[Imc-newsroom] white supremicist group comes to town

[Danielle Chynoweth]

we need to cover this.

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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:10:09 -0500
From: Jenny Barrett <jennyb at uiuc.edu>
To: sf-talk at prairienet.org
Subject: FYI


>>White supremacist to speak in Champaign
>>  By MARK SCHULTZ, WDWS Staff
>>  Published Online August 29, 2001
>>  Copyright 2001
>>
>>  White supremacist Matt Hale, founder of the World Church of the
>>  Creator, will speak at the Champaign Public Library on Sunday, Sept.
>>  9. Champaign Public Library Director George Sheets says Hale
>>  approached him to speak at the library. Sheets says he negotiated
>>  with Hale to speak after the library is closed so he
>>  wouldn't disturb patrons. Hale will speak at the library from 7 to 9 p.m.
>>  Sheets says a public library is a good forum to exchange ideas no matter
>how
>>  controversial those ideas may be. Hale has spoken at several other
>>  public libraries around the state.
>>  One of Hale's followers, Benjamin Smith, went on a multi- state
>>  shooting spree in July 1999. Smith shot and wounded a UI student as
>>  part of that spree. He also shot and killed former Northwestern
>>  basketball coach Ricky Byrdsong.
>>  Sheets says he has been in contact with the Champaign Police
>>  Department to ensure security and order at the library during Hale's
>>  visit.
>>  Stephen J. Kaufman
>>  Professor
>>  Department of Cell & Structural Biology
>>  University of Illinois
>>  B107 Chemistry and Life Sciences Laboratory
>  > 601 South Goodwin Avenue
>>  Urbana, IL 61801
>>  USA
>>  fax:217-244-1648
>>  tel:217-333-3521
>>  e-mail:stephenk at uiuc.edu

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Jenny Barrett <jennyb at uiuc.edu>
Senior Research Programmer, Dept of Psychology
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
603 E. Daniel
Champaign IL 61820