The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 20, 1992- Page 7
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ACLU to
aid artist
in fighting
censorship
by Lauren Dormer
Daily Staff Reporter
The Washtenaw County branch
of the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU) agreed last night to
aid the national ACLU in represent-
ing a local artist in her fight against
censorship.
When members of the Michigan
Journal of Gender and Law removed
part of Carol Jacobsen's exhibit
from a recent symposium on prosti-
tution, the move sparked debate at
the U-M Law School on free speech,
pornography, and feminism.
Jacobsen's exhibit - titled
"Porn'im'age'ry: Picturing
Prostitutes - was removed from a
student-sponsored symposium on
prostitution Oct. 30 after organizers
claimed that a video containing
commercial pornography in the ex-
hibit made viewers feel
uncomfortable.
The removal of the exhibit
spurred controversy whether student
organizers violated the First
Amendment guarantee of free
speech.
In an informal gathering with
student members of the ACLU yes-
terday, Nadine Strossen - national
president of the ACLU - said the
Jacobsen issue is "a very good free
speech claim."
But she said it will be important
to determine the legal facts -
whether the state can be held respon-
sible for the actions of the Journal,
the academic journal that sponsored
the symposium.
"It is not a First Amendment
claim if it is not a state action," she
said.
Marjorie Heins, director of the
ACLU's Arts Censorship Project,
agreed last week to represent,
Jacobsen in discussions with the
university.
Students involved in organizing
the symposium said they hope to re-
solve problems with Jacobsen.
"I think it's fair for Carol to seek
help in this matter because we as the
Journal admit we made some mis-
takes and that we should have in-
cluded her in the decision process,"
said Lisa Lodin, a second-year law
student involved in the symposium.
"We never intended to silence her
and we have extended to her the op-
portunity to express her views in our
first issue," she said, adding that
they are considering showing the
videotape again.
Lodin said Lee Bollinger - dean
of the law school - is advising the
students on ways to handle
negotiations.
Robert Carbeck, chair of the
* Washtenaw ACLU, said the imme-
diate goals of the organization will
be to reach a substantive negotiation
with Bollinger to reinstall Jacobsen's
exhibit for some period of time.
He said he would also like to see
some type of forum initiated to dis-
cuss issues of censorship.
Jacobsen said the point of the
video she compiled - which in-
cluded a documentary of prostitute
interviews - is to give a voice to
prostitutes.
"I wasn't out to cause problems
or dissension," she said.
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create a "Citizen's Review Board"
to "Police the Police," she added.
"We took a lot of ideas from the
ACLU," said White, adding that the
BMC plans to develop a unique
strategy for dealing with the Ann
Arbor Police Department.
A Citizen's Review Board
would investigate reports of police
misconduct.
White said the BMC hopes to.
propose its plan to Ann Arbor
Mayor Liz Brater for assistance in
its implementation.
Rackham graduate student Amy
Jordan said, "We want to let people
know that they're not helpless. We
want to let them know they can be
involved."
U-M, GEO to set schedule on
contract negotiations today
by Nate Hurley
Daily Staff Reporter
Many teaching assistants will be
x b° %Y"out and about" today, showing sup-
port for their side in the U-M gradu-
ate employee contract negotiations
which begin this morning.
r.Jon Curtiss, chair of the Graduate
Employees Organization (GEO)
contract negotiating team, said he
doubts any substantive issues will be
discussed at the first meeting.
"We start out by talking about
non-economic issues. It's a good
way for the teams to get to know
each other," Curtiss said.
Colleen Dolan-Greene, assistant
vice-president for academic affairs
and chair of the university negotiat-
ing team, said, "Our meeting
tomorrow is just to set a schedule."
The contract affects about 1,700
U-M graduate students who are em-
ployed as teaching assistants (TAs)
or staff assistants. The contract does
not cover research assistants (RAs).
Dolan-Greene would not com-
ment on possible agenda issues, but
Curtiss said health care - which he
cited as "one of the things that TAs
care most about" - will not come
up today.
MOLLY STEVENS/Daily "The administration may try to
offer us worse health care. They've
Sew what? done that to most of the other unions
on campus," Curtiss said.
