387 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6992edf7d2c23e55f62c4b26f8e44b5c.pdf e4d837892b149cea4d34ba4a14504aab Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building We st / 1819 H Street, N. w. Washington, D. C. f 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskell / A. Philip Randolph January 5, 1968 Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison Office of the Mayor City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Dan: We are looking forward to your joining us as a resource panel member on January 12, 1968 at the conference on mobilization of urban coalitions. We are conducting a briefing session for workshop chairmen and resource panel members in the Chart Room of the TimeLife Building (3 4th floor ), in New York City at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, January 11, 1968. This meeting should adjourn no later than 6:15 p.m. We would certainly hope you can join us at that time . Enclosed i s a copy of our pamphlet, Forming Urban Coalitions, which will be the principal background piece for the January 12, 1968 meeting, in case you have not previously received one . For your information, we are also enclosing a x erox copy of the program text as it went to the printer's last evening. A r oom h as been reserved in you r name f o r the evening o f Thursday , January 11th at the One Fifth Avenue Hot el. Cordially, Christopher M. Mould Associate National Coordinator CMM/alt Encls. National Coordinators : John Feild / Ron M. Linton Telephone 293 - 1530 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Ur ban Coalition / Federal Bar Building West [1819 H Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. | 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskel/ / A. Philip Randolph January 5, 1968 Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison Office of the Mayor City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Dan: We are looking forward to your joining us as a resource panel member on January 12, 1968 at the conference on mobilization of urban coalitions. We are conducting a briefing session for workshop chairmen and resource panel members in the Chart Room of the Time- Life Building (34th floor), in New York City at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, January 11, 1968. This meeting should adjourn no later than 6:15 p.m. We would certainly hope you can join us at that time. Enclosed is a copy of our pamphlet, Forming Urban Coalitions, which will be the principal background piece for the January 12, 1968 meeting, in case you have not previously received one. For your information, we are also enclosing a xerox copy of the program text as it went to the printer's last evening. A room has been reserved in your name for the evening of Thursday, January 11th at the One Fifth Avenue Hotel. Cl, Maul Christopher M. Mould Associate National Coordinator CMM/alt Encls. National Coardinators: John Feild | Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-1530  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 36 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/686b3554b1248d16bd7e95289a24d720.pdf cf5e184b50831a4a95d53be433d6a356 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building West / 1819 H Street, N. w. Washington, D. C. / 20006 Steering Comm i ttee Co - chairmen: Andrew Heiskell/ A. Philip Randolph December 15, 1967 Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison Office of the Mayor City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Dan: Confirming your telephone conversations with John Feild and myself, we are delighted that your schedule will permit your acting as a resource person during the one-day Eastern Regional Planning Conference on mobilizing local coalitions, to be held Friday, January 12, 1968, in New York. The conference, which will draw leadership from communities in the eastern part of the country, will be held at Loeb Student Center of New York University. Our expectation is to convene a briefing session for those persons, such as yourself, playing a leadership role in the program on Thursday evening, January 11th, in New York City. Further program details will be sent to you shortly. Cordially, Christopher M. Mould Associate National Coordinator / a lt National Coordinators . John Feild / Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-1530 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Urban Coalition / Federal Bar Building West / 1879 H Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. [ 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen; Andrew Heiskell / A. Philip Randolph December 15, 1967 Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison Office of the Mayor City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Dan: Confirming your telephone conversations with John Feild and myself, we are delighted that your schedule will permit your acting as a resource person during the one-day Eastern Regional Planning Conference on mobilizing local coalitions, to be held Friday, January 12, 1968, in New York. The conference, which will draw leadership from communities in the eastern part of the country, will be held at Loeb Student Center of New York University. Our expectation is to convene a briefing session for those persons, such as yourself, playing a leadership role in the program on Thursday evening, January llth, in New York City. Further program details will be sent to you shortly. Cordially, he Christopher M. Mould Associate National Coordinator falt Nationa! Coordinators: John Feild { Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-7530  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 35 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d49ca3ac8af8282108d7c22485d0916f.pdf ba6a619b0d45e5373c04edeab43c2ea9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Urban Coalition/ ACTION REPORT Federal Bar Building West/ 1819 H Street, N. W. / Washington, D. C. / 20006 National Coordinators: John Feild/ Ron M. Linton · January 2, 1 9 68 The Urban Coalition ends 1967 -- and the first four months of its e x istence -- with a feeling of solid accomplishment and a high degree of optimism for the future. The Washington office has been established and staffed ... Task Forces, manned by many of the . country's most talented and concerned people, are already producing effectively . .. Local coalitions have been formed , or are being or g a nized, in many critical areas ... press and public support of the con cept o f the Coalition and its goals are strong. For many peo p l e t he Coa l i tion has become a symbol of hop e; others remain s k eptica l . Everyone is waiting to see if the powerful forces represen ted in the Coalition can indeed "turn the country around" and solv e the cris i s in the cities. We think they can, and will . We can repor t that in the dead of winter the individuals who came together in a common commi tment in the heat of August have lost none o f their c oncern , determination a nd s ense of urge ncy . The hard work o f program b ui l d ing goes on . The country watches - - and wa i ts . PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AND ENTRE PRENEURSHIP More than 200 p artic i pants met in Atlanta on December 1 3 f or a very succe ssful one-da y ses sion on pr i vate employment . Businessmen fr om eas t e rn and s outhern states had b e en i nvi t e d to e x chan g e i n f ormation and practical pr ogr a m ideas . They hea rd Gera l d L. Phillippe, chai r man of the board o f t he General Electr i c Company and co-chair man o f t he Task Force del iver a forceful address o n the r e s pons ibility of pr i v ate b u siness i n pr ovi ding jobs a nd training for the s o -cal l e d "unemployables". Other g e n eral session speak ers i n clu ded Mayor Ivan Allen, J r. of Atlanta , William Flynn , dir e ctor of t h e STEP Program for the Natio n al As sociation of Manu f actur ers , Dr. Lawre nce D. Reddick, executive d irecto r o f t he Oppor tunities Industria l ization Center Institute of Philadelphi a, and Augustus H. Stern e, president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerc e . A s i mi lar regiona l meeting wi ll b e held in Pho e n i x, Arizo na on J anuary 17 . The mee t ing date for the r e giona l meeting in Kansas City, Mis souri has b een changed fr om January 24 to February 2 1 . PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT AND URBAN LEGIS LATION Mi lli ons of people tuned in to President Johnson's t e l evision interview on a l l three major n etwork s on De c e mbe r 19 h e a rd t~1.e Presid ent ~ · �r National Steering Committee I. W. ABEL, President, United Steelworkers, Pittsburgh THE HONORABLE /VAN ALLEN, JR., Mayor of Atlanta ARNOLD ARONSON, Executive Secretary, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C. ROY ASH, President, Litton Industries, Beverly Hills THE HONORABLE JOSEPH M. BARR, Mayor of Pittsburgh, President, U. S. Conference of Mayors THE HONORABLE JEROME P. CAVANAGH, Mayor of Detroit FREDERICK J. CLOSE, Chairman of the Board, Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh THE HONORABLE JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor of Boston THE HONORABLE RICHARD J. DALEY, Mayor of Chicago THE MOST REV. JOHN F. DEARDEN, Archbishop of Detroit GILBERT W. FITZHUGH, President, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York DR. ARTHUR FLEMMING, President, University of Oregon, President, National Council of Churches, New York HENRY FORD II, Chairman, Ford Motor Company, Detroit THE HONORABLE MILTON GRAHAM, Mayor of Phoenix ANDREW HEISKELL, Chairman of the Board, Time, Inc., Chairman, Urban America Inc., New York JOSEPH D. KEENAN, Secretary, lnternat,onal Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Washington, D.C. THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., President, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Atlanta THE HONORABLE JOHN V. LINDSAY, Mayor of New York GEORGE MEANY, President, AFL-C/0, Washington, D.C. J. IRWIN MILLER, Chairman, Cummins Engine Company, Columbus (Indiana) THE HONORABLE ARTHUR HAFT ALIN, Mayor of Minneapolis GERALD L. PHILLIPPE, Chairman of the Board, General Electric Company, New York A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, President, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, New York WALTER REUTHER, President, United Auto Workers, President, Citizens Crusade Against Poverty, Detroit DAVID ROCKEFELLER, President, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York JAMES ROUSE, President, The Rouse Company, President, Urban America Inc., Baltimore RABBI JACOB P. RUDIN, Pre~ident, Synagogue Council of America. New York THEODORE SCHLESINGER, President, Allied Stores Corporation, New York ASA T. SPAULDING, President, North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, Durham DAVID SULLIVAN, President, Service Employees International Union, Washington, D.C. THE HONORABLE JAMES H.J. TATE, Mayor of Philadelphia, President, National League of Cities JOHN WHEELER, President, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Durham, President, Southern Regional Council ROY WILKINS, Executive Director, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York WHITNEY YOUNG, JR., Executive Director, National Urban League, New York JOHN FEILD, U. S. Conference of Mayors, National Coordinator RON M. LINTON, Urban America Inc., National Coordinator � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Urban Coalition | ACTION REPORT Federal Bar Building West [ 1879 H Street, N.W. / Washington, D. C. / 20006 Nationa/ Coordinators: John Feild / Ron M. Linton January 2, 1968 The Urban Coalition ends 1967 -- and the first four months of its existence -- with a feeling of solid accomplishment and a high degree of optimism for the future. The Washington office has been established and staffed ... Task Forces, manned by many of the country's most talented and concerned people, are already producing effectively ... Local coalitions have been formed, or are being organized, in many critical areas ... press and public support of the concept of the Coalition and its goals are strong. For many people the Coalition has become a symbol of hope; others remain skeptical. Everyone is waiting to see if the powerful forces repre- sented in the Coalition can indeed "turn the country around” and solve