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The Evergreen State College
HAPPENINGS FROM THE THIRD WORLD COALITION - NOVEMBER 1979

A Sequence Of Songs Of The Ghost Dance
Re 1i gi on
My Children,
When at first I liked the whites,
I gave them fruits,
I gave them fruits.
Father have pity on me,
I am crying for thirst,
All is gone,
I have nothing to eat.
The Father will descend,
The earth will tremble,
Everybody will arise,
Stretch out your hands.
The crow - Ehe eye~
I saw him when he flew down,
To the earth, to the earth;
He has renewed our 1i fe,
He has taken pity on us.
I circle around,
The boundaries of the earth,
Wearing the long wing feathers,
As I fly.
I yehe~ My children My chi 1dren,
We have rendered them desolate,
The whites are crazy - ahe yuhe yu!
We shall live again
We shall live again.
Hello

People~

This is your community newsletter. We
hope you find it informative and encourage any response from you about its
content. If you have an editorial

By Susan 0. Ybarra

opinion, poetry, news of your communityanything pertinent to the Third World
community, please bring it to L-3204.
We have a file in that office in which we
collect any articles, etc. for the upcoming newsletter; or you may call 866-6034.
Contributions to this Newsletter;
Diane Devlin
April West
Susan Ybarra
Ra fae 1 Villegas
Steve Bader
Pri sci 11 a Cruz
Maria Anorga

Kim Bingham
Ernie Jones
Phi 11 i p Jones
Debbie Leung

Third World Coalition Board Meeting
All Third ~~orld students, faculty and
·staff are invited to attend. The meetings
are designed for information sharing and
advisement to the Coordinator as to the
activities the Coalition should provide.
Normal meeting dates are the first
Tuesdays of the month at noon, in L-3205;
brown bag lunch. This month, two meetings
have been set, November 6th and 20th and
one in December on the 4th, to discuss upcoming activities.
The agenda for the November 6th meeting:
-Third l·Jorld Coalition videotape viewed
by Board of Trustees, Nov. 8th
-Third World film for Nov. 7th
-Third World student survey results/ workshops to be developed
-Graduate school workshop/Gail Martin,
Nov. 16th
-Guest speaker, Black filmmaker,
Oliver Franklin

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-Faculty hiring DTF
-Any artist forT-shirt design, mural (?)
-Announcements
Winter Festival
Plans are in the making for a Third World
cultural festival the end of January. We
are hoping to bring a variety of theatre
groups, musical entertainers and artists.
In conjunction with this, we plan to have
a seminar on intercultural awareness open
to any who wish to participate.
We need as much volunteer assistance with
organizing this event as possible. If
you are interested or have suggestions on
entertainment, please let me know.
Contact April or Priscilla at 866-6034.
Announcing:

Priscilla Cruz

Priscilla is our new workstudy student.
She is from Los Angeles, California and
currently enrolled in the Human Development program. This is Priscilla's first
year at TESC and she will be working on
developing the workshops, film series
and festivals.
She is located at L-3236 and her office
hours are Mondays, 3:00- 4:30; Tuesdays,
8:00- 12:00; Wednesdays, all day; and
Thursdays, 8:00 - 9:30. Stop by and say
hello.

sixty minutes each. This film gives a
comprehensive look at America's medical
system in New York. It shows how people
die in county hospitals because of lack
of facilities while in private hospitals,
money can save lives. The point which is
trying to be made in the first part is
"Is health care a right or a privilege?"
and "Shaul d any differences exist between
the care of the rich and the poor?"
Part II is a panel discussion among "health
professionals, government officials and
consumers from all over the United States.
In this discussion, solutions are proposed
ranging from "elimination of all government programs to the establishment of
socialized medicine."
"El Mensaje del Aire"
This month, MEChA students will start
producing a radio program for the Latino/
Hispanic community. The radio program
will be made of a great variety of things
including Mexican and Latin American
music, news, commentaries, cultural notes,
enthusiasm and more.
The radio program will represent an
effort of the Mexicans and Latinos to
communicate through our music and customs
and to identify ourselves within our
community.
The Ujamaa Society

Third World Film

In case you haven't heard ... We're still
holding meetings every Thursday at noon
in the Third World Board Room, L-3205.
We've got lots of things to discuss.
We've got a vehicle reserved for the Pan
African Student Association of Washington
State Conference. The weekend of Nov.
2-4, we'll be taking off for Ellensburg
to join in. If you haven't already
signed up, let yourself be heard at the
meeting.

