1990-27_FirstPeoples_12E62_Newsletter_197902

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Part of Happenings from the Third World Coalition, 1979

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The Evergreen State College
HAPPENINGS FROM THE THIRD WORLD COAL ITION - FEBRUARY 1979
BAI LE Y JUNTAMOS

by Sue Ybarra

MECHA is host i ng a meeting of the State
Commission on Mex ica n American Af fa irs,
Saturday , February l Oth , 10:00 a .m. in th e
Board of Trustees room, third floor of the
Library. This meeting i s open to th<?
pub li c and the agenda will inclu de a
repor·: by the Interagency Advisory Task
Force to the Commission on their v1ork in
com1:1unities throughout the state. There
wil l be a potluck lun cheon at noon on the
4th f"loor of the Library, i,Jith the meet ing
resuming at 1: 00 p.~.
In the evening, th ere wil l be a Mex ican
da nce at 9 :00 p.m. on the 4th floor of the
.brary, featuring Ray Tavares y Los Mex icanos. Mixers and i ce will be ava il able
if you bring your own beverages. This
invitation is extended to all Third Wor ld
peop 1e and the Evergree n contrJuni ty . The
event will be vi deotaped for documentation
purposes by the Th ir d World media students.
Your coo pe ration will be ap pre ciated .
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Th i s year, Ujamaa Society has extended
r;.-•Jf\ .:cc'L irto a ont h of acti\·ities .
~a ch Thursday out of t he l'lO nth of February ,
vve have planned an activity . February 1st,
v:e \·Jill be sponsot~ing a Black Mt Exhib i t
on the second floor 1obby of the Li brary .
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charge vii ll ha ve t o be any1·1he re fr om $1 . 50
to $1.75 per person just to break even .
The exac t ti me and date will be announce d
later .
Jitu Cumbuka, actor and dire ctor fro m LA,
will be coming on ca mp us to give a l ecture
and 1-vorkshop on black peop l es roles, participation, etc. in the fi l m i ndus t ry. Mr.
Cumbuka has had roles in the film "t·1andinqo"
und the te l ev i sion program "Roots." There
will be a drar.wtic read ing of "For My
People" by TESC student Renee Bershell and
Africa n dancers will be brought onto ca~pJS
to perform ; probab ly at noon.
Th ere vli ll be a series of l ecture s on fart.ous
Blac k pe rs ona l ities of the pas t t o be given
by membe rs of Ujamaa Society. James Matthews
will be giving a workshop on black political
econ omics. The l ect ures and workshop will
occur the same day and foll ow one anoth er.
Black Arts West out of Seattle will be bring i ng the i r l ates t production to Evergreen
entitled, "\·Je Are t·1 any People . " It is a
coreo-poetry play and has seven black 1"-Jor-:pn
performers . P,t t his til'le a pr i ce has not
been decided on.
t·ier1bers of Ujama Society i nvite th e TESC'
community to partic i pate i n U~10JA (unity )
Month . This is our ce leb rat ion of our socia l,
political and cult ural her i tage .
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GREETINGS FROM THE ASIAN COALITION (cent.)

J UST FOR YOU

uled, bot h t o be held in the beg i nn in g of
larch , details to fol l ovJ. Plans are also
needed for the upcoming Asia n Pa cific Ame rican Heritage Week , May 4th . We would like
to have cultural events and an Art exhibit.

Interested Third World students and staff
have been meeting to discuss ideas of
work ing to gether on a spring event. The
discussion has led the students to the
conclusion that what was most important
1-1a s to educate themse lves regarding TESC.
Many comp laints ha ve been voiced regarding the lack of rel eva nt curriculum and
faculty that are sensitive to their
needs.

We have decided to meet every other 1-1ee k
beg inning Wednesday, Febru ary 7th at noon
in the Third Worl d Coalition Boa rd room,
Lib rary 3205. YOU'LL BE HEARING FROtv1 US
AGAIN SOON .
SNEAK PREVIEWS FOR MARCH:
The Native American Stude nt Association
(NASA ) has set a tentat i ve schedule for
"AMERICAN INDIAN DAYS". It wi 11 be happening March 5th through the 8th in Lecture
Hall 4. Please be there. The tentative
schedule i s as follows: (subject to chan ge)
Monday- Gilly Fran k, Director of N.W.
Indian Fisher i es Commi ssion, will speak
with Sue Hvasloe, Att . on the Ind ian Fishing rig hts struggle. Tuesday- Gloria Bean,
former Directo r of Puyallup Tri ba l Fisher·es Dept., wi ll give a workshop on the
~edicine Cre ek Treaty.
Bill Smith, former
Chairma n of the Skokomish Tribe, will give
a workshop on the Point No Point Tre aty.
Wed nesday - Richard Laco urse, former
Director of Amer ic an Indi an Press Association , will speak on his past expe rience
as a Nati ve person involved in the med ia.
Sandy Johnson Os awa , Native American
(Makah) Film Director, will speak of her
experience as a Native film director in
Ho ll y·.,;ood und on the responsibility of
Native peop le in the f iel d of enterta inme nt. Thursday - th is d~y wil l be hosted
by the Nat ive Stu dies program, schedule t o
be determined . Friday - Tentative workshop
on In dian Wome n in the Stru gg le. Caroline
Mi ll s 1-vill also t ell of the 1978 Internat i ona l Youth Festival in Cuba .
Gi l Scott He t·on
The University of Puget Sound's ~ lack Stud ent Union \vi 11 be S['onsot·i r g an e';en i ng
i th Gi 1 Scott Heron, a very 1'/e 11 known
Black satyrist , poet and musc i an . He will
be in the Fieldhouse, February 12th at
8 :00p.m . The ad: o~ iss i on price \'Jill be
s:) . 00 qC'nera l public.

