[HCCN] Fwd: minutes of Peninsula Peace and Justice meeting 07 07 2010

[Judith Robbins]

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> From: "Steve Benson" <sbenson58 at gmail.com>
>
> 07 07 2010 Peninsula Peace and Justice meeting minutes
>
> Present:  Peter, Bonnie, Steve
>
> Steve is taking responsibility for seeing that a presentation on 8  
> 13 10 of “Seeing the Heart of Palestine” by Robert Schaible and  
> Sally Bowden-Schaible receives publicity, set-up, et cetera.  Bob  
> and Sally will report on a recent trip to Palestine and Israel with  
> photos and film clips; their talk focuses on Palestinians committed  
> to non-violence, education and justice/security for all in the  
> region.  Peter offered a list of the places PPJ typically places  
> posters.  Judy will send Steve a list of emails for sending  
> publicity releases to newspapers, radio, and so on.
>
> Steve has been writing and mailing out thank you cards that Judy  
> has produced, in response to contributions for setting up the field  
> of flags this summer.
>
> Mowing on the field of flags hasn’t yet been scheduled.  Judy and  
> Peter will be away on the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba  
> approximately 7/17 – 8/5.  Any regular participant who would like  
> to volunteer to organize a day of mowing, to assemble and guide a  
> group in clearing and resetting flags, could contact them before  
> the 17th or Bonnie or Steve.  No leader for this activity has yet  
> emerged, and no specific date.
>
> We plan to skip an August organizational meeting of PPJ.  Our  
> September 1 meeting at the Blue Hill Library may include a report  
> from Carolyn Coe on her recent visit to Palestine—to be confirmed  
> in August.
>
> We considered trying to increase print media and on-line  
> announcements of our regular events: the monthly organizational  
> meeting and the Sunday peace vigil.
>
> We agreed that for the summer the peace vigil will be at the field  
> of flags (between the library and the Congregational Church in Blue  
> Hill) Sundays 12-1 pm.
>
> Bonnie reported on her experience at the four-day U.S. Social Forum  
> in Detroit, which was attended by something between 15,000 and  
> 25,000 participants.  She noted these activists were mostly younger  
> adults, hugely people of color, and very positive, enthusiastic and  
> constructive in their orientation to social change.  Over one  
> thousand programs were held within three days of the conference.
>
> -- Steve Benson
>
>
>

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