[Peace] AWARE Minutes, July 21, 2002

[Al Kagan]

AWARE Minutes, July 21, 2002


Sandra Ahten facilitated the meeting.

1. Poetry by Matt Murrey.  APPLAUSE

2. News of the Week by Carl Estabrook

3. Past events - nothing reported

4. Future events
	Monday, July 22, "Lies My Teacher Told Me About African 
American History and How to	do Better."  [lecture] 9 a.m.-noon. 
100 Gregory Hall, James W. Loewen, University of	Vermont.  For 
more information, call 333-7781, Afro-American Studies and Research 
	Program.

Thursday, July 25, 6PM, Video presentation from Occupied Territories, IMC

Every Friday, speakers and discussion at mosque on various topics. 
AWARE including Mutual    Aid Pact will present on Aug.2nd, Sandra 
and Al.

Thursday, July 25, 5:30 PM  Public i meeting, IMC.

5. Facilitation at future meetings.  A sign-up sheet went around.

6. Finance committee.  The idea was finalized.  Committee will be 
Vicki, Mike and Raia.

7. September 11th anniversary plans.
Al passed out a handout with our brainstorming ideas. 

Vicki sent a report on known events.  The Baker Board will do a Walk 
for Peace at several locations including portable labyrinths, a 
metaphoric pilgrimage.  Anti-war signs are not appropriate. They will 
also do a community calendar.  There will be a brown bag lunch at 
Parkland College, Room D-105,  "How 9/11 Changed Our Lives" with 
Imani Bizzell and Mary Lee Seargent. 

We need to address the likely apolitical nature of UIUC events.

People seemed to like the theme "Another World Is Possible" (from 
World Social Forum).  We need to make teaching part of all events.

We should have 3 working groups: for direct action, speaker events, 
and publicity/media/ outreach.

Direct Action idea: March to the FBI office on September 11th.  This 
alerts people to the fact that there is such an office in C/U.  Can 
easily target  repression of civil liberties as well as war plans. 
Need to be flexible and respond to current events, possibly new war 
with Iraq.  Street theater also goes under this category.

Speaker/teach-in  ideas:  Speaker from September 11th Families for 
Peaceful Tomorrows, possibly in early September if available.  They 
have a video from their trip to Afghanistan where they met with 
families of bombing victims.  They may have photos for an exhibit. 
Also ask Ahmed Bensouda to speak. Need to include Art and Revolution. 
Try to get events at both the university campus and in community, or 
do one event just off campus in a community venue.

Publicity/media campaign/outreach ideas:  Includes possibly editing 
Public i  for August  and  possible AWARE  TV program on WILL.  Need 
to do table on Quad Day, August 27th.

8.  Working groups will meet 6:30 - 7 PM after each AWARE meeting. 
First meetings were tonight.


Minutes by Al Kagan

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Al Kagan
African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
Africana Unit, Room 328
University of Illinois Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801, USA

tel. 217-333-6519
fax. 217-333-2214
e-mail. akagan at uiuc.edu
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