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T he P ortland O bserver • M arch 31, 1993
David Frost Interviews South
African Political Leaders
Campaign Launched To Promote
Earned Income Credit
C hildren First fo r Oregon today
President F W de K le rk , Nelson viewers w ill see, these are men o f fo u t-a n d -a -h a lf year tr ia l e n d ing
1961. However, in 1964, Mandela launched an intensive campaign to
M a n d e la and C h ie f M a n g o su th u extraordinary stature.”
was sentenced to life im prisonm ent increase public awareness o f the fed
Fredenk W ille m de K le rk
Buthelezi are featured guests on A p n l
F redrik W ille m de K le rk was A fte r an in te rn a tio n a l "R elease eral Earned Income Credit (E IC ). The
OPB program. The three political lead
elected
Sate president o f the Republic M andela Cam paign” and 28 years in campaign w ill include television Pub
ers w ho w ill shape the end o f apart
o
f
South
A fric a on September 14, prison, he was released in 1990. lic Service Announcements, Portland
heid in South A fric a w ill be D avid
Frost’ s guests in the next program o f 1989, replacing P W Botha. Before M andela is w idely expected to as neighborhood tax preparation day s and
his m o n th ly series. T a lk in g W ith assuming the presidency , de K le rk sume the presidency when w h ite r targeted outreach to e lig ib le fam ilies
Leticia Maldonado, Vice-Presi
held a number o f Cabinet posts since rule ends.
D avid Frost.
M angosuthu Buthelezi
dent o f C hildren First, stated, "The
Taped last m onth in a week-long 1978 The p o litic a lly moderate de
C h ie f M angosuthu Buthelezi, a Earned Income C redit is good new s for
series o f back-to-back recordings, the K le rk is w idely considered to be re
descendent
o f Z u lu royalty and a w o rkin g fam ilies A t a tim e o f rising
hour o f edited interviews w ill be broad sponsible fo r the S outh A fric a n
hereditary
chief,
was raised in a tra ch ild poverty and unemployment, the
cast on Thursday, A p ril 15 at 10:00pm governm ent’ s decision to open dia
d
itio
n
al
household
and spent his early E IC rewards w ork w h ile it supports
logue
w
ith
the
once-outlawed
A
frica
n
on Oregon P ublic Television. T h is
years
a
herdboy
He
is the leader o f fa m ilie s-fa m ilie s that face a d a ily
N
ational
‘
Congress
and
the
decision
program w ill also a ir on OPB R adio’ s
the
Inkatha
Freedom
Party,
supported struggle to put food on the table, pay
to
free
Nelson
M
andela
in
1990.
N oon Report, Wednesday, M a rch 31
by
South
A
fric
a
’
seight
m
illio
n Z u lu s - the rent and keep warm .”
Nelson
M
andela
at 12 noon.
The Earned Income credit is a
As a ch ild , Nelson Mandela was -the na tio n ’s largest ethnic group.
In the program , Frost conducts
fu ll-le n g th interview s w ith the rarely groom ed to become c h ie f o f the O ften referred to as one o f South refundable tax credit from the Internal
interview ed President F.W . de K le rk Thembu, the largest single tribe in the A fric a ’ s most controversial figures, Revenue Service (IRS) for w o rkin g
o f the ru lin g N ational Party ; Nelson Transkei region. N ow leader o f the Buthelezi is a the center o f every fam ilies w ith a least one ch ild liv in g at
M andela, leader o f the A fric a n N a A fric a n N ational Congress, he began m ajorpolitical dispute. Independently home and w ith earnings o f less than
tional Congress (A N C ); and C h ie f his legendary p o litic a l career in 1944 m inded and p o litic a lly conservative, $22,370 in 1992 The maximum credit
M angosuthu B uthelezi o f the conser as one o f the founders o f the A N C he is often at odds w ith M andela’ s is $2,211.
C h ild re n F irst fo r Oregon and
A N C and the N ational Party. He has
vative, Zulu-based Inkatha Freedom Y outh League.
Urban
League o f Portland are jo in tly
published
tw
o
books:
"Power
Is
Ours”
H
is
firs
t
act
o
f
defiance
against
Party. The three are p a rticip a tin g g in
sponsoring
“ tax preparation days on
and
“
South
A
frica
:
M
y
V
is
io
n
o
f
the
apartheid
was
in
1952,
when
he
and
d iffic u lt negotiations to devise a power
the next tw o Saturdays. M arch 27 and
sharing plan fo r South A fric a n that 51 others broke curfew regulations. In Future.”
T A L K I N G W IT H D A V ID A p ril 4, in slx Portland neighborhoods
w ould grant effective p o litic a l control the same year, M andela and O liv e r
to the co u n try’ s 30 m illio n blacks, Tambo opened the firs t black law prac FROST is a production o f D avid Fam ilies w ill be able to have their state
and federal tax returns completed by
w h ile preserving a voice in the gov tice in the country. M andela was seen Pardine Television Inc., and W E T A,
as responsible fo r the A N C ’ s more W ashington, D C . Executive produc professional tax preparers or trained
ernm ent fo r the w hite m in o rity.
volunteers The events have been pro
“ It was a very e xcitin g opportu radical and confrontational tactics and ers are John M . Floreascu and D avid
moted through flie rs sent home last
Frost
Producer
is
W
allace
W
estfeldt,
n ity to be able to ta lk to the leaders o f was frequently ja ile d through the 1950s
week w ith 20.000 Portland elementary
C
o
o
rd
in
a
tin
g
producer
is
Robert
South A fric a -b o th present and fu- and early 1960s He successfully de
school
children.
