[Peace-discuss] "Halt Police Militarization in CU" Planning Meeting, Sat 1/31, 2pm - can anyone attend for AWARE?

Tue Jan 20 19:31:47 EST 2015

Stuart, 
You will have to make a choice. I'm sure we will learn about the "Halt Police Militarization in CU" something we of AWARE support, even if we don't have a representative. However, being involved in the planning stage is important. Of course, this planning meeting if it involves 20 groups, does impact on our Forum doesn't it? And, unfortunately we can't change it.
One thought, our program is only one hour, its over at 3:00 so one could attend and then go to the planning meeting for "Halting Police Militarization" and still have an impact. 

Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:06:40 -0600
Subject: RE: [Peace-discuss] "Halt Police Militarization in CU" Planning Meeting, Sat 1/31, 2pm - can anyone attend for AWARE?
From: stuartnlevy at gmail.com
To: karenaram at hotmail.com

Oh, that's right.  I'd really like to go to the green party thing too. I don't expect they will change their time since it is advertised to about 20 groups.  So if I go, then will just have to hear about GP from you afterward!

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From: Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> 
Date: 01/20/2015  17:57  (GMT-06:00) 
To: Stuart Levy <stuartnlevy at gmail.com>,Peace Discuss <peace-discuss at anti-war.net> 
Subject: RE: [Peace-discuss] "Halt Police Militarization in CU" Planning Meeting, Sat 1/31, 2pm - can anyone attend for AWARE? 

Stuart, that's exactly the same day and time we are holding the Green Party Public Forum. Since four of us are Officers and we have requested our other members to attend........I would suggest if they can't change their meeting, as we often do for other organizations, then perhaps either you or Karen can attend on behalf of AWARE.

Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:44:39 -0600
To: peace-discuss at anti-war.net
Subject: [Peace-discuss] "Halt Police Militarization in CU" Planning Meeting, Sat 1/31, 2pm - can anyone attend for AWARE?
From: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net

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            Subject:

            Planning Meeting

            Date: 
            Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:23:01 -0600

            From: 
            Durl Kruse <jandurl at comcast.net>

            To: 
            stuartnlevy at gmail.com

      Summary: AWARE joined the coalition opposing
        militarization of the police, which CUCPJ initiated.   They are
        having an organizing meeting in a couple of weeks:

         2-4pm Sat Jan 31st at the IMC

      and are inviting AWARE to send a member, to
        bring ideas, and consider what should be said to the County
        Board in February (on Feb 19th).

      Would anyone like to go / be willing to go on
        Jan 31st and report back?   

        Details below.

      =======================================================

      CU Citizens for Peace and Justice is
        organizing two “Halt Police Militarization in CU” events.  As a
        coalition member, we would like to invite your organization to
        join us in planning these important events.  
      The first is a “Planning and
          Organizational Meeting” from 2:00 - 4:00 pm on Saturday,
          January 31 at the Independent Media Center. (Downtown Post
        Office - 202 S. Broadway, U.).
      The purpose of this meeting is to bring
        together all members of the coalition for the first time to put
        our heads together to work on strategies and actions to combat
        police militarization.  We would like coalition members to
        consider the presentation of the statement to the County Board
        and a draft county ordinance governing the acquisition of
        surplus military equipment.
      If coalition members have other related items
        to add to the discussion, just email us.  Your input and
        participation is valued.
      Finally, it would be helpful in planning this
        event if by January 23 you could RSVP via email the name and
        contact information of the person from your organization who is
        willing to attend.  Then, if necessary, we can communicate with
        him/her directly before the meeting.
      The second event is “Presentation to the
          County Board” at 6:30 pm on Thursday, February 19 at the
          Brookens Center. (1776 E. Washington, U.)
      At this regularly scheduled County Board
        meeting, the coalition will present its statement and ordinance
        language governing the 1033 program to the county board. 
        Coalition members are encouraged to attend and/or make public
        comments in support.
      We look forward to hearing from you and thank
        you for your continued support.
      CUCPJ Demilitarization of Local Police
        Planning Committee,

      Brian Dolinar, Durl Kruse, Patsy Howell,
        James Kilgore, Barbara Kessel, 

      PS:
      Currently the coalition is composed of the
        following twenty local organizations:  Anti-War
        Anti-Racism Effort, North End Men’s Breakfast Club, Central
        Illinois Chapter of Progressive Democrats,  Central
        Illinois Jobs with Justice,  Champaign Chapter of NAACP,
         Champaign County ACLU, Champaign County Young Democrats,  Champaign-Urbana
        Citizens for Peace and Justice,  Champaign-Urbana Immigration
        Forum,  Channing Murray Foundation,  GEO Solidarity
        Committee,  First Mennonite Church of
        Champaign/Urbana, Ministerial Alliance of Champaign-Urbana and
        Vicinity, Missions, Mercy and Justice Team at New
        Covenant Fellowship,  School for Designing a Society,
         Social Action Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Church of
        Urbana-Champaign,  Students for Justice in
        Palestine,  UIUC Chapter of Amnesty International,  University
        YMCA, Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting

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