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Youth leaders at Sisters in
Action for Power and American
F rie n d s S e rv ic e C o m m itte e
marched single file along the side
walk of Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd in northeast Portland April
18 to oppose the “war on terror
ism” and its devastating effects
on local communities.
Last month, Portland Public
Schools cut almost $40 million,
slashing their budget almost to
the bone, negatively impacting
students’ ability to learn and jeop
ardizing the livelihood of custodi
ans, teachers and their families.
“How come there is more and
more money to spend on killing
innocent people in other coun
tries and less and less money for
us to get updated books,” said a
youth leader at Sisters in Action.
At the same time, racial profil
ing and police brutality in the U.S.
areout of control. Martin Gonzales
at AFSC stated, “Bush’s foreign
policy and this so-called war on
terrorism is an extension of the
racist policies communities of
color experience in the
United States.”
People of color unite in northeast Portland to speakout against
the war
April IS“1 was designated the
“National Day of Truth”— people
of color against the war. Several
actions took place in many cities
across the nation to show that
there are people o f color who do
not support this “w ar on terror
ism.”
The main goal was to expose
the truth about how this war tar-
Leadership Impacts People’s Lives
Ron Herndon Speaks is a Portland
Observer series featuring community
ship in Portland
that offers m ore
leader and activist Ron D. Herndon.
The interviews and editing are done by
correspondent Yugen Fardan Rashad.
ro w . A nd th at
Y ugen: History rewards the researcher.
such as politics,
H erndon: W hen you look at leaders
So where's the free?
gets low income people, women,
youth and communities of color
and to encourage others to ques
tion the true m otives behind
Bush’s war.
In conjunction with this National
Day of Truth, Sisters in Action and
AFSC hoped to publicly demon
strate their opposition as people of
color to this horrific war.
R on H erndon S peaks
Talk about history and leadership.
bone than m a r
im p a c ts issu es
e c o n o m ic s ,
Ron F<erndon
e d u c a tio n , and
that have had adram atic impact on people’s
p u b lic h e a lth a n d p u b lic sa fe ty , w h ic h
lives, they all w ere voracious readers o f
h a v e n ’t b een a d d re sse d w ith the k in d o f
history. Frederick Douglas and other great
verve and sincerity needed for real change.
leaders synthesized inform ation from nu
H erndon: It’s not ju st P ortland’s black
m erous sources in order to provide lead
com m unity ; it’s the entire country. W e feel
ership. If a leader fails to understand his
it m ore severely here because w e ’re m ore
tory, you shortchange those you w ant to
dispossessed. W e d o n ’t have en o u g h o f
infl uence. T hat ’ s because you ’ re com ing
anything. So w e ’re the ones least served
to this w ith your very m iniscule, personal
and conti nue to be victim s o f poor leader
experience, w hich is but a grain o f sand in
ship. Let us, for exam ple, talk about the
terms o f the universe. A leader m ust utilize
history o f urban renew al in the black co m
history.
m unities across this country. W here have
Yugen: Som etimes it appears that much
we been able to successfully use urban
o f what m asquerades as leadership in Port-
renew al as a developm ent tool? W here are
land is based on show business. Y o u ’re
the ex am p les? W hen has it w orked to ou r
talking about a standard fo r leadership
d etrim ent and w ere w e able to stop it? 1
based on sensitivity to the needs o f the
don ’ t hear those kinds o f discussions. I j ust
com m unity, and understanding w hat has
hear people saying ‘this is w hat w e’ re going
w orked in the past.
to d o ’.
H erndon: As a leader, you m ust under
A d octor will perform an ex am ination
stand why you ’ re in the gam e. If a leader is
and run tests, before p erform ing surgery.
in the gam e for self- aggrandizement, that’s
He will look at the p a tie n t’s vital signs,
unfortunate.
health records, allergies to certain prescrip
It's at Washington Mutual. Where free checking means exactly that. There's no per check charge for
Y ugen: S o a genuine leader seeks to
tion m edicines; and based upon all the
the checks you w rite . No fee fo r cancelled checks. No re q uired m in im u m balance. No
serve the com m unity and not use this po
inform ation, will com e up w ith a plan to
mandatory direct deposit. Free access to tellers and customer service telephone lines. Free 2 4 /7
sition for personal gain.
address w hat he and the patient thinks m ay
access to your account at our ATM's. Even a free VISA check card. So if you've been wondering
H erndon: W ell, you certainly hope
be w rong. T his is the kind o f hom ew ork
where's the free in your so-called "free" checking account, come to Washington Mutual. We're where
people are doing this w ork for the benefit
that’s required. A nd I believe this is why we
o f those w ho have not been able to e x e r
frequently end up with decisions that have
cise the privileges o f citizenship in this
short- term im pact, and close to being
country.
m eaningless. It’s a problem with Am erican
it's at. For the location nearest to you call 1 -8 0 0 7 8 8 -7 0 0 0
Q Washington M utual
W here free checking really means free.
FDIC Insured
Y u gen : W e ’re talk in g a b o u t lead er-
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Charles H. Washington
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leadership, period.
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