[Peace] AWARE NOTES

[Ricky Baldwin]

If the University had offered to have an open mic, and now has decided not 
to, that seems to me a golden opportunity for letters to the DI and leaflets 
addressing this issue - "What are they afraid of?" sort of thing - no?


>From: Rob Scott <rob at anacroatan.org>
>To: peace at lists.groogroo.com
>Subject: [Peace] AWARE NOTES
>Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 10:36:24 -0500 (CDT)
>
>AWARE notes 8/25/02
>
>Dave Green played some music about what Europe did to the world in the
>16th century.
>
>Merideth Kruse talked about Plan Columbia.
>
>Carl Estabrook gave the news of the week.
>
>I started taking notes.
>
>Past week events, worthy of attention:
>
>1. As the Bears game began, 25 people protested against war on Iraq, on
>Kirby Ave, amongst gridlock traffic. There were more "negative" responses
>than the week before; lots of rowdy frat boys was a common
>explanation. Next game is 9/8 and everyone agrees we should do continue
>protesting, perhaps becoming Bears fans ourselves.
>2. We made signs for the 9-11 direct action. About ten people showed up
>and we produced about 12 new signs, including 3 big banners reading "NO
>WAR" "ENOUGH HAVE DIED" and "NO MORE MILITARY BUILDUP". Much credit to
>Lisa Chason.
>
>Upcoming events:
>
>1. This Wednesday, August 28th, Tim Johnson is holding an open meeting
>with the public at the Urbana Civic Center from 6:30 - 8:30. Meet at the
>Courier Cafe between 5:45 and 6:00 to go over there with a group and a
>game-plan.
>2. September 13 Amnesty International President Phil Shult will pass
>through town, possibly speaking somewhere (?)
>3. University High School wants someone from AWARE to come talk to their
>social advocacy group class this fall...
>4. Javier Ortez is doing a tour talking about the Pennsylvania-based
>organization "Why War?" (an AWARE-like group) and Sharon Courvie will be
>calling him to possibly coordinate an event in U-C.
>5. The University has announced that 9-11 the plaza on the quad will be
>reserved for memorial services to the victims of 9-11, and have taken away
>the open-mic offer, so we will meet on the grass before marching to the
>FBI building. We plan to leaflet the entire quad about what is happening.
>
>AWARE *will* be meeting on 9/8 even though we will have just protested war
>at a Bears game and hosted a teach-in the same day... of course we'll be
>gearing up for the 9/11 event which will occur three days later.
>
>We broke into working groups for the rest of the meeting.
>
>
>
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