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what they would do if they were
mayor. Hinting at the possibil-
ity of a political career, black
businessman Don Barden said:
"The first thing I would do
would be to call my Afro-
American brothers and sisters
together and try to send a mes-
sage that...accountability and
responsibility are 'in.' I'd send a
message that we are going to
have to change as a people, and
that your plight in life is not nec-
essarily the other person's
fault."
"This is friendship
in action."
Rabbi David Nelson
Mr. Barden said his next step
would likely include organizing
peace summits between differ-
ent neighborhood "factions" in
the city. Then he would arrange
meetings between leaders of dif-
ferent jurisdictions in Detroit
and the suburbs.
"We would talk, instead of
fight, compromise instead of
walk away. And we would not
be a sales or marketing tool for
any media sensationalism," he
said.
Said Mr. McNamara:
"If I were mayor, I would pick
up the garbage...I'd get people
from the suburbs to come in and
paint houses, to try to help old
people."
Mr. McNamara also main-
tained that crime and the per-
ception of Detroit as being a
danger zone will diminish when
the city begins to bustle with
new businesses.
"What Detroit really needs is
some really hard-nosed eco-
nomic development. It needs
more Mike hitches," he said.
Organizers of Monday's event
wanted to foster dialogue and
hope — between Jewish de-
nominations, between metro-
politan leaders and between
Detroit and its suburbs.
"This is more than just a pro-
gram for us," Rabbi Nelson said.
"I think of this as friendship in
action." ❑
It's Down To The Wire
On election eve, McPhail, Archer talk about
improving community relations.
KIMBERLY LIPTON AND PHIL JACOBS
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ferences and celebrate the iden-
tities," Rabbi Wine said.
A similar message ran
throughout the panel discussion
about Detroit and suburbia.
"I think there's more that
binds us than divides us," Mr.
Patterson said. "If we're going
to have a modicum of success it
will be because we have region-
al cooperation. Crime is not just
a Detroit issue, not just a
Southfield issue. It is a region-
al issue."
The same is true of education
and taxes, he said.
But panelists expressed dif-
ferent opinions about SEM-
COG, the Southeast Michigan
Council Of Governments, an as-
sociation of governments from
seven different counties. Mr.
Patterson believes counties
should neither sacrifice their
authority to this regional plan-
ning agency, nor their well-be-
ing to Detroit. Ms. Mahaffey
supported SEMCOG, which she
believes will save the region
money by utilizing existing in-
frastructure in Detroit.
All panelists were asked
u Mon. & Wed.
Tue., Thur., Fri. & Sat. 9-5
I
f Dennis Archer becomes the
next mayor of Detroit, his ad-
ministration "will be one of
inclusion, not exclusion."
If Sharon McPhail wins the
mayoral race, her administra-
tion will ac-
knowledge that
prejudice "is a
problem and (we
can) get past it
and work togeth-
er to make
metropolitan
Detroit the No. 1
region in the
country."
As Detroit
voters prepare to
go to the polls
next week to
elect their first
new mayor in 20 Dennis Archer
years, Ms.
McPhail, division chief of the
Wayne County Prosecutor's
Office, and Mr. Archer, an at-
torney and former Michigan
Supreme Court justice, have
been campaigning hard for the
city's top elected job.
Though the pressure of the
race is on, each candidate took
time out to answer an 11-part
Jewish News/Jewish Commun-
ity Council questionnaire on
high-priority community issues.
To improve relations be-
tween metropolitan Detroit's
black and Jewish communities,
Ms. McPhail would "create a
process by which we can work
together. People seldom trans-
fer their prejudices toward a
group of people or individuals
we know and
with whom we
have an ongoing
relationship.
"I especially
want to work on
this issue as it
relates to our
children," Ms.
McPhail said.
Ms. McPhail
suggested im-
plementing a
"Sister Schools"
program, in
which a Detroit
and suburban
school will com-
pete in academic, cultural and
athletic events.
Mr. Archer said that as may-
or, he would "be personally in-
volved in building bridges
between our city and suburbs
as well as between the metro
area's African-American and
Jewish communities."
He said he will look for com-
mon links "to resolve differences
and misunderstandings."
Mr. Archer said race relations
pose a problem in the metropoli-
tan area. Leadership and coop-
erative spirit can "reduce the
pervasive pattern of racial prej-
udice throughout our commu-
nity. ,,
Some of the other questions
posed to the candidates were:
What can be done to improve
the crime situation in and
around public schools? Why
should suburban residents be
interested in the survival and
future of the city of Detroit?
Though the
pressure of the
race is on, each
candidate took time
out to answer an
11-part Jewish
News/Jewish
Community Council
questionnaire.
What can suburbanites do to
help revitalize Detroit? Will we
ever reach a time when resent-
ment between the city and the
suburbs ends? What can be
done with areas' in Detroit
which seem hopeless?
To protect children, Mr.
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