The Third World Coalition and EPIC will
be showing a film Monday, Nov. 12th at
7:00p.m., called HEALTH CARE: YOUR MONEY
OR YOUR LIFE. The film is in two parts -

People are always asking, "What events
are coming up?" Aside from those listed
in the newsletter, WE CAN DO ANYTHING.
Folks have suggested dances and other

Food for Thought
On November lst, 1855, all Chinese were
"evicted" from Tacoma, Washington. It is
interesting that since then, there hasn't
been any Chinese communities to resettle
in Tacoma.

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forms of entertainment. If you come to a
meeting with an idea (or let another
attending member know), we can do it.
Hope to see you Thursday.
Black Film Maker
Oliver Franklin: nationally known Black
film maker will be on campus Monday,
Nov. 26th.
Black Arts West
Nov. llth, Black Arts West will be
performing in the experimental theater
at 8:00 p.m.
Odetta
Odetta - a folk and spirituals artist
will be performing on Dec. lst in the
experimental theater at 8:00p.m.,
tickets are $5.00 and worth it.
Asian Coalition
The Asian Pacific Isle Coalition would
like to again urge all Asian and Pacific
Isle students, staff, faculty, or any
interested persons to get involved with
the Coalition. We are currently in the
process of planning our calender of events
and would appreciate some input from you.
Please feel free to drop by our office or
just give us a ring. We are located at
L-3209, phone 866-6033. Hope to be
hearing from you soon.
KAOS &The Third World

next meeting will be Nov. 14th. We have
important matters to discuss. Your participation and suggestions will be needed.
Material we covered at the last meeting
is as follows: film selection for Native
students, the Native radio program aired
each Friday at noon till 2:00. "Sky
Runners", Indian Awareness Week to be
held at the end of the College year9 who
to ask to speak at that time and student
involvement needed in Indian Awareness
Week, suggestions for dinners to hold for
the elders of Native communities, trips
that will be sponsored for NASA awareness,
speakers we would like brought to our
campus to speak and suggestions for fund
raising ideas.
We plan to ask all alumni to assist in
the recruitment of new Native students.
Native student enrollment is down this
year and this is the main issue of our
next meeting.
NASA feels that with a strong association
body, we can accomplish alot this year.
See you at the meeting.
MEChA Celebration
MEChA students hold regular meetings every
Wednesday at noon in L-3205. All Hispanic/
Latinos are invited to participate. We
are in the process of planning a Posada
celebration to take place Dec. 15th on the
4th Floor Library.
People from the Latina/Hispanic communities
are getting involved in helping students
plan this celebration, designing posters,
preparing food, making pinatas, etc.

KAOS - 89 l/3 FM - needs more brothers
and sisters to do radio shows. If you
are interested, please contact Phil Jones
at 866-KAOS or leave a message at 866-6781.
Workshops are free!!!

La Posada celebration will begin at l :00
p.m. It will include pinatas, comida
(food), games, music and dances. Bailladores
Bronce and children from Olympia•s Early
Childhood Development Program will be
performing Mexican Folkloric dances.

NASA

In the evening, MEChA will host a dance
featuring Ray Tabares y los Mexicanos9
beginning at 8:00p.m., 4th Floor Library.

Our first meeting on Oct. llth did not
have the attendence we had hoped for. Our

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Look for an announcement with further
information in next month's newsletter.
Anyone interested in participating in its
planning or needing more information can
contact MEChA at 866-6143 or 6034.
A special invitation is extended to Evergreen's Third World community.
Las Posadas
Las Posadas is a Mexican celebration
commemorating Mary and Joseph's journey
from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search for
posadas (lodging) for nine nights. The
actual Posadas in Mexico takes place
from Dec. 16-24, climaxing with a fiesta
on the last day. The fiesta involves a
series of entertainment such as breaking
of pinatas, music, dancing, folkloric
dancing and eating Mexican foods.
State Migrant Meet Upcoming
Yakima - the third annual statewide
migrant parent conference will be held
Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 at the Towne Plaza
Motor Inn, according to Raul Rodriguez
and Alex Santillanes.
The two staffers of the Migrant Education
Indentification and Recruitment Project
(MEIRP) said the conference - as in the
past - is designed to bring educators
together with parents of migrant
children.
A series of sessions - both in English
and Spanish - provide cross currents of
information between the groups.
Also present will be national, state and
local administrators. Ultimate goal of
the sessions is to improve migrant education services to the migrant child.
Washington State Migrant Education (WSME)
held its first state conference in 1977
at Seattle's Sheraton Inn, and the second
in Nov. 1978, at the Towne Plaza.

