[Peace] AWARE meeting Minutes, Sept. 12, 2005
Morton K. Brussel
brussel4 at insightbb.com
Mon Sep 12 13:02:05 CDT 2005
Please let me know if there are errors or additions to what I report
below. mkb
Facilitator: Durl Kruse
Minutes: Mort Brussel
Time: David Green
1. News of the Week: Carl Estabrook. To be posted.
2. Introductions.
3. Reports
Finances: Linda
About same balance as last week: ≈$2500.
Farmers Market: David, Randall et al
About $150 of merchandise sold, mainly yard signs. Need for
more signs noted.
1 Main protest: Ricky reminder of gathering, again, 4-6PM
Thursday, Sept. 15.
Sept. 24 Washington protest: Durl
• Over two bus loads have been subscribed; more requests
arriving from all over our region. Many students.
• $910 has been donated by various members to subsidize bus
rides.
• A second bus has been contracted, from Marie's Bus Line
(?), at cost of $4600. Implies cost of $92/rider.
• Request for AWARE to pick up tab for bus driver's expenses
of second bus.
• Durl notes that Bloomington group wants to coordinate with
us, attend our meetings. Springfield folks also.
• Carol I. suggestion: We should coordinate on other fronts
as well.
• A DI reporter will go along to record the events.
Eyes Wide Open event: Carol I.
• 9/16 - 9/20. Help requested for set up and publicity:
• See the circular Carol sent to the list serve.
Friday, 9/16 from 8 – 4 on the UI Quad (English Building Lawn)
Saturday, 9/17 from 10 – 6 at West Side Park in Downtown Champaign
Sunday, 9/18 from 2 - 6 at Douglass Park in Champaign
Monday, 9/19 from 10 – 4 at Carle Park in Urbana
• Discussions for a Parkland venue are still in process.
AWARE Presents: working group: Durl
Meetings postponed until further notice.
Unity March: Brian Dolinar/Aaron Ammons
• Organization in process for march on Oct. 8, Crystal Lake
Park, Chpgn. Request for help.
• AWARE donates $250 for the effort.
• Carl E. critiques aspects of the prison expansion,
disparity study, CPRB, themes…, but there is consensus as to the
value of the effort.
Lehrer WILL Anniversary event: /Carl Estabrook/mkb
• Carol I.: It's not worth it for AWARE to donate $150 to
ask a question to Lehrer. Agreed.
• Extensive and lively discussion about whether a critical
flyer about the PBS Lehrer News Hour should be distributed which has
the AWARE imprimatur. Objections: a) it might alienate potential
friends who like/watch the News Hour, b) any such flyer should be
presented to the AWARE membership before promulgation. No consensus
reached. Carl E., Mort B. David F. Karen? express interest in
creating and passing out such a flyer at the Lehrer WILL event,
Saturday, Sept 17, 8pm Location??.
Randall's projected banishment from WEFT
• Members urged to attend WEFT meeting, Sept. 20, 7pm, IDF
where deliberations(?), explanations(?), and a vote will be taken on
this procedure.
• Members also can attend Tuesday, Sept. 13 WEFT meeting at
Moonstruck Chocolate Bar on Wright St., Champ'gn, intended to plan
the Sept. 20 meeting.
4. Group Discussion about AWARE guidelines.
***Your minute taker (mkb) had to leave the meeting at 6:45, before
it adjourned and before the planned discussion began. Notable
developments will be addended as I receive them.
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