T he P ortland O bserver • J une 1, 1994
H u m a n R ig h t s
Panel N eeds
M e m b e rs
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The m etropolitan Human Rights
C om m ission is soliciting applicants
for appointm ents to the com m ission.
The appointm ents are made by Mayor
Vera Katz and County Chair Beverly
Stein for three year term s, beginning
in September.
The m ission o f the 15-member
com m ission is to foster m utual under­
standing and respect, and to protect
the hum an rights o f all persons in the
C ity o f P ortland and M ultnom ah
County.
The com m ission sponsors com ­
munity projects, conducts policy re­
view s, holds hearings to gather infor­
m ation from the com m unity on issues
o f concern and responds to requests
for assistance.
For additional inform ation and
application m aterials, call the com ­
m ission at 823-5136.
P age B3
Safe Haven For Haitians Now
The National Coalition for H ai­
tian Refugees (HCHR) has called on
the C linton A dm inistration to act fast
to protect Haitian refugees from m ili­
tary terror and persecution by im m e­
diately providing safe haven to them.
“Haiti today is just as unsafe as on
M other’s Day when PresidentClinton
said that “the repression and blood­
shed in Haiti have reached alarm ing
new p ro p o rtio n s ,” sa id Jo c e ly n
McCalla, N CH R’s executive direc­
tor. “ W e cannot w ait until the adm in­
istration works out all the details o f
processing before we can provide the
protection that is needed. W ithout an
im m e d ia te sa fe h a v e n p o lic y ,
C linton’s changes are merely cos­
m etic.”
Since C linton announced his
adm inistration’s new approach to
H aiti’s political and refugee crisis,
more than 1,100 Haitian refugees,
intercepted by U.S. C oast Guard cut­
ters, have been forcibly repatriated
w ithout a hearing. M ore than 20 o f
these refugees were taken into cus­
tody by Haitian m ilitary forces and
taken to detention centers. On May
Crime Stoppers
21, the m ilitary-appointed civilian
regim e, invoking a D uvalier-era law
against illegal departures from Haiti,
announced its intention to prosecute
all who participate in such depar­
tures. Francois “papa doc” Duvalier
and his son, Jean-Claude “baby doc”
D uvalier ruled Haiti with an iron fist
from 1957 to 1986. U nder their rule,
H aitians were forced to obtain an exit
visa before leaving Haiti. Exit visa
requirem ents were elim inated shortly
after the Duvalier regim e’s dem ise in
February 1986.
T h is m e a s u re p u ts H a itia n
re fu g e e s on a par w ith C ub an r e f u ­
gees w ho w ould be su b je c t to sim i­
lar p e n a ltie s if th ey w ere fo rc ib ly
re tu rn e d to C u b a . “ It re m in d s us
a g a in th a t H a itia n s ’ c la im s fo r
p ro te c tio n sh o u ld n o t be tre a te d
w o rse th a n c la im s from C u b a n
r e fu g e e s o r re fu g e e s from th e
f o r m e r S o v i e t U n i o n , ” s a id
M c C a lla .
Since Clinton announced the new
policy, N CHR has said that H aitians
who m eet the definition o f “refugee”
as well as those in “refugee-like situ-
alions” should receive temporary pro­
tection in a safe haven until the H ai­
tian m ilitary is rem oved from power,
democracy is restored, and condi­
tions exist for safe return. W ith re ­
spect to refugee processing, NCHR
has insisted on the following condi­
tions to guarantee fairness:
1. Refugees need to be given a
meaningful opportunity to m ake their
case for protection against forced re­
patriation to Haiti. NCHR welcomes
the support of the hundreds o f V olun­
teer Lawyers for Haitian Justice who
are prepared to offer assistance at
their own expense.
2. Refugee processing should be
m oved to land as soon as possible.
Sites available immediately include
the U.S. naval base at Guantanam o.
