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DETROIT (AP) - Black leaders
athered yesterday at the site of a
roman's slaying to call for men to join
ouis Farrakhan's Million Man March
n Washington next week.
The Nation of Islam leader says the
emes of the march are atonement,
ith and renewal.
"This will be a great day for a great
eople who serve a great God," said the
ev. Wendell Anthony, president of
e NAACP's Detroit chapter. "It's not
st Minister Farrakhan's march, it's
od's march."
Anthony said about 30 bus loads of
en will leave Detroit on Sunday, the
ay before the march. Thousands of
etroiters will participate, including
any who are driving or flying, he said.
He and other march supporters held a
ws conference onthe Belle Isle Bridge,
om which Deletha Word, 33,jumped to
er death Aug. 19 after a man pulled her
om her car and beat her after a traffic
:cident. Martell Welch Jr., 19, is await
ig trial on a murder charge.
Publicity about such crimes paints a
cture of black men as dangerous crimi-
is, said Dawud Muhammad of the
ation of Islam. Both the suspect and
ictim are black.
"We chose this spot because we
ranted to take on a new beginning,"
aid .Muhammad, minister of
fuhammad Mosque No. 1 in Detroit.
I believe that the tragic death of sister
teletha Word was a call - especially
> the black man of Detroit."
Farrakhan proposed the march nine
ionths ago, and it has gotten a mixed
:sponse from other black leaders and
roups. Jesse Jackson and Rosa Parks
ave endorsed it, while the National
Lssociation for the Advancement of
:olored People has not.
Black Christian denominations have
,lit. The mayors of Detroit, Washing-
n, Baltimore and Philadelphia have
acked it, as has the Congressional
slack Caucus.
Some opponents have cited charges
iat Farrakhan is anti-Jewish and anti-
bhite.
"This is not an anti-white trip. It is a
ro-black trip," said Judge Greg Mathis
f Detroit's 36th District Court.
Mathis said there is a big need for a
hange in the attitudes and behavior of
lack men, who make up the vast ma-
)rity of defendants in his court. Detroit
self is more than 75-percent black.
"Every day, I see African American
ien who are jobless, who are hopeless,
ho don'tbelieve in our system," he said.
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the thing first started here at Michigan,"
said Stu Rankin, University Peace Corps
Fellows coordinator and a School of
Education professor.
Since 1961, the Peace Corps has
grown from 124 initial volunteers to
6,500 volunteers serving in 93 coun-
tries.
The Peace Corps has grown in
another respect since Kennedy's
time.
"I bet you Kennedy never imagined
we would be working in Russia, but he
hoped we would," Parisien said. "But
we are - we're now behind the Iron
& Curtain."
Parisien said the University has
ranked each year in the top 10 for the
number of alumni volunteers nation-
F wide.
This year, 80 University alumni
are serving as volunteers in 50 coun-
tries. Since 1961, 1,337 University
alumni have participated in the
Peace Corps.
The mission statement has not
changed over the 35 years. The corps
seeks to promote world peace through
three aims-help the people of deserv-
ing areas by providing trained helpers,
FILE PHOTO promote understanding of Americans
Sen. John F. Kennedy presented the idea for the Peace Corps on the steps of the Michigan Union at 2 a.m. on Oct. 14, 1960 by the people served and promote un-
in front of more than 10,000 people. Kennedy was on the presidential campaign trail. derstanding of other cultures by Ameri-
cans.
"In my opinion, the most important
part is the cross-cultural friendships.
We do send people over to help in any
way they can, but nine times out of 10,
what's long-lasting is the friendships
you make with people totally different
from you," said Parisien, who spent
two years abroad.
When he signed the executive order,
Kennedy hoped for experiences similar
to Parisien's.
"For we have not always recog-
nized that the ideal contact is between
peoples rather than governments,"
Kennedy said. "Governments come
and go while lasting personal impres-
sions remain."
Rankin said the Peace Corps gives
the United States another diplomatic
mission.
"It helps the U.S. take a leadership
position with developing countries in
the world in a way where we're not
going in as the guy in the white hat and
saying, 'This is how you do it,"'he said.
"These people are willing to work with
them on their terms.
"In a very real sense, these people are
ambassadors of the United States."
The fellows program, which
Rankin coordinates at the Univer-
sity, includes Peace Corps alumni
who teach in Detroit schools while,
earning a master's degree in educa-
tion at the University.
USC prof. touts gays' progress in
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By Jeff Lawson
For the Daily
America's gay, lesbian and bisexual
community has made significant, but
little-noticed, gains in the South and
Midwest, a University of Southern Cali-
fornia professor said yesterday.
In a keynote address for National
Coming Out Week, Jim Sears exam-
ined historic advances in the gay, les-
bian and bisexual community.
"There was a time when nobody would
have thought there would be groups like
this on acollege campus," he said. "It was
like putting a man on the moon."
About 25 attended the event in East
Engineering, sponsored by the Queer
Unity Project.
Sears, who teaches classes in educa-
tional leadership and policy, also re-
lated how the gay, lesbian and bisexual
movements of past generations have
affected today's community.
"There are many generations of gays
and lesbians who have contributed to
our collective history," he said. "Every
generation of gays and lesbians has
contributed to culture in such fields as
literature, science and politics."
The address concluded with a discus-
sion that gave audience members an
opportunity to ask questions.
Many audience members and QUP
members said they appreciated Sears'
appearance in the week's activities.
"We're excited about this event ...
it's exciting to hear from Jim Sears, an
educated gay male," said Erika Banks,
There was a time when nobody
thought there would be groups like this
on a college campus,"
- Jim Sears
keynote speaker
a second-year Music School student
and a member of QUP's planning com-
mittee. "To hear about history and what
he's been through and the changes that
have occurred in the gay community ...
I hope to use this information in QUP
and on campus."
Ken Blochowski, director of pro-
grams and events for the Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual Programs Office, agreed with
the sentiment.
"One ofthe great things about having
Jim here is that he's been able to share
in both formal and informal ways the
diversity and history of the lesbian, gay
and bisexual community," he said. "It's
rare to have an academician come and
demonstrate that there's a place within
the academy for study and discourse in
lesbian, gay and bisexual issues."
In addition to National Coming Out
Week, October is Gay, Lesbian and
Bisexual History Month.
"This week is a perfect time for those
who are questioning their sexuality to feel
better and more secure about who they
might be," said Andrew Koerner, an LSA
senior. "And those who are out can feel
proud of what they've overcome."
In addition to participating in Na-
tional Coming Out Week, QUP has
sponsored other events throughout the
year. Past activities have included a
Valentine's Day Kiss-in and a
campuswide "Jeans Day."
"The Kiss-In's queer public display of
affection highlighted the rights that queers
still don't have," said Mike Dushone, a
second-year LSA student and QUP plan-
ning team member. "Jeans Day served to
promote discussion on campus."
Sears is the author of six books and
more than 100 articles. His seventh is due
in book stores soon. Titled "Generation,"
the book is an oral history of Southern life
through the eyes of four generations of
gay men and lesbians. He also serves as
editor of"Empathy," an interdisciplinary
journal on sexual identities.
National Coming Out Week activi-
ties run through Friday.
Call 76-DAILY and
share your scoop.
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