JULY 19 - 25,1987 THE MICHIGA CITIZEN
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argin,
and Oppel, in
in the same ie,
terlin J. Henry Jr., a legisla-
tive ide with the AA P
addre the fund-rai ing pro-
blem minority candidate en­
counter a ell po ible
trategie to overcome them.
The key element of Espy's
inning at the argin"
trate involved.
-early avoidance of a high
profile in the medi ,
-rigorou cultiv tion of his
core support, and
-the u of nonoffen . e d­
vertising and free medi to
e tablish positive name identifi­
c tion and credibility on i es
of major concern.
Espy spent most of his time
on low-profile ppearance in
the Black community to estab-
• nemployment,
illed wor le d
imp verishment
men. Thr ughout
there are m re
women than men ho are poor
and their number are gro ing."
In a cholarly ddre t an
intern tional women' con-
f renee Woman to oman:
ingle Parenting from a Glo­
bal Per ective," Dr. Ruth
Simm Hamilton, profe r of
iol gy and Urban An irs,
lchi an tate ni er ity, thu
outlined the dver condition
in hich mo of the orId
female p puJati n live .
he po e on the ond
day of the conference, beli ved
the fir t intern tional meeting
on . gle p renting, cospon-
red by Delta Sigm Thet
rority Inc. and the 0 It
Re rch and Educ tional Foun-
d tion both of shington
D.C., at the mb or Beach
Hotel here. Dr. Hamilton
h rec ntly r ceived Ford
Foundation grant to udy th
imp ct of frican pe ple and
gy
a
o
e
t"
trong ba of support.
ter in the campaign, h
ppe red with prominent state
and national figure in an
effort to reach the white com­
munity and to neutralize any
concern they might have had
bou t electing a Black congre
man.
The age was t for the
crucial 'final push" of large,
po itive media event th t car­
ried E py to a victory, though
narrow on Election Day. The
issue concerning voters a they
went to the polls wa one f
economic ,hot of r e.
The' Winning crt the argin"
rategy is ri y, y atthew
and Oppel, ho
man ger and pre
the Espy campaign.
I t is be t employed in a
,
00
culture on South Ameri a.
om n are al poor be-
c u they are left behind with
children to pport by the
ut-migration of men to urban
center :. Dr. Hamilton declared.
"orldwide, she id,
omen' work 'is a ciated
with unf vorable wo patterns:
lower w e lower tatu long r
hour fewer fringe benefit and
le urity.'
he cited tatisti to show
irnilar negative pply to
w men' health and literacy in
the underdeveloped countries of
the world.
The life e pect cy of a
woman in Sierra Leone est
frica i 39 year comp red
to 0 ye s for a French woman
id.
Dr. Hamilton charged th t
po er elite d minate the world
i ed by a man erial force
with the poor mo of whom
re men supplying labor.
"The challenge i to chan e
the em of po er," e de-
clared. omen, she added
, mu continue to wor on
conte that already i a high-
effort, involvin a "highly
polarized electorate withou t a
majority ba ."
Timing and balance are cru-
cial fa t r they y, but for
spy th ri ell worth
t ing.
inority candidate fa e
m re pr blem than do white
n m re sp cific le els of their
camp ign a ell. terlin J.
Henry Jr.' article highlight
four pr blems in minority fund­
raising:
-Political ction ommittee
contribute a very I p rcen­
tag f their fund to min rity
cand idates.
- inority candidates rarely
receive contributions of more
than 1 000 in non-federal race.
- inority candidates general­
ly have limited ce to credit.
- inority candidate h ve
greater difficulty finding exper­
ienced fund-raising per nnel.
Henry offer three trategies
to combat the problems:
- The cand idate should
attempt to create a national
thru t by raising the level of
concern out ide the electoral
jurisdiction a Espy did when
he gained support from state
and national figures .
-Black candidate should
make use of the local Black
churche for endor ments and
funds.
-As .sophi tication of minor­
ity campaigns increa s con­
ventional fund-raising method
ch as direct mail, concerts
and dinner will work more
effectively.
st c
3
�tions oposed Presi-
deD Reagan's parf
nomina ions 0 the U. S.
Commission on Civil Rights.
Reagan's conservative ap­
pointees no sit on a com­
mission tha has been
rendered totally ineffective.
We canno stand by and wit­
ness a similar death for the
U.. upreme Court, and,
with it, the hard fought gains
of the past and the
prospects of future advan­
ces. Bork's decisions as
Supreme . Court Justice will
affect the lives of our
children s children, and so
on..
On behalf of the
Michigan Civil Rights Com­
mission and Department of
Civil Rights, I urge all
responsible citizens and or­
ganiza • ODS to oice their
concerns for the continued
life and integrity of the high
court in writing to Congress
and the Senate udiciary
Committee. Balance is in­
herent to a democratic
society and we must remind
Congress and the President
of the duty to protec the
people in this country who
still suffer from the estiges
of unlawful discrimination..
Aid for Africa approved
ASHI GTO D.. - Con-
gress approved July 1 legisla­
tion co-sp n red by U.S. Rep.
illiam H. Gray, III D-Pa
ange syste
short-term solutions hopefully
with Ion -terrn implications."
She found hope, she said in
gra roots rganiz tions spring­
ing up in citie and village
all around the globe,' and in
ell-educated urban middle­
cla women who are devoting
their time, energy and expertise
_to help improve conditi n for
all women. '
She noted exemplary pr -
jects in India Brasil" and
prai d the Devel pment
Fund for Women (U IF ,
the International Research and
Training Institute for the Ad-
vancement of omen
I STRAW). Delta ational
Pre ident H rten G. Canady,
of Lansing Michigan, won high
mark for providing le dership
to a i omen internationally.
U IFE consultant, M dame
Famah Jo -Banguira of Sierra
Leone e imated that the num­
ber of female head of hou -
hold is a high 63 percent
in me part of Africa.
The majority of Afrie ' 217
rnilli n women are farmers ...
responsible for 0 percent of
sub-Saharan fri a' food.
easures mu t be t en t
improve the ability f men
a farmers - training in a ri-
cultural technology freeing
women f time- on uming
family ta and providing pure
ater she said. IF
has set up a proje t d pti n
system to finance implement -
tion and me .S. group
are doing that.
Dr. Jerome il n, H
niversity ancer Center,
ashington D. . t ld the ne rly
300 conferee th t diet a
ke t c ntr 1 of cardi -va ular
disea e cancer and infant m r­
tality.
People mu t top sm ing he
said and I wer consumpti n
of fat alcohol and lessen stres
in their live. He urged in-
creased int e of fiber, fruits
and ra vegetable. He al
sugge ted more regular phy ical
checkups,
Delta Sigma Thet i the
single large t Bla women'
organization in the .S.
o milli n ur ent
Rep. William Gray III