[Peace-discuss] adam kokesh of IVAW

[E. Wayne Johnson]

Adam Kokesh with ewj at the RNC on 3 Sep 08


Ed Rombach (MA), Adam Kokesh, & Kris Broberg (MN) hold banner at
Ron Paul delegates gathering at Club Jaeger in Minneapolis on 31 Aug 08



/"We are the New Winter Soldiers -- We are still defending America."/

Randall Cotton wrote:
> Minutes of 9/7/08 AWARE meeting are below, but first, the Upcoming
> Events Calendar:
>
> Sep 9 (TODAY, Tuesday) 1PM, Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine St.
> Taping of this week's "AWARE on the Air" for UPTV.
>
> Sep 9 (TODAY, Tuesday) 7PM, Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine St.
> "Political Forum on the Environment", sponsored by Sierra club.
> Candidates/officials expected include:
> U.S. Congress 15th district
>  Phil Bloomer (representing Tim Johnson)
>  Steve Cox (D)
> IL House 103rd district:
>  Naomi Jakobsson (D)
>  Frank Calabrese (R)
> IL House 104th district (Danville):
>  Bill Black (R)
> IL Senate 52nd district:
>  Mike Frerichs (D, not up for re-election)
> For more information, see:
> http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/private/peace/2008-September/021570.html
>
> Sep 9 (TODAY, Tuesday) 10PM, UPTV (cable channel 6) Broadcast of "AWARE on
> the Air", taped earlier in the day (see above)
>
> Sep 10 (Wednesday) 4PM, Levis Faculty Center (2nd floor, main area), 919
> W. Illinois St, Urbana
> "Iran Under Ahmadinejad", Ali Ansari from the St. Andrew's University in
> Scotland. For more information see:
> http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~iranian/Committee.html
>
> September 11 (Thursday) 7PM, home of Jamie and Gary Storm, 304 E. George
> Huff Dr, Urbana
> AWARE Presents working group meeting.
>
> September 12 (Friday) noon - 1:30PM, Latzer Hall at University YMCA, 1001
> South Wright Street, Champaign
> "Friday Forum" presentation: Luis Alberto Urrea, author of "The Devil's
> Highway: A True Story", about an incident in 2001 of 26 men attempting to
> cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the
> deadliest region of the continent. Only 12 men emerged. Luis Alberto
> Urrea, is from Tijuana but now lives outside Chicago. Lunch may be
> purchased for $6.00 ($3.00 for students with a valid ID.). Join a book
> club that is reading the book by contacting Patricia Syoen
> psyoen35 at sbglobal.net. Study guide available. See related event
> immediately below.
>
> September 12 (Friday) 5PM-7PM, Pages for All Ages bookstore, 1201 Savoy
> Plaza Lane, Savoy
> Luis Alberto Urrea book signing event with a reading, food, activities.
> See related event immediately above.
>
> September 14 (Sunday) 1:30-3PM Blackwater demonstration in front of the
> Art Institute in Chicago, in observance of the one-year point since the
> Nisour Square Massacre of 17 civilians by Blackwater personnel in Baghdad
> on September 16, 2007. Day trip is being planned for a car pool. Contact
> barkes at gmail.com for information.
>
> September 15 (Monday) 6PM, WEFT 90.1FM audio broadcast of Luis Alberto
> Urrea "Friday Forum" presentation (see related events immediately above).
>
> Sep 16 (Tuesday) 1PM, Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine St.
> Taping of next week's "AWARE on the Air" for UPTV.
>
> Sep 16 (Tuesday) 10PM, UPTV (cable channel 6)
> Broadcast of "AWARE on the Air", taped earlier in the day (see above)
>
> September 18 (Thursday) 6:30PM, Urbana Civic Center, 108 E. Water St.,
> Urbana
> "Interfaith Breaking of Bread", a feast at sundown catered with a variety
> of Middle Eastern Hallal foods. Fasting from dawn to dusk encouraged  (as
> done by practicing Muslims at this time during the month of Ramadan,
> though this is an interfaith event), but fasting is not at all required.
> Sponsored by Champaign-Urbana Interfaith Alliance, Muslim Women's
> Outreach, and the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center. Reservations
> required by Monday, September 15, $13 donation suggested. Contact: Sadia
> Bekal - sbekal at uiuc.edu .
>
> October 4 (Saturday) 11AM, Corner of Randolph and Green Streets,
> Champaign.
> Unity March - an annual event uniting many groups and communities
> throughout Champaign/Urbana that focuses on issues and injustices faced by
> minorities and/or the poor. This year's theme will focus on supporting the
> November ballot referendum asking for a small property tax increase (2
> cents per $100 assessed value) to help fund a partial restoration of
> Champaign Township "General Assistance" financial support for the city's
> poorest residents. This year's Unity March will begin at the Champaign
> Township Supervisor's office (where the "General Assistance" service is
> administered) and will wind up at Douglass Park. More information to come
