[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] AWARE MEETING minutes 12/19/04

[Morton K.Brussel]

One small correction: Folks interested in media issues will meet not 
every thursday, but next thursday, 12/23 (at the Jerusalem restaurant 
at noon).  mkb

On Dec 19, 2004, at 10:09 PM, robscott at freeshell.org wrote:

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> AWARE MEETING notes 12/19/04
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> Rob Scott -a brutal notetaker, sometimes insensitive to nuance.
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> The meeting begins!
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> Carl Estabrook reads the news of the week.
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> Current projects:
>
> Finances - we've got some money, but no treasurer this week.
> Tabling at the mall - still in this process, chugga chugga...
> CU Citizens for Peace and Justice -
> 	Feb 18-20 is "Forgiveness Weekend" --
> 	a weekend workshop on felony disenfranchisement,
> 	and how minor felons can clear their name and move on!
> 	2nd choice for location: Salem Church
> 	1st choice for location: Eastland Suites - food, small rooms...
> 	$4000 would get us the 1st choice Eastland Suites
> Media - Randall going forward with getting antiwar, etc. on UPTV
> 	Meetings every Thursday at noon at Jerusalem Restaurant
> 	Sandra says "hey, support local media, join the IMC!"
> Prospect Ave. Protest for Peace
> 	Jan. 8 - second Saturday of 2005 2-4pm
> Columbia Week - Danielle Shumacher is organizing
> 	a weeklong set of events to raise awareness of Plan Columbia
> 	and figure out what we want to do about this
> 	this will likely be on campus, student-group funded.
> 	dates yet to be chosen, more to come, working group forming
> 	see previous post
> Campaign for Police Review Board - moving forward
> 	It sounds like Putnam said she's for the police review board.
> 	this week the group went to County Board meeting and spoke
> 	about the rash of suicides in the County Jail.
> Palestinian speaker - Mort
> 	A man named Kumzayeh (sp) will come and speak,
> 	he can touch on a number of issues
> 	sometime in February, more to come...
> University High Group - on hiatus, winter break
> 	counter-inaugeration plans for Jan.
> Prison Suicide - people went to the County Board meeting and spoke
> 	Aaron Ammons, Steven Hartnett, and Danielle Shumacher
> 	County Board says they're talking about it, uh-huh
> 	Lots of strategies discussed.
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> New ideaahs
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> Eyes Wide Open - Carol wants to bring this art event to town
> 	1000 pairs of empty army boots are set up outdoors
> 	and items are placed around for people to look at
> 	they come with Iraq vets, watch after the installation, etc.
> 	They need $1000 up front come this summer,
> 	we'd get $500 of that back when they leave.
> 	a project of the American Friends Service
> 	possibly a working group forming, more soon...
> White Geese Project - Rob's proposal
> 	white people sticking their neck out to fight racism
> 	a group offering itself, so that when local communities of color
> 	are fighting racism, if they want a flock of white people to
> 	show up and stick their necks out to help,
> 	they know they could call this group.
> 	meeting this wednesday, 8pm, at 122 Franklin St., Urbana
> 	Franklin St. is west off of Broadway, north of University
> 	the house at the end of the dead end on the right
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> Events of the past week
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> Ivan Ruiz's case - petition delivered.
> 	now there's a special prosecutor, we'll see what's next.
> Books to Prisoners - Sandra says: we've got books!
> 	now we can mail them to prisoners.
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> Upcoming events
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> NAACP - first election postponed
> 	national NAACP cancelled the illegitimate election.
> 	the news is: NO election on Dec. 21 2004
> 	rescheduling to January or February
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> typos, omissions, etc. welcome,
>    ..er, correction:  corrections welcome, omissions not welcome. -Rob
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