[Peace] AWARE Minutes, Jan. 22, 2006

Tue Jan 24 09:00:33 CST 2006

Thank you, David for the minutes.

Correction on the date for the WEFT Board Meeting to consider the
banishment of Randall Cotton is on Monday, Jan. 30th.

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 	  	 From: David Green
Sent: 1/24/2006 9:00:15 AM
To: peace at lists.chambana.net
Subject: [Peace] AWARE Minutes, Jan. 22, 2006 

AWARE Minutes, Jan. 22, 2005 

Facilitator: Randall Cotton 
Minutes: David Green 
Time: Karen Medina 

1. News of the Week, posted separately by Carl 
Estabrook 

2. Introductions: 15-20 present 

3. New Ideas: 

Population Issues-please refer to peace-discuss 
archives for several posts regarding this issue, 
raised by a Catherine, a new attendee. 

___________________________________ 

New Meeting Time: A vote was taken regarding preferred 
meetings times. There was an approximately even 
division between those preferring an earlier time, 
especially 4, and those wishing to keep the time at 5. 
More discussion of this issue this Sunday (at 5). 

__________________________________ 

Durl Kruse requested that we co-sponsor a showing of 
Hotel Rwanda at Channing-Murray by Amnesty 
International Student Group, Feb. 7, 6 p.m. This was 
approved without dissent. 

____________________________________ 

Randall Cotton reported that a WEFT Board Meeting 
would be considering his banishment on Monday evening, 
Jan. 31, McKinley Foundation, time TBA. Randall 
requests that those interested in supporting his 
efforts to bring new ideas to WEFT attend this meeting 
on his behalf. 

4. Working Groups: 

Finances: $2236.25 

______________________________________ 

Main Event: Feb. 4th, 2-4. 

_______________________________________ 

AWARE Presents: Planning is in the works to gain 
University departmental sponsorship for Anthony 
Shadid's visit, March 7-8th. We will need to raise 
$2,000 for an honorarium-suggestions welcome. Steve 
Hartnett is also involved in trying to gain 
sponsorship and funds from university programs. It was 
suggested that local progressive churches also be 
contacted, as well as the mosque. 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805076026/sr=1-1/qid=1138113906/ref=pd
_bbs_1/002-7806867-0604854?%5Fencoding=UTF8 

__________________________________________ 

Anna Piller, a Jewish-American Palestinian rights 
activist, will be visiting on May 11-12th. A radio 
appearance, lecture and panel discussion, and book 
signing are in the works. 

__________________________________________ 

Urbana City Council Resolution: 

Much effort is going into planning, publicity, and 
news coverage for the upcoming Town Meeting, Feb. 
21st. Please contact Durl and Jan Kruse if you wish to 
help in these efforts, including fliering. 

___________________________________________ 

Counter-recruitment: There will be efforts to begin 
tabling at local high schools. To this end, there will 
be a meeting at Mort Brussel's house, 2003 George Huff 
Drive, Wed. (tomorrow), 7:30. The Centennial principal 
in particular seems open to allowing us to do this. 

_______________________________________ 

Upcoming Events 

The Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society 

presents 

Molly Secours 
"Whispering Black: Code Talk for Whites" 

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 
7pm 

Foellinger Auditorium 

In "Whispering Black," Molly Secours addresses the 
hushed tones often used by those classified as white 
whenever referring to race. She also illustrates how 
avoiding meaningful racial discussions only furthers 
the divide between whites and non-whites- thereby 
maintaining the benefits of "white privilege" and the 
injustices of white supremacy.By honestly examining 
our thoughts, behaviors, and history regarding race, 
Secours excavates the origins of our biases and 
deepens our understanding so that we can more 
consciously change our actions and strengthen our 
commitment to social justice. 

_______________________________________ 

>From Brian Dolinar: 

Last week, I spoke about our plans to form an 
anti-racist 
working group. This week, there is a court date for 
Officer 
Myers, busted for tasing an inmate. It is this 
Wednesday, Jan 
25 at 11:30am, Courtroom A. Unfortunately, I have to 
teach. 
But for anyone who can make it, could you please come 
out to 
make a show of public pressure. Without public 
pressure, such 
cases are not prosecuted - as the dropping of rape 
charges 
against Officer Hjort of Urbana shows. 

For others interested, Patrick Thompson's second trial 
also 
starts the morning of Jan 25. 

Also this week, there will be a talk about Katrina and 
its 
aftermath by Marc Morial, former New Orleans Mayor, LA 
Senator, and Urban League president. 

It is Thursday at 7pm, Smith Music Hall, Mathews Ave. 

______________________________________ 

Kathy Kelly at Allen Hall 

THIS IS INFORMATION FROM THE ALLEN HALL WEBSITE AT THE 
UNIVERSITY. 
MAYBE LAURA HABER WILL CONFIRM. 
> 
Current Guests In Residence 

> Spring 2006 
> January 29, 2006 - February 2, 2006 
> Kathy Kelly 
> 
> Kathy Kelly has been a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee 
three times. She 
> helped initiate Voices in the Wilderness, a campaign 
to end the UN/US 
> sanctions against Iraq. Voices in the Wilderness 
organized 70 
> delegations to visit Iraq in the period between 1996 
and the 
beginning 
> of the Operation Shock and Awe warfare. Kelly has 
been to Iraq twenty 
> times since 1996. In October 2002, she joined Iraq 
Peace Team members 
> in Baghdad where she and the team maintained a 
presence throughout 
the 
> bombardment and invasion. She has also helped 
organize and 
> participated in nonviolent direct action teams in 
Haiti and Bosnia. 
> Kelly served nine months in Lexington, KY maximum 
security prison in 
> 1988 for planting corn on nuclear missile silo 
sites. She was 
recently 
> imprisoned for three months in Pekin Federal Prison 
Camp for her 
> participation in a nonviolent protest calling for 
closure of the 
> School of the Americas military combat training 
school based in Fort 
> Benning, GA. Kelly has taught in Chicago area 
community colleges and 
> high schools since 1974. 

___________________________________ 

Slam-Jam Romp-Stomp 

Saturday Night, Jan. 28, 7-9, IMC 

________________________________________ 

Immigration Forum, Levis Faculty Center, Friday, Jan. 
27, 4-5:30 

________________________________________ 

The next Social Forum meeting will be at the Champaign 
County Healthcare Consumers Office, 44 E. Main St., 
Champaign, Saturday, Feb. 18, 1 p.m. 

________________________________________ 

Finally-reference to Cindy Sheehan article mentioned 
at meeting: 

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0122-24.htm 

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