WESUNITY-- Bringing the Community Together

History Tutorial April 21
Consider taking a student-run tutorial on the history of student life at Wesleyan next semester. There will be a meeting this Friday at 3PM in Olin's Rare Book room. Interested? Contact Roger Smith. Here's more info:

What did your student group do before you got involved?
How did relations with Middletown get to be so screwed up?
Was there really a KKK rally in Meriden 20 years ago?
Why was Chase's office firebombed?
What has student environmentalism looked like in the past?
How have humor mags at Wesleyan changed throughout the years?
What happened to Wesleyan's fine Methodist tradition?
What is all of this student art/photography sitting in the archives? Want to make an exhibit of it?
The topic of your research is up to you.
We will be meeting this Friday in Olin's Rare Book Room (first floor) to discuss what topics are feasible with Prof. Johnston of the History dept and Jeffrey Makala of the Archives.
If you're interested or want more info, call Roger at x4993 or email rsmith02@wesleyan.edu
Meeting: Friday 4/23 3pm Olin Library Rare Book Room

Bridging the Gap April 21
Do you feel that there isn't a sense of community among women on campus? It's time to change that. Come to a workshop sponsored by the Black Women's Collective, the Women of color Collective, The Feminist Majority, the Women's Resource Center, Womanist House, NuShu, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, GBLOCQ, and more. This sort of thing makes WESUNITY happy.
The gathering is from 7-10PM in the Butt B lounge on Thursday April 22.

Sweatshop Sit-in April 21
UNC students have taken over their administration building. Here's more info:

CHAPEL HILL- 20 students went into the administration building on the UNC-CH campus today and vow to stay until interim Chancellor McCoy agrees to their demands to help stop the use of sweatshop labor in the production of university apparel. "We have been very patient all year," explained Kea Parker, a sophomore member of Students for Economic Justice (SEJ). "The bottom line is that sweatshop abuses continue and the University is not taking action to stop them."

They seem to be supported by their local SEAC chapter. You can email a petition to the Chanceller of UNC here. You can watch the protest live via the web here.

Free Mumia April 21
The Black and Latino Brotherhood is sponsoring a bus to the Mumia Rally in Philadelphia this Saturday. CT Students Against the Death Penalty had reserved 20 spots on a bus coming from Yale, but due to overwhelming interest, more space was needed. Here's info from Soyinka Lawoyin of the BLB.

My name is Soyinka Lawoyin. I am a member of the Black and Latino
Brotherhood, and I have benn able to schedule a bus for the Millions for
Mumia rally this Saturday, April 24th in Philadelphia. I recognize that
there is a bus leaving from Yale University, but all of those spots have
been taken. We have space for the first 49 students who want to attend the rally. The price will be $10. Please respond ASAP to slawoyin@wesleyan.edu or call X4611 or X7060.

Who is this Mumia fellow anyway, and what is all the fuss about? Visit this website for more information: Millions for Mumia

Earthweek April 20
E3, Wesleyan's only environmental group, is organizing a week of events around April 22, which is Earthday. For the whole week's schedule of music, speakers, and fun, visit their excellent website. Here's a summary:

April 22 8:00 in Shanklin 107
speaker: keith snow is a journalist, photographer, engineer, educator, performer and naturalist. He has researched, traveled, lived and documented certain aspects of the social, political, environmental and spiritual realities in 34 countries
April 22, Population Camp Out 11PM in front of Olin
Get a taste of a possible future, and camp out outside of Olin. Bring your tent, your sleeping bag, and your drums. Overpopulation has never been so much fun.
April 23 7PM Science Center room 58
speaker:Tim Keating, from the Rainforest Releif Network will do an hour-and-a-half-long slide/talk presentation called Rainforests in Your Shopping Cart. The presentation focuses on consumption of key materials/products taken from rainforests or for which rainforests are destroyed to produce.
Sat April 24 at noon CFA courtyard
ceremony:Buffalo Eyes (Bruce Beaulieu), the co-Director of the Eastern American Indian Cultural Center, and an Abenaki Indian medicine man will be coming at noon to lead an earth day ceremony
Sunday April 25 1-5PM Lawn between N. College, High St
Kids Carnival: Activities will include face-painting, make-your-own-birdfeeder, recycling races with exciting prizes, "dream-pillow" making, fun music, puppet construction, great music, and a parade at 5PM

Kosovo Vigil April 19
On Wednesday at 8pm there will be a non-political Vigil for all those suffering in the Kosovo crisis on the steps of Olin. For more info, contact Kenneth Jeruchim.

