Don't forget to make your donations to a tolerance related organization!
The march lasted for 60 minutes
Columbia Acceptance Project
Transform their steps towards hate into support for tolerance
In response to a National Socialist Movement (America's Nazi Party) march planned in Columbia, Missouri on March 10, 2007, here is an opportunity to oppose the ideals this group represents!
There are many ways to show people that we will not stand for hate, however going to the march is not one of them. This is a violent group that is trying to start riots and will use any means necessary to do so. Police are expecting 10-30 marchers as well as undercover members to try to incite riots. While we respect their first amendment rights, we advise not giving them the satisfaction or publicity that they want.
Although they plan to march in our town, we can transform their very steps into steps towards tolerance, by using their event to raise money for the causes they stand against!
You can participate in supporting pro-tolerance organizations by pledging an amount for every minute of the march. That way, the longer this group is on our city streets, the more money they will be raising for acceptance!!
Pledges for Acceptance
indicate which organization you plan to donate to in the 'comments'
Columbia Area National Organization for Women (NOW)
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
**If your organization would like to be listed as a supporter, or if you have any questions, please email:
toleranceincolumbia@gmail.com
This project is modeled after Project Lemonade, raising money for tolerance causes by collecting pledges for every minute of a hate-group event. (Teaching Tolerance.org)
*Spark in the Park* at Douglass Park (Providence and Worley)
Starting at 12 p.m., the community and MU students will gather for barbeque, discussions, and fun. During the afternoon, there will be a Step Show, a basketball tournament, and entertainment for all!
There will be a shuttle bus running between the Rollins Bus Stop on the MU campus and Douglass Park between 12 noon – 5:30 p.m. on Saturday to assist students in getting to and from the positive “Spark in the Park” community celebration of diversity.
*Forum Theatre will be showing movies from 4-6 pm for just $4.50!
*2 for 1 special at Empire Roller Rink
*See Friday's Maneater for more suggestions.
*Sustain Mizzou
Sustain Mizzou is holding a tree planting event at noon at the Hinkson Recreation Area (across Providence from Reactor Field--just south of Hearnes Center and Faurot Field)
*Free Concert!!
Show-Me Acappella 7 PM - 9 PM Concert at the First Baptist Church (Across from Gumby's Pizza) Featuring Mizzou's acappella groups, Add 9 and Mizzou Forte; also featuring Sweet Nothings and True Men from Truman State, and MSU's A Cub Bella.
Students from the Theatre of the Oppressed class will be performing a very short Image Theatre piece based on the poem "First they came . . ." by Niemuller THIS THURSDAY at 3:15 p.m. at Speaker's Circle. This performance is a part of the peaceful response to the neo-Nazi march in Columbia on Saturday.
Please pass the word--and stop by if you can. The performance only lasts about 5 minutes, but then will be repeated a few more times.
3:15 This THURSDAY 3/8 at Speaker's Circle
Mizzou Student Events
SAME (Students Advocating a Multicultural Experience) is holding an open
forum on Neo-Nazism and hate groups in America "Yes, the Neo-Nazis are
coming...but are Their Ideals Already Here?" Memorial Union South 204,
Thursday, 8 March, 7:00 pm
7 PM This THURSDAY 3/8 at Memorial Union South 204
Hate Wall Demonstration
A wall will be constructed in the Speakers Circle next Wednesday, 14
March, to symbolize hate. Stereotypes you've heard will cover the wall
and be torn down to symbolize the deconstruction of hate.
Over the next month, starting with the opening reception in MU's Ellis Library March 14, there will be lots of good (and free) events on and off campus to which MU people and the Columbia/Boone County community in general are invited. The focus of the events is a traveling exhibit on Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation that MU's Ellis Library is now hosting. Events include a movie, a historical tour of Columbia, panel discussions & lectures on the Civil War in Missouri and more.
Four Front, MSA and Student Life
are distributing multicolored ribbons for Peace through the Multicultural Center and student org tables in Brady Commons. Show your solidarity with the MU and Columbia community by wearing a ribbon this weekend!
Saturday, March 10, 11:00 AM, on the Court House Square, sponsored by the NAACP. Mayor Darwin Hindman, Mary Ratliff, and others will speak as the Mayor declares Tolerance Day for the city of Columbia.
