Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Wednesday, October 30,1991 SHARPTON Continued from page 1 Arker told Sharpton he went to the same high school as Jermaine Ewell, a Black youth from Atlantic Beach, N.Y. who was the target of racial violence. Sharpton organized a march in Atlantic Beach after the incident. "We pride ourselves on being a racially unbiased community, and the people in the town didn't want you to march there," Arker said. "You had to bring in busloads of people from outside the commu- nity." Sharpton retorted that he had been called by Ewell's mother, and defended bringing in outside people. "Everybody brings in people from outside. That's what King did in Selma. No one said we were hav- ing a march against the indigenous people. We were marching against racism, not having a parade," he said Sharpton defended tactics such as marching through Atlantic Beach, as necessary when Blacks still do not have the same rights and privileges as white people in America. "Until we have a nation of mu- tual respect, we will have a nation divided against itself," he said. Sharpton also spoke against those in the press and government who said he was an irresponsible Black leader. He accused them of trying to decide for Blacks who would lead them. "They want to decide who's go- ing to talk, how long their going to talk, and what they're going to say," Sharpton said. "When you have a problem in the white community, you quickly move to justice, there's no need for marches. But when someone dies in my community you expect us to stand around and hold hands," he said. "I want the same thing you've got: equal protection under the law." Audience members reacted strongly to Sharpton's speech. RC sophomore Tovias Zimmerman said he had an unusual perspective on the event, being both Black and Jewish. "He's a very convincing speaker, but it's very difficult to agree with him when he has a Greek chorus over there to shout down anyone who doesn't agree with him," he said. Tovias added, however, that he saw some of Sharpton's comments as anti-Semitic. "I don't want to call him an anti-Semite, but he obviously has anti-Jewish feelings," he said. strict offensive ads. Muir disagreed, "No one has a right not to be offended. This seems a case of wanting to shoot the mes- senger and not the message. It would be a tragedy for a newspaper of all things to fail to publish it because the editors disagree with it." PROTESTS Continued from page 1 Eyes. "I believe in many of the ideas, although not all, that Al Sharpton stands for," LSA junior Albert Roberson said. "He is being attacked by people who portray him as anti- white or anti-Semitic, when in real- ity he is just pro-Black." "This is what happens when Black leaders come to light," he added. "We're both trying to con- vince each other of our point of view. It is a good exchange of ideas." The Michigan Committee for a Safe Israel also distributed fliers to the crowd, calling for a federal in- vestigation into the recent Black- Jewish confrontations in Crown Heights, N.Y. The flier read, in part: "Al Sharpton waged war against Jews - Members of the University Activities Center (UAC), which sponsored the event, were not sur- prised by the protests. "It was anticipated that 'We are not protesting Al Sharpton's right to speak, we are protesting his ideas. He pretends to help the racial situation but is dangerous because he spreads hate in Black- white relations' - //ana Greenfield Open Your Eyes inciting hatred, harassment, racism and terrorism. Mob rule! Anarchy! People afraid for their lives because of Sharpton!" MSA Continued from page 1 such as the Holocaust Memorial in West Bloomfield, Michigan" and to review the advertising placement policy. The resolution was passed 15-6. LSA Rep. David Englander, who sponsored the resolution, said that the proposal was not an attack to re- strict the Daily's freedom of speech, but to ask it to review why this ad was included while current ad place- ment policies allow the Daily to re- MIDDLE EAST Continued from page 1 that will move us, Palestinians, from a people under occupation to a people with full independence and a Palestinian independent state that will later join in a confederation with Jordan." Israel rejects the notion of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. But Israeli officials have said an agreement on autonomy could be a key achievement of the Madrid peace negotiations. For an interim period, the Palestinians would accept the self- rule which they violently opposed when it was first offered during the Israeli-Egyptian peace process in Sharpton's speech would be a con- troversial event," LSA sophomore* Dena Leshets, who is a member of UAC, said. 1978. The extent and duration of au- tonomy would be left open to dis- cussion. Hanan Ashrawi, the Palestinian delegation's spokesperson who also was involved in the pre-conference negotiations with Baker, stressed that Jewish settlements were "one of the greatest obstacles to peace." i WEEKS Continued from page 1 "We want to plan other little things. We