[Peace-discuss] Re: Lincoln Square update

[C. G. Estabrook]

Durl--

What you say seems quite right to me.  The proposal is "totally
unacceptable to AWARE and being told we can sell only postcards is in my
opinion [as well] demeaning to our group."  We should certainly press for
a meeting, if only to say that civil liberties -- freedom of speech and
assembly -- have to be respected in this or any other mall.  --CGE


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Durl Kruse wrote:

> Unfortunately we are no further along than we were three weeks ago
> when Tony Stephens told me we could set up a table, but on a very
> qualified and limited basis.  Of course he wanted to review our
> material for approval before we put it out at that time, and now it
> seems even more restrictive.  That is totally unacceptable to AWARE
> and being told we can sell only postcards is in my opinion demeaning
> to our group.  We have really regressed over the past several weeks. I
> am not going to be able to attend this Sunday's AWARE meeting, but I
> would like to suggest that we take up Tony's offer and a group from
> AWARE personally meet with him during his office hours to hear in
> person his reasons for this position and for him to hear our concerns.  
> We need direct dialogue with them.  I appreciate Danielle's efforts on
> this issue, but no one from AWARE has yet been able to talk to anyone
> at the mall about our concerns and desires.  I really wonder what Tony
> imagines our group to be that makes him so paranoid.  I think after
> such a meeting we would be better able to decide how to respond. Let
> me know what is decided at AWARE.  I would be happy to go with a small
> AWARE group to talk to Tony. Durl
>