From: "David Leshtz"

Celebrate May Day (a day late) at Thai Flavors Community Restaurant on
Monday, May 2.

20% of all proceeds from lunch, dinner, and take-out will go to support
The Prairie Progressive, A Newsletter for Iowa's Democratic Left.
Published quarterly since 1986, and supported by subscribers and
friends, the Prairie Progressive provides an independent voice for
progressive politics in Iowa.
Remember to tell your friends -- Monday, May 2 at Thai Flavors, for
lunch, dinner, or take-out. Express your solidarity with workers
world-wide, support progressive politics in Iowa, and enjoy
great cuisine and companionship at Pak and Cherry's place, 340 E.
Burlington, in Iowa City.

- posted by John @ 5:24 PM

From: "Greta Anderson"

Jeffrey Fields encouraged me to invite Democrats on the list-serv to
the event below. It will be a great opportunity to meet a very talented
and vibrant community, the Sudanese immigrants who live in Pheasant
Ridge. Many of them have U.S. citizenship or are in the process of
applying; they were dissidents who left northern Sudan when Sharia Law
took over in 1993. This benefit was their idea.

If you can’t make it but would like to participate, we’re collecting
items (see list below)—or send a donation check made out to AFSC to
“Darfur Benefit; Pheasant Ridge Community Center; 2626 Bartelt Road;
Iowa City, IA 52246.”

Greta Anderson

(Darfur is just another of Bush’s foreign policy “flubs” – if you can
use such a word to describe a situation where hundreds of thousands
will die this year: see Sunday’s Washington Post editorial:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/23/
AR2005042301032.html We will be composing post cards to the State
Department at the event)

Iowans For Peace and Sudanese Community Services present:
DARFUR BENEFIT DINNER -- 100% of admissions go to refugee relief in
Darfur

SUDANESE CUISINE, SPEAKERS, MUSIC
Saturday April 30
Wesley Center, 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City

MENU (includes many vegetarian options):
Dakwa (tomato, onion, peanut salad)
Ta'amih (Sudanese felafel)
Gima (potato and ground beef dish)
Adas (lentil dish)
Ful (fava bean salad)
Baba ganoush (eggplant salad/dip)
Basbusa (semolina dessert)
Dates
Hibiscus tea

5:30 DOORS OPEN-- Stop by the information table, drop off material aid
donations (see list below), write a postcard calling for action, tie
knots on a quilt to be sent to Sudan
6:00 MEAL SERVED
7:00 SPEAKERS & MUSIC
Elraya Khalifa, an Iowa City resident for 10 years, was a judge in
Northern Sudan and a colleague of executed leader Mahmoud Mohammed
Taha, who is known as Sudan’s ‘Gandhi’.

Kuat John Afar was displaced during violence in Southern Sudan, has
taught displaced and refugee children Arabic and biology, and recently
immigrated to Moline.

It is not yet confirmed, but several refugees from Darfur are also
likely to attend the dinner as special guests.

TICKETS (Available in advance or at the door):
$10-15 donation
$7 students and restricted income
Children ages 12 and under admitted free

PLEASE HELP US PLAN BY PURCHASING TICKETS IN ADVANCE!
BEGINNING WED APRIL 20, TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM:
Lori Nelson, 358-1557, ljnelson@avalon.net Ilham Mohamed, 358-0438 (her
work number at the Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center) Greta Anderson,
337-9902, greta@avalon.net Karen Nichols, 339-8967,
karenenichols@gmail.com Margie Haworth, 643-5438 A local business to be
announced

BENEFICIARIES:
Proceeds will go to the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker
non-profit organization, to benefit Darfur and southern Sudan refugees
and displaced persons. If you are unable to attend the dinner, please
consider making a donation.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH FOOD PREP , SET-UP, SERVING, AND
CLEAN-UP. YOU WILL HAVE FUN AND MEET NEW PEOPLE! Food prep (chopping
vegetables, etc.) volunteers are needed for the afternoon, starting
sometime after 1:30. No experience necessary. There will be a small
group preparing each dish, with each group directed by a Sudanese cook.
IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE ASAP.
Thanks!

MATERIAL AID LIST
These items may be dropped off at the dinner and will be sent to
refugees and displaced persons through the Mennonite Central Committee,
a non-profit organization:
Light or medium-weight blankets
Bars of soap (in original wrapper)
13-24 oz bottles of shampoo
Powdered laundry detergent
Large tubes toothpaste
Toothbrushes (adult-size, in original packaging) Bath towels
(new/like-new, medium weight, dark color) Hairbrushes Wide-tooth combs
Fingernail clippers Band-aids (minimum 40, assorted) Packages of 18-24
thin sanitary pads
1 gallon resealable plastic bags (for packaging items in relief kits)
PLEASE NOTE: We can accept only the items listed above. Thanks so
much.

- posted by John @ 5:23 PM

From: David Redlawsk

Friends,

Just a quick reminder that Ed Fallon will be at Uptown Bill's Small
Mall (Gilbert & Court Sts) from 10:00 to 11:00 on Friday. Please stop
by to chat with Ed about his vision for Iowa's future and his campaign
for Governor. Please also feel free to send this notice to anyone you
know and invite them. This is an open meeting for all.

Dave

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- posted by John @ 5:19 PM

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cath Denial"
To:
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 6:04 PM
Subject: HARRT event 4/26

>
> From: Faith Wilmot
>
> The following is information on tomorrow night's HARRT sponsored
> event, presented by the social work graduate students we are working
> with.
>
> I apologize for the late notice, but please do what you can to get
> the word out about this event. I think it will be an interesting
> evening and I am hoping some of you will be able to attend and show
> your support!
>
> Thank you,
> Faith Wilmot
> HARRT co-chair
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sponsored by
> HARRT
> Hate Acts Rapid Response Team
>
> Learn about hate crime acts and understand the effects of intolerance
> with the LGBT population
> and
> Learn ways to fight hate at the University of Iowa
>
> Short-film presentation with discussion
>
> Please join U of I Social Work graduate students in the Lucas-Dodge
> room located in the Iowa Memorial Union on April 26 from
> 7:00p.m-8:00p.m.
>
>
> Co-Sponsored by the Interfraternity Council
>
>
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- posted by John @ 9:31 PM

From: "Sarah Swisher"

The May meeting of the JC Dems Central Committee will be Thursday, May 5th, 2005 at 7PM at the JC Dems Headquarters in the SEIU Hall at 102 2nd Ave, Coralville, Iowa. The Executive Committee will meet Wednesday May 4th at 6PM. We can expect the exec meeting to last two hours.

Vacancies will be filled at the JC Dems May meeting.

Thanks

Sarah Swisher,

Chair JC Dems

- posted by John @ 7:50 PM