In Regards to the OCT 6th School Board Elections – News and Observer Endorses School Board Candidates Rakestraw, Simon, Nixon – The full text is posted on the front page of http://www.wakedems.org/ -
The Wake Dems are running phone banks for the School Board candidates at party Headquarters, see below, but you can also contact the campaigns directly:
Rita Rakestraw – http://www.ritaforboard.com/ – running in District 1
Karen Simon - http://www.karendsimon.com/ - running in District 7
Lois Nixon - http://loisnixon.com/ - running in District 9
The Oct 6th election also has elections for Raleigh Mayor and all of City of Raleigh Council offices (2year terms) and elections for the City of Cary, one at large seat, and elections in Cary Districts A and C. (4 year terms). See http://www.wakedems.org/ for the complete list.
Links to events of special interest:
Candidate Events:
**WED 9/30. 5:30 – 7:30pm You are cordially invited to the 1st Annual Fall Fundraiser for NC Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin
**Politics 101 Candidate Schedule for September.
**Wake Count School Board: THUR 10/1. 6 – 8pm. Public issues forum to discuss efforts for equity and excellence in Wake County Public Schools
**City of Raleigh: MON 9/28. 6 – 7:30pm. Pct. 13-01 Meet & Greet for Roger Koopman. ; TUE 9/29. 5:25 – 7pm. Fundraiser for Roger Koopman ; WED 9/30. 5:30 – 7pm. Meet & Greet for Rodger Koopman & Mary-Ann Baldwin. ; SUN 10/4. 4 – 6pm Lee Sartain Cameron Park Meet & Greet
**City of Garner (election is Nov 3): WED 9/30. 6 – 8pm. Phone bank for Garner Town Council Candidate Amaka Flynn.
**Wake County Party Events: MON 9/28. 6pm. Wake County Democratic Party Board Meeting. ; TUE 9/29. 6:30 – 7:30pm. Wake Dems African American Caucus Monthly Meeting.
**SAT 10/10. 7 – 10pm. African American Caucus presents the “1st Annual Black & White Ball, honoring Rep Alma Adams”
For the OCT 6 election only: Elections for City of Raleigh – All Seats; Town of Cary — Districts “A” & “C” & At-Large; Board of Education — Districts 1, 2, 7 & 9
Filing period has ended – to view list of candidates see http://www.wakegov.com/elections/default.htm
THU 9/17 – Early Voting Begins. No Excuse Required. – Wake County Board of Elections site opens at 8:30am 9/17. The site at Herbert C. Young Community Center in Cary opens 11am WED 9/30. (http://www.wakegov.com/elections/earlyvoting/default.htm)
SAT 10/3 – Early Voting Ends
TUE 10/6 – Polling locations in Raleigh, Cary and Board of Education Districts 1, 2, 7 & 9 open from 6:30a – 7:30p.
For the NOV 3 elections only: ALL OTHER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, and if necessary, Run-Off Elections for the City of Raleigh, Town of Cary and Board of Education — Districts 1, 2, 7 & 9
Filing period has ended – to view list of candidates see http://www.wakegov.com/elections/default.htm
MON 10/5. Beginning date to request an Absentee ballot by mail
FRI 10/9 – Last day to register, change your party affiliation or your address
THU 10/15 – Early Voting Begins. No Excuse Required.
SAT 10/31 – Early Voting Ends
TUE 11/3 –Polling locations open from 6:30a – 7:30p. Only the polling places in the respective Municipalities will be open. (unless there are runoff elections from the OCT 6 election.)
Ongoing weekly vigils for justice and peace:
–Chapel Hill: 5 – 6pm, Fridays, corner of Elliott Road and East Franklin Street (942-2535). Durham: Saturdays, Noon-1:00 PM, Gregson and Main Streets, opposite Brightleaf Square (402-0424).
–Raleigh: First Wednesday of each month. Noon – 1:00. Silent vigil to reverse the arms race. 300 block of Fayetteville Street, Raleigh (in front of Century Post Office_ For further information, contact Slater Newman (919) 821-2014 or Cy King (919) 829-0780 (sponsored by Committee to Reverse the Arms Race).
Wake Dems Phone bank for School Board Candidates.
Party Headquarters, Goodwin House, 220 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh.