Therefore, our idea of a jointly sponsored spring event has instead evolved
into a series of workshops open to all
Third World peo ple. We are only in the
beginning st age s and would like yo ur input. A survey is being planned to poll
your interests and concerns. Please take
some time to respond to it and ma il i t
back or drop it by Library 3204 dur in g
office hours. This will be mailed to
you when completed.
The first workshop date is tentative for
February and will be exploring the process of faculty hirin q and curriculum
development and acce~tance. This is to
aid us in impa cting that process.
The second workshop will be learning to
design relevant curriculum for Third
World people. Other wor kshop ide as are
Grant Writin g, Basic Affirmative Action
Laws, Career Planning, Resume Writing,
etc.
Along the lines of somethin g festive,
another commu nity potluck is bein 0 requested as well as a graduation banquet.
Anyone interested in helpin g plan th ese?
If so, please come to the Third World
co mmunity meet in g. They are every other·
Tuesday at noon, beginning February 6th
in Library 3205.

Lee Doy l e, a woma n of Eu ropea n descent,
has been hi red as a 1vorks tudy s tudent to
ass ist April . One of her du tie s will be
working to put the Thi rd Worl d Li brary in
order and hopefu lly make it mo r e accessi ble to the students. Th ere are ma ny
magaz ines and periodicals fr om all persP 'Ct i ves and ethnic backgt·ounds. Pl et1SC'

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-top by and check it out. The hours when
. t l'li ll be open are t·1ond ay - Thursda.¥r,~_fter­
noons, Library 3236 .
COOPER POINT

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The Third World Coalition has been given a
column in the CPJ to be utilized at our discretion. Sue Ybarra and James (r~att)
Matthews have taken the responsibility to
see that it gets written . If there are any
announcements or items you wish to see publis hed in this column, your input is
welcomed . Sue can be reach ed in MECHA,
Library 3206, and Matt can be reached in
EPIC, Library 3220.
MEDIA MODULE UPDATE:
The T1ird World Media module, taught by
lativ·= Hawaiian - Pila Laronel, is pro gressing. The class of eleven Third vJorld
students meets every ~Jednesday evening at
the color television studio. The class has
lready completed videot ap ing a presenta tion of Raf ic Bey on January llth and is
now in the process of tapi ng a one act play,
"S1'1amp DvJellers" by \tJole Soyinka. They
\vi ll also be videotaping the flexi can Dance,
February lOth, sponsored by MECHA and covering the activities of UMOJA Month for
Ujamaa .
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(Happy New Year)

January 28th marks the Chinese New Yea r
which is based on the Lunar Calendar . It
is a time of repaying debts and forgiving
trespasses - starting the New Year with a
clean slate .

FEBRUARY CALENDAR
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_alled racis1;1. dector i'iarToquin is one
such indivi duJ ls who i s in t~is rosition .
'·1lt'\'(),jU in hc1d l·ll'Tl cct iv,• in the sLt·,,qgle
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In 1974, Marroquin fled Mexico to escape
persecution and has been seeking political
asylum in the United States. The Innnigra·tion and Natura li zat ion Servies ( INS) have
recently denied his request for asy lum,
based on a State Department recommendation that claimed political repression
does not exist in Mexico . Marroquin now
faces deportation hearings and both money
and statements of support are urgent l y
needed. If deported, he would face
imprisonment, torture, and possible death
at the hands of the Mexican authorities .
TESC's MECHA supports Marroquin's
struggle as well as Nat i 6nal Education
Association (NEA), Rep . John Conyers,
Joan Baez, Gloria Ste inem, Angela Davis,
and many more . WILL YOU? Send all
letters of support and any donations to:
Hector Marroquin Defense Committee,
PO Box 843, Cooper Station, NYC, 10003.
(212) 691-3587 .

The chinese believe in a 12 - ye~r cycle
with ani ma l s designated to each year of
the zooiac. It is believed each an i mal
represents distinct perso nality charact~
eristi .s for persons born during that
year. This January brings in the YEAR OF
THE RAM.

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There are sor~ who have acquired awareness
of the political situations in ~any Third
t·iorl d countt·i cs . Those \'tho do, kno~tl of
ones who have dared to organize and fight
against their oppressors and the consequences many often face. Political asylum
i s often the on 1y me a ns s uc h 11 eo Dl e ha ve i n
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falsely accu~e him of a whole series of
crimes, portraying him as a terrorist ar'd
subvers ive.

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FEBRUARY CALENDAR (cont.)
Affairs meeting, 10:00 a.m.,
Board of Trustees room
10 Mexican Dance with Ray Tavares,
9:00p.m., 4th floor Library
$3.00 per person, $5.00 per couple
Mon

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Gil Scott Heron, UPS Fieldhouse,
8:00 p.m.

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19 Washington's Birthday, HOLIDAY

Tues

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meeting, noon, Library 3205

Wed

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Uj amaa meeting, noon, Library 3205
UMOJA Month event to be announced

Asian Coalition meet ing, noon,
Library 3205
MECHA meet ing, noon, Lib rary 3206

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Ujamaa meeting, noon, Libra ry 3206
UMOJA Month event to be announced

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28 MECHA meeting, noon, Library 3206

All Third World community meetings will be
posted outside of Library 3233, as well as
any upcoming events related to Third World
people , as the Coalition is notified .

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