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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=melodye@nitrogenlabs.com href="mailto:melodye@nitrogenlabs.com">Melodye
Rosales</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=stuartnlevy@gmail.com
href="mailto:stuartnlevy@gmail.com">Stuart Levy</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=discuss@lists.communitycourtwatch.org
href="mailto:discuss@lists.communitycourtwatch.org">discuss@lists.communitycourtwatch.org</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 30, 2011 3:40 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Discuss] Champaign school board -- surprise forum
tonight 5-7, Indigo Gallery, Champaign</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Re: The Stuckey Campaign and Yesterday's event<BR><BR>This
situation is more tragic then Stuart has stated. Four of the Five
candidates (Lynn Stuckey being the unfortunate 5th wheel) met independently to
plan a collective campaign event under the guise of a fundraiser for the
Champaign-Urbana Schools Foundation. Four of the Five candidates pooled
together resources and purchased refreshments to entertain a public audience at
an "Open House". The sad ending to this is that Candidate Stuckey (5th
wheel) thought there must have been a miscommunication that resulted in her not
being offered an opportunity to be part of the groups efforts and so she decided
to attend the event and meet and greet alongside the other Four Candidates at
the public "Open House". After arriving, Candidate Stuckey (5th Wheel)
understood she was intentionally left out of the event so she decided to pass
out her literature on the sidewalk, while the event planner-candidates had their
signs and literature nicely displayed inside and available to their supporters
and newly recruited supporters they'd hoped to attract.<BR><BR>Now, I have
remained quiet these past few months as I've watched the sometimes questionable
behavior and practices that have purposefully alienated Candidate Stuckey (5th
Wheel) by the remaining Four Candidates who are also vying for the four open
Champaign School Board seats. The main reason I tried to keep opinions to myself
was because I was told Jamar Brown was supportive of the community and what
we've fought for and continue to hold Unit# 4 accountable to---in other words,
he's Black and I am Black---so--gotta go with the Black connection, right?
Wrong. Taking my favorite quote from Zora Hurston, "Just because you my
skin folk, don't mean you is my kin folk."<BR><BR>As a politician's wife, I am
not new to what folks will do to win the vote. But I can also say that
even though Giraldo and I have been tricked many times over during campaigns, we
have remained honest and forthright because we are of the belief, naive or not,
that good will prevail---and we are what you see--like it or not.<BR><BR>Perhaps
the Three incumbents and Candidate Jamar Brown will be the victors and Candidate
Lynn Stuckey will succumb to a loss and that will be that. Or, maybe---
just maybe---- we can energize enough folks that feel "I'm not gonna take it
anymore!" and vote for what's going to move our school district forward and not
simply what "looks" like it will. <BR><BR>For the record, I have spoken
with all Three incumbents who have sought me out because I am the only Black
female representing the community who sits on the EEE committee. Before
these incumbents sought me out of the Three, One had ongoing communication with
me, the Second had barely spoken to me and the Third had made distasteful
remarks about me in the past. So, you can imagine what I think when Jamar
Brown, who sits alongside me on the dog and pony committee (aka EEE) not only
has never spoken to me--directly or indirectly, but remains tactfully silent
each time I try and tear down the window dressing to encourage transparency. In
fact, Jamar Brown has never expressed any thought during the meetings nor
responded to any group emails sent out by the facilitator of the EEE, even where
we are specifically asked to respond. <BR><BR>We need a School Board that
is not in lock-step, but one that is diverse in mind---not simply color, and to
make sure at least one member will ask the right questions and keep asking until
they get an answer we can all live with.<BR><BR>Thank you for
reading,<BR>Melodye Rosales<BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Stuart Levy <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:stuartnlevy@gmail.com">stuartnlevy@gmail.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">4
of the 5 candidates for Champaign Unit 4 School Board are attending<BR>a
forum/fundraiser this evening. The other candidate, Lynn Stuckey,<BR>was
not invited but she intends to be there, and invites others on this<BR>list to
come by too. (Lynn points out that the Open Meetings Act<BR>will have
something to say about this if at least four current Board<BR>members show
up.)<BR><BR>It's a fundraiser for Champaign-Urbana Schools Foundation, to be
at:<BR><BR> 5:00-7:00PM<BR> Tonight, Tuesday 3/29<BR> Indi
Go Gallery<BR> 9 E. University Ave, Champaign<BR> (Across
University from the City
building.)<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Discuss
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