You are needed to help our candidates, including those running for School Board, succeed on Oct 6th. Call the County Party at 828.5656 for information and to volunteer. You do not need to stay the entire shift, any time you can spare will be greatly appreciated. Phone banks to be held on the following days:
WED 9/30: 6 – 9pm.
THUR 10/1: 6 – 9pm.
SUN 10/4: 3 – 7pm.
MON 10/5: 6 – 9pm. (back)
Politics 101 Candidate Schedule for September.
101 Lounge + Café, located in downtown Raleigh at the corner of Davie Street and Blount Street in Palladium Plaza.
Politics 101, a series geared towards local politics and the candidates involved in the 2009 election cycle for Raleigh. During the September series, each candidate is provided a 2-hour block in 101’s upstairs lounge to be used however the candidate desires. Some candidates have chosen to speak on specific topics, while others are planning to use the time to relax and answer questions that Wake County voters would like addressed. The schedule is as follows:
* September 28, 5:30pm-7: 30pm: Mary-Ann Baldwin (Raleigh City Council – At-Large)
About 101 Lounge + Café -, is a trendy café and lounge providing a comfortable atmosphere while catering to daytime Raleigh downtown workers, nighttime leisure seekers, and visitors alike. To learn more, visit www.101lounge.com . (back)
SUN 9/27. 3pm. Reading by Kirsten Holmstedt – The Girls Come Marching Home: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War in Iraq
Quail Ridge Books & Music, 3522 Wade Avenue, Raleigh
Holmstedt examines the lives of female soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines upon their return to the United States after serving in the Iraq war. Looking far beyond the physical wounds some suffered, Holmstedt delves deeply into the minds of these women as they struggle to fit into civilian life once more. These women may have left the war in Iraq but Holmstedt’s research and personal accounts prove that perhaps the war will never leave them. Holmstedt tells the sometimes triumphant, often heart-rending stories of 18 women who served in Iraq and returned home to challenges they never expected. If you have any questions or would like more information please let me know or call the store at 828-1588 or go to our website at www.quailridgebooks.com
SUN 9/27. 3:30pm Johnston County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People lifetime membership banquet.
Smithfield Selma high school, Smithfield.
Speaker is Rev. Dr. William Barber, II president of the state of North Carolina NAACP tickets: $15.00 per adult $ 5.00 per child(6 and under) tickets can be purchased from any officer of the NAACP or any committee member . For more information call 919-934-1964. Come one come all
SUN 9/27. 7pm. Food, Inc. Screening and Discussion.
Duke University in the White Lecture Hall.
Please join us for a free screening of one the year’s best documentaries, Food Inc., followed by a lively discussion of the issues associated with the global food system. Please see below for more details including film reviews and a link for the Food, Inc. trailer. Panelists will include Ranjana Khanna (Director of Women’s Studies at Duke), Charlie Thompson (Director of Education and Curriculum, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University), and Kathy Rudy (Associate Professor of Women’s Studies at Duke). The screening and discussion is free and open to the public. http://danceprogram.duke.edu/newsevents A discussion will follow in the East Duke Parlors.
MON 9/28. 6pm. Wake County Democratic Party Board Meeting.
Goodwin House, 220 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh.
4th Mondays of the month at 6:30. (back)
MON 9/28. 6 – 7:30pm. Pct. 13-01 Meet & Greet for Roger Koopman.
6704 St. John’s Ct., Raleigh.
Please join your neighbors Michele & Dave Hile, to meet the incumbent candidate for Raleigh’s District B seat. This is an informal gathering to meet the candidate and have an opportunity to ask him questions on issues that are important to you. Hope to see you there. http://rodgerkoopman.com/raleigh/ (back)
TUE 9/29. Crucial Conversation Luncheon: featuring Wendell Potter – An insider’s view: Why our broken health care system is in desperate need of reform
Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh
Wendell Potter is one of the nation’s most prominent spokespersons for national health care reform. He is a Senior Fellow on Health Care at the national nonprofit advocacy group, the Center for Media and Democracy. After a 20-year career as a corporate public relations executive, last year he left his job as head of communications for one of the nation’s largest health insurers to try his hand at helping socially responsible organizations — including those advocating for meaningful health care reform — achieve their goals. Cost is $10. Registration required – http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/events/index.html?id=33
THUR 9/29. appox 1:30pm. Stroll with us to Senator Hagan’s office in support of Health Care Reform.