There will be a ceremony this Wednesday at 8:00 pm in
front of Olin library to recognize the human tragedy currently occurring in the Balkans. Unlike the forum last Wednesday, this event will not be intellectual and will try not to be political. Instead, it will focus on the suffering which war brings, and try to relate some part of that suffering to participants.

End Sanctions and Bombings April 19
Meredith Lobel, all-purpose social justice activist, wants Wesleyan to take a stand against the bombing of Kosovo and the sanctions on Iraq. Here's more info.

The New York Times will be publishing an advertisement this spring taken out by Chomsky, Angela Davis, Howard Zinn, etc. which calls for an end of the sanctions against Iraq. and we, yes lil' Wes, can attach our names in support of that ad if i am able to collect enough petitions showing student body support and convince the WSA (who are actually rather willing if there is the student support) to pass a resolution calling for the end of the sanctions, to notify our gov't reps.of our opinion, and agree to be part of the NYT ad.
People are still dying there and the US is still bombing and 'sanctioning' there-- but the issue is even more eclipsed (somewhat rightfully) by the kosovo situation. If you want to sign and more importantly, can collect signatures, PLEASE E-MAIL ME BACK (just say 'i want to help' and where you live, box #, and phone#) and i will get back to you.
We have ONE WEEK to get signatures. next week is also the nat'l student week of protest against the sanctions.

What the hell is WESUNITY? April 19
Wondering why this webpage was created? Read WESUNITY's mission and history here. Also, stay on the lookout for the relaunch of this website on SATURDAY!

Social Action Film Week April 19
Amnesty International is sponsoring a week of films as part of a "Rights for All" campaign. The oddball in the bunch is the Thursday speaker, Keith Snow. He's an investigative journalist who deals with human rights and environmental issues.

tuesday, april 20. shanklin 107. 9:30 pm.
"mickey mouse goes to haiti"
walt disney and the science of exploitation. 18 min.

"arms for the poor"
this graphic film depicts the impact of the arms trade on the world's poor and the marketing tactics used by the arms industry to sell weapons to the developing world. 25 min.

wednesday, april 21. shanklin 107. 9:30 pm.
"poverty outlaw"
this is a film about the kensington welfare rights union. it focuses on the human rights work done for and by the homeless and poor of the kensington, pennsylvania area and across the country. 1 hr.

thursday, april 22. shanklin 107.
we encourage you to go see E3's Earthday speaker, keith snow, photojournalist, speak about environmental issues and human rights

BOOM! April 19
I don't know who did this, but someone riled up the locals. The Middletown Press wrote today, "Explosion May be Campus Prank" Here's a bit of info from the article:

MIDDLETOWN -- Two explosions about 15 seconds
apart resounded through the city Sunday night, their source
tracked to what was most likely a student prank.
Police, hearing the blasts at about 9:50 p.m., began
searching immediately, quickly zeroing in on the
Wesleyan University campus.
Where commencement ceremonies are held, at the
campus' Foss Hill and Andrus Field area, police found the
culprit -- two Coca-Cola bottles filled with nitrogen,
according to scanner reports -- at the commencement
podium.

I Love Mocon April 16
Good old ARAMARK wants to know what we think of their services. Love MOCON, can't get enough Itza Pizza? Is Summerfields worth the wait? WESHOP a great deal? Great, healthy vegetarian options at every meal? Be sure to tell them what you think about the current program.

The consultant team would very much like to meet with students, staff and faculty to discuss/evaluate current programs and services, and make recommendations for improvement to the current program. The focus groups will be held according to the following schedule:
Faculty/Staff Focus Group: Tuesday, April 20th 12-1 PM
Student Focus Groups: Tuesday, April 20th 4:30-5:30 PM
Tuesday, April 20th 6:00-7:00 PM
Please contact the Dining Office at x2160 if you are interested in
participating.

Union Rally in Hartford April 16
Heard about the new stadium being built? Make sure that workers and Hartford residents benefit from it. Join USLAC in a rally in Hartford. Meet this Monday at 6:15PM behind the campus center. Contact Nina for more information.

ACTION ALERT!
Hartford Needs Good Union Jobs Monday, April 19 at 6:45 pm, City Hall, 550 Main St. The state, city and private developers are pouring about $1 billion of development into a stadium, hotels, a retail complex, but what about Hartford residents? If the only permanent jobs are service sector jobs, they have to be decent jobs. Otherwise developers get rich and Hartford residents get poorer. Community groups and SEIU and HERE are joining together at the public hearing before the city council meeting to call for union jobs for Hartord residents.

Essence of She April 16
Dance performance this Friday in the World Music Hall.

