[Peace-discuss] [OccupyCU] Labor Day Parade - Progressive Coalition contingent

[C. G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss]

As I've mentioned on these lists, I have trouble seeing some of the positions represented here as progressive (e.g., reproductive rights should be about rights to health care and education, not ending human life).    

But I would like to see Stuart buzz by, dressed as a bee...


On Aug 28, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Karen Aram via OccupyCU <occupycu at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> It sounds nice, these holiday parades, scheduled once a year to celebrate what our predecessors did for us, but until some of these groups show some solidarity with the cause of "anti-war." I will sit this one out.
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> I am thinking that we/AWARE should be demonstrating today, tomorrow, or Saturday given the current US bombing of Iraq, plans by tomorrow to bomb/attack Syria, and pending "whatever" in the Ukraine.
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> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:21:22 -0500
> To: peace at anti-war.net
> CC: peace-discuss at anti-war.net; OccupyCU at lists.chambana.net
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Labor Day Parade - Progressive Coalition contingent
> From: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
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> There'll be a Progressive Contingent marching in the Labor Day parade on Monday morning - want to march with it?   Bring your own sign, or we'll have some of AWARE's.    This is the same sort of thing we did for the Fourth of July parade.
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> When: Monday, Sep 1st.  Start marching at 10am.  (Lineup starts at 9am.)
> Where: Lincoln Square parking lot (where the Farmer's Market is held)
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> Who: probably people from several groups will be there.  Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) are organizing it.  Jobs with Justice, Food and Water Watch (some of them will dress as bees and I might too), a group of young women speaking out for reproductive rights, AWARE, and likely others.   But this will be separate from the political campaigns and the main party groups - they'll have their own contingents in the parade.
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> The organizers of this Progressive contingent write:
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> PDA Central Illinois will march in the Champaign County Labor Day Parade as part of the Progressive Coalition. Line-up starts at 9 a.m. in the Lincoln Square parking lot, with the parade starting at 10 a.m. We will have a vehicle for those who do not want to walk AFL-CIO picnic afterwards. We will have a voter registration table at the picnic. Contact Deb at deb.pdamerica at gmail.com to volunteer for tabling or roving voter registration.