Begins at Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh
After the Crucial Conversation lunch with Wendell Potter, a number of organizations, including the NC Health Access Coalition, HK on J partners, the NC NAACP and others will be strolling down to Senator Hagan’s office to urge her to stay strong on health care reform in the Senate. That means a health reform plan that 1. Has premiums everyone can afford; 2. Cuts costs through options like a public health plan that provides real competition to insurers; 3. Preserves choice of doctors and health plans for everyone. http://www.ncjustice.org/?q=node/393
TUE 9/29. 5:25 – 7pm. Fundraiser for Roger Koopman
Home of Louise & The Honorable Grier Martin, 2203 Byrd St., Raleigh.
Let’s bring this election home and help Rodger get re-elected. Please join Louise and Grier Martin for a fundraiser at their home at 2203 Byrd St in Raleigh to meet and support the incumbent candidate for Raleigh’s District B seat, Rodger Koopman. For additional info – 9198096063 or info@rodgerkoopman.com http://rodgerkoopman.com/raleigh/ (back)
TUE 9/29. 6:30 – 7:30pm. Wake Dems African American Caucus Monthly Meeting.
Goodwin House, Democratic Headquarters, 220 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend. (back)
TUE 9/29. 6:30pm. The Charles Darwin Lecture Series: Dale Russell: Islands in the Cosmos: Implications for Interplanetary Paleontology
N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, Downtown Raleigh
Fourth Lecture in the Series. How did we come to be here? Answers to this question have preoccupied humans for millennia. Scientists have sought clues in the tiniest particles of matter and in the deepest reaches of space. Senior Curator of Paleontology Dale Russell presents a talk based on his new book “Islands in the Cosmos: The Evolution of Life on Land,” in which he traces a path from the dawn of the universe to speculations about our future on this planet. Please RSVP to museum.reservations@ncmail.net or call 919-733-7450 ext. 307. This lecture is free of charge and seating is on a first come, first served basis. Doors to the Museum and auditorium will open at 6:00 p.m.
TUE 9/29. 7 – 9pm. Health Care Reform: A Progressive Agenda
Owasa Community Room, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro.
Speakers: Adam Searing, Director, NC Health Access Coalition, NC Justice Center; Adam Sotok, Organizing Director, Democracy NC; Heide Kober, President, Progressive Democrats of North Carolina; Michael Pearlmutter, Co-Chair, Durham for Obama Health Care Committee. The current health care reform struggle is a showdown between those factions that represent the corporatocracy and those that are standing up for people’s rights. And the corporatocracy is hell-bent on winning. Topics will cover – What can you do? Get the Tools You Need; Elements of real health care reform; Current status of legislation; Corporate influence on the debate; and Effective actions for a robust public option. For more information, contact Jack Sanders 919-967-5155 or Miriam Thompson 919-370-4114.
THUR 9/29. 7 – 9pm. Human Rights Film Series Screening – Screening At the Death House Door
Duke University, Rare Book Room, Perkins Library. Parking available in the Bryan Center deck.
This winner of the 2008 Full Frame Inspiration Award is an intimate look at the death penalty in the state of Texas through the eyes of Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous “Walls” prison unit in Huntsville. For more information, please check http://humanrights.fhi.duke.edu/death-house-door , write rights@duke.edu or call (919) 668-6511.
WED 9/30. 5:30 – 7pm. Meet & Greet for Rodger Koopman & Mary-Ann Baldwin.
Hosted by Sig Hutchinson, 2704 Snowy Meadow Ct., Raleigh
If you live in the Bedford Falls area this is a great opportunity to meet two incumbent councilors running for re-election. Come meet Rodger Koopman and Mary-Ann Baldwin. No RSVP required. This is an informal gathering to meet the candidate and have an opportunity to ask him questions on issues that are important to you. http://rodgerkoopman.com/raleigh/ (back)
WED 9/30. 6 – 8pm. Phone bank for Garner Town Council Candidate Amaka Flynn.
