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• - 1 I ' ~ Bases choen- easpapar Haoa J lt jr o f dragon L ib r a r y *■<?. r»»o« 97403 I ' Volume XVI, Number 23 PORTLAND OBSERMER April 16, 1986 25c Copy TwoSections v~ 'v**w ^,, . f. m Local Woman Chosen as Ambassador to Expo *86 b\ J trr\ Garner 0 Ms Janie Harris was chosen as one ol the Ambassadors to represent the State ot Oregon at the 19Kb Expo W orld I an to be- held in Vancouver British Columbia Ms Hams w ill depart Port land July 14 for Expo Kb and return August 26 Ms Hams is a Retired Senior Volun leer (RSV). who has served 9 years as a receptionist for Holladay Park Hospi tai She was highly recommended by the R S \ to represent Oregon at the World l air As an zXmbassador representing Oregon. Ms Harris' goal is to promote the Stale as a desirable travel destina lion lor tourists, to inc rease requests lor travel tnlonnalion. to increase aware ness o f Oregon within the travel trade, and provide media with information about Oregon Hams said her mission at 1- xp> Kb is to sell ( fiegon Io the rest ot the world Hams' trip is sponsored by the Ore gon Economic Development IX-part merit The group's primary advertising markets are California. Washington. B ritish C olum bia. Idaho. Utah. Arizona and Nevada Tourism is an important part ol Orc gon's economy, ranking third behind lorestry and agriculture Some 13 2 m illion visitors come to ( iregoit yearly, spending some $2 2 billion endorsement of Neil Goldschmidt for Harris was asked why did she feel that she would be a gmxl Ambassador to represent Oregon at Expo K b1 She replied. I enjoy working with people and also have experience as an inlorina lion and desk receptionist I am com fortable giving out and retaining infor mation, such as phone numbers and d i b \ Hub loihian rections I care about others and like to Candidate fo r g o ve rn o r N eil be involved and active ( io I list hmidt w as endorsed Saturday by During her stay in Vancouver, the the Bl.uk Ixadervhip Conference State w ill pay Hams a salary and pro A the endorse incut w as anjioqnced al J vide atcoinmodatinnc Nike w ill pro Saturday morning meeting of 60 com vide uniforms and shoes Harris is a niumty residents at \ uu outer Avenue longtim em em berof New Hope Baptist Baptist Church II billowed a month ol Photo by Richard Brown Church meetings with the three main candi dates, and assessment of then positions by the conference steering committee _______________ (ioldsihtnidt received the highest rating on his answers to questions ol interest to the black community "T he process was very good, saic Steering committee member Ron Herndon, co chair ol the Black United f ront The assessment was based on ''objective reasons and just reasons and not on who had the best handshake or the best Ipana sm ile." Herndon said Conference members and c >mmun ity residents w ill be helping in (.overnor bv the l’itolo hy Richard J. Ilrowi Black Leadership Conference Endorses Goldschmidt Janice Harris ANC Representative Visits Portland Z»v Bob l.olhian After his talk at Portland State U ni versity last week, Victor Mashabela was asked how long H w ill take Io end apartheid. " I t w ill he in my mother's time, and she's 5 5 ," said Mashabela. U S rep resentative o f the African National Congress asigned to the United Nations observer mission. "Brothers and sisters," he addressed the mainly student audience on behalf o f "the oppressed but struggling people o f South Africa Mashabela urged the students to con tinue their efforts to isolate the apar theid regime by pushing for college d i vestment He warned them against cor porate liberalism, the attitude that " D i vestment w ill hurl black people " "Such compassion A ll o f a sudden these corporate leaders love black people." W hile their computers help the sys tern run mote efficiently, the profits roll in, he said "These people are going to South Africa because ol apartheid and not in spite o f apartheid Cheap labor attracts corporations " In South A frica, "B la ck people arc not more than instruments o f la b o r," a situation that translates into super pro fits lor multinational corporations, he said "Approach them throughthe lan guage ol profits Divestment w ill talk to their wallets, and that is what they re ally understand " Mashabela said the point Io South Africans is not to argue about whether IBM and other corporations contribute directly to apartheid The point, he said, is that they are exploitive foreign corporations that the people want " O u t !" Turthennore, talk o f reform coming from white South African leaders is mere window dressing "Apartheid cannot be reform ed." he said "T h e only thing that w ill satisfy us is the destruction o f apartheid." " A s far as the ANC is concerned, we have nothing to leant from fascists " He also dealt with the difficu lt ques tion of w hy bla» k people are sometimes killed by enraged mobs "B la ck agents o f the regime are its most efficient tools o f repression," which explains why they are seen as legitimate targets, he said The attacks onblack collaborators are not random, according to Mashabela "People generally know who's