[Peace] Re: Peace Digest, Vol 35, Issue 16

Fri Dec 29 21:26:16 CST 2006

I'll propose meeting at the Urbana Courthouse/Vet Memorial at 6pm on the day that the 3000th US military death is officially announced.  I'm planning on bringing a candle and some sort of sign empasizing the civilian and military deaths and demanding withdrawal.

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Today's Topics:

1. 3000th US military death vigil? (Matt Murrey)
2. Re: 3000th US military death vigil? (Robert Naiman )
3. Framing (Bill Strutz)
4. Saturday meeting reminder (Brian Dolinar)

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:35:36 -0800 (PST)
From: Matt Murrey 
Subject: [Peace] 3000th US military death vigil?
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I'd like to propose that the community be prepared to hold a candlelight vigil on the afternoon/evening that the US military death toll reaches the 3000 mark. As of tonight it's at 2991 so it could be in the next day or so. What about meeting at the Courthouse/Vet memorial in Urbana at 6:00 pm of that day - or - at One Main? I think it important that the anti-war community issue the call, since the last vigil at the 2000th death was completely depoliticized. I'd like to see it a somber occasion, but one that acknowledges the 500,000+ Iraqi deaths and calls for immediate withdrawal and accountability for the warmakers. What do others think?

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Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:28:28 -0600
From: Karen Medina 
Subject: [Peace] Champaign School Board needs members
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[ Do you live in Champaign? Have you considered running for Champaign 
Unit 4 School Board? There are several openings and we need people who 
care about education for all economic classes. -kem ]

Important Dates for Prospective Candidates for the April 17, 2007 
Consolidated Election (includes Unit 4 School Board elections):

beginning October 30, 2006, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Prospective candidates may pick up packets at the Mellon Building.

November 7, 2006
First day prospective candidates may circulate nominating petitions for 
signatures for the April 17, 2007 school board election.

January 1 – February 5, 2007
Statement of Economic Interest for 2007 must be filed by any incumbent 
board member seeking re-election, as well as for any new candidate.

January 29, 2007, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
First day candidates may file nominating papers with the school board 
secretary for the April 17, 2007 school board election.

February 5, 2007, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Last day candidates may file nominating papers with the school board 
secretary for the April 17, 2007 election.

Last day candidates may file receipt for Statement of Economic Interests 
to accompany nominating papers.

April 17, 2007
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[source: 
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About the Board... and when it meets
The Board of Education is the policy-making body of the Champaign Unit 4 
Schools. The seven members of the board are elected at large to 
four-year terms of office by the registered voters of the school 
district. Regular meetings are scheduled on the second Monday of the 
month at 7:00 P.M. at the Mellon Administrative Center, 703 S. New 
Street, Champaign. Regular board meetings are open to the public. Closed 
sessions are held occasionally in accordance with the provisions in the 
Illinois Open Meetings Act. Open board meetings can usually be seen live 
on Cable Channel 5.

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Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:09:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Kimberlie Kranich 
Subject: [Peace] Peace quote from the Dalai Lama
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An offering:

Internal peace is an essential first step to achieving peace in the 
world. How do you cultivate it? It's very simple. In the first place by 
realizing clearly that all humankind is one, that human beings in every 
country are members of one and the same family.

- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

I wish each of us internal peace as we do our work, be in our relationships with one another, love what we love, play and dream.

Happy New Year!

-Kimberlie

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:32:40 -0800 (PST)
From: carol inskeep 
Subject: [Peace] Postcards for Peace: This Saturday!
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Postcards for Peace Mailing Ceremony

Saturday, December 30th from 11am - Noon
Independent Media Center (202 S. Broadway in downtown Urbana)

* We'll be sending over 700 postcards to Senators Durbin and Obama and to Representative Tim Johnson, urging them to bring the troops home now

* Local musician Paul Kottheimer will perform

* Snacks and socializing to follow

Hope to see you there!