the crisis in the cities. We think they can, and will. We can report that in the dead of winter the individuals who came together in a common commitment in the heat of August have lost none of their concern, determination and sense of urgency. The hard work of program building goes on. The country watches -- and waits. PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP More than 200 participants met in Atlanta on December 13 for a very successful one-day session on private employment. Businessmen from eastern and southern states had been invited to exchange information and practical program ideas. They heard Gerald L. Phillippe, chair- man of the board of the General Electric Company and co-chairman of the Task Force deliver a forceful address on the responsibility of private business in providing jobs and training for the so-called “unemployables". Other general session speakers included Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. of Atlanta, William Flynn, director of the STEP Pro- gram for the National Association of Manufacturers, Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick, executive director of the Opportunities Industrialization Center Institute of Philadelphia, and Augustus H. Sterne, president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. A similar regional meeting will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on January 17. The meeting date for the regional meeting in Kansas City, Missouri has been changed from January 24 to February 21. PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT AND URBAN LEGISLATION Millions of people tuned in to Président Johnson's television inter- view on alli three major networks on December 19 heard the President a a tt il National Steering Committee I. W. ABEL, President, United Steelworkers, Pittsburgh THE HONORABLE IVAN ALLEN, JR., Mayor of Atlanta ARNOLD ARONSON, Executive Secretary, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C. ROY ASH, President, Litton Industries, Beverly Hills THE HONORABLE JOSEPH M. BARR, Mayor of Pittsburgh, President, U. S. Conference of Mayors THE HONORABLE JEROME P. CAVANAGH, Mayor of Detroit FREDERICK J. CLOSE, Chairman of the Board, Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh THE HONORABLE JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor of Boston THE HONORABLE RICHARD J. DALEY, Mayor of Chicago THE MOST REV. JOHN F. DEARDEN, Archbishop of Detroit GILBERT W, FITZHUGH, President, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York DR. ARTHUR FLEMMING, President, University of Oregon, President, National Council of Churches, New York HENRY FORD II, Chairman, Ford Motor Company, Detroit THE HONORABLE MILTON GRAHAM, Mayor of Phoenix ANDREW HEISKELL, Chairman of the Board, Time, inc., Chairman, Urban America Inc., New York JOSEPH D. KEENAN, Secretary, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Washington, D.C. THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., President, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Atlanta THE HONORABLE JOHN V. LINDSAY, Mayor of New York GEORGE MEANY, President, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C. J. IRWIN MILLER, Chairman, Cummins Engine Company, Columbus (indiana) THE HONORABLE ARTHUR NAFTALIN, Mayor of Minneapolis GERALD L. PHILLIPPE, Chairman of the Board, General Electric Company, New York A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, President, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, New York WALTER REUTHER, President, United Auto Workers, President, Citizens Crusade Against Poverty, Detroit DAVID ROCKEFELLER, President, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York JAMES ROUSE, President, The Rouse Company, President, Urban America Inc., Baltimore RABBI JACOB P. RUDIN, President, Synagogue Council of America. New York THEODORE SCHLESINGER, President, Allied Stores Corporation, New York ASA T. SPAULDING, President, North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, Durham DAVID SULLIVAN, President, Service Employees international Union, Washington, D.C. THE HONORABLE JAMES H. J. TATE, Mayor of Philadelphia, President, National League of Cities JOHN WHEELER, President, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Durham, President, Southern Regional Council ROY WILKINS, Executive Director, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York WHITNEY YOUNG, JR., Executive Director, National Urban League, New York JOHN FEILD, U. S. Conference of Mayors, National Coordinator RON M., LINTON, Urban America Inc., National Coordinator  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 34 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/895658d60cf584a016d3c26b89381cae.pdf 97def930872b6cd7f8f9d592b9023714 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. • ti ~ the desree to could be expanding their de livery ri.r- aervice s to their community and citizens, if the cited obstacles to such expansion did not exist (such as budgets). We would appreciate your answers to the foll owing questions aCter consulting with the he a ds a nd personnel c hie1s in the types of agencies listed below, i1 s uch a surv e y has not already been conducted. I. Assuming !!.2 .limi tati o n s i n budget s a nd f' ac i liti<~s ( i n- cl u d i n g provisions and requir e me nt s f or rec r u itin g and traini1 1g n ew pers onn e l), in which of' th e following mun i c i p a l fu nct i on s do you b e l ie v e there is a n e ed fo r at l ea st a 1 0% in c re as e i n servic e s and/or personn e l? Pl.ease an s wer j n col . 1. l f' o r IncrenSL'S ? ( ple:1s0 ch c'ck i :f n C! e d t~ x j s t s ) Ne<>d part ment or F u nction 2 l dedl Staffin g .l11creases (c 11 t. 1ir numb1·r) ti - pollution enforcement ucation nernl admin.istration alth and hospitals ghway and/or traffic dept . using codes and inspection brary •lice re creation and parks ban renewal (or rehabilitation) - includine Model Cities nitation lf'are her: (please name) {please name) .. ... J Nonprofess i on al D.t; % o f col . 2 �2 provide estimates oC ho~ many /" additio~al personnel J ould be needed to implement these increased services? here. Plausible, reasonable estimate3 are perf'ectly satisfactory _;. ·, We are not insisting on pre c ise tn- the-last-man :figures. III. In many o.f these pot e ntially expand e d departments and functions, there is always the strong probability that now pro~cs- sional personnel may not be ava i labl e Partly as a ag e nci e s means of solving t h.i.s around t h e in the · numb e rs desired. type of p t! rsonn e l coun t r y h ave r ece n t l y l> (•g un ( A) men a nd wom e n without shortage, re cru i l. and to j obs which a ctually could be performed by such me n a nd women. In oth e r n e eding mor e p er s o nn e l , t he c ould b e pr u.fcs,..ion a ] e mploy e d in n a ture fica t 1on perso n nel , in a v.1 rie 1, y o:f j t) l >s (f or cxnmple , c ertain kind s of t' 11 n ds , th.:.i. t playground a i des , column 2 migh t c on ::; i :-; t In an s we rine this qu0:-;tio n, uf pl .. : 1:-;e Lw•.> t l1t· :·H : .Jo n o t f!Xist int; Ludgetary or entra n c , · - rcqui r l' mt- 11l no iron - clad precise p ercentat~" estimat e as f .((6--. 0,/11.( . . . the ) num l H· rs t. y pt 'S /\ o f ll l' W nn:-;t1'a.i 11 Pd f, · 1· 1 l t mi.l,tlio11s . t h es e , •111ployccs ? hy ,111y Ag ,11 11, jobt> cu 11ld c on cL'i. vahly I> " per so nn el . ~.,e~.....;--1 / " ,' ( .--/- ,. .,,.,...., J ....·t -- .--- ------- - . ~nl I etc .). is requ..:· !-it,•t..l h1 · rt i -- oul y ynur l> c::; t to what proportion •., r fill e d by nonprof e s s ion a l u r han b 1• a u t i - ' mplo y ee s , h o s p1 t. al .f or 110 t (') a n d :• mc n a nd are not ri.gi d l y ln co l u mn J, wo u ld yo u .i n dic,1t.e wh,,l p , · 1·c ·1 : 11t o f cit<,•d i n d e partm e nt s only rn ,t ,jlJr n'a s o n h i r inl{ t hem is si mply the p ro lil 0 m o.f i n ad,• qu,1 tc wom e n tra in the r e eula r ly re qui re d a dv a n ce d p re p aration to perform t hos e asp e cts of "prof ess ional" and .function s omc , / I ~ .., (9 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ae datavery of. services és their community and citizens, af the usually * cited obstacles to such expansion did not exist (such as budgets). We would appreciate your answers to the following questions after consuiting with the heads and personnel chiefs in the types of agencies listed below, if such a survey has not already been ‘ A 4 conducted. y 5 I. Assuming no limitations in budgets and facilities (in- cluding provisions and requirements for recruiting and training : ‘ new personnel), in which of the following municipal functions do you believe there is a need for at least a 10% increase in services and/or personnel? Please answer in col. l. i 2 3 | Need for Ideal Staffing Nonprofession- | Increases? Increases al as°% of (please check (enter number) CH ae : partment or Function if need exists) | ti-pollution enforcement pie, eee ay le ied=, 215 Gaeare cece cee | ucation sles essen 3 ae Bae. Biss als | neral administration Seca bykaeah es + Ves lie, ogi ee ea Mer avais WM 0 | alth and hospitals Sale erst et a aie > elttte lol see Te Seer ey sisi! se | ghway and/or traffic dept. i ca eek ee tcc Meee SEP abe v using codes and inspection Haselae <5 a Sais) ss 9 brary eo @ 8 @ se @#@ 8 6 eeeese#s#ereeesst eevee @eeews lice . ee ee @ ee oe eoeeeetee eae ses ct t#es8@ Tre . oreoeeseeree#eeeevs:. ov eee ee ewe oe @ @ @ eo oe @ ereation and parks Qiageyete ys. 0% oka als ah, ete Bellic (St, % yon | ban renewal (or rehabilitation) - including Model Cities sae e eee ae vee bee eae ee oie ih eye a : nitation ‘ oer ew te Pees *e es #8 @ =e #@ ewe o* @ ss © oe @ | lfare . eeeoeee#s eee os @e @ @ oe # 8 eee © #® @ 8 8 . her? “eT oe @ese@ 8 @#@ 8B se @oeesee et eeeseee# see @etesnree# (please name) (please name) Fie In coltmn 2 could you provide estimates of how many addi tlonat: personnel would be needed to implement these increased ‘eaweleces Plausible, reasonable estimates are perfectly safisfactory.\: here. We are not insisting on precise to-the-last-man figures. IIT. In many of these potentially expanded departments and functions, there is always the strong probability that new profes- sional personnel may not be available in the numbers desired. Partly as a means of solving this type of personnel shortage, some agencies around the country have recently begun to recruit and train ( Aden and women without the regularly required advanced preparation to perform those aspects of "professional" jobs which actually could be performed by such men and women. In other departinents and functions needing more personnel, the only major ieecs. tO not hiring them is simply the problem of inadequate funds, ae and women could be employed in a variety of jobs that are not rigidly professional in nature (for example, playground aides, urban beauti- fication personnel, certain kinds of hospital employees, a In colunn 3, would you indicate what percent of the numbers Cre! « cited in column 2 might consist of these two typesyvof new employers? In answering this question, please do not feel constrained by any existingg budgetary or entrance-requirement Limitations. Again, no Ppoh-ctae precise percentajre is requested here -- only your best estimate as to what proportion of these jobs could conceivably be filled by nonprofessional personnel. ’ s 5 it ? 4 f foe Ak mM he bowl” P tihy a of tx 7 ange! fre ere sie fee a bcs / 7 J ee - i? CY Pits eae 8 JUTRO | tego so ng eet is dh cameleon laceie iar ote ren aad Alayna °C ke = ee Ee  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 33 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/30dac1108c01249190d5acbfce013f5a.pdf a7961d4c8f08f63923b77e809654a1ad Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building West/ 1819 H Street, N . w. Washington, D. C. / 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: And rew Heiskell/ A. Philip Randolph January 10, 1968 Dear Mayor: The response of the nation's cities to The Urban Coalition's August call for mobilization of community urban coalitions has been considerable. The number of communities where coalitions have been mobilized is substantial. A significant number of additional communities are known to be moving quickly through the initial organization phase. The Urban Coalition looks forward to convening in the first quarter of 1968 a national meeting of representatives from organized urban coalitions to form a Council of Urban Coalitions . The Council would not only play a role in the affairs of the national Coalition but constitute a vehicle for serving the mutual interests of member urban coalitions in information dissemination and program development. In this connection, we would appreciate from you at the earliest opportunity a status report on coalition mobilization in your community. In a ddition, it would assist us greatly if you would advise the National Coordinators of the name and address of the most appropriate person in your city with whom they can confer subsequently on coalition matters. