[Peace] October peace demonstration / NOT at 2pm / join Unity March at NOON / October 3

[Barbara kessel]

Anyone willing to bring some refreshment item (not requiring a certain
temperature at time of serving) to the Family Room of the IMC for free food
at the end of the Unity March, please reply to Barbara Kessel (
barkes at gmail.com) or to Ricky Baldwin (Baldwinricky at yahoo.com).You could
bring it before the march or at the end, whichever is more convenient.


On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com> wrote:

> RE: October 3 peace demonstration / NOT at 2pm / join Unity March at NOON
>
> AWARE's "Main Event" monthly peace demonstration for Saturday, October
> 3, 2009 will be very different than our normal demonstrations.
>
> Our peace demonstration will join in unity with the Unity March, which
> starts at NOON. There will NOT be a demonstration from 2-4.
>
> Sixth Annual Unity March for Saturday, October 3rd.
> The march will kick-off at NOON from the Champaign City Building in
> downtown Champaign (102 N. Neil St. | Champaign, IL 61820 )
> and proceed along University Avenue to the County Courthouse Plaza in
> Urbana (101 E Main St Urbana, IL 61801) for a brief rally.
>
> There are special arrangements for those who would not want to walk.
> You can contact the organizers.
>
> This year’s theme focuses on the lack of adequate housing, healthcare,
> and food for the growing number of needy in Champaign County.  We believe
> these items are basic human rights.  The failure of the community to
> adequately respond to these human needs is fundamentally about the lack of
> connectedness with family, friends and the broader community. It is about
> people’s lack of control over their own environment and lives.
>
> The City of Champaign has been particularly mean about the increase in
> homeless in Champaign. The City of Champaign does not have any
> shelters where a person can simply get a bed for the night, only
> transitional centers which require entrance into a program if one
> qualifies.  Most of these transitional centers are at capacity already
> or have extensive waiting lists.
>
> The Champaign County Courthouse has set up a courtroom to process the
> charges and fines for the homeless. [This sounds strikingly like
> debtor's prison -type attitude]
>
> You can help by:
>
> Ø    Joining us on October 3, 2009 @ Noon
>
> Ø    Spreading the word and sharing this information
> Here is a flyer: http://tinyurl.com/n3sgpx
>
> Ø    Helping us collect blankets and bedding for Safe Haven residents,
> bring to the march
>
> Ø    Providing transportation for marchers back to Champaign City Hall
>
> Ø    Providing refreshments at the conclusion of the march, Family Room @
> IMC
>
> Ø    Join a committee to work with elected officials
>
> Ø    Make a small financial donation to help offset costs to CUCPJ,  mail
> to P.O. Box 1, Urbana Il 61802
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