Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 August 1988 — Page 2

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THE INDIANAPOLIS HOUSING AUTHORITY handed out its annual GreenupFest Award last Friday during ceremonies in University Park downtown. The awards are presented annually for those who maintain gardens at their Indianapolis Housing Authority residences. Among those cited were Joyce Boyd from Hobart Gardens, Essie

Rowley of Beechwood Gardens, Charlotte Simms from Blackburn Terrace, Myrtle Darby from Clearstream Gardens, Charles Sconies, and Aurelia Dunnivan. Making the presentations was Rudy Hightower (center), administrator of the Indianapolis Housing Authority. (Recorder photo by Gilbert King)

Big Vote Coalition focuses

on registration, education

By WENDY PORTER Staff Writer The Big Vote Coalition announced Monday its plans to register and mobilize voters in the black community for the upcoming election. Coordinator Sandra Emmanuel said the coalition’s activities, which will include registration drives, voter education, and “get out the vote” activities, will aim high—the goal is to register 88 percent of the voting age blacks in Marion County. The current number of registered blacks falls considerably short of that goal, according to Convener Homer Smith, who estimated that it is at about 60 percent. He said the shortfall is due largely to the purging of voters. Voters are purged if they do not vote at least once every two years, or if they move and do not transfer their registration. Emmanuel said the purging of voters has an especially significant impact on blacks. “The black community, especially low-income people, is very mobile, and people get purged when they move.” The coalition advocates changes in registration to make voting easier, but Emmanuel said she does not expect a change in the near future. Several registration sites will be operated until September 23, the deadline for field registration. Field registration sites will be Indianapolis Urban League, 850 N. Meridian; Christamore House, 502 N. Tremont; Citizens Multi Service Center, 601 East 17th Street; Planner House, 2424 Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr.; Forest Manor Multi Service Center, 2951 East 38th Street; and Martin Luther King Multi Service Center, 3909 N. Meridian. Coalition members will also register voters at several special events, including the Aug. 20 Jazz Festival at the Walker Building, with a strike force registering people in Ward 1; the Aug. 27 Back-to-School Parade; the Sept. 5 Labor Day Parade; and a special registration Sunday, Sept. 11. After the end of voter registration, the Coalition will turn its attention to voter education. Emmanuel said education efforts will include candidate forums, public service announcements, and flyer and poster distribution. The final phase of the plan is mobilization of voters. Coalition members will participate in phone banks, calling new voters to remind them to get to the polls. Emmanuel said the calls will include information about polling places, which may change from year to year. Transportation will also be provided. Emmanuel said although the coalition is nonpartisan, it does have a strong opinion on at least one issue—getting the black vote out in higher numbers is essential. She said attention will focus on issues that concern the black community, such as the appointment of more black judges, enforcement of civil rights laws, housing, day care, education, the war on drugs, health care and employment. “We want to keep certain issues before the people to let them know why it’s important to vote,” she

said. “Sometimes it’s not only a matter of getting the person who thinks most like you, but that you are a voter and you are participating.” Emmanuel said voters need to participate not only during a presidential election, but also in state and local elections. Not only does regular voting prevent purging, but it carries more weight with public officials, electing candidates, and changing the policies of those with whom the voters disagree. She said the easiest group to mobilize is the elderly, and the most difficult is the younger group, ages 18 to 24. As people age, or marry and start families, they tend to feel more directly affected by public policy. Smith said the candidacy of Jesse Jackson this year may help to keep voter interest high. “I think it’s going to have a pretty good impact,” he said. “It’s going to depend on what happens with the issues.” Emmanuel said she wants to emphasize that although the issues change from year to year, all elections are important. “This election is as important as all of them,” she said. “There are different issues each time...maybe when you don’t have an incumbent running it’s more critical.” Emmanuel said volunteers from the community are welcome to help the coalition in its efforts. Anyone interested in helping should contact the Urban League offices. Individuals who would like to be deputy registrars must contact the offices of their political party.

