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May 11, 1988, Portland Observer, Page 7
Anti-Apartheid
Groups Held Rally
on State Capitol
Perkins to
Speak at
Forum
A
seni E. Perkins, the new
executive director of the Ur
ban League of Portland, will
the guest speaker at City Com
missioner Dick Bogle's final no
host forum luncheon of the
1987-88 season, Tuesday, May 17
at the Coliseum Red Lion.
Perkins, who assumed his
duties in April, w ill discuss,
“ Agenda for the 80 s — the Ballot
or the Bullet.”
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A graduate of George W illiams
College with a B.S. degree in
group work and an M.S. degree in
administration, Perkins came to
Portland from the Chicago Urban
League, where he was director of
social services.
From 1985 to 1986, as the reci
pient of a Chicago Community
Trust Fellowship, he researched
alternative programs for troubled
youth at social service agencies
in Denver, Dallas, Cleveland and
New York.
He has lectured and taught at
numerous Midwest colleges and
universities, and has served on
the Chicago Board of Education
Task Force on Gangs, Governor's
Special Task Force on Troubled
Youth, Citizens Committee on the
Juvenile Court, and Chicago
Youth Coordinating Council
Persons wishing to attend the
forum should call Commissioner
Bogle's office (248-4682) by Fri
day, May 13. Cost of the luncheon
(including gratuity) is $7.25.
t noon on Monday, May 9,
_ _ anti-apartheid groups held
a rally on the steps of the Oregon
State Capitol voicing theiropposi-
be
tion to any ties from Oregon sup
porting the government of South
Africa.
The rally coincided with the
first day of the hearings by
Oregon Insurance Director Ted
Kulongoski regarding the hostile
acquisition of Farmers Insurance
by British American Tobacco, a
company criticized for its growing
presence in South Africa.
Sponsoring groups included
Portlanders Organized for South
ern African Freedom, Oregon
Ecumenical Ministries, The Rain
bow C o a litio n , Black U nited
Front, Albina Ministerial Alliance,
and students from Oregon’s col
leges and universities statewide.
“ Let us join forces as Oregon
ians to leave no doubt we find the
South African government’s sys
tem of apartheid an oppression
not to be supported or tolerated,"
said State Representative Mar
g a re t C a rte r, c o -a u th o r of
Oregon’s Anti-Apartheid Act of
1987.
"In addition to the issues re
garding British American Tobac
co and its proposed acquisition of
Farmers, it’s come to light that
Oregon's State Treasurer has in
vested state funds in South Afri
ca, through an investment in Tex
aco. We believe that is absolutely
contrary to Oregon's Anti-Apar
theid Act of 1987 and are outraged
at its occurrence," continued
Carter.
Clearing
the Air
By Commissioner Dick Bogle
I want you to know two things
— first, that I am dealing in good
faith with the music community in
trying to find a solution to the
By Deputy Chief Dan Noelle
postering situation, and second,
Operations Branch
that I have taken steps to get the
Portland Police to ease off while
he posting of signs on utility
we re negotiating.
poles has been the subject
of com plaints by business people Here's the message I sent to
Mayor Clark on April 27:
at various times for several years.
"Over the past several months,
They feel that their business in
I
have
been working with repre
terests are better served by hav
sentatives of the local music com
ing the street in front of their
munity to seek solutions to the
business, to include the utility
problems resulting from post
poles, clean and litter free. Other
ering. The music industry needs
small businesses are capitalizing
effective, low cost advertising;
on putting up the signs in order to
the City needs to manage the use
prom ote special events, par
of public right-of-ways and craft
ticularly certain music groups.
effective laws and law enforce
Commissioner Dick Bogle has
ment strategies.
met with some of these groups
and feels that there is a potential
for a compromise to be worked
out. He is hoping that the com
promise might satisfy the busi
ness people’s need to have a
clean street and allow for the
business enterprises conducting
the promotional activities. In the
meanwhile he has asked for a
moratorium on citations through
June 1,1988.
I am requesting that no cita
tions be issued for this ordinance
(City Code No. 32.16.030) through
June 1, 1988. In the meantime, if
you receive com plaints about
these activities or observe people
posting signs please identify the
complaintants and the subject in
volved in the sign posting activity,
if available, and forward the infor
Dick Bogle
mation through channels to me.
T
Spring Talent Show
T
he Student Advisory Com
m ittee of Franklin High
School proudly presents a Spring
Talent Show, Friday, May 13, 7:00
p.m., in the auditorium.