doing what " Mashabela said violence grows out Goldschmidt's campaign with fundrais ing. voter registration and publicity, he said Herndon added that the positions of candidates for other offices w ill be- as sessed during the next month and con ference recommendations made in early May "We didn't cut any deals" with Goldschmidt, said Herb Cawihorne, steering committee member ami presi dent ol the Urban league ol Portland In exchange lor Ins support. we would hope that he'd be interested in what he can do lor this com m unity," Cawth orne said Stale representative Margaret Carter said Goldschmidt's background and connections in the nation's capital means he has the leadership and re sources to deal with problems "rig h t here in Northeast Portland " Dick Bogle She said ( ioldschuiidt’ s positions on education, uneniploy ment ami jobs, and economic development, wete bet ter than those ol any pervious state leader I think Neil ( ioldschmidt w ill bring not only a lot ol energy lo the gover nor s seal, but he w ill also bring the national attention that w ill bring a better working relationship between Oregon ami Washington. D C Carter said "W e te going lo lx- helping in w hatever way Neil sees as important " Pam Smith, communications direc tor ot the I 'than league w ho stalled the assessment process, s.ml that while (ioldschnmlt ami Paulus came close in the ratings, the committee received a heller feeling from Goldschmidt She said the committee w ill continue dis eussions with Goldschmidt on incur porating the community's interests in his platform Photo by Richard Brown Bogel’s Vote Surprise Many b\ Jerr\ (turner ANC Speaker o f a situation where the whites live in communities similar to Beverly Hills while 50% o f black babies die before age five, in a country with the highest per capita prison population in the world and the highest rate o f execu tions "W e live under fascism ," is how he described the daily lives o f black South Africans " I t 's a racist system imposed at the point o f a gun dripping with the blood o f our people." TJie African National Congress was founded just after the founding o f the white regime in 1912 Accusers who describe the ANC as a tool o f Soviet aggression don't understand that it was founded before any communist regime existed, he said "O u r struggle began centuries ago We do not need anyone anywhere to tell us we are oppressed " Photo by Richard Brown The ANC struggled above ground, organizing peaceful protests, until it decided to become a guerilla orgamza non after 69 people were killed at Shar pcville in I960 Massacres since then include Soweto in 1976 when 76 died, 1-anga in I9K5 when 40 were killed, and 30 dead at Alexandra in March. I9K6 The ANC's goals, said Mashabela, arc to replace apartheid with a non racist, non racial, democratic society, "where the wealth belongs to those who live there ” The ANC Freedom- Charter further stipulates that i l l w ill have the right to vote, all national groups w ill have equal rights, all w ill share the wealth, and all .South Africans w ill have access to work, housing, cdu cation and medical care “ Brothers and sisters, our people have nided be free,” Mashabela said ('• mimtssioncr Dick Bogel's vote in Photo by Ri« hard I’.rown Student Wins Mathematics Award Kenneth Kelly Jr , 13, a student at Portsmouth Middle School, has been named National Award Winner in Mathematics by the U S Achievement Academy in Lexington, KY Kenneth lives with his grandmother. Rosie L Kelly, is an eighth grader and an Honor Roll student at Portsmouth The student was nominated for the honor by his mathematics teacher. Judi Stanford, who said he was a "G ood, conscientious worker " favoi of making three police officers testify before the voter approved Police Internal Investigation Audit Committee surprised many followers ol the Com notice This is because in the past Commis sincr Bogcl had voted against requiring the officers to testily before the Coni mittce Bogcl. who is a former police officer, was perceived by some as being closely allied with the Portland Police Association Although Commissioner Bogel said that he believed the Audit Committee does hase the power to subpoena police officers, Pll.AC must ask question* of that w itnexx w hich do not go beyond the lim its o l P IIA C '» jurisdiction ax granted by law "W hen hearing an appeal from an investigation by the internal investiga tions unit, the scope ol I’ llA ("s c o n s u l eralion ot the appeal is limited lo those subject areas relevant to determining the nature and quality ol the investiga tion by the Police Bureau in that par ocular case, or related decisions," said Bogel Bogcl said the law does not authorize PIIAC to investigate complaints made directly to it. nor does PIIAC have Ihe authority lo conduct a new investiga tion into the facts of an incident under lying a complaint filed by a citizen with Ihe Internal Investigations unit ol the Bureau o f Police " I hope that this approach w ill get ux over the present hurdle and allow us to start working together in a way which w ill ultimately benefit the Police Bureau, its officers, and Ihe citizens," said Bogel
