[Peace] AWARE Minutes, July 21, 2002

[Ricky Baldwin]

NB- The sign up sheet for facilitators did not go all the way around the 
room, so we might want to do it again at the next meeting. (No, that's not a 
volunteer.)

Ricky

>From: Al Kagan <akagan at uiuc.edu>
>To: peace at lists.groogroo.com
>Subject: [Peace] AWARE Minutes, July 21, 2002
>Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:08:16 -0500
>
>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
>
>--
>
>
>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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“We have to ask ourselves whether what is needed in the United States is 
dissent – or denazification.” – Noam Chomsky

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