[Imc] Re: Invitation for IMC to Co-Sponsor AWARE Anti-War Teach-In

[Sascha Meinrath]

Hi Meridith,

Thanks for contacting us about co-sponsoring the teach-in.  We'll add it
to this Sunday's steering group agenda and will let you know by Sunday
afternoon.  It would be great, though not required, if you could come to
the meeting to answer questions, provide background, etc.  Our meeting
takes place at the IMC from Noon to 1p.m.

--Sascha



On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Meridith Kruse wrote:

> Re: Sept 8th eventHi Sascha -
>
> I hope you're doing well.  Here is a formal letter inviting the UC-IMC to
> co-sponsor the upcoming AWARE Anti-War teach in.  We're asking organizations
> to let us know by next Wednesday, Aug. 21st so we can list you on publicity
> information. Once flyers are done I'll be sure to get some to you for
> distribution.  Also, if you'd like space at a literature table during the
> teach-in please let me know!
>
> Thanks! Meridith
>
> ps- biographies for two of our speakers are included as attachments...
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>                       August 14th, 2002
>       Dear Friends,
>
>       AWARE (The Anti-War, Anti-Racism Effort) would like to invite your
> organization to co-sponsor our fourth Anti-War Teach-In, designed to raise
> awarenss and speak out against our government's threat of War on Iraq, the
> failure of the "War on Terrorism" to address root causes of global
> insecurity, the loss of civil liberties at home and abroad, and the
> increased climate of discrimination facing persons of Arab and Muslim
> descent in our local community.
>
>       The Teach-In will be held Sunday September 8th from 1:30-4:30pm in
> Westminster Hall at the Mckinley Foundation, located at 809 S. 5th in
> Champaign. Speakers include Ahmed Bensouda who will speak about loss of
> civil liberties, Jeff Guntzel from Voices in the Wilderness who will talk
> about the Impact of Sanctions in Iraq, and  writer-director Robert Hosetter
> who will be discussing his recent play, The Longing.  The Longing is the
> first full-legnth play in English to examine Israeli-Palestinian conflicts
> from a Palestinian point of view. The play is based on more than 50 oral
> history interviews recorded by Dr. Hosetter in the West Bank and Gaza over
> the last two years.  Childcare will be provided and parking is available
> across from McKinley Foundation.
>
>       We are asking co-sponsoring organizations to allow us to list the name
> of your organization in event publicity and spread the word about this
> Teach-In to your membership and allies (fliers and email announcement about
> the event will be made available to co-sponsoring organizations) . Further,
> representatives of all co-sponsoring organizations are invited to come at
> 1:00pm on Sunday Sept. 8th to display literature and program information on
> tables that will be available in Westminster Hall throughout the duration of
> the Teach-In.
>
>       To have the name of your organization listed in the publicity for this
> Teach-In, please let us know that you would like to co-sponsor by Wednesday
> August 21st.    At this time also let us know if you will need space at the
> informational tables for the display of your literature.
>
>       As our government continues to beat the drums of war we hope that you
> will join us in sponsoring this important Anti-War Teach-In.  If you would
> like to co-sponsor or have any questions about the event itself, please
> contact Meridith at  217- 344-3592 .   You can also email Meridith at
> bmmk at soltec.net or Carol Inskeep at inskeep at alexia.lis.uiuc.edu.
>
>       In Peace and Solidarity,
>
>       Members of The Teach-In Working Group of AWARE
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