[Peace-discuss] AWARE on the Air 11/17

[C. G. Estabrook]

Quite appropriate, I'd think?  Other views?

John W. wrote:
> I'm curious...Would AWARE on the Air be an appropriate forum for members of
> CU Citizens for Peace and Justice to discuss community issues of criminal
> 'justice' and the police?  E.g., the recent killing of Kiwane Carrington,
> Tasers, Citizen Police Review Boards, etc.?  Or would that be muddying the
> AWARE waters?
> 
> John Wason
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:45 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu 
> <mailto:galliher at illinois.edu>> wrote:
> 
> I'm still traveling & will be unable to chair AOTA this coming Tuesday,
> 1-2pm.
> 
> If you're willing to participate in the program, contact Karen Medina (chair
> of the working group) or Ron Szoke.  If there are too few people to produce a
> new program, UPTV will repeat last week's program.  (I saw a recording of
> that, and it's particularly good.)
> 
> My travels include some items for future editions of AOTA:
> 
> [1] a launch party at a gallery in Chicago for <humanthread.net 
> <http://humanthread.net>> (which see), which means to bring together artists
> and activists.
> 
> [2] a meeting with Beverly --- of the Illinois Coalition for Justice, Peace,
> & the Environment (who sends greetings to Stuart), which plans to have its
> fifth convention in C-U and wishes to coordinate with us.  See their
> excellent website at <www.icjpe.org <http://www.icjpe.org>>.
> 
> [3] a commemoration and reunion at Notre Dame University of an anti-war
> demonstration 40 [sic] years ago. In November of 1969 students sat in to
> prevent recruitment by the CIA and Dow Inc. (a supplier of US chemical
> warfare in SE Asia). Ten students were selected for suspension & expulsion by
> the university.  The Notre Dame Ten return to Notre Dame this week for a
> teach-in for this war's students.  --CGE
> 
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