PLEASE ATTEND 15th Annual MFMC Christmas party

If you support Civil Rights in Oconee, Clarke or Walton County, I am sure you would be welcome. Just let Rich Rusk know what you are bringing to this Christmas gathering.

Sincerely, 

Dan Matthews

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From: richrusk@charter.net
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Subject: PLEASE ATTEND 15th Annual MFMC Xmas party
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 07:03:27 -0500

Please Attend Dec. 10 Moore's Ford Christmas Party

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Dear Moore's Ford members and Friends,

   Preparations are underway for our 15th Annual Moore's Ford Christmas Party, set for 6 p.m. this coming Saturday, December 10.

   Thanks to Susan Tate, we are gathering at her lovely home on the Oconee River, 140 River Oak Way, Athens, GA 30605. See directions below.

   Whether coming or not, PLEASE RSVP. Our November 17 email invitation elicited exactly one RSVP. That is a little spooky, folks. I did make some phone calls, and yes, there are Moore's Ford people headed for Susan's.

   Will make more calls on Tuesday. 

   But please - do RSVP and also let us know what dish you are bringing.

   If we have already talked, no need to RSVP again. 

   Marvin Nunnally and the Athens' Emancipation Proclamation Committee hosted a real nice banquet last Saturday. Waymond, Elzata, Rich, Janice and a friend of Elzata's attended for the MFMC. Lots of civil rights workers were honored. Special thanks to Waymond for getting us there!

   We are also invited to attend their Emancipation program at 10 am, Sat., Dec. 31, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Athens. Admission is free.

   Don't forget: SAVE THAT DATE, April 20-22 for The Gathering in Newnan, GA. See below: 

   Take care, y'all, and happy holidays!

   Rich (Rusk), secretary, MFMC

   706-354-0321; 706-202-7802 cell; richrusk@charter.net     

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"I can't wait to see you all," says Susan. "Here are directions." 

Directions to Susan's house:

FROM ATLANTA: 

Take I-85 north EITHER to Jefferson, then to 129 to Athens and turn south onto Loop 10, OR

I-85 north to 316 and then onto Loop 10 south following UGA signs. 

Loop 10 is AFTER the Hwy. 78 Athens exit of 316 – you'll also go through two intersections with traffic lights while on 316 just before Loop 10:  Jimmie Daniel Rd. and the Oconee Connector – (get in the far right lane as soon as you go through the Oconee Connector intersection). 

On Loop 10 coming from the west (Atlanta), go past the Watkinsville/Timothy road exit and take the  Milledge Avenue - North 15 exit.  Skip the College Station Rd. directions in the next paragraph & proceed to S.M. directions.

FROM ATHENS:

FROM College Station Road:  turn right  on Riverbend Rd. (just outside the loop)  and left  onto Riverbend Pkwy at the top of the hill . . .

FROM south Milledge Avenue:  turn left  on Riverbend Rd. (one-tenth of a mile outside the loop) and right  onto Riverbend Pkwy at the stop sign . . .

GO approximately 1.3 miles on Riverbend Pkwy, then left  onto River Oak Way (it's after the apartment complexes, condominiums and a number of houses in River Oaks--not long after you pass Ridgewood Way on the right).  My house is the second house on the right, # 140 River Oak Way. 

All you can see from the street is the roof and a couple of windows.  The number is on the mailbox at the street.

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From: Rich Rusk

Cc: Rich Rusk ; kirklyndixon@yahoo.com ; susantate@co.clarke.ga.us ; susan glisson

Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 10:43 AM

Subject: PLEASE ATTEND 15th Annual MFMC Xmas party

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Please Attend 15th Annual Moore's Ford Christmas Party

Dear folks,

   The Moore's Ford Memorial Committee is alive and kicking... 

   Special thanks to Susan Tate, who offered to serve as hostess. 

   PLEASE ATTEND our 15th Annual Moore's Ford Christmas Party.

   Showtime is 6 p.m., Saturday, December 10 at Susan's home in East Athens (140 River Oak Way, Athens, GA 30605.) Susan has a beautiful, wooded, multilevel home on the Oconee River.

