And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Dear Sir, Does this mean you are hereby vacating the Mitigation Act which is illegal per the last bona fide treaty of 1868 with the Lakota, Oglala, Nakota and Dakota people? Are you also calling for a congressional oversight hearing on this matter? Or, is this simply another way to capitalize on another man's misfortune, to once again attempt to put your name in a good light by aligning with the Kennedy name. Ishgooda Editor, Native News From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 11:22:07 EDT Subject: Clinton Urges Fight Against Racism Clinton Urges Fight Against Racism .c The Associated Press By SONYA ROSS WASHINGTON (AP) - Drawing yet again from President Kennedy's legacy, President Clinton today challenged the nation's lawyers to diversify their ranks and devote more time to fighting racism through pro bono work. The president was gathering leaders from various aspects of law, such as bar associations, corporation counsels, law firms and civil rights attorneys, to issue a ``call to action'' as part of his efforts to promote racial dialogue. Today's event was patterned after a call Kennedy issued in the White House East Room on June 21, 1963, before 200 lawyers, urging them to condemn Gov. George Wallace's stand against allowing black students to enroll in Alabama's public universities. Kennedy was joined by his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy and implemented the ``Great Society'' programs that sought to address entrenched poverty, especially among minorities. Before convening that meeting, Kennedy cast his effort as an attempt to prod Americans to take up the battle for racial equality. ``We are confronted, primarily, with a moral issue. It is as old as the Scriptures and is as clear as the American Constitution,'' Kennedy said. ``The heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated.'' White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said Clinton was commemorating the anniversary of Kennedy's call by standing in the same room, picking up on his predecessor's desire for the legal community ``to get involved with using their skills to eradicate racism in this country.'' Clinton planned to announce a series of commitments on promoting opportunities for minorities in the legal profession. The commitments were worked out among the White House, Justice Department, bar associations, law schools and private sector attorneys over the past year. Under those commitments: The American Bar Association will expand programs for corporations to hire more minority law firms, encourage more lawyers to provide free legal services to the poor and provide financial and mentoring assistance to minority law students. The American Corporate Counsel Association will promote corporate pro bono services and provide resources so that corporate counsels can implement diversity and pro bono services on the local level. Some leading law firms will agree to have their attorneys commit to spending 50 hours per year, or 3 percent of billable time, performing pro bono services for nonwhites or working in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The American Association of Law Schools will promote lessons in racial justice and public service and encourage students to volunteer in minority communities. Also, the ABA and ACCA will join with the National Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, Native American Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and the San Francisco and New York City bars to develop a national response to Clinton's call. AP-NY-07-20-99 1121EDT Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press. Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
