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Discuss Ward Churchill in our forum Feb 1- (Political Gateway)- Below you will find Ward Churchill's statemen t regarding the new media highlight of his 2001 essay. The statement is followed by his essay from 2001 with his own notes at the end.
Here ===================================== The order of appearance Updated news Remarks By Chancellor Phil DiStefano At The Colorado University Board O f Regents Special Meeting Feb 3rd Colorado Gov. Churchill's Statement about the controversy Churchill's Essay and addendum Updated News Bill O'Reilly on Fox News has stated his argument that Ward Churchill sho uld be tried for treason or sedition. He states Churchill wants the gove rnment to be overthrown and is helping with his hate speech. His guest, an expert in such matters said Churchill is not guilty of either. Churchill delevers defiant speech, gets standing ovation. I do not answer to the Board of Regents in the way they think I do. The regents should do their job and let me do mine," Churchi ll said to thunderous clapping. This question is especially salient in the face of the most offensive - t he most appalling -- political expression, such as many of Professor War d Churchill's comments in his essay regarding the events of September 11 . As I have said, I personally find the statements in Professor Churchill's essay to be repugnant and hurtful to everyone touched by that tragedy. Beyond our visceral reactions to statements within the essay, we all have spent hours responding to parents, students, alumni, news media, and ci tizens throughout Colorado and across the country. The debate has fostered passionate calls for the immediate termination of Professor Churchill's employment based on his essay. We also have heard fervent pleas to uphold the tenets of the Constitution regarding free e xpression and due process, and the Laws of the Regents regarding academi c freedom and tenure. Even as the debate continues, we must understand the serious nature of ac tions to terminate or suspend a professor on the basis of conduct that i ncludes political speech. Before such a decision could be made, the University must observe due pro cess as required by the US Constitution and the Laws of the Regents. W e must have faith in our processes to guide our actions in the most thou ghtful and equitable manner. Therefore, today I announce a course of action that will provide due proc ess, as well as help us understand the boundaries of our most fundamenta l protections as citizens and faculty members. Within the next 30 days, the Office of the Chancellor will launch and ove rsee a thorough examination of Professor Churchill's writings, speeches, tape recordings and other works. The purpose of this internal review is to determine whether Professor Chu rchill may have overstepped his bounds as a faculty member, showing caus e for dismissal as outlined in the Laws of the Regents. Two primary questions will be examined in this review: Does Professor Churchill's conduct, including his speech, provide any grounds for dism issal for cause, as described in the Regents' Laws? And if so, is th is conduct or speech protected by the First Amendment against University action? As Chancellor, I will personally conduct this review and will ask two dis tinguished deans, Arts and Sciences Dean Todd Gleeson and Law Dean David Getches, to assist me with this process. In this review, I will also draw upon additional resources, including Uni versity Counsel to provide legal advice as needed. At the conclusion of this examination, I will determine whether to issue a notice of intent to dismiss for cause, other action as appropriate, or no action. If a notice to dismiss for cause or some other action were to be issued, the subsequent process will be governed by the Laws of the Regents. At this time, I ask for your support of this course of action to address the important questions before us - in a manner that ensures due process and thoughtful examination. Indeed, the principles at stake deserve not hing less than our most careful deliberation. Bill Owens' letter Tuesday on the subject of the controversy surrounding University of Colorado ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill. The letter was sent to the College Republicans at the U niversity of Colorado and its president, Isaiah Lechowit. I applau d every person on the University of Colorado campus who has come to spea k out against the indecent, insensitive and inappropriate comments and w ritings of Ward Churchill. All decent people, whether Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservativ e, should denounce the views of Ward Churchill. Not only are his writing s outrageous and insupportable, they are at odds with the facts of histo ry. The thousands of innocent people - and innocent they were - who were murdered on September 11 were murdered by evil cowards. Indeed, if anyo ne could possibly be compared to the evildoers of Nazi Germany, it is th e terrorists of the 21st century who have an equally repugnant disregard for innocent human life. No one wants to infringe on Mr Churchill's right to express himself. But we are not compelled to accept his pro-terrorist views at state taxpaye r subsidy nor under the banner of the University of Colorado. Ward Churc hill besmirches the University and the excellent teaching, writing and r esearch of its faculty. If there is one lesson t hat we hope that all Coloradans take from this sad case - and especially our students - it is that civility and appropriate conduct are importan t Mr Churchill's views are not simply anti-American. They are at odds with simple decency, and antagonistic to the beliefs and conduct of civi lized people around the world. His views are far outside the mainstream of civil discourse and useful academic work. His resignation as chairman of the Ethnic Studies Department was a good f irst step. We hope that he will follow this step by resigning his positi on on the faculty of the University of Colorado.
t=politicalgate-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1902593790&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lc1=0000ff&bg1=ffffff&bc1=<1=_blank&f=i fr In the last few days there has been widespread and grossly inaccurate med ia coverage concerning my analysis of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, coverage that has resulted in d efamation of my character and threats against my life. What I actually s aid has been lost, indeed turned into the opposite of itself, and I hope the following facts will be reported at least to the same extent that t he fabrications have been. Most of the book is a detailed chronology of US military interventions since 1776 and US violations of intern ational law since World War II. government, acting in our name, to engage in massive violations of int ernational law and fundamental human rights and not expect to reap the c onsequences. I have never said that people "should" engage in armed attacks on t he United States, but that such attacks are a natural and unavoidable co nsequence of unlawful US policy. As Martin Luther King, quoting Robert F Kennedy, said, "Those who make peaceful change impossible make viole nt change inevitable." What I am saying is that if we want an end to violence, especially tha t perpetrated against civilians, we must take the responsibility for hal ting the slaughter perpetrated by the United States around the world. King's April 1967 Riverside speech, where , when asked about the wave of urban rebellions in US cities, he said, "I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppress ed . without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today my own government." I mourn the victims of t he September 11 attacks, just as I mourn the deaths of those Iraqi child ren, the more than 3 million people killed in the war in Indochina, thos e who died in the US invasions of Grenada, Panama and elsewhere in Cen tral America, the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, and the indi genous peoples still subjected to genocidal policies. If we respond with callous disregard to the deaths of others, we can only expect equal cal lousness to American deaths. What I said was t...
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