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The Department of Women's and Gender Studies announces a teach-in about the violence of September 11. The entire university community is welcome to join in a full day of challenging dialogue and discussion, music, films, and educative workshops. The teach-in is designed to address a broad variety of questions and concerns generated by the violence of September 11 and the US response. The teach-in will be held Monday, November 5 from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM in the "T-Section" of the Student Union. A detailed schedule follows. 9:00-10:00am - Foreign Policy / Debt Relief / NAFTA 10:00-11:00am - Student Organizations on Hate Speech 11:00-Noon - Hate Crimes and Bioterrorism Noon-1:00pm - Music and Protest Art Workshops 1:00-2:00pm - The Culture and Politics of Islam 2:00-3:00pm - Panel with Alumna Shamila Chaudray 3:00-4:00pm - Controlling Culture / RAWA 4:00-5:30pm - Wrap-Up Sessions For more information, please don't hesitate to call Diana Sharp, Secretary, The Department of Women's and Gender Studies. Contact information for replies to this message: Name: Diana K Sharp Department/organization: Women's and Gender Studies UT Location: UH 4260A Phone Number: 530-2233 Email Address: dsharp@utnet.utoledo.edu For detailed information about events, schedules, calendars, and other information, see the UT Events Page: http://www.utoledo.edu/events.htmlx

Mr. Hall, I am responding to your email (below) to Diana Sharp, who is secretary of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Toledo, as well as a UT student. As chair of the department and a university professor, I want to point out to you that your response is inappropriate and harassing. It is your right as a citizen of this country to hold whatever beliefs you want; however, it is not your right to impose those beliefs on anyone else. It is the right of every citizen in a country based on free-speech to articulate their beliefs, and, therefore, the right of every member of the UT community to examine and discuss not only the events of September 11, but also the events leading to that horrible day, as well as the subsequent responses of the United States. Our teach-in is primarily informational; it is an attempt to provide a forum for students in particular, but also for staff and faculty, to learn more about U.S. and global histories and cultures, to discuss their concerns, and to ask questions. Many people in the UT and Toledo communities are experts in these areas, and we have invited some of them to speak and address the concerns and questions. It is not necessary for me to respond to your rude and harassing email, but I have chosen to do so in the hope that you can learn that hate-speech is never appropriate and that there are policies and procedures in place at UT, which you have violated. I assume that you will respect both my effort to respond to you and the fact that it would be a very bad idea for you to email me in return or ever again email anyone in this department. You can be assured that your email will be addressed according to those policies and procedures, which, by the way, follow federal guidelines. I have copied my email to Ms. Sharp, to the asscociate dean of the Humanities, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and to the President of the University of Toledo. Dr. Jamie Barlowe Chair, Dept. of Women's and Gender Studies University of Toledo Toledo, OH 43606 (419) 530-2233; FAX (419) 530-4411 jbarlow@utnet.utoledo.edu -----Original Message----- From: Charles Hall [mailto:pitbull@accesstoledo.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:13 PM To: dsharp@utnet.utoledo.edu Subject: Teach In The answer is simple: Your either with US or or With the Terrorists !!!! DON'T E-MAIL YOUR TERRORIST LOVING CRAP TO ME AGAIN. Charles Hall

You did nothing wrong and I admire your email to them.

I would suggest no action on your part, except perhaps a cover letter mailed to the president of the university enclosing the emails. The letter should read something like this:

"Dear President of the University: Enclosed are a series of emails from the _____ department of your university.

Please ask the ____ department to cease and desist spamming and threatening students through email.

Sincerely,

Enclose the emails and you're done.

By sending this correspondence to the president of the university, you have covered your arse, and have made a record.