[Peace-discuss] about the lawyer

[Alfred Kagan]

AWARE is a voluntary organization.  Everything we do is accomplished 
by people who freely give their time and effort, and we do good work. 
We make a difference.  There is no reason whatsoever that we can't 
look for and find voluntary and excellent legal help.  It certainly 
worth trying.

At 9:47 AM -0500 4/28/04, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>I don't know if it's pessimism, but I do think one tends to get what one
>pays for... --CGE
>
>
>On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Alfred Kagan wrote:
>
>>  Folks,
>>
>>  Your legal working group now has a good list of lawyers and is busily
>>  contacting them.  There are some very likely possibilities and we will
>>  report on Sunday. Let me say that pessimism is NOT in order on this
>>  issue.  We never made a serious effort to find out the possibilities.
>>  It is quite likely that we will find free legal assistance.  Thanks
>>  especially go to Sandra, Danielle and Ken for their suggestions. 
>>  More thanks to Carol and Matt who are meeting and discussing.
>>
>>
>>  At 8:52 AM -0500 4/28/04, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>>  >On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Lisa Chason wrote:
>>  >
>>  >>  ... It seems to me that if some of the people who have given an awful
>>  >>  lot to the organization express such strong reservations, and say they
>>  >>  find this man sexist and are personally offended as well as
>>  >>  politically put off by him, it should be enough to have us all change
>>  >>  gears and look for a mutually satisfying solution...
>>  >
>>  >I agree entirely.  In fact, that's been my view from the beginning:
>>  >although I didn't agree with the objections to Marvin, the fact that
>>  >several members had strong objections meant that we should look elsewhere.
>>  >
>>  >>  ...There was an undertone to the meeting that if we were REALLY
>>  >>  radical, we would see that his bad language is appropriate and the
>>  >>  professional reprimands a badge of honor, considering the system in
>>  >>  which we exist...
>>  >
>>  >I don't agree at all. Marvin's language was hardly appropriate, and I
>>  >don't think anyone is defending it. My point was that Marvin agrees with
>>  >us politically (as his letter to the N-G last Friday shows) and that we're
>>  >going to have trouble finding anyone who'll work as cheap.
>>  >
>>  >The important point is that we have some legal representation in place,
>>  >whoever it is -- first of all to deal with the police in regard to our
>>  >demonstrations, beginning this Saturday.  And we're dragging our feet.
>>  >As someone pointed out, the irony will come when events occur suddenly
>>  >requiring a lawyer, we've made no arrangements -- and we find ourselves
>>  >calling Marvin...
>>  >
>>  >---CGE
>>  >


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Al Kagan
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