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Rides offered to march on Washington By WENDY PORTER Staff Writer More than 500,000 civil rights suDDorters are expected to gather in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Aug. 27, for the 25th anniversary of the Great March on Washington, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Among the thousands gathered to remember the 1963 march will be residents of Indianapolis, Ander- • son, and other Indiana cities. Albert B. Simmons Jr., president and chief executive officer of the Madison County Urban League, said Urban League cities in Indiana, as well as throughout the rest of the country, are organizing transportation for people who would like to attend the march and rally. “We hope to get at least 100 people from Anderson,” he said. “Marion County is also trying for 100. We are also looking for a caravan of cars and vans to transport people.” Anyone interested in driving to Washington or in need of a ride should call the local Urban League office. Simmons said buses will leave at about 6 p.m. on Friday, and arrive in Washington in time for premarch activities, buses will leave to come back to Indiana at about 5 p.m. Saturday. The cost of taking a bus to the march is $55 per person. “We are encouraging young people to take this opportunity to reach a hand across history,” he said. “It’s a chance to be revitalized and commune with the spirit of the civil rights movement.” Former Indianapolis resident Stoney Cooks, a graduate of Crispus Attucks High School and Anderson University, is serving as national coordinator for the march. Simmons said in addition to Coretta Scott King, Dr. Joseph Lowrey, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, he expected several senators, congressmen, and other public figures to come to the march. “I think that Mr. (Michael) Dukakis will be there, and probably even George Bush,” he said. “It’s a crucial time. Regardless of which administration comes into power, the problems of joblessness, poverty, and lack of freedom in South Africa are there.”

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Four wounded in week of violence

Four persons were shot and wounded in separate incidents last week as a wave of violence continues to rock the city. Tony Woods, a juvenile, is wanted as a suspect in connection with last Friday night’s shooting of Calvin Dowdy, 28, 4200 block of Shadeland Avenue. Dowdy told police he was sitting in his car in the 2800 block of North Graham Avenue when Woods allegedly walked up and started an argument. During the course of the argument, Woods supposedly pulled a gun and shot Dowdy in the left cheek. Robert C. Long, 23, 2400 block of North Carrollton Avenue was shot and wounded last Thursday night by an unknown suspect according to police. Investigating officers said when they arrived at the scene of the incident in the 2500 block of North Broadway Street, they found Long in the back seat of a car suffering from a gunshot wound. A woman who was with Long when the incident occurred told officers she didn’t know who was responsible for the shooting. Police are searching for a suspect who shot Harold Bishop, 25, early Saturday morning. Investigators found Bishop in the 4200 block of North Vinewood Avenue suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the left side of the face. Police said a handgun that is believed to have been used to shoot Bishop was found at the scene. Joseph L. Wood, 14, 3500 block of North Winthrop Avenue, told police he was struck by a shotgun blast last Friday night as he was walking in the 800 block of East Fairfield Avenue. Wood suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head, police have no suspects in the incident. Robbery suspect arrested after victim sees him on television A robbery suspect is behind bars after his alleged victim spotted him on a television newscast. Samuel E. Halsell, 32, 100 block of East Penway Avenue was arrested Monday night after police were called to the Shell service station in the 200 block of West 38th Street where the victim’s brother spotted him. Stephen Seymour, 22, told police he recognized Halsell because his sister, Tanine Seymour, had pointed him out after seeing him on a television newscast the night of the Tyson/Spinks fight. Stephen he and his sister were watching a newscast when Tanine spotted Halsell as the television cameras were scanning the crowd watching the fight on closed circuit television at Picadilly’s night club. Halsell allegedly picked up Tanine’s money after she dropped it at a check cashing outlet on North Meridian Street. When she demanded he return the money he supposedly told her, “I’m not going to give this money back to you. I’ve got 13 kids to feed.” Man shoots washing machine Love Majors, 46, 3200 block of Washington Boulevard, faces charges of recklessness with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly fired a gun during a disturbance last Friday night in the 3000 block of North Broadway Street. Investigating officers said when they arrived at the scene of the disturbance. Majors was standing in front of the residence with a gun on the ground in front of him. After being ordered to raise his hands Majors allegedly told police, “Yeah, I’m the one you want, I’m the one, I did it.” Witnesses told police that the suspect fired one shot, striking a washing machine on the porch. A .38 caliber derringer pistol was confiscated from Majors, who had a permit to carry the weapon.

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