[Peace] Re: Memorial in Champaign-Urbana this Saturday for Dr.
Tiller?
Heather Ault
hault2 at uiuc.edu
Tue Jun 2 21:07:50 CDT 2009
Hi again!
These are great ideas Rachel! Now we have six possible locations.
On the topic of the Women's Resources Center, I emailed Pat Morey asking
if we may use the Women's Resources Center this week to have a meeting -
which might be good for those who'd like to help with the details. It's
a go! Thanks Pat!!
So, if you're interested in getting together, just send me an email with
your preference for Wednesday or Thursday evening and what time works
for you. Alternatively, we will continue to organize through email. I
just don't want to overload anyone's Inbox.
Some things we might consider for Saturday are posters/banners,
performers/musicians (such as Amasong?), flyers, speakers, press,
getting the word out, or any other ideas you have.
Thanks!
Heather
On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:50:56 -0500, "Rachel Storm" <rachelstrm at gmail.com>
said:
> Thanks, Lena. I think those are fine reasons for not having the vigil at
> PP.
>
>
> Going forward, I'd like to suggest the vigil be held outdoors at any one
> of
> these places:
>
> -Near the corner of Green St. and Wright St. Being near to the UIUC Alma
> Mater, it's trafficked by summer school students and the new Women's
> Resources Center on campus is on the 2nd floor of Freestar Bank on that
> corner as well. I'd bet that Pat Morey would be interested in getting
> involved, and I'll attach her name to this e-mail.
>
> -In front of the Union quad side, where students could be part and bear
> witness.
>
> -Downtown Champaign near Ten Thousand Villages and a number of outdoor
> cafes.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Peace,
> Rachel
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Hann, Lena <lenah at ppil.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I would also like to participate in a vigil.
> >
> > However, I do not think PP would be a good place for several reasons:
> >
> > 1) It might scare off patients. Even if peaceful a vigil runs the risk of
> > looking like the other kinds of protests PP has on the weekends.
> > 2) PP is not a very publicly-trafficked place, especially on the weekends.
> > I think the vigil should happen somewhere more public.
> > 3) As an organization, PP discourages "counter-protests" to our protesters,
> > and if there are regular protesters there, this group would look like
> > "counters"
> >
> > As I am personally and professionally devastated at the news of Dr.
> > Tiller's murder, I would very much want to participate in a vigil. However,
> > if the group chooses to go forward with having it outside PP, I will not be
> > in attendance.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Lena
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> > Lena R. Hann, MPH
> > Education Programs Coordinator
> > Planned Parenthood of Illinois
> > 302 E Stoughton
> > Champaign, IL 61820
> > 217.359.4768 x 114
> > lenah at ppil.org
> > www.ppil.org
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: E. Wayne Johnson [mailto:ewj at pigs.ag <ewj at pigs.ag>]
> > Sent: Tue 6/2/2009 6:10 PM
> > To: Brian Dolinar
> > Cc: Rachel Storm; amasong_singers at lists.amasong.org; Lena Hann; Sarah
> > Rasmusson; lefortune at gmail.com; hault2 at uiuc.edu; peace at lists.chambana.net;
> > lreagan at uiuc.edu; srasmus3 at uiuc.edu; pmorey at illinois.edu;
> > wantland at illinois.edu; Hann, Lena; Paula A Treichler
> > Subject: Re: [Peace] Re: Memorial in Champaign-Urbana this Saturday for Dr.
> > Tiller?
> >
> > Brian,
> > I would be very pleased to write an article on this
> > event for the IMC. It's all about getting the word out. Would this go
> > in the Public I?
> > How many words?
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> >
> > On 6/2/2009 5:49 PM, Brian Dolinar wrote:
> > > I grew up in Wichita and been reeling from what's happened.
> > > I would be happy to help get the word out, call press out, and cover
> > > the event for the Independent Media Center.
> > > Anyone else interested?
> > >
> > > Peace, BD
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Rachel Storm <rachelstrm at gmail.com
> > > <mailto:rachelstrm at gmail.com <rachelstrm at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > /I am writing this e-mail in response to an e-mail sent from local
> > > artist and reproductive justice advocate Heather Ault, whose
> > > e-mail you should be able to access below for reference./
> > >
> > > Dear Heather and Everyone,
> > >
> > > I, too, was shocked and devastated by the death of Dr. George
> > > Tiller and am so happy to know that you're interested in
> > > organizing something in his honor. I've copied your e-mail along
> > > with this one to Lena Hann, Education Programs Coordinator at
> > > Planned Parenthood and would love to help organize a prayer vigil.
> > > I haven't heard of something already underway, but perhaps Lena
> > > could let us know of whether Planned Parenthood would be a great
> > > site for the vigil--and I think it would!
> > >
> > > I'll be forwarding this message around and looking forward to
> > > organizing something for this Saturday. (I should also mention
> > > that a friend of mine and my partner Michael's was just pronounced
> > > terminally ill and has only a few short days to live. Because of
> > > this, I may be out of town, but I will certainly do all I can to
> > > make the vigil happen-- even if I cannot be present.)
> > >
> > > Let's open up a dialogue here about where, when, and how we can
> > > honor Dr. George Tiller.
> > >
> > > In peace,
> > > Rachel Storm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Heather Ault <hault2 at uiuc.edu
> > > <mailto:hault2 at uiuc.edu <hault2 at uiuc.edu>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello friends,
> > >
> > > I'm curious if you might be interested in organizing a prayer
> > > vigil this
> > > Saturday at 10am, the time of Dr. Tiller's funeral? Or,
> > > perhaps there
> > > are efforts already underway? I'm thinking that outside of
> > Planned
> > > Parenthood might be a great place to hold the event. Rachel
> > > has been
> > > working there as an intern, and might have some ideas.
> > >
> > > This is a really important time to rally together the
> > reproductive
> > > rights supporters in our community and support our local Planned
> > > Parenthood! Rachel works there as an intern, and I'm sure will
> > > have some
> > > ideas. Looking forward to doing what we can do.
> > >
> > > Here's a list of other events that happened on Monday night....
> > > http://www.feministing.com/archives/015748.html
> > >
> > > And, an article with the time of his funeral...
> > > http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/46727532.html
> > >
> > > Looking forward to hearing what you all think. Or, of others
> > > people I
> > > can connect with. If you are busy or out of town, please send
> > > along your
> > > great ideas!
> > >
> > > In solidarity,
> > > Heather
> > >
> > > ...
> > > Heather Ault
> > > MFA Candidate, School of Art and Design
> > > University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
> > > www.heatherault.org <http://www.heatherault.org>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rachel Storm, Transnational Gender Politics
> > > WIMSE Program Assistant
> > > Forte International Exchange Local Representative
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
> > > 303 W. Locust St.
> > > Urbana, IL 61801
> > > briandolinar at gmail.com <mailto:briandolinar at gmail.com<briandolinar at gmail.com>>
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Heather Ault
MFA Candidate, School of Art and Design
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
www.heatherault.org
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