[Peace-discuss] Upcoming events of interest to AWARE
Stuart Levy
stuartnlevy at gmail.com
Tue Feb 26 17:16:27 UTC 2013
Some upcoming events below. Unfortunately three of them happen
concurrently on Wednesday, but hope you can attend at least one.
*7pm Wed 2/27 "People and the Olive", First Mennonite Church*,
Springfield & Lincoln, Urbana
Screening of the documentary */People and The Olive/*.
The film follows a Michigan-based nonprofit's ultra-marathon across
Palestine and their efforts to replant uprooted olive trees. This
documentary focuses on cross-cultural connections and speaks out in
support of Fair Trade. Join us for this 70 minute film with some
discussion afterwards.
*6-8pm Wed 2/27 Planners' Network in "Race and Space Symposium"*, Asian
American House, 210 W Nevada St
Interdisciplinary symposium on segregated spaces in our
contemporary world including ghettos, slums and gated communities. With
Aaron Ammons, Francisco Baires, Stephanie Seawell. Contact: Scott
Humphrey, shmphry2 at illinois.edu.
7:30pm Wed 2/27 Keynote by Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams + concert,
Foellinger Great Hall, KCPA
Culminating celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation
sesquicentennial.
Keynote speech by civil rights activist, and past president of the
NAACP, Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams (Medger Evers had been her husband).
More about her at:
http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-Myrlie-Evers-Williams
... and performances by the U of I Black Choir, Women's Glee Club,
and U of I Wind Symphony.
At Foellinger Great Hall in Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave,
Urbana. Free.
and two events with *campaigners against the drug war*, brought here by
C-U Citizens for Peace and Justice and others --
*Neill Franklin *of*Law Enforcement Against Prohibition(LEAP) *and*
Clifford Thornton *of*Efficacy Now*
*5:30-8:30pm Thu 2/28* at *Levis Faculty Center*, 919 Illinois St., Urbana
and
*5:30-8:30pm Fri 3/1* at *Salem Baptist Church*, 500 E Park St.,
Champaign
also note the YMCA Friday Forum --
*noon Fri 3/1 Rev Alexander Sharp*: how Protestants for the Common Good
are organizing to *reform drug policy here in Illinois*.
University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign
This is part of the University YMCA's Friday Forum series. Its
theme this spring is Faith in Action - see the full list of speakers here:
http://www.universityymca.org/friday_forum/
including
3/8 Soulforce, Dr. Cindi Love - Dedicated to Relentless, Nonviolent
Resistance to Oppression Arising out of Fundamentalism
3/29 Rev. Dr. Eugene Barnes, Metanoia Centers - Working on Economic
Justice and Community Transformation from a Faith Base
4/5 Eboo Patel, Interfaith Youth Core and Member of President
Obama's Advisory Council - Author of /Acts of Faith /and /Sacred Ground:
Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America/
4/12 Rev. Dr. Clare Butterfield, Faith in Place, and Rev. Bob
Rasmus, St. Matthew Lutheran Church - Helping People of Faith Understand
Ecology and Economy as a Moral Issue
4/19 Dr. Irfan Ahmad, Avicenna Community Health Center, and Donna
Camp, Wesley Evening Food Pantry - Local Faith-Based Responses to Hunger
and Healthcare
4/26 Rabbi Rogerio Cukierman, Executive Director, UIUC Hillel/Cohen
Center - Praying with Our Legs: The Intersection of Social Justice and
Spirituality
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