[Peace-discuss] Notes from DC Bus Rider

[Durl Kruse]

> Note from DC bus rider Linda Beale:
>
> 1) POSTING ABOUT THE MARCH
>  I am astonished at the lack of national coverage,
> and the misleading
> cast to what coverage there is. The New York Times
> has nothing at all
> in their Sunday print edition.  It is not on the
> cover of today's
> Chicago Tribune.  It was not on the cover of the
> other Chicago paper
> (the Post?).  It is of course not on the front page
> of the News
> Gazette.  I want to do a big blurb on the anti-war
> march for the
> general Volunteers for a Better America ("VoBA")
> website and for our
> Media Watch blog.  It would help if I had a number
> of really good
> pictures showing the depth of the march (blocks
> filled to the brim with
> marchers) and the scene at the rally itself.  I'd
> really appreciate it
> if all the people who marched and photographed would
> send me a
> selection of their best pictures from the march to
> be published on the
> Volunteers for a Better America website.  I'll
> credit the photographers
> (be sure to send me your names to put with the
> pictures--and emails if
> you would like to be added to the VoBA group).  I'll
> do a couple of
> writeups but I'd love to start with some good
> pictures.  And of course
> include some of your pictures of "our gang" at the
> big event.  There
> was a wonderful group of 98 people united in
> solidarity against
> senseless war, and I'd love to help make
> Champaign-Urbana (and the
> democratic leaders who were not with us on the trip)
> aware of that
> fact.
>
> 2)   DAVID GILL FUNDRAISER AND SILENT
> AUCTION--CELEBRATE THE ARTS
> I spoke with people on the Illini bus about the Gill
> fundraiser, but
> would like to announce it to all of the people who
> joined in the
> march.  VoBA is sponsoring a fundraiser and
> conversation with David
> Gill (yes, he will be there the whole time) on
> Sunday, October 2, from
> 3-5 pm at the McKinley Foundation in Champaign
> (corner of Daniel and
> 5th; park in the parking garage on 5th).  It is to
> "celebrate the
> arts"--we'll have a winetaster (hosted by a local
> company whose name
> cannot be revealed here but will be at the
> winetaster--you'll like the
> wines); a "silent auction" of works contributed by
> local artists, the
> proceeds of which will all go to David Gill's
> campaign (including a
> watercolor by Charlotte Brady, an autographed
> mystery by Sarah
> Wisseman, an autographed story of being suspected of
> being a terrorist
> by Zighen Aym (one of our marchers), a ceramic piece
> by Marsha Daniels
> (hope I have the name right, Marsha), a photograph
> by Nick Mann, and so
> many others that I can't list them all), and several
> sets of jazz music
> by guitarist Ken Smith.  Please come to the
> fundraiser if you can to
> help David Gill create momentum, convince the DCCC
> that he can and will
> win the 15th Congressional District in 2006, get to
> know something
> about your local artists (we'll have "blurbs" about
> each of the artists
> who have contributed works for the silent auction)
> and just enjoy
> socializing with like-minded folk on a fall
> afternoon.   PLEASE COME.
> And if you are a local artist (or you know one who
> would like to
> contribute something for the fundraiser) please
> contact me directly at
> l.beale at insightbb.com (217-356-1803 or cell
> 217-369-9572) or through
> the webmaster for VoBA  Dan Brady at
> admin at volunteersforabetteramerica.org!  We'd love to
> see you there!
>
>
>
> Linda M. Beale
> 807 La Sell Drive
> Champaign, IL 61820
> 217-356-1803
> l.beale at insightbb.com
> http://volunteersforabetteramerica.org
> http://ataxingmatter.us
> www.timjohnsonwatch.org
> www.mediawatch.org