The September 29th Movement was a student-led movement at Iowa State University from 1996 to 1998. The movement was “dedicated to the elimination of racism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, and classism at Iowa State University, recognizing that changing the name of Catt Hall, a symbol of exclusion, must be the first step in that struggle.” This collection contains a variety of documents that cover topics such as the life of Carrie Chapman Catt, the university's building naming practices, the women's suffrage movement, and the relationship between white women's suffrage and African-American civil rights.
UHURU!, September 1996 edition. Includes position paper of the September 29th Movement, an open letter to Present Jischke, and a chronology of the September 29th Movement.
UHURU! August 1996 edition, dedicated to Malcolm. Contains an article entitled, "White Woman's Burden: Carrie Chapman Catt and Racism Within the Suffrage Movement.".
Iowa State University Daily article on Allan Nosworthy and his hunger strike concerning diversity on Iowa State Campus. Printed from the Daily website.
October 1997 edition of the UHURU! Includes poetry, a short story, introductions to the Black Student Alliance cabinet, campus events, and the article entitled, "Catt in Context.".
This edition of the UHURU! Includes articles entitled, "Actions versus Words," "How I Stopped Being White," "Friendly Fascism," and "Democracy: Are they Compatible?"
A draft memo from the Diversity Steering Committee to President Jischke, discussing a campus meeting the President requested the committee to hold relating to the proposed plaque in Catt Hall and other initiatives the committee was working on.
UHURU!, October 1995 edition. This is the first issue naming the September 29th Movement. Includes the article entitled, "The Catt is Out of the Bag: Racism Within the Suffrage Movement." Funded by the Black Student Alliance, the UHURU! addressed issues of people of color on the Iowa State University campus.
Minutes from the October 9, 1996 Government of the Student Body Senate meeting. Includes a description of a question and answer session with President Martin Jischke in which he answers questions on Catt Hall and a presentation by Jane Cox on Carrie Chapman Catt.
Minutes from the September 25, 1996 Government of the Student Body Senate meeting. Includes a description of a presentation by Senators McGriff and Nosworthy on the September 29 Movement.
Diversity Steering Committee minutes, March 22, 1996. The minutes, mentions the September 29th Movement and recent campus events related to the naming of Catt Hall.
Memorandum with enclosures from Matt Ostanik to the Catt Hall Review Committee. Enclosures include a presentation on the September 29th Movement, research and information on Catt, and correspondence from a committee member.
Letter from Thomas L. Hill to Allan P. Nosworthy, describing the documents requested by Nosworthy which are enclosed. The enclosures include copies of materials submitted to the Board of Regents for the naming of Catt Hall, and documentation President Jischke consulted when deciding not to reopen the decision to rename Catt Hall.
Re-Encountering the Chicano Movement is a September 10, 1993 event in the Iowa State University Lecture Series featuring Ricardo Sanchez. Ricardo Sanchez discusses the need to preserve Hispanic American culture. This item was captioned by Rev.com in conformance with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines.
