<div dir="ltr">Attention SJPers and friends,<div><br></div><div><b>IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR UPCOMING EVENT</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Please, if you can, participate in this student led demonstration in support of Professor Steven Salaita. If you won't be able to join us, please forward this message and spread the word. Thank you.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>In solidarity,</div><div>Students for Justice in Palestine UIUC</div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Stephanie Birch</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sbirch2@gmail.com">sbirch2@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 4:41 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: Upcoming campus-wide event<br>To: <br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Hello, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.15;background-color:transparent"> </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Tuesday, September 9</span><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">th</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> will be recognized as a National Day of Silence for the reinstatement of Dr. Steven Salaita to his faculty position with the American Indian Studies Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On this day, all students are encouraged to </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">stand up and walk out</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> of their classes at </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">11:30am</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> and gather on the Main Quad until 1pm. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.22181816101075;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(20,24,35);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Throughout the day, we call for all students at the University of Illinois to join supporters across the nation in silent protest of this attack on academic freedom and free speech. We ask for those choosing to participate to cover their mouths with a sideways Illini ",” which will be provided on on the Quad during the demonstration. We further encourage all participants to take pictures throughout the day and share them across their social media networks. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.22181816101075;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(20,24,35);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Rise up. Walk out. Rally on Quad. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">For more information on the event, please visit the Facebook event page: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1529064230641082/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">https://www.facebook.com/events/1529064230641082/</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">For information about Dr. Salaita’s case, please visit: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1509674105938236/" style="line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1509674105938236/</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><div><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><img src="cid:ii_hzpyf3t30_148476d929b93997" style="margin-right:0px" width="604" height="208"><br>​</span></div></div></div></div></div>
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