Wake Dem HQ, Goodwin House, 220 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh
For more info about the campaign or to volunteer, contact Nilesh, 919- 656-4361 or nsindia@hotmail.com or Amaka Flynn, amakaflynn@yahoo.com , (919) 662-1097 http://amakaflynn.com/ (back)
WED 9/30. 5:30 – 7:30pm You are cordially invited to the 1st Annual Fall Fundraiser for NC Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin
Marriott Center City, Main Ballroom , Downtown Raleigh.
Admission: $100/person If you’re unable to attend, then please consider an online donation of $50 or $25 instead to help Wayne reach his campaign’s fundraising goal for the year. Make your individual personal check or PAC check (no corporate, lobbyist, insurance company, or business checks) out to “The Goodwin Committee”. Please either return your check by mailing to P.O. Box 27841, Raleigh NC 27611 or presenting at the reception registration table. Or, you may contribute securely online by clicking here – http://www.waynegoodwin.org/ or call (910)997-1301. Take this opportunity to meet our State’s newest Commissioner of Insurance. (back)
THUR 10/1. 7:30 – 9:30am. Wake Education Partnership’s 2009 Annual Meeting.
McKimmon Conference Center, Raleigh
This year’s theme is Thinking Beyond Our Boundaries: Achieving World-Class Public Schools.
Registration and sponsorship information soon to be available at http://www.wakeedpartnership.org/
THUR 10/1. 5:30 – 7:30pm. Mapping the Future of Health and Well-Being – Dr. Bill Atkinson, President & CEO of WakeMed Health & Hospitals
NC State’s McKimmon Center Ballroom 6
Mapping the future of health and well-being is mission-critical to NC State’s research strategy, and we’re currently aligning our resources to make sure our contribution to the field is as strategic and effective as possible. Join us as Dr. Bill Atkinson, President & CEO of WakeMed Health & Hospitals, shares the strategy WakeMed implements to remain a technological leader during this moment in American healthcare history. Following, Dr. Mitzi Montoya and Dr. Liana Fryer from NC State will discuss a knowledge and resource management initiative designed to define NC State’s research strengths within the vast realm of Health and Well-Being. This knowledge will help researchers build new relationships, bundle discoveries, and increase research funding and impact. To register, go to – http://www.ncsu.edu/ott/events.html
THUR 10/1. 6 – 8pm. Public issues forum to discuss efforts for equity and excellence in Wake County Public Schools
YWCA of the Greater Triangle 554 East Hargett Street, Raleigh
The ACLU of North Carolina and the YWCA of the Greater Triangle invites you to a public issues forum to discuss efforts for equity and excellence in Wake County Public Schools. Join us for a panel discussion followed by a question and answer session. Now is a critical time for Wake County public school students. Join us to learn why the ACLU, the YWCA and many other organizations support the Wake County Public School System’s diversity plan and what you can do to help. We will discuss other critical issues like the “school to prison pipeline,” racially biased disciplinary actions, the achievement gap and more. Childcare and refreshments will be provided! To RSVP, please contact Crystal Hayes, Racial Justice Co-Director, at (919) 828-3205 ext. 18 or chayes@ywcatriangle.org (back)
THUR 10/1. 7pm. Lillian Parker Wallace Lecture — Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate
Meredith College, McIver Amphitheater, Raleigh.
Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate — A trailblazer on behalf of women and the environment, Wangari Maathai’s work and her life story embody Meredith’s 2009-10 campus theme “Catalysts for Change.” Her memoir, “Unbowed,” was Meredith’s 2009 summer reading selection. The Wallace Lecture Series is sponsored by the Classes of 1971 and 1973, the Lillian Parker Wallace Endowment and Meredith College. Free and open to the public. http://www.meredith.edu/calendar/
THUR 10/1. 7pm. Raleigh Documentary Night – Michael Moore‘s “Sicko”.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, Clara Barton room, 3313 Wade Ave., Raleigh
Michael Moore’s “Sicko” is a hilariously scathing indictment of America’s failing Health Care System
11/5 – “Call it Democracy”. A much needed bi-partisan discussion about America’s flawed electoral process.
12/3 – “Wal-Mart, the High Cost Of Low Price”.
Questions? e-mail Jeff or Anne at dinnerdoc@healthprotector.com Admission is Free. We meet the 1st Thursday of the month in Raleigh at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 3313 Wade Ave. Raleigh, and the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Fuquay-Varina Community Center at 820 S. Main St. Fuquay-Varina. Expand your social awareness and your circle of friends by joining us for as we show documentaries on a wide variety of Peace, Social Justice, Health & Environmental issues.
