[Peace-discuss] Co-sponsor Anti-war panel?

[Jen Tayabji]

Dear AWARE,
 
I wanted to see if you all would like to co-sponsor an upcoming event being
organized by the Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF) and the Progressive
Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC).
 
On Saturday, April 16th, the IDF and PRC are hosting "Veterans Speak Out: An
Anti-War Speakers Panel." The event will begin at 1pm and will be on the 1st
floor of the IDF (NW corner of Springfield and Wright in Champaign). The
event is free and open to the public! There will be three speakers and their
speeches will be followed by an open discussion and time for questions. See
below for more information about the speakers!
 
If your organization would like to co-sponsor this event, please reply to
me, Jen Tayabji, at tayabji at shout.net by next Tuesday, April 5th. Monetary
donations, though welcomed, are not required for co-sponsorship. If you
agree to co-sponsor we will place your organizations name on all publicity
for the event.  We also hope you will announce this event to your members,
encourage them to come out to the event, and help to publicize the event.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration, and we hope will be
able to help us support this wonderful event.
 
If you¹d like to get more information about the IDF and the PRC, please feel
free to email me or check out our websites at www.prairienet.org/idf and
www.prairienet.org/prc respectively.
 
In solidarity,
Jen Tayabji
Executive Director of IDF
And member of the PRC
 
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BILL DAVIS:
Davis has a long history of both labor and anti-war organizing. He is a vet
and serves as a national coordinator of Vietnam Veterans Against the War
(VVAW), a national organization started in 1967 to fight for peace, justice,
and the rights of all veterans. Davis is also the president of Auto
Mechanics Union Local 701. He has been a member of Local 701 since 1977. He
also is a representative for Local 701 for the Chicago Federation of Labor.
 
RAY PARRISH:
Parrish is the military counselor for the Vietnam Veterans Against the War¹s
(VVAW) Military Counseling Service, which provides confidential discharge
counseling, legal, medical, and mental health referrals for GI¹s and
veterans, counter recruiting and draft information, and more. VVAW was
formed in 1967 with the mission of fighting for peace, justice, and the
rights of all veterans. Parrish served in the USAF during the Vietnam-era.
He ran the Midwest Comm. for Military Counseling for a decade until the
funding ran out in 1995. Then he spent five years as an American Legion
Veteran¹s Service Officer. For the three years before coming to VVAW, he was
a mental health caseworker reintegrating the homeless into the community.
 
LEAH BYRON (tentative):
She is an Iraq War vet who has been speaking out against the war and about
her experiences since her return.

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Jen Tayabji
Executive Director
Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF)
610 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign, IL  61820
(217) 352-8721 * cell (217) 840-8248
http://www.prairienet.org/idf