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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, October 17,2012-3
Dr. Joseph Lowery Speaks at Savannah State
University’s “Get Out The Vote” Rally
By Whitney Hunter
Managing Editor
The Savannah Tribune
“I don’t think we’ve
come to be aware of what is
in store for us should our en
emies have their way. They
plan to turn back the clock
and I don’t think we realize
it or else we wouldn’t be so
uncommitted and unexcited
at the excitable things all
around us,” said civil rights
legend and former president
for the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference Dr.
Joseph Lowery.
Lowery spoke to a
packed room of ministers,
students and other distin
guished guests including
Senator Lester Jackson, Rev.
Matthew Southall Brown, Sr.
and Rev. Raphael Wamock,
a native Savannahian and
now pastor for the Ebenezer
Baptist Church in Atlanta at
Savannah State University's
“Get Out The Vote” Rally on
Monday. This event was held
to encourage young people
to vote and make their voices
heard on Nov. 6.
“We have a civic
calling which has to do with
voting and a spiritual calling
which has to do with the wit
ness and voting in these criti
cal times,” Lowery said.
Lowery sited the
church as the backbone
for many social and politi
cal movements within the
black community. However,
he emphasized that voters
should not become side
tracked by “weapons of mass
distraction” such as the issue
of same-sex marriage which
may cause them not to sup
port President Obama.
“The president is
not a pastor or a bishop; he is
a civic leader and has a job to
uphold the constitution. The
constitution says all God’s
children deserve rights,”
Lowery said.
Lowery compared
African-Americans’ struggle
for equality to the struggle
for gay rights in America
saying the rites or rituals of
the church should not be con
sidered when discussing the
rights an individual should
have in this country.
“It surprises me
how a black person can take
issue with anybody’s rights,”
Lowery said. “We need equal
rights for everyone, whether
you like it or not. Don’t let
the “rites” in the church in
terfere with the “rights” of
this election.”
Pastor Warnock also
encouraged young people to
come to the polls on Nov. 6
and to encourage family and
friends to vote.
“It was our presi
dent that took money out of
the bank’s pockets and put
it in our student’s pockets. It
was Mitt Romney who said
if you want to go to school,
borrow money from your
parents,” Warnock said. “ It
is our civic and sacred re
sponsibility to vote, don’t
wait until Nov. 6.”
Lowery said young
people will make the differ
ence at the polls.
“Without young
people getting out to vote,
Barack Obama would not
be president,” Lowery said.
“Don’t let this harvest past.”
SSU Homecoming Schedule 2012
A. Gardner Hall
College of Business Administration Alumni Cookout
RSVP; 912-358-3389 or cobaplacement@savannahstate.edu
Noon-2 p.m., Jordan Building Courtyard
SSUNAA Fish Fry
Noon, Alexis Circle
Please note; The campus circle will be closed to vehicular traf
fic from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Campus Carnival
Noon-4 p.m., Alexis Circle
Campus Parade begins at N/S Tompkins Road intersection
1 p.m., Alexis Circle
SSUNAA Information Session
3 p.m., King-Frazier Student Center, Elmore Theater
Alumni Greek Stroll-Off - to request an entry form; acurry3@
student. savannahstate .edu
5:30 p.m., Alexis Circle
Homecoming Gym Battle of the Bands featuring the Edward
Waters College Triple Threat Marching Band and the SSU
Coastal Empire Sound Explosion
Tickets; $5 for students; $10 general public
6 p.m., Tiger Arena
SSU National Alumni Association Banquet Cruise
Tickets; $75
6-9:30 p.m.
SSU National Alumni Association Hospitality
$5 for non-registered alumni/guests
10 p.m., Country Inn and Suites Hotel
Saturday, October 20
Homecoming Parade
9 a.m., downtown Savannah
Homecoming Football Game vs. Edward Waters College
Tickets; $15 for youth; $29-$34 for adults
2 p.m., Wright Stadium
Reunion Reception for members of classes ending in 2 and 7
5-7 p.m., King-Frazier Student Center ballroom
Greek Step Show
Tickets; $10/$15 for students and $20 general public
8 p.m., Tiger Arena
SSU-SSUNAA Anthony David Concert
Tickets; $25
8 p.m., Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave.
Sunday, October 21,SSU Day at Butler Presbyterian Church
- President Cheryl D. Dozier will be the guest speaker;ll a.m.,
603 W. Victory Drive; Lady Tigers Volleyball vs. Alabama State
1 p.m., Wilcox-Wiley Gymnasium
Contacts;Alumni Relations , 358-3051; Athletics, 358-3449;
Campus Activities Board 358-3127;
Football Game Tickets 358-3449/3429; Golf Tourna
ment 358-3054; Licensing 358-3449 or
smaworks.com; Parade , 358-3132; SSU National Alumni Assc.
236-0631 or ssunaal949@aol.com; SSUNAA reunion activities
478-731-7562 or acallawayl@yahoo.com; Tailgating/Vending,
358-3117(area code is 912 if not listed)
Events/dates/locations/times subject to change. *Events open to
SSU students only; valid student ID required
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