[Peace] an incomplete list of upcoming peace events locally and regionally

Thu Oct 9 14:40:00 EDT 2014

If anyone is planning to go to St. Louis/Ferguson this weekend, and would
like to share the ride, please drop me a line. I will be driving, and plan
to leave early Saturday morning (will miss Friday evening's event).  Thanks!

Niloofar Shambayati

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 11:42 AM, Karen Medina via Peace <
peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> Dear Peace,
>
> Here is an incomplete list of upcoming peace related events happening
> locally (and regionally to include some local issues like Salaita and
> Ferguson)
>
> Salaita is scheduled to speak at five Chicago-area campuses about academic
> censorship and U.S. policy in the Middle East, his attorney said he is
> preparing a lawsuit against the U. of I. for violating Salaita's
> constitutional rights of free speech and due process, as well as breach of
> contract. // The event at U of I Chicago has been cancelled (see note at
> the bottom of:
>
> http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-81596319/ )
>
> --
>
> Fund raiser for WEFT radio: film “SHADOWS OF LIBERTY” will be shown at the
> Art Theater Co-op // 123 W. Church St., Downtown Champaign
> Tuesday evening, October 8, 2014 7:30pm
> The best cutting edge documentary film of the year about the U.S.
> corporate media. Starring ; Danny Glover, Daniel Ellsburg, Julian Assange
> and a host of others.
>
> --
>
> Wednesday, October 8 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Prison Justice Program will be
> hosting a dialogue with Susan Burton at the Channing-Murray Foundation in
> the chapel/multi-purpose room. // Susan is the founder of A New Way of Life
> Reentry Project in 1998 after spending almost 20 years in and out of the
> criminal justice system. Since then, she has dedicated her life to helping
> other women break the cycle of incarceration, homelessness, addiction and
> despair.
>
> --
>
> A debate between the two candidates seeking to replace retiring state Rep.
> Naomi Jakobsson in the Illinois House will be held Wednesday night.
> // Debate sponsored by League of Women Voters, NAACP, Illinois Public
> Media, and the News-Gazette
> Wednesday, October 8; 8pm
> City of Champaign Building / 102 N. Neil Street, Champaign, IL 61820 // in
> the city council chambers
> // The forum featuring Democrat Carol Ammons and Republican Kristin
> Williamson, both of Urbana, will be at 8 p.m. at the Champaign City Council
> chambers at the Champaign City Building, 102 N. Neil St.
> // Members of the public are encouraged to attend and submit questions of
> the candidates in the 103rd House District race.
> --
> // That debate will be preceded at 7 p.m. by a forum with the candidates
> for a seat on the Champaign County Board representing District 6 in
> Champaign: Republican Dan Jackson and Democratic incumbent Pattsi Petrie.
> // Theresa Michelson will moderate the county board debate, and Shandra
> Summerville be moderator of the debate between Williamson and Ammons.
>
> --
>
> A Public Lecture on Incarceration and Women
> Speaker: Susan Burton
> Date: Oct 9, 2014
> Time: 7:00 pm
> Location: Salem Baptist Church, 500 E. Park Street
> Cost: free!
> Sponsor: Education Justice Project
>
> --
>
> Weekend of Resistance October 10 through 13th in Ferguson, Missouri
> Go there, or just watch for lack of media coverage
> People from all over the country and from places across the globe will be
> going to Ferguson to demand that justice happens for Mike Brown’s family
> and for all the families impacted by police homicides. Ferguson needs you.
> Our young people need you. Our country needs you.
>
>
> --
>
> The Champaign-Urbana Immigration Forum
> “Unfreedom: Latino Immigrants in a Midwestern Town”
> // Filmed in Bloomington, Indiana
> Sunday, October 12, 2014
> 2-5pm
> Channing Murray Foundation // 1209 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Mathews
> and Oregon)
> Free and open to the public
>
> --
>
> Another political candidate debate featuring the candidates for Congress
> in the 13th District, Democrat Ann Callis and incumbent Republican Rodney
> Davis, will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at WILL-TV, Channel 12. The debate is
> sponsored by WILL, The News-Gazette, WCIA, the League of Women Voters of
> Champaign County and the NAACP Champaign County. It will be moderated by
> Jennifer Roscoe of WCIA.
>
> --
>
> How Immigrants Became “Americans:” The Case of the Poles
> Monday, October 20 @ 12pm
> Center for Advanced Study, First floor seminar room (912 W. Illinois St.,
> Urbana)
> Jim Barrett; Department of History
>
> --
>
> October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
> * Women's Resource Center on campus has a webpage about Domestic Violence
> Awareness Month:
> http://oiir.illinois.edu/womens-center/wrc-events/domestic-violence-awareness-month
> * Calendar of events: http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/4753
>
> -------------
>
> *November 2014*
>
> UU Social Justice Film Screening: The Square
> Nov. 3rd @ 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.
>
> ---
>
>  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
>
> -------------
>
> *December 2014*
>
> UU Social Justice Film Screening: How to Survive a Plague
> Dec. 1st @ 6:30pm, Channing Murray Foundation
> 1209 W. Oregon St. Urbana, IL 61802
> In honor of Worlds Aids Day, Channing Murray Foundation will be screening
> How To Survive a Plague. HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE is the story of two
> coalitions—ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group)—whose activism and
> innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
> Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists
> infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new
> drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.
> With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival
> footage from the 1980s and '90s, filmmaker, David France, puts the viewer
> smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the
> heartbreaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the
> making.
>
> ---
>
>
>
>
>
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Niloofar
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