tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post1568694472712854666..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: Speaking up for public higher educationDave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-51232978810018982232016-03-27T20:58:15.508-05:002016-03-27T20:58:15.508-05:00I wrote Terri Bryant a few weeks ago. She did not ...I wrote Terri Bryant a few weeks ago. She did not even reply. It is time to work for her replacement. Her opponent is Marsha Griffin. Check out:<br /><br />https://ballotpedia.org/Marsha_Griffin<br />https://www.facebook.com/MarshaGriffinforStateRep/<br /><br />-Mike SullivanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-23348523979393395572016-03-27T17:26:35.357-05:002016-03-27T17:26:35.357-05:00Anon. As Harry Belafonte and Cornell West responde...Anon. As Harry Belafonte and Cornell West responded to Obama's "C'mon guys, give me a break" - "We have!" It has been long enough and I've heard on good authority from one FA member (who shows both activism and integrity) that there is widespread apathy in its ranks. Why should the FA need "help"? Do they believe they are already on a sinking ship? They Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-60959505592171977912016-03-27T17:13:02.657-05:002016-03-27T17:13:02.657-05:00Anonymous, I agree completely; letters to the edit...Anonymous, I agree completely; letters to the editor would be an excellent idea. So too letters directly to leaders. <br /><br />Tony, web sites certainly aren't enough. Should the FA be doing more? Well, I've responded to that in an earlier comment--a few people are doing all they can for the FA. I'm pretty sure there is no "passivity" strategy, though of course we can Dave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-19422754247682820722016-03-27T10:02:17.730-05:002016-03-27T10:02:17.730-05:00I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in read...I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in reading Dave's much needed and appropriately resurrected (in view of this weekend!) Web Site. But Web Sites are not enough. More activism needs to be done especially by the SIUC Faculty Union. Otherwise, Rita's ostritch logo may be more relevant now than it was in the past. The past two issues of NIGHTLIFE have contained editorials criticizingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-54038864072339243002016-03-27T09:00:16.679-05:002016-03-27T09:00:16.679-05:00I was thinking this morning that we need to be spe...I was thinking this morning that we need to be spearheading a letters to the editor campaign targeting such legislators as SIUC's own Terri Bryant. We need to let our neighbors know the harm that will be done to our community without a budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com