<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Sarah et al.--<div><br></div><div>IVAW is invited to send a representative(s) to talk about the October 7 rally on "AWARE On the Air," AWARE's weekly cable TV program (shown Tuesdays at 10pm on channels 6/99).</div><div><br></div><div>We'll record the program on Tuesday, October 4, at 1pm in the Urbana Public Television studios (= the Urbana City Council chambers). </div><div><br></div><div>The program is unscripted and unrehearsed, so you're invited to join us at 1pm next Tuesday for an open discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Carl Estabrook<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 29, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Sarah Lazare wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hi Karen and all.<div>Thanks for asking! Help with turnout would be great. If you could encourage your membership and anyone else who would be interested to come, that would be fabulous! Also, I believe Jacob reached out to AWARE to see if someone from that group would be interested in speaking at the speak out. Do you know if anyone's interested?</div> <div>Take Care,</div><div>Sarah<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Karen Medina <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kmedina67@gmail.com">kmedina67@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; position: static; z-index: auto; "> Sarah, Scott, and Jacob,<br> <br> We are so glad the local IVAW is doing this speak out on October 7th.<br> Can AWARE offer you anything more than moral support, [you have our<br> unending moral support].<br> <br> -karen medina<br> <br> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Jacob Crawford <<a href="mailto:jkbcrawford@gmail.com">jkbcrawford@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > Iraq Veterans Against the War will be hosting a speak-out on the quad on the<br> > anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan:<br> ><br> > When: Noon, Friday, October 7th<br> > Where: The Quad (in front of the student union, facing the Quad).<br> > What: Join us in speaking out against the occupations, against militarism,<br> > and for peace and social justice.<br> > This October 7th marks the ten-year anniversary of the continued occupation<br> > of Afghanistan. This decade of war has devastated and traumatized the people<br> > of Afghanistan, while also having dire consequences here at home, yet we are<br> > seeing an escalation in the so-called global war on terror. The end of the<br> > occupation of Afghanistan is nowhere in sight, and the occupation of Iraq<br> > persists, despite promises of withdrawal. Drone attacks and raids are<br> > carried out daily across the Afghan border into Pakistan, violating<br> > their sovereignty. Our government continues to spend one trillion dollars a<br> > year to fund worldwide military operations in the midst of a budget crisis,<br> > maintaining 800 military bases around the globe. Service members continue to<br> > suffer from war and conflict even after discharge, as they are faced with<br> > untreated physical and mental injuries, unemployment, substance abuse, and<br> > homelessness. Meanwhile, rates of trauma amongst occupied populations are<br> > unknown, with some estimating that they are near universal.<br> ><br> > _______________________________________________<br> > Peace mailing list<br> > <a href="mailto:Peace@lists.chambana.net">Peace@lists.chambana.net</a><br> > <a href="http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace" target="_blank">http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace</a><br> ><br> ><br></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>