[Peace] Fwd: Public Forum on Thursday, Feb 1, 2007

[Belden Fields]

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> From: "Antonia Darder" <adarder at gmail.com>
> Date: January 28, 2007 9:45:18 PM CST
> To: "Belden Fields" <a-fields at uiuc.edu>
> Subject: Fwd: Public Forum on Thursday, Feb 1, 2007
>
> Dear Belden, Can you circulate Debbie Reese's message about the  
> Forum on Feb. 1 across colleagues on the campus and out into the CU  
> community.  Students have worked very hard to make this happen.   
> Joe White has agreed to attend, along with several other  
> administrators.  Students have asked the BOT to send a  
> representative but still no word.  There will be open mics for the  
> participation of the audience.
> Thanks! A.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Debbie Reese <debreese at uiuc.edu>
> Date: Jan 28, 2007 9:00 PM
> Subject: Public Forum on Thursday, Feb 1, 2007
> To: debreese at uiuc.edu
>
> Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>
> On Thursday of this week (Feb 1st, 2007), UIUC will host a public  
> forum titled RACISM, POWER, AND PRIVILEGE AT UIUC from 4 to 6:00 at  
> Foellinger Auditorium on campus.
>
> The forum is co-sponsored by the Chancellor's office and S.T.O.P.,  
> a coalition of students, staff, faculty, and community members  
> committed to changing the ways in which UIUC's campus is unsafe and  
> unwelcoming to marginalized groups. ( S.T.O.P. stands for Students  
> Transforming Oppression and Privilege.)
>
> The forum will begin at 4:00 with statements by the event moderator  
> and a student in the S.T.O.P. coalition. They will be followed by  
> individuals within the American Indian community, including an  
> elder and a parent.
>
> The first portion of the forum is Open Mic, during which anyone can  
> make a statement (two-minute limit) to the administrators on the  
> panel.
>
> The second half of the forum is a Q&A during which moderators will  
> read questions to administrators.
>
> Panelists responding to questions include UI President White, UIUC  
> Chancellor Richard Herman, UIUC Provost Linda Katehi. During the  
> Open Mic, audience can submit questions (on index cards) to ushers  
> who will hand them to moderators.
>
> This forum was set up during fall of 2006 as a result of student  
> protests of the Tacos and Tequila party held in October of 2006.  
> The recent incident on Facebook provides additional evidence  
> regarding the negative climate on campus.
>
> Please encourage your students, family members, and community  
> groups to attend.
>
> Sincerely,
> Debbie Reese
> Debbie A. Reese, (Nambé Pueblo)
> Assistant Professor
> American Indian Studies
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> 1206 West Nevada
> Urbana, IL 61801
>
> Email: debreese at uiuc.edu
>
> Internet Resource & Blog: American Indians in Children's  
> Literature, located at http:// 
> americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com
>
> UIUC's Native American House http://www.nah.uiuc.edu
> TEL 217-265-9870
> FAX 217-265-9880
>

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