[Peace] drug war / Palestinian Catastrophe / panel / Prof. Nassar / reversing climate change / court dates

[Karen Medina]

Dear Peace,

Some upcoming events.

Sunday, April 13th, 5pm-6:30pm(7ish)
AWARE meeting
IMC

Sunday, April 13th at 6pm
Dinner at Mandarin Wok
403 E. Green St., Champaign, IL
(near the corner of 4th and Green)
Fundraising dinner to promote Cliff Thornton's (on casualties of the "drug war") visit to Champaign Urbana.  He will give a brief introduction to his activism followed by a discussion of his work.  Order dinner on your own (from the restaurant), but please consider making a contribution to the Prairie Greens to help allay the costs of bringing him to the community.
Menu: http://www.ifp.uiuc.edu/~nakazato/tips/mandarin-wok_e.html

Monday, April 14th at 1pm
AWARE on the Air to be recorded for UPTV.
Urbana City Council Chambers.

Monday, April 14th at 7:00 pm
Documentary: "Al Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe 1948"
Part of the Palestine Awareness Week
103 Mumford Hall
(Mumford is across from the Morrow Plots. 1301 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801)

Tuesday, April 15th at 7:00 pm
Panel discussion: "An Occupation, A Reality: Personal Experiences from Palestine":
Panel members: Professor Stephen Gasteyer, Nagham Awadallah, Dana Al-Qadi
Part of the Palestine Awareness Week
103 Mumford Hall
(Mumford is across from the Morrow Plots. 1301 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801)

Tuesday, April 15; 7pm 
112 Chem Annex
   Cliff Thornton will be speaking about the human
   impact of the drug war, particularly on people of
   color and low-income. He will encourage us to
   re-examine our drug policies and how to change them
   to result in a more socially just system. Thornton
   is of the drug reform group Efficacy and was on the
   board of the NORML from 1999 to 2008. He was the
   Green Party candidate for Governor in Connecticut in
   2006 and is currently a co-chair of the Green Party
   of the United States.

Wednesday, April 16th at 7:00 pm
Dabke dance Peformance and Workshop + Palestinian Crafts Exhibit
Part of the Palestine Awareness Week
134 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
Address: 611 Loredo Taft Drive; Champaign, IL 61820

Thursday, April 17th at 7:00 pm
Lecture: "60 years of Occupation, Where Do We Stand Now?": Lecture by ISU Professor Issam Nassar
Part of the Palestine Awareness Week
23 Psychology Building
Address: 603 E. Daniel Street; Champaign, IL 61820

April 24 (Thursday) 7:30PM Channing-Murray (1209 W. Oregon, Urbana)
"Awakening from our Trance: Reversing Global Climate Change" w/Carolyn Treadway. This event is co-sponsored by AWARE.

May 9 (Friday) 9AM, Courtroom E, Champaign County Courthouse (101 E. Main, Urbana).
Brian Chesley court date - anticipated filing for new trial.

May 12 (Monday) 1:30PM, Courtroom A, Champaign County Courthouse (101 E. Main, Urbana)
First session of Patrick Thompson's third trial.