Daily waging war...

Today, we spent a good chunk of time in rehearsal talking about the fact that The Daily Northwestern has taken a stand specifically against the LWC (despite touting their position as a voice to all Northwestern's campus). This was a HUGE shift for the in the LWC campaign, and we definitely can't ignore it in the APP.


Find out what we're talking about here:


Editorial against the LWC in the Daily today: http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/editorial-living-wage-campaign-wrong-for-northwestern-1.2398236?pagereq=2

And Adam and Kellyn's (two LWC co-chairs) response in NBN:http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2010/11/97136/living-wage-campaign-the-dailys-editorial-board-wont-stunt-our-commitment/


And this is NOT the end of the conversation - the numbers which the Daily used have been specifically refuted by LWC exec members in other places, as well. But what we have now is a campus divide... which seems to be "intellectual" - economics only - vs "emotional" - personal stories. 


We ask, how can it not be both?


Perhaps more importantly, how can anyone ignore the so-called "emotional" side - though we hate the "basket-case/irrational" connotation of that word that dismisses the truths that side expresses (we came up with "personal" and "empathetic," among others). As someone commented on the NBN article, if you knew a worker - any worker - personally, really, would you be able to look that person in the eye and say, "I really don't want you to get a raise"? 


Faced with a choice to now solidify the focus of this performance piece we, the APP, are making, and knowing that we will - and WANT to - be a part of this tension-laden discourse, we decided that we are indeed passionate about telling workers' and students' individual stories and experiences - alongside facts and questions. 


Call it "emotional" if you must - but come and listen, and judge the importance of the stories - and the fact that our campus workers are PEOPLE we should respect and get to know, people with families, needs, lives - for yourself.


Decide for yourself what's worth it: what to take, what to leave, and what to internalize and do something - anything - about.


Stay tuned.


Love, 
the APP