Women of Color Dance Troupe
and the Women of Color Collective
present an evening of dance, poetry and music
This Friday April 17, 8pm
at The World Music Hall
Tickets are now on sale at the Box Office for $3.00

Corporate Accountability April 13
Come hear Kevin Danaher, Phd speak about the new global economy, and the roles of both activists and corporations. It's at 7pm in Shanklin 107, on this Wednesday, April 14th. Thank the Economic Action Coalition for bringing him here!

"CORPORATIONS ARE GONNA GET YOUR MOMMA!":
globalization, corporate accountability, and grassroots activism"

On this Wednesday, April 14th, 7pm, in Shanklin 107 at Wesleyan University, Kevin Danaher, Phd. will be discussing corporate accountability in the age of globalization. Director of Public Education at Global Exchange, a San Francisco-based social justice organization, Kevin has written or edited seven books dealing with US Foreign Policy and the global economy. He has most recently finished Corporations are Gonna Get Your Momma: Globalization and the Downsizing of the American Dream.

Before co-founding Global Exchange, he was a senior analyst at Food First/ the Institute for Food and Development Policy, and associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, and for four years taught in the School of Government at American University.

Club Equinox April 13
It's a KSA semi-formal for Asian Awareness Month.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17: 10pm-2am at Downey House Featuring DJ Kain of nyc's Club Nix $3 singles/$5 couples DRESS TO IMPRESS Brought to you by:
Korean Students Association/ Black and Latino Brotherhood

Kosovo Forum April 13
This is something not to be missed if you have the slightest interest in current events. It's on Wednesday, April 14th at 8:00pm in PAC001.

The Diplomat Presents
A Forum Discussion on Kosovo

Speakers:
Prof. Martha Crenshaw (Govt)
Prof. Peter Rutland (Govt)
Prof. David Morgan (Hist)
Prof. Zoran Milutinovic, visiting prof. from Serbia (Russ. dept)

Their speeches will be followed by an informal discussion open to all present

BE INFORMED. BE THERE.
For more info contact Chietigj Bajpaee
THE DIPLOMAT: WESLEYAN'S FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL THOUGHT

School of the Americas April 12
Today is a Wesleyan Peace Action day of action against the terrorist-training, US government funded School of the Americas.

Wesleyan Peace Action is sponsoring an awareness day at Wesleyan about the
School of the Americas on Monday, April 12th, in honor of National
Student Lobby Day Against the School of the Americas.
This US Army school in Georgia, funded by US tax dollars, trains Latin
American soldiers in military tactics. Graduates of the SOA have been
responsible for some of the worst human rights abuses in Latin America. The
SOA manuals recommend interrogation techniques like torture, execution,
blackmail, and arresting the relatives of those being questioned.
Peace Action is circulating a petition among Wesleyan students to close the
SOA. This petition will be sent to Connecticut Congressman Sam Gejdenson.
Students may sign the petition at tables at Mocon during lunch on Monday or
next to the banner on the wall in the campus center first floor.
For more information about the SOA visit http://www.soaw.org or to get
involved with Peace Action, contact me at hporsche@wesleyan.edu or call
X5852.

Holocaust Vigil April 12
Does genocide seem too huge to be comprehensible? Join WESJAC (Jewish Action Committee) in a holocaust vigil today.

On Monday, April 12, at 8:00 steps of Olin there will be a vigil to remember all of the victims of the Holocaust. A twenty-four hour reading of the names of the victims will follow in front of the campus center.
-WesJAC

WESUNITY News April 12
Looks like our recent work with the Community Learning Network and our own projects have been getting activists excited. Read the Argus article on WESUNITY for details!

Frickin Computers April 12
Couldn't update this site for 4 days. For some reason I couldn't log into the Wesleyan server. Damned annoying for a news site. Apologies to all for the inconvenience.

Labor Conference April 10
Next weekend, we're lucky enough to have a huge labor conference (SAWSJ - Scholars, Artists, and Writers for Social Justice) at Yale, right in our backyard. Are you at all interested in labor issues, in corporate responsibility, or in workers' rights? The speaker list for this event reads like a who's who list of today's labor movement. You bet USLAC will be there, and will help get you a ride there. Contact Nina Haiman at 638-3658 for ride information. Announce this to your classes, and invite your profs. Here are some sample panels:

ECONOMICS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Seymour Melman, Columbia
Rick Wolff, Univ. of Mass. Amherst
Gordon Lafer, Univ. of Oregon

WOMEN AT WORK
Karen Nussbaum, Director AFL-CIO Working Women's
Department
Libby Sayre, U. California prof-tech workers CWA
Maida Rosenstein, UAW 2110
Yale Local 34 representative
Alice Kessler Harris