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, //·, ; I ). l,.,1'. ·" ..: 1 Andrew Heiskell Co-chairman '.( Phil / I I • . ( ._A /? p .. A'I.,.' Randolph · · / I Co- chairman . t ' /.. ~ I I 'J.-1- ' f 1 National Coordinators John Feild / Ron M. Linton Telephone 293 -1530 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document JS Tt b Jali & Cals Li¢ MW] J Federal Bar Building West / 7879 H Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. / 20006 é g Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskell/ | A. Philio Randolph j January 10, 1968 \ ( de Dear Mayor: The response of the nation's cities to The Urban Coalition's August call for mobilization of community urban coalitions has been considerable. The number of communities where coalitions have been mobilized is substantial. A significant number of additional communities are known to be moving quickly through the initial organization phase. The Urban Coalition looks forward to convening in the first quarter of 1968 a national meeting of representatives from organized urban coalitions to form a Council of Urban Coalitions. The Council would not only play a role in the affairs of the national Coalition but constitute a vehicle for serving the mutual interests of member urban coalitions in information dissemination and program development. In this connection, we would appreciate from you at the earliest opportunity a status report on coalition mobilization in your community. In addition, it would assist us greatly if you would advise the National Coordinators of the name and address of the most appropriate person in your city with whom they can confer subsequently on coalition matters. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, f ) t wg st cpr Me fal fatad Ve. “4, pp wt tka t Wi. Andrew Heiskell i 4 F Randolph f ‘ Co-chairman Co-chairman Ta lanhr 707 fefepfhone 293-7  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 32 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/41e15ecac9fd6b267dfbce786f3caf7e.pdf 1235ac9297d90eb43379f169b0c442f5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 8, 1968 STATUS REPORT - LOCAL COALITIONS Cities in which a coalition has been announced and/or a steering or organizing committee is operative: Atlanta, Ga. Los Angeles, Calif. Baltimore, Md. Minneapolis, Minn. Boston, Mass. New York, N. Y. Bridgeport, Conn. Norfolk, va. Dayton, Oh io Oakland , Calif. Denver , Colo. Pas adena, Calif. Detroit, Mich. Plainfield , N. J. Fresno, Cal if . Riversid e , Calif. Gary, I n d. Saginaw, Mi ch. Huntsville, Ala. San Diego, Calif . Indianapo l i s, Ind . Stamford, Conn . Joli e t, Ill. Tacoma, Wash. Kansas City, Kans .Kans a s c ity, Mo . Washington , D. C. Winsto n - Sal em, N. C. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document STATUS REPORT - LOCAL COALITIONS January 8, 1968 Cities in which a coalition has been announced and/or a steering or organizing committee is operative: Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Bridgeport, Conn. Dayton, Ohio Denver, Colo. Detroit, Mich. Fresno, Calif. Gary, Ind. Huntsville, Ala. Indianapolis, Ind. Joliet, Ill. Kansas City, Kans.- Kansas City, Mo. Los Angeles, Calif. Minneapolis, Minn. New York, N. Y. Norfolk, Va. Oakland, Calif. Pasadena, Calif. Plainfield, N. J. Riverside, Calif. Saginaw, Mich. San Diego, Calif. Stamford, Conn. Tacoma, Wash. Washington, D. C. Winston-Salem, N.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 31 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/28ea0b3fa0e8dda6f3e29ac883dcfa53.pdf 58fc32e5d4cfffe36f567314d49f4acd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. • l The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building West/ 1819 H Street, N. w. Washington , D. C. / 20006 Steering Committee Co -chairmen : Andrew Heiskell/ A. Philip Randolph January 16, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: MEMBERS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEE FROM: JOHN FEILD, RON LINTON--NATIONAL COORDINATORS SUBJECT: PUBLIC RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES MEETING We plan to have a meeting in early February in New York City with the public relations directors, or persons who act in that capacity, of organizations represented by the members of the Urban Coalition Steering Committee. This is a very important group in terms of our communication of Coalition goals to the public, but many of them do not feel well informed about our activities. Would you please, as soon as possible, send us the name and title of the individual in your principal's organization to whom we should send the invitiation? National Coordinators : John Feild/ Ron M. Linton Telephone 293 -1530 ~ ® � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Urban Coalition / Federal Bar Building West | 1819 H Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. [| 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskel/ [A Philip Randolph ea) January 16, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: MEMBERS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEE FROM: JOHN FEILD, RON LINTON--NATIONAL COORDINATORS SUBJECT: PUBLIC RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES MEETING We plan to have a meeting in early February in New York City with the public relations directors, or persons who act in that capacity, of organizations represented by the members of the Urban Coalition Steering Committee. This is a very impor- tant group in terms of our communication of Coalition goals to the public, but many of them do not feel well informed about our activities. Would you please, as soon as possible, send us the name and title of the individual in your principal's organization to whom we should send the invitiation? National Coordinators. John Feild {| Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-7530  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 30 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e32ad40ba8865a7a5cb4f6808db6b25c.pdf 3878784cb1f6d5dcb22d9532477978fc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: URBAN COALITION STEERING COMMITTEE FROM: TASK FORCE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING SUBJECT: TASK FORCE PROGRAM AND OBJECTIVES The organization of the Task Force on Equal Opportunity in Housing launched the program for achieving metropolitan open occupancy -in our nation's urban centers. The initial activity of the Task Force has concentrated on planning for a national action conference to be held in Chicago, January 18, 1968. Invitees will include all local coalition representatives and related individuals in housing, home finance, real estate, construction, insurance and fair housing groups. Task Force Co-Chairmen James Cook and Whitney Young, Jr. will address the opening session and the luncheon session respectively. Four concurrent workshops have been planned for the Action Conference: I. Fair Housing Legislation a. Securing federal, state and local laws b. Strengthening existing fair housing laws c. Effective enforcement d. Meaningful use of administrative powers --federal, state and local. II. Suburban housing development for low and moderate needs. III. Role of voluntary programs to achieve fair housing. Strategy of metropolitan coalition for fair housing. IV. The January 18th conference is viewed as the Urban Coalition's steppedup efforts in behalf of equal opportunity in housing. Outstanding experts on the above topics are being recruited for participatin in the workshop sessions. It is expected that attendance at the conference will approximate 300 persons. Of necessity this Task Force must relate not only to the other Task Forces in a traditional sense, but of more importance is its relation to i:he Task Force on Housing, Reconstruction and Investment since the latter includes housing as an important element in its framework. It is probable that none of the Task Forces have as much of a metro politan outreach as the Task Force on Equal Opportunity in Housing. Hence , the need to identify, mobilize and activate all of the resources beyond the central city in behalf of the Task Force's goals. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: URBAN COALITION STEERING COMMITTEE FROM: TASK FORCE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING SUBJECT: TASK FORCE PROGRAM AND OBJECTIVES The organization of the Task Force on Equal Opportunity in Housing launched tne program for achieving metropolitan open occupancy in our nation's urban centers. The initial activity of the Task Force has concentrated on planning for a national action conference to be held in Chicago, January 18, 1968. Invitees will include all local coalition representatives and related individuals in housing, home finance, real estate, construction, in- surance and fair housing groups. Task Force Co-Chairmen James Cook and Whitney Young, Jr. will address the opening session and the luncheon session respectively. Four concurrent workshops have been planned for the Action Conference: I. Fair Housing Legislation a. Securing federal, state and local laws b. Strengthening existing fair housing laws c. Effective enforcement d. Meaningful use of administrative powers --federal, state and local. II. Suburban housing development for low and moderate needs. III. Role of voluntary programs to achieve fair housing. IV. Strategy of metropolitan coalition for fair housing. The January 18th conference is viewed as the Urban Coalition's stepped- up efforts in behalf of equal opportunity in housing. Outstanding ex- perts on the above topics are being recruited for participatin in the workshop sessions. It is expected that attendance at the conference will approximate 300 persons. Of necessity this Task Force must relate not only to the other Task Forces in a traditional sense, but of more importance is its relation to the Task Force on Housing, Reconstruction and Investment since the latter includes housing as an important element in its framework. It is probable that none of the Task Forces have as much of a metro- politan outreach as the Task Force on Equal Opportunity in Housing. Hence, the need to identify, mobilize and activate all of the resources beyond the central city in behalf of the Task Force's goals.