[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] minutes of weekly AWARE meeting2008-03-30

Mon Mar 31 15:59:46 CDT 2008

I responded to this since it was addressed to me in the body of the
message (see attached note to see what I wrote)
R

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy George" <jgeo61 at sbcglobal.net>
To: <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:57 PM
Subject: [Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] minutes of weekly AWARE
meeting2008-03-30

: Hello Mr. Cotton,
:
:        I have just arrived from Houston Texas and The North Houston
Peace Group and am looking for a like minded group here in town.  I was
wondering if you could tell me when your next meeting is, please.
:
:   In peace,
:   Joy George
:   jgeo61 at sbcglobal.net
:   281-546-9050  This number is good for another day or two until I
obtain a local number
:
: Randall Cotton <recotton at earthlink.net> wrote:
:   Minutes of 3/30/08 AWARE meeting are below, but first, Upcoming
Events:
:
: Upcoming Events Calendar
: ==================
: March 31 (Monday) AWARE on the Air, 10PM (delayed one week)
:
: April 3 (Thursday) Allen Hall Main Lounge, 7-10PM
: Cafe Intifada - poetry, hip/hop, mock separation wall
: This event is co-sponsored by AWARE
:
: April 4-6 (Friday-Sunday): Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice
: conference in Chicago. Barbara Kessel will attend. Others
: encouraged.
:
: April 5 (Saturday) 2-4PM, Main & Neil St., Champaign
: Monthly AWARE "Main Event" anti-occupation street demonstration
:
: April 8 (Tuesday) 6:00PM Urbana City Council Chambers (400 S. Vine St.)
: **** URBANA RESIDENT TURNOUT NEEDED ****
: Cunningham Township Annual Meeting. Urbana residents will *VOTE* on
: advisory referenda to be placed on the November election ballot.
: Suggestion: arrive 15 minutes early (5:45PM) to allow for validation of
: your status as a voting "elector". See minutes below for referenda
: details.
:
: April 8 (Tuesday) 6:55PM Champaign City Council Chambers (102 N. Neil
St)
: **** CHAMPAIGN RESIDENT TURNOUT NEEDED ****
: Champaign Township Annual Meeting. Suggestion: arrive 15 minutes early
: (6:40PM) to allow for validation of your status as a voting "elector".
See
: minutes below for referenda details.
:
: April 9 (Wednesday) noon-1PM, Champaign County Courthouse (101 E. Main
: St., Urbana)
: Street demonstration against Brian Chesley convictions called by
: Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice
:
: April 9 (Wednesday) 7:30PM Channing-Murray (1209 W. Oregon, Urbana)
: "Indigenous Communities and Development Work Perspectives from
Guatemala"
: w/Peter Rohloff and Magda Sotz Mux. This event is co-sponsored by AWARE.
:
: April 14-18 (Monday-Friday) Palestine Awareness Week at UIUC
: Events to be finalized and announced. This event is co-sponsored by
AWARE.
:
: April 24 (Thursday) 7:30PM Channing-Murray (1209 W. Oregon, Urbana)
: "Awakening from our Trance: Reversing Global Climate Change" w/Carolyn
: Treadway. This event is co-sponsored by AWARE.
:
: ****
: minutes:
:
: about 25 in attendance
:
: News of the week was heard, courtesy of Carl Estabrook
:
: Advisory Referenda information:
: =====================
: Diana Visek in attendance representing a group seeking support for
: referendum on local government transparency. Proposed wording is (for
both
: Champaign & Urbana):
:
: "Shall Cunningham/Champaign Township and the City of Urbana/Champaign
post
: all contracts and itemized expenses on their websites so that taxpayers
: can see how their money is being spent?"
:
: Diana says this is already in place in other communities - we're
actually
: a little late in the game. There is a hope that this kind of
transparency,
: once enacted locally, will migrate to the state level. An easy way to
: document expenses is just a PDF of the check register. There is no
: suspicion or suggestion that there's currently any impropriety in either
: Urbana or Champaign.
:
: There is a legal limit of 3 advisory referenda on the November ballot,
but
: the Blackwater-related referendum effort is being postponed for the time
: being. Thus, the lineup of all known proposed referenda is as follows:
:
: Urbana:
: Instant Run-off Voting
: Municipalization of water study
: Government transparency
:
: Champaign:
: Municipalization of water study
