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NAACP Statement On Rodney King
Beating
Dance 'Til
Dawn Wtih
Delta
O n F rid a y , A u g u s t 20, the P o rt-
la n d /A lu m n a e C h a p te r o f D e lta
S igm a T heta S o ro rity , In c. presents
“ D ance
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w ith
D c lta ...S u n rise M a g ic ,"a u n iq u e e n
te rta in m e n t event. F ro m m id n ig h t
to 5am , attendees can dance, s o c ia l
ize and relax w ith a S o u th e rn -style
cham pagne breakfast. T he event w ill
be held at the M e m o ria l C o lise u m
C o m p le x , 1401 N . W h e e le r A ve .
A disc jo c k e y w i ll spin tunes—
e ve ryth in g fro m M o to w n o ld ie s to
disco-era fa vo rite s to to d a y ’ s best
d a n c e m u s ic —t h r o u g h o u t th e
eve ning. In a d d itio n , a v a rie ty o f
am
- 11
pm
o p tio n s w i ll keep attendees e n te r
M o n d a y th o u g h S a tu rd a y
tained. T h e y in clu d e :
* A fashion show fe a tu rin g stylish
9 AM - 9 PM S u n d a ys
U s e d b o o k s b o u g h t e ve ry d a y t i l l 8:3 0
pm
O n th e # 2 0 B u s lin e • O n e h o u r free p a rk in g
ensem bles ap pro pria te fo r creating
y o u r ow n “ sunrise m a g ic .” These
s o p h is tic a tc d ly c h ic s t y le s - in a
range o f sizes and p r ic c s - w ill com e
1005 W est B u rn s id e S tre e t
fro m P ortland-area stores and bou
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tiques.
* A step show p e rfo rm e d b y Port-
land-area G reek o rg a n iz a tio n s , in
clu d in g collegiate m em bers o f Kappa
C o n c e r t S c h e d u le d
In T h e C o m m u n ity
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
evangelism and encou raging other
F ifty - s ix y o u th fu l voices h a ilin g
be lie vers to g ive th e ir best to Jesus.
a ll the w a y fro m B ro o k ly n . N e w Y o r k
A lth o u g h the yo u th ages 14-22. come
are scheduled to appear in concert o n
Saturday, A u g u st 14, 1993 a t 7pm .
fro m div erse backgrounds, they share
a co m m o n bond w h ic h is fo rg iv eness
These y o u n g voices m ake u p the
th ro u g h the bloo d o f Jesus C h ris t and
B ro o k ly n T abernacle Y o u th C h o ra le
H is u n c o n d itio n a l love T h ro u g h the
w h ic h is a m u lti-n a tio n a l gro u p o f
v e h ic le o f song and dram a. G od has
y o u n g people w h o have experienced
been fa ith fu l to use th e ir m in is try to
the life c h a n g in g po w e r o f the G ospel
share the G ospel in areas such as
o f Jesus C h ris t and lo ve sh a rin g it
yo u th prisons, yo u th rallie s, street
A lp h a Psi F ra te rn ity , In c.
* B ask in p o s t-m id n ig h t g lo w as
lo ca l singers and p o e try readers he lp
usher in the m o rn in g .
* A fu ll-s e rv ic e bar w i ll be open
fro m m id n ig h t to 2:30am .
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n please ca ll:
230-4 072 o r 22 1-8298.
T ic k e ts are a va ila b le fo r a ll m em
a ffa ir!
unchurched, the dow n and outs, the
T uesday, A u g u s t 31, is Y oung A t
, - w ill be h o stin g one n ig h t o f the c o n
do w n trodden and the disappointed.
w o u ld have been as le n ie n t i f a
conscience in A m e ric a , to jo in the
on SgL Stacey K oo n and O ffic e r
w h ite m o to ris t had been assaulted
N A A C P and o th e r c iv il rig h ts o rg a n i
Law rence P o w e ll in the Rodney
and b ru ta lly beaten b y several black
zatio ns fo r a m assive m a rch on W a sh
K in g beating case.
T he le ad ership stated that the
equal rig h ts, fairness, ju s tic e , peace
sentences were unbalanced, when
assailants.
“ W e w o nd er w h ethe r th e ir sen
tencing w o u ld have been reduced
com pared to the b ru ta l acts w ith
fro m a possible 87 m onths to a
G ibso n added, “ N o t o n ly w ere the tw o
w h ich these t wo m en were charged
‘ h a n d -s la p p in g ’ 30 m onths. W e
and co n victe d , and added that the
question w hether the ir possible Fines
defendants videotaped in the pe rpe
tra tio n o f th e ir c rim e , b u t th e ir po st
d ictu m o f “ le t the pu nishm en t f it
o f $250,000 w o u ld huv c been e lim i
the c rim e ” becom e a m ocke ry by
nated together. M y experience as a
c iv il rig h ts advocate fo r o ve r 30
v irtu e o f these sentences.
