From stuartnlevy at gmail.com Sun Apr 1 00:49:28 2018 From: stuartnlevy at gmail.com (Stuart Levy) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 19:49:28 -0500 Subject: [Peace] **7PM** April 8th - Charlie King sings at UCIMC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sorry, the announcement didn't include the time of Charlie King's concert. Concert starts at 7:00PM next Sunday, April 8th at the IMC.   Doors open at 6:30. On 03/31/2018 11:57 AM, Stuart Levy wrote: > Below is a concert that is happening next Sunday. April 8th at the > UCIMC 202, S. Broadway in Urbana. Please forward to anybody you think > might be interested. > > For more about Charlie: https://www.charlieking.org/ > > (King has come to C-U several times before and we've enjoyed hearing > him.  Karen and I have shirts from King with the refrain from one of > his songs: /“Our life is more than our work, and our work is more than > our job.”/  -- Stuart) > > > PRESENTED BY THE UCIMC > > Tickets: $15, $10 students at the door > > Charlie King is a musical storyteller and political satirist. He has > been at the heart of American folk music for half a century. He sings > and writes passionately about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. > > His songs have been sung by Pete Seeger, Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbert, > John McCutcheon, Arlo Guthrie, Peggy Seeger, Chad Mitchell and Judy > Small, to name a few. > > “With encouraging regularity, Charlie King emerges from his > self-reflection to remind us of the happy resilience of the human > spirit. His message songs vary between the funny and the frightening, > but he pulls them off with unvarying taste, musical skill, and charm.” > Billboard > > “One of the finest singers and songwriters of our time.” > Pete Seeger > > Charlie’s central vision as an entertainer is to leave audiences with > a sense of optimism and possibility about the future. “I try to cover > a broad emotional landscape in my concerts. The stories I collect and > the songs I write take the listener on a journey of humor, heartache > and hope. What I most value in a song is the way it helps us see an > old reality in a totally new light.” > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From galliher at illinois.edu Sun Apr 1 21:57:13 2018 From: galliher at illinois.edu (Carl G. Estabrook) Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 16:57:13 -0500 Subject: [Peace] AWARE meeting & demonstration Message-ID: <9EA929B8-9322-42AC-939F-249FFE6159F9@illinois.edu> The Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort of Champaign-Urbana meets regularly on Sunday, 5-6pm at Hammerhead Coffee Shop in Champaign. Today’s conjunction of Pascha, Passover, and a snowstorm suggests that the attendance will not be overwhelming. But US wars go on, and the government and media reach new heights of obfuscation. Break thru the fusc with the regular AWARE demonstration - next Saturday 7 April, 2-4pm at the corner of E. Main & N. Neil in Champaign. I'll be with you in spirit. --CGE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From naiman at justforeignpolicy.org Mon Apr 2 22:12:35 2018 From: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org (Robert Naiman) Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 17:12:35 -0500 Subject: [Peace] JFP alert: Stand with Bernie for Palestinians' Right to Protest Without Being Shot Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Just Foreign Policy Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 4:23 PM Subject: Stand with Bernie for Palestinians' Right to Protest Without Being Shot To: naiman.uiuc at gmail.com [image: Just Foreign Policy] Dear Robert, *Tell your reps. to stand with Bernie for Palestinians' right to protest without being shot. Sign the petition * *CNN* reported that Vermont Senator *Bernie Sanders* criticized the Israeli military’s violent response to recent protests in Gaza, which resulted in at least 17 Palestinians being killed and more than 1,400 injured. Senator Sanders said: “*It is the right of all people to protest for a better future without a violent response.*” He added: "Meanwhile, *the situation in Gaza remains a humanitarian disaster*. The US must play a more positive role in *ending the Gaza blockade* and helping Palestinians and Israelis build a future that works for all." *Urge your Representative and Senators to join with Bernie in speaking out for Palestinians’ right to protest without being shot with live ammunition by **signing our petition* *.* Minnesota Rep. *Betty McCollum* said : “I am horrified by the tragic wounding & killing of Palestinian protesters in Gaza last Friday. *Attacks on peaceful Palestinian protesters must end.*” As the *Washington Post* reported , *videos circulating online appeared to document the Israeli military shooting unarmed demonstrators who posed no threat to Israeli forces*. The Israeli human rights group *B’Tselem* said: “These are the predictable outcomes of a *manifestly illegal command: Israeli soldiers shooting live ammunition at unarmed Palestinian protesters.*” Hundreds of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv against the Israeli army’s shootings of protesters in Gaza in a rally co-sponsored by *Peace Now* [Shalom Achshav], Israel's preeminent peace movement, under the banner “*Create hope, stop the next war*." Peace Now issued a statement condemning what it called the Israeli army's "*trigger happy*" policies under orders from the Netanyahu government. *Human Rights Watch* said : “The shocking number of Palestinians killed and hurt today by soldiers firing across the Gaza fence raises serious questions about *Israel’s longstanding use of live ammunition to police demonstrations*. Israel’s allegations of violence by some protesters do not change the fact that *using lethal force is banned by international law except to meet an imminent threat to life*.” *Urge your Representative and Senators to join with Bernie Sanders, human rights groups, and pro-peace Israelis in speaking out for Palestinians’ right to protest without being shot with live ammunition by **signing our petition* *.* Thanks for taking action, and thanks for all you do to help make U.S. foreign policy more just, Robert Naiman, Sarah Burns, and Tyler Bellstrom Just Foreign Policy *If you think our work is important, please support us with an $18 donation.* http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donate [image: Please support our work. Donate for a Just Foreign Policy] © 2018 Just Foreign Policy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kmedina67 at gmail.com Thu Apr 5 01:46:56 2018 From: kmedina67 at gmail.com (Karen Medina) Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 20:46:56 -0500 Subject: [Peace] April 7, 8, 10 peace events / a demonstration, immigration discussions, college in prison event Message-ID: Upcoming peace events: Peace Demonstration, Saturday, April 7, 2018; 2pm - 4pm. Downtown Champaign, corner of Neil St and Church St. Sunday, April 8, 2018; 1pm-2pm A play on immigration in Illinois, GloHeart (based on the book "Global Heartland") (discussion after) 122 Franklin Street (School for Designing a Society's Park House) Sunday, April 8, 2018; 4-6pm. Immigration seminar also 122 Franklin Street, Urbana, Illinois. Sunday, April 8, 2018; 7pm Charlie King performing at the IMC Tuesday, April 10, 7pm-9pm Education Justice Project's Annual Impact Celebration: alumni speakers, awards, and an opportunity to the transformative work of college-in-prison programs. RSVP: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/7958700 IHotel and Conference Center, Lincoln Ballroom / 1900 S. 1st St., Champaign IL From karenaram at hotmail.com Thu Apr 5 13:17:14 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 13:17:14 +0000 Subject: [Peace] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_SJP_UIUC_Weekly_Newsletter=C2=A0?= References: <4465a3a1c41a6293a42daf477.c42fa3c685.20180405131157.0e972f9503.5a4e1e06@mail110.atl231.mcsv.net> Message-ID: This is a quick update for SJP's upcoming week events. Make sure to come out and show your support! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4465a3a1c41a6293a42daf477/images/41451652-b788-4d50-9292-35691c7cdda5.png] Students for Justice in Palestine SP18, April 4, 2018 || Vol. 11 Issue 10 Weekly Updates Now that we have all recovered from spring break blues, we’re back on heavy with our IAW starting next week! Krannert Art Museum At the Krannert Museum TODAY (April 5), starting at 5:00 PM in KAM Lower Level, Auditorium. There is an artist discussion that will be held at the Krannert Art Museum regarding the Palestinian exhibition, "And Yet My Mask is Powerful." Come out for some eye-opening discussion and visuals! IAW NEXT WEEK IAW is being hosted next week, from April 9 - 12. Come out to the mock wall and show your support! Also, if you have not already, join our SJP UIUC Facebook Group and follow us on all our social media (linked below). In Solidarity SJP UIUC Upcoming Solidarity Events: *Illini Young Democratic Socialists of America - YDSA is hosting A Brief History of Leftism on Campus at which SJP is speaking at TODAY (April 5) starting at 7:00 PM in the Illini Union Room 407. *MEChA de UIUC - MEChA is hosting a Semana de la Muxer event celebrating womxn whose struggles have gone without the accredited recognition that they deserve. 