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Some upcoming events below. Unfortunately three of them happen
concurrently on Wednesday, but hope you can attend at least one.<br>
<br>
<b>7pm Wed 2/27 "People and the Olive", First Mennonite Church</b>,
Springfield & Lincoln, Urbana<br>
Screening of the documentary <b><i>People and The Olive</i></b>.<br>
The film follows a Michigan-based nonprofit's ultra-marathon
across Palestine and their efforts to replant uprooted olive trees.
This documentary focuses on cross-cultural connections and speaks
out in support of Fair Trade. Join us for this 70 minute film with
some discussion afterwards.<br>
<br>
<b>6-8pm Wed 2/27 Planners' Network in "Race and Space Symposium"</b>,
Asian American House, 210 W Nevada St<br>
Interdisciplinary symposium on segregated spaces in our
contemporary world including ghettos, slums and gated communities.
With Aaron Ammons, Francisco Baires, Stephanie Seawell. Contact:
Scott Humphrey, shmphry2 at illinois.edu. <br>
<br>
7:30pm Wed 2/27 Keynote by Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams + concert,
Foellinger Great Hall, KCPA<br>
Culminating celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation
sesquicentennial.<br>
Keynote speech by civil rights activist, and past president of
the NAACP, Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams (Medger Evers had been her
husband). More about her at:<br>
<a
href="http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-Myrlie-Evers-Williams">http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-Myrlie-Evers-Williams<br>
</a><br>
... and performances by the U of I Black Choir, Women's Glee
Club, and U of I Wind Symphony.<br>
At Foellinger Great Hall in Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave,
Urbana. Free.<br>
<br>
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<br>
and two events with <b>campaigners against the drug war</b>,
brought here by C-U Citizens for Peace and Justice and others --<br>
<br>
<b>Neill Franklin </b>of<b> Law Enforcement Against
Prohibition(LEAP) </b>and<b><br>
Clifford Thornton </b>of<b> Efficacy Now</b><br>
<br>
<b>5:30-8:30pm Thu 2/28</b> at <b>Levis Faculty Center</b>,
919 Illinois St., Urbana<br>
and<br>
<b>5:30-8:30pm Fri 3/1</b> at <b>Salem Baptist Church</b>,
500 E Park St., Champaign<br>
<br>
also note the YMCA Friday Forum --<br>
<br>
<b>noon Fri 3/1 Rev Alexander Sharp</b>: how Protestants for
the Common Good are organizing to <b>reform drug policy here in
Illinois</b>. <br>
University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign<br>
<br>
This is part of the University YMCA's Friday Forum series.
Its theme this spring is Faith in Action - see the full list of
speakers here:<br>
<a href="http://www.universityymca.org/friday_forum/">http://www.universityymca.org/friday_forum/</a><br>
including<br>
3/8 Soulforce, Dr. Cindi Love - Dedicated to Relentless,
Nonviolent Resistance to Oppression Arising out of Fundamentalism<br>
<br>
3/29 Rev. Dr. Eugene Barnes, Metanoia Centers - Working on
Economic Justice and Community Transformation from a Faith Base<br>
<br>
4/5 Eboo Patel, Interfaith Youth Core and Member of President
Obama's Advisory Council - Author of <i>Acts of Faith </i>and <i>Sacred
Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America</i><br>
<br>
4/12 Rev. Dr. Clare Butterfield, Faith in Place, and Rev. Bob
Rasmus, St. Matthew Lutheran Church - Helping People of Faith
Understand Ecology and Economy as a Moral Issue<br>
<br>
4/19 Dr. Irfan Ahmad, Avicenna Community Health Center, and
Donna Camp, Wesley Evening Food Pantry - Local Faith-Based Responses
to Hunger and Healthcare<br>
<br>
4/26 Rabbi Rogerio Cukierman, Executive Director, UIUC
Hillel/Cohen Center - Praying with Our Legs: The Intersection of
Social Justice and Spirituality<br>
<br>
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