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 29 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/53c807a5f19b5ad606be65295033feef.pdf 454d576c196bd416e896510df4a6d23b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 3, 1968 ORGANIZATIONAL PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION The Steering Committee of the Urban Coalition will decide January 8 the future nature of the Coalition . Essential to this is a decision on the organizational structure to be utilized for reaching Coalition goals. Currently, the Urban Coalition is an ad hoc steering committee loosely related to some 1,200 individuals who attended the August Convocation. The Steering Committee has spawne d seven task forces and created a small profe ssion al staf f wh ich serves the tas k fo r ces under t h e direction of two national coordinators. Functionally, there are two elements comprising Coalition activities. One is catalytic and the other is direct action. These two elements must be reconciled in the organizational structure. PROPOSAL It is proposed that two companion structures be created: one to conduct the direct action activities, the second to undertake the catal y tic role. Ca t a lyti c Structure The organ i z a t ion al structure o f t h e catalytic element would b e a non- profit corporation directe d by a Board of Governors. It would have a mode r ate service a n d support staff headed by an e xecutive di re ctor. The t a sk forces of t he p resent Steering Committee would become the program commi t t ees o f t he non-pro f i t c orpor ati on. The o bjectives o f th is o rganization would be to identify the pro blems fo r which it would un dertake r esear ch and s tudy; deve l op so l utions and program ideas; a nd prov i de res our c e s a n d service t o l ocal c o alitio n s . The o rganizat i o n' s f u n di ng capab il ity should be substantial eno ugh to all ow i t to pro vide matching g r ants for local projects undertaken by local coalitio ns. This organization should be funded for at least a three or possibly five-year perio d at a n annual rate o f $5, 000 , 000 . St aff support would require appro ximately $5 00 , 000 . The balance would be used for matching funds to local coalitions which would conduct action projects and for supporting contracts with existing organizations to do special research projects. �( 2) Membership on the Board of Governors would be available to all of the current members of the Steering Committee. The Board of Governors would elect the officers. The president or chairman should be a person of national reputation. The Action Organization The organizational structure would be an ad hoc Steering Committee, just as now exists, with committees where required and no staff. Its funding requirements would be minimal. Staff support would come from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities. Its activities would encompass taking positions on national policy matters and making efforts to insure that the national policy decisions became those of the government. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 3, 1968 ORGANIZATIONAL PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION The Steering Committee of the Urban Coalition will decide January 8 the future nature of the Coalition. Essential to this is a decision on the organizational structure to be utilized for reaching Coalition goals. Currently, the Urban Coalition is an ad hoc steering committee loosely related to some 1,200 individuals who attended the August Convocation. The Steering Committee has spawned seven task forces and created a small professional staff which serves the task forces under the di- rection of two national coordinators. Functionally, there are two elements comprising Coalition activities. One is catalytic and the other is direct action. These two elements must be reconciled in the organizational structure. PROPOSAL It is proposed that two companion structures be created: one to con- duct the direct action activities, the second to undertake the cata- lytic role. Catalytic Structure The organizational structure of the catalytic element would be a non-profit corporation directed by a Board of Governors. It would have a moderate service and support staff headed by an executive director. The task forces of the present Steering Committee would become the program committees of the non-profit corporation. The objectives of this organization would be to identify the pro- blems for which it would undertake research and study; develop solutions and program ideas; and provide resources and service to local coalitions. The organization's funding capability should be substantial enough to allow it to provide matching grants for local projects undertaken by local coalitions. This organization should be funded for at least a three or possibly five-year period at an annual rate of $5,000,000. Staff support would require approximately $500,000. The balance would be used for matching funds to local coalitions which would conduct action projects and for supporting contracts with existing organizations to do special research projects. (2) Membership on the Board of Governors would be available to all of the current members of the Steering Committee. The Board of Gover- nors would elect the officers. The president or chairman should be a person of national reputation. The Action Organization The organizational structure would be an ad hoc Steering Committee, just as now exists, with committees where required and no staff. Its funding requirements would be minimal. Staff support would come from the U. S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities. Its activities would encompass taking positions on national policy matters and making efforts to insure that the national policy deci- Sions became those of the government.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 28 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f947cf9fd2e371aef322e9a8dbb9b5d7.pdf 07759dc729e76a89dae5db04440bc6b5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 3, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO: The Steering Committee FROM: The Task Force on Educational Disparities The Task Force on Educational Disparities expects to identify special activities at its next meeting on January 8th which will relate its program activities to the local coation level. The Task Force is preparing a summary review of current efforts to eliminate educational disparities now underway across the country. After a review of this material, it is considering a two-day session of intensive discussion with individuals involved in these current efforts. From this meeting the Task Force expects to develop a plan of action on how urban coalitions can move to eliminate educational disparities. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 3, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO¢ The Steering Committee FROM: The Task Force on Educational Disparities The Task Force on Educational Disparities expects to identify special activities at its next meeting on January 8th which will relate its program activities to the local coation level. The Task Force is preparing a summary review of current efforts to eliminate educational disparities now underway across the country. After a review of this material, it is considering a two-day session of intensive discussion with individuals in- volved in these current efforts. From this meeting the Task Force expects to develop a plan of action on how urban coalitions can move to eliminate educational disparities.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 27 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2146f50c6b7b3641b4ccbb0eeb702cc8.pdf bf9faa34d009668c2221fd6fbca20643 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: Steering Committee FROM: Task Force on Legislation SUBJECT: Legislative Program for 1968 The two major Congressional issues in the Congress this year of paramount interest to the Coalition will be: 1) 2) The Proposed Emergency Employment Program; and Hous ing for low and mode r ate income families. On the issue of the Emergency Employment Program (the Public Service Employment Program) the President has indicated that the Administration will propose appropriate legislation if adequate r esources cannot be made available i n pri vate indus t ry. Congres s man Pe rk i ns of Kentuck y, Chairman o f the House Educ a tion Committee, promptly supported such legislation and offered to introduce an appropriate bill i n the House of Representatives. The program being discussed is basica lly patterned after the recommendations made by the Coal ition in its August 1967 Convocation. Senator Cla r k o f Pennsylva nia, Chairman o f t h e Labor Committee 's Sub commi ttee on Employme n t has indi c ate d tha t h e will re intr oduce a new and improved version of the Clark -Jav its-Prouty Bill which nearly passed the Senate l a st year . Senator Clark e xpects to a nno unc e hearings on the measure befo re the end of Fe bruary. All o f t h e maj o r u rban d e v e lopment programs s u ch as p ubl ic housing , urban renewal , mass transpo r t a t i o n, e tc., must be extend ed and anti-po verty legi slatio n must als o be refu nde d. Al s o ma jor l egi s la t i v e r e commenda tions a re in t he p r ocess o f b eing f o r mulated by the Kaiser Committee o n Urban Ho using . The Task Force r e commends that the Co a l ition can mo st r e alistical ly expect t o ma k e i t self helpful in achi e ving impro ved hous ing pro grams by deferri n g any a c tion on i ts own u nti l it h as had a cha n ce t o study the Kaiser Committee Re port. But the Coalition and its me mber s s hould act immediately to mars hall s upp o rt f o r a n Emergency Emp loyment pro gram a s end orsed b y the August Convention . Th is can be d o ne most effec t i vely by communicati ng support f o r such l egi slation to members of Congress. Chairman Perkins should be encouraged to introduce an appropriate bill. Al l Senato rs s hould be urged . t o j oin Senator Cl a rk as a co-sponsor for the Clark-Javits -Pro uty Bi ll. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: Steering Committee FROM: Task Force on Legislation SUBJECT: Legislative Program for 1968 The two major Congressional issues in the Congress this year of paramount interest to the Coalition will be: 1) The Proposed Emergency Employment Program; and 2) Housing for low and moderate income families. On the issue of the Emergency Employment Program (the Public Service Employment Program) the President has indicated that the Administration will propose appropriate legislation if adequate resources cannot be made available in private industry. Congressman Perkins of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Education Committee, promptly supported such legislation and offered to intro- duce an appropriate bill in the House of Representatives. The pro- gram being discussed is basically patterned after the recommendations made by the Coalition in its August 1967 Convocation. Senator Clark of Pennsylvania, Chairman of the Labor Committee's Subcommittee on Employment has indicated that he will reintroduce a new and improved version of the Clark-Javits-Prouty Bill which nearly passed the Senate last year. Senator Clark expects to announce hearings on the measure before the end of February. All of the major urban development programs such as public housing, urban renewal, mass transportation, etc., must be extended and anti-poverty legislation must also be refunded. Also major legislative recommendations are in the process of being formulated by the Kaiser Committee on Urban Housing. The Task Force recommends that the Coalition can most realistically expect to make itself helpful in achieving improved housing programs by deferring any action on its own until it has had a chance to study the Kaiser Committee Report. But the Coalition and its members should act immediately to marshall support for an Emergency Employment program as endorsed by the August Convention. This can be done most effectively by commu- nicating support for such legislation to members of Congress. Chair- man Perkins should be encouraged to introduce an appropriate bill. All Senators should be urged _to join Senator Clark as a co-sponsor for the Clark-Javits-Prouty Bill.