[Peace] Unity Rally in Bloomington

[Ricky Baldwin]

Unions, students, community against racism (from the local Jobs with Justice listserve)
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Ricky
Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort (AWARE)

> Note that this effort is being supported by the construction trades in
> Bloomington, according to the note from our friend Mike Matejka at the
> bottom.
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Deirdre Darnall <d-darnall at hotmail.com>
> Date: Feb 11, 2008 2:58 PM
> Subject: Unity Rally in Bloomington

> Bob - would you please share this with the Jobs With Justice membership?
> 
> Thank you,
> Deirdre Darnall
> M.H.I.R. Candidate
> Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations
> University of Illinois
> 
> Friends:
> Due to the increased number of KKK paraphernalia found in the
> Bloomington-Normal Community and Illinois State University's campus,
> "The Enlightenment," a registered student organization at Illinois
> State University, is inviting you to "Take a Stand and March for
> Unity: on February 21, 2008. The "March for Unity" will start at 6:30
> pm on the bridge between the University library and the quad.  The
> "Unity Rally" will begin at 7:30 pm in the Prairie room of the Bone
> Student Center.
> 
> The rally's main objectives will be to:
> * Alert the general public of the hate groups in the community
> * Create a network of people who will commit to reporting any hate
> crimes witnessed in the community
> * Educate the public about things they can do in the future to prevent
> these hate groups from thriving in our town.
> To support this cause you can contribute by:
> 1.     Financially, by submitting donations to "The Enlightenment" to
> cover expenses for the Unity Rally
> 2.     By participating in the Unity Rally and showing your support.
> Our construction trades unions have already donated $300 to "The
> Enlightenment" to help the students cover their expenses.  The
> students have also reached out to Not In Our Town nationally for
> support and guidance and we've been in dialogue locally with them.
> See you there?
> 
> Mike Matejka




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