<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>I probably can't make the meeting, so I'll vote Jimmy John's. Think Globally. Act Locally.<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Stuart Levy <slevy@ncsa.uiuc.edu><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> peace@anti-war.net<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, July 27, 2010 11:45:57 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Peace] Notes & upcoming events from AWARE 7/25/10 meeting<br></font><br>
We discussed having a demonstration against Arizona's anti-immigrant<br>law, SB 1070, empowering local police to arrest anyone they suspect<br>of being an undocumented immigrant who can't prove otherwise,<br>which goes into effect this Thursday 7/29. Two proposals -<br><br> Sam and Allison (recently arrived in C-U, and welcome!)<br> invite anyone interested to demonstrate with them<br> on the I-74 overpass at Neil St. (The 2 Red bus goes there.)<br> They'll have a few signs, or make and bring your own.<br><br> Jesse Phillippe talked about demonstrating against an<br> Arizona-based company, or one supporting anti-immigrant<br> measures there, which has a presence in C-U. <br> Currently suggesting Jimmy John's, as described on<br><span> <a target="_blank"
href="http://boycottarizona1070.com/">http://boycottarizona1070.com/</a></span><br><br> Jesse's proposed a meeting this evening (8:00pm Tue 7/27)<br> at the Espresso Royale Cafe on Oregon and Goodwin in Urbana<br> to sort out what to do. [He has some cool ideas I think. -SL]<br> <br><br>The National Peace Conference happened in Albany, NY last weekend:<br><span> <a target="_blank" href="http://nationalpeaceconference.org/">http://nationalpeaceconference.org/</a></span><br>Many videos of it have been posted:<br><span> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/mediasanctuary">http://www.youtube.com/mediasanctuary</a></span><br><br>Supporters of Bradley Manning, accused of leaking the video<br>of US military casually firing on Iraqi civilians from the air,<br>are organizing in his defense -- for his sake, and for the sake of<br>whistleblowers in
general:<br><span> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bradleymanning.org/">http://www.bradleymanning.org/</a></span><br><br><br>Upcoming events:<br><br> Tue 7/27 8pm Espresso Royale, Oregon & Goodwin, Urbana<br> Planning for demonstration(s?) about Arizona's SB 1070 law.<br><br> Tue 7/27 10pm<br> Broadcast of AWARE On The Air, UPTV cable channel 6.<br> (Recorded at 1pm Tuesday in Urbana City Council Chambers.)<br> <br><br> Thu 7/29 Arizona's SB 1070 anti-immigrant law goes into effect,<br> demonstration(s?) proposed -- <br> * 4:30 - 6:00 PM Neil St. overpass of I-74;<br> * and, possibly 5-6PM, on Green St. in Campustown.<br><br><br> Sat 7/31 8am-noon<br> We'll be as usual at the Farmer's Market!<br><br><br> Sun 8/1
2:00-4:00 PM Champaign Public Library, Robeson room "B"<br><br> Short film, with discussion to follow,<br> on torture and military tribunals:<br><br> "The Response" (<a target="_blank" href="http://theresponsemovie.com">theresponsemovie.com</a>)<br><br> (Film provided by Rachel Storm, who will lead the discussion<br> afterward. Amnesty International is sponsoring showings<br> of this film around the country, especially in June which was<br> UN Torture Awareness Month.)<br><br> THE RESPONSE is a courtroom drama based on the<br> actual transcripts of the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals.<br> Three military officers must decide the fate of a suspected<br> enemy combatant, accused of providing support to Al
Qaeda;<br> he claims to be an innocent victim of circumstances.<br><br> While the officers see the classified evidence, the detainee<br> does not. While the officers know who has accused the detainee,<br> the detainee does not. In response, the government counters that<br> to release such classified information could assist the terrorists<br> and undermine U.S. national security.<br><br> For the first time ever, THE RESPONSE holds a mirror up to the<br> tribunals and allows an audience to see and hear for themselves what<br> went on inside Guantanamo. While the three officers and the detainee<br> are fictionalized composite characters, the dramatic situation of the<br> legal process is fully accurate.<br><br> Sun 8/22
(10am-3pm?) Quad Day, on U of I campus.<br> AWARE might have a presence. Stay tuned.<br><br> Fri 8/27 (5-11pm) - Sat 8/28 (11am-11pm)<br> Urbana Sweet Corn Festival. We've applied for a booth.<br> A good way to interact with people from around the area.<br>_______________________________________________<br>Peace mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Peace@lists.chambana.net" href="mailto:Peace@lists.chambana.net">Peace@lists.chambana.net</a><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace">http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace</a></span><br></div></div>
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