[Peace] Re: Plan of Action and DI alternative

[Matt Reichel]

	I agree, Robert.

	I disagree with the conclusion related in the meeting notes: I
think that the DI should be actively condemned, and disagree with the
thought that useful civil debate has resulted from the racist ads. I will
end there so as to avoid discussion on the announce page.


	Announcement:

	There exists an alternative student publication for those wanting
to help boycott the DI. The name of the publication is the Thomas
Chronicles. Contact Jackson Foote at jfoote at uiuc.edu --> Looking for
writers, artists, and photographers. Already have some ex-DI people
helping out.



	thanks much,
	Matt




On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Robert Dunn wrote:

>
> I also think we should point out that Hillel/Tagar members have been
> putting anti-Islamic fliers all over.
>
> We NEED TO PUT HILLEL UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AND PRESSURE THEM TO
> DISASSOCIATE FROM THESE RACIST VIEWS AND PUBLICLY DENOUNCE THEM. THE DI
> IS NOT THE ONLY CULPRIT, HILLEL DENIES INVOLVEMENT BUT IS SUSPICIOUS WHEN
> THEY WOULD NOT CONDEMN THE ADS!
>
> PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS, I HAVE TRIED TO BRING THIS UP WITH AWARE, but
> with no response.
>
>
>
> Robert
>
> >From: Matt Reichel
> >To:
> >Subject: [Peace] Plan of Action (fwd)
> >Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 16:56:51 -0600 (CST)
> >
> >
> > If I was in town to attend the AWARE meeting starting about now, I
> >would push for helping in the following agenda. My feeling is that NOW
> is
> >the time to actually act on the "anti-racism" part of the name.
> > Hate speech is NOT protected by the first amendment; It reduces
> >rather than furthers liberty.
> >
> >
> > cheers,
> > matt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 16:02:02 -0600
> >From: lray
> >To: acjacksn at uiuc.edu, akagan at uiuc.edu, ammoura at uiuc.edu,
> brooke at shout.net,
> > choudry at uiuc.edu, dbhargis at uiuc.edu, kelange at uiuc.edu,
> lianalan at uiuc.edu,
> > rdidehba at uiuc.edu, shalabi at uiuc.edu, skassali at uiuc.edu, v-kann at uiuc.edu
> >Cc: a-assad at uiuc.edu, alheeti at uiuc.edu, cortez at uiuc.edu,
> fawdhawi at yahoo.com,
> > hadeelassali at yahoo.com, jamusa at ziplip.com, jfoote at uiuc.edu,
> lray at uiuc.edu,
> > m-quest at riseup.net, r-ahmed at ziplip.com, reichel at uiuc.edu,
> tc-shaw at uiuc.edu,
> > vouma at uic.edu
> >Subject: Plan of Action
> >
> >PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY to all organizations and people that might be
> >interested in getting involved in these actions.
> >
> >As you may already be aware, several organizations on campus have been
> working
> >hard the past few days to organize several protests for the week after
> >Thanksgiving, in response to the racist ads published recently by the
> DI. We
> >are protesting not only the racism and ignorant stereotypes promoted by
> >countless DI articles, pictures, and ads, but also the obvious racist
> >environment on campus that allows our student newspaper to feel that it
> is
> >acceptable to publish in this way. Accordingly, the Democratic
> Solidarity
> >Committee has met and discussed what type of multi-organizational,
> >multi-cultural response could take place on this campus. The following
> is what
> >DSC would like to see happen:
> >
> >Tuesday, December 3rd
> >--Protest on the Quad, from 11:45am to 1 or 1:30pm. This would include
> >students/community members standing at the south patio of the Union,
> holding
> >posters that denounce the racist environment on this campus, and
> possibly some
> >chanting. If possible, we would like to reserve sound equipment from the
> Union
> >so that we can have a few speakers from different organizations. Even if
> we
> >can't get sound equipment, we do have access to bullhorns. Literature
> would
> >also be passed out.
> >
> >Wednesday, December 4th
> >--Protest, starting at the Quad around 1pm, with speakers, chanting, and
> folks
> >holding signs. This would be followed by a march to the DI offices at
> 1st and
> >Green, where a picket/sit-in would be held. Protesters would chant
> during the
> >march. There would be a few speakers in front of the DI offices (via
> >bullhorns), and demands would be placed to the DI (such demands could
> include,
> >but are not limited to: 1. Stop publishing the ads immediately; 2. a
> public
> >apology). We can take this as far as we want to, with a sit-in at the
> offices
> >until the DI staff gives in to our demands, or we could just leave it at
> a
> >picket outside the office. DSC would like to see this be the largest
> protest
> >that week; press releases would be sent to all local media as well as
> media in
> >Chicago. We want to bring pressure on not only the DI for its blatant
> racism
> >but also the administration for doing so little to help change the
> environment
> >on campus.
> >
> >Thursday, December 5th
> >--Protest similar to Tuesday's, with a few different speakers; same time
> >frame.
> >
> >--An awareness concert that night somewhere on campus (i.e. Courtyard
> Cafe,
> >YMCA), with performers from UC HipHop (already confirmed). This would be
> a
> >free concert to raise awareness about various issues, from racism to
> >oppression to the Israel/Palestine conflict.
> >
> >We have already spoken with several folks who would like to speak at the
> >protests, but we still need a few more speakers from a wide range of
> student
> >organizations. We'd like to set up an organizing meeting for Monday,
> Dec. 2nd
> >(tentative time 8 or 9pm), location TBA, so that all the various orgs
> that
> >want to get involved can come out, give input on what they'd like to see
> >happen and how they would like to take part. The important thing is
> getting as
> >many folks out as possible, because this issue affects so many of us.
> >
> >These stand to be very impactful actions for our campus. We are all in
> this
> >struggle together, fighting against racism and oppression; now is the
> time to
> >act out against it. We will no longer be silenced by the administration
> or
> >those close-minded folks on campus who believe that hate and racism, in
> any
> >form, is acceptable. Please respond to this email if you or your
> organization
> >would like to get involved.
> >
> >Democratic Solidarity Committee
> >www.uofidivest.org
> >
> >******************************************************************************
> >The Democratic Solidarity Committee is a multi-racial, multi-cultural,
> secular
> >organization leading the Divest from Israel campaign on the UIUC campus.
> >While we are a part of the Palestine Solidarity Movement, we are also in
> >solidarity with all oppressed peoples around the globe. We are an
> anti-racist
> >and anti-imperialist organization founded on the principles of equality,
> >democracy, and justice.
> >
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