«This program will include par
ticipation from various Franklin
students. The goal of this activity
is to provide students with an op-
GUARANTEED HOME MAINTENANCE
Carpets Cleaned
Chimneys Cleaned
Fences Built and
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Painting
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Enforcement
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Unlawful Sign
Posting
portunity to demonstrate creative
talents through performing arts,
and improve com m unity rela
tions.
Special guest w ill include the
Portland Public Schools Honor
Gospel Choir, under the direction
of Danny Osborne and Ken Berry.
This group recently appeared live
in the Schnitzer Concert Hall as
part of the Kennedy Center Im
agination Celebration.
Admission is $1.00. For more
information, contact Ken Berry,
Integration Services Coordinator.
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“ The representatives of the
music industry have committed
to forwarding a proposal to my of
fice about the first of June on this
issue. In the interim, I have in
structed the Buildings Bureau to
relax enforcement of this code
section.
“ In light of the fact that a solu
tion to this problem is being work
ed on, and that the Buldings
Bureau has relaxed enforcement
of this section, I request that
you have the Police Bureau relax
enforcement until I have had time
to negotiate a solution with the
music industry representatives.
Our staffs have discussed this
matter and are in agreement that
this is a reasonable course to
take. Please call me if you have
questions.”
I hope you will help me spread
the word that talks are still in pro
gress, and that everyone, in
cluding the Police, have now of
ficially received the same mes
sage.
Let me know, personally, if
there are any further problems.
Schools
■ Continued from Page 2
Black children in predominant
ly c a u c a s o id , m id d le -c la s s
schools are no better. By third
grade these children are often
tra c k e d fo r re m e d ia tio n or
general education. This means
th a t w hen they reach high
school, they w ill not be in the col
lege preparatory classes.
Thus far, I have been discuss
ing the general economic con
text in which Black children func
tion. This alone could explain
much of the educational gap.
There is another more insidious
factor which operates, however
This is the daily attack upon the
sense of self-worth and com
petency that Black students
face.
M ost of our students are
taught by teachers who have
been conditioned to believe that
Black people are genetically in
ferior intellectually. The major
im plication of genetic inferiority
is that no matter how much effort
is expended by the teacher or the
student, the result w ill be inferior
performance. This leads to a
lessening of expectations forthe
Black child.
This would not be so damaging
in and of itself, but it tends to be
communicated to the child. This
results in the teacher actively
and/or passively discouraging
Black student achievement.
Active dicouragement encom
passes such teacher behaviors
as irritability and even punishing
curiosity, as well as detentions,
suspensions and office visits for
behavior that is acceptable for
caucasoid students.
Passive discouragement en
tails behaviors such as ignoring
the child, not acknowledging
good performance, not respon
ding to questions or statements
pertaining to the task and not at
tempting to establish a rapport
with the child.
Several studies have shown
that these negative behaviors are
unconsciously directed toward
the Black child, especially the
Black male. Studies also show
that teacher expectations are
strongly related to student per
formance.
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The most insidious psycholo
gical factor in these dynamics is
that the child internalizes the ex
pectation of poor performance.
Instead of the c h ild feeling
valued, thereby free to take the
ris k s to p e rfo rm , he fe e ls
devalued and understands that
performance w ill only lead to fur
ther negation. The c h ild at
tributes this devaluation to un
worthy performance, rather than
to unworthy teachers. The child s
conclusion is that his unworthy
performance is because he’s an
incompetent person. Usually this
c o n c e p tu a liz a tio n has been
made by the third grade, and, if
the child remains in a hostile en
vironment, there is little hope of
recovery.
There is a third factor which
separates Black people from all
other oppressed groups and
which makes the Black even
m ore v u ln e ra b le to s c h o o l
failure. This is the fact that the
Black child has no historicl con
text of achievement in which to
place herself.
Black history has been trun
cated and negated. Most Black
people are unaware of our rich
and vital Afrikan and Afrikan
American legacy. Unlike their
people, we do not demand that
our children learn of our ac
complishments. Instead of being
inspired and compelled to con
tribute to the world by the ex
amples of our forebearers, our
children learn to internalize the
shame of coming from a wor
thless people who have con
tributed nothing but brute labor.
Consequently, that which should
be a source of stim ulation and
pride becomes one more major
liability our children must over
come. Therefore, unlike all other
groups, our children do not have
access to the cultural/historical
knowledge that would help them
rebuff the daily assaults upon
their beings.
The preceding has been a brief
examination of the three major
factors that lead to the failure of
our children in school. Given the
intransigence of the problem, the
o b v io u s s o lu tio n is to re
establish our own schools, and,
thereby, liberate our children into
the power of learning.
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