[Peace] upcoming events September beginning 21st September 2008

[Karen Medina]

A few corrections on the list of upcoming events:

Tonight's meeting for the planning of the local Winter Soldier event is sponsored 
by Iraq Veterans Against the War. The Campus Anti-war Network is also part of 
the coalition, but IVAW is organizing this.

October 10th
Dan Kenney's presentation is titled:
"Outsourcing of our Sovereignty: Privatization of War, Emergencies and Everyday 
Life"



---- Original message ----
>Events Calendar:
>
>Sep 23 (TODAY, Tuesday) 1PM, Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine St.
>Taping of this week's "AWARE on the Air" for UPTV.
>
>Sep 23 (TODAY, Tuesday) 7PM, 163 Noyes Lab on campus, 505 S. Matthews,
>Urbana
>Coalition meeting for the local Winter Soldier event, organized by Campus
>Anti-War Network. AWARE presence requested.
>
>Sep 23 (TODAY, Tuesday) 10PM, UPTV (cable channel 6)
>Broadcast of "AWARE on the Air", taped earlier in the day (see above)
>
>Sep 25 (Thursday) 7:15PM, Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon St.,
>Urbana
>Documentary:  "Divided We Fall", award-winning documentary tells the story
>of hate violence in the aftermath of 9/11 and explores the question: who
>counts as American?  Prof. Robert McKim, chair of the Program for the
>Study of Religion at UIUC, will moderate a discussion following the
>screening.  This event is co-sponsored by AWARE.
>
>Sep 30 (Tuesday) 1PM, Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine St.
>Taping of next week's "AWARE on the Air" for UPTV.
>
>Sep 30 (Tuesday) 10PM, UPTV (cable channel 6)
>Broadcast of "AWARE on the Air", taped earlier in the day (see above)
>
>Oct 4 (Saturday) 11AM, Corner of Randolph and Green Streets, Champaign.
>Unity March - an annual event uniting many groups and communities
>throughout Champaign/Urbana that focuses on issues and injustices faced by
>minorities and/or the poor. This year's theme will focus on supporting the
>November ballot referendum asking for a small property tax increase (2
>cents per $100 assessed value) to help fund a partial restoration of
>Champaign Township "General Assistance" financial support for the city's
>poorest residents. This year's Unity March will begin at the Champaign
>Township Supervisor's office (where the "General Assistance" service is
>administered) and will wind up at Douglass Park. AWARE is a co-sponsor of
>this event.
>
>Oct 4 (Saturday) 2-4PM Main St. & Neil St., Champaign
>The Main Event - AWARE's monthly (first Saturday of each month) street
>demonstration event. Largely focuses on opposing U.S. occupations of Iraq
>and Afghanistan, but is open for anyone to join us either using one of our
>signs or one of their own. We try to have a topical flyer to distribute to
>motorists and passers-by each month.
>
>Oct 6 (Monday) 7PM, Room 317 Gregory Hall on campus, 810 South Wright
>Street, Urbana
>Dave Zirin: A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years
>of Politics, Protest, People, and Play
>
>Oct 8 (Wednesday) 7:15PM, Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon St
>Documentary:  "The End of Suburbia:  Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the
>American Dream". This film explores the American Way of Life and its
>prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for
>fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply.  Discussion follows the film. This
>event is co-sponsored by AWARE.
>
>Oct 10 (Friday) noon-2PM, 123 English Building on campus
>Dan Kenney of Clearwater: "Outsourcing our Sovereignty - Blackwater and
>the privatization of War". Brown bag lunch sponsored by History Discussion
>Group.
>
>Oct 10 (Friday) 5:30PM, Tang Dynasty Restaurant, Lincoln Square Mall, 300
>S Broadway Ave
>Dinner w/Dan Kenney of Clearwater. Reservation required. Expected cost
>around $10/plate. Contact Barb Kessel at barkes at gmail.com to reserve a
>seat.
>
>123 English Building on campus
>Dan Kenney of Clearwater: "Outsourcing our Sovereignty - Blackwater and
>the privatization of War". Brown bag lunch sponsored by History Discussion
>Group.
>
>Oct 10 (Friday) 7PM-9PM Urbana City Council Chambers (400 S. Vine St.,
>Urbana)
>Dan Kenney of Clearwater: "Outsourcing our Sovereignty - Blackwater and
>the privatization of War". To be recorded for broadcast on UPTV. ** NOTE
>** Some flyers had a start time of 7:30PM, but 7PM is, indeed, the
>confirmed start time.
>
>Oct 29 (Wednesday) 7:30PM, Auditorium, Smith Memorial Hall, 805 South
>Mathews Ave., Urbana
>Naomi Klein: "Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism in Latin
>America" (hosted by the UofI Center for Latin American and Caribbean
>Studies as part of the CAS/MillerComm Lecture Series). See:
>http://www.cas.uiuc.edu/casmillercomm.php#oct29
>
>Nov 12 (Wednesday) 7:15PM, Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon 
St.
>Life and Work in Palestine: Rev. John Setterlund. Pastor Setterlund served
>at St. Andrew's Church on campus 1991-2006.  He has recently returned from
>two years as a volunteer at a Lutheran congregation in Palestine. This
>event is co-sponsored by AWARE.
>
>Nov 13 (Thursday) (time, venue TBA)  IVAW (Iraq Veterans Against the War)
>Winter Soldier: Champaign/Urbana
>Testimony by Iraq veterans from throughout the Great Lakes region. Also
>scheduled to speak: Camilo Mejia, who spent nine months in jail for
>refusing to redeploy to Iraq.