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The Evergreen State College
HAPPENINGS FROM THE THIRD WORLD COALITION - MAY 1980

THIRD

t~ORLD

GRADUATION BANQUET

In recognition of our graduating Third
World students, we will hold a banquet in
their honor. It wi 11 be May 31st at Dean
York Wong's house in Tacoma. The
address is 8320-6th Avenue. It will
begin at 1 ~0 p.m. with guest speakers,
recognition of our graduates, presentation of gift and entertainment. The
theme this year is African and the menu
will be: African baked fish, ground nut
stew, rice, cornbread, salad and sweet
potato pie.
The cost for non-graduating Third World
people is $2.00 and it is a BYOB affair.
All of you are cordially invited and
urged to attend! We had a lot of fun last
year and I am sure will again this year!
Invitations will be sent out soon with
directions. YOU MUST RSVP BY MAY 16th!
Call 866-6034 or drop a line to Library
3204, TESC, Olympia, WA. 98505
THIRD WORLD COALITION T-SHIRTS
This year, we will be presenting our
Third World graduates with a T-shirt.
The design is on the invitation for the
Graduation Banquet. There will be a few
available for purchase for those not
graduating. The cost will be $5.00.
If you are interested, please call
866-6034 and state your size.

workers. The conditions for the farmworker has not changed. Growers have
successfully lobbied against minimum wage
laws, child labor restrictions, health
and safety regulations and any guarantee
of a worker's right to bargain collect; vely.
The film gives fresh meaning and conviction to the growing criticism of agribusiness, both in the Third \4orld and in
this country. It is FREE and OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC, ~1onday, r~ay 5th at 7:30p.m.
and Tuesday, ~1ay 6th at noon, in Lecture
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SELF DEFENSE FOR WmlQ!_
The workshop on self defense for women
has been rescheduled for May 2nd in CAB
108 from 3-5 p.m. ALL THIRD t·JORLD WOMEN
are urged to attend. It is important
you know how to defend yourself in
various situations. This is especially
important for women living on campus,
where there has been a history of rapes
and assaults.
LEARN TO BE PREPARED FOR ANY SITUATION.
Please attend. For more information,
call 866-6034.
ISSAC

SHA~1SUDIN

22nd at 3:00 p.m. in CAB 110 marks
the lecture presentation by Issac
Shamsudin. He is an AfroAmerican muralist out of Portland, who recently had
his work exhibited in the 4th floor
gallery.
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A DAY WITHOUT SUNSHINE
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, our film for
f1ay will be A Day Without Sunshine
The film is a devastating expose of
Florida agribusiness and the power it
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He will be speaking on Third World art
and artists and the mural as a form of

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communication. YOU ARE ALL URGED TO
ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE. For more information, call 866-6034.
INDIAN AWARENESS DAYS
This year S Indian Awareness Days will
be May 23, and 24, sponsored by Native
American Student Association (NASA). On
May 23rd, the film, AS Long as the
Rivers Run will be shown in the afternoon. That evening, Bruce Johansan and
Roberto Maestas, authors of Wasi Chu
will speak on The Continuing Indian
Wars from 7-9 p.m. at the New Life
Baptist Church.

Asian Student Association at the University of Washington will be hosting a
variety of activities, the largest event
being on Saturday, May 10. The annual
Asian Week Street Fair will take place then,
in the International District from
11-5 p.m.

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Saturday, May 24th, there will be a
concert in the CAB beginning at 8:00p.m.
The first group tentatively scheduled is
AIRHEAD, which plays Reggae music. The
second is a Native band out of L.A. called
WINTERHAWK.
The concert is a benefit for the Olympia
community Native radio program on KAOS;
Skyrunner. Advance tickets are $2.50
and can be purchased at the bookstore or
call 866-6024/5267. Tickets at the door
are $3.50
ASIAN SEATTLE
The Seattle Public Library and National
Endowment for the Humanities are sponsoring various tours and workshops on Asian
American issues. Some of the May topics
will be: East and West: traditional
Asian values in Seattle, Koreans in
Seattle, Japanese films and walking tours
of Japanese gardens, Japanese Teahouse
and Bonsai and Filipino martial arts
demonstration.
All events are free. For more information,
call the Seattle Public Library, 625-4893
or 625-4947.
ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE WEEK
Last year, President Carter declared the
beginning days of May as Asian Pacific
Heritage week. Beginning May 3-10, the

In Tacoma, the Asian American Alliance
will be celebrating Heritage week May 9,
and 10 at the Tacoma Mall. There will be
martial arts demonstrations, art and
crafts displays, flower arranging,
paper folding, dancing and music.
Events will happen during all the hours
the mall is open.
~CK

