Word: sponsor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...students at the conference," Reischauer added, "are more openminded than their sponsor, Reverend Moon...
Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University, said yesterday there is no policy on granting use of Harvard facilities. "Generally if a group has a faculty sponsor then the University will try to find them space...
Earlier, some sponsors were accepted with the most cursory of investigations, often after nothing more than a telephone interview. The result: a number of "breakdowns," in which sponsors have not fulfilled their commitment to provide for the refugees until they can fend for themselves. There have been a few sordid instances of outright exploitation or abuse-in Florida, one woman was assaulted by her male sponsor. In most breakdowns, however, the sponsors simply lack resources to support the refugees...
...failure. The director of the Interagency Task Force, Julia Vadala Taft, concedes that the program has been beset by problems but is still "pleased at the progress that has been made so far." The vast majority of placements have been successful, she argues, while the small number of "sponsor-refugee mismatches" is no more than should be expected in a program "of this size and complexity...
Amnesty operates through individuals and groups, who, White says, "actually adopt a prisoner as a long-term affair." Before Amnesty will sponsor a prisoner, the London headquarters investigates his case to verify that it is political, often sending observers to open trials. "We don't want criminals," White stresses. Amnesty groups consist of fifteen people who "adopt" three prisoners from different countries. Individuals usually "adopt" a single prisoner. In addition to the $5 per year dues required from every individual, groups are also expected to raise another $400 annually through functions like bake sales. Amnesty also conducts direct mailing campaigns...