> (as it becomes available). AWARE is a co-sponsor of this event.
>
> October 4 (Saturday) 2-4PM Main St. & Neil St., Champaign
> The Main Event - AWARE's monthly (first Saturday of each month) street
> demonstration event. Largely focuses on opposing U.S. occupations of Iraq
> and Afghanistan, but is open for anyone to join us either using one of our
> signs or one of their own. We try to have a topical flyer to distribute to
> motorists and passers-by each month.
>
> October 10 (Friday) English Building on campus (time, room TBA)
> Dan Kenney of Clearwater, brown bag lunch sponsored by History Dept.
>
> October 10 (Friday) 7PM-9PM Urbana City Council Chambers (400 S. Vine St.,
> Urbana)
> Dan Kenney of Clearwater: "Outsourcing our Sovereignty - Blackwater and
> the privatization of War". To be recorded for broadcast on UPTV.
>
> October 29 (Wednesday) 7:30PM, Auditorium, Smith Memorial Hall, 805 South
> Mathews Ave., Urbana
> Naomi Klein: "Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism in Latin
> America"
> (hosted by the UofI Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies as
> part of the CAS/MillerComm Lecture Series).
> See: http://www.cas.uiuc.edu/casmillercomm.php#oct29
>
> *****
> Minutes of 9/7/08 AWARE meeting:
>
> About 20 in attendance
>
> News of the week was heard courtesy of Carl Estabrook
>
> Some discussion regarding the format of the "News of the week" portion of
> the meeting with encouragement of other points of view. Discussion to be
> continued as "Old Business" at the next meeting.
>
> Report provided by attendees and protestors at the Republican National
> Convention in St. Paul:
> There was some violence from some supposed demonstrators. There were
> police from all over the country. It felt like a police state. Permitted
> protest was fairly free of police interference, but nearby there was a
> hair-trigger police response. Police aggression seemed to increase during
> the week.  Hundreds arrested. U.S. Government had a high degree of control
> over policing. Wayne had credentials, but security getting in was
> comparable to that of an airport with the addition of objectionable
> printed materials being seized. A variety of viewpoints could be found if
> you talked to individuals, but the event itself was pre-ordained and
> theatrical. Heavy and intimidating security was pervasive. Note made of
> Adam Kokesh's banner demonstration during McCain's speech. See:
> http://kokesh.blogspot.com . Street demonstrations were many blocks away
> and did not penetrate the convention center other than via skewed media
> representations.
>
> Finance Report:  Balance is $1523.75
>
> Note: Jan and Durl will be out of town the next two meetings, so
> volunteers will be necessary to pass the contribution jar around at the
> next two meetings.
>
> Working group reports:
> *****************
> Main Event:
> ========
> (AWARE's monthly street protest held at the intersection of Main & Neil
> 2-4PM on the first Saturday of each month).
>
> This month's Main Event was this past Saturday.
>
> About 310 flyers passed out. Flyer was a publicity sheet for the AWARE
> Presents PTSD panel event on one side, and Afghanistan material from Carl
> on the other side. Also a good number of Blackwater flyers passed out on
> the current Jo Daviess County issue (accommodation of Blackwater regarding
> permit for new training facility - more details below under Blackwater
> Working Group).
>
> The next Main Event is October 4th.
>
> Library Resources:
> =============
> (Compilation of valuable reference materials w/strategies to make them
> available in the community through various channels including local
> libraries).
>
> (no new info this week)
>
> AWARE Presents:
> =============
> (Organization of AWARE-sponsored events in the community)
>
> PTSD Panel co-sponsored by IVAW (and just concluded prior to the meeting)
> was universally appreciated as an outstanding success. Video was recorded
> and at least one video product will air on UPTV. A more produced version
> may be assembled later, also for airing on UPTV and possibly Youtube.
>
> Mention made that the Quakers may fund PTSD treatments for local veterans
> as a result of the panel event.
>
> Barbara plans to send thank-you note to IMC folks that provided and ran
> the sound system.
>
> Mention made of AP article (passed around) on possible record suicide
> rates within the army. See:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/military_suicides
>
> Next AWARE Presents working group is scheduled for Sep. 11 (see upcoming
> events calendar above).
>
> Current AWARE Presents event lineup:
>
> 1. Dan Kenney of Clearwater on the privatization of war, including
> Blackwater, in an event for the community (to be recorded as well) on
