[Peace] Upcoming events (from AWARE 6/25/06 meeting)

[Stuart Levy]

Pending a real set of minutes, here's a summary of upcoming events:

Mon 6/26 1:30PM sharp!  Urbana courthouse A (top floor, east side)
     Beginning of court proceedings for Patrick Thompson's case.
     Having people attend these to keep the court aware that the public
     are interested will be valuable.  The more who show up, the better.

     Be aware of some new (unwritten?) rules:
      - Courtroom doors *lock* at the specified time --
	no one can enter late.  So if you're coming, arrive before 1:30.
      - "Revealing" clothes aren't acceptable -- no shorts, halter tops, ... 
	(Dressing well is a good idea.  Randall will wear a suit!)
      - No cell phones.  If you carry one, keep it hidden and
	ensure that it doesn't ring lest it be confiscated.
      - No recording nor photography (this rule probably isn't new).

     There will not be any protests outside the courthouse, as they
     might be seen as trying to prejudice the jury, for example.


Tue 6/27 7:00PM  Mennonite Church, NW corner of Springfield & Lincoln
    Meeting of D.O.V.E. (Dedicated Ongoing Vineyard Engagement)
    to plan further church engagements, and decide how to deal with
    Annette's situation.

Sat 7/1  2:00-4:00PM  Main & Neil, Champaign
    Main Event.  (Flyers include news of the advisory referendum,
    and an invitation to march with AWARE in the 4th of July parade.)

Tue 7/4  1PM  Fourth of July Parade
    Float will carry the "Impeach Bush/Cheney / US Out of Iraq"
    advisory-referendum sample-ballot billboard, a banner,
    "Defending the Constitution Against the White House", ...
    Not sure yet which slot AWARE's float will be in, but likely
    (as in past years) starting somewhere near Lincoln and Nevada.

Fri 7/7  8:00PM  IMC in Urbana
    "The Hardest Question Ever", touring show by a Pittsburgh puppet group,
    about questions of justice, prisons and violence -- see:
	http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2006/06/touring_show_th.html

Sat 7/15  8PM  in front of Urbana courthouse
    Vigil to remember the five recent deaths in Champaign County jails.