M
u
lle
r,
E
x
e
c
u
tiv
e
-In
-C
h
a
rg
e
fo
r
tu re -a t such a c ritic a l tu rn in g point in fended h im s e lf and 156 other p o litica l
The
tax preparation days w ill be
W
E
T
A
is
Sue
Ducat
the co u n try’ s history,” said Frost. “ As activists on charges o f treason in a
held on M arch 2 7 ,10:30am to 1 30pm,
at U niversity Park Com m unity Center
(9009 N orth Foss), M t. Scott Commu-
Thursday, A p ril 8, from 1 la m tc funds rrom sources outside our m em
The Friends o f History w as estab-
REVEL IN SUCCESS
6 pm in the “ m a ll” between Sm ith bership,” says A n n C larke, president lis h e d in 1984 to benefit PSU’ shistory
I've found that d w e llin g on m y " fa il
C e n te r a n d N e u b e rg e r H a ll o n o f Friends o f H isto ry. “ We hope not
department and the urban com m u
ures" allow s me to continue to fail.
th e P o r tla n d S ta te U n iv e r s ity o n ly to raise some money but to serve nity. Members believe that the study
But when I actually sit down and
campus, the PSU Friends o f H istory the p u b lic by selling history books at o f history is essential both inside and
record
all the good choices I've
affordable
(read
bargain)
prices.”
w ill present a book sale to benefit
outside the halls o f academe and that
made,
I
realize that one slip-up
Books
w
ill
be
donated
by
PSU
scholarships to PSU history students
objectivity and a historical perspec
doesn't
mean
a ll that much. This
faculty,
students.
Friends
o
f
H
istory
and to support gu\est lecturers in the
tive are tools w hich serve people in
helps me to stop feeling sorry fo r
members,
and
Portland
booksellers
fie ld o f History.
public service, business and other pro
m yself, and keeps me feeling posi
“ T h e A p r il book sale is o u r M ost paperback books w ill sell fo r $ 1, fessions.
tive.
o rg a n iza tio n ’ s firs t attem pt to raise
tions.
Friends Of History Book Sale
has secured the participation o f a ll five
Portland com m ercial television sta
tions to a ir EIC inform ation kits have
been m ailed state wide to com m unity
groups and agencies deserving low-
income people and a ll ethnic groups
E IC flie rs are available in more than
ten languages.”
A t a m orning news conference
held at the Urban League, Portland
C ity Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury
read a Proclamation from M ayor Vera
K atz nam ing "M a rch 22 to A p n l 15 as
Earned Incom e C re d it Awareness
M o n th in the C ity o f Portland and
encouraging a ll eligible fam ilies to
apply fo r the Earned Income Credit
from the federal government so as to
provide economic stability and inspire
economic grow th.”
A d d itio n a l partners in the O r
egon EIC campaign are Jackson Hewitt
T ax Service, the B lack U nited Fund o f
Oregon, United Way o f the Colum bia-
W illam ette, U S . Bank, U S. West and
First Interstate Bank.
M ost fam i lies that earned betw een
$6,000 and $14,000 in 1992 w ill qualify'
fo r a basic credit o f up to $ 1,324. Three
extra benefits are available to q u a lify
in g fam ilies:
to $451.
M aldonado stated that c h ild pov
erty ison the rise in Oregon. The 1980s
saw a 27% increase in the num ber o f
fam ilies liv in g in poverty-surging to
15.2% o f a ll children in 1990, and
19 l% o f ch ildren under the age o f six.
A t the same tim e there has been a
dram atic grow th in the num ber o f
fam ilies headed by a single w om an-
now nearly on one five Oregon fa m i
lies. By necessity, these fam ilies rely
on a single wage, ch ild support and/or
welfare assistance For a fa m ily liv in g
on one m inim um -w age salary, the E IC
can increase annual earnings by more
than 20%.
C h ild re n F irst fo r Oregon is a
state wide c h ild advocacy organiza
tion w hich aims to establish ch ild re n
as O regon’ s firs t priority. T hrough
public education, advocacy and com
munity organizing, it works to effect
p o s itiv e changes in the liv e s o f
Oregon’ s ch ildren and fam ilies.