THUR 10/1. 7pm. Posing Beauty: Book Talk & Signing. A Public Event with Deborah Willis.
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. http://cds.aas.duke.edu/about/here.html
Presented by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and the Regulator Bookshop. Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present (W. W. Norton, October 2009) is the first photographic history of black beauty. It tells a story overlooked by most of America, and promises to transform the way we think about the history of African American visual culture. Deborah Willis, whose much-celebrated Reflections in Black provided the first definitive history of black photographers, has now collected over two hundred photographs that provide a lasting statement on beauty in the African American community. Willis will give a talk and show work from Posing Beauty as well as sign books for sale at the event. http://admin.tisch.nyu.edu/object/PosingBeautySelectedWorks.html Deborah Willis will be interviewed on Thursday, October 1, at noon on WUNC’s (91.5 FM) “The State of Things”: www.wunc.org
THUR – SAT 10/1 – 3 Friends of Sabeel–North America Voice of the Palestinian Christians.
Shiloh Baptist Church, 1500 9th Street, NW, Washington DC
Framing the Discourse – Mobilizing for Action. A Conference for Peacemakers
Click here for program & schedule. – http://fosna.org/content/program-dc-conference-oct-2009
OCTOBER 3-10, 2009. Keep Space for Peace Week: International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space PO Box 652 Brunswick, ME 04011 (207) 443-9502 http://www.space4peace.org http://space4peace.blogspot.com
SAT 10/3. 11am. What: Capitalism: A Love Story
The Rialto Theater, 1620 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh
$10.00 per person. Wake County Progressive Democrats will be hosting a special showing of Capitalism: A Love Story Guest speaker: Gene R Nichol Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity
SUN 10/4. 12:30pm. 2009 Raleigh CROP Walk.
All activities begin and end at Marbles Kids Museum, Downtown Raleigh.
Registration/Activities – 12:30pm. WALK Kickoff Celebration – 1:45pm. • 2009 Raleigh CROP Hunger Walk – 2:00-4:00pm. Experience Marbles Kids Museum – 4:00-5:00p http://www.cropwalkraleigh.com/ Parking for 2009 CROP WALK: Free parking is located behind Marbles Kids Museum in the Long View Center parking lot (accessible from both Morgan and Person Streets)
SUN 10/4. 4 – 6pm Lee Sartain Cameron Park Meet & Greet
Meet and Greet hosted at the home of Lee and Gordon Folger at 203 Hillcrest Road in the heart of Cameron Park. http://www.sartainforraleigh.com/ (back)
SUN 10/4. 7:30pm. Screening of Food, Inc
Carrboro raw (bamboo fenced lot in front of Weaver Street Market, behind the Spotted Dog), Weaver St, Carrboro.
“Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that’s been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA & FDA.” 93 minutes Bring blankets, family and friends! Discussion to follow movie.
SUN 10/4. 7pm. Prayer Vigil for Middle East Peace.
Durham Friends Meeting 404 Alexander Ave. Durham,
The Prayer Vigil for Middle East Peace is held in area congregations on the 4th of every month. This monthly service is a part of a national movement initiated by Churches for Middle East Peace (www.cmep.org), committed to the principles of a just peace and to solidarity with Christians, Muslims and Jews. The participants of this effort agree to pray together until a lasting and just peace is secured in Israel and Palestine. Each state across the United States is designated a day in the month to hold the prayer vigil. In North Carolina, it is the 4th of each month.
MON 10/5 Direct Action at the White House Against Continued War and Torture
Join the National Campaign for Non-Violent Resistance on Monday, October 5, for Nonviolent Direct Action at the White House calling for an end to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, an end to the drone attacks in Pakistan, the closing of Guantánamo & Bagram Prisons, an end to indefinite detention, torture and rendition, and accountability for those responsible for torture and war crimes. 8:30am – 9:30am Vigil at the Supreme Court with Witness Against Torture, focused on Guantánamo, Bagram, and Accountability for Torture. 10:00am Gather at McPherson Square (15th & I Sts. NW) for Poetry, Music, and Reflections from Elizabeth McAlister. 11:30am Silent, Solemn procession to the White House All who plan to participate in this action may wish to attend a meeting on Sunday, October 4, 2-5pm at the Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Road NW. To participate in the direct action, e-mail: octoberactions@warresisters.org For more information, please see: www.warresisters.org/octoberactions
MON 10/5. 11:15a – 12:30pm. Step Up and Act for Children 2009 to call for investment in child health and early education
Raleigh, Old Capitol Building.
