Call for Gettysburg boycott

Neil,
You do whatever you must to take care of yourself. That is what is of paramount importance. That is not to say I do not miss you *mumbleyankeemumble* as do all of us you have had honorable combat with. Get well my friend.

YMOS
tommy

PS.
I go tomorrow for the first of 3 of my epidural steriod injections. Believe it or not, I'm actually looking forward to it. Because for a hour or two (while the spine in anesetized) I will be pain free. After that, I just hope it helps Some. Anything is better than nothing. grin

[dawna]

Neil:

I hope that your health improves daily and I know that you are sorely missed on this board.

Dawna

[dawna]

Tommy:

I wish you luck tomorrow. I remember past postings in which you mentioned different medications that you are on for a deteriorating disc (I believe) which I know is a challenge to live with. Time has a completely different measure when you are forced to live with pain.

Dawna

[thea_447]

It is good to see you back, if only briefly, Neil, but the others are right. You take it easy and perhaps after Labor Day you'll be back in fine form. Don't rush things.

But it can truthfully be said: the boards are not the same without you, my Bluecoat buddy.

Fondly,
Thea

[hawglips]

Controversial Artwork Is Back In Show

A controversial piece of art involving the Confederate flag will be displayed after all at a Gettysburg College art gallery.
Artist John Sims told the college he will send a smaller or modified version of a Confederate flag hanging from a 13-foot-high gallows.
Earlier this week, the college announced the controversial gallows artwork would not be displayed.

The exhibit also includes redesigned Confederate flags. Some of them show the red, black and green colors of the African Liberation Movement.

The display has drawn fire from the group Sons of Confederate Veterans, which is threatening an economic boycott of Gettysburg.
The art exhibit opens Friday night on the Gettysburg campus.

Previous Story:
August 30, 2004: Controversial Art Show Toned Down


http://www.thewgalchannel.com/entert...76/detail.html

[hawglips]

THE EVENING SUN

Article Last Updated: Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 8:24:32 AM EST

Merchants relieved that boycott targets college
Sons of Confederate Veterans called off a boycott of the town of Gettysburg.
By MATT FURMAN

Evening Sun Reporter

Karla Slowey closed up shop early Friday, and almost didn't open up Saturday for fear of losing money.

The owner of Joyful Heart Creations in Gettysburg, Slowey said Saturday she was relieved that the Sons of Confederate Veterans chose to boycott Gettysburg College, and not the town's merchants.
"They've got every reason to boycott the college," she said. "The college brought it on themselves. Why did they have to invite that kind of controversy? These kind of things can really get ugly."
For several weeks, riot rumblings have surrounded the arrival of an exhibit at the college by Florida artist John Sims.

Friday night saw the opening of the exhibit, which includes "The Proper Way to Hang a Confederate Flag" which shows a Confederate battle flag hanging from a noose attached to a wooden beam.
To protest a depiction they view as racist, Sons had considered a boycott of the town's merchants. At a candlelight peace vigil Friday, they announced a boycott of the college.

Merchants Richard and Carol Cole said they had followed the flag fracas closely, and the owners of Fiddle Faddles said they weren't surprised that the Sons' protest didn't deal collateral damage to area stores that had nothing to do with the display.

"We knew cooler heads would prevail," said Carol Cole.

As co-owner of Jill's House, Sandy Tarner was relieved the boycott's focus changed.

But she was still extremely annoyed with the college for hosting the exhibit.

"This situation had us very concerned," said Tarner. "We pour our heart and soul into this place. We didn't need this aggravation. We didn't need this interference with our livelihood."

Greg Garver, a dealer with GettysburgAntiques.com at Wogan's Antique Gallery, called the exhibit a "spoon stirring a cauldron of hate."
He applauded the Sons for directing their boycott against the source of the controversial exhibit.

"If you have a cause, make your protest more direct," he said. "When you find the exact source of the controversy, that's where your energy should go."
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Contact Matt Furman at mfurman@eveningsun.com .

[hawglips]

Here's what a Gettysburg College of CW history is saying:

http://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/cwi/boritt/gb.html