[SfN] Fwd: Homecoming 2000: No More Racism in Our Communities or Schools (fwd)

[Robert Dunn]

>From: alexander ulysses bonick <abonick at students.uiuc.edu>
>To: Undisclosed recipients: ;
>Subject: Homecoming 2000: No More Racism in Our Communities or Schools 
>(fwd)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 19:09:21 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Hello!
>
>	It's that time of year again - time to celebrate homecoming. But
>many of us cannot, or refuse to, celebrate because every athletic event at
>this university is shadowed by racism. This is the 10 year anniversary of
>the struggle to remove 'chief illiniwek' as symbol of our university. Come
>join the Illinois Chapter of The National Coalition on Racism in Sports
>and the Media for their anti-racist weekend events, "Orange and Blue for
>the New Millennium." Racism, in any form, has no place in our communities
>or schools. Join us as we try to re-claim this weekend by participating in
>our parade float, silent protest, and seminar. Learn about racism in
>Champaign-Urbana and at UIUC, network with other organizers, activists,
>and concerned citizens and students, and discuss how to combat the 75-year
>stereotype that looms over central Illinois.
>	Please forward widely, to your own group, other groups, listservs,
>and friends. Let's show how committed we are to ending racism by bringing
>out the thousands of people from town and campus who oppose the 'chief'!
>
>Thank You,
>Alex Bonick, NCRSM - IL Chapter
>_____________________________________________________________________________
>
>The National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media
>
>Invites you to:
>
>Terminating Institutional Racism:
>Epitaph for the Chief
>
>Annual Homecoming Event
>October 13 and 14, 2000
>University of Illinois -Champaign/Urbana
>
>Seminar and Event Schedule:
>
>Friday, October 13th:
>
>6:00 pm: Homecoming Parade: "Orange and Blue for the New Millennium"
>    - Float sponsored by: Alpha Kappa Delta and NCRSM
>    - All participants are invited to join us in the parade. If possible,
>please wear Prairie Fire t-shirts.
>    - Route: Starts at Sixth and Gregory, then north on Sixth Street, then
>east on Green Street, 	then south on Mathews Avenue. The parade ends at
>Mathews and Nevada.
>
>7:30 pm: Post-parade Reception and Organizing Session
>    - Lincoln Hall Room 304, 702 South Wright Street
>    - Welcome by Cyd Crue
>- Distinguished Guests:
>Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement Board of Directors
>Vernon Bellecourt, President, NCRSM
>Don Messec, NCRSM, Board of Directors
>
>Saturday, October 14th:
>
>10:00 am: Continental Breakfast
>    - 702 South Wright Street, Lincoln Hall Room 304)
>
>11:30 am: Ecumenical Prayer Service and Pipe Ceremony at Memorial Stadium
>    - Solemn procession around football stadium
>
>1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Where are we Now?
>    - Featured Speakers:
>Carol Spindel, Professor, UIUC:
>Historical background and publication of "Dancing at Halftime"
>Stephen Kaufman, Professor, UIUC:
>Report on Intake Session
>Mark Abers, UIUC:
>A Racially Hostile Climate in C-U? An experience in survey research
>
>2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Continuing the Struggle - Where do we go from here?
>    - Dialogue on Stepping up Activism
>Cyd Crue, President, NCRSM-IL
>Vernon Bellecourt, President, NCRSM
>Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement Board of Directors
>
>3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Workshops on Reaching out and Facilitating Change
>(rooms to be announced)
>    - Imani Bazell: Community Organizing
>    - Ann Haugo and Chris Valeo: Student Organizing
>    - Jay Rosenstein and Dan Green: Organizing Academics
>    - Don Messec, Curt Wilson and Tom Leonard: Organizing National and
>State-wide Linkages
>
>4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Report from Workshops
>
>Pot Luck Dinner!
>________________________________________________________________________________
>
>For more information contact: NCRSM-IL at home.com or 217-355-6757
>http://www.aics.org/NCRSM/index.htm
>
>"Never again will we allow unflattering and stereotypical images of Indian
>people to deface the halls of government or lead the American people to
>shallow and ignorant beliefs about Indians. Never again will we attack
>your religions, your languages, your rituals, or any of your tribal ways."
>- Kevin Gover, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Department of the
>Interior, September 8, 2000
>
>
>
>
>

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