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URL: From kmedina67 at gmail.com Fri Apr 6 19:53:50 2018 From: kmedina67 at gmail.com (Karen Medina) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 14:53:50 -0500 Subject: [Peace] April 2018 peace demonstration is postponed to April 14 / during Boneyard Arts Festival! Message-ID: Peace demonstration postponed: Saturday, April 7, 2018 Champaign peace demonstration is postponed one week. Why: On behalf of the safety of our demonstrators. Champaign Illinois is expecting winds of 20 to 30 mph from the North West. The corner where we demonstrate is like a wind tunnel with the tall(ish) buildings on W Main St: https://tinyurl.com/peace-demostration We will plan to demonstrate the following Saturday, April 14th from 2pm-4pm. Note: This will be during the Boneyard Arts Festival. The Boneyard Arts Festival runs Thursday April 12 through Sunday April 15, 2018. This is the time to use our artistic talent! From stuartnlevy at gmail.com Sat Apr 7 14:19:18 2018 From: stuartnlevy at gmail.com (Stuart Levy) Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2018 09:19:18 -0500 Subject: [Peace] Let's say *No* AWARE demonstration today - next Sat instead, 4/14 Message-ID: Though today is the first Saturday of the month, the forecast calls for it to be pretty windy, as well as cold. Proposing: let's *postpone* the monthly AWARE demonstration for one week, to April 14th, next Saturday at the usual 2-4pm time. Karen M. points out that the Boneyard arts festival will be going on next Saturday.   This might bring more passersby than usual.   Maybe we can try to do something different for next week. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Mon Apr 9 14:04:27 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 14:04:27 +0000 Subject: [Peace] We must protest Alan Dershowitz at the U of I on the 26th. He is a war monger, propagandist like no other. 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And, I expect others to do the same. The issue is the warmongering, so please don’t keep chastising me as if I use hatred for particular individuals as a motivating force. I oppose warmongers no matter what their Party affiliation. Dershowitz is a big name, well known by mainstream Americans, now making the rounds of college campuses to pervert the minds of the young, in support of Israel and war in Syria. Other campuses have protested his presence and lies, we should do the same here at the U of I. On Apr 9, 2018, at 13:41, C G Estabrook > wrote: Protest against the wars he supports - and inform people about them - rather than concentrating on his personal corruption. On Apr 9, 2018, at 3:37 PM, Karen Aram via Peace-discuss > wrote: http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/04/08/dershowitz-trump-wont-repeat-obamas-tragic-mistake-syria-red-line _______________________________________________ Peace-discuss mailing list Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Mon Apr 9 19:05:00 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 14:05:00 -0500 Subject: [Peace] have a friend/relative who is part of a VFW league in town? Message-ID: Hi Friends--We're looking to perform our play on immigration in Illinois, at a local VFW league (Veterans of Foreign Wars)---we've heard that local people have really mixed feelings about immigrants coming to town, and thought we could be part of some discussions after our play about pros and cons of immigration. Do you have someone in your family or friends who might be connected with a VFW league? If so, is there a possibiity you could put us in touch with them? We'd like to meet, have a coffee, and talk with them about the feasibility of this performance at a VFW location. Thanks Susan -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Tue Apr 10 14:10:52 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:10:52 -0500 Subject: [Peace] =?utf-8?q?Experimental_Music_to_Commemorate_Herbert_Br?= =?utf-8?q?=C3=BCn=27s_100th_birthday=2C_this_Thursday/Friday?= Message-ID: Hi friends—This *Thursday and Friday, at 7:30pm, in the New Music Building Auditorium,* will be two different concerts of experimental music pieces, in relation to Herbert Brun’s 100th birthday. Arun Chandra, who teaches at Evergreen College in Olympia Washington. has been the primary organizer, and is coming with 10 of his students/performance ensemble players. There are also two concerts in Chicago this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, at Stefan Brün’s Prop Theater. If you want information on that, let me know. Thursday: 1. Infraudibles w Quintet (Evergreen) 2. Mutatis Mutandis (Eric Lund, Morgan Powell)) 3. Susan Parenti: Errata (Evergreen) 4. Infraudibles w Percussion(al Otte) 5. 3 pieces for snare (DeFotis, Otte, Brun) 6, Scott Wyatt: Still Hidden Laughs 7 Brun: On Stilts Among Ducks (Otte) Friday: 1. Floating Hierarchies (Evergreen) 2. Sever Tipei: HB with G&E 3. Brun: touch & Go (Otte) 4. Chandra: on the tip of my tongue 5. Otte: Time and Truth (Otte) 6. Brun: Dustiny 7. Janis Mercer: Letters (Evergreen) 8, Brun: Futility 1964 -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Tue Apr 10 23:18:10 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:18:10 +0000 Subject: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] Invasion of Syria In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A proper response would be masses demonstrating in the streets, as was done over Iraq. Was anything accomplished? Obviously not, given we have invaded and destroyed seven nations since Iraq. Perhaps the American people need to be more militant, as in France, it does at least make international news, unlike the biggest demos against war in 2003, they may have made it to some European nations, but they sure didn’t make it to the Philippines or Thailand. Not on any of the cable news stations, or even Al Jazeera at the time, or so I was told. Civil resistance with strikes, sit downs, boycotts, all those things that will if nothing else, embarrass the government? Chris Hedges has suggested blocking traffic with old cars piled up from junk yards, or whatever we can use to bring about change and an end to war etc. I’m too old for that. Threatening Impeachment is a good idea, it would have to include every other President, as well. So we know how far that would go. Insist on Congressional approval to go to war? Now, I’m going to laugh, and I really shouldn’t given this is a very serious issue. We could protest in front of our Rep. Rodney Davis’s office, yeah right, here is me laughing again. Maybe you have a better suggestion. On Apr 10, 2018, at 15:47, C G Estabrook via Peace-discuss > wrote: The Pentagon seems to have learnt nothing and forgotten nothing this century. What would be the popular response to a 'shock and awe' invasion of Syria, a la Iraq? —CGE _______________________________________________ Peace-discuss mailing list Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Tue Apr 10 23:34:52 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:34:52 +0000 Subject: [Peace] Someone is doing something in Chicago Message-ID: [Answer Chicago's photo.] Emergency Protest: No War on Syria! Date TBD Public · Hosted by Answer Chicago Interested Going... Share * clock 4 Dates · Apr 12 - Apr 16 · CDT * APR12 Thu6:00 PM APR13 Fri6:00 PM APR15 Sun6:00 PM +1 * pin Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago 401 N Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Show Map * * About * Discussion 125 Interested Share this event with your friends Share Details We will not be rushed into war by the Trump regime and the pentagon! Starting with April 12, this protest will happen at Trump Tower (Wabash and Wacker) the night after the U.S. bombing of Syria or the night after the U.S. announces a further escalation of the illegal war on Syria. The U.S. war on Syria is built on lies, misinformation and a fraudulent pretext of humanitarian intervention just like the war in Iraq. The U.S. is the destroyer of the Middle East, not a savior and the decades of U.S. war have caused the greatest refugee crisis in history and untold misery and suffering. The aggression and threats against Syria, Russia, China, Iran and other sovereign countries are a grave danger to the people of the world and must be resisted and shut down! Stop the U.S. war on Syria! We Demand Money for Schools, Health Care, Housing and Jobs, Not for War! Stop the attacks on immigrants, Black Lives Matter and all working and oppressed people! People United Against Oppression (a Muslim-led social justice org),BLM Women of Faith and Gay Liberation Network are supporting this action. To endorse call (773) 245-6896 or message us! