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Bill Mays (right), Praaidant of Mays Chemical Company and Publisher of the Indianapolis Recorder, received the “This Your Life Award” from the Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America. Mays was honored for his successful efforts In helping minority youth In Indianapolis. He is shown with close friend, Dr. Edwin Marshall, at the This Is Your Life Tribute program held Tuesday at the Murat Theatre. (photo/Shlri W.)

Hear Our Voices ‘Point of connection’ for those abused

By JOSHUA COHEN Staff Writer Hear Our Voices is a book with 32 essays and poems written by local survivor^ of domestic abuse. However, it is also a little more than just that. “It is an amazing statement of courage,” said Tracey Brown, director of development and public relations at the Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis (DVNGI). The DVNGI wants the book to have a dual purpose, said Brown, who also edited it. First, it is a point of connection for community members who are victims of domestic abuse. Second, it is a

record of documents for people who don’t realize they have someone close to them in an abusive environment. Hear Our Voices can help those who are unfamiliar recognize the signs. It is very important to know there is a pattern of behavior exhibited by those who have been abused, and once we recognize the pattern we can help break it, said Brown. When someone says domestic violence, people automatically connect with the word violence. They imagine someone hitting someone else. Abuse is a more accurate term, she said, because when someone exerts control and

power over someone else, that is also domestic abuse. Brown strongly urges people to take a look at the book because it is a positive piece where the contributors reclaimed control of their lives and said, “I will not be a victim.” The book is not just accounts of women being abused, but what they did to escape the cycle using strength of the human will, said Brown. Hear Our Voices is a soft-cover book that can be purchased at any Borders or from the DVNGI. For more information call the DVNGI at (317) 475-6110.

Keynote speaker Hytfela Broadbent.

Mayor's Teen Summit is Saturday Special The Recorder

Mayor Bart Peterson and his Mayor’s Youth Council will host the third annual Mayor’s Teen Summit Saturday for Indianapolis middle and high school students from noon to 6 p.m. at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. The summit is a half-day event that includes exciting and interactive workshops, panel discussions and entertainment throughout the day. It will feature a college fair of 210 colleges and universities, a job fair, student roundtables, job interview workshops, a session on the mayor’s charter schools and a workshop sponsored by Charles Schwab & Co. on investing in the stock market. WISH-TV’s Anthony Calhoun will be the keynote speaker at the summit.

The entire event is free. One of Peterson’s top priorities is involving young people in city government and soliciting their input on various issues of concern to young people. In his Peterson Plan, the mayor promised to hold regular meetings for young people to gather and share ideas with city government and each other. In his first year in office, he created the Mayor’s Youth Council, a diverse group of 25 students from across the city. He has also hosted several summits and town hall meetings with local teenagers to hear and discuss ideas important to youth.

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Harry Belafonte sparks dispute over provocative remarks about Powell

By DEBORAH KONG

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In his famous, fervent speeches of the 1960s, Malcolm X described the difference between house slaves, who lived in comfortable conditions in the masttlMBNMse and loved the master, and slaves laboring in the field, who hated the master. The house slaves, he implied, were mainstream civil rights groups and leaders, who he thought were too closely aligned with whites. Now it’s a term being used by activist and entertainer Harry Belafonte to describe Secretary of State Colin Powell. And Belafonte, who opposes a war on Iraq, isn’t apologizing. Belafonte said he stands by his remarks likening Powell, the first Black secretary of state, to a slave “permitted to come into the house

of the master,” but that he meant them not as a personal attacks but as a condemnation of Bush administration policies. He said national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who is also African American, had also failedoo meet his high expectations for fellow minorities. injustice, when I see our countiy going to places of folly,” Belafonte said. “I’d like to see both Powell and Condoleezza Rice show some moral backbone, show some courage, show some commitment to principles that are far higher than those being espoused by their boss,” said Belafonte, 75, perhaps bestknown as a singer for his “Banana Boat Song.”

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Rap. Julia Canon, D-Ind., right, leads U.S. San. Joeeph Liabarman, D-Conn., away frotwreporter* following a nows conference In Indianapolis, Thursday, Oct 17, 2002. Sen.

campaigning for Carson who Is bring challenged by Republican Broee McVey and Libertarian Andy

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Sen. Liebermaik endorses Rep. Julia Carson

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stream values of the American pedple Lieberman and Carson agreed they ways agree on the way they vote, “believe in America,” said Carsoi

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ning for re-election in the new 7th District. Lieberman also commented on his decision to approve America’s involvement with Iraq, an issue Carson was against. “You have to reach a decision like that with a bit of humility,” he said. It is an issue that concerns Americans, and they both want the same result even though their meth-

ods may differ.

“I need Carson in Congress, the country benefits and Indianapolis would benefit,” said Lieberman, who was the candidate for vice president in the last presidential election.

Mayor Peterson vetoes GOP remap; big political battle looms

By AMOS BROWN HI Recorder Correspondent

Setting the stage for a partisan confrontation and potent tial municipal constitutional crisis. Mayor Bart Peterson has vetoed the Republicanmajority’s City-County Council redistricting plan. The plan passed Oct. 7 in a partisan 15 to 14 council vote.

American democracy and af- years. fects the most basic and sacred One reason was constituright of every citizen • the right Jional. to be represented and have a Since the creation of UniGov voice in his or her government,” 32 years ago, five Council reMayor Peterson said. “There- districting ordinances have

fore, it must be carried out with been approved and signed off the greatest of care, forethought by Indianapolis mayors. The

If the mayor and the council

and solemnity that our community has to offer.” “In reviewing the ordinance and the circumstances sur-

GOP-approved plan stripped the mayor of any approval au-

thority.

In his veto message. Mayor

Republicans can’t agree on new council redistricting plah by Nov. 8, then the county’s 29 Superior Court judges, sitting as a combined court, must resolve the issue. In his message announcing the veto. Mayor Peterson talked about the important role redistricting plays in a democ-

racy.

“The process of redistricting is at the very heart of our

rounding its passage,” Mayor Peterson said, “The council has Peterson added, “It is clear this attempted to strip a clearly

spirit was not honored.” The rejected ordinance created seven districts where Af-

vested power from the mayor of the consolidated city. Since state law is clear that

rican Americans would be the redistricting ordinances must majority, same as the current be presented to the chief efcouncil districts. In rejecting ecutive for signature or veto, it

the council’s redistricting plan, is equally clear that this ordithe mayor didn’t cite the racial nance is unlawful.

composition fof the proposed The mayor also objected that districts. However, the mayor the proposed disfricts don’t fol-

did cite three other reasons for low state and federal mandates his veto, the second in his three that they be compact.

An Indianapolis Recorder analysis last month of the proposed Republican redistricting plan showed that several districts, including three AfricanAmerican majority districts.

were shaped in odd and bizarre fashion. The new District 11 is s cha-

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