For more inform ation on the O r
egon Earned Income C redit campaign,
contact C h ild re n First for Oregon at
800-544-0376, or by w ritin g C h ild re n
F irst/E IC , P O Box 23519, Portland
Or. 97281
Neighborhood Discussion To
Focus On Proposed Closure
Of Vocational Village
V ocation V illa g e H ig h School
parents, students, sta ff and neighbors
w ill attend a “ Save Vocational V il
lage” strategy meeting Thursday, A p ril
1 at 7pm in the school’ s gymnasium,
8020 N E Tillam ook.
Vocational V illage, Oregon’ s old-
estand largest alternative high school,
may be elim inated because o f pro
posed cuts to contend w ith revenue
DREAM S
FO R SALE.
shortfalls.
C elebrating its 25th anniversary
this year, Vocational V illa g e is a na-
tio n a l model fo r h e lp in g students
whose needs have not been met in
more tra d itio n a l high schools. Comb
ing academics, jo b tra in in g and coun
seling in innovative ways, Vocational
V illa g e has helped more than 10,000
Portland students become successful
adults.
For more in fo rm a tio n, please ca ll
Paul Erickson, p rin cip a l. Vocational
V illage, 280-5747 o r Lynda D a rlin g ,
teacher, V o ca tio n a l V illa g e , 280-
5747.
S O M A L IA :
Restoring Hope and Peace
y o u 'v e a l w a y s h a d t h e d r e a m
I
o f o w n in g y o u r o w n h o m e , y o u r
d re a m
* Fam ilies w ith more than one
ruty Center (5530 S.E 72nd) and St.
ch
ild
may receive an ad d ition a l $60.
Andrews Com m unity Center (4940
*
Fam ilies w ith a c h ild b o m in
N.E. 8th) A lso on A p n l 3 , 10:30am to
1:30pm, at W oodlawn School (7200 1992 can receive an extra benefit o f up
N .E . 11th), Sunnyside M e th o d ist to $376.
* Fam ilies that pay at least part o f
C hurch (3520 S.E. Y a m h ill), and U r
ban League o f Portland (10 North the prem ium fo r a health insurance
policy w hich includes coverage fo r a
Russell).
c
h ild may receive an extra cre d it o f up
Maldonado added, "The campaign
m a y h a v e ju s t c o m e t r u e .
F o r a s l it t l e a s y o u ’r e p a y i n g in
m o n th ly r e n t a n d a m o d e s t d o w n
p a y m e n t , y o u c o u ld b u y a H U D
U S
H o m e . T h a t 's r ig h t . T h e
D e p a r t m e n t o f H o u s in g a n d U r b a n D e v e lo p m e n t
MOHAMED ABDIRAHMAN
T H E D REA M O F O W N IN G Y O U R O W N H O M E C A N C O M E
T R U E F O R A B O U T W H A T Y O U ’RE P A Y IN G IN R E N T .
A m e ric a n F rie n d s S e rv ic e C o m m itte e
S o m a li P ro g ra m D ire c to r
( H U D ) h a s p r o g r a m s t h a t m a k e o w n in g a h o m e e a s ie r
Monday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Friends Meeting House
4312 SE Stark, Portland
t h a n y o u t h in k . P r o g r a m s t h a t
w ill e v e n h e l p y o u c o v e r m o s t if
Sponsored by: AFSC
For more information call: 230-9427
n o t a ll o f y o u r c l o s i n g c o s t s
AFSC has assisted development projects
in Somalia since August 1982, and in recent
years has also engaged in relief work.
If y o u 'd lik e m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n
a b o u t t h e h o m e y o u 'v e a l w a y s
AFSC Somalia
Program Director To
Visit Portland
d r e a m e d o f. c o n t a c t y o u r r e a l
e s ta te a g e n t. O r. fu r a fre e
b ro c h u r e o n h o w to buy a H U D
h o m e , c a ll 1 8 0 0
7 B z d H L ID
T h e r e ’s n e v e r b e e n a b e t t e r
t i m e t o f o ll o w y o u r d r e a m , b e c a u s e n o w y o u c a n a f f o r d it
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W E ’Ll. 11ELP Y o u O W N A PIECE O F AM ERICA.
To qualified buyers, only on homes with FHA-insured financing Closing costs and fees additional
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The Am erican Friends sen ice organization more than 10 years He
Committee hopes to expand ils relief and Lis s ia tf o l eight aie a ll Somalis
The AFSC has assisted develop
and com m unity des elopment projects
in the m idst o f w ar and fam ine in ment projects hi Somalia since A u
Somalia by raising funds, the Quakci gust. 1982. and in recent years has
organization’ s Pacific Northwest A ct alsocngagcd in re lie f w o rk In a report
in g E xe cu tive Secretary, M a rtin ju st received at the A F S C 's P h ila d e l
phia headquarters. A bdirahm an told
Gonzalez, said today
On Monday, A p ril 5, 7 30 p m , o f several ongoing projects in c lu d in g
at the friends M eeting House. 4312 SE help to g irls ’ and boys’ orphanages in
Stark. Mohamed Abdirahm an, AFSC the town o f A lg o i. a h alf-hour drive
Somalia director w d l report on the Irom the capita! M ogadishu 1 uturc
sen ice C om m ittee's re lie f and devel activities in A lg o i w ill include in
opment w ork in Somalia Mohamed come-generating programs at the o r
A bdirahm an has been w ith the Quaker phanages.