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Meeting of Greensboro IAF Coordinating Committee

WHAT: Next meeting of the Greensboro IAF Coordinating Committee

WHEN: Tuesday, October 18, 10:00-11:30am

WHERE: Genesis Baptist Church, 2812 E. Bessemer Ave.

CONTACT: Ernie Dishner At 294-3222 or Eric Ginsburg ginsburgec@gmail.com

DETAILS: Good turnout wanted to plan a press conference in November to announce the intent to establish an IAF supported organization in GSO.

Occupy Greensboro, Saturday, October 15, at 3:00pm

WHAT: Occupy Greensboro, the local manifestation of the national "Occupy Wallstreet" movement that is protesting wealth disparities, corporate
greed, and sustainability

WHEN: Saturday, October 15th, at 3:00pm

WHERE: Government Plaza, downtown Greensboro

CONTACTS: Isabelle Moore, Maria Rosales, Anthony Skitz Wright, Malisa Musick Roberts, Christy Mucick Lockhart, Juan Miranda, John Wright, Dust Nettleton, Wesley Morris, Fahiyn Hanna, and Derek S. Dunham

SPONSORS: Occupy Greensboro

DETAILS: Walk to the Civil Rights Museum for a moment of silence, and then to bank offices. A diverse group of people with a variety of concerns:
including corporate greed, wealth disparity, and sustainability.

Ninth Annual Multi-cultural and Interfaith Thanksgiving ":Potluck:" Dinner

WHAT: Ninth Annual Multi-cultural and Interfaith "Potluck" Dinner

WHEN: Monday, November 14, 6:00 to 8:00pm

WHERE: Life Center of First Presbyterian Church (directly across from FaithAction)

SPONSOR: FaithAction International House

CONTACT: 379-0037 or info@faihouse.org

DETAILS: Bring a favorite dish to share and enjoy food and fellowship while giving thanks for such a diverse community.

A Tribute to Thomas Berry & Greensboro Film Premiere of "Journey of the Universe"

WHAT: A tribute to Thomas Berry and the Greensboro Film Premiere of "Journey of the Universe: An Epic Story of Cosmic, Earth and Human Transformation" by Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker. Refreshments and discussion follow film.

WHEN: November 11, at 7:30 pm

WHERE: Guilford College, Frank Family Science Center, Bryan Auditorium

SPONSOR: Guilford College, Greensboro Public Library, Piedmont Land Conservancy and others.

DETAILS: The film addresses life's biggest questions about our role as humans in the wondrous universe. From the big bang to the epic impact humans have on the planet today, this film is designed to inspire a new and closer relationship with Earth in a period of growing environmental and social crisis. Thomas Berry, a Greensboro native, was internationally known and is said to have had a profound influence Ont he intellectual and spiritual development of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

Lunch with the League of Women Voters. Dot Kearns on "The Federal Role in Public Education"

WHAT: Lunch with the League of Women Voters: Dot Kearns speaks on "Historical Perspective of Federal Role in Public Education"

WHEN: Tuesday, October 18, 12:00 noon

WHERE: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Haywood Duke Meeting Room, 607 N. Greene St.

SPONSOR: League of Women Voters

CONTACT: Trudy Whitacre at tkwhitacre@gmail.com or calling 643-2131

DETAILS: The program is free. Reservations are necessary if you'd like to have lunch at a cost of $10.00 per person. Make lunch reservations by Friday, October 14 by calling the above contact. If coming only for the program, please register at above information.

"The Black South: From Reconstruction Period to 2 1st Century"

WHAT: UNCG'S 22nd Annual Conference on African American Culture and Experience presents "The Black South: From Reconstruction to 21st Century"

WHEN: Friday, November 11, 9:00am to 7:00pm

WHERE: Elliot University Center, 9:00am to 3:15pm and Jackson Library's Randall Jarrell Lecture Hall, 3:30-7:00

SPONSOR: African American Studies Program of UNCG, College of Arts & Sciences, the Office of Undergraduate Studies, and Office of the Provost

CONTACT: afs@uncg.edu or 336-334-5507, for registration (conference is free) or more information

DETAILS: The conference will feature panels and presentations from 9 to 3:15 in Elliott University Center. Panel members include: Dr. Mark Elliott, Dr. Omar Ali, Dr. Gregory Nixon, Jacqueline Spruill, Dr. Sarah Cervenak, and Dr. Sandra Govan. During the literary cafe, 3:30 to 5:00om writers Govan and Ashanti White will read and Logie Meachum will tell stories. The keynote address is by Dr. Chester Fontenot Jr. of Mercer University, 5:30 to 7:00 at Jackson Library in the Randall Jarrell Lecture Hall.