ORGANIZING GRADUATE STUDENTS
Bob Muhlenkamp, former organizing director, Teamsters
Yale GESO representative
Univ of California representative
NYU representative
Univ of Mass. GEO/UAW representative
Michael Denning, Yale University

ORGANIZING THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
Andy Stern, president SEIU
Suzanne Gordon, author, LIFE SUPPORT
Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director, California Nurses
Association
Carmen Boudier, sec-treas 1199 Connecticut

TEACHING SOCIAL CHANGE
Frances Fox Piven, activist and author POOR PEOPLE'S
MOVEMENTS

SCIENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Jonathan King, MIT

FRONTLINE NEWS: UNIONS IN ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA
Barbara Ingalls, Detroit newspaper union
Naomi Zauderer, National Writers Union
Janine Jaquet, FAIR
Rich Gelber, sec-treas NABERT Local 16/CWA

No Updates April 10
Sorry about the recent dearth of updates. Lot of school work, among other things. The WESUNITY site relaunch is also slowing things down. News will no longer be the central focus of the site, as Time-Out Wesleyan Online will take care of publicizing social events. We're still hammering out what exactly each site will cover (is a party for a political cause social or political? How about earthweek?) WESUNITY's news page will still provide a place for activism news, to ask for help from other groups, to publicize non-Wesleyan speeches and conferences, for unrecognized groups to post news, for groups to combine explanations of events with links to news articles or pictures, and to let others know about the nature of your group and your projects, even if you don't have a formal event. Look for an expanded resource center.

Reminder: if you have ANY research papers relevant to student groups, or that are just plain interesting, get them published on the WESUNITY site, or in the Primer. Email them to wesunity@wesleyan.edu or campus mail them to box 5171.

B-Glad Events April 10
On Sat. April 10 there wil be a Queer Prom at Eclectic from 10am - 2pm.
Come on Mon. April 12 to hear Jo Ryan speak about "A Personal Story of the transgendered path", at 7pm in PAC 002.
On Tuesday, April 13, WesWell is sponsoring Leif Mitchell to speak on "Hot, Safe, Gay and Bi" in PAC002 at 7 pm.
For more info, contact Phil Gentry.
Watch out, because times and places may change.
Here's a temporary QA webpage.

F**ed up Article April 10
Ever thought about not saluting the flag? Hear a variety of stupid arguments on both sides. Really quite amusing if you read it slowly and savor the stupidity. Read it here. Don't believe me? Read this sample:

Liias said those who misbehave during the pledge
should be punished. "There are worse things we
could be asking them to do," he said. "We could
be asking them to sing the national anthem."

At Seattle's Garfield High School, the pledge is
recited only before assemblies or sports events,
said Linda Rolfson, activity coordinator. "By the
time kids are in high school, they're thinking more
on their own. They're not quite so willing to just
blindly do what we want them to do," Rolfson
said.

Bridging the Gap April 6
Do you feel that there isn't a sense of community among women on campus? It's time to change that. Come to a workshop sponsored by the Black Women's Collective, the Women of color Collective, The Feminist Majority, the Women's Resource Center, Womanist House, NuShu, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, GBLOCQ, and more. This sort of thing makes WESUNITY happy.
The gathering is from 7-10PM in the Butt B lounge this Thursday!

Update Rampage April 6
WESUNITY's webmaster has been on an update rampage. Check out the improved USLAC and E3 sites. Look for the USLAC photogallery and the E3 Earthweek calendar and news. Also, get a sneak peak at the new national SEAC website also made by Roger Smith. What's next? Look for a WESUNITY relaunch within the next 2 weeks.

Ethics, Leadership, Dessert April 5
Looking for a fun way to spend your Tuesday evening? Wesleyan has invited a speaker from UCONN to talk about leadership at the university with faculty and students from Wesleyan. Come to Downey House from 6:30 to 8:00 tomorrow. Here's more info:

The W.E.S.L.E.A.D. Leadership Development Series comes to a close with a
keynote address on Ethics and Leadership. Bring your entire student
organization or staff to this dynamic talk which brings closure to your
busy but exciting leadership year.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Artie Travis, Director of Campus Activities,
University of Connecticut
Address: ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP
When: Tuesday, April 6, 6:30-8:00 pm, includes a brief closing reception
Where: Downey House
RSVP: ckishimoto@wesleyan.edu or kgeorge@wesleyan.edu
Christina M. Kishimoto
Assistant Dean of Student Services

Cannabis Coalition April 3
Fight the war on drugs. End ridiculous drug sentencing. Do all this and more every Wednesday night at 10:30 in the basement of the campus center. All are welcome to come. Here's a bit more info. For the whole thing, click here:

The Cannabis Coalition is a new WSA-sponsored group.
The objectives of the Wesleyan Cannabis Coalition are to raise
awareness of the draconian laws surrounding the use of cannabis and work
with existing national groups to help change these laws. We will strive to
bring Wesleyan students into the already flourishing international movement for the legalization of cannabis for industrial, medicinal and recreational purposes.
Presently, the Cannabis Coalition is planning a party to promote
awareness of its existence on April 20 and a trip to Amherst's Extravaganja
on April 24, as well as participation in Zonker Harris Day at WestCo on
April 17.

