[Peace-discuss] Meeting Minutes for 8/14/05

[Rich]

Minutes for 8/14/05 AWARE Meeting
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Facilitator - Durl Kruse
Note Taker - Beavis
Time Keeper - Dave Green
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- News of the Week, Carl Estabrook
- Introductions

- New Ideas
-- Obama Town Meeting Protest/flyering
   # meeting starts at 12:45 on Thurs 8/18 at Champaign terminal
   # protester/sign makers arrive at 12:00
   # discussions of: 'report card', reasons for protest, flyers,
signs
   # some debate over participation vs. protest
-- Quad Day 8/23 10:00 
   - AWARE can have some space at the table for Muslim Womens'
Outreach
-- Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness is coming on 9/16
   # discussion of planning surrounding events
   # proposal of spending $200 for 9/11 dad John Titus of Families
       for Peaceful Tomorrows (he'd speak at 2 events)

- Working Groups
-- Finance, AWARE has about $1700
-- Main Event, Sat 8/20 6-8 pm downtown Champ
-- 9/24 DC protest bus trip.  need student sponsors as well as
     participants.  Contact Durl
-- UPTV cable access issues: Randall Cotton will post
-- AWARE Presents, planning meeting Tues 8/16 7:00 at Jan and Durl's
-- Balloons, discussion of environmental hazards and danger to
children

- Events of last week, nothing discussed

- Upcoming Events
-- Citizens Police Review Board Meeting Tues 8/16 8:00 at IDF
-- Abunima/Finkelstein debate to be aired on WEFT 90.1 Mon 8/15 6:00
-- Obama protest/flyering/town meeting (see above for details)
-- Main Event (see above for details)

- Patsy commented on her feeling of AWARE's intolerance of 
    muslim women.   subsequent discussion

  


		
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