Dear supporters of what Professor Steven Salaita has come to stand for - all 18,187 of you: As you may know, Professor Salaita broke his silence at a rally in Urbana-Champaign yesterday. Here is a link to the video and report on this amazing event: http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/breaking-silence-salaita-calls-univ-illinois-rescind-his-firing-over-gaza-tweets Tomorrow (Thursday, Sept 11), the Board of Trustees at the University of Illinois will meet to decide on the case. If you haven't emailed them yet, please do so now. Here are the addresses: Christopher G. Kennedy, Chair, University of Illinois Board of Trustees: chris@northbankandwells.com Robert A. Easter, President: reaster@uillinois.edu Hannah Cave, Trustee: [the one we had doesn't work, though a commenter claims this one is correct: hcave2@uis.edu.] Ricardo Estrada, Trustee: estradar@metrofamily.org Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Trustee: patrick.fitzgerald@skadden.com Lucas N. Frye, Trustee: lnfrye2@illinois.edu Karen Hasara, Trustee: hasgot28@aol.com Patricia Brown Holmes, Trustee: pholmes@schiffhardin.com Timothy N. Koritz, Trustee: tkoritz@gmail.com Danielle M. Leibowitz, Trustee: dleibo2@uic.edu Edward L. McMillan, Trustee: mcmillaned@sbcglobal.net or mcmillaned@msn.com James D. Montgomery, Trustee: james@jdmlaw.com Pamela B. Strobel, Trustee: pbstrobel@comcast.net Thomas R. Bearrows, University Counsel: bearrows@uillinois.edu Susan M. Kies, Secretary of the Board of Trustees and the University: kies@uillinois.edu Lester H. McKeever, Jr., Treasurer, Board of Trustees: lmckeever@wpmck.com Thank you for your support and for hanging in there with Steven Salaita and insisting on justice.