[rfu-automation] PSA for La Casa

[Mike Lehman]

Sounds safely academic to me.

What? You say the townspeople are headed up to the Ivory Castle with 
torches and pitchforks?

Well, academia may not be so safe a refuge anymore.

In any case, I think this PSA sounds fine.
Mike Lehman

Noel L. Vivar wrote:
> If everyone has a chance, please look over this PSA. While I am not
> bothered by the PSA too much (I'm comfortable with leaving it up to
> individual airshifters to decide whether to read or not), the PSA does
> have a political slant and viewpoint. I just want to feel out what
> everyone feels comfortable with concerning our "official WRFU" PSAs.
>
> My only concern is that the PSA does go beyond the "just give the
> facts" about the event and tries to portray a specific slant that may
> or may not be attributed to the station organization. Remember: we do
> not read our disclaimer for our PSAs.
>
> This is probably nothing, and everyone will agree, but since this
> program is in its infancy, I figured that everyone on automation should
> get their 2 cents in.
>
> Thanks. -Noel
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> On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:38:27 -0500
> "Raymond Morales" <rmorales02 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Public Service Announcement
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>> La Casa Cultural Latina, the Native American House, and the
>> University of Illinois Student Cultural Programming Fee invite you to
>> a unique collaboration on Thursday and Friday, April 26th and 27th
>> which explores contemporary and diverse expressions of indigneity.
>> Invited speaker, Larry Emerson, a healer, a hata'a'li' for the Diné
>> community in Shiprock, NM, will discuss the impact of colonization on
>> indigenous peoples, with an emphasis on the process of indigenous
>> decolonization and recovery from historical trauma.   Dr. Emerson
>> will provide examples of how indigenous communities and/or persons
>> who identify with an indigenous heritage can begin such a
>> decolonization process.
>>
>> Dr. Emerson will present a lecture, "Decolonization Encounters:
>> Contemporary and Diverse Expressions of Indigeneity," at Greg Hall
>> Room 100 on Thursday, April 26 at 4 pm.  On Friday, April 27,
>> beginning at 1 pm at Anita Purves Nature Center, 1503 N. Broadway,
>> Urbana, Dr. Emerson will facilitate a Decolonization Workshop and
>> dialoguing process that will help students further understand issues
>> around colonization and the decolonization/recovery process.   This
>> workshop will also create a supportive space for persons of multiple
>> indigenous heritages from across the Americas to connect and dialogue
>> about historical and cultural commonalities and differences.
>>
>> Both of these events are free and open to the public.
>>
>> For more information, contact La Casa at 217.333.4950 or through
>> email at lacasa at uiuc.edu
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