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Rohn Koester wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Who on the listserv plans to walk in the
parade? Help make signs, a banner, and/or a float? I plan to walk
and help make.</blockquote>
Yes!<br>
<br>
Can we talk more about ideas for this at this Sunday's AWARE meeting
(in person or by e-mail)?<br>
<br>
Especially: <b>is there a unifying line we could put on a banner?</b>
(Ours from last year: "For everyone's children / a world without
war".)<br>
<br>
We're invited to join CUCPJ in a sign-making party on <b>June 29th
(next Saturday</b>) if we like. They'll be in the IMC working on
their no-new-jail <br>
<br>
For reference, here's what I ended up sending to the parade
committee as to how our entry reflects their theme ("United we
stand, proudly we serve"), based on suggestions from Merlin, Carle,
Chris E and others...<br>
<blockquote><i>We honor the constitutional rights and legal
protections our predecessors have fought to establish.</i><i><br>
</i><i> </i><i><br>
</i><i> We honor the school teachers, the librarians, the workers
who serve the public to educate and improve the lives of future
generations.</i><i><br>
</i><i> </i><i><br>
</i><i> We stand united to oppose giving up our freedoms, and take
those of others abroad, in the name of a false security.</i><br>
</blockquote>
Of course <b>we don't have to follow this.</b> Still it could
cover a lot of ground... War, imprisonment, universal surveillance,
and other deprivations of freedom.<br>
<br>
I do like the Zomba/Obomba-Shaver signs and would happily carry a
drone-shaped line from one of them. <br>
<br>
Theresa, talking about the recent Urbana library meeting, mentioned
the story of the Iraqi librarian - remember that? She knew the
invasion was coming and - as wars do - was liable to destroy her
library with all its books, so as Theresa writes:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">There is a wonderful children's book that
shares the story of a librarian in Iraq who knew what was coming
down in her country and so every night took home some of the books
so as to save the collection. She saved 30,000 books on her own
and with the help of others who allowed her to store the books in
their homes. Even children understand that this woman was a hero.
</blockquote>
How can we make a sign about that??<br>
<br>
There's a recent article about her, on the 10th anniversary of the
saving of the best of that library --<br>
<a
href="http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2013/03/17/Basra-librarian-saved-30-000-books-during-2003-invasion.html">http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2013/03/17/Basra-librarian-saved-30-000-books-during-2003-invasion.html</a><br>
and here's one of the books: "The Librarian of Basra" by Jeanette
Winter<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Librarian-Basra-True-Story/dp/B0013L8B7E">http://www.amazon.com/The-Librarian-Basra-True-Story/dp/B0013L8B7E</a><br>
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