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Show RACISM ‘such racism should important points. as to institutional change. One is the dedicated effort some First, racism exist and long Of in well within informed white white as and racism Qive through and who GET INVOLVED FIGHT t yy Aa ,™ aie heed eS This leads to the second point: the principal Americans 4 Pa pu * within | OB non-white [ America or Mexican-Americans our in attempts senior reason to citizens to finish Senior Independent built living. a Citizens citizens runs from currently seeking someone over fifty with enough money to prove their serious intent, perferably from a minority group, to help establish ISCO, as it prefers to be called, is not three-years old, has a large store, and is seeking to open another outlet either in Central City or Ogden. The organization is also in the prosess of establishing a newspaper dedicated to furthering another the ends plans to have outlets in every area of the state as the demand and the interest of people with ability provides. of communications ISCO outlet. Mr. Meliza said they would like to put this next store in either the Central City area or in Ogden. The choice will by dictated largely by the person applying Meliza .. . for also the opportunity. indicated that ISCO especially among the senior citizens of Utah. The ISCO store, at the corner of Third West and Second South, is a Probably the most significant retail outlet stocked by donations attempt to help senior citizens of everything from clothing and become acclaimated to their lives furniture to antique plows and and the communications key applicances. Anyone can buy from mentioned above, is the newspaper the store and everyone who can is that the {SCO organization is encouraged to donate time or items currently making plans to establish. to it. The profits are tuned back “People either need money or need into the project which enables our to be needed; they need a way of older citizenry to have jobs, train expressing themselves; they need for jobs, and most importantly, communications; they need a better according to. ISCO President, Perry way of life.”’ According to Meliza, Meliza, have a feeling of being “this is what ISCO is about... and Mr. Meliza continued saying that this is what we hope the newspaper will begin to bring together along needed and useful. “being needed and useful’ explains with the store.’ He indicated that in a very short fashion the entire philosophy behind ISCO. The program is designed to aid the in Utah there is no communication between the older people .. . that this would give them some kind of people a over 65-years-of-age who find themselves with nothing to do because of retirement laws, people must try to subsist on $130 per month from Social Security and anyone else over 50-years-old who and } these running a retail store. The job Opportunities are in a similar vein and are like on-the-job-training. ‘The ISCO organization. is citizens to serve senior citizens. suffer from a lack of being needed ~ \ voice, at least between themselves. [SCO’s plans go so far as to consider the possibility, the feasibility, of building some kind of legislative pressure, either through ISCO or through some sort of a lobby group. BIG-TIME, MAJOR-LEAGUE PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL COMES TO UTAH! INJUSTICE among or failure Meaningful who POLS rey communities. As _ pointed. out earlier, no policies or programs aimed at improving conditions in black: RACISM 4 task of those white combating racism lies within the white community, rather than smd or pervasive [0 this end, a group of people have structures implications regarding this country is the product of more understand all forms of racism and Profound American's success in achieving its than 300 years of systematic why much more must be done to own ideals or the kinds of social subordination of Indians and blacks eradicate them. The second is changes than must be carried out to by the white majority, plus later development of greater capabilities attain them. It is essential that a subordination of still other groups. and power within the black clear understanding of racism and The racist attitudes, behavior community and other non-white patterns, institutional structures communities. This development how to combat all its many characteristics for and cultural heritage built up over must occur primarily through the unrecognized every true American. those three centuries are efforts of non-white Americans profou ndly embedded in our themselves. Once this development This is the purpose of Wordpower society. They cannot be eradicated begins, it will better demonstrate work toward Overnight, or in just a few. years. the true potentialities and abilities Newspaper—to Therefore, effectively combating of those Americans and give their equality, justice and freedom for all people. This article begins a series a stronger bargaining racism will require continuous and leaders racism—what it is, how to prolonged persistence by both position from which to influence On whites and blacks. They must be public and private policies. This understand and deal with it and deeply committed—indeed, development might also persuade ways to combat it in daily living. dedicated—to this goal. ) the white majority to devote more Comments and ideas are welcome. resources to the task of further However, unfortunately there are developing non-white capabilities signs that many white Americans throughout society. Therefore, the of overcoming racism are already tired of hearing about process “the race question.” Because most involvés a continuous feedback whites conceive of racism only in between changing the views of the the overt forms, they believe it is white majority and expanding the rapidly disappearing or has already Capabilities and power of non-white It becomes a joint diminished to an insignificant level. communities. For example, in 1966, 70 per cent action between all races working to of the national sample of whites combat racism. _interviewed by the Louis Harris Organization thought that blacks were moving too fast toward nba eee e integration. wie rat Wie “#h es success for been appliance repair and furniture either rebuilding to the business end of a dynamic behavior patterns. No other single Organization, issue in domestic affairs has more Organization created by senior leaders communities freedom operate long-established combat understand .equality continues by Marlene Marie Young to and useful. Training opportunities highest tradition of our democracy cannot seeking SENIOR CITIZENS to promote equality of opportunity by Joseph P. Blecha and freedom of choice for all Communications has citizens in fact as well as in theory. identified as the key to But Americans INDEPENDENT Opposing racism is indeed a worthy Objective for all Americans. It is the other minorities can possibly succeedunless they are politically supported by a majority of whites. Such support is essential to obtain the money and institutional changes required to alter those conditions. Yet that support will not be available unless most whites significantly revise their present views concerning racism. Many whites, especially those living in our Out-lying areas and suburbs, are ‘almost completely isolated from any direct contacts with life in | Apprenticeship Outreach Program { Utah Building Trades black gettos or Chicano neighborhoods or other minority group areas. They cannot perceive the compelling need for further remedial actions in these Launch the 1970 “Decade of Pro Basketball” areas. 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