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First, one that's not an event, but an invitation to action by the
Afghan Peace Volunteers, via United for Peace and Justice:<br>
<br>
Be A Friend For Peace In Afghanistan<br>
<br>
Two million Afghans have already died in the past four decades of
war in Afghanistan. And war still rages on with the continuing
military action of the U.S. and its NATO allies. The Afghan Peace
Volunteers are asking us to help them find 2 million friends to join
them in a call for peace in Afghanistan. The initiative calls on
ordinary citizens of all countries to join with Afghan citizens, who
are tired of corruption, hatred and war, to be friends.<br>
<br>
Their web site is:<br>
<a
href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cjzTr0Q9eemYpYm5qhvRLaiPDCwLAZ5H">www.2millionfriends.org</a><br>
<br>
You're invited to be a friend of the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers;
to sign a petition for the UN to negotiate a multilateral cease
fire; and to speak with Afghan Peace Volunteers (APV) through the
monthly Global Days of Listening conversations.<br>
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3:30pm Wed 10/10 Native American House, 1206 W Nevada St, U of I
campus<br>
"What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" film.<br>
<br>
In recognition of "Indigenous People's Day" and "Domestic Violence
Awareness Month,"<br>
Native American House and Women's Resource Center collaborate<br>
to invite all to attend the film "What Becomes of the Broken
Hearted."<br>
This movie is the sequel to "Once Were Warriors" which was
screened last year.<br>
Post-film discussion and light refreshments provided.<br>
<br>
7:00pm Wed 10/10 University YMCA (1001 S Wright St)<br>
"Mourning", Iranian film, in Global Lens film series<br>
In the wake of his parents’ disappearance, a young boy is placed
in the care of his deaf aunt and uncle who, during a road trip to
Tehran, engage in a silent but apparently not-so-secret debate about
the child’s future.<br>
<br>
7pm Thu 10/11 room 1066 Lincoln Hall, U of I campus<br>
"What can stop the war on women? People fighting back!"<br>
<br>
Once again it's election season. Once again, right wing bigots
are on a rampage. And once again, a "compromise" is the best thing
Democrats articulate when it comes to women's rights. However,
draconian state laws in Virginia, and elsewhere, are being met with
heroic resistance! <br>
<br>
Join Brit Schulte and the ISO-UIUC branch to hear about some
recent examples of inspiring anti-sexist organizing, and discuss
what will it take to step up the fight against women's oppression to
the next level. <br>
<br>
Brit Schulte is an Art History, English Literature, & Women’s
Studies graduate of the University of North Texas and an anti-racist<br>
activist currently residing in Chicago.<br>
<br>
noon Fri 10/12 <br>
Two events in the Channing-Murray Social Justice Forum, co-sponsored
by several groups:<br>
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2:00pm-5:00pm Sat Oct 13 Channing-Murray Foundation<br>
"Inside Job" film showing<br>
Inside Job was the first film to expose the shocking truth behind
the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a
cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing
their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with
major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job
traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive
relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation, and
academia.<br>
<br>
6:30pm-8:30pm Mon Oct 15 Channing-Murray Foundation<br>
"Solitary Confinement: Torture in Your Backyard" film showing,
discussion to follow<br>
This film explores the use of solitary confinement within the
prison system. The 20-minute National Religious Campaign Against
Torture film gives a voice to the thousands of prisoners held in
solitary confinement cells across the United States.<br>
<br>
<br>
2pm Sun Oct 14 Urbana Free Library, 210 W. Green St. <br>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;
margin-left: 0px; ">"My Books are Like Water" -- A Celebration of
Mark Twain by the Station Theatre</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;
margin-left: 0px; ">Urbana’s own multi-talented Celebration
Company will do dramatic readings of selections of Mark Twain’s
work. Experience the richness of Twain’s writing - by turns,
irreverent and humorous, cantankerous and sentimental, homespun
and politically provocative. (Note this is happening at the
Urbana Free Library, not the Theater.)<br>
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Oct 21-24 Allen Hall Unit One<br>
Historian James Loewen will be the guest in residence at Allen
Hall on the U of I campus the week of Oct 21st.<br>
Detailed schedule isn't published yet, but events are generally
in early evenings from Monday through Thursday.<br>
<br>
James Loewen wrote the best-selling Lies My Teacher Told Me:
Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong, in part as a
critique of existing textbooks, but also an account of American
history as it should be taught. His more recent books include
Teaching What Really Happened and Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension
of American Racism.<br>
<br>
<br>
2-4PM Sat Oct 27, Chapel of the Channing Murray Foundation<br>
"Immigrant Rights/Worker Rights...What’s the Connection?" With
Ricky Baldwin<br>
<br>
Learn about the heroic story of a small group of migrant workers
who successfully overcame modern-day slavery in the agricultural
fields of the U. S. by taking on major fast-food restaurant and food
service chains. Join them in their ongoing efforts to pressure major
supermarket chains to enforce codes of conduct with their suppliers
that will extend protections to agricultural workers in the
Southeast.<br>
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