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CHICAGO FILM THE FIRST BREATH OF TENGAN REI
PREMIERES AT GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER, 164 N. STATE ST., CHICAGO
FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 8:15 p.m, SATURDAY, NOV. 22, 8 p.m, MONDAY, NOV. 24,  7:45 p.m.
Antioch College Alumni Chapter Hosts Reception before Nov. 22 Screening

The emotional international drama The First Breath of Tengan Rei, written and directed by Chicago husband/wife filmmaking team Junko Kajino and Ed M. Koziarski, has its Chicago premiere in a three-night run Nov. 21, 22 and 24 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.  The First Breath of Tengan Rei screens Friday, Nov. 21 at 8:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m., and Monday, Nov. 24 at 7:45 p.m.

Kajino, a native of Nagano, Japan, and Koziarski, from Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, met on a film set at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1997 when Koziarski was completing his senior film there when Kajino moved to town to start her film career.  Together they have helped produce dozens of independent films, all the while battling to make their own feature film.  They finally got their chance when Junko was inspired by a tragic true story that she felt a special responsibility and opportunity to tell, as a Japanese woman living in the U.S.

In The First Breath of Tengan Rei, Japanese star Erika (of Kore-Eda’s renowned After Life) plays Rei, a young Okinawan woman who kidnaps Paris, the teenage son of a U.S. Marine convicted of raping her when she was a girl.  While Rei holds Paris captive, the two are drawn together despite the scars of the past, as they prepare for a final confrontation with Paris’s father, Nelson.

Kajino and Koziarski filmed The First Breath of Tengan Rei in Chicago and Okinawa with a Japanese and Chicago cast and crew, overcoming language and cultural barriers and shooting through a typhoon in a former leper colony off the Okinawa coast.  North Carolina newcomer Katori Eason plays Paris.  Chicago stage veteran Sean Nix, mostly recently seen in Timeline Theatre Company’s production of Gore Vidal’s Weekend, portrays Nelson.  Nelson’s partner in crime, Carter, is portrayed by local film and TV actor Ric Arthur, who himself served in the Marines in Okinawa.  Mark Messing, leader of acclaimed local band Mucca Pazza, designed the sound for the film, and composed the score, featuring music by cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and Califone guitarist Jim Becker.

Before the Saturday Nov. 22 screening, the Chicago Alumni Chapter of Antioch College hosts a benefit reception for the college, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Film Center’s Gallery/Café.  A historic leader in progressive, experiential education, operations of Antioch College were suspended by Antioch University last summer.  College alumni are negotiating and raising funds to reopen the college as an independent institution next year and restore its vital place in the educational landscape.

$9 general admission tickets for the screenings can be purchased from the Film Center box office or from Ticketmaster at 312.575.8000 or www.ticketmaster.com.   There is no charge for the Nov. 22 reception. After-parties will follow each night, with locations to be announced at each screening.

Download press kit and stills at www.tenganrei.com/media.html.  Screeners available on request.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Junko Kajino
312.850.1247
kajinoj

Ed M. Koziarski
773.910.1444

Hi Everyone!

This weekend Saturday, September 20th we are gathering at

The Spot
4437 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL

Starting at 9pm with open bar reception from 10pm-11pm.  Please bring a non-perishable food item for The Spot’s canned food drive and just mention “Antioch” to cut the line and waive the cover.

Please join us on The Spot’s patio show our solidarity with the national Nonstop Rocks weekend to support Nonstop Antioch and the Nonstop Liberal Arts Institute.  We will catch up with each other and the state of the Nonstop Antioch movement.

If you haven’t been involved with the Chicago Chapter, this is the perfect start! Join us for a fun, social evening among friends and get the latest lowdown from the front lines.

How can you help?  Spread the word!  Then?  Attend!    Below is the link to the The Nonstop at The Spot Facebook event page, and attached is the invitation.

Hope to see you there!

