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Three events coming this Saturday, Nov. 5th - hope you can attend
some or all:<br>
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2-4pm, corner of Main and Neil, downtown Champaign<br>
AWARE monthly anti-war demonstration<br>
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4-5:30pm, McKinley Foundation, 809 S 5th St, Champaign<br>
Antiwar activist Medea Benjamin, of CODE PINK, speaks on her
book:<br>
<b> "Kingdom of the Unjust:
Behind the US-Saudi Connection"</b><br>
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6:30pm, Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon, Urbana<br>
<b>Showing and discussion of "The 13th",</b> documentary on
mass incarceration in America and its roots in slavery - a film by
Ava Duvernay (who also made "Selma"). Local activist James
Kilgore, who is interviewed in the film, will lead a discussion
following the film showing.<br>
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Details below.<br>
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Central Illinois Progressive Democrats of America, Just Foreign
Policy, Eco-Justice Collaborative, and Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort
(AWARE) present
Activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Medea Benjamin<br>
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Medea will sign and discuss her new book, <b>Kingdom of the Unjust:
Behind the US-Saudi Connection,</b> and the condition of the
international
Peace Movement.<br>
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WHERE: Thanks to McKinley Presbyterian Church, 809 S. Fifth St.,
Champaign, IL 61820.<br>
Parking available in garage across from church or
on-street.
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WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 5, 4:00-5:30 pm<br>
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Books available for purchase on-site.<br>
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Medea Benjamin, co-founder of women’s peace organization CODEPINK,
has
become famous for fearlessly tackling head-on subjects most of us
studiously avoid. In Kingdom of the Unjust, she researches the
sinister nature of the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi
Arabia.
In seven succinct chapters followed by a meditation on prospects for
change, Benjamin—cited by the L.A. Times as “one of the high-profile
members of the peace movement”—shines a light on one of the most
perplexing elements of American foreign policy. What is the origin
of
this strange alliance between two countries that seemingly have very
little in common? Why does it persist, and what are its
consequences?<br>
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This event is free and open to the public.<br>
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6:30PM 11/5 showing of <b>"The 13th"</b> at Channing-Murray
Foundation<br>
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<span class="fsl">As the final event in our campaign to defeat the
sales tax (jails tax) referendum, Build Programs, Not Jails
presents a showing of 13th. Ava Duvernay (of <i>Selma</i> and <i>Queen
Sugar</i> fame) has produced this new documentary, a history of
mass incarceration and its roots in the legacy of slavery. The
film takes its name after the 13th amendment to the constitution
which supposedly abolished slavery but still permits it for those
"duly convicted" of a crime.<br>
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Nominated for five critics choice awards, the film includes
interviews with Angela Davis, Michelle Alexander, Newt Gingrich,
Van Jones and a host of others. Among these is U of I faculty
member and local activist JAMES KILGORE who will be on hand to
speak about the film and lead a discussion after the showing.</span><br>
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