Ongoing weekly vigils for justice and peace: Chapel Hill: 4:30 – 5:30pm, 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).
MON 1/5. 3 – 6pm. Solidarity with Gaza in the Triangle: Demo in RaleighDemonstration and rally at the NC Capitol Building, 1 East Edenton StreetOrganized by Palestine United! Anyone who has a Palestine shirt please wear it. If not lets have as many people as possible wearing the colors of the flag (red, black, white and green) Also anyone who has a Palestinian Flag please bring it with you as well, no matter if it is big or small. Please bring your own creative signs, posters, banners, and pictures; racial slurs and disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Contact: Feras Abdelquader- 919-538-9583
TUE 1/6. 7pm. Raleigh NOW - Chapter meeting. First Tuesdays. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, 3313 Wade Ave, Raleigh, 781-7635.The deadline to be included in NOW’s 2009 signature ad is Jan 12. January 22, 2009 marks the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that gave women control over their own reproductive decisions. This year as in previous years, North Carolina NOW is sponsoring a full page signature ad in support of reproductive rights for all women, regardless of economic status. The signature ad lists names of people supporting the statement in the ad. You can help preserve your and other’s reproductive rights by including your name in this ad, and getting the names of your pro-choice friends and family. The ad will appear in the Independent on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009. for more info contact Gailya Paliga - gailya@nc.rr.com http://www.raleighnow.org/
THUR 1/8. 7pm. Documentary night to come to Raleigh – Screening of Washington, You're Fired!Unitarian Church in Raleigh, 3313 Wade Ave.At 7pm will show "Washington, You're Fired!" Contact dimmerdoc@healthprotector.com for more info.
THUR 1/8. 7pm. Triangle Socialist Forum is looking at the banking system. The meeting will be at The Peoples Channel in Chapel Hill (300AC South Elliot Rd, across from Whole Foods, a block from University Mall) According to Ellen Brown, author of Web of Debt, public control of credit would end the need for the income tax and reduce other taxes and debt, as well as eliminate recessions, without inflation. What about economic crises from overproduction? Is opposition to the Federal Reserve just for libertarian types? What can we do to push for a public banking system? An article by Brown is on the front page of the November issue of Triangle Free Press, which is still out. A related source to check out is the American Monetary Institute,
FRI 1/9. Beginning of Fourth Annual RIVERKEEPER Film Festival, now shown in Six Locations in January 2009See http://www.neuseriver.org/events/filmfestival.html for complete info.January 9 in Durham; January 10 in Raleigh (New Location!); January 16 in Oriental; January 17 in New Bern; January 22 in Kinston; January 24 in Smithfield.
FRI 1/9. 7pm. Solidarity with Gaza in the Triangle - Education Event in Raleigh 7pm in Raleigh off Jackson St., near the MasjidJoin the Muslim American Society -Freedom to hear and talk with a visitor from Gaza who will be speaking. Community is invited to participate in local discussion. Contact Khalilah Sabra for more info: 919 345-8105
SUN 1/11. 9:15 – 10:15am. Community United Church of Christ Adult Forum - Public Financing of Elections and Election Reform Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Vaughan Fellowship Hall, Raleigh http://www.communityucc.org/ Speaker will be Damon Circosta, Policy Director, NC Center for Voter Education. For more information, email Cynthia Ball, 919.387.9479 or cball@BallMediation.com You can also view information about FORUM on the CUCC News and Chat blog - http://cuccinfo.blogspot.com/
MON 1/12. Robert F. Kennedy visits New Bern for Pure Farms-Pure Water SummitBBQ dinner at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, with entertainment by Cold Biscuit For more information please visit http://www.neuseriver.org/
TUE 1/13. 7pm. Durham People's Alliance Event - PA Membership MeetingCommunity room of the Herald-Sun Building, 2828 Pickett Rd., DurhamPlease join us at our next PA membership meeting to hear Tom Bonfield, Durham City Manager, discuss his goals and plans for Durham in 2009. Mr. Bonfield will make a short presentation, and then answer questions. The membership meeting will also include the election of the People's Alliance Coordinating Committee (CC), and PA officers. If you are interested in serving on the PA CC, and/or serving as a PA officer, please email durhampa@mindspring.com or call Dabney Hopkins at 286-9268. http://www.durhampa.org/
