[Peace] Upcoming events of interest to AWARE

[Stuart Levy]

Some upcoming events below.  Unfortunately three of them happen 
concurrently on Wednesday, but hope you can attend at least one.

*7pm Wed 2/27 "People and the Olive", First Mennonite Church*, 
Springfield & Lincoln, Urbana
     Screening of the documentary */People and The Olive/*.
     The film follows a Michigan-based nonprofit's ultra-marathon across 
Palestine and their efforts to replant uprooted olive trees. This 
documentary focuses on cross-cultural connections and speaks out in 
support of Fair Trade. Join us for this 70 minute film with some 
discussion afterwards.

*6-8pm Wed 2/27 Planners' Network in "Race and Space Symposium"*, Asian 
American House, 210 W Nevada St
     Interdisciplinary symposium on segregated spaces in our 
contemporary world including ghettos, slums and gated communities. With 
Aaron Ammons, Francisco Baires, Stephanie Seawell.   Contact: Scott 
Humphrey, shmphry2 at illinois.edu.

7:30pm Wed 2/27  Keynote by Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams + concert, 
Foellinger Great Hall, KCPA
    Culminating celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation 
sesquicentennial.
    Keynote speech by civil rights activist, and past president of the 
NAACP, Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams (Medger Evers had been her husband).  
More about her at:
http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-Myrlie-Evers-Williams

    ... and performances by the U of I Black Choir, Women's Glee Club, 
and U of I Wind Symphony.
    At Foellinger Great Hall in Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave, 
Urbana.  Free.



and two events with *campaigners against the drug war*, brought here by 
C-U Citizens for Peace and Justice and others --

*Neill Franklin *of*Law Enforcement Against Prohibition(LEAP) *and*
  Clifford Thornton *of*Efficacy Now*

*5:30-8:30pm  Thu 2/28*  at *Levis Faculty Center*, 919 Illinois St., Urbana
and
*5:30-8:30pm   Fri 3/1*  at *Salem Baptist Church*, 500 E Park St., 
Champaign

also note the YMCA Friday Forum --

*noon Fri 3/1  Rev Alexander Sharp*: how Protestants for the Common Good 
are organizing to *reform drug policy here in Illinois*.
     University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign

      This is part of the University YMCA's Friday Forum series. Its 
theme this spring is Faith in Action - see the full list of speakers here:
http://www.universityymca.org/friday_forum/
including
     3/8 Soulforce, Dr. Cindi Love - Dedicated to Relentless, Nonviolent 
Resistance to Oppression Arising out of Fundamentalism

     3/29 Rev. Dr. Eugene Barnes, Metanoia Centers - Working on Economic 
Justice and Community Transformation from a Faith Base

     4/5 Eboo Patel, Interfaith Youth Core and Member of President 
Obama's Advisory Council - Author of /Acts of Faith /and /Sacred Ground: 
Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America/

     4/12 Rev. Dr. Clare Butterfield, Faith in Place, and Rev. Bob 
Rasmus, St. Matthew Lutheran Church - Helping People of Faith Understand 
Ecology and Economy as a Moral Issue

     4/19 Dr. Irfan Ahmad, Avicenna Community Health Center, and Donna 
Camp, Wesley Evening Food Pantry - Local Faith-Based Responses to Hunger 
and Healthcare

     4/26 Rabbi Rogerio Cukierman, Executive Director, UIUC Hillel/Cohen 
Center - Praying with Our Legs: The Intersection of Social Justice and 
Spirituality


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