Hash Wednesday- april 14 Univ. Of Illinois quad

Rev. Chazman

As some of you may know from the creative team board there is an annual event that has been held since the 1970's at the University Of Illinois known as Hash Wednesday. There are talks, demonstrations, music, fun and festivities all in celebration and support of cannabis.

I attended a meeting of the UIUC NORML & Students for Sensible Drug Policy(SSDP) meeting monday evening to see what plans were being set up for the event this year. Im pleased to say that it looks like these students have a good plan in motion to have media attend, speakers, flyers to post, fun and peace for all. There is usualy music, and other things going on the whole afternoon.

I talked to them about religious use and they were interested. I am still planning to hand out flyers at the event that I am going to print out on my own. I also hope to have some Sacrament tags to pass out(thanks for the idea Roger) but this is uncertain do to my current finalcial troubles.

They talked about having a jpint

rolling contest(more as a fun activity then a competition), and I suggested they use legal smoking alternatives for the herb. I am going to supply them with a couple links to good bulk wholesale priced herb dealers I know of.

There are a lot of instructuional Hemp, Cannabis, Medical Use etc. speakers lined up to attend. I think this might be one of the best HW events in many years(hope so anyway).

Id like to invite anyone in the Champaign-Urbana Illinois area, or anyone planning to be in the area that day, to attend and see whats up.

I will post more info on what the speaker schedule is in the next couple weeks. They are off for break next week, but the following Monday I should be able to get a copy of the schedule(if not before).

Updates when I get them.

Peace Smile

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Rev. Chazman · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:26 pm Post subject:

Ok here is an update for those who live in the area and plan to attend...

I’m going to be handing out flyers of some sort and Sacrament Tags(thanks Roger).. I’m also looking into taking free will donations for the THC-Ministry. The donations thing might be a problem, due to University policies. I am looking more into that. But if I cant take donations, its my hope that a lot of the folks I give Tags to will help strengthen and support our Ministry.

There will be a lot of independent activities(or so there has been in the past) like people playing instruments, singing etc. etc. all around.

But there are also scheduled Microphone time & Teach-ins going on.
Here is that list(may be changed/updated more) Also I think there is a brownie sale and some other activities.

Mic time: starting at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Introduction -Danielle Schumacher
HEA - Carolyn Sundlof
Student Drug Testing info
Medical Marijuana in Illinois - Matwood of IDEAL Reform/ Frank
Hemp - speaker TBA
Columbia - Neil Parthun
Asset Forfeiture - Phil Lowman of Students for Individual Liberties
Open Mic time
Closing -Caren Thomas of IL NORML and IDEAL Reform
Into to teach-ins -Danielle Schumacher

TEACH-INS
11-12 Know Your Rights - ACLU
1-2 Student Drug Testing
2-3 Medical Marijuana in Illinois
3-4 Decriminalization - ACLU

There is also going to be a showing of the film "Busted" on 4/20 - info as to time and place available at the wednesday event. There is also a benifit concert before hash wednesday, but I cant find the notes on that. I will update if I find them.

More as I get it.

Peace
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I praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds and those that are to be thought, spoken, and done. I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. I do renounce all evil thoughts, evil words, and evil deeds. ---Avesta: Yasna
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Rev. Chazman · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:35 pm Post subject:

Ok I just got this update in my email..

**Ferre** · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 11:55 pm Post subject:

Sounds all great, How would the weather be? Any idea Chaz? I have no clue what kind of climate you guys have up there. Here it's spring, but not warm yet, not at all.
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Rev. Chazman · Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 4:31 am Post subject:

It could be realy nice, a total rain out, or even snow haha.

Its hard to say here. We have had some nice spring-like days the last few days now with mild-cool temps...
But there has been snow after easter here before to.. So I hope and pray. Smile

Peace
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I praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds and those that are to be thought, spoken, and done. I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. I do renounce all evil thoughts, evil words, and evil deeds. ---Avesta: Yasna
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CrookedEye · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:26 am Post subject: Hey...

I may come and when the day get's nearer, maybe I'll contact you so we could meet there. I'll have to see how my schedule is and how I am feeling, but it would be nice to go.
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Rev. Chazman · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 8:00 am Post subject: UPDATE

**Ferre** · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 8:32 am Post subject:

hey Chaz, enjoy yourself..and GOOD LUCK!! Very Happy

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Rev. Chazman · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:15 pm Post subject:

Well the event went off really well. There was lots of music, talks, contests, free brownies etc. etc....

I was sick from food poisoning all night tuesday night. So I was really afraid I wouldnt make it. I got about 3 hours sleep and got up. I managed to feel a little better later in the morning and decided to try it. Then my car wouldnt start. So I got my bicycle out(hadnt ridden in a long time) and walked it down to a service station to air up the tires. Its a bit of a ride to get to campus from my house, but I made it.

There were lots of interesting people to meet. I had made up a small mini-flyer on the THC-Ministry that has 4 to a page. I handed these out by the NORML booth. I handed out the flyers and also gave people a Sacrament Tag(thanks Roger). Even though I was late I still handed out about 300 flyers/tags and I was there for about 5 hours.

It was a wonderfull day. I met lots of cool people, and most folks were interested in what I had to say. I may not know much, but they seemed to like what I said. So I must have done something right.

One guy I handed a flyer/tag to later came by and thanked me for them. I told him that I believed that the religious use front was the strongest defense we have going for us right now. And he agreed. He then handed me his card and said good luck and left. Turns out he was Bryan W. Brickner Ph.D. Chair of Illinois NORML and author of the book Promise Keepers So it was pretty neat to have met him.

Anyway there are more events comming up and I hope to make it to them. I now have a simple flyer that gives me 4 handouts per page so its not to expensive to make a lot of handouts. I also have more tags, and there was certainly intrest in them.

Anyway I just thought id update this for anyone interested.

Peace Smile

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I praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds and those that are to be thought, spoken, and done. I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. I do renounce all evil thoughts, evil words, and evil deeds. ---Avesta: Yasna
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