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A.B.A.T.E. stands for "A Brotherhood Aimed Towards Education." The mission of A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois is to preserve the universal right to a safe, unrestricted motorcycling environment, and to propose and advocate actions that can be taken by elected and appointed officials to protect and conserve the natural resources of the State of Illinois, and ensure through professional management that sustainable use, recreational opportunities and enjoyment of these new resources is available for this and future generations.
We make every effort to influence State, National, and Worldwide political actions in favor of motorcycle rights. We also conduct programs to Educate drivers, seniors, legislators, and motorcyclists on the safety and awareness of motorcycles on the roads. Such programs include going into schools and speaking to students currently training to get their drivers licenses and speaking to them of the importance of motorcycle safety.
A.B.A.T.E is a non-profit organization that currently has over 12,000 members and 61 chapters throughout the state. More information on us may be found at our chapter website, www.freedomvalley-abate-il.org , or at the State A.B.A.T.E website, www.abate-il.org
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Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed by Governor Winthrop of the
Massachussetts Bay Colony in 1637. Thousands of years before this "official" proclamation, North American Indigenous people across the continent had celebrated seasons of Thanksgiving.
'Thanksgiving' is a very ancient concept to American Indian nations. The difficulty with the American Thanksgiving holiday is its false association with American Indian people. The infamous 'Indians and pilgrims' myth.
Being thankful for your blessings is an important part of our living in balance and this intent can be seen in the celebrations and ceremonies among Indigenous peoples. So the concept of this tradition, Thanksgiving is a good thing. However, it is not good to distort history, or to falsely portray the origin of this holiday and silence the truth of its actual inception.
Here are some more accurate historical facts about the true origin of this American holiday that may interest you......... ......... ......... ....
'Thanksgiving' did not begin as a great loving relationship between the pilgrims and the Wampanoag, Pequot and Narragansett people. In fact, in October of 1621 when the pilgrim survivors of their first winter in Turtle Island sat down to share the first unofficial 'Thanksgiving' meal, the Indians who were there were not even invited! There was no turkey, squash, cranberry sauce or pumpkin pie.
A few days before this alleged feast took place, a company of 'pilgrims' led by Miles Standish actively sought the head of a local Indian chief, and an 11 foot high wall was erected around the entire Plymouth settlement for the very purpose of keeping Indians out! Officially, the holiday we know as 'Thanksgiving' actually came into existence in the year 1637.
Governor Winthrop of the Massachussetts Bay Colony proclaimed this first official day of Thanksgiving and feasting to celebrate the ret
We have our date and place set for our 1st Fund Raiser. We are going to have Door Prizes,Medical Patent Speakers,Bands (The Easyriders,TV BLUES BAND and maybe one more if they get back to us).There will be The Illinois Medical Marijuana Girls there helping out also.Reverend Derek Moody from The Church of Rock on 99.9 The Buzz will be MCing the event. So I am sure you are woundering where can such an EVENT be held????It will be at The Brass Rail on Farmington Road on January 23rd.Tickets will be sold at The Brass Rail,Puppy Dogs,The Gin Joint and several other places through out Central Illinois. Be sure to stop in those places and ask them for one of our Brochures and pick up your tickets.Well thats it for now be sure to REPOST this and start telling your friends,it will be something not to miss. If you have not e-mailed your State Rep you need to do this ASAP. Here is a link from our friends at MPP that will help you get that done https://ssl.capwiz.com/mpp/issues/alert/?alertid=13443521
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