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Protect Yourself By Debra Benton SCLC Wages Aggressive Peace Quick, decisive judgement as your best means of self protec tion was the focal point of the Group Discussion on Self Protec tion sponsored by the Office of Counseling Services August 28 at 6:00 p.m. in Sisters Chapel. The panel discussed how to avoid becoming the victim of physical or sexual assault and also what to do during an attack. Officer Harry Thornton, who works with the Safety Education Unit of The Atlanta City Police, advised that you are your own best protection. “Should you be the victim of attack,” warned of fice Thornton, “evaluate the situation quickly, effectively and thoroughly.” Other important self-defense points were brought out during the discussion: Scream and continue to scream until help arrives. Run towards people and lights. Make a scene, attention will usually frighten an attacker. Try to discourage your attacker if possible. Pretend, for example, to have a social disease. If you can’t escape, use what is immediately accessible to you. Do not try to overpower your attacker, especially when you are at a disadvantage. Usually there are several dangerous weapons on your body that may be used to stall your attacker. High heels ef fectively aimed at the eyes, tem ple, groin or midsection can seriously injure an attacker. Speed counts, examine your purse, if possible, for perfume, hairspray, fingernail files, pens, anything that could be used to stall or blind the attacker. Be brutal and remember, this person is attacking you. Should someone grab you from behind stamp your heel into their shin and foot. J ab your elbow backwards into the attacker. When you do break away, continue to scream and run towards people and lights. Report your incident immediately to the police. When the attacker is ap prehended press charges. A con viction could prevent further at- (See SELF PROTECTION, pg. 5) ' ' " r Inside •Local Option Sales Tax pg. 4 •Moonies .. pg. 9 •A Guide to a Better You .... pg. 6 •“Our Whole School lor Christ” pg. 9 By Adele S. Newson At a recent conference at the Paschal Motor Hotel, Rev. J oseph Lowery, President of the SCLC, explained to a group of community leaders that “Andrew Young was waging aggressive peace, and since he was in terrupted we ought to take up the banner and continue to wage aggressive peace in the world.” Rev. Lowery and the SCLC had been under sharp attack from the media for meeting with the Palestine Liberation Organiza tion (PLO). According to A1 Sampson, SCLC’s program coordinator, the Paschal meeting was held “in order to articulate what our SCLC posture was...because we realize that a lot of the press is going to begin to misinterpret our thoughts, posture... I think the important thing is for you, the black com munity, to know what we said.” Rev. Lowery vehemently main tained that “we (SCLC) don’t need permission from the J ewish leaders, or from the Journal- Constitution or even the Voice to preach the gospel. We have a commission, we don’t need per mission!” Reportedly the SCLC sent wires to the major factions in the Middle-East as well as to American J ewish leaders. The non-violent leader was asked why his organization met with the PLO first. In response to this Rev. Lowerey explained, "Because they responded to our request for a meeting first. It was almost a day later that we heard from the Israeli delegation.” In talks with both the PLO and the Israelis, Rev. Lowery called for a moratorium on violence. He further made it known that he and his organization supported the human rights of all Palestinians and of all Israelis. In addition, Rev. Lowery urged the PLO to remove from their char ter that provision which states that they will drive Israel to the sea. In the conference with Israeli Ambassador Yehuda Blum, Rev. Lowery criticized Israel’s com mercial relations with South Afroca. “He (Blum) pointed out that only .4 of 1 percent of South Africa’s trade was with Israel. But he refused to say what per cent of Israel trade was with South Africa,” commented Rev. Lowery. The fact that Blum refused to comment on Israeli trade figures with South Africa really didn’t matter. According to Rev. Lowery, “We told him (Blum) that any trade with South Africa was an affront to the black com munity. And that for a nation that came up out of the valley of op pression as Israel did, to trade with South Africa and recognize South Africa, and to support and cooperate with the oppressive By Adele S. Newson Controversy is again raging over the abortion issue. This time the conflict surrounds federal funding of abortion through Medicaid. Currently abortions pay the piper for the loss of a soul than the loss of a few dollars, endangered. This summer commenced the yearly debate on Medicaid fun ding. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 241 to 180 against funding Medicaid abor tions for rape victims, victims of incest and women who would suf fer severe damage if their pregnancies were to be carried the full term. This move was certainly » olus for pro-life groups. Father Patrick Bishop, priest-in-resi- apartheid system is a n affront to the black community.” The SCLC reported that no one objected to the points that were made in the meetings. The ob jections were reported to have stemmed from the fact that the civil rights organization met with the PLO. To this Lowery replied, “Since President Carter didn’t ap point me, he couldn’t disappoint me. So...we took up the banner and we came out of the bowels of the Black Church.” dence at St. Anthony’s Church expressed the view that the state has no right to take life, “not in the execution chambers of our state prisons, not in our hospitals, in so called mercy killings, not in war, not in abortion clinics...I have some real problems with my money being used to finance what is morally repulsive to me!” The vote prompted the reac tivation of pro-abortion groups that were close to defunct. “If we don’t start turning around the legislature the courts aren’t going to support us anymore,” said Dr. lavonne Painter, vice-president South for the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), and member of the executive committee for GARAL, the Georgia affiliate. (See ABORTION, pg. 5) The 1979 Fresnman Week Block Party was once again a blast. Represented above are students from Spelman, Clark, Morris Brown and Morehouse. Abortion: Controversy Rages