[Peace] Re: Fwd: lebanon presentation

[Karen Medina]

AWARE Presents,

I think we should go for it. Perhaps we could offer something slightly lower, but then charge or sell something appropriate for a donation that would also go to their honorarium.

-karen medina

---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:01:22 -0600
>From: "Morton K. Brussel" <brussel4 at insightbb.com>  
>Subject: Fwd: lebanon presentation  
>To: AWARE peace <peace at lists.chambana.net>
>Cc: Jan & Durl Kruse <jandurl at insightbb.com>, Stuart Levy <slevy at new.math.uiuc.edu>, Gary & Jamie Storm <gary_jamie at hotmail.com>, Linda Weber <lweber0311 at insightbb.com>, Janet Wesse <jw4peace at cs.com>, Annette Williams <williams_clan at sbcglobal.net>, May Xiong <mkxiong at gmail.com>, Grandpa Wahlfeldt <wally1 at insightbb.com>, Carl Estabrook <galliher at uiuc.edu>, Karen Medina <kmedina at uiuc.edu>
>
>   Any thoughts on whether we want to deal with this?
>   You may remember that in reply to my inquiry, Jen
>   Angel said:
>   Ana and Andy need to have an event or combination of
>   events in an area that pay enough to cover travel
>   and an honorarium. They're looking to get about
>   $1000, but will be flexible for the right event. I
>   know there are other organizations in your area that
>   could co-sponsor or plan coordinating events. What
>   do you usually pay speakers?
>   Jen now seems more forthcoming, in that ours would
>   seem to be the "right event". Is it to late to
>   prepare for such an event? Should we propose an
>   honorarium that we could honor? Etc.…
>   Mort
>   Begin forwarded message:
>
>     From: Jen Angel <jenangel at riseup.net>
>     Date: November 14, 2006 8:29:56 PM CST
>     To: "Morton K. Brussel" <brussel4 at insightbb.com>
>     Subject: lebanon presentation
>     Hi Mort! I would love to have this presentaiton in
>     Champaign on December 16 - do you think that's a
>     possibility?
>     Thanks!
>     Jen
>     510-910-5627
>
>       Hello Jen,
>
>       We've received your email via your communication
>       with Danielle Chynoweth, and we  are interested
>       in bringing Democracy Now! correspondent Ana
>       Nogueira and Redux Pictures photojournalist
>       Andrew Stern  to speak to us here in Urbana,
>       IL. about the effects of the recent Lebanon
>       invasion by Israel.
>
>       Perhaps you can tell us about open dates for a
>       visit and what honorarium is expected. I am
>       writing so as to be able to bring this to the
>       attention to our AWARE
>       (Anti-War-Anti-Racism-Effort) group. We have
>       sponsored several visits recently by speakers
>       discussing topics related to our anti-war,
>       anti-racism interests.
>
>       Mort(on) Brussel
>
>       Member of AWARE
>
>       Urbana, IL