[Peace] [OccupyCU] 4th of July sign-making?! - was: 4th of July / AWARE's twist on the theme is "Celebrating the World's Youth" / help on the idea, please

[Stuart Levy]

OK - let's have a first[*] July 4th sign-making after Sunday's AWARE 
meeting.  If possible (it probably will be) we can stay in McKinley 
Foundation, either in the common area or in Dean Clark room --

     Sunday, June 24th, starting by 6:30pm
        (or earlier - AWARE meeting usually finishes by 6pm)
     McKinley Foundation building, 5th and Daniel, Champaign
        free parking in structure across 5th St, probably free on-street too

      I'll bring some sign-making stuff - at least markers, posterboard, 
tape, foam core -
         and Rohn mentions he'll bring some art supplies as well.

McKinley will likely be locked.  We'll have signs posted on the *south 
and east doorknobs* with a *phone number* (369 3485)- call it when 
you're outside
and we'll let you in.

(Or, if you have no cell phone, try to send e-mail saying about when you 
expect to be there and we can keep an eye out for you.
In that case please come to the south (Daniel St) door.  Or come to the 
Presby Hall glass doors, in the courtyard just north of the main 
building, and see if they'll let you in.)

We'll probably talk some about sign ideas during the AWARE meeting, too.

[*] We'll surely have at least one more signmaking after Sunday, so if 
you're interested but can't come please let us know.

On 6/23/12 7:24 AM, Stuart Levy wrote:
> Some more ideas - sorry for omitting these -
>
>   * Young people marching, presenting their *own* thoughts on peace -
>     and war - in signs or banners or whatever - Sandra's suggestion.
>     (I think this would be a really valuable thing to do - and
>     difficult - both for the same reason.  What young people could we
>     find who might take part?  And, the fact that we are currently
>     mostly a bunch of gray haired fuddy-duddies (sorry all) is an
>     indictment of our recruitment of the next generation.)
>     One piece of good news - Jenifer C's grandson is around, and may
>     have something to say about war and peace...
>
>   * The inheritance of the wars we make today is a burden on
>     tomorrow's unborn children.
>
>   * When we in the US make war on distant countries, the terrible
>     effects on their people - especially their youth - are easy for us
>     to ignore.
>
>
>
>
> On 6/22/12 11:51 AM, Stuart Levy wrote:
>> July 4th is coming soon.  We have a bunch of ideas, not mutually 
>> exclusive, but we need to work on at least some of them.  Who has 
>> time?  When would be good?
>>
>> Some possible times -
>>    - Saturday afternoon, after Occupy demonstration (maybe 4:30 or 5)
>>    - Sunday afternoon, after AWARE (maybe 6:30)
>>    - Monday, after Occupy GA (maybe around 9pm)
>>
>> Summary of ideas raised so far - at least in a quick scan of recent 
>> e-mail - if yours is not here, or you have another, please remind us!
>>
>>   * Veterans marching solemnly, followed for contrast by
>>     tie-dyed/face-painted children playing together, with flowers. 
>>     Sign: "Keep our children free from war"
>>
>>   * Sign: "How can the world's youth celebrate with us when we keep
>>     dropping bombs on them?"
>>     perhaps with
>>
>>   * Recognizing groups of people, including young people, working for
>>     peace despite adversity, including the Afghan Youth Peace
>>     Volunteers, or groups of Israeli and Palestinian youth.  Not sure
>>     how best to show them - they're not household names - but very
>>     important ideas.   What can we show/say?
>>     Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers -- http://ourjourneytosmile.com/
>>     A nice picture, of young people in Afghanistan carrying a banner:
>>     "The People of Afghanistan Say No To War":
>>     http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dreams-and-dignity.jpg
>>     <http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dreams-and-dignity.jpg>
>>
>>   * Blood and gore and stench and horror of war.   Caricatured Statue
>>     of Liberty with lurid dollar sign mask, scythe, "Why?".  etc.  
>>     See Wayne's note of 6/17, 5:24PM.
>>
>>   * Cradle with baby doll, with (a frame holding) a mobile floating
>>     over the baby.  Mobile pieces would be words - things that
>>     threaten the child's future - WAR, POVERTY, HUNGER...  Associated
>>     signs, e.g. "(number) of the world's children died of
>>     malnutrition in 2010".
>>
>>   * Vietnam-war-memorial-style "wall" of Illinois young people killed
>>     in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, by year.  162 in Iraq, 79 in
>>     Afganistan, so far:
>>     http://icasualties.org/Iraq/ByState.aspx
>>     http://icasualties.org/OEF/Fatalities.aspx
>>   * Child blasted by a drone attack
>>
>>   * Stretcher bearing a child victim of war, or toys, or a doll...
>>
>>
>>
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