: Government transparency
: Anti-torture
:
: Side note: The next referendum on Champaign General Assistance funding
: through the Township has formally been added as a binding referendum by
: Champaign Township and doesn't count toward the limit of 3 advisory
: referenda.
:
: The township meeting where citizens must attend and vote is next
Tuesday,
: April 8th (6PM at Urbana City Council Chambers and 6:55PM at Champaign
: City Council Chambers) - see more details above in the Upcoming Events
: Calendar.
:
: Palestine Awareness Week
: ==================
: The UIUC Arab Student Association President and Vice President were
: on-hand to request AWARE co-sponsorship of this year's Palestine
Awareness
: Week, April 14-18. ASA is the primary organizer. Other
: organizations/co-sponsors involved include Students for Justice in
: Palestine, Muslim Students Association, Council on American Islamic
: Relations, possibly La Casa Cultura Latina.
:
: Theme is the 60th anniversary of the occupation. Probable events
include:
:
: * Documentary showing (perhaps "Al Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe
: 1948" or "Jerusalem 1948: Yoom Ilak, Yoom Aleik")
:
: * Panel of UIUC folks who have visited Palestine
:
: * Cultural event: traditional folk dance - Dabke performance/lesson from
: former member of prominent Palestinian dance troupe.
:
: * Presentation from ISU professor [didn't catch the name] on where
things
: stand after 60 years and what the future may hold
:
: Flyers and more information pending
:
: Co-sponsorship in name proposed and approved without objection
:
: Financial .co-sponsorship at $100 proposed without objection (and will
be
: checked for ratification at next week's meeting according to AWARE
rules).
:
: Cafe Intifada
: =========
: Financial co-sponsorship at $100 proposed last week for Cafe Intifada
: ratified without objection
:
: Cafe Intifada is an Allen Hall event this Thursday (see Upcoming Event
: Calendar above)
:
: Main Event
: ========
: Next "Main Event" is this Saturday, April 5. Proposed handout is Winter
: Soldier-related.
:
: Anti-Racism
: =========
: Brian Chesley case:
: Bob Illyes reports w/assistance from Barbara Kessel:
: Brian Chesley was found guilty on 2 counts, obstruction of justice and
: resisting arrest despite not having committed nor being accused of
: committing any crime justifying the initial police contact. Brian was
: arbitrarily targeted by police as he was leaving Douglass Gymnasium.
: Although Brian used sharp language and walked away when police attempted
: to stop him and 2 younger children with him, the police response was
: pepper spray and physical violence leading to a hospital visit. The
: impropriety of targeting Brian arbitrarily was kept concealed from the
: jury by order of the judge (Kennedy). State's Attorney waited until
: Brian's 18th birthday to bring the first charge (which precludes
treatment
: as a juvenile case and makes his convictions permanent record). 2nd
charge
: was brought in a surprise move the day of the 1st pre-trial hearing.
Jury
: was all-white. An appeal is possible.
:
: Two important articles from the News-Gazette are available online at:
:
:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts_crime_fire/2008/03/28/teen_defendant_testifies_in_park_arrest
:
: and
:
:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts_crime_fire/2008/03/29/racial_bias_alleged_in_outcome_of_trial
:
: (hardcopies were handed out at the meeting)
:
: They will only be free online for about a week, after that, it will cost
: you to get to it.
:
: Proposal: AWARE formal thank-you letter to Kirchner/Wyman, who so far
has
: taken on the case pro bono.
:
: AWARE on the Air
: ==============
: Urbana city council pre-empted last Monday's edition, so it will be
: broadcast tomorrow. We may move our time slot to avoid these
pre-emptions.
:
: Events of the Past Week
: ================
: Channing-Murray Cambodia Genocide Trial event noted and praised,
w/special
: mention of an "8 stages of genocide" handout.
:
: Release of "Body of War" film lauded w/references to Democracy Now and
: Bill Moyers spotlights on the film.
:
: New Ideas
: ========
: Stuart Levy proposed refined wording for MTD bus signs with Naomi
: Shihab Nye's poetry. Project was greenlighted without objection.
:
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