[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Campus Town protest June 15th

[Alfred Kagan]

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>>>Please consider supporting the following events:
>>>
>>>On Tuesday, June 15, 2004, students, faculty, staff and community members
>>>will protest the use of the Chief Illiniwek mascot on Green and 
>>>6th Street in
>>>Campus Town.  The protestors will target businesses that profit 
>>>from the sale of
>>>the "Chief" emblem - focusing on those establishments that 
>>>prominently display
>>>this mascot or other commodified forms of American Indian stereotypes.
>>>This protest symbolizes an escalation in the fight against the use 
>>>of the Chief
>>>mascot. We are asking all Champaign-Urbana community members to boycott
>>>businesses that are profiting from the perpetuation of negative 
>>>stereotypes. The use of Chief Illiniwek as a school mascot 
>>>continues to polarize the campus
>>>community and sends a message of disrespect and domination over American
>>>Indians and all other subjugated populations in this country.
>>>
>>>This protest will be followed by a 6:00 p.m. vigil at the UIUC quad.
>>>Both events are sponsored by a new multicultural collaborative 
>>>called I-Resist!
>>>
>>>For more information contact cosmico at sbcglobal.net
>>>
>>>Please forward this message to relevant groups and individuals.


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Al Kagan
African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
Africana Unit, Room 328
University of Illinois Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801, USA

tel. 217-333-6519
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