<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-bi6gxh9e" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">What's on my mind? Well, frustration about being able to find Danielle, Elizabeth, sexism, or patriarchy at an AWARE meeting, more than 11/2 years after its founding by Danielle and Elizabeth, less than "a few years" after Danielle claimed to have left the organization:</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-bi6gxh9e" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"></span></div></div><div class="gmail-bi6gxh9e" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Randall's minutes are exemplary -- a piece of art -- with links to the

articles mentioned, background info incorporated, succint but thorough

summaries of what was said. Many thanks for such a good job.

L.

----- Original Message -----

From: "Randall Cotton" <</span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">recotton at <a href="http://earthlink.net">earthlink.net</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">>

To: <</span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">peace at <a href="http://lists.groogroo.com">lists.groogroo.com</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">>

Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 1:16 AM

Subject: [Peace] Anti-war calendar and minutes of 5/4/03 AWARE meeting

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Anti-War Calendar:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> May 3 (Saturday): AWARE's long-established "Prospect for Peace"

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> demonstration at Prospect and Marketview (2-4PM).

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> May 4 (Sunday): AWARE's weekly meeting 5-7PM at the IMC (Independent Media

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Center - 218 W. Main, Urbana).

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> June 6-8 (Friday-Sunday) United for Peace and Justice Nationwide Anti-War

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Conference in Chicago. AWARE may attend.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> October 7 (Tuesday): Noam Chomsky apparently coming to Illinois at ISU.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">More

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> info later.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> ---------------------------------------------

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> meeting minutes:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> attendance: 20

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> presentation: Dave Johnson of the Carpenter's Union

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Dave promoted the idea of opposing anticipated anti-union, anti-worker

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> developments in Iraq as part of the larger opposition to the US

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">occupation.

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> He pointed out it's only reasonable to expect the administration will

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> attempt to create a country-wide "free-trade" zone favorable to US

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">corporate

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> interests and quash worker rights and organization as a result.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Dave talked about Harry Kelber, who has spent his entire adult life (he is

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> now 90) in the service of the labor movement. Kelber is the editor and

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> founder of the newsletter "The Labor Educator" (

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.laboreducator.org">http://www.laboreducator.org</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> ). Kelber is a major proponent of actively

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> opposing anti-worker/anti-union developments in Iraq.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> handout: Harry Kelber article: "American Labor Can Play an Important Role

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">as

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Defender of Rights of Iraqi Workers"

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Dave noted that job site workers seemed to be about evenly divided

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> pro/anti-war. He noted that those who used the Internet to access news and

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> information were significantly more likely to be anti-war.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> He noted that the prospect of attacking Syria caused concern even among

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> pro-war workers.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> He described how once he informs workers of current developments regarding

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> the huge sweetheart contracts being doled out to anti-worker/anti-union

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Bush-friendly/Bush-connected corporations such as Kellogg, Brown & Root

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">and

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Stevedoring, even pro-war workers became more skeptical of what's

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">happening

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> in Iraq.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> During discussion, Dave made note of the fact that while many workers are

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> aware of and upset about NAFTA, many are uninformed about issues such as

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> GATT and WTO and the larger pattern of "free-trade" globalization.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> ---------------------------------------------

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> news of the week (sadly, without Carl)

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Lisa: Good article in Sunday New York Times: "A Classicist's Legacy: New

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Empire Builders" by James Atlas tracing back neo-conservative roots to the

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> late classicist and political philosopher Leo Strauss.  (ed. note: here is

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">a

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> link to the article:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/04/weekinreview/04ATLA.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/04/weekinreview/04ATLA.html</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Charlotte: Israel has explicitly announced they are cracking down on

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> International Solidarity Movement non-violent activists (members of ISM

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">were

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> in town recently for the Palestinian Truth Tour). (ed. note: From May 3

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">New

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> York Times article: "Britain Holds 6th Person in Tel Aviv Blast":

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> "Lt. Gen. Moshe Yaalon, the chief of staff for the Israeli Army, announced

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> last month on army radio that he had given an order to remove the

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">activists

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, where they have acted as human

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> shields to prevent military operations against the Palestinians, such as

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> house demolitions."

