Subject: RE: PETITION DRIVE ORGANIZED Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 09:25:18 -0500 Message-ID: <376546015E56D640AB10F112B8127DDF0131E32F@PEPSI.uwec.edu> From: "Wesenberg, Nancy Christine" <WESENBNC@uwec.edu>
Thanks for this information. I will be there.
I would like to make one point however. I am really glad that everyone
is so fired up about this and ready to get out and fight, however, since
I recently trained as a speaker with Action Wisconsin, I want to remind
everyone that for the next year and a half (Nov. 2006 ballot) we will be
preparing to try to defeat the proposed amendment to the Wisconsin
constitution that would ban civil unions and domestic partnerships along
with gay marriage. While we focus on this local issue, I think it is
really important that we continue to take the high road and focus on the
civil rights aspect of this, trying to remain as calm as possible,
avoiding name calling and finger pointing, while making our points
forcefully and confidently.
I would like very much to make people who look like bigots to me simply
go away, but they aren't going to, and what we need to do is to
galvanize the fence sitters, and bring them to our side by calmly
insisting that people who have religious agendas may not force them down
others' throats. Public schools are supposed to be for everyone, so by
their nature are diverse and must be inclusive. If people don't want
their children to hear about anyone different, let them send them to
narrowly focused parochial schools (since we all know how well
repression usually works). Sorry, enough from me. Just trying to
remember the bigger issue (and the even bigger one, as Kate pointed
out). Nancy Wesenberg
-----Original Message-----
From: sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.edu
[mailto:sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Giamati, Claudia
M.
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 9:07 AM
To: Hale, C. Kate; SFPJ
Cc: Oates, Scott F.; Dale, Helen N.; Manning, Carmen K.
Subject: RE: PETITION DRIVE ORGANIZED
Is ther an alternative time and place to pick these up???
thanks,
cg
-----Original Message-----
From: sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.edu on behalf of Hale, C. Kate
Sent: Fri 5/13/2005 6:35 AM
To: SFPJ
Cc: Oates, Scott F.; Dale, Helen N.; Manning, Carmen K.
Subject: PETITION DRIVE ORGANIZED
I thought many of you would like to know about this.
Kate
English Dept.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Henly [mailto:tycobb@charter.net]
Sent: Thu 12-May-05 10:14 PM
To: Susan Edstrom; Hale, C. Kate; Trish Cummins
Subject: Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Acoustic Cafe
Folks,
You may have picked this info up from other sources...
there is a meeting this Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the Acoustic
Cafe to meet with Ken Sullivan et al to distribute the petitions that
are being circulated to support the current curriculum and discussion of
diversity and tolerance.
M