Sponsors include Action for Children North Carolina, North Carolina Pediatric Society, Smart Start, the North Carolina Association of Educators and Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina. Children’s performances and speakers will call for more federal investment in child health and early education. For more information contact: Mandy Ableidinger at Action for Children – mandy@ncchild.org
TUE 10/6. ELECTION DAY. Polling locations in Raleigh, Cary and Board of Education Districts 1, 2, 7 & 9 open from 6:30a – 7:30p.
TUE 10/6. 7pm. Raleigh NOW – Chapter meeting. First Tuesdays.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, 3313 Wade Ave, Raleigh, 781-7635.
gailya@nc.rr.com, http://www.raleighnow.org/
WED 10/7. The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies presents The Politics of Representation: Documentary and Identity, a Fall 2009 film series at Duke University
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Oct 7 @ 7pm, Richard White Auditorium. Ford Transit (Hany Abu-Assad, 2002).
Oct 21 @ 7pm, Richard White Auditorium. Dear Pyongyang (Yang Yonghui, 2006).
Nov 4 @ 7pm, Griffith Film Theater. Born Into Brothels (Zana Briski and Ross Kaufman, 2004).
Nov 18 @ 7pm, Richard White Auditorium. The Game of Their Lives (Daniel Gordon, 2002).
Nov 19 @ 7pm, Richard White Auditorium. Morning Sun (Carma Hinton, 2003). – Q&A with director Hinton to follow.
Nov 20 @ 9 am – 5 pm. Workshop on The Politics of Representation. Filmmakers: Daniel Gordon and Carma Hinton. Guest Speakers: Michael Renov (USC, keynote); Bruce Cumings (Chicago); Zhen Zhang (NYU)
All screenings are FREE. For more information about the AMES Presents film series, please contact: Olga Richmond, 919-668-2603
FRI 10/9. 7 – 9pm. Beginning of Film Series on Nonviolence: A Force More Powerful.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3639 Old Chapel Hill Road, Durham
20th century stories of how nonviolence overcame oppression and authoritarian rule. Features include movements in India, the US South, South African, Denmark, Poland, Chile, and Serbia. For more information call 919-381-5969 or 252-412-7111. Sponsored by Educators for Nonviolence and NC Peace Action. Sponsored by Educators for Nonviolence and North Carolina Peace Action – (919) 381-5969 for more information.
–October 9: Gandhi campaigned to free India from British rule; Black students desegregated lunch counters in the US South ——–October 30: A grassroots movement undermined apartheid in South Africa; Danes resisted Nazi occupation
–November 6: Poland’s Solidarity overcame Communist rule; Chilean workers dislodged the Pinochet dictatorship
–November 20 “Bringing Down a Dictator”: The Otpor! Student movement ousted the dictator, Slobodan Milosevic
FRI/SAT 10/9-10. Witness for Peace SE Retreat
Sign up for the Witness for Peace SE Retreat today - October 9th and 10th out at Camp New Hope on Route 86 just outside of Chapel Hill. We have a great program this year. Marino Cordoba of Afrodes in Colombia will speak about Colombia today. Eddy Gutierrez from Nicaragua will speak about the impact of CAFTA on small farmers…we will show the DVD “Roots of Migration” and strategize on what we can do to pass immigration reform. Dr. Jef Boyer will give us an update on Honduras and Anne Wolfley will talk about the Signs of Hope in Bolivia. Come to be energized! Come for the fellowship! Help build the movement for change. email witnessforpeacese@gmail.com or call 919-856-9468 Gail S Phares Witness for Peace SE/CITCA
SAT/SUN 10/11-11. Green America’s Green Festival
Washington, DC http://www.greenfestivals.org/
At Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, we’re celebrating what’s working in our communities—for people, business and the environment. Here, green means safe, healthy communities and a strong local economy. Join us at the nation’s premier sustainability events, where you will see the best in green. Enjoy more than 125 authors, leaders and educators; great how-to workshops; cutting-edge films; fun activities for kids; organic beer and wine; delicious vegetarian cuisine and diverse live music.
