From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Thu Mar 1 20:08:23 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 14:08:23 -0600 Subject: [OccupyCU] immigration seminar this Sunday, 4-6pm, March 4 Message-ID: Hi friends—we re-convene this Sunday, March 4, 4-6pm. Hour 1: Questions to research for this Sunday: concerning immigration, what is fake and being created to manipulate and control? What are the actual needs? Hour 2: presentation by seminar participate Devin Carter Day, on his project: *My project is a case study of the Cleveland 'Dream Neighborhood', which is a project that brings together refugee resettlement nonprofit agencies, community development corporations, a local school, local council people, small businesses, and numerous refugees and their native-born neighbors. Mostly it's a project about refugee integration, community building, and neighborhood revitalization.* *Because Cleveland is a 'legacy' (or Rust Belt) city, it experienced rapid depopulation (like Detroit, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and others) throughout the last 50 years. Attracting immigrants and resettling refugees is seen as a strategy to make Midwestern legacy cities more viable. This project addresses two neighborhoods on Cleveland's near West side, where housing vacancy and vacant lots are being renovated to recapture and improve land values. The rehabbed structures are rented to newly resettled refugees in these two neighborhoods, where they're close to a multilingual public school, jobs, and other resources to advance integration and multiculturalism.* *But there's a lot more to it than that, which I can touch upon when I share my research. —Devin Carter Day* -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Sun Mar 4 20:18:32 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2018 14:18:32 -0600 Subject: [OccupyCU] 1-Woman House Theater(with dog and spoon)--Thurs 7:30pm, Sat. 2:30pm---FREE!!! Message-ID: HI friends—Al from Pacific Northwest, Glasgow and New Orleans has come to live here in Urbana for a while to be part of the immigration play Glo Heart. And she’s offering a performance on Thursday March 8, 7:30pm and Saturday March 10, 2:30pm. Kid friendly! It will be at the old House Theater house, 122 Franklin Street al & dog [with special guests, Mr. Schneider and K!tchen Spoon] ​ march 8th - 7:30pm march 10th - 2:30pm school for designing a society – 122 Franklin, Urbana—free! al & dog present a new performance about spoons, tomato soup, and other things. al & dog are a performance duo from the pacific northwest, glasgow, and most recently, new orleans. two creatures, one of flesh and one of fabric, they devise absurd performances out of everyday language and howl with the spoons. their work plays with the relationship between the queer and the creaturely body in its movement through language. al is a creature with very small and somewhat crooked pinky fingers. al is unsure about most things. dog is an autonomous creature, half-priced polyester stuffing and all. dog is neither a goat nor a sheep. dog is a dog. the performance will last approximately 40 minutes, with the option to stay longer for a discussion. www.alanddog.co.uk -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Thu Mar 8 15:27:03 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 09:27:03 -0600 Subject: [OccupyCU] TONIGHT--One Woman Show at House Theater, 7:30pm Message-ID: HI friends—Al from Pacific Northwest, Glasgow and New Orleans has come to live here in Urbana for a while to be part of the immigration play Glo Heart. And she’s offering a performance tonight Thursday March 8, 7:30pm and Saturday March 10, 2:30pm. Kid friendly! It will be at the old House Theater house, 122 Franklin Street al & dog [with special guests, Mr. Schneider and K!tchen Spoon] ​ march 8th - 7:30pm march 10th - 2:30pm school for designing a society – 122 Franklin, Urbana—free! al & dog present a new performance about spoons, tomato soup, and other things. al & dog are a performance duo from the pacific northwest, glasgow, and most recently, new orleans. two creatures, one of flesh and one of fabric, they devise absurd performances out of everyday language and howl with the spoons. their work plays with the relationship between the queer and the creaturely body in its movement through language. al is a creature with very small and somewhat crooked pinky fingers. al is unsure about most things. dog is an autonomous creature, half-priced polyester stuffing and all. dog is neither a goat nor a sheep. dog is a dog. the performance will last approximately 40 minutes, with the option to stay longer for a discussion. www.alanddog.co.uk -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: al & dog [with special guests, Mr. Schneider and K!tchen Spoon] [image: sdas picture.png] ​ march 10th - 2:30pm school for designing a society – 122 franklin al & dog present a new performance about spoons, tomato soup, and other things. al & dog are a performance duo from the pacific northwest, glasgow, and most recently, new orleans. two creatures, one of flesh and one of fabric, they devise absurd performances out of everyday language and howl with the spoons. their work plays with the relationship between the queer and the