[Imc-dc-editorial] affirmative action feature

[D. N. Russo]

thank you, Chris. keep up the sharp eyes. i agree. -rup

At 01:02 PM 3/31/2003 -0500, Chris Strohm wrote:
>"If affirmative action is barred, higher education in America will be 
>resegregated. Already, integration plans in K-12 education have been 
>attacked across the country. As a result, segregation in K-12 education 
>has increased dramatically."
>
>where's the supporting data for these statements? if somebody can find the 
>data to support this that is great, but without that data we should give 
>attribution to the groups saying this, which in this case are The 
>Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action & Integration, and Fight for 
>Equality By Any Means Necessary.
>
>without attribution it seems like the DC IMC is making these statements. 
>but we aren't authorities on this subject. instead, the two groups are 
>making these statements, so the attribution clears this up. the purpose of 
>attribution is to clearly identify where information and/or opinions are 
>coming from.
>
>chris
>
>
>>From: old school <seizetv@yahoo.com>
>>To: Chris Strohm <madformedia@hotmail.com>, clarissa@anarquia.org,
>>imc-dc-editorial@lists.mutualaid.org
>>CC: imc-dc-editorial@lists.indymedia.org
>>Subject: Re: [Imc-dc-editorial] affirmative action feature
>>Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 09:34:47 -0800 (PST)
>>
>>Hey Chris -
>>What we could do is find the data that proves that
>>affirmative action does integrate campuses.  I don't
>>see why we have to "attribute" statements about
>>integration to a group, even without the
>>"attributions".
>>
>>
>>
>>--- Chris Strohm <madformedia@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > agreed but with the following changes. i put in
>> > attribution to some of the
>> > sentences to clarify who is making the statements.
>> > thanks. chris
>> >
>> >
>> > Title: Defend Affirmative Action and Save Brown v.
>> > Board of Education!
>> >
>> > <p>On April 1, thousands of high school and college
>> > students will <a
>> >
>>href="http://dc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=61016&group=webcast">march
>> >
>> > through the streets of Washington, DC</a> to the
>> > U.S. Supreme Court,
>> > demanding that the high court uphold affirmative
>> > action in the University of
>> > Michigan cases. These two cases represent a turning
>> > point in regard to race
>> > relations in the United States and represent a
>> > struggle for integration and
>> > equality in education throughout American life,
>> > according to the groups
>> > organizing the event.</p>
>> >
>> > <p>Affirmative action is a desegregation plan for
>> > higher education, the
>> > groups say. If affirmative action is barred, higher
>> > education in America
>> > will be resegregated. Already, integration plans in
>> > grades K-12 have been
>> > attacked across the country and, as a result,
>> > segregation in K-12 education
>> > has increased dramatically, the groups say.</p>
>> >
>> > <p>The march and rally is sponsored by The Coalition
>> > to Defend Affirmative
>> > Action And Integration, and Fight for Equality By
>> > Any Means Necessary <a
>> > href="http://www.bamn.com/index.asp">(BAMN)</a>.</p>
>> >
>> > <p>Schedule for Tuesday:<br>
>> > 9am-12pm: Rally at the Supreme Court, E. Capitol &
>> > 1st St NE<br>
>> > 10am-11am: Supreme Court hearing in U-Michigan Law
>> > School case, Grutter v.
>> > Bollinger<br>
>> > 11am-12pm: Supreme Court hearing in U-Michigan
>> > undergraduate case, Gratz v.
>> > Bollinger<br>
>> > 12pm: March down Constitution Ave to the Lincoln
>> > Memorial<br>
>> > 2pm: Rally at the Lincoln Memorial, 900 Ohio Dr.
>> > SW</p>
>> >
>> > <p>[ <a
>> >
>>href="http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/docs/gearan.html">Rejected
>> > white
>> > law school applicant appeals reverse discrimination
>> > case to Supreme
>> > Court</a> | <a
>> >
>>href="http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/pages/michigannews.html">History
>> > of U of
>> > Michigan Case</a> | <a
>> >
>>href="http://dc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=45900&group=webcast">Bush's
>> >
>> > Remarks on Affirmative Action Case, 1/15/03</a> ]
>> > </p>
>> >
>> >
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