<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;margin:0px">SDaS, Occupy, Peace:</p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;margin:0px">

<br></p><p style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:10pt"> I am writing to invite you to join me in an exciting progressive renaissance in Champaign-Urbana. You are invited to the Spring 2014</span> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">Progressive Fest</span> <span style="font-size:10pt">,</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">this <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Sat, Mar 18, 6PM</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold"> </span> <span style="font-size:10pt">at the University YMCA. This is an opportunity for all of us--</span> <span style="font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline">environmentalists, social justice organizations,</span> <span style="font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline">workers’ rights activists, and others</span> <span style="font-size:10pt">--to speak to each other and build coalitions.  Our organizations are strong, but together we are stronger!</span></p>

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<span style="font-style:italic;font-size:10pt">Can you feel our collective power?  Will you join me?</span></p><p style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;margin:0px;min-height:11pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>

<p style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:10pt">Guest panelists and attendees include members from</span> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold">environmental groups</span> <span style="font-size:10pt"> including SECS (Students for Environmental Concerns), the Sierra Club, and Prairie Rivers Network;</span> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold">labor organizations</span> <span style="font-size:10pt"> including the Campus Faculty Association, the GEO, Jobs with Justice, the Campus Labor Coalition and others; and</span> <span style="font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">social justice organizations</span> <span style="font-size:10pt"> including the C-U Immigration Forum and C-U Citizens for Peace & Justice.</span></p>

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<span style="font-style:italic;font-size:10pt">Will you come?  </span> <span style="font-size:10pt">Please let me know if you can.</span></p><p style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;margin:0px;min-height:11pt">

<span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:10pt">in Solidarity,</span></p><p style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;margin:0px">

<span style="font-size:10pt">--Rachel</span></p><p style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;margin:0px;min-height:11pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;margin:0px">

<span style="font-size:10pt;font-style:italic">ps. Forward this to your friends and allies. The University YMCA is located at 1001 S Wright St in Champaign.  Progressive Fest is a potluck: feel free to bring something to share.  </span></p>

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