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riverwalker

(8,694 posts) Mon Oct 27, 2014, 04:09 PM Oct 2014

Not Your Mascot protest Nov 2

https://www.facebook.com/artactivistanon

#NotYourMascot has announced a march and rally to protest the Washington NFL team at their scheduled game with the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Stadium on November 2.

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/10/19/not-your-mascot-minnesota-protest-redskins-during-vikings-game-157411

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Not Your Mascot protest Nov 2 (Original Post) riverwalker Oct 2014 OP

I thought that the U of M president said the Washington team geardaddy Oct 2014 #1

I don't remember the details, but the gist of it is that the U of M has no jurisdiction over the NFL scarletwoman Oct 2014 #2

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)

1. I thought that the U of M president said the Washington team

Reply to riverwalker (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 04:19 PM

Oct 2014

couldn't play at TCF Bank Stadium if the wore the logo or used the name?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/university-seeks-to-eliminate-use-of-redskins-name-at-game-in-minneapolis/2014/08/06/89da18e2-1db6-11e4-ae54-0cfe1f974f8a_story.html

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)

2. I don't remember the details, but the gist of it is that the U of M has no jurisdiction over the NFL

Reply to geardaddy (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 07:02 PM

Oct 2014

so they can't do anything about the Washington NFL team's use of their logo. Something like that, anyway.

In any case, the logo will be present because apparently there's nothing the U of M can legally do about it.

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