[Peace] Fw: IMPORTANT RALLY THURSDAY!!

Tue Apr 12 11:30:47 CDT 2005

it was unclear to me -- I actually thought it was an April fools Day 
joke.  My guess is it was a sort of reverse culture jamming, the kind were 
becoming familiar with.  Designed to garner lots of attention while 
delivering an entirely confused message.  so anti-anti-Semitism possibly 
but I thought more likely hoping for a PC reaction that they could then 
scream about.

it requires a lot of thought how to respond to such yuckiness.

nonetheless, I did wonder whether or not a dean or adviser had had a quiet 
word on the lines of "this isn't how grownups behave" -- but that's 
probably too much to hope for.

At 10:54 AM 4/12/2005, David Green wrote:
>The plot thickens, especially in relation to the
>Jewish officials selective outrage. But exactly what
>is the reference to AH? I have a feeling their
>appealing to anti-anti-Semitism.
>
>
>--- Susan Davis <sgdavis at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
> > I wonder if any one else saw O&B Observer ads
> > featuring pictures of and
> > quotes from (supposedly from) Adolph Hitler.  I did
> > in my building, but
> > couldn't quite beleive it and didn't want to tamper
> > with their paper box..
> >
> > If any one can collect such a piece of advertising
> > "art" it might be
> > useful.   I do think it gives us a sense of the
> > intellectual calibre (!) of
> > Leo and his pals.  But what is the calibre of a
> > University administration
> > that lets this, from an RSO, pass uncommented upon?
> >
> >
> > SD
> >
> > At 03:27 AM 4/12/2005, Randall Cotton wrote:
> > >I'm forwarding this on from Meghan Sullivan (who
> > forwarded it from someone
> > >else). Meghan is a student at UIUC (AWARE recently
> > sponsored an event
> > >involving Rainforest Action Network that was
> > brought to our attention by
> > >Meghan.).
> > >
> > >The announcement below, which may be of interest to
> > some on this list, is of
> > >an upcoming counter-demonstration in opposition to
> > an "Orange and Blue
> > >Observer" event raffling off 3 semi-automatic
> > handguns to promote repeal of
> > >gun control laws (and raise funds for their
> > "Observer" publication). "Orange
> > >and Blue Observer" is a registered student
> > organization at UIUC.
> > >
> > >The announcement below is being circulated among
> > many student activists at
> > >UIUC.
> > >
> > >There is a recent article in the Daily Illini
> > covering the recent raffle of
> > >an AK-47 by this same "Orange and Blue Observer"
> > organization:
> > >
> >
> >http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2005/04/01/News/Ak47-Assault.Rifle.Raffle 
> d.At.Rally-909876.shtml
> > >
> > >The apparent leader of this "Orange and Blue
> > Observer", Leo Buchignani, was
> > >also identified in another Daily Illini article as
> > a *pro-sweatshop*
> > >demonstrator at an event last November:
> > >
> >
> >http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2004/11/10/News/Students.Don.Sweatshop.At 
> tire.For.Show-799215.shtml
> > >
> > >And wrote a letter-to-the-editor regarding that:
> > >
> >
> >http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2004/11/16/Opinions/Letter.ProSweatshop.S 
> tance-806136.shtml
> > >
> > >This Leo Buchignani must be a real piece of work
> > 8-)
> > >
> > >R
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: <masulliv at uiuc.edu>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 1:38 AM
> > >Subject: Fwd: IMPORTANT RALLY THURSDAY!!
> > >
> > >From: <cbbrowni at uiuc.edu>
> > >Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 10:42 PM
> > >Subject: IMPORTANT RALLY THURSDAY!!
> > >
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >Quoting the president of the RSO the Orange and
> > Blue
> > >observer, "If more women carried firearms, there
> > would be
> > >fewer cases of rape"
> > >
> > >I realize that many of you don't know me and I
> > appreciate
> > >you taking time out of your day to read this
> > message. On
> > >Thursday, April 14, the Orange and Blue Observer
> > will be
> > >raffling off 3 semi-automatic handguns to display
> > their
> > >constitutional right to bear arms as well as their
> > >contention with the Illinois laws prohibiting
> > citizens from
> > >carrying concealed weapons.
> > >
> > >Shocking though it may seem, their actions are
> > completely
> > >legal, and the only recourse we as students have is
> > to
> > >protest their actions, awknowledging them to be
> > extreme
> > >distortions of the concepts of safety and
> > self-defense. Two
> > >weeks ago, when the OBO raffled off an AK-47, we
> > were able
> > >to rally together 15 students within 2 hours to
> > protest.
> > >Please help us increase our numbers and help us to
> > protest
> > >the presence of guns on our campus. We will meet
> > outside of
> > >the union, quad side, at 12 noon on Thursday. Look
> > for the
> > >vibrant posters and a woman wearing bright pink.
> > Please
> > >notify as many people as you can- we need as many
> > people as
> > >possible! Also, please bring any posters or poster
> > board you
> > >may have so that we are easily identifiable as a
> > group.
> > >Please feel free to bring anything else you feel
> > would
> > >contribute.
> > >
> > >Quoting both the Daily Illini and the Orange and
> > Blue
> > >Observer, here's the other side of the story:
> > >
> > >"If more women carried firearms, there would be
> > fewer cases
> > >of rape"
> > >'"God made man and woman," Observer Editor Leo
> > Buchignani
> > >said.  "Smith and Wesson made them equal.  For the
> > first
> > >time in history, handguns neutralize the male
> > strength
> > >advantage over women.  I don't understand why all
> > feminists
> > >don't arm themselves."
> > >The Observer held the "Defense of the 2nd
> > Amendment"  to
> > >protest Illinois' gun laws, some of the strictest
> > in the
> > >nation. These laws cause hundreds of preventable
> > rapes,
> > >murders and robberies. Gun laws hurt vulnerable
> > groups like
> > >inner city communities, minorities and women the
> > most
> > >because they are most in danger from predators. The
> > Observer
> > >feels gun law is a moral issue and protests the
> > immoral
> > >Illinois gun law regime."
> > >
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