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PORTLAND OBSERVER Volume XVI. Number 32 June 18, 1986 TwoSections * » • * * « e * «a, i t a t S ivial Security payments, »he said A» lar as the future, “ It's pretty much in limN» right n u » ," Reed »aid "There 1» a big need lor support, as lar as hereavemeni." she »aid "R ig h t n o » , all the support groups are in the » h itc community. and there'» none for the black community. I hope that through this experience, the black community » ill learn to support each other more " Reed »aid »he has been through "a crash course in death and dying and g n e f since her husband'» death Hi» Mandela's book, entitled Z/i, S'rruc murder »a» "scry obviously racially if/«- /> IZv I ile is being published by m otivated," »he said Pathfinder Press, which also publishes Stanley Reed, 54, died alter lie »a» hooksby Fidel ( astro. Malcolm \,a n d »tabbed during an altercation » ith two leaders ol the Sandinisla revolution in »hue men a» he rode hi» bicycle home Nicaragua Im m »ork last fall Brian Hobson, 21, I he hook brings together speeches ol Vancouver. A ash . pleaded guilts to and writings by Mandela spanning the murder ol Reed On June It). Hob more than 40 years ot his activity in the son ».1» sentenced lo at least 15 years in -Milean National Congress lA N ('). the prison A co defendant. Hobson's major organization fighting for the end Irtend Randol Paschl, »as convicted o f o l apartheid rule in South A lm a Man murder earlier and sentenced to 10 dela's courtroom testimony in the I'RM years in prison anil lined $50,(MX) trial at which he »as sentenced to life The sentence» »ere the m u lt o f plea imprisonment is also included A spe bargaining Lisa Reed said she »as » t i cial supplement contain» accounts ol ling to forego a longer trial that might Mandela in prison by his tellow prison have resulted in longer sentences lo ers avoid "em otional hell " She agreed to Among the most recent material is the plea bargaining and sentencing, she Mandela s reply to South African Pre» »aid ident P W Botha's 19x5 offer lo re She commended Wends Rogers, a lease Mandela it the ANC leadei "u n topless dancer who »as with Hobson conditionally rejected violence as a and Paschl on the night o f the killin g , political weapon " In his reply. read by for testifying during the Inal about ra his daughter / mzi to a mass meeting in cial statements the two men had made Soweto, near Johannesburg. Mandela before Reed »as attacked said le t him (Botha) renounce vio Reed passed around a victim 's rights lence l et him say that he w ill dism.tn petition alter her press conference tie apartheid Let him unban the W ith her »as Stanley Reed's sister, people's organization, the African Na Velita Hammon tional Congress Let him tree all who Hammon backed up her sister in- have been imprisoned, banished or la» » feelings She said she »as getter exiled lor their opposition to apartheid ally pleased with the outcome of the Let him guarantee free political activity trial, as »as the rest of the family so that people may decide who w ill "H o p e fu lly, »e can go on with our govern them lives and try and forg e t," Hammon Hut I cannot sell my birthright, nor said am I prepared lo sell the birthright of the W hen asked about the possibility ol people to be tree early parole for the defendants, Ham "O n ly free, uien an neg'it.jle Pti.s mon replied- " I f I have 10 get all the »av oners cannot enter into contracts I to the Supreme Court, they w ill not get cannot and w ill not give any undertak ottearly I 'll be keeping up w uh that " tng at a time when I and you, ilk- Donations can he sent to the Reed people. are not tree f amily College Fund, U S National "Y o u r freedom and mine cannot he Hank. Hancorps Tower Branch, P O separated I w ill return " Box 65X4, Portland, DR 9722X Mandela remains imprisoned at the Pollsimxir maximum security prison near ( ape lo w ri, despite the growing movement in South A fric a and throughout the world demanding his re lease I he Stuflle /.» t/v lif e contains 24 pages ot photographs ol Mandela, his w ile, Winnie, and protest activities in South Africa New Book, Nelson Mandeta, The Struggle Is My Life Major Speeches and Writings Livu Reed. wife uf murder victim Stanit i Reed Photo by Richard J. Brown Family Takes it One Day at a Time by Hob Lothian Lisa Reed, wile o f murder victim Stanley Reed, and her two children. Jonathon, 5. and Jennifer, 18 months, are living “ just day by d a y ," said Lisa Reed She is mostly worried about her c h il dren, Reed said during a press confer ence she called at (¡rant Park "Y es, my daughter remembers her lather, that's all she has." said Reed She and her son. who is showing "a lot ol helligereuce." she said, are at lending counseling to deal with their grief. Reed said she thinks her son acts out his grief over his lather's death by being aggressive "I feel upset that he's the way he is ," she said The family is "ju st getting b y " on Nelson Mandela Photo Nelson and W innla M andela on their w edding day, 14 June ,954 Alec Smith Speaks of Reconciliation in Zimbabwe ' ' \ b't Hob l.othian Narbsa Colbert, 2 years old, joins the protest against the treatment of Blacks in South Africa by the White minor ity government. Narissa holds on to her grandmother Wunetta Colbert. The demonstration held at the Federal Building coincides with the boycotts by Blacks in South Africa. Photo by Richard J. Brown Citizens Protest U.S. South Africa Policy Z»V Jerr> d a rn e r About 200 protesters marched in front I the Portland Federal Building lo protest the Reagan administration’ s policy towards South Africa The protest demonstration at the Federal Building was also used as a time to com menu »rate the Soweto Mas »acre which occurred in 1976 During this hloodhaih. the white security force shot and killed over 500 blacks Many o f those slain were shot in the