Rainbow/PUSH Coalition gathers in Hyde Park
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
Religious leaders, civil rights activists, and community residents came together Saturday morning to promote racial unit in Hyde Park as part of the 27th annual Rainbow/PUSH Coalition’s four day conference in Chicago. The gathering attracted hundreds of people, and took place on site at the South-Side based organization on East 50th Street.
At the conference, individuals from all over the country discussed civil rights issues in the 1990s. During the week, workshops and speeches focused on decreasing urban violence, poverty and prejudicial attitudes.
The conference theme, “Leave no one Behind” aims to unify members of the black community in addition to promoting the benefits of a truly multicultural and equal society, the Reverend Jesse Jackson explained.
“Our community has been in trouble. And has been said before, it takes a village to raise a child. Well sick villages raise sick children and well villages raise well children. We want well children. We must stop the violence and save the children,” Jackson said.
The conference also addressed the importance of economic independence, especially for minorities and lower-income individuals.
“All black people should have some interest in learning how the markets work,” said Roy Brown, a Bronzeville resident and a in Rainbow/PUSH Coalition member. “Investing in stocks is one of the avenues this country offers in order to become financially independent,” he said.
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., said “Until we can reach back and grab every American who has been left behind, we cannot say we have a better union, we cannot say the economy is experiencing unparalleled growth.” Jackson Jr. explained that everyone should be included in this vision.
Other issues addressed at the conference included political involvement of the black community. U.S. Senator Carol Mosley Braun urged members of the audience to go out to the polls in November with the idea that every citizen can make a difference.
The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition held a blood drive in order to donate blood to the recent injured victims of the terrorist bombing in Kenya and Tanzania.
Other speakers at the Saturday event included Minnesota Senator Paul Wellsteon, Reverend Al Sharpton of New York City, Congressman Bobby Rush and Ambassador Andrew Young.
Originally published August 21, 1998
Friday, August 21, 1998
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition gathers in Hyde Park
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition gathers in Hyde Park
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
Religious leaders, civil rights activists, and community residents came together Saturday morning to promote racial unit in Hyde Park as part of the 27th annual Rainbow/PUSH Coalition’s four day conference in Chicago. The gathering attracted hundreds of people, and took place on site at the South-Side based organization on East 50th Street.
At the conference, individuals from all over the country discussed civil rights issues in the 1990s. During the week, workshops and speeches focused on decreasing urban violence, poverty and prejudicial attitudes.
The conference theme, “Leave no one Behind” aims to unify members of the black community in addition to promoting the benefits of a truly multicultural and equal society, the Reverend Jesse Jackson explained.
“Our community has been in trouble. And has been said before, it takes a village to raise a child. Well sick villages raise sick children and well villages raise well children. We want well children. We must stop the violence and save the children,” Jackson said.
The conference also addressed the importance of economic independence, especially for minorities and lower-income individuals.
“All black people should have some interest in learning how the markets work,” said Roy Brown, a Bronzeville resident and a in Rainbow/PUSH Coalition member. “Investing in stocks is one of the avenues this country offers in order to become financially independent,” he said.
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., said “Until we can reach back and grab every American who has been left behind, we cannot say we have a better union, we cannot say the economy is experiencing unparalleled growth.” Jackson Jr. explained that everyone should be included in this vision.
Other issues addressed at the conference included political involvement of the black community. U.S. Senator Carol Mosley Braun urged members of the audience to go out to the polls in November with the idea that every citizen can make a difference.
The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition held a blood drive in order to donate blood to the recent injured victims of the terrorist bombing in Kenya and Tanzania.
Other speakers at the Saturday event included Minnesota Senator Paul Wellsteon, Reverend Al Sharpton of New York City, Congressman Bobby Rush and Ambassador Andrew Young.
Originally published August 21, 1998
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
Religious leaders, civil rights activists, and community residents came together Saturday morning to promote racial unit in Hyde Park as part of the 27th annual Rainbow/PUSH Coalition’s four day conference in Chicago. The gathering attracted hundreds of people, and took place on site at the South-Side based organization on East 50th Street.
At the conference, individuals from all over the country discussed civil rights issues in the 1990s. During the week, workshops and speeches focused on decreasing urban violence, poverty and prejudicial attitudes.
The conference theme, “Leave no one Behind” aims to unify members of the black community in addition to promoting the benefits of a truly multicultural and equal society, the Reverend Jesse Jackson explained.
“Our community has been in trouble. And has been said before, it takes a village to raise a child. Well sick villages raise sick children and well villages raise well children. We want well children. We must stop the violence and save the children,” Jackson said.
