A Peaceful Rally to "Zero Fund" the Union Weekly Let's Demand that the AS Senate "ZERO FUND" the Union Weekly @ the 1st reading of the ASI Budget
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH RALLY: 3:00 PM - USU SOUTH PLAZA (near Sbarros) SENATE: 3:30 PM - SENATE CHAMBERS (in South Plaza) Join us at the rally to educate people about this issue, followed by the AS Senate meeting immediately after. At the Senate meeting, the public will have an opportunity to speak to the Senate in regards to "Zero Funding" the Union Weekly. ----------------------- Background- http://www.aistudentcouncil.org/ As you may know, the American Indian students of CSULB recently held our 41st Annual Pow Wow this past weekend on campus. As we have been celebrating our great success, we have just learned from some our our esteemed faculty and students in American Indian Studies about an article written in the Union Weekly containing nothing but racism, ignorance, and pure intolerance. It hurts us beyond explainable words to know that this has come from our University and our student body. We are currently formulating action and would appreciate anybody's help with whatever happens. We must let them know that ignorance like this will not be tolerated on our campus. The American Indian Student Council will keep you posted with any new developments. In the meantime, please spread this and educate your peers to the racism and ignorance that is being spread on our campus. You may also contact the editors below and email them. _______________________________________________ Click here for HORRIBLE ARTICLE! Regarding recent Cal State Long Beach Pow Wow! https://869789182725854870-a-aistudentcouncil-org-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/aistudentcouncil.org/www/home/Union%20Article%20-%20Pow%20Wow.jpg?attachauth=ANoY7cpRcxlxfDGQ2gsnTlzUdenCUtk2hOM_m10hnBnQ0IQeugTgQwuzHuZ2_JdvW4rLObn_l4g7Q42RqiSxZ1pEWMTGCr7ckgh5R9dDV9fN_VhkE53H0L_kWEpSNR88x1RioXWIcW_QCq6q3TIHx9q17XPoMerHRUtwp3n3pMBR0cu7kfDpzX1mVAn0alugSNtbycF1BTdbdfVUB10pJPYjIJJmws7SzR3dYGnFH_1YaHs9AVwrH-8%3D&attredirects=0 As of right now, we are asking everyone to write letters and messages to the campus administration as well as the editors of the newspapers. Please use the following email addresses: X F. King Alexander (CSULB President): fkale...@csulb.edu X Doug Robinson (CSULB Vice President of Student Services): drobi...@csulb.edu X Mike Hostetler (CSULB Dean of Students): studentd...@csulb.edu X Kevin O'Brien (Union Weekly Editor-in-Chief): kevinob.un...@gmail.com X Noah Kelly (Union Weekly Article Author): noah.un...@gmail.com ___________________________________________________ SAMPLE Letter- Saturday, March 19, 2011 Mr. Alexander, This is so disheartening to me I went to CSULB and wear my LB hat and pin proudly, I¡¦m also Gabrielino-Tongva Indian. I have enjoyed attending and dancing at the annual Pow Wow held on your campus. My wife works for the So. Cal. Indian Center and around 25% of their yearly budget is raised at that Pow Wow, money that is used to help Indian families, Indian students with school supplies and a senior program. This year our son who is 12 walked with me around the campus, I showed him all of the campus and how great it is and I told him how proud I would be if he went here too one day. This year my son even wanted to help his mother in the fry bread booth, it was a wonderful and memorable weekend to be there. We have come a long way as Indian people I thought only to read this racist article and feel that stinging reminder of years gone past; I really thought we had moved beyond this kind of thing. I feel the school needs to start making choices in where they stand in this nonsense. So many Indian people have contributed to this school and it has produced some very good leaders. CSULB was, I thought a place that Native American Indians could still go and feel that they were a part of it all. So I¡¦m sorry Mr. Alexander I can¡¦t let you sidestep this issue, for my son¡¦s sake and the other entire Native American students that want to attend CSULB in the future. Nobody has the right to circulate racist or hatred remarks on a school campus that may impact the education and wellbeing of other students because of race, religion or sexual orientation of that student! Especially a school funded and administrations protect paper. I support the students and alumni of CSULB in holding the administration to higher standards. Your school funded the paper that it was written on and allows this to be released to the students, so it becomes the opinion of the school that paid for it with school funds! It was reported and published, with no restrictions. The article was written and published in your school facility that is state funded. So the messages you are sending is that CSULB School is advocating racism by allowing this paper and students to write this racist propaganda against other races. As a Native American Man I find your statement without merit and an Insult to my people! It is surprising me that institutions of higher education aren't upholding civil rights of all their students. I believe if this student and paper if not immediately dealt with and if allowed to remain and keep running on a State campus will be a matter that will have to be taken up by US Dept. of Justice. THIS IS NOT A FREEDOM OF SPEECH ISSUE! It is a CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE! The recent case against the University of South Carolina in a similar case is a great example; you might want to look this up. Jon Gradias ___________________________________________ LATEST UPDATE- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AISC Publicity <public...@aistudentcouncil.org> Date: Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 5:09 PM Subject: CSULB Update from AISC: Meeting with the Union Weekly Hello Community, Students, Allies, and Friends, Earlier today, two members of the American Indian Student Council (AISC) sat down with Kevin O'Brien, the Editor-in-Chief of the Union Weekly and Noah Kelly, the writer of the Pow Wow article in question. At the meeting, progress was made to clarify and better understand some of the judgments that have transpired. An official apology from Noah Kelly has been accepted by AISC. The apology and an explanation from Noah Kelly will be published in this week's issue of the Union Weekly along with a clarification from Kevin O'Brien and Andy Kneis, Managing Editor from the Union Weekly. The issue will be available at 7 AM on campus tomorrow for distribution. A page of letters and responses to the article by CSULB students and alumni will also be printed in the issue. In consideration of further action, AISC will be meeting tomorrow (Monday, March 21) to discuss what we will communicate back to the campus community and the Union Weekly. We will be sending out another message detailing our plans tomorrow evening along with ways in which you can assist us, whether you are local or far way. AISC would also like to remind the community that threats of violence, mild or extreme in any case are highly discouraged and counterproductive to our current goals. We appreciate your support and the intelligent and civil responses that you all have submitted thus far. Please continue to submit your emails to the responsible parties and copying us on them (public...@aistudentcouncil.org) so we can share them with our American Indian students. To email your messages, see the attached PDF. Everyday we have read deeply profound and moving letters from across the country and now the globe (shout out to our native friends in Australia!). It is truly empowering to read the words of others who care as deeply as we do. If you have any further questions, please contact us at public...@aistudentcouncil.org. 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