[Peace] AWARE Meeting Minutes 5/30/04

[Ricky Baldwin]

Just one clarification:  the Fourth of July meeting
will be at the Kruses' house, and I doubt we'll have
time to make signs.  Sorry.

Ricky
--- Carol McKusick <cmck61801 at msn.com> wrote:

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Music.  Guitar and singing by Darrin Drda.  Four
numbers.
 
1.  News of the Week
 
2.  Prospect for Peace (Ricky Baldwin).  There will be
the 1st Saturday demonstration at Prospect and
Marketview on June 5 from 2 p.m. til 4 p.m.   This is
the weekend of march in D.C. called by International
Answer.  Emphasis is on Palestine.  Signmaking
materials are available for later in the meeting. 
(This was postponed to Wed. at Ricky's house in
conjunction with 4th of July parade planning meeting.)
  A signup sheet was passed around for phonecalling to
get people out for the demo.  Questions, Ricky
328-3037.
 
Discussion about another time/place/method of street
work for more fun, effectiveness.  Ricky B. reports
experience from Buffalo that you can use privately
owned town square space until challenged.   Downtown
Champaign has lots of foot traffic.  Susan Davis
suggests flyering the Art Theatre when "Supersize"
shows on the weekend of June 11.  Emmanuel wants to
work on a basic AWARE leaflet.  Susan Davis and Al
Kagan already doing a revised flyer.  They will
exchange drafts via website www.anti-war.net.  
 
3.  Lawyer is found.   A couple others interested in
consulting behind the scenes.  Al Kagan will be
meeting with Bob Finch on Wed., 6/2, at 5:30 p.m. 
Contact Al, akagan at uiuc.edu to join the meeting. 
 
Lieutenant Gallo from Champaign police is out of town
for a few weeks, reported Ricky B.  
 
4.  Fourth of July Parade.  Plan is to use a flatbed
truck.  One globe split open and another coming out
depicting that another world is possible.  2 sided
signs:  what is and what could be.  Drummers. 
Possibility of using the recreational vehicle of Ken
Urban's family.  Contact Ricky baldwinricky at yahoo.com
to work with this working group.
 
5.  Matt Murray faxed a letter to Rep. Tim Johnson
this week asking for a meeting.  He's awaiting reply. 
WILL 580 had T.J.  on David Inge this past week.
 
6.  Urbana Farmers Market Sat. Mornings at Lincoln
Square.  June being coordinated by Peter Rohloff. 
Durl Kruse will coordinate July.  Time slot from 10 -
12 noon tablers needed.  Contact rohloff at uiuc.edu   We
are long on buttons, pretty long on bumper stickers
and short on literature. 
 
7.  WILL Commentaries.  Al Kagan and Randall Cotton
have meeting with Kim Kranich and Jack Brighton on
Thursday at 1:30 p.m.   FAIR report about NPR.  To
join contact akagan at uiuc.edu
 
8.  RE Democracy Now Live on UPTV.  The station has to
return an agreement.  Randall will be watching to see
if pressure need be brought to bear.
 
9.  New Ideas.   (Susan Parenti) Voter Registration
combined with Bush Out.  Should be a standard part of
tabling.  Separate campaign for networking with other
groups will be explored by Ricky and Emmanuel.  
Emmanuel passed around a list of proposals.
 
10.  No report on Boondocks because Jan Kruse is out.
 
Upcoming Week's Events--Forum of Green Party nominee
for President David Cobb, Senate nominee Steve Summers
will be on Wed., 6/2, at 8 p.m. at Illini Union
Ballroom.  At present signature campaign for 25,000 to
get Greens on Illinois ballot far behind necessary
25,000 signatures.  Ken Urban will , however, be on
for Greens running for Champaign County Board.  
 
Next Sun., 6/6, 3 p.m. Meredith Kruse on Guatemala
work.
 
Submitted by Carol McKusick.  Call me 369-0388 with
corrections.    
 

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