D r. B e n ja m in F. C h a vis Jr.,
to u r at People’s C h u rc h in Salem.
w i ll do on Saturday n ig h t!!
scheduled to please everyone.
T here w ill be a special senior
trade show in the A c tiv ity T e n t on
the M a in L a w n A rea , sponsored by
the Spectrum Newspapers. Products
f o r r e s tr a in t in th e p u b lic re s p o n s e
said: “ These sentences d isp la y a
w anton d is p a rity , d is c rim in a tio n
try bears m e o u t.”
“ Judge John D avies d isp la ye d
sam e t im e u r g in g a ll c it iz e n s o f
p e r s is te n t in th e p u r s u it o f ju s tic e .
in the U n ite d S tate’ le ga l system
has been e x e m p lifie d . T he sen
a d m o n ish m e n ts fro m the bench
tences represent not o n ly a v io la
were d ire cte d at the v ic tim o f the
th e U .S . J u s tic e D e p a r tm e n t to
im m e d ia te ly r e v ie w and c r it ic a lly
tio n o f R o dn ey K in g ’ s c iv il and
v io le n c e , ra th e r than at the pe rpe
e v a lu a te th e s e n te n c in g in o r d e r
hum an rig h ts, but also a v io la tio n
o f the c iv il and hum an rig h ts o f a ll
trators o f the vio le n ce .
“ T h is is a v iv id exam ple o f w h y
c o u n t r y ’ s a w fu l d o u b le s ta n d a rd
A m erican s.
we m ust continue to man;h in the streets
o f ju s t ic e based o n ra ce .
E n v iro n m e n ta l eq uity la w en
forcem ent and the c o m m u n ity, and
ers do th e ir jo b s better and in general
overcom e obstacles to ad van cem en t "
o th e r top ics a ffe c tin g A fric a n A m e ri
stated M a rio n A B ow den, president
cans are am ong a w ide v a rie ty o f
o f the o rg a n iza tio n . “ B u t bla ck gov
ern m en t w o rke rs are also m em bers o f
issues th a t w i ll be explored at the 15th
A n n u a l n a tio n a l tra in in g conference
o f B la cks In G overnm ent (B IG ) A u
gust 19 -21,1993 in Los Angeles. C A.
T he them e o f the conference is “ C re
the b la ck c o m m u n ity w h o are con
cerned about the c ritic a l problem s
a ffe c tin g the A fric a n A m e rica n co m
m u n ity , so m any o f the issues and
w orkshops are designed to help them
a tin g a C lim a te o f Change. ”
C o m m u n ity leaders, governm ent
p o lic y m akers, and na tio n a l experts
w ill present m ore than 70 w orkshops
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M a jo r speakers at the conference
in clu d e Representative M a x in e W a
ters. w h o represents the South Los
A ngeles D is tric t where the Rodney
K in g rio ts to o k place; fo rm e r C o n
gressm an W illia m G ray. I II . w h o as
c h a irm a n o f the House B udget C o m
can A m e ric a n ever to serve in C o n
For a FREE P rogram G uide o f lis tin g s and in fo r m a tio n
Call: (5 0 3 ) 2 3 1 8 0 3 2
fro m Federal, State, and local gov
ernm ent agencies. It consists o f m ore
tha n 170 chapters fro m around the
country B IG seeks to prom ote a higher
standard o f p u b lic service throu gh
eq u a lity o f opportunity
Bow den said the conference pro
vides p a rticip a n ts a tra in in g e xp eri
p u b lic p o licy decisions They need to
hear other op in ion s, other ideas, and
other perspectives about w h a t is hap
pe ning in the real w o rld i f they are to
e ffe ctive ly reach the diverse pu blics
they are responsible fo r serving
o f d ire c to r o f the U m ted N e gro C o l
lege Fund: B en C havis, executive d i
rector, N A A C P , and W illie B ro w n .
Speaker o f the C a lifo rn ia State L e gis-
he
said.
R egistra tion is $260 fo r m em
bers and $295 fo r nonm em bers. F o r
m ore in fo rm a tio n , contact T o n i M a r
3280.
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Each c h ild o r y o u n g a d u lt w h o
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12pm . w ith in d iv id u a l cou nse lin g
se n ices o f banks and other fin a n c ia l
a va ila b le fo rm
prov iders, and a group o f local b a n k
event w i ll take place at the Cascade
ers is spreading the w o rd
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ban B ankers (O A U B ) is h o ld in g a
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12pm to 3pm
The
K illin g s w o rth , and the
free w o rksh o p to b rin g basic fin a n c ia l
m ents. lu n c h and ch ild ca re fo r c h il
in fo rm a tio n to people tra d itio n a lly
d re n ages 3-10, is free
W a lk e r F le m in g I II , a general
second lecture is scheduled fo r 2prti.
