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i 1 t-THE CMOUXA TIMES. SAT.. MAY 23, 1381 Prominent Blacirieaders Join I h : S u it i Vg a i n sf W P t;NEW YORK Ben jamin L. Hooks, the ex ecutive director tf the Na tional Association for the Advancement of Colored . People, has joined other black leaders in public support of the lawsuit of 'the Socialist Wokers Party and Young Socialist Alliance against spying, .' harassment, blacklisting, and wiretapping.. by -the'. FBI, INS, and other government agencies. In a recent statement. Rev. Hooks expressed "the NAACP's empathy . for your aggresive protec tion of your political fiihts. The NAACP holds a profound respect for the democartic process and feels that any illegal ac tions by a governmental agency' or by the police, through illegal wiretapp ings, the use tf pro vocateurs pnd other harassment tactics, have no place in thes society. "We, threrfore, join yau and all other right thinking Americans in your efforts to those basic rights." The Socialist Workers Party v. Attorney General lawsuit, first filed in 1973, is now at trial before; Judge Thomas P. Griesa in Federal District Court in New York. The socialists have forced the government to turn xjye thousands of ' Tiles i documenting widespread surveillance, use of in formers, blacklisting, and other forms of harassment against the SWP and YSA over a 40-year period. They are demanding $40-million in damages and a ruling that the government cannot premise an investigation of the two organizations based on their political ideas and activities. The uial, which began on April 2, is expected to con tinue at least another month. Rev. Hooks joins many, other leaders of the black and civil rights movement who have 'raised their; voices in support of the; socialists' legal effort. Representatives John; Conyers, Ron Dellums,! Gus Savage issued a state-, ment on the eve of the trial, which noted, "While the Socialist Workers Par ty and Young Socialist Alliance have been the vic tims of wiretapping, burglaries, electronic surveillance, and infor mants for decades, the Government has never in dicted these groups or their members for any, crime." They called upon "the' Attorney General to end all illegal practices against the Socialist Workers Par ty and Young Socialist Alliance." In another statement, Cong. Qeorge Crockett noted "the Cointelprograms of the FBI and other government agencies directed against me and others who have supported the struggles for human rights." Rev. Joseph Lowery, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Con-; ference, said "Since its in-; ception, the civil rights movement has been sub-: jected to illegal , surveillance, disruption, efforts and harassment by the FBI. "We must demand an end to FBI interference in political activity that is guaranteed by the U.S. Bill of Rights. We have the right to speak out and demonstrate against . unemployment, job , discrimination, cuts inf social services, the at tempts to repeal the Voting Rights Act, the rise in Klan violence, and here, in Atlanta, the murders of our children. "While I do not necessarily agree with many ideas of the SWP, we must insist of these rights..." Activist Dick Gregory said he was "glad that the Socialist Workers Party f JA" . .nL1JI u. , f , , , . : . 1 - -.. l-l :'s :J H . & ,f . JL k' . 5 r (jri i -t . f v .; -r- -rv :t..,:. 1 -V' J': WD I , i Life .Force G ro u p Helps Grief Stricken Parenlfs WINSTON-SALEM Thousands of young children die each year frnm terminal illnessi and the depth of grief suffered jnia Medical Center, where ; by the parents of '-those s their incurably ul children Life Force was formed; last September by two mAtliv tvtirt haA mt at Ithe University of Califor- EPISCOPAL CHURCHWOMEN HOLD ANNUAL WOMEN'S DAY AT ST. AUG.'S The Episcopal Churchwomen of Saint Augustine's College recently held its annual Women's Day program. Shown above are Episcopal officers conversing with (l-r) Mrs. Thelma C. Lennon, speaker, State Department of Public In struction; Mrs. Mabel Gray, president; Mrs. Anita Fox, vice president; Mrs. Lula Robinson, wife of President Robinson; Mrs. Don Hollo way, wife of Dr. J, Mills Holloway; Dr. Thelma Roundtree, vice president for Academic Affairs; Miss Joan Taylor, secretary; and, Mrs. Lillian Simmons, treasurer. has carried the fight through to the end and not faltered, but gotten stronger and stronger. There are a lot of people that the government can appeal to with money but I thank God the Socialist Workers Party is not one of them. I welcome the trial of the Socialist Workers Party suit against the FBI and CIA because it will help uncover the truth about the whole spy apparatus. We have a right to know what the government is doing to us and what it has already done to us to Malcom X and Martin Luther King, Jr., for example." Other supporters of the suit include Lucius Walker of the National Anti-Klan Network; Horace Shef field, national secretary of the Coalition of j Black Trade Unionists; and ac tor Ossie Davis, i FBI disruption of the black movement and col laboration with the Ku Klux Klan and other racist, organizations is a focus of the SWP trial. Witnesses include Andrew pulley, SWP 1980 presidential candidate, and Mel Mason, a black SWP member who serves an elected member of the city council of Seaside, Calif. Bad advice is no ex cuse for your mistakes; no one can force you to : accept advice. Sorors Observe Nurse Week Pi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority climaxed Nurse j Week Saturday at White Rock Baptist Church with a presentation by Ms. Betty Daniels, pheresis consultant, for the American Red Cross. The title was "The Impor-, tance of the Black Donor to the American Red Cross," with emphasis on the pheresis process. The pheresis program started in Durham at the American Red Cross in 1975. It is a 2'2-3 hour process in which platelets, white cells or plasma can be extracted from the donor's blood and the remaining blood com ponents returned to the body. The percentage of black donors is very small. Every healthy person is encouraged to donate blood. Ms. Daniels gave a special tribute to three sorors in volved with the American Red Cross blood program; Sorors Barbara Davis and Alice young, employees and donors; and Nannie Davis, a pharesis donor. A reception followed in the fellowship hall of the church. See Sears 1981 Camera and Photographic Supply ratalofl: A great selection of brand name cameras . . . and morel Starts Today, Ends Sat., May 23 unless otherwise stated SHIRTS, SHORTS SAVE$2-$3 summer starting favorites No-fuss fashion, that's The Shirt of easy-care polyester. This sleeveless basic comes in an assortment of col ors and prints. Misses sizes. 