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)
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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