could've handed out whistles, key rings - things people could look at farther down the line." Clapham said the week hosted a lot of quality programs, though he was disappointed in the turn-out. Clapham and Singer plan to study the effectiveness of the kinds of events they planned and empha- size the popular or successful ones next year. "I think any time you have a week's events like this, some will appeal to some people and some to others," Clapham said. "It's good to host because even if there's not a large turn-out, hopefully the pub- SAVINGS ON BIG JOBS FOR ALL CLUBS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS- licity will raise issues and make people more aware." At the same time last week, the University's Department of Public Safety and Security (DPSS) and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) 'Attendance was not what I hoped for but what I expected' - Priti Marwah planned their own awareness weeks. Julie Steiner, SAPAC coordinator, was unavailable for comment. Eric Stempien, a DPSS crime pre- vention intern, participated in Crime Prevention Week by passing out fliers at table tents in residence halls and in the MUG and the Fish DEVILS Continued from page 1 Few fires flared early this week in Detroit. But a fire department captain who declined to be named characterized the lull as the calm before the storm. As in past years, Mayor Coleman Young's office said an arson tally wouldn't be released until Friday. In 1990, Detroit officials reported 281 blazes for Halloween and the two days preceding it and 22 arrests. Each year, Detroit officials are besieged by arsonists from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31. It's been that way since the early 1980s, when pranksters on the eve of Halloween switched tac- tics and began torching houses in- stead of tossing eggs. The worst Devil's Night was in 1984, when 810 blazes left dozens of Detroiters homeless. This year's anti-arson campaign, "Get Mad. Get Involved," will rely on thousands of volunteers to watch vacant buildings and patrol streets with flashlights, fire extinguishers and citizen's band radios. More than 35,000 volunteers were expected this week, Georgella Muirhead, the city's Devil's Night campaign coor- dinator, said. The city also purchased televi- sion and radio spots for "A Fool and His Match," an ad featuring De- troit Pistons forward John Salley. Despite those precautions, offi- cials braced for a new breed of ar- sonists: landlords who would be tempted to torch tenements vacated by former welfare recipients. Bowl. He said October is national crime prevention month, and this is the first time the University has de cided to participate. "We passed out a lot of fliers,' he said. "We're going to use it to re- flect on how we can do better." Five people worked together to distribute the fliers and other crime prevention information. Lt. Vernon Baisden, crime pre- vention supervisor at DPSS, said several hundred fliers and book- marks were printed and all were distributed. He estimated that abou 450 people were contacted. "Being a first-time effort, we think it was successful, though we# hope to expand on it," Baisden said. "If it helps somebody avoid being a victim of a crime, it was worth. while." Landlords of 19 residential ho- tels this week announced plans to begin evicting tenants who haven't been able to pay their rent since Oct. 1, when Gov. John Engler elimi- nated the state's General Assistance welfare program. "There are multiple motives for people, and some (arsonists) do it to get rid of their buildings for insur- ance," Detroit City Councilmember Mel Ravitz said. About 1,000 vacant buildings. which are easy targets for arsonists were to have been razed by today Ravitz said. Estimates of the num ber of abandoned buildings in De- troit range as high as 5,700. . The Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment (AAPD) has appointed a Devil's Night coordinator, Lt. John King, who was unavailable for comment. King was in charge of preparations last year, which will be repeated this year. AAPD Information Officer Sherry Woods said Ann Arbor is in- creasing the number of police cars and volunteer citizen vehicles on Devil's Night and imposing cur- fews. Woods said state law man- dates that children under the age of 12 cannot be on the streets between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., those under 16 be- tween midnight and 6 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent. "We are asking Ann Arbor resi- dents to keep their outside lights on on Oct. 30 from dusk until dawn," she said. - The Associated Press con- tributed to this report. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students atthe University of Michigan. On-campus subscription rate for fallwinter91 -92 is $30; all other subscriptions via first class U.S. mail are $149 - prorated at Nov. 1, 1991, to $105. Fall subscription only via first class mail is $75- prorated at Nov.1 to $46. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1327. 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