[Peace-discuss] Fw: CCHCC Annual Dinner & Adbook -- AWARE

[C. G. Estabrook]

The CCHCC website notes its "long track record of organizing for women’s
reproductive rights" --
http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/index.php?action=Display%20Page&id=293


Randall Cotton wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu> 
> To: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net> Cc:
> <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:24 AM 
> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Fw: CCHCC Annual Dinner & Adbook -- AWARE
> 
> 
> : CCHCC seems to do good work in pressing for medical care -- sadly made 
> necessary : by the shameful record of Democrats: the administration doesn't
> even back single : payer -- it supports insurance companies instead, just as
> previous : administrations have done. : : If you followed the thread on
> abortion on peace-discuss some time ago, you know : that there are some of us
> who think (as Feminists for Life put it) that abortion : is violence against
> women -- "women deserve better than abortion."  FFL :
> <www.feministsforlife.org> says that women should "refuse to choose"; 
> abortion : is proposed as a solution to social and economic problems. : : I'm
> against things that impoverish and end human life -- war and capitalism -- :
> and abortion does that. I would oppose supporting organizations that support
> it.
> 
> How does CCHCC support abortion?
> 
> : OTOH one might argue that supporting CCHCC is a bit far from AWARE's 
> purpose. : The vigorous anti-war movement that existed at the beginning of
> the decade has : been erased by the workings of US politics.  It would seem
> important for us to : recognize how that was done. It's been a commonplace
> since Tom Frank's "What's : the Matter with Kansas?" that distraction and
> diversion has been a large part of : it.  The abortion issue has added to the
> distraction. --CGE
> 
> CCHCC is also pressing hard for the full remediation of the toxic site of the
> old coal gasification plant that has contaminated the area around 5th and
> Hill St., a poor, predominantly black area of town. I would argue that the
> long-standing toxic contamination is, in good part, a victimization based on
> race. And we are the Anti-War *Anti-Racism* Effort.
> 
> On the other hand, there are always tradeoffs in where we expend our efforts
> and funds. Do we spend funds to oppose and increase awareness about how our
> tax dollars are going toward killing women and children in Iraq, Afghanistan,
> Pakistan and Palestine or direct them to help right a racist wrong to improve
> the health (and possibly the lifespan) of victimized people in our local
> community.
> 
> Not an easy question to weigh. R
> 
> : Randall Cotton wrote: : > AWAREista's, please take note and think this over
> - I plan to bring this up : > for consideration at Sunday's meeting, since
> we've done it in the (admittedly : > distant) past. R : > : > ----- Original
> Message ----- From: "Claudia Lennhoff" <claudia at shout.net> To: : >
> <recotton at earthlink.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:08 AM Subject: : >
> CCHCC Annual Dinner & Adbook -- AWARE : > : > : > : Hi Randall, : : This is
> Claudia Lennhoff from Champaign County Health Care : > Consumers. : I hope
> you're doing well. : : I wanted to check in with you : > about the
> possibility of AWARE taking : an ad in this year's CCHCC Dinner : > Adbook
> Program. AWARE has taken ads : in the past, but this year, we were : > trying
> to contact Jan Kruse and : we couldn't get hold of her, and then : > someone
> told me that she is no : longer the Treasurer for AWARE, so that's : > why
> I'm reaching out to you. : : If I need to be in touch with someone else, : >
> please feel free to : direct me that way. Otherwise, if you can let me know :
> > if y'all would : be willing to take an ad, that would be great. : : Thanks 
> : > and take care. : Claudia : ***************** : : : Dear Friend, : : I 
> wanted : > to let you know that CCHCC's Annual Awards Dinner is : scheduled
> for Friday, : > April 17, 2009 at the Hawthorn Suites in : Champaign. I hope
> you will : > consider purchasing/donating a table, and : taking out an ad in
> our Adbook : > Program for the Dinner.  Below is : information on the Dinner
> and the Adbook. : >  : : DINNER: : - Dinner tickets are $40 each. : - A table
> of 8 is $280. : - A : > table of 10 is $340. : : If you would like to
> purchase or contribute a table, : > you can reply to : me and let me know.
> Organizations that contribute tables : > are thanked : in the Adbook Program,
> as well as in the introduction to the : > dinner, : and all tables that are
> contributed are honorary tables and have a : > : sign on them listing the
> donor (for example, The Mary Louise White : Table, : > by CONTRIBUTOR). : :
> ADBOOK: : Also, as part of the Annual Dinner : > celebration, we will be
> producing : CCHCC's Program Guide, or Adbook. Since : > our first Awards
> Dinner in : 1977, the Adbook has been an excellent : > opportunity for local
> : businesses and organizations to connect directly to : > CCHCC supporters. :
> : We distribute the Adbook at the Awards Dinner and at : > other membership :
> events throughout the year.  We also recognize : > participating :
> businesses, organizations and individuals in our newsletter : > that goes :
> out to over 7,000 members, and on our website. : : Ad prices are : > as
> follows: : -- Gold page: (4.5w x 7.25h):         $400 : -- Full page: : >
> (4.5w x 7.25h):         $175 : -- Half page: (4.5w x 3.5h): $110 : -- : >
> Quarter page: (2.25w x 3.5h):       $65 : : Creating the Ad: : You are free :
> > to create the ad yourself and send it to us. It should : be at least 300
> dpi : > resolution and saved as a .tiff file. You can : email it to me. : :
> If you do : > not want to make the ad yourself, we are more than willing : to
> create one : > for you. All you have to do is send me any text or : images
> you'd like in the : > ad and we'll send you a proof for your : approval. : :
> Paying for the Ad: : : > You can mail a check to our office made out to
> "CCHCC" (see address below). : : > Or you can pay online via PayPal here: : :
> > http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/index.php?action=Display%20Store : :
> Then : > select the size ad that you would like. Layout and submission : 
> instructions : > are detailed on the webpage where you select the size ad :
> you want. : : : > Please let me know if you would like to reserve an ad. : :
> If you have any : > questions or need more information, please feel free : to
> contact me. : : : > Thank you for your support! : : Sincerely, : : Claudia :
> : -- : : > ****************************************** : Claudia Lennhoff, 
> Executive : > Director : Champaign County Health Care Consumers : 44 E. Main
> Street, Suite : > 208 : Champaign, IL 61820 : : Phone: 217/352-6533, ext. 11
> : Fax: : > 217/352-9745 : E-Mail: claudia at shout.net : : Web: 
> www.healthcareconsumers.org : >  : ******************************************
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