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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>Hello Merlin,</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Arial>How have you been ?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I agree 100 % with your suggestion for the
4th of July Parade !</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Arial>David J.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=m-taber@illinois.edu href="mailto:m-taber@illinois.edu">taber,
merlin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=stuartnlevy@gmail.com
href="mailto:stuartnlevy@gmail.com">Stuart Levy</A> ; <A
title=peace-discuss@anti-war.net
href="mailto:peace-discuss@anti-war.net">Peace Discuss</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=OccupyCU@lists.chambana.net
href="mailto:OccupyCU@lists.chambana.net">occupycu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 25, 2013 12:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OccupyCU] [Peace] 4th of
July - AWARE float (or signs,anyway...)</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Friends<BR>This
is Merlin Taber (slacktivist/pacifist). I feel compelled to write about
FLOAT THEME.<BR> My hobby horse is US GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE OF
US CITIZENS. This issue wraps up all our problems with our
administration”s attack on the US constitution. Please
read NYTimes for today - extensive coverage on White House obsession to
jail Edward Snowden and also Julius Assange. <BR> One
reason for us to highlight this issue is PUBLIC INDIGNATION at this invasion
of our privacy - it is widespread and also lasting. A second reason is
that this surveillance is being legalized and institutionalized with NEW LAWS
and a BUDGET IN BILLIONS of dollars while we can’t afford food stamps for
unemployed. The administration has made it a priority for DOJ and FBI
etc. to find a way to criminalize the actions of Snowden and Assange and jail
them in the US -- at a cost of more millions of dollars.
<BR> COULD WE PUT A FACE ON THIS OBSCENITY by honoring
Snowden and Assange as heroes defending our right to know?? We could
then also honor public servants (pictures of firemen & of classroom
teachers as heroes defending our right to live in safety and community??
<BR> My favorite spot in Washington DC is under the
Jefferson Memorial circled with Jefferson’s words; “I have sworn on the
altar of God eternal hostility toward all forms of control over the mind of
man.” WE DID NOT KNOW that Obama and the Chief Justice added a
sentence to Obama’s oath of office. <BR> I HAVE SWORN ETERNAL
DEDICATION TO ALL FORMS OF CONTROL OVER THE MINDS OF US CITIZENS.
<BR> To those who read this, have a good week
!!<BR> Merlin Taber <BR>
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<DIV style="DIRECTION: ltr" id=divRpF721715><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Peace [peace-bounces@lists.chambana.net] on behalf of
Stuart Levy [stuartnlevy@gmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 22, 2013
10:46 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Peace Discuss<BR><B>Cc:</B> occupycu<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [Peace] 4th of July - AWARE float (or signs,
anyway...)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Rohn Koester wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Who on the listserv plans to walk in the parade?
Help make signs, a banner, and/or a float? I plan to walk and help
make.</BLOCKQUOTE>Yes!<BR><BR>Can we talk more about ideas for this at this
Sunday's AWARE meeting (in person or by e-mail)?<BR><BR>Especially: <B>is
there a unifying line we could put on a banner?</B> (Ours from last
year: "For everyone's children / a world without war".)<BR><BR>We're invited
to join CUCPJ in a sign-making party on <B>June 29th (next Saturday</B>) if we
like. They'll be in the IMC working on their no-new-jail <BR><BR>For
reference, here's what I ended up sending to the parade committee as to how
our entry reflects their theme ("United we stand, proudly we serve"), based on
suggestions from Merlin, Carle, Chris E and others...<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><I>We honor the constitutional rights and legal protections our
predecessors have fought to establish.</I><I><BR></I><I></I><I><BR></I><I>We
honor the school teachers, the librarians, the workers who serve the public
to educate and improve the lives of future
generations.</I><I><BR></I><I></I><I><BR></I><I>We stand united to oppose
giving up our freedoms, and take those of others abroad, in the name of a
false security.</I><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>Of course <B>we don't have to follow
this.</B> Still it could cover a lot of ground... War,
imprisonment, universal surveillance, and other deprivations of
freedom.<BR><BR>I do like the Zomba/Obomba-Shaver signs and would happily
carry a drone-shaped line from one of them. <BR> <BR>Theresa,
talking about the recent Urbana library meeting, mentioned the story of the
Iraqi librarian - remember that? She knew the invasion was coming and -
as wars do - was liable to destroy her library with all its books, so as
Theresa writes:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">There is a wonderful children's book that shares the
story of a librarian in Iraq who knew what was coming down in her country
and so every night took home some of the books so as to save the collection.
She saved 30,000 books on her own and with the help of others who
allowed her to store the books in their homes. Even children
understand that this woman was a hero. </BLOCKQUOTE>How can we make a
sign about that??<BR><BR>There's a recent article about her, on the 10th
anniversary of the saving of the best of that library --<BR>
<A
href="http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2013/03/17/Basra-librarian-saved-30-000-books-during-2003-invasion.html"
target=_blank>http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2013/03/17/Basra-librarian-saved-30-000-books-during-2003-invasion.html</A><BR>and
here's one of the books: "The Librarian of Basra" by Jeanette
Winter<BR> <A
href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Librarian-Basra-True-Story/dp/B0013L8B7E"
target=_blank>http://www.amazon.com/The-Librarian-Basra-True-Story/dp/B0013L8B7E</A><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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