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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Midge,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We announced on the air on our June 17<sup>th</sup> program that we were taking a two week Summer break.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We will be back on the air this coming Saturday July 8<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for listening and we also like to hear your feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David J.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mildred O'brien [mailto:moboct1@aim.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 03, 2017 8:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> davidjohnson1451@comcast.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Peace-discuss] [Peace] Why I won’t be marching in the July 4th parade<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Good suggestion! "Salute to Education"--"Freedom" theme--so long as it's the Right education (propaganda)<br><br>Question for you, David: Is the Labor Hour still on the air on at 104.8? I haven't been able to get it for the last couple of Saturdays, only the Jewish (AIPAC I suppose) program that takes up the entire band from 103-105. It comes in LOUD and clear. I just listen a few minutes while trying to find Labor Hr and they're spewing all kinds of Israeli propaganda and revision history. You should try to tape it and listen to sometime--it's a hoot. And it may be violating your airspace and if so should be prosecuted (good luck in this community!). I appreciate your discussions with Gus and Bill and hope you're not off the air for long.<br><br>Midge<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: David Johnson via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net><br>To: 'Karen Aram' <karenaram@hotmail.com>; peace-discuss <peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net><br>Sent: Sun, Jul 2, 2017 4:39 pm<br>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] [Peace] Why I won’t be marching in the July 4th parade<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="AOLMsgPart_1.2_6a0d52a3-6b66-45d0-8f95-5323cbf182ac"><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Maybe we should begin plans for 2018, with a coalition of anti-war / anti-capitalist people from many of C-U’s organizations.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David J.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Karen Aram [<a href="mailto:karenaram@hotmail.com?">mailto:karenaram@hotmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 02, 2017 4:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> David Johnson<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Peace-discuss] [Peace] Why I won’t be marching in the July 4th parade</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'>Stuart will be marching with the Immigration Forum, he said they are protesting against the USG. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'>I have nothing creative to offer, but you might check with David Green, he has our signs and he might be going. There really isn’t anyone else to make much of a contingent. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'>On Jul 2, 2017, at 13:59, David Johnson <<a href="mailto:davidjohnson1451@comcast.net" target="_blank">davidjohnson1451@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I understand Karen and Carl, but it is a shame, considering the past years AWARE presence in the parade and it’s creative and powerful anti-war ; float / procession / theme.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Out of sight, out of mind !</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David J.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Peace-discuss [<a href="mailto:peace-discuss-bounces@lists.chambana.net" target="_blank">mailto:peace-discuss-bounces@lists.chambana.net</a>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Karen Aram via Peace-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Sunday, July 02, 2017 3:25 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>C. G. Estabrook<br><b>Cc:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:peace@lists.chambana.net" target="_blank">peace@lists.chambana.net</a>; <a href="mailto:Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net" target="_blank">Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a>; <a href="mailto:prairiegreens@lists.chambana.net" target="_blank">prairiegreens@lists.chambana.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [Peace-discuss] [Peace] Why I won’t be marching in the July 4th parade</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1D2129;letter-spacing:-.2pt;background:#F6F7F9'> </span><span class=uficommentbody><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#1D2129;letter-spacing:-.2pt;background:#F6F7F9'>I won</span></span><span class=uficommentbody><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1D2129;letter-spacing:-.2pt;background:#F6F7F9'>’</span></span><span class=uficommentbody><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#1D2129;letter-spacing:-.2pt;background:#F6F7F9'>t be going either, and its not just due to the heat, and my asthma There is little to celebrate with the continued injustice towards the working class, with the lack of healthcare, murder of people of color by our militarized police, continuing austerity and most of all the continuation of murders and destruction of millions around the globe, being perpetuated by the USG. We should be protesting, and some of us did yesterday.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'>On Jul 2, 2017, at 12:34, C. G. Estabrook via Peace <<a href="mailto:peace@lists.chambana.net">peace@lists.chambana.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'>“Champaign County. Freedom Celebration, ‘Salute To Education,’ includes a morning Youth Race and a 5K Race/walk, a parade at 11:05 a.m. begins near First and Florida, continues East on Florida to Lincoln Avenue then proceeds North on Lincoln Avenue to California. Evening entertainment at 7 p.m., corner of Kirby Avenue and First Street. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m., lunched [sic] from UI parking lot E14, west of State Farm Center.” [C-U News-Gazette]<br>======================================<br><br>AWARE has in years past been a notable presence in the July 4th parade in Champaign-Urbana. Talented AWAREists have presented anti-war floats and displays, often mocking the official patriotic themes of the event. (One AWARE entry under a ‘war heroes’ theme featured huge photos of courageous war resisters.)<br><br>But I’ve been convinced by Doug, long-time friend of AWARE, that any participation in the celebration of the shockingly misnamed “war of independence” lends support to the heavily mythologized tradition of America’s ‘good wars.’<br><br>None of them was good, including the ‘war against fascism,’ used by US propaganda to justify imperialist war from 1945 to the present day.<br><br>The poets often get there first: see Philip K. Dick’s “The Man in the High Castle” (1962) - a literary meditation, as in a distorting mirror, of how war can be used to justify further war. More directly, in “Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization” (2008), Nicholson Baker provides the history of the coming of WWII: Americans born since then have been systematically deprived of an historically accurate account - and not innocently, but to support Americas' subsequent wars.<br><br>We miseducated Americans have allowed US presidents to kill between 20 and 30 million people since 1945, for the profits of the US 1%.<br><br>In a lecture more than 40 years ago, just as the repressive policies of neoliberalism began to be adopted by all subsequent administrations (criticizing it made Trump president), the late Howard Zinn exposed the Fourth of July mythology. See the appended article, “Rethinking the Fourth of July,” with references to the important observations of historians Ray Raphael and Gerald Horne.<br><br>I don’t now see how I can oppose the propaganda of the Fourth of July celebrations and still participate, even in a critical way. I’ll stay home and watch the Red Sox play. --CGE<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-bigelow/rethinking-the-fourth-of-july_b_5552378.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-bigelow/rethinking-the-fourth-of-july_b_5552378.html</a><br><br>###<br>_______________________________________________<br>Peace mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Peace@lists.chambana.net">Peace@lists.chambana.net</a><br><a href="https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace" target="_blank">https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=aolmailmsonormal1><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>_______________________________________________ Peace-discuss mailing list Peace-<a href="mailto:discuss@lists.chambana.net">discuss@lists.chambana.net</a> <a href="https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>