[Peace] Somewhat full list of Upcoming Events for August 15, 2010 - August 28, 2010

[Karen Medina]

Somewhat full list of Upcoming Events for August 15, 2010 - August 28, 2010:

[not an anti-war event, but some may be interested]
CUPrideFest 2010 (the first gay pride festival in Champaign Urbana!)
August 20th, 2010, Friday; 4pm-2am
Lincoln Square Mall (downtown Urbana)
Family friendly events!
Food, kids’ games and activities, performances by Amasong and loads of
bands and much more.

Farmer’s Market / AWARE’s table at the Farmer’s Market
August 21st, 2010, Saturday; 8am-noon
Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets, Urbana, Illinois
Bumper stickers, buttons, literature, conversation, yard signs, peace
flags, tee-shirts.

[not an AWARE event, but some may be interested]
Iftar* Dinner funder raiser for Flood Victims in Pakistan:
August 21st, 2010, Saturday; 6pm
Research Park Gateway Building, 1800 S. Oak St., Champaign, Illinois
Hosted by PGSA – UIUC (Pakistan Graduate Students Association at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Tickets are $30 for one, $50 for a couple, $65 for a family of three,
$75 for a family of four
Tickets can be purchased from Barbara Kessel, barkes at gmail.com
Also: Osman Sarood (217-819-9492) or Qazi Aurangzeb (217-417-9821) to
purchase tickets or ask further questions or to make a donation.
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/PakistaniGraduateStudentsAssociation/
Moneys go to Islamic Relief** – a NGO with a good reputation.

Quad Day,
August 22nd, 2010, Sunday; Noon to 4pm
AWARE will be giving out peace buttons and AWARE “business” cards.
The Quadrangle is between Green Street and Gregory Drive, and between
Wright Street and Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801

AWARE weekly meeting
August 23rd, 2010, Sunday; 5pm-6:30pm
McKinley Foundation's Dean Clark room, 5th and Daniel, Champaign, Illinois
News of the week discussion, work group reports, upcoming events.

[not an anti-war event, but some may be interested]
University of Illinois Fall Semester begins (first day of instruction)
August 23rd, 2010, Monday.

[not an anti-war event, but some may be interested]
Meeting of the CU Immigrant Rights Group,
August 23rd, 2010, Monday; 7pm at the Champaign Public Library conference room
200 W. Green St., Champaign, Illinois

Sweet Corn Festival / AWARE’s booth at the festival
Friday August 27 and Saturday August 28, 2010
Friday, 5pm-11pm; Saturday, 11am-11pm.

Join the peace listserv! It is a great way to know about upcoming peace events!
http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace

--   Notes of explanation
* Iftar (Arabic: إفطار‎), refers to the evening meal when Muslims
break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is one of
the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community,
with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done
right after Maghrib (sunset) time.
** Islamic Relief is an independent NGO founded in the UK in 1984 and
is an international relief and development organization comprised of a
family of 15 Aid Agencies that, as a whole, aims to alleviate the
suffering of the world’s poorest people. They are inspired by their
Islamic values and envisage a world where communities are empowered,
social obligations are fulfilled and people respond as one to the
suffering of others. Islamic Relief is a member of the UN's Economic
and Social Council and it is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for
the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in
Disaster Relief. IR is also a member of Bond (British Overseas NGOs
for Development) and is part of the global Make Poverty History
coalition which is campa