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 26 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/33fbb1f5461fe4ecc35f166eb8b5cfb4.pdf 17b539c06623936b54fb3f8afca9350c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: Andrew Heiskell and A. Philip Randolph FROM: Joseph E. Allen, John Johnson, Harold Fleming SUBJECT: Report of the Urban Coalition Task Force on Communications and Public Support The co-chairmen of this Task Force have been in frequent communication both in person and by telephone. Our activities, current and prospective, are as follows: Membership of Task Force We have invited about a dozen prominent leaders in the communications field -- newspaper and magazine publishers, presidents of the major television networks, and the like -- to join with us as members of the Task Force . Acceptances to date include Mrs. Katharine Meyer Graham, Gar dner Cowles, and Arthur Ocha Sulzberger. We should -be able to report other acceptances when the Steering Committee meets on January 8. Within the next few week s, as the membership of the Task Force is completed, we will h a v e an o r ganizational meeting a t wh i ch specifi c plans and commitments will be a greed upon . Meet ing o f Inf o r mation Staffer s The Coa l ition staff h a s sugges t e d that we c onv e ne a p l anning s essio n o f info r matio n staff perso ns asso ciated wi th the various organizatio ns and busines ses represented on the Steering Committee. This group reaches a large segment of public opinion through periodica ls, n ews letters, and o ther publicatio ns, as well a s in their dea l ings with the mass med ia. A concerted strategy of public education through these channels could be an important adjunct of the work of the Coalition. We intend to hold a session of the sort proposed in the very near futureo �2 Advertising Council Campaign Joseph Allen and Harold Fleming have met several times with Bob Keim, President of the Advertising Council, and his associates to discuss the prospects for a Council campaign that would dramatize the urban crisis and urge people across the country to support and participate in local coalitions. The Advertising Council requires a permanent organization as sponsor of such a campaign, and Urban America has agreed to assume this role, including the major responsibility of raising the funds necessary to meeting the cost of materials for the campaign . An application from Urban America to the F o r d Foundation for this purpose has recently been submitte d. We very much hope that the campaign can get under way in the Spring. The American Business Press Joseph Al l e n has me t and di scus sed t h e Coa l ition's concerns with President John Babcock and the Board of Dire ctors of ABP. Subsequently, Mr. Babcock has issued a strong "action" communication to all member publications , initiatin g a major effort in support o f our common objectives . In a f o l lowup letter to his member edi tors , Mr. Babcock r epo r ts : As e xpec ted, busin e ss publica tion e ditor s a r e r e sponding to t h e challenge of solving the crisis in our cities . In f a ct, ma n y have bee n wo r king i n this area long b efo r e my memo o f Nove mber 1 4, 1967. Reaction h a s been o n t h e favo r able side b y a 1 0 t o 1 r a t i o . Thank you f or your quick and enthusiastic re s p onse. As you will remember, o ne s e rvice I felt ABP could pro vide is t o act as an "idea interchange" o n what y our fellow edito rs are publishing t o tell their respective industries, businesses, or professions what has been done to help meet this most complex problem. In looking over the first samples we received, i t seemed to me that many may have parallels that can be applied to other fields. By reporting or adapting these innovations by businesses outside his own field, each editor can provide stimulation, and crossfertilization of ideas. �3 I have asked ABP's Editorial Division Executive Committee to study the feasibility of this idea and to consider instituting a regular INTERCHANGE Bulletin. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: Andrew Heiskell and A. Philip Randolph FROM: Joseph E. Allen, John Johnson, Harold Fleming SUBJECT: Report of the Urban Coalition Task Force on Communi- cations and Public Support The co-chairmen of this Task Force have been in frequent commu- nication both in person and by telephone. Our activities, current and prospective, are as follows: Membership of Task Force We have invited about a dozen prominent leaders in the communi- cations field -- newspaper and magazine publishers, presidents of the major television networks, and the like -- to join with us as members of the Task Force. Acceptances to date include Mrs. Katharine Meyer Graham, Gardner Cowles, and Arthur Ocha Sulzberger. We should be able to report other acceptances when the Steering Committee meets on January 8. Within the next few weeks, as the membership of the Task Force is completed, we will have an organizational meeting at which specific plans and commitments will be agreed upon. Meeting of Information Staffers The Coalition staff has suggested that we convene a planning session of information staff persons associated with the various organizations and businesses represented on the Steering Committee. This group reaches a large segment of public opinion through periodicals, newsletters, and other publications, as well as in their dealings with the mass media. A concerted strategy of public education through these channels could be an important adjunct of the work of the Coalition. We intend to hold a session of the sort proposed in the very near future. Advertising Council Campaign Joseph Allen and Harold Fleming have met several times with Bob Keim, President of the Advertising Council, and his associ- ates to discuss the prospects for a Council campaign that would dramatize the urban crisis and urge people across the country to support and participate in local coalitions. The Advertising Council requires a permanent organization as sponsor of such a campaign, and Urban America has agreed to assume this role, in- cluding the major responsibility of raising the funds necessary to meeting the cost of materials for the campaign. An applica- tion from Urban America to the Ford Foundation for this purpose has recently been submitted. We very much hope that the campaign can get under way in the Spring. The American Business Press Joseph Allen has met and discussed the Coalition's concerns with President John Babcock and the Board of Directors of ABP. Sub- sequently, Mr. Babcock has issued a strong "action" communication to all member publications, initiating a major effort in support of our common objectives. In a followup letter to his member editors, Mr. Babcock reports: As expected, business publication editors are respond- ing to the challenge of solving the crisis in our cities. In fact, many have been working in this area long before my memo of November 14, 1967. Reaction has been on the favorable side by a 10 to 1 ratio. Thank you for your quick and enthusiastic response. As you will remember, one service I felt ABP could provide is to act as an "idea interchange" on what your fellow editors are publishing to tell their re- spective industries, businesses, or professions what has been done to help meet this most complex problem. In looking over the first samples we received, it seemed to me that many may have parallels that can be applied to other fields. By reporting or adapting these innovations by businesses outside his own field, each editor can provide stimulation, and cross- fertilization of ideas. I have asked ABP's Editorial Division Executive Committee to study the feasibility of this idea and to consider instituting a regular INTERCHANGE Bulletin.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 25 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/bd9f2c1aa6e0318b7a6136bbd3d9c56f.pdf 075329ce21090425dc3bf18f8be1ece9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: The Steering Committee FROM: The Task Force on Private Employment In order for the Task Force on Private Employment to implement the "Private Employment, Assistance and Investment Section" of The Urban Coalition's Statement of Principles, Goals, and Commitments, the prog r am developed by the Task Force must be practical and action-oriented. The complexity of the problem and the urgency for action have been clearly stated many times. Therefore, it is not necessary to include this information in this paper. It is generally agreed that much will depend on the commitment and action taken on the local level. Therefore, the Task Force has assigned top priority to working with local leadership throughout the country. In many cases, local employment committees will be p~rt of the total local coalition effort. The Task Force plans to undertake the following acti v ities: 1. Encourage and assist the business sector to develop specific manpower programs that will make an impact on the employment problem . These activities include recruitment, training, and placement programs . 2. Develop policies and proc e dures whereby a local employment committee may apply for direct financial assistance from the Task Force . This would be on a matching basis and be limited to a v e ry s mall number o f high ly effecti v e p r og rams. 3. Assist the bus iness se c to r t o d evelop t h e pra c ti ca l techni qu es a n d mech a ni s ms t o imp l ement p r ogram s on the l o c a l l e v e l. Th i s wou l d include th e d e v e lopme nt of a ma nual o f inst r uction and informatio n. 4. Establish a clearinghouse for information on programs and activities b e ing undertaken by the privat e sector. Case studi e s on specific programs would be developed and made avail~ble to interested companies throughout the country. �Page 2 The Task Force has already initiated action in some of the program activities. During the months of November and December meetings were held in Baltimore, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, and Atlanta, Georgia. The conferences focused on specific topics such as organizing local employment campaigns; recruiting, training, and placement of the hard-core unemployed; reassessing under-employment; job development and upward mobility; and promotion of economic growth in the ghe_t to. Future conferences are planned in ~hoenix, Arizona for the western states and in Kansas City, Missouri for the midwestern states. In addition to the area conferences, meetings with representatives for individual communities and companies have been held. It can be expected that this activity will increase as more communities and companies become involved in local coalitions and begin to develop employment programs. It has been suggested by many participants in the conferences that the Task Force serve as a clearinghouse f or information and develop speci fi c case studies on programs being undertaken by companies. The Task Force is working very closely with the National Industrial Conference Board and the National Association of Manufacturers on this activity. Information on programs is being gathered at the prese nt time and it should be available to comp a nies in the very near future. The Ta sk Force pla ns · to invite business and l abor leaders to assist the T~sk Force on the national level. The T~sk Force is presently considering a list of individuals who have e xpre ssed an int eres t in working with th e Task Fo rce. Although the Task Fo rce does not plan to become directly involved in the c onduct and administration of programs, it wi ll develop policies and procedures by wh ich the Task Force can prov i de limited finan cial assist ance in the developme nt and implementat ion of specific programs. This activity will not only provide much needed financial assistance to local employment committees, but als o provide the Task Force a n opportunity to implement some o f the goals in the " Private Employment, Assistance and Investment" Section of the Stat ement of Principles, Goals, and Commitments, such as "Earn and Learn Centers~' recruitment, and training programs. In summary, the ma-jor activities of the Task Force will focus on broadening the commitment and involvement of the private sector on both the national and local level. It will also develop ~nd implement in cooperation with local employment committees a small number of specific programs to expand employment opportunities for the hard-core unemployed . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: The Steering Committee FROM: The Task Force on Private Employment In order for the Task Force on Private Employment to implement the "Private Employment, Assistance and Investment Section" of The Urban Coalition's Statement of Principles, Goals, and Commitments, the program developed by the Task Force must be practical and action-oriented. The complexity of the problem and the urgency for action have been clearly stated many times. Therefore, it is not necessary to include this information in this paper. It is generally agreed that much will depend on the commitment and action taken on the local level. Therefore, the Task Force has assigned top priority to working with local leadership throughout the country. In many cases, local employment committees will be part of the total local coalition effort. The Task Force plans to undertake the following activities: 1. Encourage and assist the business sector to develop specific manpower programs that will make an impact on the employment. problem. These activities include | recruitment, training, and placement programs. 2. Develop policies and procedures whereby a local employment committee may apply for direct financial assistance from the Task Force. This would be on a matching basis and be limited to a very small number of highly effective programs. 