Latino Students Visit Centro de la Raza
On Oct. 20th, 10 MEChA students (Columbian,
Ecuadorian and Chicano) went to Centro
de la Raza in Seattle to take part in
their 7th year celebration.
Centro de la Raza was created Oct. 11, 1972.
Since its foundation, it has been a community organization whose function is to
serve the people, not just Chicano-Mexicanos, but all Third World people. They
are there to help people who do not understand English, have economic problems,
problems of documentation or employment.
During the celebration, MEChA students
made contact with other MEChA students and
a Chicana organization called Mujer.
Cultural entertainment included pinatas
for the children, Native American singers,
Mexican folkloric dance by the Jose Marti
Child Development Center, and Mexican
songs by Chicanos from the University of
Washington. El Centro Cocina provided
tacos de barbacoa.
A mural of Quetzalcoat, painted by Aurturo
Aurtures was dedicated during the celebration. Later, director Roberto Maestas
welcomed Evergreen's MEChA and gave a rundown of El Centro's history, beginning
with the occupation of the Beacon Hill
School (its present location), and talked
about the struggle El Centro has had
with the city of Seattle to survive.
MEChA students also had the opportunity
to check out El Centro's Third World
Library and Daycare Center. Director
Maestas reported that El Centro had won
$175,000 from the city of Seattle. El
Centro is still struggling with the mayor
to release these funds - in the meantime,
the daycare center is without heat.
Following the celebration, MEChA students
went to dinner at a local Mexican restaurant and then attended a Mexican dance
featuring Las Cinco Aces.
Whitener Launches Seminar Series Oct. 30th
A four-part series of seminars offering
A Native American Perspective on South
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Puget Sound" begins Oct. 30th, 1ed by
David Whitener, Evergreen professor of
Native American Studies. The free Tuesday
series begins at 11 a.m. at the Thurston
County Senior Center at 116 North Columbia.

part in this DTF and becoming aware of
TEsc•s process. For more information,
please call April at 866-6034 or Dean
Humphreys at 866-6295.

Offered as part of the Senior Center•s
"Future of Our Heritage Program,"
Whitener•s presentations will explore
change and continuity in Native American
tribal life, emphasizing the impact on
local tribes. Whitener, a Squaxin tribal
member, will also discuss the role of
elders in tribal society, conflicts in
educational values, Native American
relationships to the land, and the future
of Native American heritage.

Counseling Center Workshop

Graduate Workshop
Friday, Nov. 16th, from 12:00- 2:00p.m.,
the Third World Coalition and Career
Planning and Placement will hold a workshop
on graduate school - the nuts and bolts
on how to decide on graduate school, which
to choose from, how to apply and how to
finance your way through.
All interested Third World students are
invited. ~Je wi 11 i ni ti ally meet in the
Third World Coalition Lounge - L. 3205.
Then Gail Martin, Career Planning and
Placement director, will provide a tour
of their facilities and information
available.
For further information, call April at
866-6034.
Faculty Hiring DTF
Dean Will Humphreys has requested the
Third World Coalition to provide Third
World student input into the faculty
hiring process. He seeks several Third
Worfd students volunteers to be a part of
the Faculty Hiring DTF.
This is a vitally important role and if
we neglect this opportunity, it is only
our own faults if there are no further
Third World people hired onto our faculty.
I actively urge you to consider taking

The Counseling Center is planning to
conduct a weekly group (Oct. 24 to Nov. 14)
on Wednesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. This group is Roles: Relationship, Self and Choice and we hope that
persons from your offices would like to
help with the facilitation of the group.
What we have in mind at this time is a
forum type group which incorporates panel
discussion, small group exploration/disdussion, and some written material on
issues of sex roles. I want to share this
idea with you in hopes that you may join
us in presenting this group to the campus
community. If you are interested, please
call Richard Rowan at 6151. I would like
to schedule a meeting for interested
persons so we can brainstorm ideas, format,
materia 1 , etc.
Media Conference
The Pullman School District is sponsoring
a major conference entitled "The Media
Cha 11 enge: Promoting Educati ona 1 Equity."
This training conference is designed to
assist educators in identifying bias,
developing screening processes, and
selecting learning resources to foster
educational equity.
The conference is scheduled for Nov. 30
and Dec. 1, at the University Inn Best
Western Convention Center in Moscow, Idaho.
The registration fee is $7.50 (students
$5.00). The conference should be of
particular interest to school librarians/
media specialists, curriculum directors,
school administrators, teachers, and student leaders.
For information, write to Rita Duran,
Pullman Public Schools, NW 115 State St.,
Pullman, WA. 99163 or phone (509)
332-3581.