WESUNITY listserve April 2
What the heck are all those student groups up to? How do I even contact them? How can I keep my event from conflicting with theirs? WESUNITY has an answer. Email your news to representives from all activist and student of color groups on campus. Remember, students only. Here's how to use it:

To subscribe, send a message
to:majordomo@wesleyan.edu
cc:
subject:
body: subscribe wesunity-l
To unsubscribe, send the same message but change subscribe to unsubscribe.
To subscribe a friend,
put this in the body:
body: subscribe wesunity-l friendsemail@wesleyan.edu

Once you've done this, send a message to wesunity-l@wesleyan.edu and it will automatically go to the whole list.

NORTHEAST ACTION TRAINING CAMP April 2
Here's a good chance to hone some skills.

VERMONT--JUNE 5-12, 1999
The Native Forest Network is teaming up with the Ruckus Society to host a Northeast regional Activist Training Camp to be held in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont.
Workshops that will be offered:
* Advanced tree climbing
* Advanced Blockade techniques
* Action-Oriented Mediawork
* Banner Rigging and Hanging
* Advanced Action Planning and Strategy
* Non-Violence Training
* Orienteering and Map-reading
Plus evening discussions, lots of great people, great food and a beautiful location
To receive an application, reply to the address below:
NATIVE FOREST NETWORK
Eastern North American Resource Center
POB 57, Burlington, VT 05402 USA
(802)863-0571 FAX: (802)864-8203
EMAIL: nfnena@sover.net
http://www.nativeforest.org

Union Summer 1999 April 2
Why is the student labor movement so darned active? Why is it so effective? the AFL-CIO Union Summer program is a major reason. If you're looking for a productive way to spend a month of your summer, look no further. The skills learned are invaluable. Become an organizer. Visit www.unionsmr.org .

Today's unions are making a difference on the issues you care about -
discrimination, poverty, and injustice. Together in unions, working people
from all walks of life are improving their lives and achieving real change.
This summer, you can join them in the fight for economic and social justice.
Spend four intense weeks alongside workers, students and other activists in
organizing for workplace rights and fairness.
Union Summer is seeking people who are committed to social and economic
justice
and who can work well in a diverse group. Applicants must be 18 or older.
Interns are paid a stipend of $210/week(taxable). Housing and transportation
on site is provided. There will be sites nationwide. Interns are responsible
for getting themselves to and from the site.
If you would like more information or would like to apply, either visit our
web site at www.unionsmr.org, e-mail unionsmr@aol.com, or call 800-952-2550 (DC call 639-6220).

April Fools April 2
Well, WESUNITY has succumed to the temptation to put up a silly internet April Fools page. Give us feedback: do you want to see more humor on this site, or just the facts? Is WESUNITY doing humor like Gag Reflex coordinating student groups? Email wesunity@wesleyan.edu with your comments. By the way, if you couldn't hear the wav's, your missed the whole experience. Get out of that computer lab!

Free Training April 2
The Center for Environmental Citizenship is offering FREE summer training academies. If you have any interest in the environment or policies, read on. Visit their website at www.envirocitizen.org.

Want to make the WORLD a BETTER place? Apply to the SUMMER TRAINING ACADEMY nearest you! Campus Green Vote and the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund are once again co-sponsoring Summer Training Academies (STAs)! Scheduled for June 1999 there will be SEVEN regional Academies across the country to encourage political/environmental leadership. Summer Training Academies are FREE 4-day crash courses focusing on political skills to protect the environment.

At the Summer Training Academy You Will Learn:
* How To Impact Critical Environmental Issues
* How To Protect The Earth From Politicians
* How To Run a Campaign
* How To Get The Word Out Online & In The Media
COMING SOON to a CITY NEAR YOU!
Washington, DC (June 2-5)
Ann Arbor, MI (June 7-10)
Atlanta, GA (June 11-14)
Boulder, CO (June 16-19)
Berkeley, CA (June 22-25)
Boston, MA (June 25-28)
Seattle, WA (June 29-July 2)
Apply online at www.envirocitizen.org.