[Peace] Re: [Aware] Connecting AWARE more with the Occupation Project?

[C. G. Estabrook]

Hello, Sean.  It's good to hear from you -- and good to know you're well 
and out of jail...

We've followed the Occupation Project since Kathy first mentioned it on 
her last visit to Champaign-Urbana.  I don't know if you'd get too many 
people willing to be arrested from our group and friends, but there 
might be some.

I think AWARE would be willing to hear a speaker on the project whenever 
it's convenient for you to send one.  AWARE meets regularly every Sunday 
5-6:30pm, and we could advertise your speaker to other local peace 
groups.  AWARE has tended to welcome outside speakers: e.g., in recent 
weeks we've had a representative from "Americans Against Escalation in 
Iraq." (I know, I know.)

(And BTW my wife and I would be happy to house whomever you send.)

Best to you, and to Kathy and your colleagues,

Carl Estabrook
217.359.9466

Sean Reynolds wrote:
> *Hi, my name is Sean Reynolds, I’d like to have someone talking to AWARE 
> members about maybe getting some of them arrested this August/September.  *
> 
> * *
> 
> *I’m a volunteer with, and participant in, the Occupation Project, a 
> nationwide campaign (convened by Voices for Creative Nonviolence) to 
> stop **Iraq** war funding by means of peaceful “occupations” of 
> legislators’ offices (www.vcnv.org/project/the-occupation-project 
> <http://www.vcnv.org/project/the-occupation-project>).  (for all I know 
> you’re all already working with the project, in which case don’t worry 
> about it).  This past spring I was maybe the 200^th of over 320 arrests 
> resulting from sit-ins at 39 congresspeople’s offices in 25 states.  
> Participants politely refused to leave their legislators’ offices unless 
> the legislators pledged to oppose further **Iraq** war funding.   I’d 
> never been arrested before and the action was as astonishlingly easy as 
> it was personally fulfilling – for my experience see 
> http://vcnv.org/5-arrested-outside-the-locked-office-of-senator-durbin). 
> My senator didn’t change his vote – many who we visited did, and many 
> more will turn against the war as more and more citizens make their 
> legislators and neighbors understand the full level of their commitment 
> to ending this war. *
> 
> * *
> 
> *If you’re not already involved I’d like to get a speaker to your group 
> to discuss the project.  A new $145 billion war funding bill already 
> approaches Congress, and the Occupation Project is resuming on August 
> 6^th .  We need participants in both arrestable and non-arrestable 
> roles.  Email or phone me and I’d be happy to try to get you and the 
> Project better in touch. *
> 
> * *
> 
> *Thanks for your attention, *
> 
> *Sean Reynolds*
> 
> *Occupation Project volunteer*
> 
> *773-865-6042*
> 
> 
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