SUN 1/18. 9:15 – 10:15am. Community United Church of Christ Adult Forum - "Conversation on Race": Viewing and Discussing President-elect Barack Obama’s Philadelphia Speech on Race. Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Vaughan Fellowship Hall, Raleigh http://www.communityucc.org/ For more information, email Cynthia Ball, 919.387.9479 or cball@BallMediation.com You can also view information about FORUM on the CUCC News and Chat blog - http://cuccinfo.blogspot.com/
TUE 1/20. 10a – 3p. Inaugural Town Hall Meeting in Raleigh – Hosted by Congressman Brad Miller’s Office. Raleighwood Cinema Grill, 6609 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC 27615The town hall meeting will give you the opportunity to discuss the state of our economy, foreign policy and, most important, what you believe should be the priorities of the 111th Congress. The town hall will begin at 10:00am and last until 11:30am on January 20, 2009. My office will be distributing surveys for you to offer your opinions and caseworkers will be on hand to answer questions about dealing with federal agencies. I also invite you to stay from 11:30am to 3:00pm to watch the Swearing-in Ceremony. It will be a chance to watch the Inauguration with others as excited and proud as you are. We will provide a buffet barbecue lunch. Reservations are required for this town hall meeting and will be on a first come/first serve basis. 1300 St. Mary's Street, Suite 504, Raleigh, NC 27605. (919) 836-1313
TUE 1/20. Inaugural event at Galaxy Theater.770 Cary Towne Blvd, Cary. (919) 463-9989Plans not yet complete, but it does look like Galaxy will be open in time to show the Inaugural events from DC. Next week’s event list will provide complete details.
THUR 1/22. 7 – 9pm. 2009 Annual Meeting Triangle Interfaith AllianceContact William L. Bingham, TIA Board Present (Voice: 919.614.1534;bingham@ncsu.edu for additional info. Please consider setting aside the evening of January 22, 2209 on your calendar so that you may join us as we look back at 2008 in review and offer the programs and interfaith work for 2009. This year our guest speaker is F. Nelson Stover. Mr. Stover is President of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Cultural Affairs International (ICA; http://www.ica-international.org/ ). ICA's mission is to advocate for and actualize the fundamental right of all peoples to define and shape their own futures, toward the goal of realizing sustainable, just solutions to human challenges. http://www.interfaithalliance-nc.org
SAT 1/24. 10a – 5pm. “Building Solutions” WorkshopThe Sierra Club will host its first Cool Cities Phase II workshop, which will focus on offering energy solutions for the built environment, including real-world solutions that have used energy efficient building design or lighting optimization. Sierra Club members will leave equipped with tools to identify and redefine their town and their own energy use and generation. The general public and all Sierra Club members are invited. Please pre-register online as there is limited seating available - http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageNavigator/cool_cities_workshop
SAT 1/24. 10a – 12noon. League of Woman Voters of Orange-Durham-Chatham: National Popular Vote: Information Meeting. Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd., Chapel Hill. Delegates at LWV Convention 2008 adopted a study of the feasibility of using the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact among the states as a method for electing the president. This meeting will be in preparation for consensus on this subject at a March meeting. Two speakers, Rep. Paul Luebke and Professor Mike Munger, will present the pros and cons of this method of electing the President. http://www.odc.nc.lwvnet.org/Calendar.html
SUN 1/25. 9:15 – 10:15am. Community United Church of Christ Adult Forum - Major Issues before the NC General Assembly 2009 session, convening on Jan. 28 Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Vaughan Fellowship Hall, Raleigh http://www.communityucc.org/ Speaker will be Rep. Deborah Ross, D-38. For more information, email Cynthia Ball, 919.387.9479 or cball@BallMediation.com You can also view information about FORUM on the CUCC News and Chat blog - http://cuccinfo.blogspot.com/
MON 1/26. 10:30am. The Millennium Seminar/Harrelson Lecture featuring President Bill ClintonReynolds Coliseum - NC State University, Raleigh, NC. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. The seminar is free and open to the public. However, tickets will be needed to get into the event. NC State faculty, staff, and administrators may request tickets starting Wednesday, Dec. 17th by going online to http://www.ncsu.edu/millenniumseminars Members of the public may request tickets beginning TUE 1/6. Tickets are limited! Faculty/staff/administrators and members of the general public may request a maximum of 2 tickets; students may request 1 ticket. Because tickets are limited, when requesting tickets, we respectfully ask that you confirm the attendance of your potential guest prior to requesting a guest-ticket.
