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AWARE meeting minutes 3-21-04 Durl Kruse, facilitating. 1. Introductions 2. News of the Week with Carl, posted separately 3. Working Group Reports --Final report on March 20 event: about 200 people attended, $225 in donations received, which will help to offset event costs --Treasurer's report: about $1600 in the account --Lawyer meeting scheduled for Mar 31 to discuss police issues. Carl, Ricky, others will attend. --Tasers: Champaign City Council study session will be on Tues, 3-23 at 7 pm --Next Prospect for Peace the first Sat in April --Tabling/Literature: Several events coming up where tabling will be necessary. Peter is collecting names of people interested in helping with this. Events included: Earth Day Festival on April 15 (Illini Union), Chuck D appearance (April 9). --Taste of Champaign--AWARE will purchase table space ($65) for this event, to be held June 25-27. A great tabling opportunity! 4. New Stuff --Carl is organizing two events. One isa lunch date on Mar 30 with Alison Weir of "If Americans Knew." She is a reporter on Middle East Affairs. Time and place TBA. The other is an appearance by Jeffrey Sinclair, of Counterpunch. Date, time, place TBA, probably second week in April. 5. Calendar --Alison Weir lunch talk, March 30, ? time, ? place --"Veterans and their Families Speak Out" April 1, 7 pm, Champaign Public Library --Estabrook Talk "The Myth of American Benevolence" April 7, 7 pm, Channing-Murray --Chuck D appearance, Follinger Auditorium, April 9, 7-9 pm, cosponsored by AWARE. Tabling! --Earth Day festival, April 15, 6:30-midnight, Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, cosponsored by AWARE. Tabling! --Estabrook Talk "The Continuities of American Policy" April 21, 7 pm, Channing-Murray --Amy Goodman WEFT benefit, Illinois Disciples Foundation, April 23, 6:15 pm --Estabrook Talk "The Coming October Suprise" May 5, 7 pm, Channing-Murray --Taste of Champaign, June 25 (5-9 pm), June 26 (11 am-9 pm), June 27 (12-5 pm). Westside Park. Tabling!