The conference also addressed the importance of economic independence, especially for minorities and lower-income individuals.
“All black people should have some interest in learning how the markets work,” said Roy Brown, a Bronzeville resident and a in Rainbow/PUSH Coalition member. “Investing in stocks is one of the avenues this country offers in order to become financially independent,” he said.
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., said “Until we can reach back and grab every American who has been left behind, we cannot say we have a better union, we cannot say the economy is experiencing unparalleled growth.” Jackson Jr. explained that everyone should be included in this vision.
Other issues addressed at the conference included political involvement of the black community. U.S. Senator Carol Mosley Braun urged members of the audience to go out to the polls in November with the idea that every citizen can make a difference.
The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition held a blood drive in order to donate blood to the recent injured victims of the terrorist bombing in Kenya and Tanzania.
Other speakers at the Saturday event included Minnesota Senator Paul Wellsteon, Reverend Al Sharpton of New York City, Congressman Bobby Rush and Ambassador Andrew Young.
Originally published August 21, 1998
Friday, August 07, 1998
Hiroshima survivor shares memories at anniversary, Chicago Maroon News Articles
Hiroshima survivor shares memories at anniversary
Pamela Jane Appea
University Wire
08-07-1998
(Chicago Maroon)
(U-WIRE)
CHICAGO, Ill. -- One pleasant summer day, nine-year-old Hideko Tamura said goodbye to her mother, who was going to the center of town to run some errands.
Before Mrs. Tamura walked out the door, she turned to her daughter and said, "I'll be back before lunch time."
That was the last time Hideko saw her mother.
On that day, August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
Thousands of people died in the intense inferno in the center of town.
Hideko Tamura Snyder, a survivor of the Hiroshima bomb, gave a lecture Thursday as part of the 53rd commemoration of the dropping of the Hiroshima bomb.
The Illinois Peace Action (IPA) sponsored the event, which took place at the Henry Moore Nuclear statue on Ellis Avenue between 56th and 57th streets.
Over 70 community residents and students attended.
The organization aims to bring about the elimination of nuclear weapons across the world. IPA has hosted a commemoration of the bombing at Hiroshima at the site of the Henry Moore statue for the past 25 years, said Bernice Bild, the former director of IPA and a Hyde Park resident.
This marks the first time that Snyder has spoken at the site of the Henry Moore statue.
In the 1940s, Chicago scientists participated in a collective effort called the Manhattan Project, a think tank that helped create the nuclear bomb.Snyder took members of the audience back to World War II, and related her experiences as a young girl.
"Fifty-three years ago my life changed, my city disappeared," Snyder said to the audience.
On that day, Snyder lost not only her mother but a cousin who Snyder said was like a brother to her.
According to Snyder, when she and other people went out to find their relatives, they were greeted with chaos and despair."From rescue station to rescue station, I hummed my mother's favorite song, hoping [to find my mother]," she said.
Snyder said that she hoped that her mother did not have a painful death.
"I saw a girl who was too weak to walk, who was asking for water, softly, please give me water," she said.
"With the burning and the heat of a 1,000 suns, our bodies melted. Our bodies were naked. People's skin hung like rags with our insides showing. That was truly naked. It was the most terrifying experience" she said.
In addition to the harm the atomic bomb had on the residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Snyder stated that the water, plants, grass were affected by radiation.
"The people who ate the vegetables and drank the water had a terrible time and died. The water in Nagasaki was contaminated for over 32 years.
"If it takes us 100 years, or more, we must work together eliminating such lethal, lethal machinery. The bomb is so counter to civilization, it is so counter to human life. We are so easily swayed by arguments for defense. How absurd it was for human beings to be killed and perish in this fashion." she said.
Activist musicians performed before and after Snyder's talk.
Kevin Martin, executive director of IPA, spoke of current issues on nuclear energy. "The U of C astrophysics department has a computerized nuclear testing system which they use to continue nuclear capability," he alleged.
He went on to suggest that this information on nuclear energy is used by the U.S. Department of Defense."It is very important to remember what happened 53 years ago. It is important to rededicate ourselves to make sure that it never happens again," said Martin.
"I have a long term commitment to anti-nuclear activity," said Ron Chew, a Vietnam war veteran and longtime IPA member living in Oak Park, Illinois.
"[Hideko Tamura] was so authentic and you could just feel her experience. It was the most heart warming and heart wrenching talk of who we so loosely deal with nuclear energy," he said.
