Dear
President Bush and Illinois Congressional Delegation:
We,
the undersigned faculty and staff of Northeastern Illinois University, join
with you and all Americans in expressing our grief and condolences to the
families of the victims of this tragic attack. America and the entire peace
loving people of the world are wounded by this horrific attack. We have no choice but to rekindle hope for
the entire world and for ourselves.
We
want peace and security for America and for the world. This petition, therefore, is meant to
express our united request that our government’s response must not be war. We take this position for the following
reasons. 1) Providing security at home
is not equal to going to war, which will certainly mean more American
losses. Our government must focus on
legal and political ways of increasing international security while preserving
our vital civil liberties. There will
always be groups able to develop new and unforeseen tactics, from biochemical
warfare to as yet unknown forms of sabotage.
2) There is no guarantee that the complex, extensive networks of
terrorists can be penetrated and that war against potential suicide cells will
not escalate danger to our population.
3) A mission of war against Taliban must be replaced by a comprehensive
international mission of peace which does not impose war on the poverty
stricken people of Afghanistan oppressed by this unpopular regime. Killing innocent civilians will only
increase the historical grievances and hatred against the United States. 4) Having the moral courage to reassess our
policies toward the Middle East will have a far greater possibility of
preventing death and destruction.
We
strongly believe in searching for justice for the victims and their
families. Listening to calls for
revenge is ill advised. More voices
will be raised against war as its prolonged and tragic consequences become
evident. We must resist the path of
misery and death. We must insist on
peace and security for all.
Faculty:
David
Rutschman, Mathematics
Renny
Golden, Criminal Justice
Hamid
Akbari, Management
Sandra
Beyda, Special Education
Richard
Grossman, History
Susan
Stall, Sociology & Women's Studies
Ellen
Fiedler, Special Education
Laurie
Fuller, Women's Studies
Ken
Addison, Education
Erica
Meiners, Education
Nancy
Matthews, Criminal Justice
Yass
Akafaji, Accounting
Joseph
Mortland, History
Terry
Stirling, Ed. Leadership & Development
Gregory
Holmes Singleton, History
Kenneth
James, Special Education
Deborah
Bernstein, Criminal Justice
Audrey
Natcone, Criminal Justice
Marilyn
Carlander, Sociology
Jaqueline
Harper, Women's Services
J.
Michael Raley, History
Sarah
Hoagland, Philosophy
Roger
Gilman, Philosophy
Tim
Barnett, English
Rohan
Silva, Sociology
Jill
Althage, Library & Women’s St.
Sidney
Hart, Sociology
Pat
Gleason, Education
Dan
Creely, Physical Education
Saba
Ayman-Nolley, Psychology
Lidia
Filus, Mathematics
Laura
Sanders, Earth Science
Shelley
A. Bannister, Criminal Justice, CAS
Debra-Bruce
Kinnebrew, English
Ellen
D. Fiedler, Gifted Education
Mei-Whei
Chen, Counselor Education
Sara
Schwarzbaum, Counselor Education
Karen
Bartels, Earth Science
A.
Lise Jensen, Mathematics
Geraldine
Hemmer, Mathematics
Paul
O’Hara, Mathematics
Anna
Mitina, Mathematics
Patricia
Walsh, Special Education, COE
Masami
Takahashi, Psychology
Alvin
D. Farmer Jr., Psychology
Tim
Dun, Speech
Timothy
R. Libretti, English
Harry
White, English
David
Leaman, Political Science
Russell
Benjamin, Political Science
Jim
Sprinkle, Biology
Lucy
Jayne Kamau, Anthropology
Vicki
Roman-Lagunas, Foreign Languages
Erick
Howenstine, Geo./ Environmental Studies
David
Weiss, Mathematics
Agnes
Prindiville, Mathematics
Shahrzad
Mahootian, Linguistics
Jeanine
Ntihirageza, Linguistics
Joaquin
Villegas, Teacher Education
Rubee
Li Fuller, International Programs
Kathleen
Repich, Academic Affairs
Steven
Searle, Special Education
Rizvana
Zameeruddin, Accounting
Patrice
Stearley, Library
Martha
Thompson, Sociology & Women's St.
Phyllis
Hurt, Music
Leslie
Hickox, Health, Phys. Ed. & Recreation
Staff:
Aline
Faloona, Honors Program
Clarissa
Mercado, Admissions and Records
Susan
Appel-Bass, College of Education
Lisa
Dideriksen, Cashier's Office
Jeanette
Hernandez, Foreign Languages
Virginia
G. Quinonez, Counseling Office
Judy
Otte, Academic Advising & Tutoring
Christine
Johnson, CTC
Shoba
Sharma, CTC
Margaret
Boyter-Escolona, CTC
Connie
Kadow, College of Arts and Sciences
Jay
Jans, Nontraditional Degree Programs
Bien
C. Hernandez, Jr., General Accounting
Sally
Bown, Library-MLRC
Zarrin
Kerwell, School and College Relations
Patricia
Michel, Academic Affairs
Briggitte
Espinoza, Academic Affairs
Sudhira
Kerwell, Admissions and Records
Rudolfo
and Amanda Garcia, Library
Janet
M. Lipner, Sponsored Programs
Amy
Hendricksen, CTC
Robert
F. Valle & Kelly M.Valle, CTC
Richard
Rutschman, CTC
Barbara
Steinbeigle, CTC
Joan
C. Macala, CTC
Susan
Coyle, Computer Science
Paula
Gabbert, Computer Science
Ana
Villate, Mathematics
Dorothy
Czarnik, University Archives
Gary
S. Packard, Reading Development
Willie
Thomas, Admissions and Records
Santos
Rivera, President’s Office
Anne
Schultz, CTC
T.Y.
Okosun, Project Success
Christine
Johnson, CTC
Shobha
Sharma, CTC
Margaret
Boyter-Escolona, CTC
Jamirte
Trott, Art
Craig
Althage
Anne
Stapleton, CTC
Victoria
Jackiw, Biology
Pei-pei
Chen, Library
Yasmin
Ranney, Academic Dev
Katherine
Brown
Bradley
R. Tengler