[Peace-discuss] [Peace] [OccupyCU] 4th of July sign-making *Sun 6:30pm* - was: 4th of July / AWARE's twist on the theme is "Celebrating the World's Youth" / help on the idea, please

[Jenifer Cartwright]

Sorry, Stuart, totally forgot about this. Let us know when the next mtg is, and I'll get it onto my calendar!

--- On Sun, 6/24/12, Stuart Levy <salevy at illinois.edu> wrote:

From: Stuart Levy <salevy at illinois.edu>
Subject: Re: [Peace] [OccupyCU] 4th of July sign-making *Sun 6:30pm* - was: 4th of July / AWARE's twist on the theme is "Celebrating the World's Youth" / help on the idea, please
To: 
Cc: "Stuart Levy" <salevy at illinois.edu>, "Stuart Levy" <stuartnlevy at gmail.com>
Date: Sunday, June 24, 2012, 9:47 AM


  

    
  
  
    (sorry if you get several copies of this - somehow it's not going
    out to the peace/occupy mailing lists, so I'm sending it directly
    too.)

    

    
    OK - let's have a first[*] July 4th sign-making after Sunday's AWARE
    meeting.  If possible (it probably will be) we can stay in McKinley
    Foundation, either in the common area or in Dean Clark room --

    

        Sunday, June 24th, starting by 6:30pm

           (or earlier - AWARE meeting usually finishes by 6pm)

        McKinley Foundation building, 5th and Daniel, Champaign

           free parking in structure across 5th St, probably free
    on-street too

    

         I'll bring some sign-making stuff - at least markers,
    posterboard, tape, foam core -

            and Rohn mentions he'll bring some art supplies as well.  

    

    McKinley will likely be locked.  We'll have signs posted on the south


      and east doorknobs with a phone number (369 3485)-
    call it when you're outside

    and we'll let you in.

    

    (Or, if you have no cell phone, try to send e-mail saying about when
    you expect to be there and we can keep an eye out for you.

    In that case please come to the south (Daniel St) door.  Or come to
    the Presby Hall glass doors, in the courtyard just north of the main
    building, and see if they'll let you in.)

    

    We'll probably talk some about sign ideas during the AWARE meeting,
    too.

    

    [*] We'll surely have at least one more signmaking after Sunday, so
    if you're interested but can't come please let us know.

    

    On 6/23/12 7:24 AM, Stuart Levy wrote:
     Some
      more ideas - sorry for omitting these -

      

      
        Young people marching, presenting their own thoughts
          on peace - and war - in signs or banners or whatever -
          Sandra's suggestion.

          (I think this would be a really valuable thing to do - and
          difficult - both for the same reason.  What young people could
          we find who might take part?  And, the fact that we are
          currently mostly a bunch of gray haired fuddy-duddies (sorry
          all) is an indictment of our recruitment of the next
          generation.)

          One piece of good news - Jenifer C's grandson is around, and
          may have something to say about war and peace...

          

        
        The inheritance of the wars we make today is a burden on
          tomorrow's unborn children.

          

        
        When we in the US make war on distant countries, the
          terrible effects on their people - especially their youth -
          are easy for us to ignore.

        
      
           

      

      

      On 6/22/12 11:51 AM, Stuart Levy wrote:
      
        July 4th is coming soon.  We have a bunch of ideas, not mutually
        exclusive, but we need to work on at least some of them.  Who
        has time?  When would be good?

        

        Some possible times -

           - Saturday afternoon, after Occupy demonstration (maybe 4:30
        or 5)

           - Sunday afternoon, after AWARE (maybe 6:30)

           - Monday, after Occupy GA (maybe around 9pm)

        

        Summary of ideas raised so far - at least in a quick scan of
        recent e-mail - if yours is not here, or you have another,
        please remind us!

        

        
          Veterans marching solemnly, followed for contrast by
            tie-dyed/face-painted children playing together, with
            flowers.  Sign: "Keep our children free from war"

            

          
          Sign: "How can the world's youth celebrate with us when we
            keep dropping bombs on them?"

            perhaps with 

            

          
          Recognizing groups of people, including young people,
            working for peace despite adversity, including the Afghan
            Youth Peace Volunteers, or groups of Israeli and Palestinian
            youth.  Not sure how best to show them - they're not
            household names - but very important ideas.   What can we
            show/say?

            Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers -- http://ourjourneytosmile.com/

            A nice picture, of young people in Afghanistan carrying a
            banner: "The People of Afghanistan Say No To War": http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dreams-and-dignity.jpg




            

            

          
          Blood and gore and stench and horror of war.   Caricatured
            Statue of Liberty with lurid dollar sign mask, scythe,
            "Why?".  etc.   See Wayne's note of 6/17, 5:24PM.

            

          
          Cradle with baby doll, with (a frame holding) a mobile
            floating over the baby.  Mobile pieces would be words -
            things that threaten the child's future - WAR, POVERTY,
            HUNGER...  Associated signs, e.g. "(number) of the world's
            children died of malnutrition in 2010".

            

          
          Vietnam-war-memorial-style "wall" of Illinois young people
            killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, by year.  162 in
            Iraq, 79 in Afganistan, so far: 

            http://icasualties.org/Iraq/ByState.aspx
http://icasualties.org/OEF/Fatalities.aspx
          
          Child blasted by a drone attack

            

          
          Stretcher bearing a child victim of war, or toys, or a
            doll...

          
        
      
    
    

    
  

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