Beth Richards ‘04
Outreach/ Recruitment Coordinator
Chicago Area Alumni Chapter

Sept 20th Facebook Event Page

www.new.facebook.com/events.php?ref=sb#/event.php?eid=40032253520

Chicago Antiochians Facebook Group

www.new.facebook.com/events.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=38213289792

Meeting with Yellow Springs players

Some 30 Antiochians met last Sunday, April 20 at the Oak Park Library with two key players in the ongoing struggle for the future of Antioch College: Lee Morgan ‘69, board member of the Antioch College Continuation Corporation, and Ellen Borgerson ‘72, president of the College Revival Fund.  Lee and Ellen represent two major fronts in efforts to save the college.  Lee gave a first-hand account of the ACCC’s first-ever face-to-face negotiations with the Antioch University Board of Trustees (which continued this week).  Lee felt the majority of the trustees wanted a solution that would keep the college open, but that the trustees remained wary of the the ACCC’s offer of $10 million for a controlling share of board seats.  The trustees have promised an announcement on the outcome of the negotiations by this Saturday, April 26, which is also the day of the college’s commencement.

Regardless of the negotiations’ results, Ellen reported that the College Revival Fund is moving forward with Non-Stop Antioch, building an academic program that will offer classes in alternative venues in Yellow Springs if the college campus is not available. Faculty had filled 11 of 27 planned positions as of last weekend, and a handful of students had signed on, with most waiting for a more concrete curriculum before committing.  Alumni and friends of the college are also encouraged to enroll.  The CRF has three legal avenues to regain control of the college, and $1 million dedicated to Non-Stop Antioch so far.

May Fundraising Drive

During the May 1-5 period, the CRF is launching a fundraising drive for Non-Stop Antioch, aiming to exceed the $5 million that was raised during last August’s funding drive.  Money raised will be dedicated to supporting the academic program and to cover the costs of litigation against the University.  Donors can also make tax deductible donations to the Faculty Legal Fund through the CRF.  If the negotiations between the ACCC and the trustees are successful, all money raised by the CRF will support the continuous operations of the college.

The Chicago Alumni Chapter is holding a phonathon May 1-5 to support the CRF.  We need to reach out to as many of the 600 known Chicago-area alumni as we can, and enlist their support during this crucial turning point for Antioch College.  It’s time for Chicago, a major alumni center, to take responsibility for our share of Antioch College’s wellbeing.

If you can volunteer to participate in the phonathon, please email me, Ed M. Koziarski ‘97, at this address.  Tell me how many calls you can commit to, and what range of class years you’d like to focus on.  Thanks for your help!

For more information see www.antiochians.org

Chicago Event 04/11/08

Chicago alumni of Antioch College, along with one current student on co-op in Chicago, leafleted Friday outside the annual conference of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (of which Antioch University is a member) to draw the national educators’ attention to ongoing efforts to keep Antioch College open. Conference attendees, who were trustees, administrators, and professors from colleges and universities across the country, expressed support for the college’s continuous operations. Representatives of at least seven institutions, including one college president, signed postcards to Antioch University trustees, encouraging the trustees to remain open to all avenues to save the college. Many of the educators were unaware of Antioch’s plight before the event, expressing concern and surprise over the situation – others mistakenly believed that the college had already closed. Numerous Ohio educators were very familiar with the situation and expressed solidarity with the college (“this could happen to us” said a representative from the University of Dayton).

The Chicago Antioch College Alumni Chapter
Invites You to Meet with

• Ellen Borgersen ‘72, Vice President, Alumni Board; & Acting President, College Revival Fund, Inc.
• Lee Morgan ‘69, President, Antioch Company; & Director, Antioch College Continuation Corporation
• Emily Kirby ‘52, Alumni Board member

Come hear the latest developments about the negotiations with Antioch University and learn how you might participate in current and future efforts to support an independent Antioch College. Mark Reynolds ‘80 will moderate the discussion.

