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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Julien Ball <julienball@hotmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> peace@lists.chambana.net<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thu, October 14, 2010 10:25:28 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Peace] The Democrats & Election 2010: Why We Need an Alternative<BR></FONT><BR>
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Hi all,<BR> <BR>As many of you know, some folks from Champaign-Urbana, including members of AWARE, the ISO, Catholic Worker, and others, will be driving to Chicago this Saturday for a regional anti-war demonstration. Afterwards, I thought people might be interested in checking out the following forum (I'm pasting info on the anti-war march itself below the forum announcement). This forum will put forward an alternative to the endless war and budget cuts that both the Republicans and Democrats seem to have in store for us. <BR> <BR>In Solidarity,<BR> <BR>Julien<BR> <BR>
<DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: large"><FONT size=4><FONT face=""><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_5>The Democrats</SPAN> & Election 2010: </FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: large">Why We Need an Alternative</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="">Sat. Oct 16th, 6pm</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="">St. Paul's Cultural Center</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=""><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_6>2215 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109515555777626&ref=ts" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109515555777626&ref=ts</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><B><I><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_7>Rich Whitney</SPAN></I></B>, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_8>Illinois Green Party</SPAN> candidate for Governor</DIV>
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<DIV><B><I>Dan La Botz</I></B>, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_9>Ohio</SPAN> <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_10>Socialist Party candidate</SPAN> for U.S. Senate</DIV>
<DIV>http://danlabotz.com/</DIV>
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<DIV><B><I>Helen Redmond</I></B>, single-payer health care activist and regular contributor to <A href="http://www.socialistworker.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>www.socialistworker.org</A> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Why We Need an Alternative: In 2008, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_11>Barack Obama</SPAN>'s candidacy inspired millions to vote for 'change they could believe in'. Now, more undocumented immigrants face deportation than under Bush, the US has committed more troops and dollars to occupy <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_12>Afghanistan</SPAN>, the number of uninsured has soared past 50 million, Guantanamo remains open for business, FBI raids target antiwar activists, 25 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed and budget cuts across the country threaten to devastate funding for education and social services ...but Wall Street profits and bonuses are surging. </DIV>
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<DIV>Join us for this important discussion after the Midwest Regional March for Peace and Justice on Saturday starting at 12:30pm: http://www.chicagomassaction.org/</DIV>
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<DIV>sponsoring and endorsing organizations: <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_14>Chicago International Socialist Organization</SPAN>, Dan La Botz, Socialist Party campaign for U.S. Senate, Ohio, Solidarity, Chicago <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1287091649_16>Socialist Party</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Join the Midwest Regional Rally and March to End the Wars & Occupations Now! </DIV>
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<DIV>Rally starts 12:30pm @ intersection of Congress Parkway and Michigan Ave. March starts @ 1:30pm</DIV>
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<DIV>For march route: http://www.chicagomassaction.org/g-0ct2010_flyers-minutes/MAP-March_route2.pdf</DIV>
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<DIV>For more information visit: http://www.chicagomassaction.org/</DIV>
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