Miriam, yes one of the just released refusers is Reuven Kaminer's grandson. I will try to come to the next meeting. I will need someone else or several others to organize an event in Burlington since I am coordinating the regional tours in New England and am also running for Attorney General on the Green Party in Vermont. The dates for the New England part of the tour are Oct. 30 to Nov. 4. On the telecon we will decide the route and dates for each location so the refusers travel from one town to another in a reasonable order. If you can help designate or find an person from the group for coordinating the Burlington event I will invite that person to the telecon with all the other towns. Jimmy
On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:41:39 -0400 "Miriam Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Dear Jimmy, Thanks for the info on the "Convicted5" Lecture tour. At > our > meeting last Monday night we discussed several possible tours by ISM > > returnees. Please send to VTJP members immediately a) specific info > on dates > if you have them, venue etc. of this proposed tour, and b) what do > you need > help on. Could you come to the next VTJP meeting Oct. 11 to bring us > > up-to-date? mIncidentally, do you know if one of the five is Reuven > and > Dafna Kaminer's grandson? That would be terrific in view of our > having heard > Reuven speak. Thanks. Sincerely, Miriam > Copy: to VTJP members. > > >From: James M Leas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >CC: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],fnicos [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],vtj [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [VTJP] Fw: Shministim tour > >Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:13:54 -0400 > > > >Louis, > >The Refuser Solidarity Network is organizing a refuser tour this > fall, > >and we can include Brandeis as well as other campuses and > communities > >around New England. The tour will include some or all of the five > >released from prison today. See the attached schedule showing that > the > >tour is coming to New England October 30 to November 4. See also > the note > >below describing other aspects of the tour. > > > >It will be a fast moving tour. We will want to hit various towns > here, > >including the Boston area, Northampton, Brattleboro, Hanover, > Middlebury, > >and Burlington during our five days, focusing on campuses, TV, and > radio. > > > > > >We will organize a teleconference soon to set the itinerary for > New > >England. If you have Brit Tzedek contacts at other campuses in the > Boston > >area please let them know as well, and we will include them in the > >telecon too. We might be able to include New Haven and other towns > too. > > > >These folks are refusing soldiers, and they are used to moving fast > and > >working hard. We can have events morning, noon, afternoon, and > night on > >campuses if necessary to meet everyone's needs in the Boston area > and > >throughout New England. We hit four towns with refusing pilot > Yonatan > >Shapira's tour in July over just two days. Each event will need a > local > >coordinator or local group to plan, organize, and publicize that > event. > >Jimmy > > > >Law Office of James Marc Leas > >37 Butler Drive, S. Burlington, VT 05403 > >802 864-1575 802 864-9319fax 802 734-8811cell > >www.vermontpatentlawyer.com > >May be restricted or confidential. If you are not intended > recipient > >please delete immediately. > > > > > >----- Forwarded Message ----- > >From: "Judith Kolokoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:34:02 -0700 > >Subject: Shministim tour > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I've attached the schedule proposed for the tour of the Shministim > in > >October/November. > > > >The five are being released from prison tomorrow; we won't know > probably > >until October 1 whether the IDF will release them from further > efforts to > >conscript and rejail them for their refusal. If they decide to > release > >them at least two and possibly three of them will be on the tour. > > > >If the IDF does not let them go and therefore they cannot travel > from the > >country, we have been promised other Shministim speakers to replace > them. > > > >We're going ahead with the planning and the national tour will be > >sponsored by the Refuser Solidarity Network and the American > Friends > >Service Committee. I've been working with Oskar Castro the AFSC's > Youth > >and Militarism Program Director to establish an itinerary and > broaden our > >contacts. AFSC will provide resources for developing fliers, press > >releases etc. through their very capable communications/resources > >offices. We're holding off on all of that however until weknow for > sure > >who will be coming. > > > > > > > >The goals of this tour are two fold: the first is to emphasize > >campus/high school/youth group exposure to increase awareness of > both the > >issues of the Shministim, but to introduce the idea of selective > >refusal==the refusal to serve illegal occupation--to our young > people who > >increasingly face similar choices. The second is to raise funds to > >support the work of the Shministim. > > > >We have therefore tried to establish enough time in each venue to > reach > >campuses and other youth groups and to allow for broader community > based > >meetins/house parties and other events which might help to raise > funds. > >We also have left it up to local organizers to decide the wheres > and whys > >of events within the time frame we have presented. > > > >Lou Waronker has been in touch clearly wanting events in > Brattleboro and > >Clint Hendler at Dartmouth has indicated the same. I've been in > touch > >with Jimmy Leas, so my guess is that you will all decide together > what > >will happen in New England. > > > >I look forward to hearing from all of you again...soon as > possible, > >please. > > > >Thanks > > > >Judith > ><< DRAFTSCHEDULEFORCONVICTED5TOUR.doc >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar � get it now! > http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/MknplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VTJP/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
