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Show SCHOOL BOARD NEEDS MINORITY REPRESENTATION AWARENESS — by Joseph Blecha With a word of apology Black, Brown and Red to my become is economy and his life conditions. ldeas regarding change and conducting such —§.- speaking a program. one of heritage non-Anglo_ in. Utah. Christian University has Chieanowim Episcopal continuing St a Mares Church has and is minority awareness | It is noted that mainly and churches eloquence, Mr. Robert Helman of the Our Savior Outheran Church would serve well to explain minority what Helman’s group point the_ awareness the injustice so-called program does: used as a beginning idea is bred that minority by powerlessness, the helpless feeling of what to do in the face of White Power. They next suggested answer Black to White Power as an then asked Power, why the problem isn't being solved. Their conclusion was that minority awareness is related to the ineffectiveness of individual good-will and institutional racism. That is, a man can be good, hard-working, honest and deliberate but “WR meverstake responsibility. for “The School Board awareness of community, according needs the an minority to Ruth Ross, candidate for the Salt Lake City Board of Education, Region 2. Mirs.. Ross, in her first political venture, on September 8th became the first black candidate for the board ever to win in primary elections. Preparing now for the final elections on November 4th, she is available to speak at Mrs. Ross hopes that her election to the School Board might open the door to parent-teacher discussions and interaction within the context of the community rather than strictly within the. confines of the school building. | With minority the active group participation parents, Mrs. work Board in the school system toward making the functional the and was it intended to be. The School Board, she believes, should not ond Labor @ ai DRAIN SERVICE| PH. 298-6392 only establish but should enforce school policy, rather then merely acting as a cover for the problems that exist in the schools. re-evaluation of tight. in the powerlessness SUPPORT OUR power structure suggest the of the To this end, wants to identify in relation in- Utah possibilities for to the and to change. To bring this about, speakers representing various minority groups have been invited to speak. ADVERTISERS When personally Wordpower Newspaper, staff and subscribers extend a sincere thank you to the fine companies who have advertised in our pages. We urge our readers to support these businesses - as they have demonstrated their concern for the community and a desire for equality for all | the Chicano Utah. “tes his relation to Utah's will also be discussed. the reason awareness for this program and please consider prejudice, poverty not. necessarily problem. They it. The problem that and the racism, so on are primary are the symptoms of — is one of man’s humanness. The character of racism Or poverty ts so dense, so complicated as to defy any one description. They are disgusting teaiis peculiar to: man: -perpetuated by through of him. his to fellow lack of communication understanding. Yet this the man and is exactly where a church's business begins, if it is an honest church. Considered In this way, perhaps the minorities awareness programs of churches have as much truth to think about when dealing with racism and the like, as the give them minority people the information who are really - honest and truthful. Building Black Power, Brown Power, Red Power, White Power, color you depending are, is like on the what nuclear arms race. . .a matter of how long you can last as a power in a temporary sense. WHAT YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT AMERICA? by Shirley Shields | would eliminate fighting, both at home racism and the war in Viet Nam. | would like to have peace here in our country, to have black and white living together in harmony. If only we could understand that there is good and bad in all of us. My own black people do not want. to own the country, only live in it. Some have said that blacks should be sent back to Africa, but we are not wanted asked, whether he there, because our skin is too light, thought. this of yet we kind are not wanted here because our skin is too dark. All we ask for Mr. Helman said, ‘| think very little is a place, to live, work and love. can be done or will be done. . .first We have had to fight because we of all if anything significant is going -have not been given this place in to be done, it’s going to cost money the world. However, given a change and it’s going to take time and we would use our _ intellectual people arent going to give it. | do abilities instead. of our physical think however, that a few people strength. If | could change America, can be radicalized by this. . .for | would have peace and end racism example, | think the church can and war. What would you change? program people. role <A of--saciety's needs. Helman’s group Ross feels that the School Board and the NZ tAtiust.< churet contemporary School body his organization's Ahettee bona and to representative that «Kitchen Sinks Price includes Service Call | the attitudes whether they are actively or passively intentional. . .and they are intentional by the fact they continue. At this point, Mr. Helman explained that his church as with others, realizes that to be effective, individual piety is not enough. It is going to take group dynamics. e Bathroom Fixtures @ Uthlity Droins o Floor Brains of community could effectively work toward the solution of such interested citizens gatherings and is problems as biased text books, in need of voluntary campaign help. unnecessary or discriminatory The prime goal of Mrs. Ross’s school fees, unjustified suspension campaign is to encourage the active of students, and the enforcement of participation of minority group teacher conduct regulations. parents Pee in -subjugation are putting forth this effort, attempting to define or identify a problem. Because of his special sensitivity examine explain others, the the programs. migrant, minorities of Cooperating “Utan to education, employment, politics and health. They will also study the To community Church in Churches through of Utah is studying on community improvement Spanish who. self-image) The Utah Society Committee UNBLOCKED the schools going American | with who. live it, the following is an attempt to explain the sudden rash of minority awarness programs. Our Saviors Lutheran Church in the South end of Salt Lake County the Chicano: «(A -Chicano..is.a “Spanish American’’ or “Mexican DRAINS involved in relation to racism. The group is Brethren .concerning itself with power structures among the Black and those of the White world and with by Mark Richmond Page 3 would help find solutions, |
