<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body>Karen Aram, thank you very much for pushing us on this. <div><br><div dir="auto">I will be there. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I will be there, not in the name of anarchism which I do admire but only from afar; but in the name of Advent -- a time of great hope and preparation for the arrival of the most precious gift of love and sacrifice. In this spirit, I will be there. </div></div><div><br></div><div>Pace e bene,</div><div>- Karen Medina </div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div><br></div></div><div class="WordSection1"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><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""> Karen Aram [mailto:karenaram@hotmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 05, 2017 4:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> C G Estabrook<br><b>Cc:</b> David Green; Stuart Levy; David Johnson; Karen AWARE Medina; Mildred O'brien<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Tax Rally Saturday<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The tax plan is not a “mere distraction of the anti-war movement,” it is another GOP, neocon means of impoverishing the American working class. The fact that the Democrat Party voted against it, must be disturbing, but the fact that they did nothing, and never do, being good cops vs. bad cops is irrelevant. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I will be there, if AWARE doesn’t wish to endorse it fine, another nail in their coffin.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps we should have considered it at Sunday’s meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I can't imagine any AWAREists being in favor of the tax bill, but it is a bit removed from an anti-war focus.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The political establishment is working furiously to distract the anti-war movement (e.g., “#Resistance”)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">So it may be worthwhile for us to concentrate on US wars, as we've tried to do for 16 years. —CGE<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Dec 5, 2017, at 12:00 PM, Karen Aram <<a href="mailto:karenaram@hotmail.com">karenaram@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">What about AWARE endorsing the rally? <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Dec 5, 2017, at 09:40, David Green <<a href="mailto:davegreen84@yahoo.com">davegreen84@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif"">I appreciate the suggestion, but I'm not up for an outdoor event related to this particular issue on such a cold day, especially given our presence at the indoor market on Saturday morning.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yahoo_quoted_3194717177"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">On Tuesday, December 5, 2017 10:53:45 AM, Karen Aram <<a href="mailto:karenaram@hotmail.com">karenaram@hotmail.com</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id="yiv9315570250"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">I received this message today from Joel of one of the “left” or anti-capitalist organizations I met with on Saturday. He is requesting AWARE sponsor their anti-tax rally on Saturday, along with the other groups referred to below, and send a speaker.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">If David Green is willing, I would like to recommend he speak on behalf of AWARE on this topic. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">David Johnson, is well informed on the topic, but will likely be representing the DSA?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">Carl is an excellent speaker but might have a problem targeting the GOP. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">Please see below Joel’s message: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">"We're looking to hold it this Saturday at 2pm, at the federal courthouse in Urbana. The plan is to have a rally with speakers, and a street march if we think we have enough people.”<br><br>"So far it looks like GEO will endorse, in addition to the Democratic Socialists, ISO and Socialist Alternative. Black Rose can'd endorse but a couple of them are active in helping to organize it. Would AWARE be able to co-sponsor as well, and send a speaker? "<br><br>"We're putting together a Facebook event tonight, with this messaging<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">Their FB message:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#26282A">Last Friday, the</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A"> Republicans passed their tax bill through the Senate that would *increase* taxes on ordinary people by $4.5 trillion over ten years - the largest tax increase in US history. The bill would also trigger automatic cuts to medicare and social security, further devastate public education, and potentially triple or quadruple taxes on graduate students. With $6 trillion in tax cuts for the rich, this rip-off will massively increase economic and racial inequality in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">We've written and called our representatives to oppose the bill, and they've shown that they truly don't care. So we're not asking any more. This Friday at 5, we'll join nationwide protests by rallying to fight back. We won't accept having bread taken out of our mouths. Join us and show that there will be no peace until this vicious bill is dead!<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>