Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 2002 — Page 7

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2002

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MAYOR Continued from A1 otically drawn district stretching along 38th Street from Sherman Drive east to Post and Mitthoeffer then reaching down as far south as 1-70. The new District 17 is an oddly shaped new district comprising parts of Center, Washington, Wayne and Pike townships while a new District 21 is a weirdly shaped district stretching from 38th and Moller on the west to 30th and Central on the east. Another oddly shaped, misshapen reverse “L” shaped district is the new District 9 which meanders from the Oaklandon neighborhood south along the Marion/Hancock County line to 21st Street, turning sharply west to about 21st and Arlington. These four districts are examples of what the Mayor Peterson meant by lack of “compactness.” The mayor also charged in his veto message that the redistricting process wasn’t “subject to adequate public comment, input and participation.” Amendments to the plan, said the mayor, were proposed on the day they were to be approved with no public hearing or input permitted. In fact the Republican redistricting plan contained numerous changes since first publicly released in early September. News media were not provided with changes and the City-County Council’s redistricting Web site didn’t contain amendments and changes until the day of the final council meeting. The Recorder analyzed the final GOP plan Mayor Peterson vetoed and discovered that to preserve Republican political hegemony one Indianapolis township bore the brunt of the GOP-mapmakers wrath. Pike Township, the city’s fastest growing African-American area and home to a growing number of Democratic voters, was eviscerated under the GOP remap plan. The Republican redistricting plan cut Pike Township, an area of 71,000 people, into six council districts; effectively disenfranchising a third of the township’s Black population. But even worse, townships with far larger populations than Pike were treated far better. Washington Township, which at 134,000 is nearly twice Pike’s size, was carved up into seven council districts. Lawrence Township, at 112,000 persons, was divided into six seats; the same as Pike, though Pike has 50 percent less people than Lawrence.

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the Brightwood Library from 1 to 3 pm The event is free aid open to the public. Award for homeschooled youth Homeschooling Parent Magazine, a national publication forhomeshooling families, recently announced the 10 winners of its national competition for “America’s 2002 Outstanding Homeschod Students.” Hie search was announced last spring, and the Web site received more than9,000visitors in the weeks following the announcement Among the 10 student winners was Andrew Kidd from Fishers, Ind. Kidd will receive a custom designed award ring and an award certificate for his portfolio.

Essay contest for students A Round 2 It, a radio show on 1310 AM WTLC, is hosting its first Indy Essay Contest The contest is open to area schoolchildren grades 2 dirough 12. There will be four categories: 2nd and 3rd grades, 4th and 5th grades, middle school (6-8) and high school. The contest is sponsored by die Brightwood Readers Book Club, Friendgurlz Book Club, Thierry Baptiste, Elevations Book and Coffee Shop and Marguerite Press. Area bode clubs will judge die contest Students may submit essays to: A Round 2 It, cA> Marguerite Press P.O. Box 53941 Indianapolis, IN 46253. Trophies and prizes will be awarded and the winners will read their essay live on A Round 2 It The awards ceremony will be held on Nov. 23 at

Improving hoalth Improving Kids Environment a non-profit organization for improving children’s health, is holding the LeadSafe Indiana Conference Nov. 6 and 7 at the Marriott Indianapolis East on 7202 E 21st St Theconference is designed forthose who are committed to eliminating lead poisoning that affects 9 percent of children tested statewide and 35 percent of children in some high-risk neighborhoods. Sessions will be designedfora wide spectrum of people from rehab and painting contractors, property owners, concerned parents, public health specialists, nurses, lead professionals aid community activists. The conference fee is $125 for the first person from an organization and $95 for each additional person. For more information visit IKE at www.ikecoalition.org.

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STOP Continued from A1 workplace. In schools and day ear*: -»Encourage the editor of the school newspaper to havea special issue about teen dating violence and parmer abuse. -+ Write a paper about domestic violence to share with your classmates. Educate teachers and other staff about the connection between child abuse and partner abuse. As a citlzan: -» Ask your local library to stock books on domestic violence and to set up displays to educate the public about the issue. -> Speak out against domestic abuse: Expressing your view that domestic violence is unacceptable has a powerful effect on changing the norms that support abuse. ♦ Vote forpublic leaders who take astrongstandagaiastdomesticabu.se. -» Call 911 if you see or hear a crime of domestic abuse in progress. Write down license plate numbers, locations, and any other information that may be helpful to law enforcement -^Donate used clothing and household goods to a program that gives these vital items to families seeking indepaxlence from an abuser.

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