[Peace] Fwd: [Socjust] chief protest in st. louis 4/2

[Alfred Kagan]

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> From: Ann Bishop <bishop at alexia.lis.uiuc.edu>
> Date: April 1, 2005 12:19:42 PM CST
> To: Socjust at lists.prairienet.org
> Subject: [Socjust] chief protest in st. louis 4/2
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 01:09:20 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tiger Swan <tigerdeanuiuc at yahoo.com>
>
> Protest in St. Louis:
>
> I have gotten word of an Anti-Chief Protest that will be taking place 
> this
> coming Saturday in St. Louis, in coordination with the Illinois 
> basketball
> game that day.  I know it is awfully short notice, but it's something 
> that
> I really wanted to see happen, so personally, I'm EXTREMELY excited to
> hear about it and fully intend to participate in it.  If anyone is
> interested in going down that day (leaving around 11am and coming back 
> yet
> that evening - as I have a full day ahead of me on both Sunday and
> Monday), please email me and let me know.  I have two spaces in the
> vehicle I'm taking and there are others going down as well who have 
> space.
> Also, if others would like to go and caravan with me, let me know so 
> that
> we can coordinate the meeting place in Urbana/Champaign to leave from.
>
> I anxiously look forward to standing with others in solidarity to try 
> to
> put a national face on the divisiveness of this racist Illinois mascot,
> which further marginalizes one group of people, which in turn leads to 
> the
> comfort in the marginalization of other groups on this campus, in our
> community, and within our country.  I want the administration and the
> board of the University of Illinois to see this protest in a national
> spotlight and be ashamed in front of thousands of viewers.  I hope you 
> can
> join me and others.
>
> Tiger Swan
> tswan at uiuc.edu
>
>
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Al Kagan
African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
University of Illinois Library
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Urbana, IL 61801

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