[Peace-discuss] Re: Protest Laura Bush's visit?
Ricky Baldwin
baldwinricky at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 24 20:29:12 CDT 2005
Hey folks-
Sorry I missed the meeting Sunday. Was this
discussed? Or, more to the point, was any activity of
the anti-war variety discussed for the immediate
vicinity?
I got a call today from a student who's interested in
finding out. Me, too.
Ricky
328-3037
--- Karen Medina <kmedina at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> The First Lady is conferencing with UIUC to talk
> about "Helping America's Youth." Sounds like a great
>
> opportunity to tell her that sending young people
> off to Iraq
> destroys our young people.
>
> -karen medina
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All
> Civil
> Service Staff & All Undergrad Students & All Grad
> Students
> >
> >
> >On October 27th, Mrs. Laura Bush will convene the
> first-ever
> White House Conference on Helping America's Youth.
> The
> Conference will promote public awareness of the
> various
> problems facing at-risk youth in our Nation, and
> >it will bring together policymakers, research
> experts,
> foundations, faith-based and volunteer
> organizations,
> educators, coaches, and parents to share examples of
> what is
> already working to make a difference in the lives of
> young
> Americans, and to generate new ideas that can be
> used
> >across the country.
> >
> >The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> (UIUC) has
> been designated as the State of Illinois host
> institution for
> this national conference. This will present UIUC
> with a
> unique opportunity to bring together faculty,
> students, and
> representatives of appropriate community groups and
> >other educational institutions to hear from panels
> of
> researchers and practitioners to address issues such
> as:
> >
> >Challenges Facing Our Youth
> >Research Bases Solutions to Our Challenges
> >Unveiling the Community Assessment Guide
> >Connecting with Family
> >Connecting with School
> >Connecting with Community
> >
> >We welcome you to participate in this national
> dialogue on
> October 27, 2005. The conference will be available
> through
> simulcast at the Monsanto Studio at the ACES Library
> (1101
> South Goodwin, Urbana). The pre-program begins at
> 9:00 a.m.
> and the concluding remarks will take place at 4:30
> >p.m. Please feel free to review the attached agenda
> for
> sessions that are of interest to you. Background
> information
> on the initiative is available at
> www.whitehouse.gov/firstlady/.
> >
> >Please direct any questions or concerns to Gennifer
> Gilbert
> at ggilbert at uiuc.edu or (217) 333-2353.
> >
> >
> >This mailing approved by:
> >The Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor for
> Academic
> Affairs
> >
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