[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?
>
> 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!
>
>> 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
>
> ... and ...
>
> 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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