[Peace-discuss] Fw: Re: [Peace] Fwd: [stop] ACTION ALERT: Arraignment for Mark Nepermann Tomorrow

[Jenifer Cartwright]

Oops, this was meant for peace-discuss, not peace. Pls forgive.
 --Jenifer

--- On Thu, 7/2/09, Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Peace] Fwd: [stop] ACTION ALERT: Arraignment for Mark Nepermann Tomorrow
To: "Court Watch" <announce at communitycourtwatch.org>, "AWARE peace" <peace at lists.chambana.net>, "Brian Dolinar" <briandolinar at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 10:33 AM







Interesting case. There's no proof that Nepermann had anything to do w/ the 7 previous cases of vandalism, so those are out of the picture (unless by a cruel twist of fate it could be argued that those are what devalued the art). But stealing two signs considered to be art installations doesn't seem like as little as a misdemeanor, either. Is there any way for an independent valuation by somebody in the Art biz?? Were the installations covered by insurance?? Were they returned in good condition? Hmmm, maybe a case could be made for calling this a hate crime... 
Another big Q is whether there's any precedent here, i e what charges have been levied in the past against e g removal of Chief, etc displays. 
 --Jenifer  

--- On Wed, 7/1/09, Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com>
Subject: [Peace] Fwd: [stop] ACTION ALERT: Arraignment for Mark Nepermann Tomorrow
To: "Court Watch" <announce at communitycourtwatch.org>, "AWARE peace" <peace at lists.chambana.net>
Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 3:48 PM



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From: Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu <atsosiemahieu at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Subject: [stop] ACTION ALERT: Arraignment for Mark Nepermann Tomorrow
To: organize <organize at iresist.org>, STOP <stop at iresist.org>, public-pedagogy at googlegroups.com



ACTION ALERT! 

What:  Court Hearing for Mark Nepermann 

Location:  The Champaign County Courthouse is located at 
101 E. Main St.
Urbana, IL
(Main and Vine St. in downtown Urbana) 

The suspect in the theft of two signs from the outdoor art installation by Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne-Arapaho) is due in court at the Champaign County Courthouse on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 1:30 pm in Room F.  

Mark Nepermann, the 2009 UIUC graduate in Landscape Architecture will face charges of theft.  The 22 year old from Batavia, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) was video taped by police surveillance cameras removing two exhibit items directly in front of the Native American House.  This theft followed a series of 7 cases of vandalism upon the art installation dating from March 16 through June 9, 2009.   

State’s Attorney, Julia Rietz is only seeking misdemeanor charges because she is valuing both exhibit items at under $300.00.  By estimating the items at such a low price, Nepermann will not face felony charges.   

These actions by Rietz make transparent how the court system within Champaign-Urbana privileges certain populations, while literally devaluing the livelihoods of historically marginalized groups.   

The maneuvering by Rietz also places additional emphasis of why the Department of Justice needs to take on a bigger role in protecting the rights of American Indian populations at UIUC and addressing the hostile environment that continues to plague the campus and community. 

Please make time in your schedule to witness the court proceedings of Mark Nepermann on Thursday July 2, 2009 at 1:30 pm in courtroom F. The Champaign County Courthouse is located at 101 E. Main St.
Urbana, IL (Main and Vine St. in downtown Urbana).  
Please note, no cameras or cell phones are allowed inside the court building. 
 
  



-- 
Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
303 W. Locust St.
Urbana, IL 61801
briandolinar at gmail.com

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