[Peace] from voting to Veteran's Day -- some upcoming events for early Nov 2014

[Karen Medina via Peace]

Dear Peace,

from voting to Veteran's Day -- some upcoming events for early Nov 2014

UU Social Justice Film Screening: The Square

Nov. 3rd, 2014 @ 6:30pm,

Channing Murray Foundation // 1209 W. Oregon St. Urbana, IL 61802

Description:

The Square is a revolutionary film about change and the power of people. We
encourage you to share these inspirational stories with your own community.
Theatrical-On-Demand® film distributor Gathr Films® allows viewers to bring
The Square to theaters all across the country. We are all about
collaboration, so look for an existing screening to join in your area. If
no screening exists, you can request to become a host of a new event.

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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014

Polling. If you did not early vote, then go to your polling place.
2014 General Election Filings:
http://champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/2014_election_filings.php

Candidates:
http://champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/docs/2014/2014_general_candidates.pdf

Referenda:
http://champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/docs/2014/11_04_2014_referenda.pdf
Sample ballot look-up:
https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/ballot.php (it will also
tell you your polling place when you enter your name and birthdate)

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Event Type: Book & Author

Age Group(s): Adult

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (Veteran’s Day)

Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

* Location: The Lewis Auditorium (Ground Floor) of the Urbana Free Library
/ 201 S. Race Street, Urbana, IL

* Book: “Redeployment

Author: Phil Klay is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served in
Iraq’s Anbar Province from January 2007 to February 2008 as a Public
Affairs Officer. His award-winning book, Redeployment, is a fiction
finalist for the 2014 National Book Award and his writing has also appeared
in the New York Times, Newsweek, and The Best American Non-required Reading
2012.

* Description: If you want to know the real cost of war for those who do
the fighting, read “Redeployment.” These stories say it all, with an
eloquence and rare humanity that will simultaneously break your heart and
give you reasons to hope. –Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn’s Long
Halftime Walk

* Place a hold on the library copy of the book by calling 367-4405 or
purchase your own copy of Redeployment at the event.

* Presented by The Illinois Humanities Council, the Illinois Library
Association, and The Urbana Free Library.



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Institutions of Immigration Removal: The Rise of the American Deportation
Regime

Wednesday, November 12 @ 12pm

Center for Advanced Study, First floor seminar room (912 W. Illinois St.,
Urbana)

Emily Pope-Obeda; Department of History
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