[Peace] "AWARE on the Air" tonight @ 11pm ch.6

Wed Jan 5 18:45:04 CST 2011

/AWARE on the Air/ at its regular time last night (Tuesdays @ 10pm ch. 6) had 
audio problems. It wasn't understandable - not, as usual, because it discussed 
US wars outside the limits of allowable debate - but because the audio 
transmission was garbled.

One viewer called to say that we sounded "chipmunky."  (Ron - Alvin called: he 
wants his shtick back.)

But the excellent people at Urbana Public Television are on the case, and  you 
can hear the entire program for the first week of 2011 at 11pm tonight on cable 
channel 6.

Ron Szoke will discuss "Same Old, Same Old"; a preliminary calendar of protest 
for the new year will be presented (see below); and yr. obdt. servt. will 
describe how to break the Israel-Palestine deadlock. (Guess who's the most and 
least responsible actor?)

Happy Twelfth Night; or, What You Will.  --CGE

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Anti-War Anti-Racism Calendar - Protests in 2011
Recent and upcoming events on the local scene,
from last Sunday's AWARE meeting and the AWARE mailing lists,
<peace at lists.chambana.net> and <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
(Thanks to MOA Karen Medina.)

***
Defenseless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
--W. H. Auden, "September 1, 1939"

***
On New Year's Day, 1/1/11, Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence 
invited people around the world to raise their voices, through Facebook, 
Twitter, free conference calls, Skype, and blogs at several websites in a 
massive refusal to accept this war any longer. See 
<http://vcnv.org/dear-afghanistan-a-new-year-s-call-for-peace> for the outcome.

*Saturday 8 January, 2-4pm. Main & Neil Streets, downtown Champaign.
Demonstration against the Obama administration's war in the Middle East. AWARE'S 
regular monthly demonstration, this month devoted to the upcoming year of 
resistance.

*Tuesday 11 January, Witness Against Torture will begin its protests of the 
policies symbolized by Guantanamo, which turns 10 that day.  Come to Washington, 
D.C., or join in wherever you are <http://www.witnesstorture.org>.

*Saturday 15 January, 2-5pm Independent Media Center (Old Post Office), Urbana
IWW Activist Fair The Central Illinois IWW has reserved the stage area of the 
IMC, and we have also booked Will Hope's Cuban band (Sandunga) to perform the 
last hour, 4-5pm. We therefore have from 2pm - 4pm to do presentations, 
workshops, etc., to
     1)energize and focus all of us activists in C-U for the coming year;
     2) make connections with other activists, organizations, and interested but 
uncommitted individuals in downstate Illinois, with the possibility of doing 
future coordinated events; and
     3) cast a wide net into the C-U community to attract new people into all of 
our organizations.

*Saturday 15 January, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the peace movement will 
mark 20 years of U.S. war on Iraq. Come to Washington, D.C., or join in wherever 
you are <http://warisacrime.org/20years>. Come to Washington DC to commemorate 
the U.S. slaughter of Iraq, and to rededicate our lives to living out Dr. M. L. 
King Jr.'s dream of abolishing war and injustice! 
<http://vcnv.org/vcnv-calendar/january-15-2011-commemorating-20-years-of-us-war-on-iraq>.

*Monday 17 January is both the official Martin Luther King Day and the 50th 
anniversary of President Eisenhower's speech warning of the military industrial 
complex.  Events are being planned. Also National Day of Service.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMEMORATION in Champaign \-Urbana:
12 events: 14 January through 22 January plus the art exhibit during February.
*Friday 14 January 4-6pm. Hilton Garden Inn, 1501 South Neil Street, Champaign
Martin Luther King Jr. Countywide Celebration
*Sunday 16 January 5-7pm. Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger 
Great Hall, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., U.
MLK Jr. Community Celebration
*Monday 17 January 8:30-10:30am. The Vineyard Church, 1500 North Lincoln Avenue, 
Urbana
Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast
*Monday 17 January all day
Day of Service Ikenberry Commons, Multipurpose Room 1, 301 E, Gregory, C.
*Monday 17 January 6-8pm Art Theatre, 126 W. Church St., U.
Film: "The Other America" and Facilitation
*Monday 17 January 6-8pm WEFT 90.1 FM radio
MLK Jr. Essay Contest Winners Live on FM radio
*Wednesday 19 January 7:30-9pm Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Ave., U.
Pioneering Latinos: Building a Legacy on and Beyond the Playing Field
Film: "Roberto Clemente" /Adrian Burgos with filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz
*Thursday 20 January 3-7pm Wesley Evening Food Pantry, 1205 W. Green St., U.
Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Day of Service
*Thursday 20 January 7-10pm Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Ave., U.
Pioneering Latinos: Building a Legacy on and Beyond the Playing Field:
Fireside Chat with Bernardo Ruiz, Fernando Prez and Adrian Burgos
*Saturday 22 January 10am-1pm Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S, 
Goodwin Ave., C.
Martin Luther King Jr. Culminating Community Event
*Saturday 22 January 10am-2pm Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Contest Presentation of Winners
*1 February- 21 February UIUC Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Dr., U.
MLK Jr. Essay Contest Artwork and Exhibit

*Friday 21 January marks one year since the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" 
ruling handing corporations the power to spend unlimited funds on elections.  
Events are being planned.

*Thursday 27 January 27, 7pm. The Red Herring, 1209 W. Oregon St., Urbana
The People Speak: A Live Performance. It's been a year since the death of 
historian Howard Zinn. Commemorate the anniversary of his passing with local 
activists from the campus and the community with a live staged reading of "The 
People Speak." Using dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries 
and speeches of everyday Americans, THE PEOPLE SPEAK gives voice to those who 
spoke up for social change throughout U.S. history, and insisted on equality and 
justice. Based on Zinn's best-selling books, A People's History of the United 
States and Voices of a People's History of the United States, THE PEOPLE SPEAK 
illustrates the relevance of these historical moments to our society today and 
reminds us never to take liberty for granted. (Admission charge.)

*Friday 1 July World Youth Peace Summit.

*Wednesday 6 July-Saturday 16 July, Washington DC.
Kalachakra for World Peace with the 14th Dalai Lama
<http://kalachakra2011.com/>

*Friday 29 July-Saturday 30 July
Million Youth Peace March International

*Saturday 6 August-Sunday 7 August  Hiroshima, Japan
Live Peace International

*Friday 26 August-Sunday 28 August Berlin, Germany
World Peace Berlin Festival. Music Festival, Arts, Sports & Cultural Events, 
Conferences & Workshops <http://www.worldpeacefestival.org/>

*Wednesday 21 September International Day Of Peace

*Wednesday 26 October Assisi, Italy
Pope Benedict XVI called for an interfaith meeting for peace to be held in Assisi.

***
AWARE is happy to provide anti-war speakers and discussion leaders for local 
events.  See our Facebook page, our website at <anti-war.net>, or write 
<cge at shout.net>. AWARE is an independent organization that works with other 
political groups and parties opposed to US war, but it is not a member of them.

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