Postcards for Peace is a follow-up to the election results, to remind our representatives that we want U.S. troops out of Iraq. 58% of Champaign township and 65% of Cunningham township (Urbana) voted for the "orderly and rapid withdrawal" of U.S. military personnel and bases from Iraq. Over 150 communities nationwide have voted to "Get out of Iraq Now". Postcards for Peace is a grassroots ad hoc group of concerned community members.

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:56:07 -0600
From: "Robert Naiman " 
Subject: Re: [Peace] 3000th US military death vigil?
To: "Matt Murrey" 
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I think this is a great idea, and I agree with Matt completely on all
points: it should be respectful, but it should be political.

The American Friends Service Committee has issued a call for such vigils:
http://www.afsc.org/3000/

As of now there is nothing listed within 50 miles of 61801. Perhaps if
we move quickly we could get our event listed on their page.

On 12/28/06, Matt Murrey wrote:
> I'd like to propose that the community be prepared to hold a candlelight
> vigil on the afternoon/evening that the US military death toll reaches the
> 3000 mark. As of tonight it's at 2991 so it could be in the next day or so.
> What about meeting at the Courthouse/Vet memorial in Urbana at 6:00 pm of
> that day - or - at One Main? I think it important that the anti-war
> community issue the call, since the last vigil at the 2000th death was
> completely depoliticized. I'd like to see it a somber occasion, but one
> that acknowledges the 500,000+ Iraqi deaths and calls for immediate
> withdrawal and accountability for the warmakers. What do others think?
>
> peace-request at lists.chambana.net wrote:
> Send Peace mailing list submissions to
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> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of Peace digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
> 1. Champaign School Board needs members (Karen Medina)
> 2. Peace quote from the Dalai Lama (Kimberlie Kranich)
> 3. Postcards for Peace: This Saturday! (carol inskeep)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:28:28 -0600
> From: Karen Medina
> Subject: [Peace] Champaign School Board needs members
> To: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net,
> Peace at lists.chambana.net
> Message-ID: <4592BB4C.4060000 at uiuc.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>
> [ Do you live in Champaign? Have you considered running for Champaign
> Unit 4 School Board? There are several openings and we need people who
> care about education for all economic classes. -kem ]
>
> Important Dates for Prospective Candidates for the April 17, 2007
> Consolidated Election (includes Unit 4 School Board elections):
>
> beginning October 30, 2006, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
> Prospective candidates may pick up packets at the Mellon Building.
>
> November 7, 2006
> First day prospective candidates may circulate nominating petitions for
> signatures for the April 17, 2007 school board election.
>
> January 1 – February 5, 2007
> Statement of Economic Interest for 2007 must be filed by any incumbent
> board member seeking re-election, as well as for any new candidate.
>
> January 29, 2007, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
> First day candidates may file nominating papers with the school board
> secretary for the April 17, 2007 school board election.
>
> February 5, 2007, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
> Last day candidates may file nominating papers with the school board
> secretary for the April 17, 2007 election.
>
> Last day candidates may file receipt for Statement of Economic Interests
> to accompany nominating papers.
>
> April 17, 2007
> Consolidated Election Day, includes election of school board members.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [source:
> http://www.champaignschools.org/index2.php?header=./&file=board/index
> ]
>
> About the Board... and when it meets
> The Board of Education is the policy-making body of the Champaign Unit 4
> Schools. The seven members of the board are elected at large to
> four-year terms of office by the registered voters of the school
> district. Regular meetings are scheduled on the second Monday of the
> month at 7:00 P.M. at the Mellon Administrative Center, 703 S. New
> Street, Champaign. Regular board meetings are open to the public. Closed
> sessions are held occasionally in accordance with the provisions in the
> Illinois Open Meetings Act. Open board meetings can usually be seen live
> on Cable Channel 5.
>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:09:43 -0800 (PST)
> From: Kimberlie Kranich
> Subject: [Peace] Peace quote from the Dalai Lama
> To: Peace
> Message-ID: <622877.17360.qm at web62506.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> An offering:
>
> Internal peace is an essential first step to achieving peace in the
> world. How do you cultivate it? It's very simple. In the first place by
> realizing clearly that all humankind is one, that human beings in every
> country are members of one and the same family.
>
> - His Holiness the Dalai Lama
>
> I wish each of us internal peace as we do our work, be in our relationships
> with one another, love what we love, play and dream.
>
> Happy New Year!
>
> -Kimberlie
>
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> Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:32:40 -0800 (PST)
> From: carol inskeep
> Subject: [Peace] Postcards for Peace: This Saturday!
> To: carolinskeep at yahoo.com
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>
> Postcards for Peace Mailing Ceremony
>
> Saturday, December 30th from 11am - Noon
> Independent Media Center (202 S. Broadway in downtown Urbana)
>
> * We'll be sending over 700 postcards to Senators Durbin and Obama and to
> Representative Tim Johnson, urging them to bring the troops home now
>
> * Local musician Paul Kottheimer will perform
>
> * Snacks and socializing to follow
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> Postcards for Peace is a follow-up to the election results, to remind our
> representatives that we want U.S. troops out of Iraq. 58% of Champaign
> township and 65% of Cunningham township (Urbana) voted for the "orderly and
> rapid withdrawal" of U.S. military personnel and bases from Iraq. Over 150
> communities nationwide have voted to "Get out of Iraq Now". Postcards for
> Peace is a grassroots ad hoc group of concerned community members.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:16:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Bill Strutz 
Subject: [Peace] Framing
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Some thoughts on "framing:"

