[Imc] Fwd: Jose Lopez to speak at IDF Fall Dinner, Sat Oct 6

[Michael D. Brunelle]

A celebration of peace with justice activism at the Illinois Disciples 
Foundation

>T h e   I D F   A n n u a l   F a l l   F u n d r a i s e r   D i n n e r
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>***   FEATURING JOSE LOPEZ   ***
>ACTIVIST, TEACHER, AND LEADER
>IN THE PUERTO RICAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT
>
>Saturday October 6, 2001
>Doors Open at 5:30pm, Dinner Served at 6:00pm
>
>At the Illinois Disciples Foundation
>610 East Springfield (Northwest corner of Springfield & Wright) Champaign
>
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>*Along with an energizing, political keynote address by Jose Lopez,
>the dinner will feature a delicious gourmet Indian buffet*
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>Tickets are on a sliding scale from $5 to $10,
>and can be purchased in advance at the IDF office or from La Casa
>Cultural Latina (located at 1203 W. Nevada St. in Urbana)
>
>The dinner will also include a raffle
>featuring prizes from many local merchants
>
>
>For more information please call (217) 352-8721 or email idf at prairienet.org
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>JOSE LOPEZ:  For over 25 years, Jose Lopez has been a leader in the
>struggle for Puerto Rican independence.  In his role as educator and
>activist, he has been invited to speak at over 30 colleges in the
>U.S., Mexico, and Canada, as well as in international forums such as
>the United Nations Decolonization Committee.  Lopez has written
>extensively on the political and social reality of Puerto Ricans in
>the United States, while serving as Executive Director of the Juan
>Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago, and
>teaching at Northeastern Illinois University and Columbia College.
>He is also the editor of two publications on Puerto Rican Nationalism
>and has worked for freedom for Puerto Rican political prisoners.
>Presently, he is active in developing new praxis theory in community
>and social empowerment, as well as educational reform in Chicago's
>West Town and Humboldt Park communities.
>
>THE ILLINOIS DISCIPLES FOUNDATION:  The IDF is a peace with justice
>organization that works to create positive social change in the
>Champaign-Urbana community.  Our grassroots programs work on a number
>of social issues, from anti-racist to international justice.  Our
>programs are:  the Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC), the
>Women's Direct Action Collective (WDAC), the Common Ground Food
>Cooperative, and Activist Forum.
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>Tara McCauley
>Executive Director
>Illinois Disciples Foundation
>
>P.O. Box 2787 Champaign IL 61825
>(217) 352-8721
>idf at prairienet.org
>www.prairienet.org/idf
>
>
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