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From naiman at justforeignpolicy.org Wed Apr 11 13:52:05 2018 From: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org (Robert Naiman) Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:52:05 -0500 Subject: [Peace] Tell Rodney Davis to assert his Constitutional war powers before Trump strikes Syria Message-ID: I understand and accept that people are cynical about calling Rodney Davis. Me too. Most of the time, when I get a national alert urging me to call Rodney Davis about something, I ignore it. Rodney Davis is not going to care about my phone call about that. What's the point? It's a brick wall. I believe that this is the exceptional case, because: - This isn't a "Democratic" initiative. It's a *bipartisan* letter, co-led by Michigan Republican Justin Amash. - This is a very basic thing. This is the Constitution. This is Article I. Rodney Davis swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. Let's call him to account for fulfilling that oath. His direct line is *(202) 225-2371.* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Just Foreign Policy Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 8:34 AM Subject: Tell Your Rep: Assert Your War Powers Before Trump Strikes Syria To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org [image: Just Foreign Policy] Dear Robert, *Tell your Rep. to sign the Lofgren-Amash letter to stop an unconstitutional strike on Syria. 202-225-3121* The *New York Times* is reporting that Trump has warned Russia that U.S. missiles “will be coming” to Syria. But *Senator Tim Kaine* [D-VA] and *Senator Mike Lee* [R-UT] and the *Congressional Progressive Caucus* have a very different idea. Under the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution, *Congress, not the President*, decides when to use military force. The *NYT* reports : ‘Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, said Mr. Trump needed permission from Congress before action. “He’s a president, not a king, and Congress needs to quit giving him a blank check to wage war against anyone, anywhere,” Mr. Kaine said. “*If he strikes Syria without our approval, what will stop him from bombing North Korea or Iran?*”’ The *NYT*’s Max Fisher *justly mocked* Washington’s “cult of ‘limited strikes.’” They accomplish nothing but unnecessary killing. But Washington loves them anyway, because past experience doesn’t matter. When it comes to pointless uses of military force, Washington culture is *denialist*: repeated failure doesn’t cause learning. Democrat or Republican, *your Rep. has an easy way to assert their war powers before Trump strikes Syria*: they can sign the *bipartisan** Lofgren-Amash letter* to Trump, telling him to come to Congress for authorization before striking Syria. That’s what stopped unconstitutional military action in Syria in August 2013 – two hundred Democratic and Republican House Members signing letters to the President, saying under the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution you have to come to us for authorization before striking Syria. *Call your Rep. now at 202-225-3121.* When you reach a staffer or leave a message, you can say something like: “I urge you to defend the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution. *Sign the bipartisan Lofgren-Amash letter insisting that Trump get Congressional authorization* before striking Syria.” * And if you haven’t signed and shared our petition to the House in support of the Lofgren-Amash letter, you can do that here . * Thanks for taking action, and thanks for all you do to help make U.S. foreign policy more just, Robert Naiman, Sarah Burns, and Tyler Bellstrom Just Foreign Policy *If you think our work is important, please support us with an $18 donation.* http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donate [image: Please support our work. 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Amy surprisingly supported sanctions in Iraq where undreds of thousands of deaths and human suffering occurred because of these sanctions, including the deaths of approximately 500,000 Iraqi children. Furthermore, Democracy Now! sandwiches "fake news" between real news while running interference for imperialism because it is beholden to funding sources such as the Pacifica Foundation, the Ford, Carnegie, the Lannan Foundation and Patrick Lannan, the capitalist mogul who founded the organization, sat on the board of ITT corporation in the late 70s and early 80s. The ITT corporation was instrumental in the CIA-backed fascist coup that overthrew the democratically elected socialist Salvador Allende in 1973. So-called international non-profits such as the Ford Foundation have a long history of receiving enormous donations from the wealthiest individuals and corporations to achieve imperialism's objectives around the world. Foundations wield a form of "soft power" on behalf of US imperialism. Their main purpose is to provide a "civil society" infrastructure in targeted nations capable of fomenting conditions of regime change. In conclusion Democracy Now! Sandwiches some lies between truths and some truths between lies receiving funds from the oppressor to pretend to advocate for the oppressed Is not that special ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From naiman at justforeignpolicy.org Thu Apr 12 14:04:14 2018 From: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org (Robert Naiman) Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 09:04:14 -0500 Subject: [Peace] NOON: Press Rodney Davis to Oppose Unconstitutional Bombing of Syria Message-ID: Facebook event below. Even if you can't attend the event, please sign the petition, so your name will be on it when we deliver it at noon. And please sign up for the event and share it online, so it looks like a billion people are coming, even if you're not sure you can come. Maybe the News-Gazette will show up and take a picture. === https://www.facebook.com/events/1888605401440719/ Press Rep. Rodney Davis to oppose any unconstitutional Trump military strike against Syria. Under the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution, Congress, not the President, decides when to use military force. Press Rep. Davis to sign the bipartisan Amash-Lofgren letter pressing Trump to get authorization from Congress before striking Syria. We'll be delivering the following petition. Please sign and share it if you haven't already. Sign @RepZoeLofgren- at JustinAmash: @POTUS must get authorization before striking Syria https://www.change.org/p/back-repzoelofgren-justinam ash-potus-must-get-authorization-before-striking-syria === Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org naiman at justforeignpolicy.org (202) 448-2898 x1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Thu Apr 12 16:41:22 2018 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:41:22 -0500 Subject: [Peace] Experimental Music Commemorates Brun, tonight & tomorrow at 7:30pm Message-ID: Hi friends—This *Thursday and Friday, at 7:30pm, in the New Music Building Auditorium,* will be two different concerts of experimental music pieces, in relation to Herbert Brun’s 100th birthday. Arun Chandra, who teaches at Evergreen College in Olympia Washington, has been the primary organizer, and is coming with 10 of his students/performance ensemble players. There are also two concerts in Chicago this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, at Stefan Brün’s Prop Theater. If you want information on that, let me know. Thursday: 1. Infraudibles w Quintet (Evergreen) 2. Mutatis Mutandis (Ensemble CompostQ) 3. Susan Parenti: Errata (Evergreen) 4. Infraudibles w Percussion(al Otte) 5. 3 pieces for snare (DeFotis, Otte, Brun) 6. Scott Wyatt: Still Hidden Laughs 7. Brun: On Stilts Among Ducks (Otte) Friday: 1. Floating Hierarchies (Evergreen) 2. Sever Tipei: HB with G&E 3. Brun: Touch & Go (Otte) 4. Chandra: on the tip of my tongue 5. Otte: Time and Truth (Otte) 6. Brun: Dustiny 7. Janis Mercer: Letters (Evergreen) 8. 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URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Fri Apr 13 11:56:57 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:56:57 +0000 Subject: [Peace] AWARE flyer for Saturdays, monthly demonstration References: Message-ID: AWARE Saturday April 13th, Downtown Champaign, corner of Neil and Church Streets 2:00 - 4:00pm Flyer constructed by Carl Estabrook Based upon “Just Foreign Policy” text . > > =============================================================== > TELL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES: > ASSERT YOUR WAR POWERS BEFORE TRUMP STRIKES SYRIA > > Tell your Rep. to sign the Lofgren-Amash letter to stop an unconstitutional strike on Syria. > > The New York Times is reporting that Trump has warned Russia that U.S. missiles “will be coming” to Syria. > > But Senator Tim Kaine [D-VA] and Senator Mike Lee [R-UT] and the Congressional Progressive Caucus have a very different idea. > Under the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution, Congress, not the President, decides when to use military force. > > The NYT reports: 'Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, said Mr. Trump needed permission from Congress before action. > “He’s a president, not a king, and Congress needs to quit giving him a blank check to wage war against anyone, anywhere,” Mr. Kaine said. > “If he strikes Syria without our approval, what will stop him from bombing North Korea or Iran?”’ > > The NYT’s Max Fisher justly mocked Washington’s 'cult of limited strikes’: "They accomplish nothing but unnecessary killing. > But Washington loves them anyway, because past experience doesn’t matter. When it comes to pointless uses of military force, > Washington culture is denialist: repeated failure doesn’t cause learning." > > Democrat or Republican, Congressional Representatives have an easy way to assert their war powers before Trump strikes Syria: > they can sign the bipartisan Lofgren-Amash letter to Trump, telling him to come to Congress for authorization before attacking Syria. > That’s what stopped unconstitutional military action in Syria in August 2013 – two hundred Democratic and Republican House members > signing letters to the President, saying under the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution, you have to come to us for authorization before striking Syria. > > Call CONGRESSMAN RODNEY DAVIS now at (202) 225-2371. When you reach a staffer or leave a message, you can say, > > “I urge you to defend the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution. > Sign the bipartisan Lofgren-Amash letter insisting that President Trump > get Congressional authorization before striking Syria.” > > + + + > > [Thanks to 'Just Foreign Policy' for the text above. This flyer is circulated by AWARE, a local peace group.] > > ANTI-WAR ANTI-RACISM EFFORT - on Facebook at > ~ U.S. troops & weapons out of the Mideast ~ Medicare for all ~ Universal basic income ~ > > Our representatives in Congress from this area - and their email addresses - are as follows: > Representative Rodney Davis: > Senator Tammy Duckworth: > Senator Dick Durbin: > =============================================================== >> >> >>> On Apr 12, 2018, at 8:46 AM, Karen Aram wrote: >>> >>> Carl >>> >>> I still have the generic flyers you created, for the panel discussion the Democrats put on at the IMC last month. Give the weather conditions this Saturday, handing out flyers maybe difficult, as pointed out by David. >>> >>> I suggest you not bother creating anything new for this weekend and use these instead. >>> >>> The title is “Our Government is Risking Nuclear War,” and the information related to the history of US wars is quite good, and appropriate for these times. >>> >>> I will bring them, unless you say otherwise. >> > From naiman at justforeignpolicy.org Fri Apr 13 14:07:51 2018 From: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org (Robert Naiman) Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 09:07:51 -0500 Subject: [Peace] Win Without War: CALL NOW: Tell Rodney Davis to Stop Trump from Bombing Syria Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erica Fein Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 8:34 AM Subject: CALL NOW: Stop Trump from Bombing Syria To: Robert R Naiman Peace in Syria will never be found at the tip of an American bomb. [image: Win Without War] *Trump is threatening to attack Syria. Call your representative Rep. Rodney Davis and tell them to speak up NOW to stop Trump’s bombs >>* Robert — *An illegal war in Syria could be John Bolton’s first act as National Security Advisor.* This weekend, over 70 civilians, including children, died in an apparent chemical weapons attack adding to the suffering and atrocities in Syria that have been raging for seven years. Instead of taking steps to build peace, *Donald Trump sent a tweet threatening “nice and new” bombs that would only increase suffering and bloodshed.* A bipartisan group of representatives are taking action to stop Trump from single-handedly attacking Syria by holding him accountable to the Constitution. But with John “Bomb 'em” Bolton whispering in Trump's ear, he could immediately follow his tweet with terrible — and unconstitutional — action. *That’s where you come in.* *Call and demand your Representative Rodney Davis sign on to the Lofgren-Amash-Lee-Massie letter and stop Trump from recklessly attacking Syria without Congressional authorization.* The suffering in Syria is unimaginable. The United States can and must take the lead in pursuing creative diplomacy, welcoming Syrian refugees, and building lasting peace. But a Trump/Bolton attack on Syria would neither hold war criminals accountable nor bring justice to their victims — it would only make an ongoing catastrophe even worse. It would also be illegal. *And the fact is, with extreme warmonger John Bolton at his right hand, Trump bombing Syria could be just the beginning. A strike on Syria could lead to a confrontation with Russia that starts an even wider war.* In 2013, a Congressional letter stopped President Obama from taking unilateral action to bomb Syria. That’s why Reps. Zoe Lofgren(D-CA), Justin Amash (R-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Tom Massie (R-KY) are moving quickly to submit a similar letter to President Trump. *And we’ve got to get our Members of Congress on board NOW.* *Call your Representative and urge them to sign this letter and speak out against a catastrophic Trump/Bolton war in Syria.* Thank you for working for peace, Erica, Mariam, Kate, and the Win Without War team *Donate * [image: Like on Facebook] [image: Follow on Twitter] Win Without War is a project of the Center for International Policy. 2000 M Street NW, Suite 720, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 232-3317 | info at winwithoutwar.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From naiman at justforeignpolicy.org Fri Apr 13 21:56:14 2018 From: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org (Robert Naiman) Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:56:14 -0500 Subject: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] Fwd: Podcast: Pentagon Reluctant to Enter Syrian War In-Reply-To: <6B6ABF3D-FA6B-4054-9FEA-B2DD1E5924F7@illinois.edu> References: <6B6ABF3D-FA6B-4054-9FEA-B2DD1E5924F7@illinois.edu> Message-ID: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-seeks-large-strike-in-syr ia-mattis-urges-caution-1523651589 Trump Seeks Large Strike in Syria; Mattis Urges Caution President and defense secretary differ on response to suspected Syrian chemical attack By Peter Nicholas, Gordon Lubold and Dion Nissenbaum April 13, 2018 4:33 p.m. ET WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is prodding his military advisers to agree to a more sweeping retaliatory strike in Syria than they consider prudent, and is unhappy with the more limited options they have presented to him so far, White House and other administration officials said. In meetings with Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Mr. Trump has been pushing for an attack that not only would punish the Syrian regime but also exact a price from two of its international patrons, Russia and Iran, a White House official said. “He wants Mattis to push the limits a little bit more,” the official said. Mr. Mattis has resisted, worried that the administration lacks a broader strategy in Syria and that military strikes could trigger a dangerous clash with Russia and Iran, U.S. officials said. Over the past two days, the Pentagon has had two opportunities to launch attacks against Syria in reprisal for a suspected chemical weapons attack, but Mr. Mattis halted them, according to U.S. and defense officials. [image: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford preparing on Thursday to testify before the House Armed Services Committee] U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford preparing on Thursday to testify before the House Armed Services Committee PHOTO:CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES The military had scheduled potential windows for the strikes, including one Thursday night, the U.S. and defense officials said. Mr. Mattis canceled them out of concerns that anything other than a “show strike” risked broader escalation with the Russians in particular, these defense officials said. As a complex battleground filled with competing militias and foreign forces, Syria poses the toughest test yet of Mr. Trump as commander-in-chief. One year ago, he ordered a missile strike against an airfield in Syria in response to a chemical attack—a one-off event carried out by the U.S. alone. This time, Mr. Trump is assembling an international coalition that presumably would take part in a military operation, a scenario that officials and experts have said requires careful choreography. He also faces a Pentagon leadership skeptical of the more muscular response he has advocated, according to White House and other administration officials. Aides said Mr. Trump is tightly focused on the Syria problem and has been quizzing staff about the best response—even members of the legal team defending him in the Russia investigation. Mr. Trump has asked for briefing materials and was moved by images of children with foam bubbling from their mouths, symptoms of chemical weapons poisoning, aides said. At the president’s side as he weighs military action is John Bolton, a new national security adviser in his first week on the job. Related Video Victims of an Alleged Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria Footage released by Douma Revolution show patients being treated at a hospital in Syria after an alleged chemical weapons attack. Viewer discretion is advised. PHOTO: SYRIA CIVIL DEFENCE/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES Mr. Bolton favors an attack that would be “ruinous,” crippling some part of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government and national infrastructure, according to a person familiar with Mr. Bolton’s thinking. Mr. Bolton doesn’t want a reprise of the 2017 attack hitting an airfield that would be up and running in short order, this person said. Mr. Trump’s national-security team was expected to meet again Friday afternoon to discuss the various approaches. The debate over what to do in Syria marks the first time Mr. Mattis is making his case without support from former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who had aligned himself with the Pentagon chief on virtually every major issue that came before the president. This time, Mr. Mattis appears to be a lone voice of dissent in security meetings, U.S. officials said. Mr. Bolton, Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan, and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley all have expressed support for military strikes, U.S. officials said. —Nancy A. Youssef and Michael C. Bender in Washington, Thomas Grove in Moscow and Farnaz Fassihi at the United Nations contributed to this article. Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org naiman at justforeignpolicy.org (202) 448-2898 x1 On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 4:51 PM, Carl G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss < peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Roll Call - Just In > *Date:* April 13, 2018 at 2:14:29 PM PDT > *To:* > *Subject:* *Podcast: Pentagon Reluctant to Enter Syrian War* > *Reply-To:* > > Defense Secretary James Mattis fears wider U.S. involvement in Syria could > "spiral out of control." > > > > [image: Image] > > > > > *Just In* > > > > *Podcast: Pentagon Reluctant to Enter Syrian War > * > > [image: Image] > > > > Defense Secretary James Mattis fears wider U.S. involvement in Syria could > "spiral out of control," even as President Donald Trump is threatening a > strike. And with the Iran nuclear deal still up in the air, U.S. diplomacy > is crippled by the vacancy at the top of the State Department. CQ foreign > policy editor Megan Scully and defense reporter John M. 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But Senator Tim Kaine [D-VA] and Senator Mike Lee [R-UT] and the Congressional Progressive Caucus have a very different idea. Under the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution, Congress, not the President, decides when to use military force. The NYT reports: 'Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, said Mr. Trump needed permission from Congress before action. “He’s a president, not a king, and Congress needs to quit giving him a blank check to wage war against anyone, anywhere,” Mr. Kaine said. “If he strikes Syria without our approval, what will stop him from bombing North Korea or Iran?”’ The NYT’s Max Fisher justly mocked Washington’s 'cult of limited strikes’: "They accomplish nothing but unnecessary killing. But Washington loves them anyway, because past experience doesn’t matter. When it comes to pointless uses of military force, Washington culture is denialist: repeated failure doesn’t cause learning." Democrat or Republican, Congressional Representatives have an easy way to assert their war powers before Trump strikes Syria: they can sign the bipartisan Lofgren-Amash letter to Trump, telling him to come to Congress for authorization before attacking Syria. That’s what stopped unconstitutional military action in Syria in August 2013 – two hundred Democratic and Republican House members signing letters to the President, saying under the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution, you have to come to us for authorization before striking Syria. Call CONGRESSMAN RODNEY DAVIS now at (202) 225-2371. When you reach a staffer or leave a message, you can say, “I urge you to defend the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution. Sign the bipartisan Lofgren-Amash letter insisting that President Trump get Congressional authorization before striking Syria.” + + + [Thanks to 'Just Foreign Policy' for the text above. This flyer is circulated by AWARE, a local peace group.] ANTI-WAR ANTI-RACISM EFFORT - on Facebook at ~ U.S. troops & weapons out of the Mideast ~ Medicare for all ~ Universal basic income ~ Our representatives in Congress from this area - and their email addresses - are as follows: Representative Rodney Davis: Senator Tammy Duckworth: Senator Dick Durbin: =============================================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Sat Apr 14 15:21:40 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 15:21:40 +0000 Subject: [Peace] Anti-War March Saturday 5 PM CDT, West Side Park Champaign, Il References: Message-ID: Please join PSL for a march against war. This is a new group of young people, some students, many not. PSL, “Party for Socialist Liberation.” Their anti-war division is ANSWER. They maybe new to Champaign, but they have been actively opposing war for many years, with chapters across the country, in most major city’s. They are holding their march against war at West Side Park, meeting at 5:00pm in the pavilion at the southwest corner. From the PSL: The threat of the Trump administration to launch new military action against Syria saw a significant escalation on Tuesday, April 10th. They have stated that action will take place within 24 or 48 hours. We are currently approaching the end of that time frame. The Syrian government has denied and invited investigation of claims about their recent alleged chemical attack, which is the excuse the Trump admin is using to justify the air strike that is being discussed. Two previous claims about chemical attacks by the Syrian government turned out to be unsubstantiated. Even by the Trump admin's own admission, the current claim also remains unsubstantiated. This cannot have any other impact but to prepare the population for the “justice” of another U.S. imperialist intervention in the Middle East. It is very reminiscent of the false "weapons of mass destruction" claims that created the pretext for the Iraq war in 2003. Therefore, we are staging a protest and march to make our opposition clear. We urge everyone who opposes the U.S. war machine to join us in this critical moment to push back against the warmongers in the government and media. Meet us at the pavilion in the southwest of West Side Park near downtown Champaign at 5:00pm this Saturday. Co-sponsors will speak briefly before we begin the march through downtown Champaign, and loop back around to the park. Co-sponsoring organizations will be announced soon.Saturday! Say "no" to imperialist war on Syria! #HandsOffSyria PSL, new group in town. 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URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Sun Apr 15 21:09:05 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:09:05 +0000 Subject: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] AWARE meeting yes or no? Sun 4.15.18 at Hammerhead Coffee? In-Reply-To: <24e6e7b7-5ff0-4b4a-8bbc-cfabec49f58b@email.android.com> References: <24e6e7b7-5ff0-4b4a-8bbc-cfabec49f58b@email.android.com> Message-ID: I’m not going to make it today Anne. Sorry. Maybe next week. Not sure about others. > On Apr 15, 2018, at 13:05, Anne Bjornson via Peace-discuss wrote: > > Hello. I missed whether or not there is an AWARE meeting today, Sunday, 4/15/18, at Hammerhead Coffee in Urbana at 5 pm? I think Hammerhead is across the street from World Harvest's previous location at Wright and University, is that correct? > Looking forward to the always- interesting conversation, and btw a closer look at the furniture at Hammerhead. Looks like a combination of Mid-Century Modern and some handmade one- of- a -kind wooden pieces. ... :) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peace-discuss mailing list > Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net > https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss From bjornsona at ameritech.net Mon Apr 16 00:55:08 2018 From: bjornsona at ameritech.net (bjornsona at ameritech.net) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:55:08 -0500 Subject: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] AWARE meeting yes or no? Sun 4.15.18 at Hammerhead Coffee? Message-ID: <6k404d2i6g69bmsvcoddehf5.1523839155493@email.lge.com> Doug and I held the meeting! Agreed with all that the events on Saturday seemed to be successes- including less negative feedback and possibly more cheering on than at some other events? It was good to participate with another group. ... A note: Friday April 20 may be another March for Our Lives walkout for students. I hope to follow up on that and if possible stand near a march with a poster connecting "U. S. Gun Violence Won't Disappear Until Corporate Oil Wars Do" . Something like that. Hope things are ok, Carl.  