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Durham, fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Hickory, High Point, Jacksonville, Roleigh, Rocky Mount, Wilmington, Winston-Salem S.C.; Columbia, Florence, Myrtle Beach, Rock Hill VA.: Danville, Lynchburg, Roanoke ' children is enormous Robert and Mary Ran- idolph, of Emeryville, California, have ex- 1 perienced that grief and learned to cope with it with the help of an organization called Life J Force. - 4 inc iianuuipiia ca- iperience is perhaps typical. They watched their two-year-old son, ' Matthew, painfully wither away in a hospital because of an incurable neurological birth defect. Following Matthew's, death ' lasf -October, the' Randolphs . . became . frustrated, depressed and angry sonietimes . at themselves, and sometimes even . at Mat- -thew. All this didn't make life, any easier for their elder son, Mike, age 4. " Such "traumas ofteri rip families apart. But the Randolphs sought help from those who probably could understand other parents whose children had died or were dying .from terminal illnesses. Robert and Mary joined Life Force, a group of San Francisco area parents who meet once a month to share problems, and receive guidance from professionals who volun tarily conduct the meetings. The parents also offer each other a special companionship frequently extends beyond the ses-. sions. . Life Force was so suc cessful in helping the Ran dolphs cope with their son's death that Robert has become one of the group's most active members. He started a fathers group which also meets once a month. Robert is a 29-year-old pi-6eess siierisor at the Emeryville, California, plant of Del Monte Cor poration, a subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. He is one of more than 25,000 people employed by RJR's grow ing California operations (food, energy and transportation). Like many of his fellow employees, Robert gives his time and skills to con tribute to the well being of others. "By helping others, we can help make Mart's life, more meaningful," Ran dolph says. "His life was meaningful in itself, but it lives on because we can help other people." were two women coniaciea ; other parents they had ; heard about through doc- i tors, employees of a crisis f. 'intervention center and;! other sources. j The growing group now- 'consists of five families ' who meet the first Satur- ' day of each month at a church in Walnut Creek, a suburb of San Francisco. After a buffet dinner, the ' children gather in a separate room and the i parents gather in a semi-i circle 'to share their feel ings about such subjects as death, marriage, hospitals : and depression. The discussions are i often lead by profes J sionals psychologists, . pediatricians, social 1 I wjrkers or ministers, i The group members j treat each other with raw honesty. Randolph recalls telling the gtoupgrpup , ! group how he felt wathc ing Matthew die: "All of his fatty tissue had : deteriorated uuntil the nerve endings were on the surface of his skin... I think he weighed .six, pounds when he died. I was happy for him when he passed." Relief for Matthew was bu"t one of a confusing mix of emotions churning in side, of Randolph and his wife after their son died. The couple needed people who could truly empathize with them. "The most im-f portant thing to know is that there is somebody with you who has gone through the some thing." says Randolph. Husbands and wives 5 don't go through the same thing, he says. Most men Suppress their" feelings, t especially in front of their ! families. He says husbands are more likely to show their true feelings in an all-male group. That's why he formed a father's group. Randolph recalls how a new member of the group was hesitant to tell how he felt about his daughter dy ing of cancer. Robert then described how he felt wat ching Matthew , "disinte grate." After that, the new member cried. Then Randolph cried, Then both men talk ed and laughed freely. Because of such ex changes, many Life Force parents have become close friends. They call each other and gather informal ly at member's homes and other places. Assistant, Dean Named For NCCU Evening Law School Program Ms. Acie L. Ward has been appointed to direct the operations of the Evening Law Program of the North Carolina Cen tral University School of Law. Ms. Ward has been named Asistant Dean of the Law School, and has begun to process applica tions for the evening pro gram. The next class of evening law students will be admitted for the session beginning in August. Until she joined the NCCU Law School facul ty, Ms. Ward was an Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina. She joined the North Carolina Attorney General's Staff in September, 1975, as a magna cum laude graduate of NCCU School of Law. The Evening Law Pro gram at NCCU is the first such program at a North Carolina Law School. It offers an opportunity for college graduates to main tain their current employ ment while pursuing a legal course of study. By taking a full ; evening schedule each semester and each summer, Even ing Law Program students may ! complete work toward the juris doctor degree in four calendar , The Tirst class to enter the program, in January of this year, was compos ed of professional persons and managers. Many held the master's degree and five were holders of the Ph.D. degree. , Ms. Ward, who has worked with the Con sumer Protection Section of the Department Justice during her service as assis tant Attorney General, shares common interests with many of the potential students for the Evening Law Program. She holds the bachelor, of science degree in chemistry from Marywood College, Scranton, Pa., and has engaged in graduate work toward the Master of Chemistry degree at Newark College of Engineering and Drexel University. - . College graduates seek ing admission to the fall session of the Evening Law program must submit applications to the NCCU . school of Law by June 1. Candidates must take the Law School Admissions Test prior to admission to the program. Students will also be ad mitted to the Evening Law Program for clases begin ning in January. Early ap plications are encouraged. . I
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