[Imc-outreach] International Education Week

Thu Dec 30 14:18:35 CST 2004

THe next meeting is Wednesday, January 5. This week was the only one that 
was cancelled.

-meghan

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, faith swords wrote:

> Actually, I think this would be really cool. We're putting together an 
> international film festival at the university, but they're very restricted in 
> what they can show to a public audience (personally, I don't think that the 
> laws are anywhere near as stringent as the media center people seem to think 
> they are, but that's how it works I guess).
>
> It would be cool if the IMC could show more radical types of international 
> movies. We can talk about when would be good times to do this (both in terms 
> of what's already going on at the IMC and what's going on at International 
> Week) next time there's a meeting.
>
> Which is, incidentally, when?
>
> --Faith
>
> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, Colleen Cook wrote:
>
>> Hi guys,
>> 
>> I am still hideously sick, and I don't want to spread it- so I won't be at 
>> the meeting tonight. I also missed video last night, but the few people 
>> from video that I have talked with, think that it will be possible to do a 
>> screening of international newsreals and films for our normal monthly 
>> screening and make it coincide with the International week. I'll let you 
>> all know dates and the contents as soon as we get our act together.
>> 
>> -Colleen
>> 
>>> From: faith swords <faith at ucimc.org>
>>> To: meghan at ucimc.org
>>> CC: Colleen Cook <colleencook7 at hotmail.com>, imc-outreach at ucimc.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Imc-outreach] International Education Week
>>> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:35:15 -0600 (CST)
>>> 
>>> I have been trying to think of ways that the IMC could participate in Intl 
>>> Week. So far the only thing I can think of is this:
>>> 
>>> I seem to remember Sascha telling me at one point that the IMC itself (via 
>>> him and Arun, I think) has an RSO branch. There is an RSO fair on one of 
>>> the days during Intl Week, and I think it would be cool if we could be 
>>> there. Sascha says that there is one more form that needs to be filled 
>>> out, which he has, and will bring to Zach's party on NYE for Arun to sign.
>>> 
>>> I'll be at the IMC on Wednesday, but our IRS determination stuff is due on 
>>> Friday, so I need to get that done so I won't be able to really be "at" 
>>> the meeting.
>>> 
>>> If there are any events going on with international relevance, please let 
>>> me know. We've listed the movie playing at the Art Theatre (Bad Education) 
>>> at that point (it's Spanish) and I'm looking for more community stuff for 
>>> folks to do.
>>> 
>>> --Faith
>>> 
>>> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 meghan at ucimc.org wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Do we need to fill anything out or register in order to participate and 
>>>> be listed or anything like that? Or just tell you if we have events 
>>>> planned?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Meghan
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004, faith swords wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> If you guys need to know anything, my office is actually heading up the 
>>>>> International Week coordination. If anyone has anything they'd like me 
>>>>> to list, please let me know.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --Faith
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, 25 Dec 2004, Colleen Cook wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I spoke with Outreach about this, but haven't brought it up to video 
>>>>>> yet. Early this next year, the university is working with the community 
>>>>>> to create "International Education Week". It will take place February 
>>>>>> 25-March 6. I was thinking this could be a really interesting outreach 
>>>>>> project to introduce more people to the IMC. On their website, 
>>>>>> organizations can list events taking place around town. It is pretty 
>>>>>> much free PR for anything that seems to fit into their broad parameters 
>>>>>> of "international". So I was thinking that we [the video group] should 
>>>>>> get in on this, and show some of our "international" videos of 
>>>>>> resistance from around the world. Have a mini international film fest 
>>>>>> one day during their dedicated week. It would be pretty easy to set up, 
>>>>>> and might bring in a lot of people who have never heard of us. Comments 
>>>>>> anyone???
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -colleen
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Here is a bit more info on everything if you are curious....
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> International Education Week Planning Committee at the University of 
>>>>>> Illinois is hosting International Education Week, "Exploring a World of 
>>>>>> Opportunities Through the Illinois Lens" on February 25-March 6.  We 
>>>>>> are trying to involve the community as well as the campus in this 
>>>>>> celebration of all things international.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you'd like more information on events happening during International 
>>>>>> Week, you can visit our web site at 
>>>>>> http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/int-week05/index.shtml.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Organizer:
>>>>>> Allison Walter
>>>>>> International Engagement and Protocol
>>>>>> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>>>>>> 1702 Presidential Tower (MC-429)
>>>>>> 302 East John Street
>>>>>> Champaign, IL  61820
>>>>>> Phone: 217-333-1993
>>>>>> email: abwalter at uiuc.edu
>>>>>> Website: www.ips.uiuc.edu/io
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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