[OccupyCU] Mon 12/3 evening - activism training, and, Hell and Back Again film. Can we reschedule our meeting?

Susan Parenti sparenti at illinois.edu
Fri Nov 30 16:20:50 UTC 2012


Yes, let's change the date/time. I'll be out of the country Wednesday-- 
Sunday though.
On Nov 30, 2012, at 8:54 AM, Stuart Levy wrote:

> If we have a What Next for Occupy CU meeting scheduled for Monday  
> evening 12/3, as Theresa's notes mention (thanks, Theresa!), can we  
> move it to another day/time?
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> There are *two* other things that I'd like to be doing at that same  
> time - an activist training session which may really be useful to us  
> Occupiers, and, a film and discussion about the life of a returning  
> veteran, with discussion by local vets and allies.   Maybe a bunch  
> of us will feel the same way about at least one of those.
>
>    12/3 Monday, 6:00 PM   Champaign Library, Robeson room "A"
>         Activist training - sponsored by Food & Water Watch, but it  
> sounds widely applicable:
>> Do you want to improve social, environmental, or political problems  
>> but not know how to start? Or know how to start, but get stuck  
>> trying to build a group, accomplish goals, or recruiting  
>> volunteers? Whether you're new to activism or experienced, come to  
>> our Activist Training Workshop, sponsored by Food & Water Watch.  
>> You'll learn and practice critical campaign skills, including:  
>> setting goals, strategies, and tactics; campaign recruitment and  
>> building a group; and training volunteers. And we'll have a fun  
>> social afterward in downtown Champaign!
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>> RSVP here:    http://tinyurl.com/d84p7r9
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>> Hanna Saltzman, Champaign-Urbana field organizer, Food & Water Watch
>> (c) 801-971-8223
>> (e) hsaltzman at fwwlocal.org
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> ... and ...
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>     12/3 Monday  6:30-8:30PM   Channing-Murray Foundation - Social  
> Justice Film Series
>         "Hell and Back Again"
>         Film about the life of a returning Afghanistan veteran,  
> followed by talk-back with Champaign County Iraq Veterans Against  
> the War, and Civilian Soldier Alliance
>
>> Hell and Back Again transitions from stunning war reportage to an  
>> intimate, visceral portrait of one man’s personal struggle at home  
>> in North Carolina, where Harris confronts the physical and  
>> emotional difficulties of re-adjusting to civilian life with the  
>> love and support of his wife, Ashley. Masterfully contrasting the  
>> intensity of the frontline with the unsettling normalcy of home,  
>> Hell and Back Again lays bare the true cost of war.
>> Co-sponsored by Social Action Committee of UU Church, Friends  
>> Meeting, University YMCA, Wesley United Methodist Church and  
>> Foundation
>> *Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
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