Jim Andris, Facebook |
Foundations of Education John Rendleman Dear Dr. Rendleman: Thank you for replying to my letter of 12/4 so promptly. I can see how you might be threatened by this letter, but I intended no threat. My letter clearly indicates that I intend to stay within legal bounds in securing gay rights, so I can't see how the concept of 'threat', at least in a legal sense, applies. In fact, I perceive my efforts, and so intend them, as being cooperative. I have given you a statement of my contingency plans so that you may make a more informed choice about what to do. Indeed, in With regard to your statement that the matter has not reached your attention, I am wondering what kind of effort would be required to get your attention. For one thing, and I quote from the Nov. 27 Affirmative Action Task Force Minutes, "Mr. Davis read a communication received by President Rendleman from the University Senate Executive Committee approving five different affirmative action resolutions" (p. 2) Mr. Davis made it clear in the Nov. 1 Task Force Meeting that this was the package which contained the gay rights resolution. So you must have had this matter in hand by the middle of November. Dr. Archangel referred to the date on which these five proposals were sent on to you as Oct. 31. I have a copy of a letter from me to you dated 11/18 With regard to your offer of the graphics shop in preparation of any picket signs I might wish to make, no thank you; I ' l l make my own. If I fail to receive a reply to this letter, I will assume that once again your attention has failed to be drawn to this issue. I hope you can give this matter prompt attention; the civil liberties of a thousand persons here at SIUE are at stake. Securing these would be a first step, but only a first step, in undoing the harm to self-respect that centuries of social recrimination has built up. It's time, and we'd like to have you with us rather than against us! Sincerely yours, James F . Andris cc: John Paul Davis |