Jewish cultural assimilation film
to be screened
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Human Relations Commission is co-sponsoring "The Tribe" at a/per
ture Cinema, 311 West 4th St., on Sunday, Jan. 27 as the
next movie in its "Cultural Connections" film series. The
film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
"The Tribe" focuses on a surprising fact about the
Barbie doll - it was the creation of a Jewish-American
woman. The film turns that fact into a powerful metaphor
about assimilation and Jewish identity in the 21st Century.
The 18-minute film is narrated by award-winning actor
Peter Coyote, and weaves together archival footage, graph
ics, animation, dioramas and slam poetry to take audiences
on an electric ride through the complex history of both the
Carpenter
Barbie doll and the Jewish people.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by the
Green Street Church Pastor Kelly Carpenter. The showing is being co-spon
sored by the Wake Forest University Chaplain's Office and Interfaith Winston
Salem.
For more information, call CityLink 311.
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TYackers
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chairs also have bumpers
to protect players in the
case of an on-court colli
sion and an extra rear
wheel that prevents them
from falling backward.
Many players also strap
themselves in to help
them stay in the chair and
avoid fouls. It can also
?"* help with steering, allow
ing players to. use- their
hips to steer.
There is a fine art to
the game. The players
must maneuver their
wheelchairs while pass
ing, shooting and drib
bling the ball must be
dribbled for every two
pushes of the wheelchair.
"We have able-bodied
guys come to practice
once in awhile and they're
, surprised just how much
it takes to get the chair up
and down the floor com
petitively," said Michael
Lambotirno, who has been
a Tracker for 14 years.
Lambourne, who
lives in Lexington, also
. lost the use of his legs as
a result of a car accident. ,
When the ' Triad
Trackers .was founded in ?
the 1980s, the team was
known as the Winston
Salem Smokers, accord
ing to Moody. These
days, the team practices
x and plays home games at
the Miller Park
Community Center and
draws ^ players 'from
throughout the Piedmont
Triad who range in age
from 14 to 43.
The Trackers play in a
10-team division that
includes competitors
from around the state.
Tamirat Ives-Rublee
has been a Tracker since
he was a teenager. The
Ethiopia native lost his
ability to walk as a child
to polio. He has never let
that setback keep him
from sports. In addition to
basketball, Ives-Rublee
has competed in track and
field events, swimming
and other sports.
Ives-Rublee said over
the 14 years that he has
spent on the Triad
Trackers squad, he has
learned to compete hard
but not too hard.
"When 1 was younger
1 used to take the game
really serious, compete
competitively (and) want
to win the game," he said.
"Now. the older 1 get, I
just enjoy the game and
teach the newcomers."
While Triad Trackers
have had many winning
seasons and even some
conference titles, for the
ldst couple of seasons, the
team has been in a dry
spell. The team is 1-9 for
the season.
With only eight mem
bers on the team, it is dif
ficult to endure the dou
ble-header five-on-five
games, players say. The
team also currently lacks
a sideline coach to call
out plays. lves-Rublee
tries to coach while he's
playing on the court, but
says that's difficult to do
in the heat of the game.
Moody said the team
is always open to taking
on new players. The team
can supply the sports
wheelchairs for qualified
players. Moody also
thinks more crowd sup
port could help the
Trackers. Currently, home
game crowds are largely
made up of players' fami
ly members and friends.
"I'd like people to
come out and see it," said
Moody. "I've always
heard from people who
see it for the first time
that it's a lot more physi
cal than they thought it
would be."
The Triad Trackers'
next game is this Saturday
at Miller Park
Community Center, 400
Leisure Lane, at 1 p.m.
Those interested in join
ing the Trackers or who
want more information
can call 336-423-1176 or
email
handydan 78@yahoo.com.
Photo by Todd l-uck
Team members Daniel Moody, Michael Lambourne and Tamirat Ives-Rublee.
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Owners have avoided shut-downs in the past by alter
ing the kinds of games they offer.
Sweepstakes
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no."You can't control peo
ple's money; if they can't
spend it here in the cjty,
they'll take it somewhere
else."
City Attorney Angela
Carmon says the legality-of
the machines - even those
that have been converted to
new systems - is still in
question.
"1 can't tell you they're
in compliance," she stated.
"Their attorneys will tell
you they're in compliance,
but I don't think anybody
has rendered an opinion
from my office or the
Attorney General's office
or the district attorney's
office that those machines
are in compliance."
Carmon said her office
is coordinating with the
Attorney General and the
district attorney to deter
mine the best course of
action in addressing the
sweepstakes machines.
"It's going to take a
team effort to enforce the
ban and prosecute violators
of the ban," she said. "...I
think we all have to be on
one accord with respect to
the status of these convert
ed machines before we
move forward."
Carmon said her office
is currently "taking inven
tory" of the converted
machines and working to
learn more about their
operation, however there
are some machines that she
says are "without a doubt
clearly illegal." The Pot of
Gold machines, which sim
ulate slot machines, will be
the first priority for those
seeking to enforce the ban,
Carmon says. The
Winston-Salem Police
Department will begin to
address violators of the ban
in the coming months, she
added.
Brown says the indus
try is generating valuable
revenue for the city, to the
tune of $500 per machine
per year. Putting the sweep
stakes companies out of
business would be a big
mistake, he said.
"It's going to hurt the
economy," said the 67 year
old, who started his compa
ny last fall to supplement
his income. "It'll hurt
employment; it'll hurt dif
ferent establishments.
You're going to have
vacancies (in buildings)
where right now, they're
full."
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