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THE TRUTH
DEMANDS JUSTICE
REMEMBERING
THE PAST, SHAPING THE FUTURE May 3-4, 2009 Sunday, May 3, 2009: Poetry Past and Coming Together 7:30pm, KIVA Join the May 4th Task Force and several poetry reading featuring selections from Come Together: Imagine Peace now available from Bottom Dog Press. Annual Candlelight March 10:30pm, Commons
(March begins at 11pm) Join us for this
silent, solemn march. It is approximately 1.3 miles long and is
wheelchair and stroller accessible. Monday, May 4,
2009: Annual Silent
Candlelight Vigil Midnight-12:24pm,
Prentice Parking Lot The Annual Silent
Vigil will be held through the night in the Prentice Parking
Lot. Participants stand for half hour shifts. To reserve
your space, please contact the May 4th Task Force 39th Annual
Commemoration Noon-2:30, Commons Rain location: KSU
Ballroom, Speakers Include: Native American activist and author John Filo Pulitzer Prize-winning May 4, 1970 photo Mary Vecchio Eyewitness to the shootings and subject of John Filo's famous photo This is the first time since the May 4, 1970 shootings that John and Mary have met at the scene of the events. Alan Canfora Wounded at Laurel Krause Sister of slain student Allison Krause Special performance by: Color in December Presentation of Eyes
Wide Open AFSC of *All events funded by Undergraduate Student Fees Commemoration merchandise will be sold At the May 3rd Poetry reading, as well as at the commemoration on May 4th. Prices are as follows: 2009 T-Shirts: $10 2009 Buttons: $2 CDs (benefitting our scholarship fund): $20 T-Shirts from prior years: $5 Commemoration merchandise can also be ordered online by e-mailing the M4TF with the items you wish to purchase. We accept cash, check, and money order. ---------- 10th Annual Symposium
on Democracy Following the annual commemoration, the 10th annual
Symposium on Democracy will begin at 7:00, featuring the opening remarks, a
multimedia presentation, as well as a presentation and audience interaction
on documentaries. For more
information, visit the symposium's
website. William Knox Schroeder | Sandra Lee Scheuer | Jeffrey Glenn Miller | Allison Beth Krause |
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4 Movie "
We are happy to see increased interest in a major motion picture based on the
One thing we noticed was that rumors have Alan Canfora listed as not wounded on
May 4, 1970. He was in fact shot in the wrist. Learn more about Alan and
the other wounded and slain students by clicking on the menu at the top left of
this screen.
We have no more information to share at this time as we are not directly
involved in this process, but hope that we can be invited to any premier!
May 4 Related Scholarships
There
are two scholarship funds that are direct responses to the events of May 4,
1970 on our campus:
INCOMING
FRESHMEN -The Kent State University Honors College offers 4 FULL TIME merit
based scholarships in the names of the four slain students. Please
contact this department for more information.
(Click here to visit the Honors College Scholarship Information page.)
RETURNING
KSU STUDENTS - The May 4 Task Force sponsors the May 4 Commemorative Student Activist
Scholarship each year. This scholarship was created after the generous
donation of the concert performance fee of Peter, Paul and Mary during the 25th
anniversary. Contributions have also been made by Fugazi, and many others. The
Thank you for your
submissions for the 2009 Scholarship Competition, the next competition will be
available in Spring 2010.
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Visit our RESOURCES page
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