[OccupyCU] Fw: Query about sponsoring a C-U solidarity forum with Chicago Teachers Union speakers

[Germaine Light]

The answer may have to come through Steve Ashby, as he is our contact to CTU.  I think we are waiting for a reply from them. 

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Germaine 

On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:20 PM, pat.simpson at comcast.net wrote:

> Hi all.  I have had an inquiry from Channing Murray re whether we have confirmed a date, time, and place yet.  It does look as if Aug. 25 is now the preferred date, but have we settled yet on Channing Murray?  I do want to let them know a.s.a.p. so they can rent out the space if we will not be using it.
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> Pat
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> From: "Germaine Light" <lightport at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Andrea herrera" <andy17mex at gmail.com>
> Cc: occupycu-bounces at lists.chambana.net, "Occupy Champaign Urbana" <occupy.cu at gmail.com>, occupycu at lists.chambana.net, "Susan O'Neal" <skoneal90 at sbcglobal.net>, "undergraduate-graduate-alliance alliance" <undergraduate-graduate-alliance at googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 2:21:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [OccupyCU] Fw: Query about sponsoring a C-U solidarity forum        with Chicago Teachers Union speakers
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> Leaning towards Sat Aug 25 at Channing Murray Foundation.  Will send announcement as soon as date, time, place solidified.
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> Sent from my iPhone
> Germaine 
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> On Aug 9, 2012, at 1:11 PM, Andrea herrera <andy17mex at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This sounds cool. I am just wondering if a date has already been picked? I would be down for this but I don't know if I can be there. It will just depend on the date. Thoughts?
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> Andrea Herrera
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> 2012/8/8 Gene Vanderport <lightport at sbcglobal.net>
> Comrades, see below the original letter from Steven Ashby asking for Champaign Urbana community to host a Chicago Teachers Forum......please read his letter way, way below....Also read the growing list of cosponsors attached & below....
> Would your organization be willing to cosponsor, which simply means:
> your organization's name would be listed with the other cosponsors on the event announcements
> your leaders would attend 
> encourage your members to attend
> Even if your goals are not DIRECTLY involved with labor issues, you may find the Chicago Teachers Union mobilizing methods to be helpful to your activists!
> Gene Vanderport & Germaine Light
> Cosponsor List
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> Chicago Teachers Union Forum
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> Central Illinois Jobs With Justice:  The Mother Jones Chapter
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> UIUC Campus Labor Coalition
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> Graduate Employees Union (GEO)/IFT/AFT
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> Champaign Federation of Teachers/IFT/AFT
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> Campus Faculty Association
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> Danville Education Association/IEA/NEA
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> Region 9 IEA/NEA
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> Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace & Justice
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> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: "Ashby, Steven" <skashby at illinois.edu>
> To: "McGuire, James B" <jbmcguir at illinois.edu>; Stephanie Seawell <stephseawell at gmail.com>; "Lewis, Margaret A" <mlewis1 at illinois.edu>
> Cc: james barrett <jrbarret at uiuc.edu>; Jim McGuire <jimmcgu at comcast.net>; "Fields, A Belden" <a-fields at illinois.edu>; "Oberdeck, Kathryn J" <kjo at illinois.edu>; "Miller, Dorinda K" <dkmiller at illinois.edu>; Campus Labor Coalition <campuslabor at lists.uigeo.org>; Gene Vanderport <lightport at sbcglobal.net>; Dorinda Miller <dkmiller at uiuc.edu>
> Sent: Tue, July 31, 2012 9:38:09 AM
> Subject: Query about sponsoring a C-U solidarity forum with Chicago Teachers Union speakers
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> Hi, folks,
> This is Steven Ashby from LER.  I’m sure you’ve been following the developments with the Chicago Teachers Union.  I’m writing to inquire whether campus labor folks, and Jobs with Justice, might be interested in holding a forum with CTU speakers in late August.
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> In brief:  The Caucus of Rank and File Educators formed four years ago to mobilize teachers and parents against the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education’s steady plans to shut down dozens of schools, fire all employees, and turn the buildings over to privately run but publicly funded, with no accountable, charter schools.  As with all privatization efforts, this was primarily a drive to get rid of the union and negotiated work rules.   
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> In June 2010 the CORE slate challenged the incumbent slate, who were pretty much classic business unionists, and won office.  Starting in mid 2011 they began planning and implementing a contract campaign to turn their top-do
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