Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 01:59:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ming the Merciless <scs7891-AT-is2.nyu.edu>
Subject: Denny's asking for more-than-a-boycott



i guess this isn't strictly related to poco or post-anything, but i
got a hunch some of our u.s. readers might like to know about it . . . 

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 19:26:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Chang <michang-AT-uclink4.berkeley.edu>
To: scs7891-AT-is2.nyu.edu
Subject: Denny's again (fwd)
>>Subject: UPDATE Re: RACISM AND VIOLENCE AT DENNY'S!!!! (fwd)
>>
>>
>>       Just came from a rally here at Syracuse University. Students are
>>calling
>>for a picket and boycott of Denny's here on THURSDAY, APRIL 17. Surely
>>similar actions elsewhere in solidarity would be supportive, or even
>>communications from elsewhere to Denny's in your town.
>>       The flyer distributed at today's rally says:
>>
>>       "LATE NIGHT BEATIN'S AT DENNY"S!!!
>>       On April 11th at approximately 3:30 a.m. (after being denied
>>seating at Denny's Restaurant), agroup of seven Asian Syracuse
University
>>Students were assaulted & severely beaten by a group of 20 white males,
as
>>2 Denny's security officers stood by and watched...
>>       Students assaulted:
>>       President of A.S.I.A.
>>       Secretary of A.S.I.A.
>>       Cultural Director of A.S.I.A.
>>       President of P.S.O.
>>       Three International Students from Japan
>>Supporting our Cause: Asian Students in America, NAACP, Stusent African
>>American Society, Filipino Student Association, African Student Union,
>>Association of International Students at Syracuse University, LA LUCHA,
>>Japanese Student Association."
>>
>>       There was good local community media coverage at the rally,
>>attended by what looked like a couple hundred people at least.
>>       PASS IT ON!!!!
>>
>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 08:09:43 -0400 (EDT)
>>
>>HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!!!  LAST NIGHT (4/11/97 APPROX. 2:30 AM) A GROUP OF
>>ASIAN AND BLACK STUDENTS WENT TO DENNY'S AFTER A PARTY.  AT DENNY'S THEY
>>WAITED TO BE SEATED FOR OVER 30 MINUTES WHILE OTHER GROUPS OF WHITES
WERE
>>SEATED.  WHEN ONE OF THE ASIAN STUDENTS QUESTIONED DENNY'S MANAGEMENT
>>ABOUT THIS THE STUDENTS WERE THROWN OUT.  BUT......
>>
>>IT GETS WORSE!!!!!!  THEY WERE "ESCORTED" OUT BY SECURITY AND POLICE
(YALL
>>KNOW HOW THAT GO!).  A GROUP OF WHITES WHO WERE INSIDE DENNY'S FOLLOWED
>>THE ASIAN STUDENTS OUTSIDE AND HARASSED THEM.  THEN, THEY ASSAULTED THE
>>STUDENTS.  ONE YOUNG WOMAN WAS KICKED IN THE HEAD!!!!!!!!!  THE POLICE
>>STOOD BY AND DID NOTHING!!!!!!!
>>
>>IF YOU ARE NOT TRYING TO HEAR THIS B***S**T  THEN DON'T SUPPORT
DENNY'S!!!
>>FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE ON OR NEAR THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
THERE
>>IS GOING TO BE A RALLY IN THE SCHINE ATRIUM ON MONDAY, 4/14/97 AT
>>12:50 PM!!!  LET'S LET THESE FOOLS KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO STAND
FOR
>>THIS INJUSTICE!!!!!
>>
>>PEACE...FOR NOW



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