Snyder is currently a psychotherapist and social worker for radiation patients in the Chicago Hospitals.
She is the author of One Sunny Day: A Child's Memories of Hiroshima.
Pamela Jane Appea
University Wire
08-07-1998
(Chicago Maroon)
(U-WIRE)
CHICAGO, Ill. -- One pleasant summer day, nine-year-old Hideko Tamura said goodbye to her mother, who was going to the center of town to run some errands.
Before Mrs. Tamura walked out the door, she turned to her daughter and said, "I'll be back before lunch time."
That was the last time Hideko saw her mother.
On that day, August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
Thousands of people died in the intense inferno in the center of town.
Hideko Tamura Snyder, a survivor of the Hiroshima bomb, gave a lecture Thursday as part of the 53rd commemoration of the dropping of the Hiroshima bomb.
The Illinois Peace Action (IPA) sponsored the event, which took place at the Henry Moore Nuclear statue on Ellis Avenue between 56th and 57th streets.
Over 70 community residents and students attended.
The organization aims to bring about the elimination of nuclear weapons across the world. IPA has hosted a commemoration of the bombing at Hiroshima at the site of the Henry Moore statue for the past 25 years, said Bernice Bild, the former director of IPA and a Hyde Park resident.
This marks the first time that Snyder has spoken at the site of the Henry Moore statue.
In the 1940s, Chicago scientists participated in a collective effort called the Manhattan Project, a think tank that helped create the nuclear bomb.Snyder took members of the audience back to World War II, and related her experiences as a young girl.
"Fifty-three years ago my life changed, my city disappeared," Snyder said to the audience.
On that day, Snyder lost not only her mother but a cousin who Snyder said was like a brother to her.
According to Snyder, when she and other people went out to find their relatives, they were greeted with chaos and despair."From rescue station to rescue station, I hummed my mother's favorite song, hoping [to find my mother]," she said.
Snyder said that she hoped that her mother did not have a painful death.
"I saw a girl who was too weak to walk, who was asking for water, softly, please give me water," she said.
"With the burning and the heat of a 1,000 suns, our bodies melted. Our bodies were naked. People's skin hung like rags with our insides showing. That was truly naked. It was the most terrifying experience" she said.
In addition to the harm the atomic bomb had on the residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Snyder stated that the water, plants, grass were affected by radiation.
"The people who ate the vegetables and drank the water had a terrible time and died. The water in Nagasaki was contaminated for over 32 years.
"If it takes us 100 years, or more, we must work together eliminating such lethal, lethal machinery. The bomb is so counter to civilization, it is so counter to human life. We are so easily swayed by arguments for defense. How absurd it was for human beings to be killed and perish in this fashion." she said.
Activist musicians performed before and after Snyder's talk.
Kevin Martin, executive director of IPA, spoke of current issues on nuclear energy. "The U of C astrophysics department has a computerized nuclear testing system which they use to continue nuclear capability," he alleged.
He went on to suggest that this information on nuclear energy is used by the U.S. Department of Defense."It is very important to remember what happened 53 years ago. It is important to rededicate ourselves to make sure that it never happens again," said Martin.
"I have a long term commitment to anti-nuclear activity," said Ron Chew, a Vietnam war veteran and longtime IPA member living in Oak Park, Illinois.
"[Hideko Tamura] was so authentic and you could just feel her experience. It was the most heart warming and heart wrenching talk of who we so loosely deal with nuclear energy," he said.
Snyder is currently a psychotherapist and social worker for radiation patients in the Chicago Hospitals.
She is the author of One Sunny Day: A Child's Memories of Hiroshima.
Saturday, August 01, 1998
The University of Chicago Magazine
On the Shelf
Two Lucky People
In October 1932, students in Jacob Viner’s graduate course in economic theory, Economics 301, found themselves seated in alphabetical order, an arrangement that put Rose Director beside Milton Friedman.
Over the next six years, the two fell in love, got married, and began an intellectual partnership fueled by their interest in economics and social justice.
In Two Lucky People (University of Chicago Press), Rose Director Friedman, PhB’32, and Milton Friedman, AM’33, tell their story.
The 1976 Nobel laureate in economics, Milton taught at the U of C for 31 years, leaving in 1977 to become a senior research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution.
Though Milton received most of the recognition, he credits Rose with helping him develop his economic and public-policy theories. Authors of countless articles and books, including the best-selling Free to Choose, the Friedmans have now written a personal account of their lives, including travel and work in France, Chile, and Japan.
They also make some economic arguments, not unexpectedly calling for the deregulation of industry and private life.—P.J.A.
