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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Excellent !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>David J.</FONT></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=dlj725@hughes.net href="mailto:dlj725@hughes.net">David Johnson</A> ; <A
title=peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net
href="mailto:peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net">Peace-discuss List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=m-taber@illinois.edu
href="mailto:m-taber@illinois.edu">taber, merlin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 01, 2013 10:55
AM</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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friends thank you for the kind words. I'm immobilized by hip joint
problems. Here are two sign ideas: <BR><BR>PRES OBAMA <BR>CAN WE HAVE
<BR>OUR CONSTITUTION BACK ?? <BR><BR>BLESSED BE <BR>THE WHISTLEBLOWERS
<BR>THEY GAVE UP THEIR FREEDOM <BR>FOR OUR FREEDOM <BR><BR>with you in
spirit -- Merlin and Lidia Geiser Taber <BR>
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face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Stuart Levy [stuartnlevy@gmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Sunday, June 30, 2013 2:41 PM<BR><B>To:</B> David Johnson; taber, merlin;
Peace-discuss List<BR><B>Cc:</B> Stuart Levy<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OccupyCU]
[Peace] 4th of July - AWARE float (or signs, anyway...)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Yes - I liked them very much too!<BR><BR>One sign I made yesterday was
inspired by what you wrote:<BR><BR> $ Billions for<BR>
Surveillance<BR> and War,<BR> Pennies
for<BR> Teachers,<BR>
Librarians,<BR> Children's Futures<BR><BR>Trying to formulate another,
something like<BR><BR> Our Predecessors Struggled<BR>
for Our Rights<BR> Stand Up for Freedom
...<BR> of Speech of the Press of
Assembly of Due Process<BR> from
unreasonable Searches and Seizures<BR> to speedy and
Public Trial<BR> from Cruel & Unusual
Punishment<BR> <BR>(the lower-case words in the above
would be written really tiny)<BR><BR>and maybe something along the lines of,
following Merlin's lead again,<BR><BR> Honor
the<BR> Whistleblowers<BR> {pictures of Ellsberg,
Manning, Snowden}<BR> whose lesser crimes<BR> Stop Far
Greater<BR> Gov't Misdeeds<BR><BR>but there must be a more
economical way to get the point across?<BR><BR><BR> <BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 6/30/13 12:33 PM, David Johnson wrote:<BR></DIV>
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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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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A
title=m-taber@illinois.edu href="mailto:m-taber@illinois.edu"
target=_blank>taber, merlin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=stuartnlevy@gmail.com
href="mailto:stuartnlevy@gmail.com" target=_blank>Stuart Levy</A> ; <A
title=peace-discuss@anti-war.net href="mailto:peace-discuss@anti-war.net"
target=_blank>Peace Discuss</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=OccupyCU@lists.chambana.net
href="mailto:OccupyCU@lists.chambana.net" target=_blank>occupycu</A>
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<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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face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Peace [<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:peace-bounces@lists.chambana.net"
target=_blank>peace-bounces@lists.chambana.net</A>] on behalf of Stuart
Levy [<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:stuartnlevy@gmail.com"
target=_blank>stuartnlevy@gmail.com</A>]<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>
<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><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><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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