[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Farmer's Market and Demonstration on Saturday; and, another on Sept. 6th for Bradley Manning on eve of Obama's speech?

[Rohn Koester]

Stuart, thanks for the suggestion about protesting in Urbana next week in
support of Bradley Manning. I'll be there by 5:15pm or so. (Have an
appointment at 6pm, so I can probably stay for 30 min or so.)

Rohn

On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Stuart Levy <stuartnlevy at gmail.com> wrote:

> The wars go on despite the weather and so shall we (at least we'll try).
>
> Expect AWARE and CUCPJ at the Farmer's Market tomorrow morning, 8-noon.
>
> And, from 2-4, the AWARE+OccupyCU demonstration will be at its usual
> first-Saturday site,
>
>    Main and Neil, downtown Champaign
>    2-4 PM Saturday, Sept. 1st
>
> If it turns into a real downpour, we'll retire somewhere nearby for lunch.
>
>
>
> There's also a nationally-coordinated suggestion for groups to hold
> demonstrations on *Thursday, September 6th*, in support of Bradley Manning
> --
>
>     "Show Obama that Bradley Manning is our hero"
>
> Why the 6th?  That's the date of Obama's acceptance speech at the DNC.
>
> To make a definite *proposal*, how about:
>
>    (proposed) Demonstration in support of accused whistleblower Bradley
> Manning
>    5:00PM Thursday, Sept. 6th
>    Urbana Veterans' Memorial
>        (that's Broadway and Main, or, the NW corner of the block where the
> county courthouse is)
>
> What do people think?   (Could also make sense to complain more broadly
> about Obama's unfulfilled promise as a peace, civil liberties, etc.
> candidate from four years ago.)
>
> If you like the idea *and* think you can be there for at least part of
> 5-6PM, please write back (either to peace-discuss at anti-war.net or to
> occupyCU or to me, but not to the peace list please).
>
> If we have at least, say, five people who believe they can do this, then
> let's go for it.  Meanwhile let's consider Sept. 6th as still tentative.
>
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