(1) No one is going to overlook the 3000th death. I am afraid that no matter how carefully a demonstration were done, it would create the wrong perception among the public -- like a demonstraton at a military funeral. Even the mainstream media are going to publicize the 3000th death. It speaks for itself. And it's so soon after the 2000th death.

(2) If the Democratic Party is "the Democrat Party," then surely the Republican Party is "the Publican Party." Perhaps the Democrats will let us down -- yeah, to some extent they have already, unless they're playing a deeper game. But let's not miss a chance at gentle mockery of the party that really screwed us over by putting Bush up in front.

(3) We know that the war in Iraq is not truly part of the GWOT and it's not OIF/OEF. I think that whenever we refer to it, we should blandly call it "Bush's War." Bush started it, Bush insisted on running it incompetently, and now Bush is practically the only person who embraces a continuation of it. When I say "Bush's War," no one is puzzled as to which war I am talking about. It is simply, and truly, Bush's War. That is what history should call it.

While I am on the soapbox -- I think that the talk about a "surge" and the proposal to add brigades to the Army and Marines are connected. First Bush will claim that we deserve to give "surge" a chance. Then he will say that we need those extra brigades, as the only practical way to scrape up enough troops. So, it'll be 2008 before the surge can even start. Also, a few pundits are already saying that a surge should last 18 months or more. That takes us well into 2009. So it truly is time to stop, NOW.

Framing: Is it a "surge" or is it "escalation" or is it our "last throes"?

William J Strutz 
Hey, we don't have to worry about Global Warming
as long as we have the option of creating Nuclear Winter.
PO Box 11464,Champaign IL 61826 (217) 359-0598

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:20:47 -0600
From: "Brian Dolinar" 

Subject: [Peace] Saturday meeting reminder
To: announce at communitycourtwatch.org, discuss at communitycourtwatch.org,
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Much work to do this week.
We're meeting Saturday at 4pm.

Patrick Thomspon's in court Thursday 9 am.
Sgt. Myers in court Wednesday 11am.
And Lewell Helm in court Friday.

Look forward to seeing you Sat.

Peace, BD
-- 
Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
303 W. Locust St.
Urbana, IL 61801
briandolinar at gmail.com
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