To all those who intend to help create the signs, banners, posters et al. which we will need for Thursday's gathering : Be at Jenel's home at 7:PM. 4317 Willowpoint Drive go on Main Street past 36th then go down a hill turn left onto Willow Way continue to the stop sign, then turn right follow the curve until you reach her home Thanks! ======================================================== This Thursday, the University of Oklahoma will be one of more than 80 universities in over 24 states to hold a noontime gathering for Peace and Justice. This gathering will be an opportunity to express and promote solidarity across the nation and to raise awareness about the need for a just, ethical response to the terrorist attacks of Tuesday. It will be an opportunity to learn what an individual might do to urge our national leaders to work towards a peaceful justice. Since Tuesday's terrorist attacks, there have been outbursts of violence against innocent United States citizens of Middle Eastern descent, while at least one American Islamic house of worship has been bombed. A number of public figures in the federal government have fixated on blanket rage and revenge instead of justice and the United States philosophy of reasoned response. Some religious spokespeople have reacted to this attack by looking for groups of American citizens to scapegoat. Thursday noon is our chance to stand against such unhealthy, self-destructive reactions to Tuesday's tragedy and to work towards a wiser response. No single organization is arranging this; it involves the entire university. No single university is leading this; it involves students nationwide. This event is not restricted to students; it involves everyone in this country. Gather by the Bizzell Statue on the South Oval of OU campus at noon on Thursday, 20 September 2001. After an initial rallying, the gathering itself will continue on until 3:PM. Bring flags, drums, guitars, and/or signs. Please remember that this will be a time for cohesion and inclusion in the name of peace and justice, and that we will be sending a message to the media and a signal to our government with our actions, so let's dress in a fashion and carry signs which promote such cohesion and inclusion and let's avoid dress or signs which promote factionalism and eccentric squabbling. Thank you. W. Everett Chesnut