[Peace-discuss] AWARE meeting Minutes, Sept. 12, 2005

[Morton K. Brussel]

Please let me know if there are errors or additions to what I report  
below. mkb

Facilitator: Durl Kruse
Minutes: Mort Brussel
Time: David Green

1. News of the Week: Carl Estabrook. To be posted.

2. Introductions.

3. Reports
      Finances:  Linda
         About same balance as last week: ≈$2500.

      Farmers Market: David, Randall et al
         About $150 of merchandise sold, mainly yard signs. Need for  
more signs noted.

     1 Main protest: Ricky reminder of gathering, again, 4-6PM  
Thursday, Sept. 15.

     Sept. 24 Washington protest: Durl
         • Over two bus loads have been subscribed; more requests  
arriving from all over our region. Many students.
         • $910 has been donated by various members to subsidize bus  
rides.
         • A second bus has been contracted, from Marie's Bus Line 
(?), at cost of $4600. Implies cost of $92/rider.
         • Request for AWARE to pick up tab for bus driver's expenses  
of second bus.
         • Durl notes that Bloomington group wants to coordinate with  
us, attend our meetings. Springfield folks also.
         • Carol I. suggestion: We should coordinate on other fronts  
as well.
         • A DI reporter will go along to record the events.

     Eyes Wide Open event: Carol I.
     • 9/16 - 9/20. Help  requested for set up and publicity:
     • See the circular Carol sent to the list serve.

     Friday, 9/16 from 8 – 4 on the UI Quad (English Building Lawn)

     Saturday, 9/17 from 10 – 6 at West Side Park in Downtown Champaign

     Sunday, 9/18 from 2 - 6 at Douglass Park in Champaign

     Monday, 9/19 from 10 – 4 at Carle Park in Urbana

     • Discussions for a Parkland venue are still in process.

     AWARE Presents: working group: Durl
         Meetings postponed until further notice.

     Unity March: Brian Dolinar/Aaron Ammons
         • Organization in process for march on Oct. 8, Crystal Lake  
Park, Chpgn. Request for help.
         • AWARE donates $250 for the effort.
         • Carl E. critiques aspects of the prison expansion,  
disparity study, CPRB, themes…, but there is consensus as to the  
value of the effort.

     Lehrer WILL Anniversary event: /Carl Estabrook/mkb
         • Carol I.: It's not worth it for AWARE to donate $150 to  
ask a question to Lehrer. Agreed.
         • Extensive and lively discussion about whether a critical  
flyer about the PBS Lehrer News Hour should be distributed which has  
the AWARE imprimatur. Objections: a) it might alienate potential  
friends who like/watch the News Hour, b) any such flyer should be  
presented to the AWARE membership before promulgation. No consensus  
reached. Carl E., Mort B. David F. Karen? express interest in  
creating and passing out such a flyer at the Lehrer WILL event,  
Saturday, Sept 17, 8pm Location??.

     Randall's projected banishment from WEFT
         • Members urged to attend WEFT meeting, Sept. 20, 7pm, IDF  
where deliberations(?), explanations(?), and a vote will be taken on  
this procedure.
         • Members also can attend Tuesday, Sept. 13 WEFT meeting at  
Moonstruck Chocolate Bar on Wright St., Champ'gn, intended to plan  
the Sept. 20 meeting.

4. Group Discussion about AWARE guidelines.

***Your minute taker (mkb) had to leave the meeting at 6:45, before  
it adjourned and before the planned discussion began. Notable  
developments will be addended as I receive them.



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