B o th lectures w ill be at the F lo ra l
2 3 1 -8 9 2 6
m in o ritie s . “ How T o Get W hat E v
m anager fo r U.S. W est C o m m unica
tions. and N oel W ebb, o w ne r o fT e m -
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p o rary S ta ffin g . In c . w ill be the key
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d e rs ta n d in g b a n k in g services and
note speakers F or m ore in fo rm a tio n ,
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dens and la w ns.
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where “ T o o many governm ent w o rk
a to u r im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g . H is
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said.
in g p ro gra m th a t includes crafts, p u p
pet and m ag ic show s and. best o f a ll.
In
w ill co ve r the “ to d o ’ s” fo r late sum
m er and fa ll flo w e rs and vegetables.
lature.
B IG is a n o n p ro fit, nonpartisan
fu n -fille d and e x c itin g Sum m er Read
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g o o d w i l l to r e m a in v ig ila n t a n d
an o v e rly sym p a th e tic a ttitu d e to
the defendants,” noted C h avis. “ H is
again a do ub le standard o f ju s tic e
trade show . There also w ill be free
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rem orse o f any k in d .”
B o th G ib s o n a n d C h a v is c a lle d
to th e s e n te n c in g , w h ile a t th e
and in e q u ity , based on race. O nce
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tria l a ttitu d e on va rio u s ta lk , show s
and in te rv ie w s dem onstrated a la ck o f
c rim in a l ju s tic e record in this co u n
and services geared to w a rd senior
9 0 .7 F M P O R T L A N D
and eco no m ic de m ocra cy.”
com passion dem onstrated, and the
issues tha t w ill help governm ent w o rk
H eart D ay w here those 65 years and
in g to n on A u g u st 28 th to dem and
executive d ire c to r o f the N A A C P ,
opm ent guidance. “ W e selected those
F R EE.
I f th a t’ s n o t enough there are
m a n y a c tiv itie s and e n te rta in e rs
1968
years te lls me none o f this type o f
leadership tra in in g and career de vel
they may be blessed. T o G od be the
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o f sentence, and ask w hether they
“ lig h t” 30 m on th sentence im posed
w o rksho ps are designed to p ro vid e
begin in E dm o nton , W a sh in g to n on
A ugust 11th and w i ll con clu de its
o u t!!
a p p o in tm e n t and dism ay at the
n o m ic in ju s tic e ,” said C h a vis.
“ In that regard I urge a ll pe op le o f
m ittee. was the highest ra n k in g A f r i
B ri ng those w h o are oppressed so
D o n ’t m is s y o u rb le s s in g !! Come
he said: “ W e question the fairness
ence.
M a r io n A. B ow de n, n a tio n a l
pre sid ent o f the o rg a n iza tio n said the
T he concert to u r w i ll be
O regon on A u g u st 15th.
T he heart o f ih e ir m in is try is
v ig ila n t in the face o f ra c ia l and e co
(N A A C P ) expressed pro fo u n d d is
ers are expected to attend the co n fe r
o ld e r can enter the F a ir a b solutely
glory fo r the th in g s He has done and
oed C h a v is ’ d isa p p o in tm e n t w hen
M o re th a n 3,000 governm ent w o rk
G o to y o u r neighbors and in v ite the
cert to u r
and w h y w e m ust re m a in a c tiv e and
v a n c e m e n t o f C o lo re d P e o p le
E E O process, and jo b -se e kin g skills.
Rev . W e n d e ll W allace, sen io r Pastor-
C om e enjoy an ev e n in g o f w o r
N a tio n a l A sso cia tio n fo r the A d
substance abuse, elder care, teenage
pregnancy , career developm ent, the
ter. 44 N ortheast S tanton. P ortla nd .
respected on a n a tio n a l le ve l and
B ro o kly n Tabernacle.
o f A m e ric a fo r ju s tic e , jo b s and peace,
Pass the w o rd on th is o n e -o f-a -k in d
ship and praise. C om e and be blessed.
ous gospel album s and are k n o w n and
as in th e ir o w n hom e chu rch, T he
D r. W illia m F. G ib so n , na tio n a l
board c hai rm an o f the N A A C P , ec h -
and fo ru m s O th e r topics w ill relate to
th ro u g h o u t the w o rld .
T he N e w A zu za C h ris tia n C en
ra llie s, yo u th psy c h ia tric centers, tent
m eetings, and chu rch sen ices, as w e ll
T he n a tio n a l leadership o f the
bers o f D e lta S ig m a T heta S o ro rity.
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