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NEWS/ The Charlotte Post
Thursday, January 16,1997
Watt gets House post
By Herbert L. White
THE CHARLOTTE POST
Rep. Mel Watt has a new con
gressional assignment.
The Charlotte Democrat has
been named ranking minority
member of the Subcommittee on
Immigration and Claims, which
reports to the House Judiciary
Committee. Watt succeds Rep.
John Bryant (D-Texas), who
retired from the House of
Representatives at the end of
the 104th Congress.
Watt, who represents the 12th
District which stretches from
Gastonia to Durham, will help
shape legislation on immigra
tion and naturahzation policy.
Republican Lamar Smith of
Texas chairs the subcommittee.
“I am privileged and honored
to serve as the new ranking
member of the Subcommittee on
Immigration and Claims and
am eager to begin working with
Chairman Smith and the other
members on the Subcommittee
on difficult, but important chal
lenges we face in the area of
immigration, especially illegal
immigration,” Watt said. “I have
met with Chairman Smith and
we both have pledged to tiy to
work together to improve our
law and pohcies on these diffi
cult issues.”
agreements, cleiims against the
U.S., federal charters and pri
vate immigra
tion and
claims bills.
The subcom
mittee is
expected to
consider legis
lation which
could restrict
legal immi
gration as
well as recon
sider propos
als that were dropped from last
year's Immigration Reform BiU.
Watt
Some of the issues
Immigrations and Claims has
jurisdiction over include admis
sion of refugees, treaties, con
ventions and international
One proposal would have
allowed states to withold free
pubhc education and other ben
efits to children of illegal immi
grants.
Fighting Back revival Jan. 24-25
By Herbert L. White
THE CHARLOTTE POST
A nationally-known religious
activist will be the keynote
speaker for Mecklenburg
Countys anti-drug program.
Father George Clements,
founder of the Washington-
based One Church-One Addict
program will keynote the
Fighting Back project’s two-
day revival Jan. 24-25. The
revival will be held at 7 p.m.
both days at Our Lady of
Consolation Catholic Church
at 2301 Statesville Avenue.
Clements will urge
Mecklenburg churches to
become more involved in the
fight against drug abuse as
well as discuss the national
impact One Church-One
Addict has made.
Clements’ program helps
churches, synagogues and
mosques establish and train
committees to help provide
counseling and services to
recovering addicts. While
other American institutions
have been actively engaged in
the fight against drugs, he
said, the religious community
has been slow to get involved.
“The medical and mental
health systems, the criminal
justice system and the educa
tional system are striving to
combat addiction,” Clements
said. “One Church-One Addict
will bring eclectic resources of
churches to the aid of those
who are battling addiction.”
Michael Brown, executive
director of the Ministry of
Recovery, a coalition of
churches and health care
providers working to reduce
demand for drugs through
prevention, education and
counseling, said Clements’
presence will help shed light
on what the religious commu
nity can do to curb drug
abuse.
“Substance abuse is a
national epidemic,” he said.
“Unfortunately, Charlotte has
not been immune to this
plague. Our mission is not
only to draw attention to the
problem, but to provide solu
tions that are timely, effective
and sensitive to the needs of
our communities.”
Ministry of Recovery pro
vides training and support for
congregational leaders and
church lay persons, as well as
aftercare counseling for
addicts and alcoholics. The
program, which receives most
of its funding from Fighting
Back, also suports families of
recovering addicts. Fighting
Back executive director Hattie
Anthony said the revival’s aim
is to energize religious leaders
in the battle against addiction
by highlighting a successful
anti-drug program.
“By highlighting Father
Clements’ highly visible cam
paign, the program will help
Charlotteans realize the bat
tle against substance abuse is
winnable and that the war
must be fought one-on-one
and collectively with the faith
community taking a lead
role,” she said.
For more information on
Ministry of Recovery or the
revival, call 375-9220.
The Measure of a Man
“The ultimate measure of a
man is not' where he stands in
moments of comfort and conve
nience, but where he stands
at times of challenge and
controversy. “
MASriN LVTHER KING JR.
1929-1968
Building a future in partnership
with the community.
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