N CH R is a 12 year old institution
dedicated to ensuring that Haitian
refugees get treated equally under
U.S. and International Law. NCHR is
com posed o f major hum an rights,
civil rights, labor, religious and com ­
munity organizations in the United
States. N CHR also works to promote
respect for hum an rights in Haiti.
ARCO Leads In
Minority Support
Despite Enormous Needs, Other Corporations Lag Behind
Police are looking for information to solve the murder of Tyrone
Lynn Jones (above) killed last July on North Haight Avenue.
Portland Police Bureau H om i­
cide detectives, in cooperation with
C rim e Stoppers, are re-releasing in­
form ation on a m urder that occurred
in 1993, in hopes that you can now
help solve the crime.
O n T h u rs d a y , Ju ly 2 2 ,1 9 9 3 ,
at ju s t b e fo re m id n ig h t, the b o d y
o f T y ro n e L y n n Jo n e s, a 2 7 -y e a r-
o ld m a le b la c k , w as fo u n d in th e
5 9 0 0 B lo ck o f N. H a ig h t A v ­
e n u e , d ead from a g u n sh o t w ound
to th e h e a d .
A nearby resident reported hear­
ing gunfire and then the sound o f a
vehicle leaving the area. W hen the
person looked outside, they saw
Tyrone Jones lying on the sidewalk.
The vehicle that Jones had been
using, a bright yellow, 1975 Buick
Skylark, with O regon license plates
JRF 233, was apparently driven from
the scene by the suspect or suspects
involved. The vehicle was recov­
ered seven days later, on July 27,
1993, in the 900 Block o f N. Sum ­
mer Street.
Crim e Stoppers is offering a
cash reward o f up to $1,000 for
inform ation reported to Crim e Stop­
pers, that leads to an arrest in this
case, or any unsolved felony crime,
and you can rem ain anonymous.
Call Crim e Stoppers at 823-HELP.
PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS/
SPECIAL OLYMPICS CITY WIDE
ELEMENTARY TRACK MEET
In their continuation o f a very unique event, Portland Public Schools
and O regon Special O lym pics in vite all com m unity m em bers to attend their
annual elem entary school Track & Field m eet on Friday, June 3rd at 10:00
a.m. at M adison High School.
“T his is an opportunity to see special education students at all levels
com pete at their best,” stated Richard Janal, Area D irector o f Colum bia
Special O lym pics, our local area program. “These students have trained to
com pete at their highest level. The level o f perform ance by these athletes
is really inspiring!”
The m eet will begin with the torch run by Portland Public Schools.
W elcom ing speeches will be given dignitaries from Special O lym pics and
Portland Public Schools. Adm ission to the m eet is free!
For further inform ation on this m eetand other Special O lym pics events
call Colum bia Special O lym pics at 230-1146.
“Grasscycling” Video
Coming Soon
The “G rasscycling” video de­
velopm ent is a joint effort o f the
T alented and G ifted program atT ub-
man M iddle School, the Bureau of
E n v iro n m e n ta l S e rv ic e s and the
N orthw est Film Center. This is a
chance to sec the kids in action. Part
o f this video is anim ation. This is an
effort to educate the public about
“ grasscycling”, a process o f leaving
the grass clippings on the law n in­
stead o f bagging them for disposal.
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T his education project is designed to
keep yard debris m aterials from go­
ing to the landfill. G rasscycling also
saves w ater, fertilizers, tim e and
money.
For more inform ation contact
Patrick Rosenkranz, N.W . Film C en ­
ter, ProjcctCoordinator. Office phone:
242-8317 School phone: 280-5630.
O r Lee Barrett, Environm ental Ser­
vices yard debris coordinator Phone:
823-7107.
ARCO, Amoco and Exxon led
19 top U.S. profit-m aking corpora­
tions supporting racial and ethnic
populations according a recent study.
