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AWARE meeting minutes 3/14/04
I. Intros ~ 27 people
Facilitator - Peter
II. News of the week (Carl)
Other headlines:
Howard Stern's Bush bashing
Spanish right-wing government voted out
Plane full of mercenaries in Zimbabwe
III. Aware reports
A. Treasurer's report - Linda
Current amount in account - $1,895.76
Big expenses - $208 to WEFT and $225 to Will (underwriting)
Linda passed around the budget sheet.
B. Tasers - Mike
1. Community meeting
(from his e-mail)
COMMUNITY MEETING ON TASER GUNS
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2004
6PM - 8PM
MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
808 EAST BRADLEY AVENUE
CHAMPAIGN, IL
Chief of police will be at the community meeting
Someone from the law school will talk about this as a civil rights
issue People from Urban league will speak
2. City council
Study session will be March 23rd. There will be a straw poll vote
at this meeting so it's good to have as many people out as possible.
Current Votes - Rosales, Ennen - against Tasers, Pirok - for, Bruno -
undecided. Everybody write letters to the city council members
3. Other news on Tasers
The pro-tasers people have ads on WILL.
Specific problems with tasers - No set of procedures for use or amount
of electricity used.
C. Prospect for Peace
Last P4P had ~20 people.
Next P4P - first Sat. in April, 2-4PM
Meeting with lawyer has been postponed.
Committee will speak to lawyer about incidents with police specifically
inconsistent interpretation of city legislation regarding flyering,
lack of satisfaction with response.
D. Chief
Al - Rally night before the BOT meeting was impressive. Lots of people.
Chancellor spoke against it. At the BOT meeting, three spoke for, three
against. No vote taken
The student trustee was going to introduce a resolution at the April
meeting. BOT cancelled April meeting.
E. CPRB
New Co-sponsor - Champaign County ACLU
Chuck D is coming April 9.
Community forum at the Douglas Center 2nd or 3rd week in April.
Possible advisory referendum in the city of Champaign
For more info visit www.prairienet.org/cprb or join the list serve (go
to lists.groogroo.com and click on CPRB)
F. March 20th event
1. Carol passed out fliers with the following info
Saturday, march 20th, 3PM Urbana Middle School (1201 S. Vine in Urbana),
Music, Poetry, and featured speaker Dr. Mohammad al-Heeti. Followed by
a Peace Walk from the UMS to the Champaign County Courthouse 4PM Anti-war
rally with City Councilwoman Danielle Chynoweth, activist Imani Bazzell,
and Meg Miner
2. Issues with event
- Urbana Middle School needs liability insurance which will cost ~$200
for this one hour event. But we should go ahead with it since so much
advertising had been done.
- City won't let AWARE hold their rally at the courthouse. Blanket ban
on protests there. Carol will speak to person in Public Works about
alternate locations. Not being allowed to rally at courthouse is
something that should be discussed with a lawyer. [Ed. note - AWARE was
later allowed to hold the rally at the Courthouse]
3. Program detail by Charlotte - Pass out name and description of
Iraqis and US soldiers who have died.
G. Taste of Champaign application due by April 2nd.
Linda will look into filling out the forms and getting a table.
VI. Co-sponsorship requests
1. Students for Environmental Concerns Benefit Concert - Info The event
will be Thursday, April 15 from 6:30-12:00 PM in the Courtyard Cafe at
the Union. Three local bands, Green Mountain Grass, The Apollo Project,
and Nadafinga will play. The event will benefit the Illinois Student
Environmental Network, a local environmental organization that works
to help environmental groups on our campus and across the state, and
Students for Environmental Concerns' Earth Day Fund. Co-sponsors will be
asked to advertise the event to their group. In return, co-sponsors will
be able to set up a table advertising their group and be listed on all
press regarding the event. Although the event may be too loud to talk
to attendees while the bands play, there will be plenty of time to talk
to attendees between bands. Setup starts at 5PM. Yes to co-sponsorship.
2. Campus Greens to bring Chuck D, rapper from Public Enemy
to campus April 9, 2004 from 7-9 PM, Foellinger, to speak about
racial profiling, diversity, and police issues Jen Walling, Outreach
coordinator from Campus Greens passed out info. More info on Chuck D at
www.kepplerassociates.com/speakers/chuckd.asp The Campus Greens would
like AWARE to co-sponsor and make a donation of $50 to help us pay.
Co-sponsors will have their name on all advertisements, can table at the
event, will be able to provide ushers, can have 10 seats roped off for
them, will receive a few discounted tickets to fundraising dinner after
the show. Yes to co-sponsorship and $50 for funding.
V. Events (Please watch e-mail for further info on these. I didn't catch
all of the details).
1. Event to benefit Oxfam to be held at Urbana Middle School by high school
members of Amnesty International, Student Senate, Sat. April 3rd from 5-7
2. 7PM today - Vigil for Peace on the Quad, by Student Peace Action
3. Mar. 15 - Kucinich to speak at the Union at 8. 6PM VEGAN Potluck at
University YMCA with Kucinich
4. Mar. 15 - 6-8PM Community Forum at Mt. olive Baptist Church (see above)
5. Mar. 16 - primaries (visit www.champaigncountyclerk.com to view your
ballot beforehand)
6. March 18 - Iraq war panel - IPRH 4PM
7. March 20 anti-war event (see above)
8. April 1 - "Veterans and their families speak out", Champaign Public
Library, 7PM.
9. April 7, etc. - Carl Estabrook to speak at Channing Murray
10. April 23rd - Amy Goodman coming to town
11. April 30-May 2nd - Liberation Education Conference
12. April 14 - Hash Wednesday on the quad. 12-1 speakers, Teach-ins 2-4.
More info and co-sponsorship request to come
13. March 15 - Kucinich will be on Focus 580 at 11, also speaker from
Kucinich's campaign at law school at 4:30
14. Jeffrey St. Clair, Counterpunch editor coming in 3 weeks
VI. Etc.
Possible fundraiser?