[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Series of Events to Unite people against Racist Mascots and Request of Co-sponsorship Thereof
C. G. Estabrook
galliher at illinois.edu
Fri Oct 15 11:09:24 CDT 2010
Generally, those supporting the Democrats, as the surge into Afghanistan and
Pakistan (and Yemen, Somalia - and Iran) goes on.
Locally, those supporting the dubious David Gill against incumbent congressman
Tim Johnson, who votes against the war.
I'm not sure I've convinced a majority of AWARE on this point.
On 10/15/10 12:17 AM, John W. wrote:
> All poetic license aside, Carl, who is suggesting that you (AWARE, I presume)
> urge votes for the party that continues and expands the killing in Asia?
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 6:00 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu
> <mailto:galliher at illinois.edu>> wrote:
>
> To get excited about the Chief while urging votes for the party that
> continues and expands the killing in Asia is rather like what Thomas Paine
> said of Edmund Burke in /The Rights of Man/ (1791): 'He [Burke] pities the
> plumage but forgets the dying bird'.
>
>
> On 10/14/10 5:24 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>> In relation to the "chief" I suggest that AWARE put its efforts and
>> person-power into:
>> 1. MASCOT REPLACEMENT
>> 12-1 on Fri Oct 22 Supporting push for a new mascot asap. (There's been
>> support in the past for "Prairie Fire" -- e g the person formally known
>> as CI, whooshing out to dance in colorful autumn costume during half-time
>> to "fire" up the crowd...
>> 2. SENSITIZING C-U TO NATIVE AMERICAN ISSUES
>> Working w/ local libraries and perhaps GISLIS to do a whole-town read.
>> Antioch, IL had their (middle-school) students read Sherman Alexie's THE
>> ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART TIME INDIAN for this purpose, and CU
>> could and should do something similar. This could be followed
>> up/coordinated w/ lecture-discussions, film, art, etc.
>> 3. IGNORING THE DIEHARDS' "CHIEF" EVENTS
>> Let's all stay home and drink a toast to our victory. Unless we can get a
>> few thousand picketers, it only makes the diehards think that -- since
>> they clearly have the numbers -- they haven't really lost and it'd be
>> possible to overturn the decision if they just keep fighting
>> Jmho.
>> --Jenifer
>>
>> --- On *Wed, 10/13/10, Morton K. Brussel /<brussel at illinois.edu>
>> <mailto:brussel at illinois.edu>/* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Morton K. Brussel <brussel at illinois.edu>
>> <mailto:brussel at illinois.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Peace] Series of Events to Unite people against Racist
>> Mascots and Request of Co-sponsorship Thereof
>> To: "Jesse Phillippe" <japhillippe at gmail.com>
>> <mailto:japhillippe at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Peace at lists.chambana.net <mailto:Peace at lists.chambana.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 10:45 PM
>>
>> I think this is a marvelous initiative, one that AWARE in all its
>> power should support.
>>
>> --mkb
>>
>>
>> On Oct 13, 2010, at 9:52 PM, Jesse Phillippe wrote:
>>
>>> Dear AWARE,
>>>
>>> In March of 2007, the University of Illinois formally retired the
>>> "Chief Illiniwek" mascot as its symbol. Nonetheless, "Students for
>>> Chief Illiniwek" has continued to revisit the Chief issue by hosting
>>> an event known as "The Next Dance" that will occur at Assembly Hall
>>> on Oct. 23rd at 7pm. The University Administration continues to
>>> allow this organization to profit off of a caricature of American
>>> Indian people, and it must stop.
>>>
>>> In response to the continued efforts to host the retired mascot on
>>> our campus, The I-Resist Coalition and Students for a United
>>> Illinois are organizing two events under the theme *NEW MASCOT NOW!*
>>> because it is time for our campus to move on. We are hosting these
>>> events during the week of "The Next Dance", first a *Rally at
>>> Swanlund* to raise our voices to the Administration, and second, a
>>> *Rally at Assembly Hall *with a* "We've Moved On" Unity Party* to
>>> follow. We hope these events will help educate and mobilize the
>>> community to move on from the former mascot and the racial
>>> stereotypes it perpetuates.
>>>
>>> We are contacting your organization to see if you would be willing
>>> to co-sponsor these events with I-Resist and Students for a United
>>> Illinois, and also to publicize the events to your membership.
>>> Co-sponsorship would consist of having your group's name on
>>> publicity materials, actively encouraging members to attend these
>>> events, and allowing your organization to speak at the Rally if
>>> interested. The time and location of the events are below.
>>> Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you!
>>>
>>> I-Resist Coalition and Students for a United Illinois
>>>
>>> <http://www.iresist.org/>
>>>
>>> *NEW MASCOT NOW! Rally at Swanlund
>>> *Friday, October 22nd
>>> 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
>>> In front of Swanlund Administration Building (corner of John and
>>> Sixth Streets)
>>>
>>> /Join us as we let the Administration know it is time to move past
>>> the former "Chief" mascot and unite behind a new mascot.
>>> /
>>> *NEW MASCOT NOW! Rally at Assembly Hall
>>> *Saturday, October 23rd
>>> 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
>>> Meet outside of Assembly Hall
>>>
>>> /Join us as we rally to show how events like "The Next Dance"
>>> perpetuate a racial stereotype, divide our campus, and prevent us
>>> from moving forward as a campus. The "We've Moved On" Unity Party
>>> will follow this event.
>>>
>>> /*"WE'VE MOVED ON" Unity Party
>>> *Saturday, October 23rd
>>> 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
>>> Location TBD
>>
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