SAT 10/10. 7 – 10pm. African American Caucus presents the “1st Annual Black & White Ball, honoring Rep Alma Adams”
Radisson RTP
Registration begins at 6:30pm. The African American Caucus presents The 1st Annual Black and White Ball honoring Representative Alma Adams, Chair of the Black Legislature, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Sponsorship: $4000, $3000, $2000 and $1000. Tickets $75 members and $100 non members. Sponsors Reception from 11p – Midnight incl: Rep Adams and guests, Congressman Price, Miller and Etheridge and Platinum sponsors. For more info email: RSVP2009BALL@YAHOO.COM (back)
MON 10/12. 7:30pm. World premiere staged reading of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later
Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh.
The reading is a fundraiser for Equality North Carolina Foundation. Only 140 tickets will be sold. For reservations, please call 919-834-4001. Tickets: $10. Reservations are strongly recommended. All ticket revenue will go to Equality North Carolina Foundation. The new play, The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, will be presented at 100 theatres from coast to coast on the same night. The Tectonic Theatre Project has been working on this epilogue for more than a year, interviewing residents of Laramie about the fallout from the killing and its impact on their community. Included among the interviews are Matthew’s mother Judy Shepard and Mathew’s murderer Aaron McKinney, who’s serving dual life sentences, as well as follow-up interviews with many of the individuals from the original piece.
THUR 10/15. 6:30pm – Special Free Showing of the film FRESH
Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Road, Cary
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and rising obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Following the film, representatives from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, and the Interfaith Food Shuttle will lead a discussion.
THUR 10/15. 7pm. Fuquay-Varina Documentary Night – Challenges for Democracy-The Future of Voting in America
Fuquay-Varina Community Center at 820 S. Main St. Fuquay-Varina
11/19: FLOW
12/17: SOLDIERS OF PEACE.
Questions? e-mail Jeff or Anne at dinnerdoc@healthprotector.com Admission is Free. We meet the 1st Thursday of the month in Raleigh at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 3313 Wade Ave. Raleigh, and the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Fuquay-Varina Community Center at 820 S. Main St. Fuquay-Varina. Expand your social awareness and your circle of friends by joining us. We show documentaries on a wide variety of Peace, Social Justice, Health & Environmental issues.
SAT 10/17. 5:30 – 9pm. The Sierra Club Silent Auction/Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Helios, 413 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh
$20.00 includes Silent Auction, Wine Tasting, and Heavy Hors d’Oeuvres. RSVP today for the Capital Group’s biggest, coolest fundraiser of the year. Of course, you are welcome to just drop in, but we can’t guarantee a place at the wine tasting. http://northcarolina.sierraclub.org/capital/calendar/e009.html
MON 10/19. 7pm. Wake County Voter Education Coalition meeting.
Garner Road YMCA, Main Bldg, 2235 Garner Rd., Raleigh.
For more info, contact Eugene Weeks, 832-2377. (back)
WED 10/21. 11am. Next Meeting of Wake Senior Democrats
The Senior Democrats of Wake County meet for lunch on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Crabtree Marriott Hotel from 11:00 to 1:00 pm. (back)
WED 10/21. 6:30pm. Wake County Progressive Democrats monthly meeting/potluck
Goodwin House, 220 Hillsborough Street Raleigh
Speaker: David Young, Chair, NC Democratic Party. Please come and bring a dish to share and join in the conversation. Visit http://www.wakeprogressives.com/ more information about WCPD. (back)
THUR 10/22. Mike Wiley in “Blood Done Sign My Name”
Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St., Durham
Two shows October 22 at 10:30 AM for the Heritage Arts for Youth Performance and 7:30 PM for the general public at the. Based on Tim Tyson’s award winning memoir, much like song Blood Done Sign My Name, is meant to acknowledge America’s painful racial history, “that our freedom and dignity, if we still have any, has been paid for in blood, that we have a contract with our ancestors not to let their sacrifices be in vain.” The morning performance admission is $5 for students, teachers and chaperons admitted free with group, reservation requested; the evening performance adults $15, students $10. Tickets go on sale September 15th and can be purchased on the web at http://www.hayti.org/ , at the Hayti Heritage Center or call (919) 683-1709 ext. 21.
