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<td>Planning Meeting</td>
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<td>Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:23:01 -0600</td>
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<td>Durl Kruse <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jandurl@comcast.net"><jandurl@comcast.net></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stuartnlevy@gmail.com">stuartnlevy@gmail.com</a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Summary: AWARE joined the coalition opposing
militarization of the police, which CUCPJ initiated. They are
having an organizing meeting in a couple of weeks:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> 2-4pm Sat Jan 31st at the IMC<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">and are inviting AWARE to send a member, to
bring ideas, and consider what should be said to the County
Board in February (on Feb 19th).<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Would anyone like to go / be willing to go on
Jan 31st and report back? <br>
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Details below.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CU Citizens for Peace and Justice is
organizing two Halt Police Militarization in CU events. As a
coalition member, we would like to invite your organization to
join us in planning these important events. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The first is a <b>Planning and
Organizational Meeting from 2:00 - 4:00 pm on Saturday,
January 31 at the Independent Media Center.</b> (Downtown Post
Office - 202 S. Broadway, U.).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The purpose of this meeting is to bring
together all members of the coalition for the first time to put
our heads together to work on strategies and actions to combat
police militarization. We would like coalition members to
consider the presentation of the statement to the County Board
and a draft county ordinance governing the acquisition of
surplus military equipment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If coalition members have other related items
to add to the discussion, just email us. Your input and
participation is valued.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, it would be helpful in planning this
event if by January 23 you could RSVP via email the name and
contact information of the person from your organization who is
willing to attend. Then, if necessary, we can communicate with
him/her directly before the meeting.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The second event is <b>Presentation to the
County Board at 6:30 pm on Thursday, February 19 at the
Brookens Center. </b>(1776 E. Washington, U.)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At this regularly scheduled County Board
meeting, the coalition will present its statement and ordinance
language governing the 1033 program to the county board.
Coalition members are encouraged to attend and/or make public
comments in support.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to hearing from you and thank
you for your continued support.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CUCPJ Demilitarization of Local Police
Planning Committee,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brian Dolinar, Durl Kruse, Patsy Howell,
James Kilgore, Barbara Kessel, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PS:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Currently the coalition is composed of the
following twenty local organizations: <span style="font-size:
9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Anti-War
Anti-Racism Effort, North End Mens Breakfast Club, Central
Illinois Chapter of Progressive Democrats, <span
style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Central
Illinois Jobs with Justice, Champaign Chapter of NAACP,
Champaign County ACLU, Champaign County Young Democrats, <span
style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Champaign-Urbana
Citizens for Peace and Justice, Champaign-Urbana Immigration
Forum, <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman';"> </span>Channing Murray Foundation, GEO Solidarity
Committee, First Mennonite Church of
Champaign/Urbana, Ministerial Alliance of Champaign-Urbana and
Vicinity,<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman';"> </span>Missions, Mercy and Justice Team at New
Covenant Fellowship,<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman';"> </span>School for Designing a Society,
Social Action Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Church of
Urbana-Champaign,<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman';"> </span>Students for Justice in
Palestine, UIUC Chapter of Amnesty International, University
YMCA, Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting</p>
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