------ RACISM AND CONTEMPORARY GENOCIDE

3RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON
HATE AND VIOLENCE: RACIST IMAGES IN POPULAR CULTURE

MARCH 31 - APRIL 2, 2001

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
2121 EUCLID AVENUE
CLEVELAND, OH

AGENDA


Saturday, March 31, 2001

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.- Registration - CSU Auditorium, Student Center, 2121
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH

11:00 a.m. - Opening, Drums, Sacred Pipe Melvin Grey Owl,
Traditional Spiritual Leader, Auditorium

11:45-12:00 noon - Welcome Remarks

12:00 noon - Remarks and Introduction of Dr. Mary Clearing-Sky by
Charlene Teters, Activist and Professor, Institute of
Indian
Arts, Santa Fe, NM

12:15 - 2:15 p.m. - Presentation by Story Teller and Oral Historian,
Dr. Mary Clearing-Sky, Counseling Center Director, Michigan
State University "Native American Holocaust: Historic
Trauma, Unresolved Grief and Healing."

2:15 - 2:30 - Break

2:30 - Remarks and Introduction of Dr. Cornel D. Pewewardy
by
Vernon Bellecourt, National Coalition on Racism, Activist
and Leader of his People

2:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Story Teller and Oral Historian, Dr. Cornel D.
Pewewardy, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas, "Why
Educators Should Not Use Indians as Mascots."

4:30 - 5:15 p.m. - Panel with Charlene Teters, Dr. Mary Clearing-Sky, Dr.
Cornel D. Pewewardy and Vernon Bellecourt, for queries by
audience participants

5:15 - 5:30 - Closing Remarks and instructions

5:30 - 7:00 - Free Time

7:00 - Traditional potluck, drums, giveaway and awards "fun
time."
Pilgrim Congregational Church , social hall - 2592 14th
Street West, Cleveland, OH, hosted by Lake Erie Native
American Council

Sunday, April 1, 2001

10:00 am - Spiritual Leader Opening, Conference Instructions,
remarks
Auditorium

10:15 - 1st Workshop - Break out Room "A"
"Negative Stereotyping in Corporate World" by Storytellers
and Activists, Sister Pat Marshall and Gary Brouse

2nd Workshop - Break out Room "B"
"Negative Impact to Our Children" - Stories told by
youth/young adults affected, moderated by Dr. Clearing-Sky

12:00 Noon - Lunch Break, sack lunches to eat off premises

1:00 - 2:45 - Workshops Repeated

2:45 - 3:00 - Break

3:00 - Plenary - Story Telling continued by Activists
Involved

1st Panel - Activists on Colleges and Universities campuses

2nd Panel - Activists on professional baseball and football
leagues

3rd Panel - Activists on schools and the state education
systems

4th and Final Panel Organizing Nationally - National
Coalition on Racism in Sports and Media panelists -
Vernon Bellecourt, moderator

5:30 - Closing Remarks and Traditional Closing of Conference

7:00 - 9:00 - Pizza Party, sign making social - Pilgrim
Congregational Church

Monday, April 2, 2001

9:00 a.m. - Meet for walk to Protest at Cleveland

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Baseball opening, 25th and Detroit, Cleveland's Westside.

For information call 216-736-3725 or e-mail clemenf@ucc.org

CEU (CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS) CREDITS : 10 HOURS - GENERAL

CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE FEE:
CEU'S AND ORGANIZATIONS: $40.00
INDIVIDUAL: $25.00
SENIORS: $10.00
CHILDREN AND YOUTH: FREE

REGISTRATION FORM:
PLEASE E-MAIL TO clementf@ucc.org or mail to Ferne Clements, Racial Justice
Ministry Team, 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115. Check or money
order to made out to The Committee of 500 Years.

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