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YO lvin Tomer, futurist,
comment tor and author of the
be teller Future Shoe and The Third
a , ill be one of the featured pe er
at the 1983 nnu 1 Conference of the
ation I Urb n League to be held in e
Orle n thi ummer July 31 - ugu t 3.
r. Tomer i heduled to sp on
ond y mornin ugu t 1, t a plenary
ion t the Rivergate Exhibition en­
ter the Ite of thi year' Conferen e.
Hi vie of the shape of tomorro
e plored in " uture Shoe " have pro­
foundly influen ed the thinkin of a
gener tion, here nd abroad. Published
in over 0 I ngu es, Toffler i I uded by
hi p r on of the mo listened-
to ial riti of tod y.
Toffl r vie are e pe ted to b of
e tr ordinary interest to the conference
sin e he h origin ted the con ept of
th 'Third e" of global change which
he de ribe an e onomi re ructur-
i b d on inform tion, the biologi I
revolution, p ce ocean and envioron­
mental technol gies ne form of
gri ulture nd ne rvice . The
development cording to Toffler ill
pre nt enormou problems for tho
concern d with civil right .
Th conferen e officially opens on
Sunday evening July 31st, with the
eynote ddre by John E. J ocob
President of the tional Urb n League.
rlier th t me day, the Council
of Urb n League Guild ill hold its
annual lunch on t which the pea er
, I be the ne ly elected congre oman
from Gary, Indiana, Kat' Hall.
peci I forum will also be presented
on Sunday fternoon. It will bring to­
gether a number of BI c hool uper­
intendent of major hool y tern who
ill detail their respon to the demand
of the Black community for return to
excellence in public education.
The theme of this year' conference
is "Building Stronger Communitie To-
gether." .
One of the community institutions
th t will receive p cial ttention i the
BI c Church. This will occur on on­
d y afternoon hen a plenary ion
i d by Bishop John Hurst
dam, Chairman, Con re of ational
BI c Churche. H' topic ill be,
"The Bl ck hurch n Instrument
of Community Development and Self­
Help."
The two top civil rights officials in
e Re an dmini tr ti n nd tw
individuals who h ve often been todd
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civil right will share the m platform
on Tuesd y morning.
Appearing on the forum entitled
"Civil Rights: ho ill Enforce the
Laws?", ill b . Bradford Reynolds
istant ttorney General for Civil
Right, and Clarence Thomas Chair ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Com­
mi ion.
The divi . on headed by r. Reynolds
i respon Ible for enforcing civil rights
law in the court and it taff include
me 170 attorney. Mr. Thoma heads
the federal a ency re pon ible for a ur­
ing non-di rimination in employment.
Dr. Berry is one of the three com­
missioners that President Re gan has
attempted to replace on the Commission
with his own nominees thus setting off
a major controversy. s. Jones directs
the legislative program for the Legal
Defen Fund which place her in con-
ant contact ith the federal e ablish­
ment giving her a fir t hand nowledge
of the workings of government.
T 0 forum will be focu d on the
gro ing rength and political maturity
of the Black voter.
One of the forums will be pre nted
on onday morning, August 1 st and will
explore the i ue of " obilizing the
Black Vote i 1984." oderating this
se 'on ill be Eddie illiams Pre . dent
of the Joint Center for Political Stu die
hich is idely recognized as the most
authorative and ccurate fact finding
gency in the are of Black political
participation.
Joining Mr. illiam will be Larry
Gibson, professor of law at the Uni­
versity of aryland who served as
campaign manager for a uccessful dri e
to elect Blac State's Attorney in Balti­
more City; Gracia Hillman Executive
Director of the ational Coalition on
Blac Vot.et .• Participation; Geraldine
Thompson Executive Director of the
highly re pected Voter Education Pro­
ject in Atlanta and James Compton
Pre 'dent of the Chicago Urban Le gue
which assisted in that city' massive
voter regi tration drive.
nother forum D veloping a Black
Political Strategy", will explore the value
of the variou options that are open to
the Bl ck voter in 1984 including a Blac
pre . dential candidate. Thi forum ill
be moderated by . Carl Holman
President ational Urban Coalition and
DEADLINE FOR CHURCH
NEWS IS 5 P.M. EACH
MONDAY 927-1527
In ddition to the twice d ily plenary
'on , the Conference will al include
veral luncheons addressed by out­
standing speakers, special program on
"The Black Athl te-On nd Off the
Playing Field" moderated by Irv ro
of CBS Sports and a number of forums
that will come to grip ith i ue of
vital concern to the Blac community.
Registration to the L's Conference
i open to everyone interested in attend­
ing. On-the- pot registration will be
available at the Rivergate xhibition
Center but it i suggested that advance
registration be made a early as po ible.
For more information and advance
registration forms rite: ational
Urban League, Inc., Conference De­
partment, 500 E. 62nd Street e York
Y 10021 or call: 212 310-9033.
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founder of the tiona) Urb Coalition.
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