[Peace] IDF Fall Dinner Feat. Paul and Pat Vogel--TOMORROW!

[Jen Tayabji]

TOMORROW! TOMORROW!

You are cordially invited to...

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IDF Annual Fall Dinner
Featuring Keynote Speakers Paul and Patricia Vogel
"We're the Problem, Not the Solution: Out of Iraq NOW!"

Saturday, November 5th
Doors open at 5:30pm
Wisegarver Lounge (1st Floor of IDF)**
Tickets cost $8-15 on a sliding scale
RSVP Online (see below)!

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On Saturday, November 5th, the Illinois Disciples Foundation will be
hosting our Annual Fall Dinner, featuring keynote speakers Paul and
Patricia Vogel in a talk entitled "We're the Problem, Not the Solution:
Out of Iraq NOW!" The doors will open at 5:30pm, dinner will be served at
6pm, and the keynote presentation will start at 7pm.

Keynote speakers Paul and Patricia Vogel are active members of Military
Families Speak Out (MFSO), a national organization of over 3000 military
families who are seeking an immediate withdrawal of our troops, the proper
care of our wounded and a full accounting for this disaster. The Vogels
have been speaking out against the war since their son Aaron was deployed
to Iraq in April 2003.

In November 2003, Paul traveled to Baqubah, Iraq, through the help of the
American Friends Service Committee, to visit his son. He was able to meet
many local Iraqis, from families with a daughter in the Baghdad orchestra,
to religious leaders who worked with local NGOs.  Paul also met with other
soldiers in Aaron's unit during his visit and heard of the suffering and
sense of betrayal these soldiers felt. The fear and anger the Iraqi people
also felt was very apparent even then. Their son returned safely in April
2004, but four soldiers in his unit were not as lucky.

In December 2004 Paul petitioned the Governor of Illinois to join only 5
other states in honoring the soldiers from our state who have been killed
in Iraq and Afghanistan, by lowering the US and State flags to half staff
on the day of the funeral for that soldier. The Governor issued a
proclamation to that effect in February 2005. In March 2005 Pat was one of
six people arrested by the Chicago police during a protest march to mark
the second anniversary of the Iraq war. Most recently, Pat joined Cindy
Sheehan in Crawford, TX to demand an answer from President Bush about what
our soldiers were dying for.

The dinner will include an ALL-VEGAN INDIAN BUFFET, featuring Toovar Dal
(lightly spiced lentils), Rasadar Aloo (potatoes cooked in a tomato base),
Matar Gobi (cauliflower and peas with ginger), basmati rice, Phalon Ki
Chaat (fruit salad), and more!

DINNER TICKETS are $8-15 on a sliding scale. Raffle tickets are $1 each or
6 for $5 and winners need not be present to win. Tickets are available at
the IDF office, which is open Monday through Friday from 12noon to 5pm,
and at the door. We would greatly appreciate tickets to be purchased or
reserved in advance. YOU CAN RSVP ONLINE AT
www.prairienet.org/idf/falldinner05.html!

The proceeds of this event will go to the Illinois Disciples Foundation to
further our peace with justice mission. The IDF is a pioneering campus
ministry with the mission of peace with social justice. This year, the IDF
is celebrating a tremendous milestone: IDF's 100th anniversary. Since its
inception in 1905 the IDF and its programs have been at the forefront of
many peace with justice struggles including the civil rights movement, the
struggle against the Vietnam War, the fight for the Equal Rights
Amendment, the Sanctuary movement, the struggle to eliminate U of I's
racist mascot, "Chief Illiniwek," and current anti-war work around the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This event is being cosponsored by Activist Forum, Anti-War Anti-Racism
Effort (AWARE), Campus Greens, Champaign County Health Care Consumers,
National Organization of Women (UI Chapter), Progressive Resource/Action
Cooperative (PRC), U-C Friends Meeting, Vietnam Veterans Against the War,
and the Women’s Direct Action Collective.

**The IDF is located at the NW corner of Springfield and Wright St. in
Champaign. Wisegarver Lounge is located on the first floor of the building
and is wheelchair accessible. For information about the IDF or this event,
please contact the IDF at (217) 352-8721, idf at prairienet.org or check out
the website at www.prairienet.org/idf.

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Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF)
610 E. Springfield Ave.
Champaign, IL  61820
Office Hours: Mon - Fri from 12-5pm
(217) 352-8721 | idf at prairienet.org
www.prairienet.org/idf

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