Altogether, the corporations gave only
17 percent of their grant dollars in
1988 to racial/ethnic groups, which
constitute 24 percent o f the total U.S.
population.
“T here is growing aw areness o f
the needs o f minorities. However, this
m ust be translated into significantly
greater support,” responded Louis
N unez, president o f the N ational
Puerto Rican Coalition.
“D em ographic change is affect­
ing social issues in a profound w ay,”
said G ene W ilson, president of ARCO
Foundation, which ranked the high­
est in grant dollars to benefit m inori­
ties: $4.7 m illion. Nationwide, cor­
porations give $6 m illion annually to
non-profits.
Bell Atlantic ranked lowest in
the study, giving $133,500 to benefit
racial and ethnic populations. Six
o th e r c o rp o ra tio n s g av e u n der
$500,000each: Ameritech, BellSouth,
D igital Equipm ent, NYNEX, M erck
and Texaco.
“W e ’re hoping corporate giving
program s will re-evaluate their pri­
orities and do a better jo b o f address­
ing the needs o f minority popula­
tions,” stated John Echohaw k, execu­
tive director, Native American Rights
Fund.
Six corporations, am ong 25 in­
cluded at the study’s beginning -
refused to provide adequate informa­
tion: A m erican International Group,
D ow C h e m ic a l, E .l. d u P o n t de
Social Issues
Concern New
President
H ugh B. Price, 52, is a graduate
from Yale Law School. He has served
as a long-time social advocate in many
p o s itio n s , m o st re c e n tly a t the
Rockefeller Foundation, where he was
responsible for m anaging initiatives
in education for at-risk youth and
program s to increase minority oppor­
tunities.
He is son o f black middle class
parents w ho were actively involved in
the suffrage and civil rights m ove­
ments in W ashington, D.C. During
the late 1960s, he served as the first
executive director o f the Black Coali­
tion o f New H aven, an organization
dedicated to restoring the livability of
neighborhoods.
His first position following gradu­
ation from law school, was an a neigh­
borhood attorney with the New Ha­
ven Legal Assisatnce Association.
From 1970 to 1975, he was a
partner in a law firm consulting on
urban affairs in New Haven. From
1978 to 1982, he was a m ember o f the
editorial board o f the New York Ti mes
where he wrote editorials on public
policy issues, including public educa­
tion, urban affairs, manpower, wel­
fare,crim inal justice and telecom m u­
nications.
H e has taught sem inars and
served on m any boards and com m is­
sions.
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Dyaroehy
N em ours, G T E , IBM and P hilip
M orris Com panies.
“W e have to assum e either that
their giving for m inority issues is
nonexistent or negligible, or they don ’ t
care,” said Robert Bothwell, one of
the authors o f the study.
The study, by the N ational C om ­
mittee for Responsible Philanthropy,
is the first com prehensively to exam ­
ine g iv in g to ra c ia l and eth n ic
nonprofits by corporate America. Six
such reports with data drawn by in­
dustry sector will be published in the
next tw o years: telecommunications,
gas and oil, com m ercial banking,
autom otive, food and beverage and
retail.
A few compelling facts shaped
A R C O ’s giving program:
• Only two of every 100 Latino
kindergartners in C alifornia will get
bachelor’s degrees com pared to 27
Anglo children.
• In the Los Angeles Unified
School District, the second largest in
the nation, 67 percent o f kindergart­
ners are Latino.
• A Black male baby bom in Los
Angeles has three times as much
chance o f being m urdered as being
adm itted to the University o f C alifor­
Junior Queen Feels Lucky
To Call Portland Home
Continued from Metro
Linnm an also praised the Rose
Festival in general for being the larg­
est all-volunteer com m unity celebra­
tion in the country.
The junior queen and court reign
over the various children’s events
during Rose Festival, including the
Royal R osarian Junior K nighting
Cerem ony, June 4, at Peninsula Park
in North Portland, the Alpenrose Milk
Carton Boat Races, June 5, and the
Junior Parade, June 8.
