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November 17, 1991 - Image 6

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Michigan Citizen, 1991-11-17

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I TAKE IT that mo y. not
. people, more important to
you. You're a piece of art ode.
You' so busy trying to ve
taxpar fifty hue that people
on t in this cold
!her. Shame on you.
Do you sleep ell at night?
Tonight when you go to bed I
really hope you can't find leep.
You have en a ay wh little
lifestyle th poor people had.
No you leave them nothing.
If everything were taken
away frorp you. just ho would
you feer. You can't begin to
leno hat it feels like to sleep
in some doorway in six-degree
ather covered with newspa­
pers. or sleeping in a cardboard
. x. Would you like to try it?
. GOD's going to get your for
1hat also.
I dUnk your brain needs to be
studied to find out wh makes it
tick. When voting time comes
around I'll make sure to get to
the polls e.ly. so th 'I can be
one of the first to vote your" ask
me no questions" out of office.
I bet you have a dog. And it
sleeps inside. doesn't it?

Labor of Love
School of Lay
",inistry bears
much fruit
ANN ARBOR, MI - The I
Labor of Love Schoool of
Ministry, 3070 Redwood in
Ann Arbor. a Bible-based
layman's training school,
presented its November series
of Lay Ministry courses en­
titled "Spiritual Fruit."
Open to the general public,
classes are directed by Rev.
Charles E. Hawthorne, Ph.D.
in guidance and counseling.
Beginning promptly at 7:30
p.m., this series of classes will
run every Wednesday through
Novermber 27, 1991.
The Labor of Love School
of Ministry offers two general
programs-Lay inistry and
Lay Leadershi - and a
Christian Counselor . ning
Program.
Lay Ministry courses are
held on consecutive Wednes­
days. With each Wednesday
night session divided in 0 two
45-minute portions.
For additional information,
please contact Labor of Love
Church at (313) 973- WORD.
Public Forum
"Resurgence 0/ Racism­
Bias &: Bigotry in America -
Real or Imagined?" will be the
ubject of a Public Forum,
December 1st at 2pm sharp in
the Library of Midwest Labor
Institue for Social Studies.
All Welcome. FREE.
'. Location: 2641 W Grand
Blvd. Refreshments at
1 :3Op.m. (875-5790).
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Mahaffey. who at times had to
wait minutes for the confusion to
subside before she could speak, said,
"The court can stop evictions and the
legislature and die governor can re-
Study:· Rhetonc, little chanqe for women,
minority, and dl sabled students in � science
to be done."
At one point Kirby stood up on
the chamber d as she engaged
in a heated discussion with one of
the demonstrators who pleaded that
they listen to what Mahaffey h d
to say.
BARTON SAID Mahaffey's
attempt to engage in dialogue w
"just rhetoric." And he vowed that
a bigger movernent would develop
'and added, "we will pr ctice non­
violence as long they practice
non-violence with us."
At least three demonstrators
had to be escorted from the build­
ing by police who showed strength.
However, in the confusion and
desperation, more than one person .
was-dissatisfied with the lack of
leadership the committee showed.
One women repeatedly admon­
ished thedernonstrators with: "This
is your fault because you didn't
vote."
Edward Brown, 67, one of the
demoostrators who sat and watched
the confusion in the chamber room
said, "I have a lot of respect for
Maryann Mahaffey and I think we
A HOMELESS CAU� - Approximately 75 demonstrators from the Emergency Committee for a need to go about it another way."
Moratorium on Evictions and Utility Shutoff: stonned the City/County buDding November 6 houtlng:
"Engler say cutback, we y tight back (and) No housing. no peace." (Photo by N. Scott) ANOTHER MAN who re- V"
session of the Council to meet with
the demonstrators in another cham­
berroom. told them: "The City Coun­
cil does not have the authority to stop
evictions. "
and Engineering at the Crossroads,
was funded by the National Science
Foundation and takes a systematic
look at the problems. The report
includes survey data collected in
1987-88 and case-study data col­
lected in 1989-90.
The authors surveyed 276 col­
leges and univ ities nationwide,
especially those where there was rea­
son to believe that programs existed.
They aIsooversampled women's col­
leges and historically Black colleges
and univer ities, expecting to find
successful models for recruitment
and retention efforts.
"HOWEVER, of all the school
surveyed, more than half cannot tell
you wh happens to their students
after adm' ion. There is little ac­
counting for how an individual stu­
dent f .. es within the system," aid
Marsha Matyas, the report's co­
author and director of the AAAS
project.
AMONG the author's specific
recommendations is the notion that
federal funding for academic re­
search should be based in part on
the institution's existing efforts for
such students.
Program that upport female.
minority, and disabled science and
engineering students are not a
matter of special privilege. say the
uthors, but rather an attempt to
"level the playing field. "
SINGLE COPIES of the re­
port available for $9.95 (plus
$4.00 for shipping and handling)
by calling (301) 645-5643; callers
ould request AAAS report' 91-
39S.
instate the money so you won't face
eviction."
"That's a lie," Brenda Kirby,
spokesperson for the committee
shouted. "You need to do what needs
fused to give his name said, "I am
not sure exploitstion is not here.
Some of what I am hearing is
agitation." he said, as he waved the
Workers World (WW) weekly ,
Newspaper.
.
COTT
"I WOULD LOVE for every­
on to experience danc ." h . d.
"0 ce d velops the total person."
DWDA, non-profit dance
emy, was founded in 1984
By NATH�NIEL SCOTT
Scaff Writer
DETROIT - Each day the plight
of the homeless becomes more des­
perate. They are living in makeshift
shelters and at least three homeless
people. reportedly, have died from
the cold Engler's cuts have ood
th test of the courts. However. De­
troit may very well be in for more
than mean weather as the homeless
become determined to have access to
food and shelter. .
Approximately 75 demonstrators
tried to storm the City Council cham­
bers Wednesday, November 6 while
chanting: "Engler says cutback, we
say fight b ck!" and "No housing, no
peace."
VOLU
TEERS'
AT DIFFERENT times the dem­
onstration seemed destined to get out,
of hand and there was confusion and
disarTay.
Spokesperson Durk Barton said
the demonstration was called by the
Emergency Committee for a Mora­
torium on Evictions and Utility
Shutoffs ..
. He cited from a flyer which said,
in part, "Article 4, Section 4-111,
gives the City Council authority to
declare a state of public emergency
(and) we demand that they pass an
ernergency ordinance placing a mora­
toriurn to stop all evictions and util­
ity shutoffs in the city of Detroit."
However. Council President
Maryann Mahaffey, who left a closed
WASlD GTO . D.C. - A new
report says there is "no concerted
effort" at the nation's colleges and
universities to attract and retain
female. minority. and disabled stu­
dents in science and engineering
programs.
The Highland Park Old NewsbQYs' Goodfellow Fund is in need
of volunteers to assist us in keeping the spirit of ·NO CHILD
WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS· alive in Highland Park. We ar
asking you to please donate a couple hours of your time n
Friday, December 6,1991, to assist us in the street sale of the
Old Newsboys newspaper.
CALL
867 -.5037 or 867-4598
"DESPITE abundant rhetoric
that women and minority students
are welcome in cience and engi­
neering programs. we found very
little happening." aid Shirley
Malcom, Ph.D., a co-author of the
study and director of education
programs for the American A
ciation for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS). "Isolated pro­
grams are at work. but there' no
concerted effort to attract and re-
tain th students."
The new AAASreport, Invest­
ing in Hwnan Potential: Science

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