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<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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Greetings,<br>
<br>
Thank you all for your time and efforts in helping plan the Justice for Lebanon demonstration (in follow-up to previous call for action; email attached below). The
ever-growing participation and dedication to this event are nothing short of admirable.<br>
<br>
This is to confirm that the 3<sup>rd</sup> planning meeting will take place<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> tomorrow, Sunday, at 5pm</span></b>. Lets gather at the
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>MIT</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'> Student Center</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'> lobby</span></b>
(</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=w20">map</a><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>) and proceed to the meeting place.<br>
<br>
If you haven’t done so already, please sign-up to <a
href="mailto:lebanon-justice@mit.edu">lebanon-justice@mit.edu</a> to stay up to
date with the latest preparations and announcements related to this event. You
can do so here:<br>
<a href="https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-justice">https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-justice</a>
<br>
<br>
For more information, email <a href="mailto:lebanon-justice@mit.edu">lebanon-justice@mit.edu</a>
or call 617.452.5380/617.939.6363<br>
<br>
<br>
Hope to see you there,<br>
L. </span></font></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Loai Naamani
[mailto:loai@mit.edu] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 17, 2005
11:44 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Friends of Lebanon'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Exceptional Meeting</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Greetings,<br>
<br>
To start with, many thanks to all who attended the Chomsky event this week.
There was an almost 400 person attendance. Our turnout in number and in unity
was admirable... yet falls short - very short - of the sense of solidarity and
commitment satiating Lebanon those few days.<br>
<br>
This email is a call for action. To act in your capacity as a human, before and
irrespective of your nationality and political/religious affiliation(s).<br>
<br>
A large-scale congregation is being planned to loudly demonstrate our anger and
demands in an effective yet realistic manner. Many groups in Greater Boston
have already expressed their heartfelt interest in participating and have
presented their own set of logistical and content requirements under which they
would like to assemble.<br>
<br>
To this end, another exceptional meeting will take place tonight (Thursday) at
8:00pm in the MIT Student Center (<a
href="http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=w20">map</a>) to unanimously
agree on the statement/headlines of this rally and finalize logistics.
Representatives of other groups will be attending. This is not an LCM meeting,
but that of anyone interested in lending a hand and an opinion to shaping this
rally and the future of a nation.<br>
<br>
Whether you can make it to the meeting tonight or not, please take as many of
the following steps as possible to contribute to this effort:</span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>1)</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Forward this email</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> and put the
word through to each and every one you feel could contribute. Think beyond your
smaller ethnic/national/religious circles. Many of our local friends are alien
to how such tragic events could be as casual as sneezing in our part of the
world; this would be a great opportunity to share our cause, frustration, and
willingness to act. If you are receiving this and not in New England, please
forward to your New England contacts.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>2)</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>If you
have the slightest interest in attending tonight, joining the rally, and/or
stay updated with the preparations for and echo of this event, please <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>sign up to a new dedicated list</span></b>: <a
href="mailto:lebanon-justice@mit.edu">lebanon-justice@mit.edu</a>. You can do
so here: <a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-justice">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-justice</a>
- Members on this list may also be contacted for signing petitions and letters.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>3)</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Attend tonight’s meeting</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> at 8:00pm in
the MIT Student Center (<a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=w20">map</a>)
to unanimously agree on the statement/headlines of this rally and finalize
logistics. If you arrive late, please take the stairs to the last floor.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>4)</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Share with the list</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> above any
pertinent ideas, suggestions, questions, contacts, and/or media strategies you
have, yet won’t be able to bring to the meeting/rally. Please don’t
let email replace your much needed physical presence.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>5)</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Plan
ahead to contribute a few hours of your time next week to <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>physically join the rally</span></b>.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Please don’t presume the
rally too general or too specific for your own personal views to be conveyed.
Some thought so of Lebanon, and yet it still stands too large to be swallowed
and too small to be divided.<br>
<br>
One gravely wonders what more should happen before we make a move to conquer
– not await – change. If what happened isn’t the right
impetus, perhaps nothing will be. B<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>.</span></font>
Russell once said: "The whole problem with the world is that fools and
fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of
doubts." – If fools and/or fanatics brought us this far, I hope that
our wisdom doesn’t leave us here... in doubt, in stagnation.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><br>
Ever grateful,<br>
Loai</span></font></p>
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