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Miscellaneous
Is anyone interested in buying a rental
contract for three quarters? Two fiveperson apartments will be having rooms
available. If interested, contact
Margarite Cruz at 866-5127 or Priscilla
Cruz at 866-5150.
Are You An Artist?
We are looking for someone who can design
and silkscreen(?) T shirts for Third World
students. Is there anyone out there
interested in negotiation on some ideas?
We are also considering the possibility
of a mural down the hallway; any ideas?
If you are at all interested, please call
April at 866-6034. We are anxious to
get things going. It could possibly
even generate academic credit as well
as an artist's fee.
Editorial

that they hated all Asians and they had
every right to say that. The connection
never being made that I, their teacher,
was also included in the receiving end of
their verbal abuse against .. those people ...
I

This school, unlike most private .. alternative .. schools, is not in existence to
provide rich white people a place to escape from desegregation practices in the
public schools. We are dedicated to
creating a place where all people, especially low income and Third World people
can come to learn. We have presented
numerous films, guest speakers and seminars
on racism and Third World issues . The
efforts to educate have been made, yet
this blatant attack reflects their ignorance. What do you say, as an Asian American/Third World person, to someone who
makes an emotional statement of slander
regarding a race of people you belong to?
Too long have Asian Americans passed as
the .. model minority .. and had to endure tht
pain and anger alone for the many incidents
that have happened like the one above.
What kind of response can we make to these
kinds of incidents? How can we support
each other? In my case, I reached out and
many Third World people have given me
support. They talked with me, went to the
school to show students that many people
are affected by their attitudes, or wrote
statements if they could not be there.
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As Third World people, we experience
racism everyday. Weird looks as we walk
down the street, nervous quiet when we
enter a room, nice .. remarks like, But
I had a nice Black friend ... Since these
kinds of incidences are so common and
perpetuated by so many facets of this
society, we have insulated ourselves from
their sting. We have developed a false
security around us, choosing to ignore
the harrassments and forget that racism
is a strong force against us. This force
becomes more overt when people of color
immigrate to the US in large groups as
the Indo Chinese are now.
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I was confronted by it head-on last week
at a small private high school where I
work. A small group of students were
talking after lunch about the boat people ..
and how they had no right to be in the US
and they should all be sent back. They
were talking loudly - I overheard - and
became so angry that I couldn't trust myself to confront them at that time. As
they were talking, references were made
to all Asian people, of whom I am one.
Later, I heard some students state adamantly
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I have learned through all this how big
the problem really is. Eliminating racism
and being able to exercise our right to
live without harrassment will be a long,
hard struggle. It is time we own up to
our responsibility of supporting each other
and to exhibit knowledge and pride in our
cultures.

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Calendar of Events
October 31
November 3

Parent Conference - Center for
Study of Migrant Education in
Yakima

November 1

Ujamaa meeting L-3205, noon

2-4

Pan African Student Association
of Washington State Conference
in Ellensburg

20

Native American seminar
continues

21

MEChA meeting, L-3205, noon

22-23 Thanksgiving Holiday
CAMPUS CLOSED
26

Third World Coalition meeting,
L-3205, noon

Third World Women meeting,
noon, L-3205

28

MEChA meeting, L-3205, noon

7

MEChA meeting L-3205, noon

29

Ujamaa meeting, L-3205, noon

8

Third World Coalition recruitment
videotape viewed by Board of
Trustees, 11:45 a.m., Board Room

30

Media Challenge Conference
in Pull man

6

Ujamaa meeting L-3205, noon
Movies: Blue Collar, Black Panther
Lecture Hall 1, 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.
9
12

In Lieu of Veteran's Day
CAMPUS CLOSED
Movie: Health Care, Your Money or
Your Life, Lecture Hall 1, 7:00p.m.
Third World Women meeting, noon,
L-3205

13

Native American seminar continues at
the Thurston County Center at
116 North Columbia, Olympia
Movie: Health Care, Your Money or
Your Life, Lecture Hall 1, noon

14

MEChA meeting L-3205, noon

15

Ujamaa meeting, L-3205, noon

16

Third World Coalition Graduate
School Workshop, noon to 2:00 p.m.,
L-3205

17

Black Arts West,
Experimental Theater, 8:00 p.m.

20

Third World Coalition meeting,
L- 3205, noon