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/9808/html/books.htm
Two Lucky People
In October 1932, students in Jacob Viner’s graduate course in economic theory, Economics 301, found themselves seated in alphabetical order, an arrangement that put Rose Director beside Milton Friedman.
Over the next six years, the two fell in love, got married, and began an intellectual partnership fueled by their interest in economics and social justice.
In Two Lucky People (University of Chicago Press), Rose Director Friedman, PhB’32, and Milton Friedman, AM’33, tell their story.
The 1976 Nobel laureate in economics, Milton taught at the U of C for 31 years, leaving in 1977 to become a senior research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution.
Though Milton received most of the recognition, he credits Rose with helping him develop his economic and public-policy theories. Authors of countless articles and books, including the best-selling Free to Choose, the Friedmans have now written a personal account of their lives, including travel and work in France, Chile, and Japan.
They also make some economic arguments, not unexpectedly calling for the deregulation of industry and private life.—P.J.A.
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/9808/html/books.htm
Apocalypse-not yet
In June the keepers of the Doomsday Clock, a symbol of nuclear apocalypse, moved its hands forward five minutes closer to midnight-the largest forward jump in 30 years. The clock, which appears on the cover of every issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and has been reset 15 times since its 1947 inception, now reads 11:51 p.m.
After India and Pakistan-previously undeclared nuclear powers-conducted nuclear tests this May, the Bulletin's board of directors, chaired by Leonard Rieser, SB'43, decided to reset the clock in hopes of increasing public awareness of the continuing international nuclear threat.
While cold war tensions have eased, there has been no subsequent move toward nuclear disarmament; indeed, according to Rieser, "opportunities have been missed and open doors have been closed."
By resetting the clock, the Bulletin's board also wants to underscore the failure of the U.S. and Russia to ratify a 1996 United Nations nuclear-test ban treaty; signed by 150 countries, it has been ratified by the governments of only 15. "Our leverage with the other countries is just much reduced," Rieser says of the U.S.'s ability to get other nations to sign the treaty, "when we haven't done what we signed on to do."
When the Doomsday Clock was last reset in 1995, it stood at 14 minutes to midnight, the second earliest setting in its history. The clock came closest to midnight in 1953, when it was reset at 2 minutes before 12 after U.S. testing of hydrogen bombs, while the earliest setting came with the end of the cold war in 1991, at 17 minutes before midnight.
The clock, like the Bulletin itself, was part of a larger, post-World War II movement by a group of scientists (including Rieser) who had worked on the Manhattan Project and were concerned about the need to regulate nuclear energy and promote its peaceful use. Current board members include two U of C faculty members: Stephen Walt, professor in political science, and Don Q. Lamb, Jr., professor in astronomy & astrophysics. U of C physics professor emeritus John A. Simpson, who helped found the Bulletin, is president of its board of sponsors.
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/9808/html/adinfinitum.html
Originally published August 1998
After India and Pakistan-previously undeclared nuclear powers-conducted nuclear tests this May, the Bulletin's board of directors, chaired by Leonard Rieser, SB'43, decided to reset the clock in hopes of increasing public awareness of the continuing international nuclear threat.
While cold war tensions have eased, there has been no subsequent move toward nuclear disarmament; indeed, according to Rieser, "opportunities have been missed and open doors have been closed."
By resetting the clock, the Bulletin's board also wants to underscore the failure of the U.S. and Russia to ratify a 1996 United Nations nuclear-test ban treaty; signed by 150 countries, it has been ratified by the governments of only 15. "Our leverage with the other countries is just much reduced," Rieser says of the U.S.'s ability to get other nations to sign the treaty, "when we haven't done what we signed on to do."
When the Doomsday Clock was last reset in 1995, it stood at 14 minutes to midnight, the second earliest setting in its history. The clock came closest to midnight in 1953, when it was reset at 2 minutes before 12 after U.S. testing of hydrogen bombs, while the earliest setting came with the end of the cold war in 1991, at 17 minutes before midnight.
The clock, like the Bulletin itself, was part of a larger, post-World War II movement by a group of scientists (including Rieser) who had worked on the Manhattan Project and were concerned about the need to regulate nuclear energy and promote its peaceful use. Current board members include two U of C faculty members: Stephen Walt, professor in political science, and Don Q. Lamb, Jr., professor in astronomy & astrophysics. U of C physics professor emeritus John A. Simpson, who helped found the Bulletin, is president of its board of sponsors.
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/9808/html/adinfinitum.html
Originally published August 1998
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