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Ho 'free' are
our elec ions?
mon y 11 the ho and the
pie et th haft
In the c ming month,
A OR will b in compiling
tb data on.our political "repre-
nt trve ." Who giv mon y
to whom? Who e elected a
r ult? And how do th Y vot
on th y make it into office?
One w len w this, ecandraw
public att nti n to th problem,
all forums with other local
group, and d velop a plan that
. will take the money out poli-
tics. Working together, we can
natch the control of the govern
m nt from the hands of big de
velop and put it bac where it
b Ion : in the hands "of the
people.
To join ACORN, call
(313)963�1840.
Philadelphia's
Presidential
Jazz. Weekend
PHIlADELPHIA - S·oYth·
Africa, Ethiopia, Brazil,
Trinidad, Canada and the United
States - it'll be a truly interna
tional exchange of music, mirth
and culture Feb. 14 -17, 1992,
wh n jazz artists from around the
world perform here during the
Fourth Annual Spectacor I
Presidential Jazz Weekend.
The fur-day, citywide
celebration ouring Black History
M nth i a national and interna
tional jazz artists will present a
broad pectrum of jazz rhythms
and tyles. From wing to bebop,
fusinon and beyond, jazz masters
and emerging arti ts will hare
th ir repertoire at jazz events
around the city and around the
clock.
Arti ts performing during the
weekend include Mercer El
lington with the Duke Ellington
Orchestra, Dakota Staton and
Abbey Lincoln, Ethiopia' Aster
Awete, the Afro-Latin ounds of
Papo Vazquez Bomba Mah
lathini and the Mahotella Queens,
the Max Roach Quartet, Clark .
Terrry, John Blake and the Clif
ford Jordan Big Band.
In addition to the tage perfor
mances there will also be jazz
WOrkshops fo rchildren, a multi
cultural craft bazaar, a jazz bus
tour of neighborhood jazz club ,
a jazz laser how, tour of
Philadelphia,thistoric ites, jazz
brunches and IW1Ches aoo. more.
To recieve a Furth Annual
Spectacor Pre idntial Jazz
Weekend r hure and complete
vi ito ' information, call the
Philadelphia Visitors Center at
215/636-16661 The jazz
brochure contains a ticket order
form. TIckets may also be or
dered through Ticketmaster or
purchased at the door, but seating
is limited at most events. Tickets
go on sale January 1992.
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DETROIT
J I a ingle parent
wh h ev n children. All xc pt a
12-year-old on, h ve left hom . But
thi . ingle parent. wh prepare the
m al on wh 1 for five eniors nd
on man with a p ychological prob
lem five day a wee , also CO!)
tribute $400 of her monthly income
to th program. And when h had
adequate transportation, delivered
th meals herself.
SPIt will only accept clothing
.
Annual art tour crawls into Detroit
For the pa t nine yea ,upward
of. p opl 0 all backround
have urged int d wnt wn D troit
on the first Friday in Decem er for
this annual tour of De troit' fi ne tart
galleries. Complete your holiday gift
li t with purchase of original art,
while di covering orne of the many
new additions to the allery cene. It
will happen again thi year on
Friday. December when the Gal
lery Crawl begins at p.m .
The Gallery Crawl will take you
to 34 Gallerie (divided into Tour
R04te ) featurin exhibition of
painting, sculpture, ceramic,
photography. functional. wearable
and environm ntal art.
Tour bus e may be boarded at
10- to 15-minute interval on any- of
th 5 Tour Route . There i a to
button charge for adults ($5 in ad
vance and $7 the day of the Tour) and
children are free. Tour buttons are
available at the Detr it Council of
th Arts at 47 E t Adam or by
callin 224- 4 2.
·ree help to find
coueqe dollars
o TROIT - The ational Stu
dent Scholarship Support Servi e
SSSS), a non-profit, tate-re og
nized tudent holarship and finan
cial aid planning organization, i of
fering free. no-obligation eminars
and counsel .se ions. Th e n-go
ing erninars arc de igned t � i t
parent. current coli e tudcnts, or
college- ound tudents. Fa rlitarcd
by counselors, the ions will high
light the general and non-general
financial aid pro ram avail ble to
college tudent.
Be id off ring seminars, the
NSSSS provides individualized re-
ports on financial aid available to
tudents in higher education.
According to co-owner Sharon
Edwards, "Many tudents have a
rough time tryi ng to make ends meet.
We want to as ist college students in
finding the extra dollars available to
them. Everyone know about the
Guaranteed Student Loan and Pell
Grant. We want to help tudents find
the ob cure dollars that often go un-
touched." .
Specific dates and times of up
coming 'eminars are available by
calling the NSSSS fficeat(313)559-
8 70.
S()SAD cartoo.l�;� ��' be honor
The WSt1 Center fo:::;t�� and Confllct Studies and 'tbe Detroit
Council for World M4.�.:� .. spomoring the 1991 Ji�a�· .Rjgb�
Day Celebration from �j�' �··:p.rn. Sun�ay, Dec. 8 at the:.Mtj�tic
Thea tre. It\::: ::: : .. ':' .... . .' ".
Clemetine Barfield ��l�� �<>a8$ otSOSAD (Save. Our SOrtS
and Daughters) will r�F..:tbe H�n Rights Aw�� . . . /";.' ,:-: .'
Bill Day social and ��L �rt9oni t for the DellQ1t r�e Pres. 'I
Will receive the lfuma.ntw.:Jh�·�. Awat4.. . . . .':.
The event will honot:j@�*� wb9:p-.nidp4lte<l.in: .��.::Mi�h1g�n
Coal don for Human ��t .1.gg1·Preedom. Tour of the S.outh\ ..
. Admi ion to t�.ev�nt;ln�tud�ng.djn:ner, i $25· $15 .for .. tuue�
and seniors. ReserV4\ti��)i(··:. t �·mad(';. Make clle�.pay�b.leJ() .
WSU and end to the Cf.p�::f�r:'� � Conflict StU4lo$� 23l9- :.
Faculty-Admini ttati()Q:_irij�.:·;;:'··'. . : ,:: .... : ..... ::,:� .. ' .. :'
For further infOr.l1l����I-s1!:� <).r 517'346$ •••... ti;;�7.�2� -:
that i cle n bee e th y do not have
th fa iliti to cl n clothin ,Pre -
ton eloms, th director of th pro-
ram aid.
Pre cntly, Ja k on aid, SPIN i
op ting on donations and the per
.onal money he contribute and
a ide from needing and wanting
donation of f od, clothing nd
finance t SPIN i in dire n ed of
"om form of transportation."
SPIN is open Monday through
Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and
the food program hours are 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday
and 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday.
For additional information pie e
call (313)865-1828.
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ay about this pr du t h h b n
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Tanisba Grav on her left, hirley Fehrman, the owner of hirley'
Place, proudly dl play a container of Cry Baby Bubble Gum. (photo by
N. Scott)
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