3. Assist the business sector to develop the practical techniques and mechanisms to implement programs on the local level. This would include the development of a manual of instruction and information. 4. Establish a clearinghouse for information on programs and activities being undertaken by the private sector. Case studies on specific programs would be developed and made available to interested companies throughout the country. Page 2 The Task Force has already initiated action in some of the program activities. During the months of November and December meetings were held in Baltimore, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, and Atlanta, Georgia. The conferences focused on specific topics such as organizing local employment campaigns; recruit- ing, training, and placement of the hard-core unemployed; reassessing under-employment; job development and upward mobility; and promotion of economic growth in the ghetto. Future conferences are planned in Phoenix, Arizona for the western states and in Kansas City, Missouri for the midwestern states. In addition to the area conferences, meetings with repre- sentatives for individual communities and companies have been held. It can be expected that this activity will increase as more communities and companies become involved in local coali- tions and begin to develop employment programs. It has been suggested by many participants in the conferences that the Task Force serve as a clearinghouse for information and develop specific case studies on programs being undertaken by companies. The Task Force is working very closely with the National Industrial Conference Board and the National Association of Manufacturers on this activity. Information on programs is being gathered at the present time and it should be available to companies in the very near future. The Task Force plans to invite business and labor leaders to assist the Task Force on the national level. The Task Force is presently considering a list of individuals who have expressed an interest in working with the Task Force. Although the Task Force does not plan to become directly involved in the conduct and administration of programs, it will develop policies and procedures by which the Task Force can provide limited financial assistance in the development and implementation of specific programs. This activity will not only provide much needed financial assistance to local employ- ment committees, but also provide the Task Force an opportunity to implement some of the goals in the "Private Employment, Assis- tance and Investment" Section of the Statement of Principles, Goals, and Commitments, such as "Earn and Learn Centers! recruit- ment, and training programs. In summary, the major activities of the Task Force will focus on broadening the commitment and involvement of the private sector on both the national and local level. It will also develop and implement in cooperation with local employment committees a small number of specific programs to expand employment opportuni- ties for the hard-core unemployed.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 24 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f1bf1affc68f336ce134d3fbbeff78a3.pdf 733041baa2c86189c92b990cb04f7819 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I_ January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: The Steering Committee FROM: The Task Force on Local Coalitions The Emergency Convocation, held in August, appealed to communities across the country to form counterpart local coalitions. This appeal was predicated on the knowledge that achie vement of the goals adopted by The Urban Coalition is depende nt upon the d e gre e to which active support for those goals develops in a significant number or urban communities. The Urban Coalition also r e cognized that mere l y issuing an appe al for formation of local coalitions would not be sufficie nt. The Task Force on Local c6alitions was created to assist communities in establishing coalitions. As of December 31, 1967, nineteen local coalitions had been created. A minimum of ten more and possibly as many as twenty may be formed in Janua ry 1968. An o r ganizing committee, to prepare f o r conve ning the n ewly author iz ed Na tiona l Council of Urban Coalitions, is scheduled to meet in Washington on January 29, 1968, at the Mayflower Hotel. The re sponse to the Conv oca tion call f o r c ounterp ar t c oa l i tions was o verwhelmi ng , measu red b y the volume o f reques t s from community leadership acro ss the country for organizing and programmi ng assistance . The number of s uch r equests was b e yond t h e c apa city of the small national c oord i n ating sta f f to service . The d ecisio n was there fo re made t o convene three regional conferences f o r c ommun i ty leadership i nterested in mobilizin g coalitions. To date, two such conferences have been held, one in Chicago, in Octobe r, and a second in San Francisco, the end o f No vember. The aggregate attendance at these two meetings r epresented over ninety different cities in the west and mid-west. A third conference for the eastern part of the country will be held on January 12th in New York City. �Page Two Report to the Steering Committee Our second approach to assisting communities is in the form of Guidelines, which have been carefully developed by a Task Force working group and the coordinating staff. The Guidelines, a copy of which was recently sent to each of you, have now been printed in pamphlet form. The pamphlet will serve not only to explain the nature and purpose of The Urban Coalition, but to counsel community leadership on possible approaches to community mobilization. The need for action task forces as the working arms of local coalitions has been stressed both in the planning conferences and the Guidelines. As these local task forces emerge, mutual benefit will result from working relationships with the counterpart national task forces. Once the regional conference schedule has been completed, the task force will meet to evaluate progress to date and to map plans for future action. We e xp e ct to inte nsify efforts to stimulate organizing efforts in specific communities in many of which mayoralty campaigns, this fall, precluded coalition formation. In effect, this means a shift from a wholesale to a retail approach which will have to be selective because of the very limited staff and funds now available. However, we anticipate assistance in the se mobilization efforts from all those organizations and constituencies represented on the Steering Committee and, importantly , from the ranks of already operative local urban coalitions. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TOs The Steering Committee FROM: The Task Force on Local Coalitions The Emergency Convocation, held in August, appealed to communities across the country to form counterpart local coalitions. This appeal was predicated on the knowledge that achievement of the goals adopted by The Urban Coalition is dependent upon the degree to which active support for those goals develops in a significant number or urban communities. The Urban Coalition also recognized that merely issuing an appeal for formation of local coalitions would not be sufficient. The Task Force on Local Coalitions was created to assist communities in establishing coalitions. As of December 31, 1967, nineteen local coalitions had been created. A minimum of ten more and possibly as many as twenty may be formed in January 1968. An organizing committee, to prepare for convening the newly authorized National Council of Urban Coalitions, is scheduled to meet in Washington on January 29, 1968, at the Mayflower Hotel. The response to the Convocation call for counterpart coalitions was overwhelming, measured by the volume of requests from com- munity leadership across the country for organizing and program- ming assistance. The number of such requests was beyond the capacity of the small national coordinating staff to service. The decision was therefore made to convene three regional conferences for community leadership interested in mobilizing coalitions. To date, two such conferences have been held, one in Chicago, in October, and a second in San Francisco, the end of November. The aggregate attendance at these two meetings represented over ninety different cities in the west and mid-west. A third conference for the eastern part of the country will be held on January 12th in New York City. Page Two Report to the Steering Committee Our second approach to assisting communities is in the form of Guidelines, which have been carefully developed by a Task Force working group and the coordinating staff. The Guidelines, a copy of which was recently sent to each of you, have now been printed in pamphlet form. The pamphlet will serve not only to explain the nature and purpose of The Urban Coalition, but to counsel community leadership on possible approaches to community mobilization. The need for action task forces as the working arms of local coalitions has been stressed both in the planning conferences and the Guidelines. As these local task forces emerge, mutual benefit will result from working relationships with the counter- part national task forces. Once the regional conference schedule has been completed, the task force will meet to evaluate progress to date and to map plans for future action. We expect to intensify efforts to stimulate organizing efforts in specific communities in many of which mayoralty campaigns, this fall, precluded coalition formation. In effect, this means a shift from a wholesale to a retail approach which will have to be selective because of the very limited staff and funds now available. However, we anticipate assistance in these mobilization efforts from all those organizations and constituencies represented on the Steering Committee and, importantly, from the ranks of already operative local urban coalitions.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 23 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/42755c68f1e6ddd2acd870854c59f1d2.pdf ed2c46458b2b294319885264c31e85a5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Urban Coalition I Federal B,lr Building West/ 1819 H Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. / 20006 Steering Committee Co -chairmen : Andrew Heiskell/ A. Philip Randolph January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM: JOHN FEILD SUBJECT: BACKGROUND MATERIALS FOR STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING & RON LINTON, NATIONAL COORDINATORS Attached you will find current reports from six of the seven Task Forces. Additional commentary will be made upon them at the Steering Committee meeting. Not all of the co-chairmen were available to review these summaries. In addition you will find a memo entitled "Organizational Proposal" which has grown out of reactions and discussions with individual Steering Committee members since the earlier report of the Committee on Organization was sent to you for the December meeting. National Coordinators : John Feild/ Ron M . Linton Telephone 293 -1530 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document / he Ur ban Coalition / Federal Bar Building West [ 1819 H Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. { 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskell [A Philip Randolph January 3, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM: JOHN FEILD & RON LINTON, NATIONAL COORDINATORS SUBJECT: BACKGROUND MATERIALS FOR STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Attached you will find current reports from six of the seven Task Forces. Additional commentary will be made upon them at the Steering Committee meeting. Not all of the co-chairmen were available to review these summaries. In addition you will find a memo entitled "Organizational Proposal" which has grown out of reactions and discussions with individual Steering Committee members since the earlier report of the Committee on Organization was sent to you for the December meeting. National Coordinators: John Feitd | Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-1530  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 22 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4408090c4ade4190a7c15258d5978cc1.pdf 