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> (ed.note: for more information, also see:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=402676">http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=402676</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Matt: British cameraman James Miller was killed by Israeli Defense Forces,

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> though he was unmistakably and actively identifying himself as a

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">journalist

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> (even carrying a white flag). (ed. note: News article covering this from

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">the

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> British Independent is at:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=402956">http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=402956</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Lisa: Noted that WMD is yet to be found and mentioned she had read that

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">the

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> US Administration may be planning to target "enemy" regimes directly

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> (assassination, essentially) in the future.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Linda: Listened to Bob McChesney's WILL AM 580 show "Media Matters"

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">(Sundays

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> 1PM) and heard an interview with the editor of "The Progressive", Matthew

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Rothschild, during which an incident was recounted from 2001 in which

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Chicago police and a Federal postal inspector were called to question

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Voices

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> in the Wilderness because they chose not to buy stamps that depicted the

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">US

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> flag. (ed. note: Details at:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.progressive.org/webex/wxmc120801.html">http://www.progressive.org/webex/wxmc120801.html</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Mort: Mentioned there was an unusual, good article in Sunday's

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">News-Gazette

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> on the rife disinformation in the media regarding the war.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Ricky:  Hawaii passed a state resolution which opposes the Patriot Act and

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> encourages resistance against it within the state.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> (ed. note: An article from Hawaii indymedia is at:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://hawaii.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/2164.php">http://hawaii.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/2164.php</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> also, see:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.hawaiinews.com/archives/politics/000133.shtml">http://www.hawaiinews.com/archives/politics/000133.shtml</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> David H: Says he learned of a recent assassination of a Pro-U.S Shia

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">cleric.

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> (ed. note: It was unclear whether David was referring to the killing of

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> pro-western cleric Abdul Majid al-Khoei in Najaf on April 10 (he had

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> returned from exile in London). Much detail on the al-Khoei killing is at:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.observer.co.uk/islam/story/0,1442,936060,00.html">http://www.observer.co.uk/islam/story/0,1442,936060,00.html</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Jeff: Says he learned Iraqi oil experts and executives were refusing to

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> cooperate with US. He also mentioned a Guardian article that described how

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">a

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> single family was decimated during the firing of US troops at protestors

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">in

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Fallujah. (ed. note: The article is at:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,949043,00.html">http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,949043,00.html</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Ricky: Added that Agence France Presse (AFP) reported that medical staff

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> were fired on during the first Fallujah shooting.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Mort: Said that a United Nations humanitarian relief flight was not

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">allowed

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> to land at Basra. He said it's not the first time this happened. Someone

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> else added the same thing happened with a CARE flight in northern Iraq.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Peter: Added that some magnate or celebrity was allowed to land their

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">relief

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> flight in Baghdad.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Franklin Graham's (Billy Graham's son) mission to convert Iraqis to

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Christianity was mentioned. (ed. note: An interesting article on this is

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">at:

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/cajee04112003.html">http://www.counterpunch.org/cajee04112003.html</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> David G: Noted that Democracy Now did an excellent piece last Friday on

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">the

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Carlyle group (ed. note - Carlyle is a secretive, powerful business

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> investment firm including a half-brother of Osama Bin Laden, both Bushes,

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Frank Carlucci, Dick Cheney, James Baker, Colin Powell, John Major and

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> others. There is a new book exposing Carlyle - "The Iron Triangle". The

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Democracy Now piece is an interview of the author, Dan Briody, by Amy

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Goodman. Link to the audio interview at:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span class="gmail-py34i1dx" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="http://stream.realimpact.net/rihurl.ram?file=webactive/demnow/dn20030502.ra">http://stream.realimpact.net/rihurl.ram?file=webactive/demnow/dn20030502.ra</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">&

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> start=27:35.4

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Jeff: Chimed in that Bush had a speech at United Defense in Silicon Valley

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> during his trip to the aircraft-carrier photo-op last week. United Defense

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> is owned by Carlyle.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> ---------------------------------------------

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> events of the past week:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Mike: Mentioned the last two sessions of the Chancellor's campus forum on

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> the war. He specifically referenced the last session and what Robert McKim

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> had to say. He like much of what McKim presented, including his taking

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> evangelicals to task for not opposing the war strongly.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Mort: Chimed in on the forum sessions, saying attendance was 25-45.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Described the sessions as stimulating, but mostly comprised of sterile

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> academic discourse followed by more interesting discussion with the

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> audience.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Ken: Attended a talk given by former president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">on

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> the role of Zambia in the liberation of South Africa. Kaunda is blamed for

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> mismanagement of Zambia since he came to power in 1964 and forcing

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> dictatorial one-party rule in 1972. These culminated in violent riots in

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> 1990, which ultimately forced him to allow a multi-party system which

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> resulted in his ouster in 1991. Ken noted how curious it was that

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">dictators

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> like Kaunda somehow get recycled into lecture circuits.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Randall: Attended a weekly Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC)

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> meeting to discuss the idea (touched on last week by Carl and Robert) of a

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Sept. 6 anti-war conference bringing together anti-war and progressive

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> groups. Found there was solid enthusiasm for such an idea within PRC and

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> they encouraged it to go forward. Randall will help to move the idea

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> forward.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> ---------------------------------------------

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Working group reports:

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Farmer's Market: Farmer's Market at Lincoln Square starts next Saturday. A

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> working group headed by Jeff was formed to get a table out with

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">literature,

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> signs, etc. Many agreed that tabling at Farmer's Market was very

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">important.

