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| + | ==Business and Professional People for the Public Interest== | ||
| + | In 2008, [[Robert Roth]] was listed as a sponsor/financial contributor to the Chicago based [[Business and Professional People for the Public Interest]].<ref>[http://www.bpichicago.org/about_board.php BPI website: Board of Directors]</ref> | ||
=="Support Bill Ayers"== | =="Support Bill Ayers"== | ||
In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former [[Weather Underground Organization]] terrorist [[Bill Ayers]]. | In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former [[Weather Underground Organization]] terrorist [[Bill Ayers]]. | ||
| − | In the run up to the | + | In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]]. |
:''We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...'' | :''We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...'' | ||
:''We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.'' | :''We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.'' | ||
| − | [[Robert Roth]] signed the statement.<ref>http://www.liberal-education.com/content/ayers-supporters/</ref> | + | [[Robert Roth]] signed the statement.<ref>[http://www.liberal-education.com/content/ayers-supporters/ Liberal Education website: Bill Ayers supporters]</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Support Bill Ayers]] | [[Category:Support Bill Ayers]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Business and Professional People for the Public Interest]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:26, 10 December 2023
Robert Roth
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest
In 2008, Robert Roth was listed as a sponsor/financial contributor to the Chicago based Business and Professional People for the Public Interest.[1]
"Support Bill Ayers"
In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former Weather Underground Organization terrorist Bill Ayers.
In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate Barack Obama.
- We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...
- We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.
Robert Roth signed the statement.[2]