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Announcement :: Peace |
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Rev. Dan Dale To Speak At IDF Activist Forum This Thursday! |
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by Meridith
Email: bmmk (nospam) soltec.net (unverified!)
Phone: 352-8721
Address: 610 E. Springfield Champaign IL |
11 Feb 2003
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I donâ€(TM)t know about you but some of the most radical anti-war organizers I know are well over 60 years old. They have led a life committed to social justice and have more historical perspective, practical experience, and insightful wisdom than I could ever imagine... |
With this in mind staff members at the IDF began holding Activist Forums several years ago to provide an opportunity for lifetime activists to share their stories with the Champaign-Urbana community. Questions addressed included: What has motivated your work over the years? How have you sustained a personal life? What lessons have you learned from your successes and failures? What advice do you have for young people involved in struggles for social justice today?
Activists invited to answer these questions at past IDF Activist Forums included Barry Romo, Mike Wisebrot, Mary Lee Sargent, and Esther Patt, Mike Doyle, and Kathy Sims.
In this tradition the IDF will be hosting another incredible activist, Rev. Dan Dale, this Thursday February 13th from 7-9pm in Wisegarver Lounge at the IDF.
Born into a family of activists, Dan Dale has spent his life in the struggle for justice. As a young man he was involved in the Civil Rights and Anti-War Movements against the Vietnam War. Dan became a Trade Union activist, first as a member of the Seafarers’ International Union and later volunteering with the United Farm Workers and the United Steel Workers. The Social Gospel, which had provided the theological framework for the Dale family for several generations, was expanded to include Liberation Theology as Dan became active in Christians For Socialism and Theology In the Americas in the 1970’s. Dan was the lead organizer for the national Sanctuary Movement until 1987 when he and his family moved to El Salvador to work with the church of the poor. After the signing of the Peace Accords, Dan and his family returned to Chicago in 1992 where he became the Director of the United Campus Ministry at UIC. During the past 10 years Dan has continued to be active in Latin America solidarity work including the movement to close the US Army School of the Americas (SOA), defeat free trade agreements like NAFTA and FTAA, support efforts for sustainable development in Central America and stop US military intervention in Colombia. As campus minister, Dan has also provided support for Students Against Sweatshops, Graduate Employees Organization, and most recently the Anti-War movement. Dan was arrested January 24, 2003 for his civil disobedience as part of an anti-war action in Chicago with Christian Peacemaker Teams.
Please join us at the IDF this Thursday February 13th from 7-9pm for an Activist Forum presentation by Rev. Dan Dale entitled, “A Life Committed to Liberation Theology and the Social Gospel”. You can call Meridith at 352-8721 for more information!
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