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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Gail Hankins</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Social Action Co-Chair</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Re-enactment of the Women’s Suffrage
March on Washington, D.C.</font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday March 8, 2013</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Urbana, IL-</b>
February 28, 2014</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Women of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority Inc., Champaign-Urbana Alumnae and Alpha Nu Chapters are gearing
up to host the second Re-enactment of the Women’s Suffrage March in Urbana.
With domestic violence rates soaring in Champaign-Urbana in recent years, we
aim to spark an end to the cycle. Our biggest hope is to raise awareness, and
support for domestic violence victims and their loved ones.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The program is
co-sponsored by the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (BNAACC),
U of I Counseling Center and MENgageMENT. There will be a special presentation
from Molly McLay, Assistant Director of
The Women’s Resources Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
She will provide statistics on domestic violence as well as offer resources to
past and present victims of domestic violence.
Students from local elementary and high schools will also perform. All are
encouraged to join us in the march and stay for the presentations. </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We also invite the
Champaign-Urbana community to a poster making session on Thursday March 6 from
3:00-6:00pm at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center located at
708 S. Mathews Urbana, IL. The posters made on March 6 will be used in the
re-enactment on March 8, 2014 at 11:00am at the Independent Media Center in
Urbana, IL.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please see the attached flyer
for more events.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Re-Enactment of the
Women’s Suffrage March is also one of the 40 days of nonviolence events hosted
by the Black Greek Alumnae Association <b>(a coalition of all Black Greek Alumni Chapters serving East
Central Illinois</b>). </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For any questions, please
contact Gail Hankins at <a href="mailto:GailH@sucss.state.il.us">GailH@sucss.state.il.us</a></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We hope to see you there!</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">DELTA
SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. is a non- profit public service sorority that is
based on Christian principles. <span style="color:black">These events are free
and open to the public. For more information, follow us on Twitter: <b>@</b></span> DSTCUAlumnae<span style="color:black">; like our facebook
group: <b>Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Champaign-Urbana Alumnae
Chapter</b>;<b> </b>or visit our website:</span><a href="http://www.dstcualumnaechapter.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:blue">www.dstcualumnaechapter.org</span></b></a><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b></font><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">.</font><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></span></p>
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