The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 11, 1988 - Page 3 LaGROC organizes defense BY LISA WINER Frustrated because they think the police are not concerned for their safety, members of the gay male and lesbian community took measures last Friday night to protect them- selves against attackers. The Lesbian and Gay Rights Or- ganizing Committee implemented a "Community Defense Watch" for at- tenders of Friday "gay nights" at the Nectarine Ballroom on Liberty Street. A statement from LaGROC ex- plained: "The CDW will provide protection and an escort to people German official praises Na zi era BONN, West Germany (AP) - The president of the West German parliament called the early years of the Hitler era a "glorious" time for many Germans, triggering a walkout during the government's solemn ceremony yesterday marking the Kristallnacht. The statement by Philipp Jenninger threatened to overshadow West Germany's carefully planned ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the Kristallnacht, the night the Nazis began their first organized push against the Jews. "Didn't Hitler bring to reality what (Kaiser) Wilhelm II had only promised, that is to lead the Germans to glorious times? Wasn't he chosen by Providence, a Fuhrer as such is .given to a people only once in a thousand years?" Jenninger asked rhetorically. The remarks by Jenninger led to -demands for his resignation by. members of the opposition Greens sand Social Democrats, who were among 50 who marched out of the hall during the nationally televised speech to parliament. Starting with the Kristallnacht of Nov. 9-10, 1938, the Nazis made ,clear their intentions to wipe out :European Jews. On that night, Nazi thugs destroyed Jewish homes, 'businesses and synagogues, sending :30,000 Jews to concentration camps and killing 91 Jews. concerned for their safety, a visible presence which will deter attacks from happening in the first place, and rescue victims of assaults. There will also be a group of people outside the Nectarine to witness and photograph any violence which does occur. It is hoped that photographic evidence and witnesses will be enough to force the police to arrest gay-bashers." Last week, when the Nectarine held its first Friday gay night, mem- bers of LaGROC feared people not expecting that "night" might become violent. Although "most people weren't -, ,.- Gay men and lesbians don't feel protected by police dealing well with the fact that it was gay night," no violence occurred, said Linda Kurtz, a LaGROC spokesper- son. LaGROC created the watch in re- sponse to alleged police mishandling of assaults on gay men and lesbians last summer. "The fact is, the police are, in general, only interested in stopping assaults against white, presumably heterosexual men and women. In at least three instances in which les- bians and gay men have been ver- bally or physically attacked, the po- lice have refused to go in pursuit of their attackers," Kurtz said. Police Chief William Corbett could not be reached for cor Deputy Chief of Police' Lunsford has said LaGROC ha and valid concerns," noting may not have acted in a mar "caring and empathetic" a should have last summer. F officers accused of not purse tackers have denied LaGROC gations. Lunsford said the police ment encourages community prevention, and denied the have no interest in endinga perpetrated against minorities. No one took advantage of watch mment. vice last week, but LaGROC plans Walter to continue the Friday night pro- as "true gram. police "Police are saying once the nner as weather cools down the attacks will s they stop," Kurtz said. "(But) they've But the been happening frequently enough; sing at- they'll happen again." 's alle- Members of LaGROC and others formed an Anti-Violence and Dis- depart- crimination Task Force last summer y crime to address their concerns about anti- police gay violence. In September, the task assaults force voiced their concerns in a meeting with Corbett, who agreed the ser- then to try to relieve them. MSA to begin its elections Nov. 15 BY KRISTINE LALONDE Campaign stops, handshakes, and showy speeches are finally over, right? Not so fast - campus student government elections are just around the bend, and prospective campus leaders are busy getting out the vote. All students can vote for their school or college representatives to the Michigan Student Assembly next Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 15 and 16. Also on the ballot will be a pro- posal to pay MSA's executive offi- cers. The proposal, if passed, will eliminate an assembly rule disallow- ing salaries to elected members, but will not determine the amount paid. MSA has an operating budget of nearly $150,000 this year. The bud- get comes from fees assessed to stu- dent tuition. Issues facing the candidates in- clude deputization of campus secu- rity, student involvement in administration decision making, and the University's anti-harassment and protest policies. Although 2,500 students voted in last spring's election, the fall elec- tion traditionally has a lower turnout. "All those people who complain about MSA should get out and vote," said MSA Rep. Brian Haus, a Rack- ham graduate student. Candidates from the smaller schools - the School of Medicine, the School of Public Health, the School of Music, and the School of Social Work - are running unop- posed for single assembly positions. In dentistry, education, and library science, no candidates are running, and write-in candidates could win with only one vote. Six parties - Centerpoint, the Conservative Coalition, Indepen- dence, the Moderates, Practical Party, and Student Rights - and 11 inde- pendents are vying for positions. Strung out ROBIN LOZNAK/Daily Ann Arbor resident Geoff Blow restrings a tennis racket at Moe's Sport Shop on State St. Blow is the only officially licensed stringer in Ann Arbor. 1 Jews- Continued from Page 1 The trigger event, Loewenberg said, was the killing of a Polish Jewish youngster, who had been de- prived of German nationality and forced to live on the borders of Germany and Poland. His sister had written to a French diplomat who, enraged by the news, had gone to the German embassy, and killed the first German diplomat he saw. When word of the retalia- tion got to Munich, Hitler asked for spontaneous demonstrations against Jews and commanded the police not to interfere unless the life or prop- erty of some German gentile was at stake. Every Jewish center synagogue and business was burnt down; about 100 Jews were killed and 1,200 left homeless. This, according to Loewenberg, marked the beginning of Kristallnacht (Crystal Night), named.after the shattered glass on the streets of Germany and Austria. "Kristallnacht was the first 'pogrom' centralized from Berlin and carried on a national basis," Loewenberg said. "The most important feature of this pogrom is the systematic humiliation of the Jews all over Germany and Austria." In a three hour, forty minute meeting, Hitler held to discuss how to humiliate the Jews more com- pletely, a cabinet member reportedly said, "Let's make them pay a billion deustchmarks for their atonement. The pigs would not commit one more murder." This became law. 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