   We hope this date works for y'all. A backup date for December 17 is also possible for Susan. But with only eight days left before Christmas, we suspect this latter date will not work for some people.

   1) PLEASE RSVP - Dec. 10 is first choice, Dec. 17 is second choice.

   2) Please bring a dish: meat/fish/fowl, vegetable, salad, desert. Call or email Rich at 706-354-0321; 706-202-7802; richrusk@charter.net with your selection to coordinate. 

   3) Please attend a Saturday, December 3 banquet, hosted by Athens' Emanicipation Proclamation Committee. Every year this group, chaired by Marvin Nunnally, celebrates the Emancipation Proclamation. They are honoring the MFMC with a public service award. Banquet starts at 6 p.m. at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Tickets are $50, with one free ticket to the MFMC. We are also invited to attend their Emancipation program at 10 am, Sat., Dec. 31, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Athens. Admission is free.   

   4) Once Christmas has been duly celebrated, let's gear up for awarding more Moore's Ford Scholarships and hosting another banquet this Spring. This fine program will continue.

   5) SAVE THAT DATE - April 20-22, 2012. PLEASE ATTEND  "The Gathering" in Newnan, Georgia. Bob and Suzanne Minarcine of Newnan are hosting the event, with the active collaboration of the MFMC, STAR and most especially, Susan Glisson and the William Winter Institute of Racial Reconciliation. Susan G. and the Winter Institute hosted conferences in 2005 and 2006 at Ole Miss that brought together grass roots, memorial groups from around the country.  More information below:  

   We are gathering again with these fine people, also with some new faces and groups, this time in Newnan on the same aniversary week as the Sam Hose lynching of April 23, 1899.  This will be our fourth conference; the first was hosted by the MFMC and Emory University in October 2001 in Atlanta.   

   We are very proud to announce this event-filled schedule for 2012.

   Let's start off with the Xmas party. Please RSVP!

 All the best,

   Waymond Mundy, chairman, MFMC     706-342-3268

   Kirklyn Dixon, vice-chair                        770-267-1024

   Rich Rusk, secretary                                706-354-0321; 706-202-7802 cell.      

  

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P.S. Susan G. and her associates emailed this request for proposals for The Gathering several weeks ago.

Dear ATRR members and friends:

We are pleased to share details about an upcoming Alliance for Truth and Racial Reconciliation gathering in April, 2012.

The goals for the conference include:
1.  reconvening and revitalizing ATRR
2.  sharing successes and challenges with continuing memorial efforts
3.  exploring new possibilities for common work around ending racism and its legacies

We will meet in Newnan, Georgia.  The full program will be Saturday, April 21, with welcoming events on Friday evening and a closing memorial and march on Sunday morning.

We are seeking brief (no more than two paragraphs) proposals for panels or sessions on the following topics:
1.  the relevance of memorial groups today? What does the work today look like?
2.  current hate crimes:  prevention and education
3.  how do we build a new movement, especially that addresses apathy and involves young people?
4.  highlight new groups to ATRR as well as those that have emerged since our last conference in 2007
5.  how might the arts promote this work?
6.  what are the challenges/solutions to sustaining this work? what are its best practices?
7.  what does civil rights/human rights education look like today?
8.  what have been the negative reactions to memorials and what might we learn from them?
9.  what are research-based approaches?
10.  what issues face us today? (disproportionate representation of blacks in the judicial system, etc.) and how might our coalition address them?

Please submit your proposals by January 15, 2012.  The planning committee will notify panelists by February 15, 2012.

We are able to offer a limited number of scholarships for organizations that are members of ATRR (www.atrr.org).  We can offer up to $200 reimbursement for purchased gas, or $200 per ticket toward the reimbursement of airfare for two members from each group.  We can also offer two hotel rooms for each member organization.  All meals on Saturday will be provided for all registered participants.

For more information about scholarship requirements and to register for the conference, please go to www.atrr.org.<http://www.atrr.org./>

For questions, please write to:

Elliot Long,
Senior Secretary
Winter Institute
University of Mississippi

We very much look forward to being with you in April next year and appreciate your continuing leadership in your communities and in the region.

Best,
The Gathering Planning committee