33e97dffaa7b227c1a20cd09d28080a9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building West/ 1819 H Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. / 20006 Steering Committee Co -chairmen: Andrew Heiskell/ A. Philip Randolph March 8, 1968 LEGISLATIVE REPORT SENATE HEARINGS ON HOUSING BILL CUT SHORT BY CIVIL RIGHTS DEBATE: Senator John Sparkman's (D-Ala.) Banking and Currency Housing Subcommittee opened hearings March 5 on the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (S.3029 and H.R. 15624) but important votes on civil rights legislation kep the Subcommittee from hearing anyone other than HUD Secretary Robert Weaver. Senators quizzed Weaver on whether or not the proposed bill would meet the needs of low income families. Weaver suggested the President's 10-year program was designed to do the job and he believed the Riot Commissions proposal to accomplish the goal in only five years was unrealistic. Hearings begin be. fore the House Banking and Currency Committee's Housing Subcommittee (Barrett, D-Pa., Chrmn.) OEO SUMMER FUNDS APPROVED BY SENATE COMMITTEE: The Senate Appropriations Committee has reported the 1968 Supplemental Appropriations bill for floor action with the inclusion of $75 million for OEO summer activities. No problem is expected in securing Senate approval. The real difficulties will be encountered in the House. CLARK SUBMITS EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING BILL: Senator Joseph Clark (D-Pa.) has introduced a bill to provide jobs and job training in both public and private sectors for 2.4 million hard-core unemployed during the next four years. The bill, S.3063, is similar to Senator Clark's emergency employment amendme nt to last year's OEO legislation which was narrowly defeated. It puts in legislative language the job opportunities in the business section (JOBS) program announced by President Johnson in his State of the Union and manpower messages. Last year the Urban Coalition led attempts to get Senate approval of the provision for public sector jobs. National Coordinators : John Feild/ Ron M . Linton Tel ephone 293 -1530 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document l he Urban Coalition / Federal Bar Building West | 1819 H Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. | 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskell / A, Philip Randolph March 8, 1968 LEGISLATIVE REPORT SENATE HEARINGS ON HOUSING BILL CUT SHORT BY CIVIL RIGHTS DEBATE: Senator John Sparkman's (D-Ala.) Banking and Currency Housing Subcommittee opened hearings March 5 on the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (S.3029 and H.R. 15624) but important votes on civil rights legislation kep the Subcommittee from hearing anyone other than HUD Secretary Robert Weaver. Sena- tors quizzed Weaver on whether or not the proposed bill would meet the needs of low income families. Weaver suggested the President's 10-year program was designed to do the job and he believed the Riot Commissions proposal to accomplish the goal in only five years was unrealistic. Hearings begin be- fore the House Banking and Currency Committee's Housing Sub- committee (Barrett, D-Pa., Chrmn.) OEO SUMMER FUNDS APPROVED BY SENATE COMMITTEE: The Senate Appropriations Committee has reported the 1968 Supplemental Appropriations bill for floor action with the inclusion of $75 million for OEO summer activities. No problem is expect- ed in securing Senate approval. The real difficulties will be encountered in the House. CLARK SUBMITS EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING BILL: Senator Joseph Clark (D-Pa.) has introduced a bill to provide jobs and job training in both public and private sectors for 2.4 million hard-core unemployed during the next four years. The bill, S.3063, is similar to Senator Clark's emergency employ- ment amendment to last year's OEO legislation which was narrowly defeated. It puts in legislative language the job opportunities in the business section (JOBS) program announced by President Johnson in his State of the Union and manpower messages. Last year the Urban Coalition led attempts to get Senate approval of the provision for public sector jobs. National Coordinators: John Feild / Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-7530 Sw  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 21 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/08a576fae92c720c4fc8ddb4a1260e47.pdf c30517550f8e5673697db82dc5b0f2b0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building West/ 1819 H Street, N. w. Washington, D. C. / 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen : Andrew Heiskell/ A. Philip Randolph March 8, 1968 LEGISLATIVE REPORT SENATE HEARINGS ON HOUSING BILL CUT SHORT BY CIVIL RIGHTS DEBATE: Senator John Sparkman's (D-Ala.) Banking and Currency Housing Subcommittee opened hearings March 5 on the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (S.3029 and H.R. 15624) but important votes on civil rights legislation kep the Subcommittee from hearing anyone other than HUD Secretary Robert Weaver. Senators quizzed Weaver on whether or not the proposed bill would meet the needs of low income families. Weaver suggested the President's 10-year program was designed to do the job and he believed the Riot Commissions proposal to accomplish the goal in only five years was unrealistic. Hearings begin before the House Banking and Currency Committee's Housing Subcommittee (Barrett, D-Pa., Chrmn.) OEO SUMMER FUNDS APPROVED BY SENATE COMMITTEE: The Senate Appropriations Committee has reported the 1968 Supplemental Appropriations bill for floor action with the inclusion of $75 million for OEO summer activities. No problem is expected in securing Senate approval. The real difficulties will be encountered in the House. CLARK SUBMITS EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING BILL: Senator Joseph Clark (D-Pa.) has introduced a bill to provide jobs and job training in both public and private sectors for 2.4 million hard-core unemployed during the next four years. The bill, S.3063, is similar to Senator Clark's emergency employment amendment to last year's OEO legislation which was narrowly defeated. It puts in legislative language the job opportunities in the business section (JOBS) program announced by President Johnson in his State of the Union and manpower messages . Last year the Urban Coalition led attempts to get Senate approval of the provision for public sector jobs. National Coordinators: John Feild / Ron M . Linton Telephone 293-1530 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Urban Coalition / Federal Bar Building West | 1819 H Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. | 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskel! / A. Philip Randolph March 8, 1968 LEGISLATIVE REPORT SENATE HEARINGS ON HOUSING BILL CUT SHORT BY CIVIL RIGHTS DEBATE: Senator John Sparkman's (D-Ala.) Banking and Currency Housing Subcommittee opened hearings March 5 on the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (S.3029 and H.R. 15624) but important votes on civil rights legislation kep the Subcommittee from hearing anyone other than HUD Secretary Robert Weaver. Sena- tors quizzed Weaver on whether or not the proposed bill would meet the needs of low income families. Weaver suggested the President's 10-year program was designed to do the job and he believed the Riot Commissions proposal to accomplish the goal in only five years was unrealistic. Hearings begin be- fore the House Banking and Currency Committee's Housing Sub- committee (Barrett, D-Pa., Chrmn.) OEO SUMMER FUNDS APPROVED BY SENATE COMMITTEE: The Senate Appropriations Committee has reported the 1968 Supplemental Appropriations bill for floor action with the inclusion of $75 million for OEO summer activities. No problem is expect- _ed in securing Senate approval. The real difficulties will be encountered in the House. CLARK SUBMITS EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING BILL: Senator Joseph Clark (D-Pa.) has introduced a bill to provide jobs and job training in both public and private sectors for 2.4 million hard-core unemployed during the next four years. The bill, S.3063, is similar to Senator Clark's emergency employ- ment amendment to last year's OEO legislation which was narrowly defeated. It puts in legislative language the job opportunities in the business section (JOBS) program announced by President Johnson in his State of the Union and manpower messages. Last year the Urban Coalition led attempts to get Senate approval of the provision for public sector jobs. National Coordinators: John Feild / Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-7530 al)  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 20 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2861798a8f46d1512be3cb56e567e80f.pdf 10ddd06a0958b454c203c0846c6271f5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building West/ 1819 H Street, N. w. Washington, D. C. / 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen : Andrew Heiskell/ A. Philip Randolph NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION FOR URBAN COALITIONS The Urban Coalition will provide leadership of local coalitions with a weekly summary of information about the status of national legislation important to solving the problems of the cities and particularly legislation bearing on the primary objectives of the Coalition. Javits-Yarborough Bill Would Increase OEO Funds: Senators Jacob Javits (R-N.Y.) and Ralph Yarborough (D-Texas) introduced a bill last week to tack $150 million for OEO onto a FY 1968 supplemental appropriations bill already passed by the House. Javits, along with Senators Edward Brooke (R-Mass.) and Fred Harris (D-Okla.) also testified in support of the measure, as did Mayor John Lindsay of New York. The Committee will meet in executive session Monday, March 4 to decide whether or not to add the extra funds. Attached is a fact sheet prepared before the Javits-Yarborough measure was introduced which gives further insight into the need for a supplemental appropriation. HUD-Agriculture Cooperation Proposed for Rural Development: '11he President's farm message (February 27) reveals a move to settle debate over responsibility for federal urban development programs in rural areas. Apparently Agriculture will not be permitted to expand its own kit of community development programs, but will coordinate other agency programs in the country's more rural areas. HUD, for example, will enter into agreements with Agriculture for Agriculture t o admi nister certain HUD programs in rural areas in accordance with HUD standards. Similar arrangements will be developed between Agriculture and other agencies. '11h e message called for increased federal assistance in providing housing a n d employment in rural areas. It recommended reducing inte r es t r ates and expanding eligibility fo r rural housing loan prog r ams a n d insur ing that rent supplements are available outs i de urba n a r eas. It a l s o p r ovided for c r edi t p rog r ams and cons truc tion loans for firm s loc a ting in rural r egions, a n d a broaden ed job tra ining. Housing and Urban Developme nt Act of 1968: Legislation to imple ment the President's Cities Message was introduced February 26 and 27: S.3029 (Sparkman, D-Ala.) and H. R.15624 (Patman, D-Texas). Hearings begin in Senator John Sparkman's Senate Housing Subcommittee March 5, National Coordinators: John Feild / Ron M . Linton Telephone 293-1530 �National Legislative Information For Urban Coalitions Page 2 and Rep. William Barrett's (D-Pa.) House Housing Subcommittee March 12. Mayor James H.J. Tate of Philadelphia, will testify before the Senate group March 7 and before the House Subcommittee March 14. Hearings will also consider riot insurance bills: The National Insurance Development Corporation Act of 1968, S.3028 and H.R.15625. Details of the 1968 program will be the subject of a forthcoming analysis. House Appropriations Subcommittee (Evins, D-Tenn., Chmn.) will open hearings March 18 on HUD FY 1969 budget requests. Several mayors representing NLC will appear March 27. