Showing posts with label LEFT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LEFT. Show all posts

Saturday, April 27, 2013

AT LEAST WRAL IS NOW DISMISSING ANY PRETENSE ...

Well at least WRAL no longer attempts any pretense of impartiality. When they are not busy telling people how much they care about the poor and underprivileged, they are by works generating revenue by running lottery ads on their station.

WakeUp Wake County's latest fundraising appeal (emphasis added):


You are invited to an
evening of celebration 
 
Please join us for this special event to support and celebrate WakeUP Wake County -
 
your voice for good growth planning and sustainable communities in Wake County and the region.
 
 
Thursday, May 16, 2013
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
 
The Grand Ballroom 
atop Raleigh's historic Capital Club
16 West Martin Street, Raleigh 
(at South Salisbury)
 
Local food, beverages, live jazz and an exciting silent auction included in the evening's activities.
 
Ticket price $50
 
Advance purchase online
or by mail to
PO Box 6484 Raleigh, NC 27628
 
Questions?
Contact Tappan Vickery at 919-859-2177 or tappan@wakeupwakecounty.org.
Thank you to our generous hosts!
 
Ann-Cabell and Bryan Andersen
Cynthia Ball and Dave Aspnes
John Bell and Judy Whisnant
Boylan Bridge Brewpub
Yevonne Brannon
David Brown
Caitlin Burke and Cullen Morris 
Hunter and JB Buxton 
Annette Byrd and Phil Poe
Capitol Broadcasting Company 
Beverly Clark
Linda and Rufus Edmisten
Anne S. Franklin
Give Life Family Care, LLC
Frank Harmon Architect
Dr. Ruth Heuer and Will Allen
Dana Jennings and Tom Earnhardt
Caroline and Danny Kadis
Karen M. Kemerait
Anne McLaurin and Charles Meeker
Dani Moore and Mara Daltabuit
Margaret Newbold
Mack Paul
Penny Parsons and Carol Nix
Mandy Peacock
Rainwater Solutions
Ticie and Tom Rhodes
Talis Management
Karen Rindge and Reid Wilson
Gregg Sandreuter
Alaksha and Nilesh Surti
Rodney Swink
Anne-Lise and Lee Velez
Morgan and Tappan Vickery
Elizabeth Watson
Western Wake Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Western Wake Counseling, PLLC
Melanie Wilson 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

MORE PARENTAL ACTIVISM

Interesting group of other "parents" on their email list. More chaos creation. Stay tuned ...


From: Action for Community in Raleigh (ACRe) [mailto:actionforcommunity@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 3:44 PM
To: Action for Community in Raleigh (ACRe)
Cc: Christine Kushner; Christopher Brook; Christopher Hill; Haddix, Elizabeth McLaughlin;
gabe@taltongilbert.com; peter@taltongilbert.com; Nancy Petty; Nancy.McFarlane@raleighnc.gov; Russ.Stephenson@raleighnc.gov; eugene.weeks@raleighnc.gov; klhill@wcpss.net; ksutton@wcpss.net; tqureshi@email.unc.edu; Mark Dorosin
Subject: RELEASE: WILL FIRING TATA STOP WAKE'S STPP? NC HEAT OCT 6 School to Prison March in Raleigh

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/2/2012

Contacts:
Monserrat Alvarez - 919-349-0928
Carly Campbell - 919-265-4645

Will Firing Superintendent Tata Stop the School to Prison Pipeline?
Saturday October 6 Students Across the Triangle Will March From Washington Elementary to Central Prison to End School Push-Out


Raleigh, NC -- On Saturday October 6, NC HEAT (Heroes Emerging Among Teens) will march and rally as part of Dignity In School's National Week of Action Against School Push-Out.  Students, educators, families and public education advocates will gather at Washington GT Magnet Elementary School for a speak out and press conference, then march to Central Prison. The event will raise awareness of the issues and policies that contribute to North Carolina’s school to prison pipeline and school push-out.

Press Conference at 4:30p at Washington Elementary (1000 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, NC)
Closing Rally, Speak Out & Participatory Cultural Event at 6:00p at Central Prison

This action is part of Dignity in School's National Week of Action on School Push-out, September 29 to October 6, 2012. Throughout the week, thousands of parents, students, educators and education advocates will take part in student-led actions and events around the country to expose the school push-out crisis and advocate for the human rights of every young person and student to a quality education and to be treated with dignity.

NC HEAT FACEBOOK EVENT
NC HEAT WEBSITE

“We need to work together to turn schools into places where kids feel safe, and not hunted,” said Qasima Wideman, a junior at Cary High School and member of NC HEAT.

“As we say good-bye to Anthony Tata, who showed through his actions that he was more concerned about partisanship and proximity than he was with equity, we need to think about what kind of values & priorities we as students want to see in the next Wake County superintendent.  We demand an open process and meaningful input from students, educators, and families when hiring this person.  We demand someone who will work hard to end policies that lead to push-out in our schools and who is committed to end the school to prison pipeline.  We call for an end to school policies that criminalize immigrant, LGBTQ youth, and youth of color,” said Monserrat Alvarez, a founding member of NC HEAT.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

UNITY DAY 2011 - DIVERSITY

Unity Day 2011 - Diversity

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES - MARRIAGE AMENDMENT

Human Relations Commission - Marriage Amendment

RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, DECEMBER 6, 2011

City Council Agenda - Marriage Amendment

Friday, November 11, 2011

NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 11, 2011

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK 
Today is Veterans Day. Maybe the deadheads should walk across the Capitol grounds and thank them. Don't hold your breath.

Billed as their largest fundraiser of the year, the Hargett Street YWCA this past Wednesday held their Academy of Women Awards Ceremony.

(Note - Another big fundraiser for them is picking up their annual check from the City of Raleigh - increased this year by 25% to $12,500. See page 80 of Raleigh's budget document here.)

And lo and behold who are they honoring? None other than Yevonne Brannon, chaos creation queen, for "government".

Let's review her past and present.

In a 2009 N&O letter to the editor Brannon stated about the Wake BOE:

"We never experienced such lack of decorum ..."

"We all obeyed .... the unwritten rules of courtesy and integrity...."

"We are not serving our county when our excellent reputation is smeared weekly with political shenanigans that show little concern for our quality of life in Wake."


(News & Observer - December 10, 2009)

Let's review that "courtesy, integrity and decorum" from Brannon's service in "government" as a Wake County Commissioner.

At a 1999 planning retreat, Brannon pushed for a property tax increase of 13 cents - the largest increase among various proposals being considered by Wake Commissioners.

As the News and Observer reported, Republican County Commissioner Herb Council finally agreed to the highest property tax increase proposal on the table - 13 cents.

From the News and Observer:

The more the commissioners talked, the higher the proposed increase got. The figure reached 13 cents when Commissioner Betty Lou Ward was told that was roughly what corresponds to a $200 average tax-bill increase.

"Sold!" Brannon yelled as she leapt from her seat in a meeting room of Wake Forest University's Graylyn Conference Center. "Hey, you guys - the bar is open!"

(News and Observer - February 20, 1999)

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Calendar

Governmental:

Raleigh Mayor's Unity Day Celebration
Saturday, December 3, 2011, 9 am - 12 pm
Raleigh Convention Center

Left:

Right:

Run for Life (RESCHEDULED DUE TO IRENE)
Saturday, November 12, 9 am
Wake Med Soccer Park
Cary, NC


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DAILY JOURNAL - NOVEMB ER 11, 2011