Sent from my LG Phoenix 2, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone ------ Original message------From: Carl G. EstabrookDate: Sun, Apr 15, 2018 6:31 PMTo: Karen Aram;Cc: Anne Bjornson;Peace-discuss List (peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net);Peace;Subject:Re: [Peace-discuss] AWARE meeting yes or no? Sun 4.15.18 at Hammerhead Coffee? I’m afraid I won’t be there this week unfortunately with all going on Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 15, 2018, at 2:09 PM, Karen Aram via Peace-discuss wrote: > > I’m not going to make it today Anne. Sorry. Maybe next week. > > Not sure about others. > >> On Apr 15, 2018, at 13:05, Anne Bjornson via Peace-discuss wrote: >> >> Hello. I missed whether or not there is an AWARE meeting today, Sunday, 4/15/18, at Hammerhead Coffee in Urbana at 5 pm? I think Hammerhead is across the street from World Harvest's previous location at Wright and University, is that correct? >> Looking forward to the always- interesting conversation, and btw a closer look at the furniture at Hammerhead. Looks like a combination of Mid-Century Modern and some handmade one- of- a -kind wooden pieces. ... :) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Peace-discuss mailing list >> Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net >> https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Peace-discuss mailing list > Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net > https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Mon Apr 16 03:34:35 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 03:34:35 +0000 Subject: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] AWARE meeting yes or no? Sun 4.15.18 at Hammerhead Coffee? In-Reply-To: <6k404d2i6g69bmsvcoddehf5.1523839155493@email.lge.com> References: <6k404d2i6g69bmsvcoddehf5.1523839155493@email.lge.com> Message-ID: Good for you two. Thank you. I like your idea, connecting domestic with foreign. It’s important. On Apr 15, 2018, at 17:55, bjornsona at ameritech.net wrote: Doug and I held the meeting! Agreed with all that the events on Saturday seemed to be successes- including less negative feedback and possibly more cheering on than at some other events? It was good to participate with another group. ... A note: Friday April 20 may be another March for Our Lives walkout for students. I hope to follow up on that and if possible stand near a march with a poster connecting "U. S. Gun Violence Won't Disappear Until Corporate Oil Wars Do" . Something like that. Hope things are ok, Carl. Sent from my LG Phoenix 2, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone ------ Original message------ From: Carl G. Estabrook Date: Sun, Apr 15, 2018 6:31 PM To: Karen Aram; Cc: Anne Bjornson;Peace-discuss List (peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net);Peace; Subject:Re: [Peace-discuss] AWARE meeting yes or no? Sun 4.15.18 at Hammerhead Coffee? I’m afraid I won’t be there this week unfortunately with all going on Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 15, 2018, at 2:09 PM, Karen Aram via Peace-discuss wrote: > > I’m not going to make it today Anne. Sorry. Maybe next week. > > Not sure about others. > >> On Apr 15, 2018, at 13:05, Anne Bjornson via Peace-discuss wrote: >> >> Hello. I missed whether or not there is an AWARE meeting today, Sunday, 4/15/18, at Hammerhead Coffee in Urbana at 5 pm? I think Hammerhead is across the street from World Harvest's previous location at Wright and University, is that correct? >> Looking forward to the always- interesting conversation, and btw a closer look at the furniture at Hammerhead. 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URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Tue Apr 17 11:55:07 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:55:07 +0000 Subject: [Peace] Col. Larry Wilkerson on Syria: War Powers is the "Surest Way to Tyranny" Message-ID: Larry Wilkerson on “The Real News.” http://therealnews.com/t2/story:21593:Col.-Larry-Wilkerson-on-Syria%3A-War-Powers-is-the-%22Surest-Way-to-Tyranny% ________________________________ biography Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy Lawrence Wilkerson's last positions in government were as Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff (2002-05), Associate Director of the State Department's Policy Planning staff under the directorship of Ambassador Richard N. Haass, and member of that staff responsible for East Asia and the Pacific, political-military and legislative affairs (2001-02). Before serving at the State Department, Wilkerson served 31 years in the U.S. Army. During that time, he was a member of the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College (1987 to 1989), Special Assistant to General Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-93), and Director and Deputy Director of the U.S. Marine Corps War College at Quantico, Virginia (1993-97). Wilkerson retired from active service in 1997 as a colonel, and began work as an advisor to General Powell. He has also taught national security affairs in the Honors Program at the George Washington University. He is currently working on a book about the first George W. Bush administration. ________________________________ transcript [http://therealnews.com/media/trn_2018-04-01/lwilkerson0416syria-240.jpg]SHARMINI PERIES: It's the Real News Network. I'm Sharmini Peries coming to you from Baltimore. As everyone knows by now, late Friday night the U.S. military, with the support of the British and the French military, launched a series of missile attacks against what they said were Syrian research, chemical storage, and military targets. The strikes were apparently in retaliation for an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus which is said to have killed 40 - 70 civilians. Over the weekend Trump gloated in these attacks. DONALD TRUMP: By the way, John Bolton is here, and we just had a big, successful hit. John? Are you giving him all the credit? Or you know, that means the end of his job. Did our generals do a great job? Did our military do a great job? With way over 100 missiles shot in, they didn't shoot one down. The equipment didn't work too well, their equipment, and they didn't shoot one, you know, you heard, oh, they shot 40 down, then they shot 15 down. Then I call, I said, did they? No, sir, every single one hit its target. SHARMINI PERIES: Reaction from members of Congress was generally supportive of the strike, as were many human rights organizations and the mainstream media, although these strikes were unauthorized by Congress or the UN. Some senators, however, Bernie Sanders and Tim Kaine, as well as Congressman Ro Khanna, they rejected these strikes, saying that Trump should have gotten congressional authorization first, as is required by the Constitution. On Friday night, Bernie Sanders wrote: It is Congress, not the president, which has the Constitutional responsibility for making war. The international community must uphold the prohibition against the use of chemical weapons, but it is unclear how Trump's illegal and unauthorized strikes on Syria achieve that goal. And he added this on Meet the Press on Sunday. BERNIE SANDERS: I disagree that the United States should have combat troops in that area. I feel very much that we will be in perpetual warfare in that region. I do not want to see that occur. But let me be very clear: I am very concerned about a lot of the war talk that I'm hearing from my Republican colleagues, who apparently have forgotten the cost of war and the errors made in Afghanistan and Iraq. And what I believe, Chuck, very much, is that the most powerful military on earth, the United States of America, that our government should do everything that we can to resolve international conflict in a way that does not require war. SHARMINI PERIES: In the UK, the reaction from Jeremy Corbyn was much tougher against Theresa May's arbitrary decision to support the U.S, without consulting parliament. JEREMY CORBYN: The Prime Minister is accountable to this Parliament, not to the whims of the U.S. president. Her predecessor came to this house to seek authority for military action in Libya and in Syria in 2015. The House had a vote over Iraq in 2003. There is no more serious issue than the life and death matters of military action. It is right that Parliament has the power to support or stop the government from taking planned military action. I believe, Mr. Speaker, the action was legally questionable. SHARMINI PERIES: And in France, John Luc Melenchon of the hard left in France condemned the strikes, as did the center-right leader Laurent Wauquiez. Even the leader of the far-right Front, Marine Le Pen, said Macron had not published any evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime. Meanwhile, chemical weapons inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons arrived in Syria on Saturday. However, they have not been able to enter the affected areas because of the pending missile strikes. On the weekend and today we have the U.S. alleging that Russians may have tampered with the evidence in the meantime. Joining me now to discuss the attacks on Syria is Colonel Larry Wilkerson. Larry is former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, and now a distinguished professor at the College of William and Mary. Thanks for joining us, Larry. LARRY WILKERSON: Thanks for