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> The working group had their first meeting immediately after the main

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> meeting.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> CO: (Mike) Anti-militarism tabling event at Urbana High School went very

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> well. This proves that more tabling should be done at Urbana High and also

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> in Champaign, if possible. To find an inroad into Champaign, though, we

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">may

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> need a parent of a Champaign high school student or a member of a high

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> school's faculty to help out (ed. note: can anyone out there help?). Other

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> future actions are also called for, such as leafleting students about

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">their

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> opt-out rights under the "No Child Left Behind" rider which otherwise

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">allows

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> the US to obtain student information from schools for recruitment

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">purposes.

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> P4P: (Ricky) Attendance was up at P4P this week. Attendance was down at

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Neil

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> St., though (and they wound up coming to Prospect). Due to lack of

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> attendance, there will no longer be an organized Neil St. component

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> (especially since the counter-demonstrators should be gone next week).

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">There

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> were new signs. New literature was passed out (about 100 copies).

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">   Incident: The "pro-war" van often seen circling around heckling us (and

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> this week, even flashing us) was pulled over by the cops and subsequently

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> disappeared.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">   Incident: A couple minutes before 4PM, as things were winding down, a

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> couple pro-war bikers apparently decided to go down our entire line, one

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">of

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> them (a woman) taking individual close-up photos of people and verbally

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> attacking some. It was provocative harassment, though not violent and not

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> illegal. Lori asked the woman not to take a photo of her and then

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> unfortunately let her emotions get the best of her when she did. Lori

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> grabbed the camera and tried to destroy it (though she says she grabbed

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">the

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> camera without actually touching the photographer). The cops came running

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> and one of them tackled Lori from behind, pinning her to the ground with a

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> knee in her back and then cuffed her. All our witnesses agreed that the

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">cops

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> were unnecessarily violent with Lori. The photographer did not press

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">charges

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> and Lori was not arrested. Lori was released on-site, but charged with

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> resisting arrest and has a court date. She plans to plead not guilty and

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> fight the charge. We got together a list of witnesses and asked them to

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> write down exactly what they saw as soon as possible. If Lori is fined, a

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> collection will be taken to help her out. As of Sunday, Kim Kranich was

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> setting up a meeting with Lieutenant Gallo to address this issue. Lesson

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> learned: don't let our guard down, even when all seems stable. This

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">incident

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> could very well have been avoided if we had enforced the buffer zone by

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> protesting the crossover when it happened, appealing to the pro-war

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> organizers and the police as necessary. Luckily, this was the last week of

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> organized counter-protest.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Ricky put forth the idea of winding down P4P during May and quitting at

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">the

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> end of the month for the summer.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> He also suggested refreshments next week at P4P.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Town Meeting: (Mort) Mark Thompson backed out from participating, so this

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> working group is reconsidering/re-evaluating the next step.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Speaker's Bureau: (Linda) New meeting of speaker's bureau working group

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">took

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> place immediately after main meeting.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Literature: Mort and Ricky each have their new documents and continue to

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> revise them. It was suggested we have final versions ready to go for

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Farmer's Market next week.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Finances: Gabe reports a balance of $2073.51. Gabe will order buttons and

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> bumper stickers (for Farmer's Market among other things).

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Party 4 Peace: Lisa's place, Saturday May 17th. Lisa will post more

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> information later.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> ---------------------------------------------

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Upcoming Events/Miscellaneous

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> RSO status: Mike pointed out that the semester is almost over and we need

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">to

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> renew RSO status and request a table for Quad day NOW.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Lisa: Wondered aloud whether we should try to have closer ties with and/or

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> enlist the support of prominent progressive/anti-war voices such as Bob

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> McChesney and Francis Boyle.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Ricky: Alan Dershowitz (the legal scholar/celebrity who advocates torture

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">in

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> some circumstances) is apparently speaking on Monday, May 5 at Foellinger

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> (ed. note - I couldn't find any reference to this presentation on any UIUC

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> web site, but it's Monday night already, so I guess it's moot).

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Lisa: Looking for socially responsible consumer tips to include in an

<span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> article for the Public I. Please forward them to her.

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Randall: United for Peace and Justice is conducting a national anti-war

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> conference in Chicago June 6-8 and offers funds to pay for travel and

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> conference attendance (possibly contingent on joining UFPJ as an

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">affiliated

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> group). Randall is interested in going, is looking into this and will

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">report

></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> next week.</span></span></div></div></div>