[Peace] updating the list

[Ricky Baldwin]

I have the sign-in sheets and would be glad to make the additions or 
changes, if it is the will of the group.  I have a version of the old list 
on Excel (Al sent me a while back for phoning), and it is in serious need of 
updating.  I noticed I am not on it.  Do we know the whereabouts of the 
contact sheets many of us filled out early on (I did in January)?

Ricky


----Original Message Follows----
From: Al Kagan <akagan at uiuc.edu>
To: peace at lists.groogroo.com
Subject: [Peace] AWARE minutes
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 21:58:17 -0500

AWARE Minutes
September 8, 2002


Carol Inskeep facilitated this meeting.

1. Carl Estabrook's News of the Week.

2. Past Events.
AWARE at today's Bears game.  There were 10-12 folks.  People were more 
hostile than usual.  The next game is Sept. 22nd.

3. Upcoming Events.
Mosque open house tonight.
Saturday, Sept. 14th, 3-11 pm, Street Theater Festival, Fish and Crane 
Alleys behind the Embassy and the Iron Post. We can have a table and/or 
protest there.
Sunday, Sept. 15th, 5 PM, AWARE meeting, presentation by local mosque.
Saturday, Sept. 21st, 10 AM, NOW demonstration at Wal-mart, a "merchant of 
shame."
Monday, Sept. 23rd, Palestinian activist speaker at IDF.
Sundays at 7:30 pm, Estabrook for Congress campaign meetings, Green Street 
Center, 24 E. Green St., Champaign.  Need volunteers.

4. Voices in the Wilderness campaign presented by Jeff Guntzel.
There is a dual campaign: a general peace pledge and a pledge of resistance 
including civil disobedience against the looming war on Iraq.  This is based 
on the 1980s Central American Pledge campaign. 12,000 have already signed 
nationwide, including 1500 in Chicago. The Chicago campaign will include 
letter-writing, meetings with govt representatives, and if necessary sit-in 
at govt reps offices.  We will put this on our next agenda.

5. September 11th event.
12-1 pm meet at Quad plaza on grass for memorial event.  Signs will be 
available there against war with Iraq and erosion of civil liberties.
1-2 pm march to FBI office at old train station in downtown Champaign. We 
need volunteers to be marshals.  We have a permit, and must remain on the 
sidewalks.
2-3 pm chants and speeches, including Carl Estabrook.  Jeff and Robert will 
research chants.  We can use: "Justice not war.  Let us not become what we 
deplore."

6. Teach-in evaluation.
There were more than 100 people and we raised $180 which is about breaking 
even. Two scheduled speakers were Robert Hostetter and Jeff Guntzel. Maaria 
Mosafar substituted for Ahmed Bensouda, and Steve Hartnett gave a short 
presentation on the status of the Bill of Rights. Some of it was also 
broadcast on WEFT, and it will be an AWARE cable TV program.
There was general agreement on the success of the event and that the 
speakers gave down to earth accessible talks, but some wanted to up the ante 
to be more threatening to the power structure. We agreed that we need to do 
both educational and direct action events like the upcoming march to the FBI 
office, and possibly sit-ins as suggested by Voices in the Wilderness.
We need to use today's sign-up sheet to update our phone list, and prepare 
for Iraq war.


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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“We disrespect people sacrificing their possessions for liquor and such.  I 
ask why we respect them for sacrificing themselves in war.” – Chandrakirti
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