> October 10 (see above in upcoming events calendar for date/venue details).
>
> Public Square spot is planned for publicity
>
> Other Dan Kenney events may be arranged in town.
>
> 2. Jeremy Scahill event still being pursued (he is on a book tour this
> Fall).
>
> Tentative date of October 28th still possible. This would be the day
> before Naomi Klein's appearance on campus.
>
> 3. Proposal under development: Invite Juan Cole to speak (University
> of Michigan Professor of History, middle-east expert, author of Informed
> Comment blog, see: www.juancole.com ). Initial contacts to promote
> interest in this at UIUC: Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern
> Studies and Center for Global Studies.
>
> Anti-Racism:
> =========
> (AWARE's efforts to keep apprised of and provide support for
> anti-racism/anti-discrimination efforts, including efforts of CUCPJ -
> Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice)
>
> Unity March planning in progress (see details so far above in upcoming
> events calendar).
>
> There was consensus without objection to co-sponsoring this year's Unity
> March.
>
> Farmer's Market:
> ============
> (AWARE's presence at the Urbana "Market on the Square" each Saturday from
> 8AM to noon where we offer progressive and anti-war materials, generally
> at or below cost).
>
> More buttons and bumper stickers ordered.
>
> Jan and Durl will be out of town the next two weeks, so volunteers will be
> needed to hold on to proceeds for the next two Farmer's Markets. Also, a
> volunteer is needed to ensure there's sufficient change (say, $20 worth in
> bills and coins) at the start of our September 20th Farmer's Market
> presence.
>
> A volunteer is also needed to set up for our Sep. 20 presence.
>
> AWARE on the Air:
> ==============
> (AWARE's weekly television show on public access cable channel 6 - UPTV,
> Urbana Public Television)
>
> Taping occurs each Tuesday at 1PM and is broadcast later the same day at
> 10PM. AWARE members (and friends) invited to participate - the more the
> merrier (see details above in upcoming events calendar). Program quality
> is always better with more participants.
>
> August 12th edition of AOTA is available on newsfromneptune.com, will be
> moved to AWARE website (anti-war.net) along with later editions.
>
> There is always room for more participation in AWARE on the Air - prepared
> statements OK. Arriving late/leaving early is OK.
>
> Blackwater
> ========
> (Activism regarding notorious domestic policing and international
> mercenary contractor Blackwater, including coordination with
> Illinois-based activist group Clearwater: see:
> http://www.noprivatearmies.org )
>
> Barbara passed out the flyer distributed during Saturday's Main Event
> including material from Dan Kenney illustrating how Blackwater is
> attempting to smooth-talk their way into the good graces of the Jo Daviess
> County Board to gain a permit for a "shoot house". Folks are encouraged to
> contact JoDaviess County Board members to describe to them how supporting
> and hosting Blackwater brings infamy to JoDaviess County and stands to
> affect their tourist industry. For more information, see:
>
> http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/archive/peace-discuss/2008-September/018130.html
>
> This is time-sensitive - contact must be made TODAY, Tuesday.
>
> Also, there is a Blackwater demonstration planned in Chicago on Sunday,
> September 14 from 1:30-3PM at the Art Institute, partly in observance the
> Nisour Square massacre (where Blackwater personnel killed 17 civilians),
> which occurred one year ago (September 16, 2007 - see
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Baghdad_shootings ).
>
> Old Business
> **********
> AWARE introduction sheet (a short welcoming half-sheet introduction to
> AWARE for new faces attending our meeting.):  New improved draft posted to
> peace-discuss and will be made available in AWARE's meeting room starting
> next Sunday (without objection). Randall plans to create a revision for
> distribution at Farmer's Market.
>
> Bill Walton (issue of long-time local homeless man banned from Lincoln
> Square Mall, City Building and Library):
> (no new information this week)
>
> New Ideas
> ********
> Possible future presentation from Chris regarding his travels through the
> Middle East this summer. To be discussed at AWARE Presents meeting (see
> meeting details above in upcoming events calendar).
>
> Planning session sponsored by CAN being set up for September 23rd at
> Lincoln Hall, 7PM for a November 13th Winter Soldier all-day presentation.
> AWARE may be contacted for support. More details as they become available.
>
>
>
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