[Peace-discuss] upcoming events, April 29 - May 17, 2007

[Karen Medina]

Interesting Upcoming Events, April 29 - May 17, 2007
[Sorry I did not get these out immediately after the AWARE meeting last week, so am "publishing" them in two sections. This post is the upcoming events that you have not yet missed. The next post is the list of things that have already passed. - karen medina]

April 29, 2007 (Sunday)
AWARE meeting (weekly). 
5-7pm, Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (IMC), 202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana

April 30, 2007 (Monday) 
Grandpa is moving to Urbana. Any able body is welcome to help load and unload the rented U-Haul.
1715 A Valley Road at the Hessel on the Park Apartment across from Hessel Park (Kirby Street)
8:30am 

May 1, 2007 (Tuesday)
Human Rights and Dignity for Immigrants, Stop the Raids March and Rally.
2nd Annual March, Immigrant Community, 1000 people last year, from Neil to campus
Join in solidarity with people across the nation to stop the raids and demand social justice and stop the raids which separate families.
La Collectiva Latina is the organizer, with the Immigrants Rights Group
11am – The march will begin at the Mini Park II on Green and Neil.
Noon -- Rally on the Quad.

May 2, 2007
"Blood and Religion: The Unmasking Of The Jewish Democratic State"
Jonathan Cook will be on Focus 580, WILL AM 580, with David Inge interviewing.
Cook writes about the Middle East, especially the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. See Cook's web site: http://www.jkcook.net/
Cook will be on the phone from Chicago.
11am 

May 2, 2007
Japan House will host a talk about the need for peace in this world and within ourselves, while folding cranes for peace (people from around the world have long sent origami cranes to Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan as a symbol and wish for peace). On May 21st Professor Gunji will deliver the cranes to Peace Memorial Park in Japan.
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm, Japan House, 2000 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

May 3, 2007
AWARE Presents meeting at the Kruse's house on George Huff
7pm

May 5, 2007 (Saturday)
Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant will have an anniversary benefit on Saturday May 5th
4pm, 8pm and beyond, Channing-Murray Foundation (corner of Oregon and Mathews) 
http://www.prairienet.org/channing-murray/herring30th.pdf

May 6, 2007 (Sunday)
AWARE meeting (weekly). 
5-7pm, Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (IMC), 202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana

May 13, 2007 (Sunday)
AWARE meeting (weekly). 
5-7pm, Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (IMC), 202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana

May 16, 2007 (Wednesday)
Jeremy Scahill, author of "Blackwater: the Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army" and a regular contributor to Democracy Now!
Northwestern at Evanston University at Harris Hall, Room 108. The time is tentatively scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Go up there? Barbara going, if anyone else wants to go along
For details, see http://www.ilcpj.org/actions/details/?id=232

May 17, 2007 (Thursday)
"The Middle East and the United States" Talk and Discussion
by Professor Jamal Nassar
7:00 pm, St. Mary Catholic Church Parish Hall (612 E. Park Avenue, Champaign)