Antiracism

Prescott students speak out on race-based mascots issue

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 9:04am

Students from Prescott, Wisconsin, made their opinions known and voices heard before the Wisconsin State Assembly Education Committee. After studying the issue of using American Indian imagery as mascots, students in Mr. Ryan’s class testify in support of Assembly Bill 35, a proposal to limit the use of race-based names and images from public school sports teams.

On to the Senate: Assembly passes race-based mascot bill

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 7:32am

Thank you for all your hard work in advancing AB 35, the race-based mascot, logo and nickname bill, through the Assembly, which passed it on Feb. 25.

Now on to the the State Senate, which has a companion bill, SB 25. For the bill to become law, the same bill must pass both houses before the legislature adjourns in April.

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE NOW: Contact your Senator and ask her or him to vote for SB 25 and AB 35 when either one comes to the floor.

NIEA Resolution passes,calling for the elimination of race-based Indian logos & mascots

Submitted by staff on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 7:31pm

Press release from the Wisconsin Indian Education Association 'Indian' Mascot and Logo Taskforce 10/26/09. The  National Indian Education Association calls for immediate elimination of race-based Indian logos, mascots, and names from educational institutions throughout the nation.

Bill on racist school mascots needs a push

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 10:03am

More than 30 schools in Wisconsin still use "indian" logos or mascots, but when native people in these communities raise objections to these racist symbols, they are often met with hostility and even threats of violence. Senate Bill 25/Assembly Bill 35 (.pdf) would create a process by which the Department of Public Instruction can review complaints about racist school mascots, and attempt to resolve these issues in a fair manner. Watch students from Prescott, WI study the issue - and come to the hearing in Madison. 
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2010/02/25: WisPolitics: Assembly approves bill on race-based mascots

Submitted by staff on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 6:48pm

 WisPolitics reports: The Wisconsin Assembly voted 51-42 Thursday, Feb. 25, to approve legislation that could require schools to drop race-based nicknames, logos or mascots if a district resident complained to the state.

Republicans objected Tuesday to a final vote on the bill, forcing today's vote. They also objected to messaging the bill to the Senate to delay further action as GOP members complained over what they said was the oversensitivity of some and allowing a state bureacrat to weigh in on a local issue over a school's mascot.

2010/02/06: Peggy Wireman: Capital Times: Let's go beyond 'gotcha' on race

Submitted by staff on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 11:45am
WNPJ member Peggy Wireman, in an opinion column in the Capital Times: It is important for us each to consider and discuss our attitudes and our automatic assumptions about people of different race or ethnicity. But it should not distract us from continuing to acknowledge and attack the remaining discrimination in our institutions.
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