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TVee honors Kuwait freedom
y4 CSc/F tree honors those who have died
in the fight for Kuwait's independence.
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President Welty discusses the significance of the tree planting.
StaffWriter
New life was recently marked
for Kuwait by the planting of a
tree in front of the Henry Madden
Library.
The Kuwaiti government recently purchased the stone pine to
symbolize a bond between ihe
United States and Kuwait, but thc
trc£ has oihcr meanings as well.
"This tree stands as a symbol
and reminder for everyone who
has died fighting for Kuwait's independence," said Ahmed Al-
Jassar, a CSUF mass communi-
slill 800 hostages being held in
Iraq."
Even after lhe liberation of
Kuwait the fight continues. As
Kuwaitis endure post-war reconstruction, they wanl the hostages
to be remembered.
The tree also stands in their
honor.
Irish father, son become
cellmates, soulmates
By Lisa Dorman-Stubbs
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Writer explores Chicana culture
By Shelly Silva
StaffWriter
Shc stands at five-feet, five-inches
tall, yet shc seems io tower above the
crowd as her words tease the ears of
audience members.
Cherrie Moraga, award-winning
author, poci and playwright, captivates hcr audiences when she reads
hcr work.
Moraga was invited to speak recently al CSUF as a part of the Ftory
Canto 2000 celebration. Shc read
from hcr plays and various poems
that mesmerized hcr audience. Her
work is hard hilling and truthful, filled
wiih Chicano culture, language and
spirit.
"I let my imagination go where it
wants to go, for thc purposes the
work requires," said Moraga, "but
essentially lhc essays and poems are
based on my own reflections and
experience".
"Loving In thc War Ycars,"wriitcn
in 1983, was ancxpression of Chicano
culture from the perspective of a lesbian Chicana. Moraga's book did not
receive major attention until the late
eighties.
"The words lesbian and Chicana
were never put together before," said
Moraga, "then I came along".
"Giving up the Ghost," published
in 1986, is a further look into the lives
of lesbian Chicana women. The book
offers not only the lesbian aspect of
the women involved, but also shares
the richness of the Chicano community through families and the barrios
in which ihey live.
" I write what I need to write," said
Moraga. "I want everybody to read
my material."
Although Moraga has written poems and essays, lhe form of writing
that she prefers is theater play writing.
"Theater gives mc Ihe most pleasure," said Moraga. "It's the most
difficult writing to do, but because
you're working with character, it can
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Moraga dislikes the spotlight of
the theater and prefers to be the brains
behind the screen or thc eyes watching from ihc back row of the auditorium. However, Moraga docs enjoy
sharing and reading her poetry.
Her most poignant work relating to
lhe San Joaquin Valley is "Heroes
andSaints/'publishcdin 1993, which
is based on the incident in the valley
town of McFarland where numerous
accounts of cancer were reported.
She lakes the reader into thc lives
of the people in a town plagued with
death. She explored lhc "dying raza"
inthissmallfarmcommunity. Moraga
used various characters to express the
anger, despair, frustration and lhc
relentless hope in the traditional
Chicano community.
Moraga has received national acclaim and many awards for her work,
including thc National Endowment
for the Arts Playwrights' Fellowship,
but she remains modest and hard
working, constantly seeking (he next
idea.
Aficr Moraga signed lhc books of
hcr eager fans, she packed her plays
into a paper folder and stuffed it into
her bag. She was on her way to
Kcmville in search of hcr next work.
StaffWriter
"Although Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated widely,
lhc reality in Northern Ireland is grim for most Irish
people. A teacher who recently visited Northern Ireland
described it as a war zone. The Irish still live wilh the
pain of discrimination by the
English government to this
day."—CSUF senior JoAnnc
Nowlan.
"War zone" aptly describes
thc tension in the movie "In
mv iNumcot thc Father," based
on lhe irue slory of Gerry
Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis).
Conlon and three of his friends
were arrested and falsely convicted of bombing a pub in
Guilford, England. "The
Guilford Four," as Ihcy were
known, spent 15 years in prison
foracrimc the British government knew they hadn't committed.
Thc movicsians with acon-
froniation in Belfast, Ireland,
between the Irish Republican
Army and soldiers, snowing Ihe horror of daily life for
lhe Irish people. What touched me most was thc reactions of the children witnessing the violence.
As tanks moved through the streets and men in riot
gear beat citizens with clubs, children watched. Some
had fear in their eyes, some viewed it as a game, joining
lhe excitement by throwing bricks and stones at the
armored men. Thc biggest tragedy of any "war" is thc
impact it has on the lives of the children of thc society,
scarring ihcm irreparably forever.
Conlon's parents send him io England to live with
his aunt, hoping to keep him from thc violence of his
homeland. Upon arrival, instead of staying with his
aunt, hc moves into a house occupied by hippies.
Unfortunately for him and his friends, it's a matter of
being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Four
troublemaking Irish young people make convenient scapegoats for the police after the pub is bombed.
These police have mastered their humiliation and torture techniques. They arrive in lhe middle of thc night in
tanks, arrest Conlon and keep a blanket over his head until
they arrive back at the police
headquarters. For the next week,
the police strip the prisoners'
every shred of dignity.
Finally, they beat thc
"Guilford Four" iniosigning con-
lamer Guiseppc (Peter
l'( '•ilethwaitejcomcs to England
lo get his son out of jail, bul thc
police arrest everyone ai thc
; irt's house, including
Guiseppc, for lhe trumped-up
crime of being "accessories." A
trial follows, and lhc "Guilford
Four"as well asConlon's family
members, arc all sentenced to
prison.
Emma Thompson plays the
Conlons' lawyer Gareth Pierce.
She eventually succeeds in clearing all thepeoplc who were wrongly convicted. They were
freed on May 19,1993.
Thc film successfully develops two conflicts — thc
conflict between lhc IRA and the British govemmenl and
the conflict between Conlon and his father.
The father and son become cell-males in prison. Over
the years, the younger Conlon grows from a thieving,
irresponsible young man who doesn't respect anyone,
including himself, intoa man determined toclear the name
of his father.
"In the Name of the Father" is based on a true story. The
actors' performances arc very believable, especially in the
devclopmcni of the relationship between Conlon and his
father.
Amnesty International fights for human rights
By Lisa Dorman-Stubbs
StaffWriter
"In the Name of the Father"
focused on Gerry Conlon, whose
human rights were violated by the
English government.
Today, in countries around thc
world, people continue to be
wrongly imprisoned, tortured and
killed for their beliefs.
The world cried out for thc
release of Nelson Mandela, a
political prisoner of thc South
African apartheid government.
But how many other people
are affected by violations of their
human rights that the public never
hears about?
Amnesty International (AI) is
a worldwide movement of people
working together to protect human rights.
AI works for:
♦ Thc release of prisoners of
conscience — men, women and children imprisoned for ihcir beliefs,
color, sex, ethnic origin, language or
religion, provided they have neither
used nor advocated violence.
• Fair and prompt trials for all
political prisoners.
♦ An end to torture and executions in all cases.
Efforts include massive letter
writing campaigns to government
officials and education-spreading
the word on human rights.
For more information aboul
Amnesty International or human rights violations taking
place in thc world today, contact Amnesty International,
322 Eighth Ave., New York,
NY 10001.
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