Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:17:22 -0600 Subject: Re: Kick off for Fight Against Ban From: Kate Hale <halecl@uwec.edu> Message-ID: <C035DB62.5861%halecl@uwec.edu>
Rick
As my son might sayDude, you rock.
Thank you!
Kate
On 3/9/06 1:15 PM, "Richmond, Rick" <rrichmon@uwec.edu> wrote:
> The meeting announcement is on our 'events' page,
> http://www.uwec.edu/sfpj/events-t.htm. I'll put some other links out sho
rtly.
>
> rr
>
>
> From: sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.edu [mailto: [mailto:sfpj-request@listserve.uwec
.edu]
> On Behalf Of Hale, C. Kate
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:53 PM
> To: Pope, Karen O.; Wesenberg, Nancy Christine; SFPJ
> Subject: Re: Kick off for Fight Against Ban
>
> I agreeRick, when you have time, could you add these things to our web s
ite?
> Is everybody down with that?
>
> Like a lot of you, Iım pretty tired of after-work meetings at the moment,
but
> Nancyıs email persuaded me to show up at 5:30 today. (Of course, just be
cause
> we tell the local media about an event doesnıt ever mean theyıll show, bu
t
> letıs hope this is controversial enough that they will.)
>
> Kate
>
> On 3/9/06 12:41 PM, "Pope, Karen O." <POPEKJ@uwec.edu> wrote:
>
>> I would like to ask that SFPJ do something to cosponsor this JUSTICE
>> action in Eau Claire. I am on the planning committee for the Hmong
>> community banquet which starts at the same time tonight, but could we
>> have links to printable materials and talking points from Fair Wisconsin
>> on our sfpj website and agree to send to/talk to 5 neighbors? I think
>> person to person is a good strategy. I am sorry we are forced to
>> respond to a referendum that is so inherently UNfair and unjust,
>> undemocratic and unconstitutional!
>> With FAIR in spirit tonight.
>>
>> thanks to those who stood with the women of the world in solidarity last
>> evening. There's still a LOT to do.
>>
>> ps: codepink got 103K signatures. http://www.womensaynotowar.org/
>> ~karen
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.edu
>> [mailto:sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Wesenberg, Nancy
>> Christine
>> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:27 AM
>> To: SFPJ
>> Subject: Kick off for Fight Against Ban
>>
>>
>> I know there is a lot going on around campus this week, but I want to
>> let any who don't already know about the Fair Wisconsin meeting tonight
>> to kick off our fight against the proposed amendment to the Wisconsin
>> constitution that would ban civil unions and gay marriage. A group of
>> folks committed to fighting the ban are meeting this evening at 5:30
>> p.m. in the Memorial lounge of Christ Church Cathedral on the corner of
>> Lake and Farwell Streets (side entrance). I believe the media have been
>> invited and it would be very helpful if we could have a large group
>> present to show support. If you have this hour free, PLEASE consider
>> showing up. We need to show that many in Wisconsin are indeed
>> fair-minded. Every time someone speaks up against this, it makes it
>> easier for others to do so as well.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Nancy Wesenberg