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Ur ban Coalition / Federal Bar Building West | 1819 H Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. | 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskell / A. Philip Randolph NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION FOR URBAN COALITIONS The Urban Coalition will provide leadership of local coalitions with a weekly summary of information about the status of national legis- lation important to solving the problems of the cities and particu- larly legislation bearing on the primary objectives of the Coalition. Javits~Yarborough Bill Would Increase OEO Funds: Senators Jacob Javits (R-N.Y.) and Ralph Yarborough (D-Texas) introduced a bill last week to tack $150 million for OEO onto a FY 1968 supplemental appro- priations bill already passed by the House. Javits, along with Senators Edward Brooke (R-Mass.) and Fred Harris (D-Okla.) also testified in support of the measure, as did Mayor John Lindsay of New York. The Committee will meet in executive session Monday, March 4 to decide whether or not to add the extra funds. Attached is a fact sheet prepared before the Javits-Yarborough measure was introduced which gives further insight into the need for a supple- mental appropriation. HUD-Agriculture Cooperation Proposed for Rural Development: The President's farm message (February 27) reveals a move to settle de- bate over responsibility for federal urban development programs in rural areas. Apparently Agriculture will not be permitted to expand its own kit of community development programs, but will coordinate other agency programs in the country's more rural areas. HUD, for example, will enter into agreements with Agriculture for Agriculture to administer certain HUD programs in rural areas in accordance with HUD standards. Similar arrangements will be developed between Agriculture and other agencies. The message called for increased federal assistance in providing housing and employment in rural areas. It recommended reducing interest rates and expanding eligibility for rural housing loan programs and insuring that rent supplements are available outside urban areas. It also provided for credit programs and construction loans for firms locating in rural regions, and a broadened job train- ing. Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Legislation to implement the President's Cities Message was introduced February 26 and 27: §.3029 (Sparkman, D-Ala.) and H.R.15624 (Patman, D-Texas). Hearings begin in Senator John Sparkman's Senate Housing Subcommittee March 5, National Coordinators: John Feild / Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-7530 National Legislative Information For Urban Coalitions Page 2 and Rep. William Barrett's (D-Pa.) House Housing Subcommittee March 12. Mayor James H.J. Tate of Philadelphia, will testify before the Senate group March 7 and before the House Subcommittee March 14. Hearings will also consider riot insurance bills: The National Insurance Development Corporation Act of 1968, S.3028 and H.R.15625. Details of the 1968 program will be the subject of a forthcoming analysis. House Appropriations Subcommittee (Evins, D-Tenn., Chmn.) will open hearings March 18 on HUD FY 1969 budget requests. Several mayors representing NLC will appear March 27.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 19 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1ed81964fdcdca1cd2fa5de6b73fde5a.pdf 2143de0b89d8ad159e41796c90df6f5f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building West /1819HStreet, N . W. Washington, D . c. /20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen : Andrew Heiskell / A. Philip Randolph February 26, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: Public Relations Representatives of Steering Committee Members FROM: Joseph H. Allen, President, McGraw-Hill Publications and Co-Chairman, Task Force on Communications and Public Support of The Urban Coalition SUBJECT: Meeting of Public Relations Representatives, March 8, 1968, New York City As you know, the members of the Steering Committee of The Urban Coalition have provided fine leadership in the Coalition's efforts to stimulate national action on the problems of the cities. We feel that the public relations directors of the organizations represented on the Steering Committee--or people who sometimes act in a public relations capacity--can make a meaningful contribution to this great effort. We think you will also find it helpful to be fully informed about Coalition activities. You are invited to attend a meeting planned exclusively for the public relations people at the Time-Life Building, Rockefeller Center, New York City, on March 8th. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. in the 8th floor auditorium. Following the session, TimeLife will host a social hour and buffet supper. John w. Gardner has advised me that he plans to attend the meeting. This will afford us the opportunity to discuss with him the present and future activities of the Coalition. We will appreciate hearing at an early date whether you can be with us. Please leave word with Mrs. Marcia Greene at the Coalition office {202 / 293 - 1530) . National Coordinators · John Feild / Ron M . Linton Telephon e 293-1530 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Urban Coalition / Federal Bar Building West [ 1819 H Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. | 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskell [A Philip Randolph February 26, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: Public Relations Representatives of Steering Committee Members FROM: Joseph H. Allen, President, McGraw-Hill Publications and Co-Chairman, Task Force on Communications and Public Support of The Urban Coalition SUBJECT: Meeting of Public Relations Representatives, March 8, 1968, New York City As you know, the members of the Steering Committee of The Urban Coalition have provided fine leadership in the Coalition's efforts to stimulate national action on the problems of the cities. We feel that the public relations directors of the organizations represented on the Steering Committee--or people who sometimes act in a public relations capacity--can make a meaningful contri- bution to this great effort. We think you will also find it help- ful to be fully informed about Coalition activities. You are invited to attend a meeting planned exclusively for the public relations people at the Time-Life Building, Rockefeller Center, New York City, on March 8th. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. in the 8th floor auditorium. Following the session, Time- Life will host a social hour and buffet supper. John W. Gardner has advised me that he plans to attend the meeting. This will afford us the opportunity to discuss with him the present and future activities of the Coalition. We will appreciate hearing at an early date whether you can be with us. Please leave word with Mrs. Marcia Greene at the Coalition office (202/293-1530). National Coordinators: John Feild / Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-7530  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 18 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/df454920babc38bdee029eaa106c5b63.pdf 1d4e7d58757427b10393b6380e4811a9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MINUTES March 11th Meeting Page 4 Committee members, the Committee endorsed the proposal. (The statement of the Urban Coalition Executive Committee with regard to an OEO supplemental appropriation was sent as an attachment to the last National Coordinator's Weekly Report}. The final legislative item considered was the need for ·further action this Spring to support the passage by Congress of appropriate legislation creating a public service employment program as called for in the Coalition's Statement of Principles, Goals, and Commitments. It was pointed out that a bill for this purpose had been recently introduced by Senator Joseph Clark (D-Pa.} and that similar bills were expected shortly from Rep. James O'Hara (D-Mich.} and Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY}. The Committee then unanimously agreed to a restatement to the public of the Coalition's position on public service employment as previously expressed in a September statement supporting the then-pending Clark-Javits bill. (This statement was also an attachment to the last Weekly Report). Discussion then ensued concerning the possibility of a comprehensive public statement to be released by Chairman Gardner speaking for the Executive Committee covering housing, employment and the · OEO supplemental appropriation . After considerable discussion, it was agreed that the Chairman should issue as soon as possible a comprehensive statement combining the three separate documents agreed upon by appending a single page summar (Summary was sent as attachment to last Weekly Report} . The ne x t item of business considered was the report of the President's Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. Mayor John Lindsay shared wi th the Commi ttee his perspective on the report as CoChairman of the Advisory Commission. Afte r hearing from Mayor Lindsay and after a brief discussion, the Committee unanimously voted to go o n record as strongly endorsing the Commission report. (A statement endorsing the report was attached to the last Weekly Repo rt}. The final action taken by the Executive Committee was to set April 8th as the date of the next meetings of the Executive Committee and of the Steering Committee. Both meetings will be in Washington--the Executive Committee meeting at 2:00 p.m. (to further consider the organizational plans of Chairman Gardner) and the Steering Committee meeting at - 4 :00 p.m. (·to receive the recommendations of the Executive Committee}. Chairman Gardner adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MINUTES March llth Meeting Page 4 Committee members, the Committee endorsed the proposal. (The statement of the Urban Coalition Executive Committee with regard to an OEO supplemental appropriation was sent as an attachment to the last National Coordinator's Weekly Report). The final legislative item considered was the need for further action this Spring to support the passage by Congress of appro- priate legislation creating a public service employment program as called for in the Coalition's Statement of Principles, Goals, and Commitments. It was pointed out that a bill for this purpose had been recently introduced by Senator Joseph Clark (D-Pa.) and that similar bills were expected shortly from Rep. James O'Hara (D-Mich.) and Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY). The Committee then unanimously agreed to a restatement to the public of the Coalition's position on public service employment as previously expressed in a September statement supporting the then-pending Clark-Javits bill. (This statement was also an attachment to the last Weekly Report). Discussion then ensued concerning the possibility of a comprehen- Sive public statement to be released by Chairman Gardner speaking for the Executive Committee covering housing, employment and the OEO supplemental appropriation. After considerable discussion, it was agreed that the Chairman should issue as soon as possible a comprehensive statement combining the three separate documents agreed upon by appending a single page summar (Summary was sent as attachment to last Weekly Report). The next item of business considered was the report of the Presi- dent's Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. Mayor John Lindsay Shared with the Committee his perspective on the report as Co- Chairman of the Advisory Commission. After hearing from Mayor Lindsay and after a brief discussion, the Committee unanimously voted to go on record as strongly endorsing the Commission report. (A statement endorsing the report was attached to the last Weekly Report). The final action taken by the Executive Committee was to set April 8th as the date of the next meetings of the Executive Committee and of the Steering Committee. Both meetings will be in Washing- ton--the Executive Committee meeting at 2:00 p.m. (to further con- sider the organizational plans of Chairman Gardner) and the Steer- ing Committee meeting at 4:00 p.m. (to receive the recommendations of the Executive Committee). Chairman Gardner adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 8, Document 17 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 8 Folder topic: Urban Coalition | Miscellaneous | 1967-1968