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substitutes at Grey Culbreth Middle School on Friday. Teachers were
able to attend workshops while administrators substituted
in the school, alleviating substitute teacher shortages.
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moted such causes as workers’ rights, ani
mal rights and ending the death penalty.
SURGE members began planning last
semester, trying to show the relationships
between a broad range of issues.
“All these issues are brought togeth
er here and being worked on in a grass
roots way,” said Mary Barbarette, a
senior from the University of Horida.
UNC senior Todd Pugatch and
sophomore Courtney Sproule, who are
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have registered at the two schools. But
neither Matthews nor Pettigrew would
predict how many would vote. “No
one’s ever done this before, so it’s diffi
cult to predict what the turnout will be,”
Matthews said.
Matthews said he believes the cam
pus polling site will help the bond ref
erendum’s chances.
The No Excuse Voting program is the
brainchild of Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird, D-
Orange, who said she worked with stu
dents and local legislators to pass the bill.
Kinnaird said the law aimed to elim
inate confusion about voting. “Students
live off campus and they may not know
where the polling places are,” she said.
“It’s a great convenience for students.”
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kickoff, introducing the conference’s cen
tral theme. Coordinators said the purpose
of the conference was to gather those
interested in activism and educate them
while discussing potential solutions.
“We’re hoping people are going to go
to the workshops to be exposed to
things they never have before,” said
coordinator John Johnson.
Johnson said Saturday’s workshops
were designed to present issues, and
Sunday’s activities planned action to
effect change. “You need to understand
how these play off of each other,” he said.
SURGE reached out to more people
than last year by providing free housing
and meals for its participants - ammeni
ties donated by SURGE members,
churches, and area restaurants like
Weaver Street Market and Artist’s
Escape Cafe.
Organizers said the conference cost
about SII,OOO, money provided by the
Carolina Union Activities Board, student
government and various University
departments, coordinators said.
Naomi Klein, an activist and journal
ist from Toronto, gave the keynote
speech Friday to launch the conference,
speaking out against unjust corporate
practices such as sweatshop labor and
warning against the growing threat of
global corporatization.
The rest of the weekend provided time
for participants to contemplate the knowl
edge they acquired. Dawn Ratcliffe, a
worker for a Charlotte-based organic
farm, said she came to the SURGE con
ference to refresh her mind on important
issues. “They’re all promoting passion and
respect for all life,” she said.
The conference concluded Sunday
with a march for women’s rights down
Franklin Street, which coincided with
other similar marches around the world.
Activists toted “Stop Sexual Violence”
and “Girl Power” signs while chanting
phrases such as “Not the church; not the
state! Women will decide our fate!”
After the march, organizers felt they
had reached their goal of raising aware
ness. Coordinator Kristine Soriano said,
“The SURGE conference is a place for
people to share food for thought to nour
ish our actions.”
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involved in United Students Against
Sweatshops, ran a workshop titled “The
Anti-Sweatshop Struggle and USAS.”
The workshop covered how the appar
el industry is set up, the role the govern
ment plays and how students could start
movements at their universities.
UNC has been visible in recent sweat
shop-related issues, where protesters suc
ceeded in convincing the University to
have dual membership in the Workers
Rights Consortium and the Fair Labor
Association, two labor monitoring groups.
Jason Tompkins, a senior from UF, said
the workshop inspired him. “Coming to
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Global Issues Draw Students to UNC
By Brook Corwin
Staff Writer
The multitude of non-UNC students
on campus last Saturday was not limited
to N.C. State football fans.
More than 14 out-of-state students from
as far as Florida made lengthy drives to
spend the weekend at the Students United
for a Responsible Global Environment
conference held on campus.
Although one student said he was dis
appointed with the one-sided nature of
the conference, most of these visitors
said they were pleased with the trip.
“(The trip) was well worth it,” said
Claire Rumore, a senior sociology and
Spanish major from Auburn University
in Alabama. “There’s great people, good
energy and an awesome conference.”
Rumore led a group of eight students
from Alabama to Chapel Hill this week
end. The group consisted of six Auburn
students and two students from the
University of Alabama.
The students learned of the conference
through an e-mail sent to their history
professor by SURGE co-founder Dennis
UNC is good because UNC did it,” he
said. “It’s good to come here and see
people who were successful.”
A workshop also took place regarding
the Campaign to End the Death Penalty.
It began with a listing of facts on the death
penalty and evolved into a round-table
discussion about organization and tactics.
During a workshop on civil disobedi
ence, attendees learned different methods
for “lock-downs,” a protest method where
participants chain themselves together or
to objects. Linking themselves on the floor
of the Great Hall in the Student Union, par
ticipants learned to protect sensitive areas
Markatos. After reading the letter, the
group canceled its plans to attend a march
for women’s rights in Washington, D.C.,
and headed to Chapel Hill, Rumore said.
Also making an eight-hour drive was a
group of six students from the University
of Florida. The UF students said a bal
anced mix between lectures and open dis
cussions made the journey worthwhile.
“Some of the workshops dealt with
personal issues of mine, and some were
all-encompassing presentations of our
movement,” said Mary Barbarette, a
senior English major at UF.
Both groups said factors other than
the workshops added to the appeal of
the conference. Several out-of-state stu
dents cited the vegan food and the musi
cal performance by the Raging
Grannies as particular standouts.
“It wasn’t the workshops, or the dis
cussions, or the people or the entertain
ment that made (the conference) so
great, but the combination of them all,”
said Jason Tompkins, a senior political
science major from UF.
Several students from Washington,
D.C., also attended the conference.
and how to use bicycle locks and PVC
pipe in lock-downs.
While education was a primary goal
of the workshops, SURGE members
also wanted to inspire action. “It’s got
two parts,” Owen said. “Simple educa
tion, letting people know what’s going
on. Once you know what’s going on, the
next logical question is how to change it”
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But not everyone was satisfied with
the event. Alabama senior Phil McHugh
said he was disappointed to see discus
sion sessions with titles such as
“Biodevastation: Genetically Modified
Organisms,” and “The United States:
Owning up to a Genocidal History.”
“When I see tides such as that, I don’t
expect to be educated as much as indoc
trinated,” he said. McHugh was further
distressed by reading pamphlets passed
out at the conference that he said were
low on sources and extremely one-sided.
“You have to determine for yourself
what is truth and what is not truth,” he
said. “This bias is counterproductive to
what (the conference) stands for.”
But after attending workshops
Sunday, McHugh said he was less criti
cal of the conference. “The first work
shop left me lacking, but the second one
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(on alternative careers) I really enjoyed.
I felt I was able to add something to it”
Many of the out-of-state students said
the knowledge they gained at the
SURGE conference could be applied in
their own activism. “I’m looking to start
my own conference like this, so I’ve
been talking to the conference leaders
and getting information,” Rumore said.
Adam Clasens, a freshman political
science major from UF, said he would
be able to find practical applications for
the information he had obtained at the
conference once he returned home.
“Solar power, Dumpster diving, com
post gardening - I have so many
resources for things I can use when I get
back home.”
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