creaturely body in its movement through language. al is a creature with very small and somewhat crooked pinky fingers. al is unsure about most things. dog is an autonomous creature, half-priced polyester stuffing and all. dog is neither a goat nor a sheep. dog is a dog. the performance will last approximately 40 minutes, with the option to stay longer for a discussion. www.alanddog.co.uk -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Sat Mar 17 18:16:06 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:16:06 -0500 Subject: [OccupyCU] No immigration seminar tomorrow, Sunday, March 18th, next one, Sunday March 25 Message-ID: Hi friends——no seminar tomorrow. Let’s meet next weekend, next Sunday march 25, 4-6pm. Topic 1: What do people think they are referring to when they say some group of people is 'stealing our jobs'? What does one have to assume for this phrase to make sense? Topic 2: Let’s research (beforehand if possible) what other places/cities/universities are doing in relation to ICE deportations, supporting the DREAM Act. I just returned from Olympia Washington where they are pushing ahead on these actions….. Warmly Susan -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Sun Mar 25 14:26:09 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 09:26:09 -0500 Subject: [OccupyCU] Immigration Seminar today, Sunday, 4-6pm: gun regulation w/ pro-immigrant activism? Message-ID: Hi friends—please come to the seminar on immigration today, Sunday, 4-6 pm. It’s held at 122 Franklin Street, the ‘Parkhouse’. Coffee and tea provided. The seminar is built around our talking with one another, on topics or questions where we’re trying to figure out an answer/way to talk/respond/action to take. Here are three potential topics, suggested by a few people: Topic 1: What are ways to connect the current activism around gun violence with activism around immigration? When NRA uses the language-'It's not guns that kill people, it's people who kill people" in order to deflect blame, is there something similar in the ways we're made to talk about immigration? Topic 2: What do people think they are referring to when they say some group of people is 'stealing our jobs'? What does one have to assume for this phrase to make sense? Topic 3: what are other places/cities/universities doing in relation to ICE deportations. Could people research this? Susan -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Mon Mar 26 19:27:27 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:27:27 -0500 Subject: [OccupyCU] Urbana Park District seeking new member of its Board of Commissioners--consider running for that office Message-ID: Hi friends---Urbana Park District has an opening for a new commissioner on its board. Please consider running. From my experience, the UPD is a progressive and forward-thinking group of people, and parks/recreation/classes/health land allocation are all within its scope. Application deadline is March 30. It's a one year position. https://www.urbanaparks.org/urbana-park-district-board-of-commissioners-accepting-applications-for-board-vacancy/ -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Sat Mar 31 01:06:31 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:06:31 -0500 Subject: [OccupyCU] No immigration seminar this Sunday April 1; great immigration activist coming to town this Thursday evening. Message-ID: Hi friends—many of you have indicated you’ll be out of town or otherwise busy on this holiday Sunday—so let’s skip meeting Sunday April 1, And reconvene on Sunday, April 8, 4-6pm. Friend Ricardo Diaz has let us know that there’s a great immigration activist coming this Thursday. Read down below, I’ll be going—anyone needing a ride should contact me. We don’t yet have *the exact time and place*—it will be Thursday evening but the exact time and place is not yet available. I’ll let you know when and where, when I know. Hi all(from Ricardo) This is a short notice invite to involve your group or class with an immigration policy activist that will be in the area next Thursday the 5th. Jane Guskin ; the second edition of her book is just out and it might be a good opportunity to get a discussion going beyond our Immmigration 101 opportunities all the way up to resisting ICE. She says and includes the attached flyer: I had not even thought of doing a book event, but that would be great. Yes, it's only a week away, but it seems worth a try. Here's a description of the dialogue model I would prefer to use, rather than a traditional book talk: http://thepoliticsofimmigration.org/our-immigration-dialogues/. I have used this model in classrooms too, so if any professors are interested I can do the dialogue with a class on Wednesday or Thursday in addition to a Thursday evening public event. . ​I'd like to finalize an event or visit by tomorrow morning, Saturday, so we can have books shipped in case people want to know more. If you'd like to forward this to others, please feel free. Text or call me ASAP? ​ ​Thanks for considering this,​ -.-.-.-.-.--.-.--.-.--...-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- Ricardo Diaz xpenn.diaz at gmail.com cell # 217 979-0255 “If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. 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