THUR 11/12 6pm. The 25th Annual Finlator Awards Dinner, Sponsored by the ACLU of Wake County
NCSU University Club, Hillsborough Street, Raleigh.
Cash Bar 6pm; Dinner 7pm. Ian Palmquist- Keynote Speaker. Senator Ellie Kinnaird – 2009 W.W. Finlator Award Recipient. Tickets $45.00 per person, and must be prepaid. Contact: Stephanie Kien, sdkien@yahoo.com
Raleigh‘s Citizen Advisory Council Meetings. If you plan on attending, please call ahead to be sure your Citizen Advisory Council is meeting. To check on meeting times, Citizen Advisory Council agendas, or to signup to receive your Citizen Advisory Council agenda by email, visit http://www.raleigh-nc.org/, click on resident, then neighborhoods, then Citizen Advisory Councils. Or click on http://tinyurl.com/d7ql4b (back)
MON 9/28. 7:30pm. Glenwood Citizens Advisory Council, Meets bi-monthly on 4th Monday, (Odd Months)
Glen Eden Pilot Park, 1500 Glen Eden Drive. Raleigh
For more info contact Luis Olivieri, 919-831-6099 or luis.olivieri-robert@ci.raleigh.nc.us
MON 9/28. 7pm. South Central Citizens Advisory Council Meets 4th Monday
Roberts Park Community Center, 1300 East Martin Street
For more info contact Sandra Carson, 919-831-6097 or sandra.carson@ci.raleigh.nc.us
THUR 10/1. 7:30pm North Citizen Advisory Council
Millbrook Exchange Park, 1905 Spring Forest Road
Call Dan Tew, Community Specialist at 919-831-6124 or e-mail: dan.tew@ci.raleigh.nc.us for more information. Meets 1st Thursday
MON 10/5. 7pm. Central Citizen Advisory Council. Meets 1st Monday
John P. “Top” Greene Community Center, 401 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Call Sandra Carson, Community Specialist, at 919-831-6097 or e-mail: sandra.carson@ci.raleigh.nc.us for more information.
MON 10/5. 7:30pm. Falls of Neuse Citizen Advisory Council, Usually Meets bi-monthly on 1st Monday.
Eastgate Park Community Center, 4200 Quail Hollow Drive, Raleigh
Call Dan Tew, Community Specialist at 919-831-6124 or e-mail: dan.tew@ci.raleigh.nc.us for more information.
THUR 10/8. 7:30pm. Southeast Citizen Advisory Council, Meets 2nd Thursday.
Worthdale Community Center, 1001 Cooper Road, Raleigh.
Call Jonathan Edwards, Community Specialist at 919-831-6097 or e-mail: jonathan.edwards@ci.raleigh.nc.us for more information.
THUR 10/8. 7pm. Northeast Citizen Advisory Council, Meets 2nd Thursday
Millbrook Exchange Park, 1905 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh, NC
Additional information at NECAC@mindspring.com. Call Tyrone Lindsey, Community Specialist at 919-831-6699 or e-mail: tyrone.lindsey@ci.raleigh.nc.us for more information.
MON 10/12. 7:30pm. Six Forks Citizen Advisory Council, Meets Bi-Monthly, Odd Months 2nd Monday.
Sertoma Art Center, 1400 W. Millbrook Rd.
For more information Luis Olivieri, Community Specialist, at 919-831-6099 or e-mail: luis.olivieri-robert@ci.raleigh.nc.us for more information.
MON 10/12. 7pm. South Citizen Advisory Council, Meets 2nd Monday
Biltmore Hills Community Center, 2615 Fitzgerald Drive, Raleigh.
For more information contact Sandra Carson, Community Specialist, at 919-831-6097 or e-mail: sandra.carson@ci.raleigh.nc.us.
MON 10/12. 7pm. Southwest Citizen Advisory Council, Meets 2nd Monday.
Carolina Pines Park, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh
For more information contact Luis Olivieri-Robert, Community Specialist at 919-831-6099 or e-mail: luis.olivieri-robert@ci.raleigh.nc.us or go their website at http://www.geocities.com/southwestcac
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