[Peace-discuss] Fw: SUPPORT RESOLUTION FOR TRUSTEE CARROLL AND AGAINST N-G RACISM.

[Randall Cotton]

Can anyone provide the full text of Tate's column (from the November 12
News-Gazette, I gather)?

R

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From: Lisa Chason
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Subject: [Peace-discuss] Fw: SUPPORT RESOLUTION FOR TRUSTEE CARROLL AND
AGAINST N-G RACISM.



----- Original Message -----
From: Aprel Thomas
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Subject: Fwd: SUPPORT RESOLUTION FOR TRUSTEE CARROLL AND AGAINST N-G RACISM.




Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:06:45 -0600
To: CDMS Listserve
From: droedige <droedige at staff.uiuc.edu> (by way of Aprel Thomas
<aprel at uiuc.edu>)
Subject: SUPPORT RESOLUTION FOR TRUSTEE CARROLL AND AGAINST N-G RACISM.

Responses can be sent to David Roediger at droedige at uiuc.edu.




The resolution below was recently approved by the Afro-American Studies and
Research Program and is now being circulated for the widest possible support,
on and off campus. The column to which it refers is Loren Tate's "CHICAGOANS
MIGHT SHOVE CHIEF AWAY" (November 12, 2003). In it, among much general
Chicago-bashing, Tate specifically laments Trustee Carroll's leadership on the
Chief issue, not only because she "didn't attend the UI [and] doesn't
understand downstate traditions," but also specifically because she is
"someone who by her
presence brings race into the [Chief] debate."

BECAUSE THE END OF SEMESTER IS NEARING, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BUILD BROAD SUPPORT
QUICKLY. IF YOU SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AS AN INDIVIDUAL, PLEASE REPLY
IMMEDIATELY TO THAT EFFECT.  FORWARD IT ALSO TO OTHER POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS AND
TO LIST. WE ALSO SEEK ENDORSEMENTS OF GROUPS AND ENCOURAGE SUPPORTERS TO TAKE
THE
RESOLUTION TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, UNIONS, AND
DEPARTMENTS AFTER ENDORSING AS INDIVIDUALS.

Sincerely,
Dave Roediger





        WHEREAS Loren Tate, the featured sports journalist at the
NEWS-GAZETTE, recently argued that it was improper for African American Board
of Trustees member Dr. Frances Carroll to fully participate in debates over an
issue of importance to the University of Illinois due to her race, and

        WHEREAS the University of Illinois is a great university serving all
of the
people of Illinois, and

        WHEREAS students, faculty and staff of color, who are vital to the
current
successes and future possibilities of University of Illinois, will accept no
questioning of their "presence" on campus or limitations of their right to
discuss any issue,

        We therefore request that Loren Tate and NEWS-GAZETTE management issue
a full
and speedy apology to the university community and especially to Dr. Carroll.


Aprel L. Thomas
Assistant to the Director/Office Manager
Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
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