Page 4 / July 24, 1984
Interes
By JOSEPH KRAUS
W HILE THE ART fair conjures up
images of exotic sculptures and
brightly colored paintings, there is
more to the affair than art. Many
organizations with political, environ-
mental and educational interests seize
the opportunity to reach the diverse
groups of people that the art fair brings
together.
But don't worry, there won't be
people running around trying to pull
you aside and propagandize you in a
shadowy corner. The entire affair is
organized and scheduled by the Univer-
sity's Office of State and Community
Relations.
The relations office has set aside 71
booths for interest groups and has
already assigned specific groups to
them. All the booths will be located in
the area near the corner of East
University and South University. Ac-
cording to Pete Pellerito, a University
community relations officer, an
estimated 10,000 people walk in the
vicinity of the booths each day of the
fair.
The right to run a booth is granted on
a first-come, first-serve basis, while
specific locations are granted to fit the
preferences of the various groups.
Pellerito said a group's beliefs have
no bearing on whether they are allowed
to set up a booth. "We accept whoever
has thoughts - this is an open area," he
said.
Next year, however, Pellerito said
there will be a lottery for all the spaces.
It is hoped that the new system will at-
tract newly-formed or loosely-
organized groups in addition to those
groups which have participated for
many years. He said it gives new
groups a chance to apply for the limited
number of spaces. Pellerito estimated
that 25 to 35 groups requested booths
this year but didn't get them because
there wasn't enough space.
Opinions differ among the various
5t groups
groups about what makes one location
preferable to another. Some prefer the
crowded areas, hoping to get in contact
with more people, and others seek the
less busy spots in hopes of having more
opportunity to talk on a one-to-one basis
with those who do stop by. '
Because this is an election year,
Pellerito said there will be a block of
booths set aside for the various political
campaigns. "Every few years we try to
keep a few spaces open for political
candidates so they aren't spread out
abound
A quick glance at the list of the dif-
ferent organizations represented con-
firms Pellerito's claim. Groups range
from the Polish-American Congress to
the Ann Arbor War Tax Dissenters and
from Greenpeace to the Libertarian
Party.
Although the different groups are all
attracted to the fair because of the vast
number of people, they do have
somewhat different goals for the results
of their participation.
Brenda Bove of the American Civil
at fair
more than the past ten years. "(We
hope) to get out awareness mainly
through distribution of literature," he
said. "This is one of the ways that we
meet new people."
The Fund for Animals uses its booth
as a means of circulating various
petitions dealing with issues of cruelty
to animals.
According to Howard Brickner, the
group's volunteer coordinator for the
fair booth, the fund traditionally collec-
ts thousands of signatures for each of
its petitions. This year he said the group
intends to circulate a number of
petitions including one calling for the
banning of leghold traps.
While excited about the possible
benefits that an information booth at
the fair can have for his group,
Brickner is realistic. "I would like to
make a million dollars and get a
thousand new members, but speaking
from experience I'd say we're lucky if
we get a dozen new members - active
members."
With preparations complete for the
interest group area, Pellerito is very
excited about this year's fair in par-
ticular. "If you haven't seen it," he
said, "I encourage you to take a look at
it - you'll get every opinion in the
world."
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'You'll get every opinion in the world.'
- Pete Pellerito
University community relations department
_ and so insignificant," Pellerito said.
But Pellerito promised that there will
be much more than simple soap box
stands by politicans. "I'm telling you,
they're spread all over the place . .. I
think there are more points of view
spread over this than at the United
Nations."
Liberties Union said she saw her
group's biggest goal as ". . . greater
visibility so that citizens know who we
are so that if they have a violation of
their constitutional rights they can
come to us."
Jack Tarnley of the Revolutionary
Communist Youth Brigade said. his
group has had a table at the fair for
71 interest groups to populate fair
Michigan Alliance for Disarmament
Campaign for Nuclear Free Ann Arbor
Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade
Revolution Books
Shalom
Lamaze Childbirth Preparation Association of Ann Arbor
Fund for Animals
Women's Association of the Ann Arbor Symphony
Socialist Labor Party
Ec"kankar
Veterans Against War
Interfaith Council for Peace
Lifespan of Washlenaw County
The Humane Society of Huron Valley
Amnesty Int'l Adoption Group
Epilepsy Self-Help Group of Washlenaw County
Mayor's Commission on Handicapper Concerns
New Jewish Agenda
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Ozone House
Washtenaw-Livingston-Monroe District 1151 Michigan
Nurses' Assoc.
American Civil Liberties Union
Soundings
Domestic Violence Project
Detroit Focus
Planned Parenthood
Polish American Congress
Waldorf Institute
Perry Nursery School
Libertarian Party-Washtenaw County
Democratic Socialists of America
Seventh Day Adventist
Mormon Church
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Jr, Service League
Baha'i
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