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<DIV><SPAN class=128470315-11122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Apologies for
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<DIV><SPAN class=128470315-11122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi folks.
Please take a minute to read the following invitation to join Rhetoricians for
Peace. I won't preach about how important it is for those of us concerned
with rhetoric to be active politically in and out of our classrooms; we know
that already. --Seth</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=128470315-11122003>Rhetoricians for Peace, a nationwide
progressive organization for teachers and students of rhetoric, was founded in
the Spring of 2002, and currently has over 140 members. With the next
Presidential election less than one year away, writers and teachers are in
positions to exert real influence in the election's outcomes and to work for
peace and justice more broadly. We invite you to join us in our efforts to raise
the level of political discussion through exposing manipulations of language and
supporting serious rhetorical engagement with questions of the future of our
nation and world.</DIV>
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<P>The organization's mission statement is:</P>
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<P>Rhetoricians for Peace is a grassroots network of global citizens who
advocate the open exchange of accurate information and responsible analysis in
order to promote social justice and the peaceful resolutions of conflict.</P>
<P>To achieve this end, Rhetoricians for Peace will examine public
communications and their contexts in the following ways:</P>
<P>- analyzing public discourses and the rhetorical situations in which those
discourses occur;</P>
<P>- countering manipulative rhetoric, lies, dishonest representations of facts,
and appeals to the power of force over reason and empathy for others; and</P>
<P>- networking with organizations dedicated to open inquiry, particularly
organizations that promote peace, environmental responsibility, and social
justice.</P>
<P>RFP's current projects include:</P>
<P>- rhetorical analysis of public statements, including policy and media
sources, and the circulation of analyses to the public and to political
activists, through the organization's website and other media;</P>
<P>- the promotion of dialogue dedicated to open inquiry of public discourses in
communities and educational venues, including schools and academic
publications;</P>
<P>- liaison with other groups, in academia and elsewhere, who advocate goals
similar those of the organization, with the ultimate goal of creating a
virtual think tank addressing issues of politics and language;</P>
<P>- publicly recognizing through an annual award rhetors who have contributed
to sane and courageous discussion of American foreign policy</P>
<P>- the creation of a network of individuals willing to speak on these matters
in public forums.</P>
<P>To join the group, go to <A
href="https://mail.lsit.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rfp">https://mail.lsit.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rfp</A></P></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seth Kahn</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Assistant Professor of
English</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>West Chester University</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>West Chester, PA 19383</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>610-436-2915 (office)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>610-696-3057 (home)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>"The main cause of problems is
solutions." Peter Straub, <U>Mr. X</U></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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