I really like Rohn's idea about sending calendars to people who "need" them. But here is a slightly different take on the idea. <div><br></div><div>We take bids on those people -- peace list people will bid for their favorite deserving person -- as sort of a way to distribute the cost of doing this. </div>
<div><br></div><div>For instance, I would love for the current Mayors of Champaign and Urbana to get a peace calendar and our letter (as described by Rohn), so I would offer $xx for AWARE to send them. </div><div><br></div>
<div>If Carl would like Dr. Gill to get one, he would bid a few dollars and encourage others to bid for Gill too.</div><div><br></div><div>-karen medina</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Rohn Koester <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rohnkoester@gmail.com" target="_blank">rohnkoester@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hey -- I think we should push back a bit and see if the Lincoln Square folks cut us some slack. If they don't, I like the idea of giving away the stickers and buttons but with a donations jar in prominent view.<div>
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</div><div>As for the calendar, how about we send an announcement to the various community e-lists to identify everyone who wants to buy one of the calendars? After that, I propose we gift the remaining calendars to particular people in the community who NEED peace calendars, along with handwritten notes that explain our position on the wars and other war-like policies. If nothing else, I would be interested to know who responds to our gifts.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Here are four people I would send a peace calendar to: David Gill, Rodney Davis, Robert Easter, and John Foreman.</div><div><br></div><div>Any others?</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>
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</div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Jenifer Cartwright <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jencart13@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jencart13@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit">I like these in this order: <div>1) tell powers that be that $ was invested based on old rules and request that old rules apply for one more year</div>
<div>2) go ahead w/ IL sales, then gifts/donations idea for time-dated non-IL stuff, eg calendars</div><div> --Jenifer<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 9/26/12, Ricky Baldwin <i><<a href="mailto:baldwinricky@yahoo.com" target="_blank">baldwinricky@yahoo.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br>
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Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] indoor market trouble -- back out, sell nothing, argue?<br></div>To: "<a href="mailto:salevy@illinois.edu" target="_blank">salevy@illinois.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:salevy@illinois.edu" target="_blank">salevy@illinois.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:ewj@pigsqq.org" target="_blank">ewj@pigsqq.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ewj@pigsqq.org" target="_blank">ewj@pigsqq.org</a>><br>
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<div><br><br><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit"><p>Perhaps solicit donations to allow them to be given away free?<br><br></p>
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<td valign="top" style="font:inherit">pack each sticker in an individual small plastic sleeve.<br><br><br><br>On 09/27/12 5:46, Stuart Levy wrote:<br>> News from the Indoor Market (Nov 10 - Dec 15):<br>
> <br>> They've had a rule on the books for some while, that only Illinois-made goods can be sold in the indoor market. Each year, when the form asked whether we were selling things made in Illinois, we've checked that our goods weren't, and it's never made a difference.<br>
> <br>> This year, they're enforcing the rule. Heard that they won't let us sell our non-IL bumper stickers, etc.<br>> <br>> We have three choices that I can think of -<br>> <br>> - remain in the market ($30/week) for the public contact. We're welcome to hand out flyers, etc.<br>
> (For that matter, we could sell buttons and so on, if they're locally made.
Our current ones haven't been, except for buttons Rohn has made in the past.)<br>> <br>> - back out. We get our money back. Our last Market day would be the end of the regular Farmer's Market, on Nov. 3rd.<br>
> <br>> - protest against the effective rule change without notice.<br>> One reason we might give: we've already spent $300+ on 2013 Peace Calendars,<br>> with the understanding that we'd sell them in the indoor market,<br>
> as we have for the last three years at least.<br>> Maybe they'll give us one final year.<br>> <br>> Any preference, or other ideas?<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>
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