Agenda for tomorrow's monthly meeting of the TPF Steering Committee. Grassroots members welcome!

[Tony Nuspl]

Tulsa Peace Fellowship

Monthly Meeting

Agenda for Oct 7^th 2010, 6:15 PM (Please try to arrive by 6pm)

This event repeats every month on the Thursday after
the first Saturday monthly protest.

Please join us in the decision making and planning of our activism.

1. Current/Ongoing Business

A. Review of previous weekend's TPF monthly anti-war demo on Oct 2^nd
corner of 41^st& Yale, in Tulsa. On the plus side, the ratio of supporters to detractors (judging by "honks for peace" and gestures of support with "peace signs" as they pass by) is about 99:1.

B. TPF presence in “Boo Ha Ha!” Hallowe'en parade. Volunteers needed.

C. TPF presence at MLK Parade, January 2011.

D. TPF table for Peace Festival in OKC on Sunday Nov 14 2010. Volunteers needed.

E. Report from OCC (Oklahoma Center for Conscience), our sister
organization in Oklahoma City, about FBI raids on peace activists in
other states.

F. OkDoP campaign - A meeting was held on 30^th Sept in OKC, regarding state-wide campaign to support a national Department of Peace & Non-Violence.

G. TPF exposure online:

• Looking for members to write regular blog posts on
  http://tulsapeace.wordpress.com/
  

H. TPF fundraising.

• Peace House Tulsa is also in desperate need of raising funds, to cover
  rent

I. Planned TPF screening of film “Occupation 101” in response to the apartheid regime in Israel/Palestine. Date to be announced.

Purpose of this event: “a moderated dialogue in a small group setting where participants from various backgrounds and perspectives learn from each other through an interactive discussion of specific film(s).”

See website on BDS campaign (boycott, divestment and sanctions against
Israel) http://bdsmovement.net/

J. TPF Code of Ethics. A draft was attached to a previous agenda.

K. TPF exposure in print

L. TPF counter-recruitment task force. Help get students off military recruiters' lists, both locally (high school lists) and nationally (Pentagon's list). Do outreach to parents/students in the Tulsa Public Schools system and/or the Broken Arrow school system.

II. New Business (if any) / Open Discussion

III. Adjourn by 7:45 pm (followed by making “origami cranes” for Oct 30^th event, until 9pm)

IV. Upcoming events, in Tulsa or Oklahoma City, or out of state

Boo Ha! Ha! Parade in Brookside, Tulsa, on Saturday morning, Oct 30th

Volunteers needed! Advance notice of planned participation required - Please call
918-398-6506 if you would like to march together with TPF members in the parade. The planned theme for the TPF parade entry is: "No Nuke Weapons"

We will distribute origami “peace cranes” international symbol of peace since
Hiroshima and Nagasaki

TPF monthly anti-war Peace Vigil, Saturday Nov 6^th @ 12 noon

in Tulsa, corner of 41^st & Yale. Organized by the Tulsa Peace Fellowship. Grassroots members are encouraged to attend.

Peace Festival: Oklahoma City, Sunday, Nov 14, 2010. Volunteers on behalf of TPF needed. Travel to and back from OKC same day.

The November Vigil to Close the School of the Americas (SOA)
will be held from November 18-21, 2010, Fort Benning, Georgia. “SHUT
DOWN THE SOA and RESIST U.S. MILITARIZATION IN THE AMERICAS”

addendum: press release from NLG regarding recent FBI raids

Press release from National Lawyers Guild:

http://nlgok.org/2010/09/29/nlg-press-release-on-fbi-raids/

Resources to protect dissent:
http://nlgok.org/protect-dissent/

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Date: Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:45 AM
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National Lawyers Guild Hotline and “Know Your Rights” Material
Posted by: "Paige Cram" [e-mail]

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2010*

*New York*--The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and its Mass Defense Committee provides
legal defense and educational resources to activists, including those subjected to the September 24 raids and grand jury subpoenas in Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. The Guild denounces the attacks on free speech, freedom of association, and the right to dissent that
these actions represent. The raids and summonses reflect escalating hostility toward individuals and groups working in solidarity with the Palestinian and Colombian people and are blatantly political attacks on peaceful activists.

National Lawyers Guild lawyers, in their continuing efforts to protect the right to dissent, are
coordinating defense of these activists. The NLG offers several resources for activists who are subject to similarly aggressive and politically motivated breaches of their rights.

*NLG Hotline: 888-NLG-ECOL (888-654-3265)*

-A hotline for U.S. activists who have been contacted by the FBI. Callers are matched with NLG defense attorneys in their states who have experience dealing with similar cases.

*Know Your Rights Brochure*: www.nlg.org/resources/know-your-rights

-A two-page brochure that summarizes the rights of citizens when they are contacted or stopped by the police or federal authorities. Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Farsi and Punjabi.

*Operation Backfire:* www.nlg.org/publications/operation-backfire

-A booklet that discusses government attacks on activists and subsequent
prosecutions. Available for free download.

The National Lawyers Guild recommends that activists consult and make use of these
resources. The Guild advises anyone visited by the FBI to assert your right not to answer any questions, to get the card of the FBI agent and state that you will have an attorney contact the agent on your behalf.

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Paige Cram
national lawyers guild
Communications Coordinator
212.679.5100, ext. 15
www.nlg.org
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further info from TPF advisor in OKC:

Other websites/groups/resources:

http://stopfbi.net/

http://grandjuryresistance.org/

http://ccrjustice.org/learn-more/reports/restore%2C-protect%2C-expa...

http://votersforpeace.us/press/index.php?itemid=4647