Junior princesses from North and
B la c k B a s ic
B a a th
Arrested Development
Heads Back T o Their Roots
formal arena show. It’s grittier, more
down-to-earth, more old school.” He adds
that the tour is a “rebirth” for Arrested
Development who, before they were
signed, used to play “little backwoods
clubs” throughout southern Georgia and
northern Florida, bringing hip-hop to
many of these places for the first time.
As com m itted as ever to political
activism in everyday life. Arrested
Developm ent has arranged to have
G reenpeace and Amnesty Interna­
tional giving out inform ation at all of
their dates. And, as before, A.D. will
be displaying w orks by local African
American artists in every city. The
tour com m ences in A tlanta and con­
cludes in San Francisco. An exten­
sive summer tour will be announced
in the near future.
Some historians refer to “the chitlin’
circuit” as the handful of world-famous
black vaudeville theaters - the Apollo in
New York, the Regal in Chicago, the
Howard in D.C., the Paradise in Detroit,
the Royal in Baltimore - that thrived
from the 20s through the civil rights era.
Speech, chief writer and rapper for the
Grammy-winning band Arrested Devel­
opment, uses the term “chitlin’ circuit”
in reference to the smaller, funkier ven­
ues that have always catered to black
music, especially throughout the rural
South.
Gearing up for the release of the
follow-up a! bum, Zingalamaduni, to their
multi-platinum debut, 3 Years, 5 Maiths,
and 2 Days in the Life of.... Arrested
Development are undertaking a nine city
“chitlin circuit” concert and promotional
tour. A.D.’s chitlin’ tour itinerary is
more far-reaching than the chitlin’ tours
once done by legendary delta blues sing­
ers and jazz acts of the past, but the idea
is the same.
“W e’re staying true to our roots
with the people,” Speech said. “This
tour is not as glitzy or glamorous as a
L ive M esic
M u s ic
M ille n n iu m
Friday &
Saturday
8pm -M idnight
32nd &
E. Burnside
231-8926
Wednesday
Jam Session
w ith Ron Steen
7pm t o llp m
featuring Louisiana style
cuisine at its finest
At Bourbon Street we’re proud to offer the finest ribs,
freshest seafood, delicious fettucim and blackened
dishes. Enjoy the big screen
IV in our lounge.
23rd &
NW Johnson
248-0163
Concert
Soprano TondaK em m erling will
present a June 10 concert to benefit
voice scholarships at the University
o f Oregon School o f M usic at 8 p.m.
at the Beall Concert Hall, 9 6 1 E. 18th
Ave. in Eugene. Kemmerling will
perform works by Beethoven, Mozart,
Schubert, Strauss and Verdi. Tickets
at the door are $5 general admission,
$3 for students and senior citizens.
For inform ation, call 346-5678.
Celebrate
Black
Music
Month
June 1st
through
June 30th
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Janice Scroggins
w ith M ario De Priest
nia.
T he N ational C om m ittee For
Responsive Philanthropy, based in
W ashington, D.C., has been a w atch­
dog o f private philanthropy since its
founding in 1976, researching and
publicizing issues o f public account­
ability, accessibility to sm aller and
new er charities and responsiveness to
those in greatest need.
N ortheast Portland are E lyse T aylor,
9, representing the H ollyw ood neigh­
borhood and a student at Irvington
Elem entary School; A shley Scheitel,
10, o f N orth Portland and a student at
John Jacob A stor Elem entary School;
and Shauncey M asina, 9, represent­
ing the W alnut Park district, a student
at Joseph M eek Elem entary School.
The other princesses are K ristina
B row n, 10, o f A rleta E lem entary
School, Kristin Ellis, 10, o f G lencoe
E lem entary, A m y W eberg, 9, o f
Ventura Park Elementary and Jessie
Runyan, 9, of Bridlemile Elementary.
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