STUDIES CONFERENCE RECAP

By Phil Jones
I recently attended the National Council
for Black Studies Fourth Annual Conference in Milwaukee, March 26-29, as Minister of External Affairs for Ujamaa and
student representative for PASAWS (Pan
African Students Association of Washington State).
The agenda addressed varied issues, i.e.
Blacks in communications, politics (National and international), economics, recession and inflation, full employment for
Glack youth, historical perspectives on
Black studies, Afrika 1 s sovereignty, and
many more pertinent issues for Blacks in
the 80s. Teachers and professors from
all across the states were the largest
contingent in attendance and for the most
part, the agenda was geared to them, as
opposed to students. As a matter of
fact, the only student participation on
the agenda was one hour, for three students to read excerpts from papers they
submitted for a NCBS contest. So, as it
happened, I was not the only disgruntled
student in attendance. I soon found three
other students who felt the same way. We
kicked it around and decided to hold a
student caucus.
The caucus was held the next day and 30
to 40 students came with representation
of over 20 colleges and universities
across the nation. We (the group of
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related the state of the race on our
campuses. It was soon apparent that
Black students on all campuses had common
goals, problems and situations confronting
them daily, i.e. recruitment, retention,
need for study groups, more Black faculty,
an overall need for heightened consciousness, special orientations, stress management, self identification, and a need for
a national clearing house. These issues
were compiled into a list of 21 needs,
wants and problem areas and each school
is to work on the 5 most pertinent issues
concerning them locally.
Change is inevitable. A major portion of
our student caucus was discussing better
ways to change our academic environments.
We caucused, fraternized and shared information for about 10 hours (4 of which I
taped). Out of these 10 hours, aside from
the 21 point list, came forth a proposal a four point proposal from a representative
of Study and Struggle out of Chicago as
follows: 1) Build local struggles, 2)
National study program, 3) National education program, and 4) 1,2,3 combinedaiming towards a national symposium of
Black Student Unions in Chicago. t1ay 81''.
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As the caucus came to an end, those in
attendance made commitments for a planning
caucus in October at Pittsburg and for a
national symposium in May of 1981 at
Chicago. Most of those participating in
the student caucus were seniors and
realizing transiency as a major factor in
student planning, our emphasis is on
getting as many freshmen in the struggle
as possible. The breakdown was 10% freshmen, 20% sophomores, 20% juniors, 40%
seniors and 10% at graduate level out of
35-45.
To ensure (Evergreen) Ujamaa's participation, we need support from all Third
World and community organizations to show
a united front during S&A allocations.
The show of a united front would be
further proof of our purpose. Remember
Brothers, United we stand, divided we
fall. Their creed, Divide and conquer
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If you have questions about Ujamaa society,
PASAWS, S&A allocations, student planning
meeting at Pittsburg, or the national

conference in May of
quiries are welcome.
Minister of Finance;
Minister of External
or 866-6034.

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further inCall Victor Jackson,
or Phil Jones,
Affairs at 866-6781
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JOBS
Upward Bound is currently advertising for
5 summer positions. The job titles
range from residence hall director,
tutor counselor, director of recreation,
instructors and counselors. The rate of
pay fluctuates with each position. For
more information, call 866-6011.
SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE
Olympia Social Security Office is currently looking for one Third World student
with junior or senior standing to train
for a claim representative position.
There will be on the job training at the
GS4 level ($4.83 per hour) and then you
must return to school to finish your
education with continued medical benefits.
Upon graduation, you would return to the
claim representative position at the GS7
level ($6.69 per hour). The training
begins this summer. For more information, call Alice Thurston at 753-9423.
ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN
The Dept. of Transportation would like
to immediately hire an Administrative
Intern I for their expanding Minority
Business Enterprize program. Person
must have a good research background,
with an ability to \'lrite well; experience with publications helpful. Statistical analysis is also required. Prior
academic background desired in any one of
the following areas: computer science,
economics, or urban planning.
Hours are flexible and the salary is $4.75
per hour ($827.00 for full time work).
If the applicant is a student, she/he
must be at the Junior or Senior level.
Any faculty of staff member who meets
the above qualifications is encouraged to
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could run through September.
will start immediately.

The position

Prospective applicants should submit a
resume and/or statement of qualifications
to Terry Townley, c/o Dept. of_Transpo:tation. Call him for further 1nformat1on
at 753-6157. Minorities are strongly
encouraged to apply.
HAPPY TRAILS!
Well, it's time to say so long to another
school year. This will be the last
i ssue of the newsletter for this academic
year. Be looking for us this August and
September when plans for fall orientation
week will be confirmed.
HAVE A GOOD

SUMMER~

MAY CALENDAR
Self defense workshop for women,
CAB 108, 3-5 p.m.

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A Day Without Sunshine .. in
Lecture Hall 1; 7:30p.m. on
5th, and noon on the 6th.

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S&A Spring allocations

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15

Administrative/Campus budget hearings

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3:00p.m., Issac Shamsudin lecture,
CAB 110
African Liberation Day

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Indian 'Awareness Days

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CLOSED for Memorial Day

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GRADUATION BANQUET!!!

June 7
8

Super Saturday
Graduation

OUR THIRD WORLD GRADUATES & POTENTIAL
GRADUATES
RANDY ADOLPH
GARY BEAVER
JACQULYN COCKFIELD
GANDHI DALE
JOSEPH GENDREAU
JANET HENRY
MELVIN JENKINS
THOMAS KAGEHIRO
CLARENCE LAFOUNTAINE
BARBARA MCCLARRON
JAMES MENDEZ
MELVIN MOON
NORMA MOSQUITO
ALI RAMEZAN I
JOHN RODRIGUEZ
CLARENCE TAYLOR
JOHN WRIGHT
EVELYN YELLOWBIRD
DAVID AMES
HAYl~OOD BUTLER
RUSSEL COLON
ABELARDO DE LA PENA
RICHARD GEORGE
RACHEL HERRERA
ERNEST JONES
RUTH KHAW

FAYE LAPOINTE
MANUEL LOPEZ
DEBRA MOORE
SALLY NORMAN
LARITA REESE
BENJAMIN SMITH
JERRY TORRES
ROBERT WHITENER
RUDY AMESQUITA
vJI LLI E CHAPMAN
THEODORE CUNNINGHAM
MICHAEL FINNEGAN
RONALD GILVEN
RANDALL IP
PH I LIP JONES
ROBERT KIM
RAYMOND LEE
ALVINA MCQUIRE
ALEX MOOMA~J
DOROTHEA MORGA
LEE PIPER
JUDY ROBERTS
TARESSA STONE
SHELLY WALLER
CATHERINE LOUISE WILSO