having me, Sharmini. SHARMINI PERIES: Larry, at a time when more people in Washington, and in Congress in particular, and the U.S. media should be challenging the official narrative, they're actually endorsing it. And this is a war , or these strikes took place without congressional approval, without a U.N. resolution, and before the inspectors could even get on the ground to see what really happened. And UK joined them without parliamentary approval. France did as well without taking it to parliament. Now, without the obvious reasons, which is perhaps to distract the media and all of our eyeballs from what's really going on in Washington, these strikes took place. So give us the real reasons and the motivations behind these missile attacks on Syria. LARRY WILKERSON: The foremost reason for this strike, and I suspect the only reason Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis would give a positive recommendation regarding it, was to reassert U.S. power in the region after the very impolitic remarks by President Trump that we were withdrawing. In other words, we needed to convince the Russians, and the Iranians, but principally the Russians, that we were still in the game. And that when we come to the political settlement, which is the only way we're going to stop this brutal war, we still have some high ground. And that was the sole reason for the strike that made any strategic sense. Everything else is nonsense. SHARMINI PERIES: Larry, off the top, in the intro, I indicated that only a few people in power actually objected to these attacks. Why is this happening? LARRY WILKERSON: Absolutely no objection, except to the few people, Mike Lee, perhaps, and Bernie Sanders, maybe Tim Kaine from Virginia, who would object because they know what it means. It means that we are so eroding the Constitutional war power, the people's representatives war power, the Constitutional Title 50 U.S. Code Chapter 33 Section 15, 41-48 legal rationale, legal restriction and constraint on the war power. We're violating it every week, every month, every day that goes by. And the more we do that we're eroding the power of the Congress to act as a check on the president with regard to that power. This is tyranny. James Madison said the surest way to carry is through the war power, and he was right. He was fundamentally right. This is the way kings gained almost universal power, through the divine right and through the war power. This is the way presidents gain, prime ministers gain ultimate power, through the war power. We keep surrendering this power to the executive branch and we will regret it dearly in the future if, indeed, we aren't already regretting it. Look at what we're doing around the world right now without any check, any balance. The American people don't even know what we're doing. Niger recently was just an example of that. What are we doing in the Niger? Said the American people. Why are these people dying in Niger? Well, they really knew the truth about all the places we do have people, and all the places we are performing lethal actions and killing other people, I hope they'd be disgusted. But you know, Sharmini, increasingly I'm not thinking they would be. I'm thinking they'd probably be elated, or they'd be just as apathetic as they are at this present moment. They have surrendered the power to make war to the president of the United States with no check, no balance on that power. SHARMINI PERIES: Larry, tell us about the relationship between U.S., UK, and France in this collaboration in attacking Syria. Apparently Macron was on record this weekend saying that he urged President Trump to remain in Syria, and he slightly withdrew that comment late night on Sunday. But nevertheless, what is the interest of U.S., UK, and France, and then of course remaining in Syria, what does that really mean? LARRY WILKERSON: This is laughable and lamentable at the same time. The old colonial powers. France vis a vis Lebanon and Syria, Britain Iraq and Iran, and really vis a vis Iraq, and the United States. Here we are, the old colonial powers, the people that screwed the region up in the first place are now trying to, you know, essentially for commercial and other interests, oil and gas read loud, are trying to get it back in order again. It's almost laughable if it weren't so lamentable. At the bottom of all of this, I think, is oil and gas, and what it means in terms of commercial interests with regard to those commodities in the region, whether it's the Eastern Med, where Lebanon and Israel are now arguing over Section 9, or Turkey and Cyprus and Greece are arguing over fields, or whether it's the pipelines that are going to be built or under construction already, like the one just approved for Afghanistan. This is why we're in the region. And to present all these other reason, other reasons, as rationales for being there are just lying to the American people. But we've done that forever. We lied to the American people in Vietnam, we lied to them during the Iraq wars. We lied to them about Afghanistan. We just don't have the courage or the fortitude, or in some cases the wisdom, to tell the American people why we're doing things. And here we come back to what you asked before, the reason the executive can do anything he pleases with regard to the armed forces in the United States, any time he pleases, is because the American people are apathetic. Their representatives in the Congress are utterly pusillanimous. They're cowards. They will not do anything, with few exceptions, like Mike Lee, Bernie Sanders, and some of the others. So we're in a position right now where the president of the United States can take the armed forces, all-volunteer armed forces, mercenary armed forces for all practical purposes, coming from the poorest regions of America, they can take them and go out there to kill people, and do it in the name of the United States of America, and put a mythical proportions to it, like this is for freedom. This is for democracy. This is to stop the use of chemical weapons. And all that's nonsense. It's all for what Smedley Butler said years ago it was for: commercial purposes, filthy lucre, name it what you will. That's what we're doing it for. SHARMINI PERIES: Larry, speaking of commercial interests, Raytheon, who makes these missiles that were used in these strikes against Syria, nearly added $5 billion to their stock value. Tell us about the money interests here, and who's really benefiting from these attacks as far as profit is concerned. LARRY WILKERSON: You get companies like Raytheon and others to make these missiles, the more sophisticated, the more expensive. I understand some of them were Standoff cruise missiles, they're very expensive. It gets them more and more money, and it also, most people don't realize this, it also cuts production costs and the volume costs for those missiles for the Department of Defense. So the more of these missiles you shoot, and I suspect Raytheon's and others' lines are hotly humming right now, the more of them you shoot, we're shooting them in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen also, you may recall, the cost, ultimately, per unit for the United States. And since the Pentagon really is in a fiscal situation unparalleled, about to go bankrupt itself if it doesn't do something about its gross spending habits, can't even audit itself, then every unit that's cost comes down is a benefit to the Pentagon. So you could say were killing people in the world for Raytheon and the DoD. SHARMINI PERIES: All right. As always there's so much more to discuss with you, Larry. But our time's up. So I'll talk to you next week. Thanks for joining us today. LARRY WILKERSON: T ake care. Good to be with you. SHARMINI PERIES: And thank you for joining us here on the Real News Network. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From davidjohnson1451 at comcast.net Wed Apr 18 17:15:08 2018 From: davidjohnson1451 at comcast.net (David Johnson) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:15:08 -0500 Subject: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] AWARE meeting yes or no? Sun 4.15.18 at Hammerhead Coffee? In-Reply-To: References: <6k404d2i6g69bmsvcoddehf5.1523839155493@email.lge.com> Message-ID: <006601d3d738$cd7650e0$6862f2a0$@comcast.net> A film of the demonstration and march that occurred last Saturday April 14th in response to the attack on Syria, thanks to Stuart Levy and Karen Aram, will be aired on Labor's World View TV ( UPTV ) from 4-5 PM this Sunday on Comcast channel 6 and on line at ; www.urbanapublictelevision.org David Johnson -----Original Message----- From: Peace-discuss [mailto:peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net] On Behalf Of Carl G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:09 PM To: bjornsona at ameritech.net Cc: Peace-discuss List (peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net); Karen Aram; Peace Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] AWARE meeting yes or no? Sun 4.15.18 at Hammerhead Coffee? Good for you and Doug. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there. > On Apr 15, 2018, at 7:55 PM, bjornsona--- via Peace-discuss wrote: > > Doug and I held the meeting! Agreed with all that the events on Saturday seemed to be successes- including less negative feedback and possibly more cheering on than at some other events? It was good to participate with another group. ... > A note: Friday April 20 may be another March for Our Lives walkout for students. I hope to follow up on that and if possible stand near a march with a poster connecting "U. S. Gun Violence Won't Disappear Until Corporate Oil Wars Do" . Something like that. > Hope things are ok, Carl. > > Sent from my LG Phoenix 2, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > ------ Original message------ > From: Carl G. Estabrook > Date: Sun, Apr 15, 2018 6:31 PM > To: Karen Aram; > Cc: Anne Bjornson;Peace-discuss List (peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net);Peace; > Subject:Re: [Peace-discuss] AWARE meeting yes or no? Sun 4.15.18 at Hammerhead Coffee? > > I’m afraid I won’t be there this week unfortunately with all going on > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 15, 2018, at 2:09 PM, Karen Aram via Peace-discuss > wrote: > > > > I’m not going to make it today Anne. Sorry. Maybe next week. > > > > Not sure about others. > > > >> On Apr 15, 2018, at 13:05, Anne Bjornson via Peace-discuss > wrote: > >> > >> Hello. I missed whether or not there is an AWARE meeting today, Sunday, 4/15/18, at Hammerhead Coffee in Urbana at 5 pm? I think Hammerhead is across the street from World Harvest's previous location at Wright and University, is that correct? > >> Looking forward to the always- interesting conversation, and btw a closer look at the furniture at Hammerhead. Looks like a combination of Mid-Century Modern and some handmade one- of- a -kind wooden pieces. ... :) > >> > >> _______________________________________________ Peace-discuss mailing list Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss From karenaram at hotmail.com Thu Apr 19 01:43:16 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 01:43:16 +0000 Subject: [Peace] Challenging the Russiagate Narrative Message-ID: The phenomenon known as “Russiagate” is a ubiquitous, viral narrative that dominates the corporate news cycle and penetrates many layers of popular discourse. From server hacking to BOT farms, from Facebook ads to Pokémon Go, Russia’s nefarious influence seems to reach everywhere. But despite the multitude of claims, accusations of Russian influence have been dubious and have fallen apart over time. So why does the Russiagate narrative persist? Join the Party for Socialism and Liberation C-U for a presentation that probes both the past and present for answers. We will be discussing post-Soviet relations between Eastern Europe and the West and how these events set the stage for the current political climate, the timeline of Russiagate events, and the political utility of the Russiagate narrative and its consequences. A question and answer segment will follow. We urge anyone who is interested in understanding both domestic and international politics to attend this event to learn and discuss the origins, substance, and ramifications of the Russiagate phenomenon. 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From server hacking to BOT farms, from Facebook ads to Pokémon Go, Russia’s nefarious influence seems to reach everywhere. But despite the multitude of claims, accusations of Russian influence have been dubious and have fallen apart over time. So why does the Russiagate narrative persist? Join the Party for Socialism and Liberation C-U for a presentation that probes both the past and present for answers. We will be discussing post-Soviet relations between Eastern Europe and the West and how these events set the stage for the current political climate, the timeline of Russiagate events, and the political utility of the Russiagate narrative and its consequences. A question and answer segment will follow. We urge anyone who is interested in understanding both domestic and international politics to attend this event to learn and discuss the origins, substance, and ramifications of the Russiagate phenomenon. 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URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Sun Apr 22 13:27:50 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 13:27:50 +0000 Subject: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] Event "Challenging the Russiagate Narrative" this Sunday @ 5:00PM In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Carl Estabrook has suggested cancelation of tonights AWARE meeting, in order for AWARE members to attend this important event. Carl passing up a beer, for an event, proves the importance of this issue. :) Please see below: The phenomenon known as “Russiagate” is a ubiquitous, viral narrative that dominates the corporate news cycle and penetrates many layers of popular discourse. From server hacking to BOT farms, from Facebook ads to Pokémon Go, Russia’s nefarious influence seems to reach everywhere. But despite the multitude of claims, accusations of Russian influence have been dubious and have fallen apart over time. So why does the Russiagate narrative persist? Join the Party for Socialism and Liberation C-U for a presentation that probes both the past and present for answers. We will be discussing post-Soviet relations between Eastern Europe and the West and how these events set the stage for the current political climate, the timeline of Russiagate events, and the political utility of the Russiagate narrative and its consequences. A question and answer segment will follow. We urge anyone who is interested in understanding both domestic and international politics to attend this event to learn and discuss the origins, substance, and ramifications of the Russiagate phenomenon. 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We will be discussing post-Soviet relations between Eastern Europe and the West and how these events set the stage for the current political climate, the timeline of Russiagate events, and the political utility of the Russiagate narrative and its consequences. A question and answer segment will follow. We urge anyone who is interested in understanding both domestic and international politics to attend this event to learn and discuss the origins, substance, and ramifications of the Russiagate phenomenon. 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URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Wed Apr 25 14:29:32 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:29:32 +0000 Subject: [Peace] Fwd: Rally at U of I Thursday 6:45 opposing warmonger Dershowitz as role model. References: Message-ID: Please join us Thursday evening 6:45pm at the Foelinger Bldg., south end of the Quad, to speak against Professor Alan Dershowitz, and the U of I, continuing to support warmongers as role models for students. The Gies College of Business at UIUC has invited retired Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz to speak on April 26th. Dershowitz supports gunning down unarmed protestors in Gaza, opposes BDS, given business interests in Israel, and amongst other things, called for the military strike on Syria. Dershowitz admitted, publicly, that he is part of a Mossad committee that authorized the assassination of Palestinians. 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More like Alan DershNOwitz Thu 6:45 PM CDT · Foellinger Auditorium · Urbana, IL Brandon and Monika are interested -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karenaram at hotmail.com Thu Apr 26 18:50:42 2018 From: karenaram at hotmail.com (Karen Aram) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:50:42 +0000 Subject: [Peace] Rally opposing Dershowitz tonight Message-ID: Message from the group ZAHRA "Join us in solidarity to protest the appearance of Alan Dershowitz who will be speaking at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Dershowitz is a Zionist, denies war crimes, and supports US intervention in Syria. He will be speaking at Foellinger Auditorium starting at 7:30 pm " Professor Francis Boyle from the College of Law at the University of Illinois will be speaking” on behalf of human rights at the protest. Co-sponsors: ISO, SASA, Socialist Alternative, PSL APR26 Going Alan Dershowitz? More like Alan DershNOwitz Thu 6:45 PM CDT · Foellinger Auditorium · Urbana, IL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stuartnlevy at gmail.com Mon Apr 30 18:39:48 2018 From: stuartnlevy at gmail.com (Stuart Levy) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:39:48 -0500 Subject: [Peace] Tonight 5pm: "Nuclear Disarmament and Civil Society: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Nobel Peace Prize for ICAN 2017" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1c3d18d9-ce10-e7bf-0c37-c677f98c5080@gmail.com> Late announcement of a talk happening *this afternoon*    5pm Monday 4/30    Loomis Lab room 141, corner of Green and Goodwin       *  "Nuclear Disarmament and Civil Society: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Nobel Peace Prize for ICAN 2017**”*   Speaker: Professor Jürgen Scheffran, Hamburg University in the first Jeremiah Sullivan Memorial Lecture -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: