power Day held h\ Koherl I olhuin 1 lie Inst Oregon Senior Power Dav conference last Saturday brought together 200 people to discuss health care, budget cuts. Social Security and other issues, and to hear an address hs form er Secretary of Health, I ducationand Welfare, Dr Arthur I lemming I he purpose o f the Power Day, held ai the I ongshoremen’s Hall on N W I ronl Ave , was Io gisc seniors .i chance io talk about legislative issues and about how tri affect local and federal legislation, said center ence host I lovd Kennedy, president of the I ongstroremen's pensioners assoc i.i I ion lor l lie < 'olum hia Riv ei area. B ringing the International S ym posium on Afm an C ulture to a close W illiam A m oaku lle h l caller) on Olx> Addy I right) to join turn, and together they enter t.unrsl th e co n fe re n c e p a rtir ip a iits IPhoto Richard J Brown) International Symposium on African Culture fry Nathaniel Scott I he coordinator ot the Intel national Symposium on African ( ullurc said die lirsi hall ol die con fcrence was a success Portland Stale U niversity (PSI I Black Studies Professor Dr W illiam I idle. com dinaior ol die conference said die sue cess was hi terms ol "d e p th and quulity " The focus id the conference, " A fr ic a n ( u llu ra l ( o n iin u ily hi Am erican S ociety.- ' w ill end wnh three days ol cultural prescription during PSI 's winter quarter I he first two days ot die confer ence were held Nos 14 and D W uh die exception ot an eserung ot poetry leading by Soma Sanchez ai PSI , the events were held .it the North I’orl land Branch ot the M ultnom ah County I ibrary. I he last three days ol die conference, I eb 5. 6 and 7. will be held ai die Hilion Hotel. I he first two days o f the confer ence included presentations on reli gion, language, music and the impact POSA F benefit set for November 29 h\ Nathaniel S< m i Monqui Presents, presents a one nighr, two show benefit lor Porrlan ders Organized to, Southern Alrican I reedom ,P( )S Al I I ridav, Nos 29 al Starry N ight, N W 6ih Ave and Burnside St Id d ie Kendrick and David Rut I in will be die featured performers tor die one night stand Kendrick and R u ffin were members ol die original temptations singing group Ihe temptations have " th r ille d " 'he world ol music with their unique sound since the 1960s, ( hristopher , Monlux, co owner ol Monqui I’ resc - ,.ud as he explained Monqui's involvement with P( )SAI "W e like to do benefit , inis was we can do a couple ol dung W c can bring R uffin arid Kendrick io ¡own, generate some funds lor POSAI and heighten die public's awareness a,,,U| ♦ apartheid," Monlux said " I he South Alrican ordeal is outrageous ” Monqui Presents is about two years old. Monlux said "M e and my part tier Michael Quinn plan on doing more shows ol this nature." Monlux believes there is a need tor involvement. He believes people need to express their opinion about apar theid. nuclear disarmament, and other issues " I he world is getting smaller and sm aller,” he said "People need lo speak o ut." Curtain lime for the two shows will be 8 and II p in I ickets are $14.75 m advance at G l Joe's, the Jean Machine, Music M illennium , I sersbody's Records and the usual outlets. Monlux said this is an opportunity lor Portlanders to see Kendrick and R u llin and to support the cause o f freedom at the same time ol him. I idle said Several ol the people who par ticipaled in the conference were in siled Io speak al different locations w ithin Ihe com niunitv, I ittle sa id I sen Ihough each indiviaual was operating on a tight schedule, each managed lo give ol his or her time Some ot the conference participants were William Amoaku, ( enlral Stale I m sersils. Roslsn fe lin e s , City University of New Y o rk, Wayne Williams I msersils ol Washington, and Monica Gordon, I Diversity ol ( Iregon W ilh die success ol die first hall behind us, so to speak, I id le said plans lor rhe second hall ot the con terence are well under was I title said die locus w ill remain Ihe same and that participants w ill include both educators and non educators Ihe keynote speaker w ill he Delones Aldridge, chan(x-rson lor die National ( ouncil ol Black Studies I m additional inform ation, con tad the Department ol Black Studies, PSI , or call 229 1472. Washington,” I lemming said I lemming described die conn suit he initiated lo stop raiding ol the Social Security I rust I und. which has gone down from S ' i b illio n to $K billion. “ We were told that all ol dial is going to be paid hack with mieiest," said I lemming, who added dial the suit was initiated "to make sure those funds were used lor Social Security beneficiaries." 1 he case is still pen ding. he said. Regarding health, I lemming said the rising costs ol medical care and Medicare ted tape aie causing mans Americans lo go w ilh o u i adequate health care, and he described the situation as America's numbet one domestic issue “ It concerns all people," Kennedy said of the conference, where the general feeling was that the Reagan adm inistration and its New Right supporters were neglecting and esen attacking programs that benefit seniors. Medicare was meant lo i the medically indigent but mans can't quality, he said “ I he mils was dies can quality is by spending down all of their resources so they quality for welfare, and (hat doesn't make sense." Hob Van H oule, president ol I lined Seniors ol Oregon, sponsors ol die conference, outlined the issues: a national health plan, putting a stop to raids on Social Security funds by oilier agencies, hailing die closing ol Social Security offices, opposition lo federal plans lo lax hospitul and medical coverage, opposition to plans tor abolishing the Oregon Human Resources I>eparim enl, continuing homeowners’ and renters' relief (II.A R R P ), reducing crime, and lighting utility late hikes Over 15 m illion Americans are going w ithout health cure and the figure is rising steadily, he said. "W e're the mils uaiiun in die world dial allows diis condition to exist ex cepi South A fric a ," I lemming said I he situation is responsible lo r "iragedy alter Iragedv," he said I lemming called lo i a N ational Health ( ate Plan f inanced wiili funds from health industry cost coniain menl, and he pledged that U would lie a big issue again in die next ( ongress and in die I9KH presidential elections Sjx'akmg m front ol a huge banner that said, "S eniors lig h t B a ck," I lemming attacked ihe Graham Rudman legislation that, il passed by ( ongress, would allow lo r drastic budget cuts in social services and other federal programs bv 1991 "Il's die most irresponsible piece ot legislation that I've seen hi the tilts sears I've been waiching legislation in I hat night, Ihe former president ol die University ol ( fregori was presen led Ihe I If McNaughlon Award bv die American ( is il I iber lies I moil lor his civil rights advocacs Al Ihe t niversitv ol Oregon, I lemming worked lo r n iin o n ly student recruiting, equal pas lor women and ending discrimination hi trateriuties and sororities. s American Jewish Congress commends Jesse Jackson I he American lewish ( ongress Iasi week praised ihe Res lesse Jackson tor confronting Soviet leadet Mikhail S. Gorbachev on the plight ol Soviet Jews A statement issued bs rheodore R M ann, president ol the American Jewish ( ongress slated, "Because we base been critica l o f certain ol the Rev Jesse Jackson’ s actions and statements in the past, it is gratifying to welcome lus remarks to Mikhail S Gorbachev on the plight ol Jews in the Soviet I inon We commend him for his persistence in pressing the issue, despite Mr Gorbachev's cl tort to sidetrack it, and his eloquence m projecting the views ol all Americans on this subject "W ’e deplore Mr Gorbachev's callous and disingenuous attempt to ignore a fundam ental question o f human rights by declaring that the ‘ so called problem o f Jews in the Soviet I mott does not exist.' As the Reverend Jackson correctly noted, the American people recognize this protestation for the lie that it is." « fc J / » > DR ARTHUR FLEMMING 4 '4C IPhoto Richard J Brown)