At a local fabric store, TA Cheryl Shanks attempts to match remnants He noted that GradCare, the uni-
of black fabric as preparation for making a pair of pants. versity's new health care program,
Democrat Archer throws hat in ring for
Detroit mayor; Young still undeclared
was designed to upgrade the current
RA policy, but would provide less
coverage than the current TA health
care plan.
Sociology TA Donna Harris said
she is not worried about GradCare.
"I don't know how that's going to
enter in. It's not something that
affects TAs," Harris said.
"Some of the things I'm inter-
ested in are qualitative changes in
job conditions," she said, citing class
size as an important issue in
negotiation.
GEO's current contract is set to
expire Feb. 1 and both Dolan-Greene
and Curtiss said they hope to com-
plete negotiations by the contract
deadline.
A new contract is negotiated
once every two years. In 1989, ne-
gotiations only took six weeks, but
current contract negotiations lasted
eight weeks in 1991, culminating in
a work stoppage in April of that
year.
Chris Roberson, GEO president
during the 1991 contract negotia-
tions, attributed that year's long
planning period to both parties.
"Neither side was as conciliatory
as in '89," Roberson said, adding the
university's budget was tightened in
1991.
He said the appointment of a
GEO organizer and increased sup-
port by members made the union
less willing to concede on points in
the contract. Roberson said he could
not predict how long negotiations
will take this year.
Dolan-Greene said she couldn't
make an accurate prediction, either.
"(Negotiation time) varies very
much from year to year," she said.
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DETROIT (AP) - A former
state Supreme Court justice, saying
the city needs to be revitalized under
a new leader, announced his
candidacy for mayor yesterday.
"Our vision for Detroit is of an
open, vibrant, thriving, safe, hos-
pitable, clean, culturally diverse,
well-managed and economically
empowered shining urban center,"
Dennis Archer told about 500 sup-
porters who gathered at a downtown
theater for his announcement.
Another crowd of about 200 peo-
ple stood in the doorway of the tiny
theater, overflowing outside.
Several people inside the theater
held placards that read, "Archer '94
For a Better Detroit."
"As true with the rest of the
country, it is time for a new vision
and for change in Detroit," said
Archer, who is running as a
Democrat.
"If Detroit is to realize our goal
of new economic development and
the jobs that growth will mean, we
must reject a policy of urban
isolationism," Archer said.
"We need growth in capital, in-
vestment and business to create jobs,
growth that depends in part on
greater cooperation," Archer
continued.
Five-term Democratic Mayor
Coleman Young has not yet said
whether he'll seek re-election. His
spokesperson, Bob Berg, said Young
had no response to Archer's
announcement.
Supporters standing outside in
the cold weather said although they
couldn't hear Archer's speech, they
were pleased he was running for
mayor.
"It's about time Young had a real
challenger," said Lisa Stanley. "Just
like the United States needed a
change from (President) Bush,
Detroit needs a change from
Young."
Archer said he threw his hat in
the ring a full 10 months before the
Sept. 14 mayoral primary because he
was ready to begin working for a
better Detroit.
"To me, preparation and hard
work begins when you take that
step," he said.
At a news conference after his
announcement, Archer praised the
police department's response to the
death of a Detroit motorist blud-
geoned with metal flashlights after
being stopped by police Nov. 5.
"My heart grieves for the family
of Malice Green," he said. "As I
suspect all Detroiters have the same
feeling. It is a tragedy that has
touched the lives of many involved."
Four officers face criminal
charges in Green's death; three
others are also suspended without
pay.
Detroit-based political consultant
James Houze said an early
declaration would help Archer.
"Anybody who does not come
out by Christmas has waited too long
to tie up the finances needed to se-
cure a campaign, to get the best tal-
ent to run it, and get the dedicated
core of volunteers," he said.
Young reportedly has $3 million
in his campaign war chest.
Archer resigned from the state
Supreme Court in 1990. He is now
in private practice at the Detroit law
firm of Dickinson, Wright, Moon,
Van Dusen and Freeman. His wife,
District Court Judge Trudy Archer,
and two sons accompanied him for
his announcement.
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