Date:             Sunday, April 20, 2008
Time:             2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Place:            Oak Park Public Library
834 Lake Street – Oak Park IL  60301

RSVP to:       Larraine Granger ‘67 – GrangerL at sbcblobal dot net   or tel. 312-867-1629

Transit:         CTA GREEN LINE (OAK PARK AVE STA) -
WALK 0.2 MI – N ON OAK PARK AVE, W ON LAKE ST)
Driving:         Fm Chicago: I-290 (Ike) to Austin Exit, N (R) to Lake, W (L) on Lake
Fm ‘burbs: I-88 I-294 to I-290, E to Harlem, N(L) to Lake, E(R) on Lake
Parking:        Underground parking lot at library

What: ANTIOCH COLLEGE ALUMNI- CHICAGO CHAPTER LEAFLET AT the 113th Annual Meeting of The Higher Learning Commission; Exhort University Board of Trustees to Meet With ACCC and to Implement the “10-10” Plan

When: Friday, April 11, 2008

Where: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., 113th Annual Meeting of The Higher Learning Commission, Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago IL USA 60601

Why: Members of the Antioch College alumni-Chicago chapter invite members of the media to join them as they pass out leaflets at the 113th Annual Meeting of The Higher Learning Commission at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. They are demanding that the University Board of Trustees meet with the Antioch College Continuation Corporation (ACCC) face-to-face, Board to Board, as soon as possible. The Higher Learning Commission is a regional accrediting body for colleges and universities and Antioch University is a member.

Recently, Antioch University forfeited an agreement to create an independent Antioch College by dragging out negotiations in an effort to profit from the College’s current difficulties.

“The issue is not about money – it’s about time,” said Eric Bates, co-chair of the ACCC, which was formed to negotiate independence for the historic liberal arts institution. “As a result of the University’s repeated foot dragging it would now be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to receive the necessary regulatory approvals to continue operating the College next year as a separate entity. Through its needless delays, the University has squandered a historic opportunity and created a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

While the University chose to forfeit the ACCC’s offer of $12.2 million for the College, the group emphasized that there is still one alternative that would enable the College to continue operating next year. More than a month ago, the ACCC offered to make an immediate contribution of $10 million in return for ten seats on the nineteen-member University Board of Trustees. This plan has been dubbed the “10-10” plan. The offer stands in stark contrast to the dismally low contributions by the current board, which reportedly totaled less than $25,000 in the current fiscal year.

The ACCC noted that it has yet to hear a response to its “10-10 plan,” which it is still prepared to discuss. “This is the only remaining arrangement that can enable the College to continue operating next year while creating a truly philanthropic board for the University,” Bates said. “This is not a hostile takeover – it is a remarkably generous and well-intentioned offer by an experienced and supportive group of alumni, six of whom are former University trustees. We remain mystified as to why the board has not acted on this win-win solution that could be enacted within a matter of hours.”

Ellen Borgersen, Vice-President of the Antioch Alumni Board and Acting President of the College Revival Fund, Inc. (CRF), said in a statement: “The suspicion that the University Board of Trustees was negotiating in bad faith and not interested in saving the College has, unfortunately, been confirmed. Over the past four months, the ACCC labored mightily to put together an offer that would be a win-win solution for the University and the College, as well as for the community and for everyone who believes in what Antioch stands for.”

Since the proposed closure of historic Antioch College was announced last June, the CRF has raised over $18 million to date for a continuing, independent Antioch College with tenured faculty.

Contact: press

More Info: antiochians.org

Chicago Antioch College Alumni Chapter
invites you to meet with
TOM HAUGSBY, DIRECTOR CO-OP DEPARTMENT, ANTIOCH COLLEGE

75 Antioch students go on co-op this summer, and the understaffed Coop Department needs help finding jobs for these students. Please join us when Tom will tell us how Chicago alumni can help find coop jobs starting this May for continuing students and for those students who will be graduating by December 1, 2008. The Chicago Alumni Chapter is forming a new Coop Committee to help with this very time-critical effort. For background information visit:

www.antioch-college.edu/Alumni/Co-oplettertoAlumni.html

Date: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Time: 2 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Place: The home of Andrea Gundersen
7064 North Greenview Ave., 2nd Floor 1-½ BLOCKS SOUTH OF TOUHY
Chicago IL 60626 BETWEEN ASHLAND & CTA RED LINE

