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." 0 '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. 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