[Imc] [Fwd: Homecoming 2000: No More Racism in Our Communities or Schools (fwd)]
Mike Lehman
rebelmike at earthlink.net
Wed Oct 11 00:33:05 UTC 2000
An opportunity for coverage of an event that we can be sure will be
ill-covered by much of the media (although the N-G had a fairly good
photo caption of yesterday's events in today's edition.) I won't be
going, but if anyone would like to borow equipement, let me know.
Mike
alexander ulysses bonick wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> It's that time of year again - time to celebrate homecoming. But
> many of us cannot, or refuse to, celebrate because every athletic event at
> this university is shadowed by racism. This is the 10 year anniversary of
> the struggle to remove 'chief illiniwek' as symbol of our university. Come
> join the Illinois Chapter of The National Coalition on Racism in Sports
> and the Media for their anti-racist weekend events, "Orange and Blue for
> the New Millennium." Racism, in any form, has no place in our communities
> or schools. Join us as we try to re-claim this weekend by participating in
> our parade float, silent protest, and seminar. Learn about racism in
> Champaign-Urbana and at UIUC, network with other organizers, activists,
> and concerned citizens and students, and discuss how to combat the 75-year
> stereotype that looms over central Illinois.
> Please forward widely, to your own group, other groups, listservs,
> and friends. Let's show how committed we are to ending racism by bringing
> out the thousands of people from town and campus who oppose the 'chief'!
>
> Thank You,
> Alex Bonick, NCRSM - IL Chapter
> _____________________________________________________________________________
>
> The National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media
>
> Invites you to:
>
> Terminating Institutional Racism:
> Epitaph for the Chief
>
> Annual Homecoming Event
> October 13 and 14, 2000
> University of Illinois -Champaign/Urbana
>
> Seminar and Event Schedule:
>
> Friday, October 13th:
>
> 6:00 pm: Homecoming Parade: "Orange and Blue for the New Millennium"
> - Float sponsored by: Alpha Kappa Delta and NCRSM
> - All participants are invited to join us in the parade. If possible,
> please wear Prairie Fire t-shirts.
> - Route: Starts at Sixth and Gregory, then north on Sixth Street, then
> east on Green Street, then south on Mathews Avenue. The parade ends at
> Mathews and Nevada.
>
> 7:30 pm: Post-parade Reception and Organizing Session
> - Lincoln Hall Room 304, 702 South Wright Street
> - Welcome by Cyd Crue
> - Distinguished Guests:
> Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement Board of Directors
> Vernon Bellecourt, President, NCRSM
> Don Messec, NCRSM, Board of Directors
>
> Saturday, October 14th:
>
> 10:00 am: Continental Breakfast
> - 702 South Wright Street, Lincoln Hall Room 304)
>
> 11:30 am: Ecumenical Prayer Service and Pipe Ceremony at Memorial Stadium
> - Solemn procession around football stadium
>
> 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Where are we Now?
> - Featured Speakers:
> Carol Spindel, Professor, UIUC:
> Historical background and publication of "Dancing at Halftime"
> Stephen Kaufman, Professor, UIUC:
> Report on Intake Session
> Mark Abers, UIUC:
> A Racially Hostile Climate in C-U? An experience in survey research
>
> 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Continuing the Struggle - Where do we go from here?
> - Dialogue on Stepping up Activism
> Cyd Crue, President, NCRSM-IL
> Vernon Bellecourt, President, NCRSM
> Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement Board of Directors
>
> 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Workshops on Reaching out and Facilitating Change
> (rooms to be announced)
> - Imani Bazell: Community Organizing
> - Ann Haugo and Chris Valeo: Student Organizing
> - Jay Rosenstein and Dan Green: Organizing Academics
> - Don Messec, Curt Wilson and Tom Leonard: Organizing National and
> State-wide Linkages
>
> 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Report from Workshops
>
> Pot Luck Dinner!
> ________________________________________________________________________________
>
> For more information contact: NCRSM-IL at home.com or 217-355-6757
> http://www.aics.org/NCRSM/index.htm
>
> "Never again will we allow unflattering and stereotypical images of Indian
> people to deface the halls of government or lead the American people to
> shallow and ignorant beliefs about Indians. Never again will we attack
> your religions, your languages, your rituals, or any of your tribal ways."
> - Kevin Gover, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Department of the
> Interior, September 8, 2000
>
>
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