Please RSVP no later than Friday, February 8th to:
Kathy Huff ‘67 – kathy – tel. 773-241-7141
CTA Red line to Morse; walk west 1 blk to Greenview; north 2-½ blks to 7064.
N on Lake Shore Drive to Hollywood, N on Sheridan, W at Greenleaf to Greenview; north ½ blk to 7064
Exit I-94 @ Touhy; east to Greenview; south 1-½ blks to 7064

The Chicago Chapter of the Antioch College Alumni Invites You to a Benefit

for

The Antioch College Alumni Revival Fund

Arranged by Steve Andrews ‘63

Reception and Performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Princess Ida” (featuring the 30 Piece Savoyaires Orchestra)

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Reception, 2:00 PM
Performance, 3:00 PM

Chute School Auditorium
1400 Oakton Street, Evanston IL
(between Asbury (Western) and Dodge (California) )

Donation: $35/seat

RSVP to:

Steve Andrews

Phone: 773-456-2287

Email: atmsteve

For further info on the production and company: http://www.savoyaires.org/

CTA: Redline to Howard Terminal; #97 bus to Oakton & Dodge; walk 3 blocks
east to 1400 Oakton. (Bus leaves Howard every half hour – 1:30 PM, 2:00
PM, etc.) Driving: North on Lake Shore Drive to Hollywood; North on Ridge;
West at Oakton – 1 block to 1400 Oakton (south side of the street.)
Parking: Large free lot adjacent to the school.

Arranged by Steve Andrews ‘63

Reception and Performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Princess Ida” (featuring the 30 Piece Savoyaires Orchestra)

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Reception, 2:00 PM

Performance, 3:00 PM

Chute School Auditorium

1400 Oakton Street, Evanston IL

(between Asbury (Western) and Dodge (California) )

Donation: $35/seat

RSVP to:

Steve Andrews – 773-456-2287 – atmsteve

Or mail check made out to Antioch College Revival Fund to

Steve Andrews, 2445 W. Coyle Ave. Chicago 60645

For further info on the production and company, www.savoyaires.org

CTA: Redline to Howard Terminal; #97 bus to Oakton & Dodge; walk 3 blocks east to 1400 Oakton. (Bus leaves Howard every half hour – 1:30 PM, 2:00 PM, etc.) Driving: North on Lake Shore Drive to Hollywood; North on Ridge; West at Oakton – 1 block  to 1400 Oakton (south side of the street.)

Parking: Large free lot adjacent to the school.

***UPDATED***
Chicago Antioch College Alumni Chapter
invites you to an afternoon with
Paula Treichler ‘65 – Antioch Trustee, Champaign IL
Jeffrey Kasch ‘65 – Antioch Trustee (invited), Milwaukee WI
Cary Nelson ‘67 – Pres., American Association of University Professors, Champaign IL
Aimee Maruyama ‘96 – Director, Antioch College Alumni Relations

Next in the Chicago Chapter’s series of programs featuring key players who care about Antioch College, as we are working to maintain continuity of College operations. Hear about the positive developments resulting from the recent Board of Trustees’ meeting in Cincinnati, the meeting of Alumni Board and University representatives and from Yellow Springs. Take part in a conversation with this important set of presenters, moderated by Chicagoan Dick Salem ‘53.
Date: Sunday, September 16, 2007
Time: 2 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Place: The home of Alexander (Sandy) Macnab ‘65 ‘75(m.ed.)
1527 Wilder St. one block south of Dempster
Evanston, IL 60202 between Florence & Wesley

*Please RSVP no later than Friday, September 14th to:

Kathy Huff ‘67 – kathy – tel. 773-241-7141

Exit I-94 @ Dempster; east to Wesley (before Asbury);
south 1 blk to Wilder; west to 1527 (street parking available)
CTA Purple line to Dempster; walk west 6 blks to Wesley;
south 1 blk to Wilder; west to 1527.