UWL Progressives

The Progressives bring together progressive thinking individuals to encourage democracy, ecological wisdom, social justice, non-violence, global awareness, post patriarchal values, respect for diversity and personal as well as social responsibility. The group focuses on actions to promote and raise awareness of these issues.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

First Prog meeting of the year...

Upcoming events: NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, SEPT 14th 7:00 p.m. (259
Cartwright)

Sept. 8th: Peace Rally Banners (Student activities room, 2nd floor Cartwright)
6:00 p.m. - Help make banners for the Peace Rally on Sept. 24th

Sept. 10th: Fighting Bob Fest (Baraboo, WI)
www.fightingbob.org
Bus leaves at 7:00 a.m. from Valley View Mall and returns at 7:00 p.m.
contact scryver.ryan@students.uwlax.edu for more info and to reserve a seat

Sept. 13th: La Crosse Greens Meeting (South Community Library, La Crosse)
6:30 p.m. - Come and help with the Bring Home the Troops campaign
contact thill.jess@uwlax.edu for more information

Sept 13th: Wheels of Justice (UWL Campus)
noon - 4:00 p.m. - Peace bus/classroom tours (Wimberly parking lot)
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Presentation (140 Cowley Hall)
Wheels of Justice is a group of veterans and peace activists
advocating justice and civil rights

Sept. 13th: Anti-racism Support Group Organizational Meeting (UWL Campus)
8:00 p.m. - Come and help this new organization create goals, objectives, meeting
times and discussion topics. Topics may go beyond anti-racism issues.
(257 Cartwright Center)
contact olson.caro@students.uwlax.edu for more information

Sept. 24th: Peace Rally (Cameron Park, La Crosse)
5:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Open mic, speakers, candlelight peace march, vigil and song
Speakers include Bethany Jacobson, John Medinger, Rev. Daniel
Bruch and Senator Russ Feingold
contact olson.caro@students.uwlax.edu to volunteer and more information

Other upcoming activities and contacts:

Movie Nights - contact gilbert.andr@students.uwlax.edu

Second Supper articles and ideas - contact dreaab@yahoo.com