back as they fled security forces As the protesters marched in front o f the Federal Building, many earned signs with slogans such as, "B oycott Racist South A frica .” "Constructive Engagement Is A Destructive A r rangement ” Form er C ounty C om m issioner G ladys M cC o y, candidate fo r Multnomah County Chau, told those who took part in the anti apartheid rally, "T h is shows that Oregonians are compassionate people ” "W e as a group can do a lot. we must work on -divesting Oregon money from South Africa What's occumng in that coun try touches the heart and soul o f each o f ’ us Throughout Ihe hour long demons! ration the Reagan administration policy o f ’ 'constructive engagement" was de nounced "E very 60 seconds, a black child is killed in South Africa. I hope (his ad ministration realizes that Us policy is killin g B lacks." said Hobby Gary, a member o f the Gray Panthers The proles, march was organized by A v e l(io rd ly , Director, Southern Africa Program for the Americans Friends Service Committee (iordly told the crowd that this is the time to rememher the Soweto Mas sacre "D o n 't forge, that the firs, per son that died dun ng the massacre. was a 12 year old black youth named Hector Peterson " (iordley urged those at the rally to write letters to Senator Mark Hatfield and Bob PackwiNxI in an effort to stop new investments and bank loans to South Africa She also reminded the protesters not ,0 buy Shell oil products. Coca-Cola or Tree Top products Gorxlly was asked to comment on the "national state o f emergency” im posed by the South African government last Thursday " I am outraged at the ongoing stale sponsored terrorism in South A fric a ." (io rd ly accused the Reagan ad ministration and American corpora lions o f putting profits above the lives o f human hetngs "W e 're going to change this administration's policy in regards ,0 South A fric a ," (io rd ly said (io rd ly , who is also a spokesperson for Portlanders Organized for South A f rica ( POSAF) visited South Africa from June 19 to July 21 in 1985, as part of a group o f six Americans representing the American Friends Service Commit tec She said blacks in Southern Africa are for U S divestment in their coun try "W hen we left they told our group lo go back home and work harder for U S divestment in South A fric a ." Gordly said the blacks in South A f rica. separate American people from the government "T hey know that many Americans are against apar th e id ." G ro w in g up in w h ile ruled Rtkklesia. Alec Smith lived in the center ol luxury and power Smith, son ol former Prime Munster Ian Smith, hail everything he wanted, ami often "bumped in to '' world leaders at his father's huge estate, he said In the all white society he lived in. Smith said, there was no awareness ol the country's 95rv black population He went lo an all white vchixil, and "W hen I went to a restaurant, there were only white people there " " In our school, we didn't talk about th a t," he said, referring to Rhodesia's system ol racial inequality "O u r pa rents were living m .1 society where black people were seen as a problem " Smith spoke in Portland Saturday at a one day conference sponsored by Moral Re Armament He disc ussed his descent into drug addiction, and the re ligious conversion that caused him to sec the problems in his country (re named Zimbabwe) for the first tune and work lor reconciliation Smith, now a chaplain in the Zim babwean Army, wrote .1 book, "N o w I Call Him Brother," about how his life and his country have changed His personal reconciliation came about only after years o f drug abuse. Smith said " I tended from .1 very early age loopl for enjoying my sell and having a good tim e ," he said By his first year in college. Smith said he was using marijuana, opium, cocaine, mescaline. I.S I) ami other drugs in large quantities “ I was also drinking h e a vily." he said Then while he was driving one day, a voice spoke to him ' ‘Go home and read the New Testament,” it said Smith read the Bible and started going to church Then, at a meeting of Solaimi hill i l l and Alec Smith discuss his liook "Now I Call Him r r " . Smith, the son of former Prime Minister Ian Smith of Rhodesia, e guest at a reception held at the home of Sobomehin during his visit to Photo by Ricburd J. Brown blacks and w lutes work ing to overcome their dillerencex, lit- met .1 black man who opened his eyes to the reality of his country , he said "H e became a Irierid o f mine and he taught me how to see the problems o f our country through a black man's eyes.” Smith said By this lime, c ivil war was raging as the black nationalist movement drug gled tor independence Smith and Ins friend traveled ihe country with a rues sage of understanding ami reconciha tion They were part ol a network o f Chris tian evangelists who sought lo bridge the gap between the sides so ihe country would hr reaily for peace, he said A l though his friend was assassinated. Smith said the bridge building had a lot lo do with black ruled Zimbabwe's success. " I can honestly say that race rela tions are hettrr in Zimbabwe than al- most any other country, including («real B rita in ," Smith said "T h a t didn't happen by accident people decided themselves to be different " A ll sc hools have been integrated, all citizens have access to health care, job d iscrim in a tio n is o u tla w ed , the minimum wage has been increased three tunes since independence in 19X0. ami "There 1* equal pay for equal w o rk ," he said At the same time, Zimbabwe's economy has grown to the point where it now exports to its neighbors, accord ing to Smith Ihe country was even able lo send $6 m illion in aid to Ethiopia, he said Zimbabwe's progress under black rule makes it a successful role model for South Africa, acconling ,0 Smith " We are proof that it can w o rk, but I think the world has failed to grasp that v isio n ." he said
