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October 11, 2004

Read A Book (or Two), Hear A Speech (or Two), Get A Clue (or Two!)

Deborah Gray White, 2004 Allison Davis Lecturer

Deborah Gray White, Professor of History at Rutgers University, earned her Ph.D from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her first book, Ar'n't I a Woman: Female Slaves in the Antebellum South (Norton, 1985, 1999) blends anthropology and history in showing how black women worked to gain rights, hold families together, and resist economic and sexual oppression in the Reconstruction South; it earned Professor White the Letitia Brown Memorial Book Prize. She is also the author of Too Heavy A Load: Black Women in Defense of Themselves: 1894-1994 (Norton, 2000). Her current research examines the significance of the Millenium Marches--especially the Million Man and Women Marches, the Million Mom March and the Promise Keepers--as a way of assessing American race, class, and gender relations at the turn of the 21st century. Professor White will speak at Northwestern University on Monday, October 25, 2004 at 5:00 pm at Harris Hall 107, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL. The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.


Illinois Disciples Foundation: A Peace with Justice Ministry

The Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF) has been firmly committed to anti-war organizing since the movement against the Vietnam War. On October 19, 2004, at 7:00 pm at the Wisegarver Lounge, the IDF will host Ray Parrish in a free talk entitled "Leave No Vet Behind!" He will be speaking about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the needs of GIs and veterans today, and the current injustices facing soldiers fighting in the war in Iraq.

Parrish is the military counselor for the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) Military Counseling Service, which provides confidential discharge counseling; legal, medical, and mental health referrals for GI's and Veterans; counter-recruiting, draft information, and more. If you would like more information about the VVAW, please check out their website at www.vvaw.org.

Then on Saturday, November 6th, the IDF will hold its annual Fall Dinner. The doors open at 5:30 pm and both events will be held in Wisegarver Lounge on the first floor of the IDF at 610 E. Springfield Ave, Champaign IL 61820 (217) 352-8721, e-mail idf@prairienet.org, website www.prairienet.org/idf. Tickets are $8-$15. The keynote speaker will be VVAW National Coordinator Bill Davis and he will speak about how to keep struggling against the unjust war in Iraq, especially after the conclusion of the U.S presidential elections the week before.

Jessie

Posted by Val at October 11, 2004 12:06 AM

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