[Peace] Farmer's Market and Demonstration on Saturday; and, another on Sept. 6th for Bradley Manning on eve of Obama's speech?

[Stuart Levy]

The wars go on despite the weather and so shall we (at least we'll try).

Expect AWARE and CUCPJ at the Farmer's Market tomorrow morning, 8-noon.

And, from 2-4, the AWARE+OccupyCU demonstration will be at its usual 
first-Saturday site,

    Main and Neil, downtown Champaign
    2-4 PM Saturday, Sept. 1st

If it turns into a real downpour, we'll retire somewhere nearby for lunch.



There's also a nationally-coordinated suggestion for groups to hold 
demonstrations on *Thursday, September 6th*, in support of Bradley 
Manning --

     "Show Obama that Bradley Manning is our hero"

Why the 6th?  That's the date of Obama's acceptance speech at the DNC.

To make a definite *proposal*, how about:

    (proposed) Demonstration in support of accused whistleblower Bradley 
Manning
    5:00PM Thursday, Sept. 6th
    Urbana Veterans' Memorial
        (that's Broadway and Main, or, the NW corner of the block where 
the county courthouse is)

What do people think?   (Could also make sense to complain more broadly 
about Obama's unfulfilled promise as a peace, civil liberties, etc. 
candidate from four years ago.)

If you like the idea *and* think you can be there for at least part of 
5-6PM, please write back (either to peace-discuss at anti-war.net or to 
occupyCU or to me, but not to the peace list please).

If we have at least, say, five people who believe they can do this, then 
let's go for it.  Meanwhile let's consider Sept. 6th as still tentative.