October 2013
Are you an Ibooks member, volunteer, or patron? Come out to the
annual members meetup and enjoy delicious food donated by Vimala’s
Curryblossom Cafe. Hear about what’s up with the store such finances,
new projects, exciting events that we’ve hosted over the year, and
conversation with other like-minded and involved people. You’ll also be
able to vote on new members to this year’s board of directors. You can
renew your membership at the event or become a sustaining member online here.
Internationalist Bookstore has served as an
activist center and a free organizing and event space for youth and
other community members in the Chapel Hill area since 1981.
Date:
Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe 431 W. Franklin St.
This reads like a compromise solution if I ever saw one. In the pick-4 Chapel Hill Town Council race, the Sierra Club endorsed 5 candidates! Here's their press release:
CHAPEL HILL - The North Carolina chapter of the Sierra Club proudly announces its endorsements for the 2013 municipal races in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Pittsboro. The NC Sierra Club supports candidates with demonstrated knowledge of local environmental issues who will provide strong leadership on matters including growth, transportation, and conservation.
For mayor of Pittsboro, the Sierra Club endorses Bill Terry.
For mayor of Hillsborough, the Sierra Club endorses Tom Stevens.
For mayor of Carrboro, the Sierra Club endorses Lydia Lavelle, who is running unopposed.
For mayor of Chapel Hill, the Sierra Club endorses Mark Kleinschmidt, who is running unopposed.
This will be the last Chapel Hill Town Council Candidate forum before the Nov. 5 election.
Date:
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Carol Woods off of Weaver Dairy Rd
The purpose of this meeting is to share with the public the 2012 scoping comments, how the Project staff addressed issues raised in the scoping comments, and the project alignments being evaluated in the Environmental Impact Statement phase.
Triangle Transit and the Project Team will be giving a presentation at 5:00 PM and another duplicate presentation at 6:00 PM. Doors will open at 4:30 PM.
Two additional meetings will be held in Durham County. See the link below for information about these meetings.
Date:
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 4:30pm to 7:00pm
Location:
The William and Ida Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill
The NC Voter Guide is online. If you enter your address you can see a ballot and different candidate positions. You can also listen to the candidate's voice. (I must admit, I did not make the most exciting recording ever heard.) http://c3.thevoterguide.org/v/nccve13/build.do. Enjoy.
The "Carrboro Anarchist Bookfair" is... in Chapel Hill! OK.
Date:
Saturday, November 23, 2013 - 12:00pm
Location:
The Nightlight, 405 W Rosemary S, Chapel Hill
Triangle Transit will be holding public workshops to provide information on proposed increases to regional bus fares and to get input from transit riders. Proposed fare changes are shown on this flyer.
Information for the meeting being held in Chapel Hill is included in this event. Dates and times for workshops being held in Durham County and Wake County can be found here.
If you are unable to attend but would still like to leave feedback on the proposed increases, you can do so online here.
Date:
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Location:
Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill
The House District 50 selection committee selected Graig Meyer to replace now-Senator Valerie Foushee as the representative for House District 50 tonight. Meyer was selected by a unanimous vote of the committee on the second ballot.
Interestingly, the committee split its votes five ways on the first round of balloting between Danielle Adams, Laurin Easthom, Meyer, Drew Nelson, and Bernadette Pelissier. Candidates Tommy McNeil and Travis Phelps received no votes. The breakdown of each committee member's votes on the first round can be seen in the table below.
It's rather interesting to me to see how the internal politics of a Democratic Party-based committee such as this one plays out, as you can see from this first round of voting.
Congratulations to Graig, and good luck in Raleigh!
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