Piedmont Plateau Group of the Sierra Club to feature Transition Greensboro

WHAT: Piedmont Plateau Group pf the Sierra Club to feature Transsition Greensboro, a group concerned with local ecology.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00pm

WHERE: Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 501 S.Mendenhall

CONTACT: Kathe Latham at kblatham@aol.com

DETAILS: Transition Greensboro is a local grassroots initiative that connects and deepens community efforts to build resilience in the face of fossil fuel depletion, climate change and economic and social devastation. Film clips will be shown as well as a presentation by Thorn Illingworth,a member of the Initial Working Group.

Bring the Troops Home Now Vigil

WHAT: Stop the War Protest and Press Conference on 10th Anniversary of Afghanistan War

WHEN: Monday, October 10, 5-6pm

WHERE: Corner of Friendly and Eugene St., downtown Greensboro

SPONSORS: North Carolina Labor Against the War and World Can't Wait

CONTACT: Rich & Sandra at 336-392-4232 or email nclaboragainstwar@gmail.com

Sustainability Action Plan on City Council agenda 01/04/2011

Who:
Greensboro’s Community Sustainability Council (CSC),

What:
Greensboro’s Community Sustainability Council (CSC), with extensive help from the wider community, has put together Greensboro’s first Sustainability Action Plan (SAP). After 2 years of work and 8 months of review by the public and city staff, the SAP is on City Council’s agenda for its meeting this coming Tuesday, January 4th.

This plan is a modest beginning to get Greensboro committed to a path of long-term sustainability. It’s important that we have supporters of the SAP present at Tuesday’s meeting. Please attend if possible. The SAP will be a Business Item (item # 27 on the agenda); speakers are allowed on business items so sign up to speak if so moved.

Your help is needed to see that it gets adopted and implemented. Please contact your City Council representatives and ask them to support the plan. You can email them from the City website: http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/citygovernment/council/emailcouncil.htm . Their phone #’s are also on the website.

When:
January 4, 2011, 5:30 PM

Where:
City Council Chamber
Second floor of the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 West Washington St.

Additional Information:
To view the entire SAP Plan that is on the City Council agenda, go to:

www.greensboro-nc.gov/sustainability

The CSC, staff, and public have worked diligently to put this plan together on behalf of the Greensboro community. Now your help is needed to get it adopted. Please do what you can.

Joel Landau, CSC co-chair

Defend Wikileaks, Prosecute War Criminals - Join Protest Dec.20

Who:
The World Can't Wait - NC Chapter and North Carolina Labor Against the War

What:
Join the rising global protest in calling for the US government to back off Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange, and renew the call for prosecution of war criminals!

When:
Monday, December 20 · 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Where:
Corner of Friendly and Eugene St., Greensboro

Additional Information:
Defend whistleblowers and truth tellers...prosecute war criminals! Hands off Julian Assange!

The highest officials in the Bush administration committed war crimes by leading the US into war on false pretenses, ordering torture, using chemical weapons against civilian populations, and indiscriminately targeting civilians. These crimes have continued under Obama.

Over the past several months, Wikileaks has revealed the true extent ...and the depth of these crimes, and the complicity of the Obama administration in covering them up, and maintaining policies under which these crimes continue. Wikileaks has published nothing but the truth about the actions of your government!

Join the rising global protest in calling for the US government to back off Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange, and renew the call for prosecution of war criminals!

Organization and Contact Information:
Sponsored by The World Can't Wait - NC Chapter and North Carolina Labor Against the War
Contact: Scott Trent
scottistoxic@yahoo.com

(Please help spread the word about this, online and elsewhere...contact the initiator of this event if you need flyers or other materials)

http://www.worldcantwait.org/