Racial & Economic Justice
This just in from Orange County:
Pauli Murray Awards Ceremony
The Orange County Human Relations Commission will present the Pauli Murray Awards and Human Relations Essay Contest winners from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at The Little Theater of New Hope Elementary School (1900 New Hope Church Road, Chapel Hill). Additionally, the student winners of the 2007 Human Relations Month Essay Contest will be acknowledged and the winners will read their essays. This annual contest is open to students from all schools in the County and offers cash awards of up to $100. During this ceremony, Durham’s Instruments of Praise Dance Ministry and The Newman Center Choir of Chapel Hill will provide entertainment.
The award is in recognition of the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray. The Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray was a remarkable woman who never let racial and gender discrimination and intolerance keep her from achieving her goals. Instead, these events were a catalyst for a life of activism. Former recipients include Rebecca Clark, Lightning Brown, Joe Herzenberg and Shirley Marshall; Balloons & Tunes (Carrboro) and Sports Endeavors (Hillsborough).
This event is free and opened to the public.
Contact: James Spivey, Orange County Human Rights and Relations (919) 968-2288
Date:
Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
The Little Theater of New Hope Elementary School, 1900 New Hope Church Road
WCOM 103.5 FM Broadcasts 11th National Homelessness Marathon:
7-10 PM live, Feb 20. Local speakers: Laurie Tucker and Chris Moran of
IFC, elected officials Sally Greene, Mark Chilton, Eric Hallman.
Webcast
www.communityradio.coop.
10PM-8AM Feb 21 Homelessness Marathon National Broadcast.
www.homelessnessmarathon.org.
February 20, 2008 from 7pm to 10pm live on WCOM 103.5 FM, webcast
www.communityradio.coop
7-8pm Who Are the Homeless?
Laurie Tucker, Residential Services Director for the Inter-Faith Council and her guests Abdul and Elaine put a face on homelessness.
8-9pm How Can We Help?
Sally Greene, Chair of Orange County's 10 Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness,
Mark Chilton, Carrboro Mayor and
Eric Hallman, Hillsborough Commissioner struggle to find answers.
9-10pm Your Voice,Your Turn Call 929-9601
Chris Moran, Executive Director of the IFC, a local non-profit
organization that operates two shelters for the homeless, will be
availble to take your calls.
10pm till 8am on Thursday the 21st Homelessness Marathon National Broadcast
The Homelessness Marathon's mission is to raise awareness about
homelessness and poverty in America and around the world. Go to
www.homelessnessmarathon.org. for more information!
Date:
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
WCOM 103.5 FM, webcast www.communityradio.coop
From Peggy Misch:
Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee Friends,
In
order to have two speakers talk to us and have a DVD player, I've
called the meeting this month in a public room with equipment when
guests are available. Please come and bring someone else.
The BORDC website (www.bordc.org)
is filled with lots of information on pending legislation. We can make
a difference by contacting David Price, responding to candidates with
questions when they appeal for money, writing letters to the editor.
Below details of the next meeting, I've copied some current activities in Congress, taken from BORDC's website.
You
may support Tamara Tal's arraignment in Chapel Hill Courthouse (enter
from the East Franklin Street Post Office), Feb 18, sometime after 9AM.
The charge is "failure to disperse" from Burger King during the
national campaign to support tomato pickers supplying this chain,
November 30.
"Monitoring Civil Rights on the
Ground": Screening
by local videograher of UNC students supporting citizens of Jena, LA,
during town's commemoration of MLK Day, Jan 21, 2008, and report on
incident of arrest for failure to disperse at Burger King on Elliott
Road Nov 20. All welcome for discussion. Orange County Bill of Rights
Defense Committee, 7 PM, Feb 27, Chapel Hill Town Hall, Training Room.
942-2535.
Date:
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 2:00pm
Location:
Chapel Hill Town Hall, Training Room
I just saw the 10:00 AM performance of Because We're Still Here (And Moving) at the ArtsCenter. If you're not familiar with the show yet, it's a theatrical retelling of 140 years of Chapel Hill and Carrboro's African-American History. The fine people at Hidden Voices have spent two years working in the community to collect hundreds of stories and photographs.
The production was wonderful. It uses an authentic style of African-American multi-generational storytelling to make connections between the past and present. I most enjoyed the stories of Ruth Stroud, especially her recollections of her grandparents' story about being freed from slavery. I also picked up a copy of the accompanying neighborhood walking tour guide, and I learned so much about what was here (long) before I arrived in 1998.
I highly encourage you to see the FREE production tonight at 8:00 at the ArtsCenter. And if you know a young person that you can take with you, make sure you do. It has the potential to be a wonderful opportunity for community building.
[I stand corrected! See comments. The border shown is the pre-1967 line. Edits below. -RS]
Thanks to the Chapel Hill News for publishing the Hidden Voices walking tour of downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro. In today's paper there was also a map, which they seem to have wisely chosen not to publish online, that showed the points of interest on the tour. It also showed a completely made up historic border between Chapel Hill and Carrboro, as if someone just took a ruler and made a nice straight line from North Greensboro & Pleasant to Cameron & Roberson!
Someone needs to let them know that all of Broad Street is in Carrboro, while all of Graham Street and the entire Pine Knolls neighborhood are in Chapel Hill. This is especially relevant in a discussion of the history of the area.
Pages
About Us
OrangePolitics is a not-for-profit website for discussing progressive perspectives on politics, planning, and public policy in Orange County, NC. Opinions are those of their authors. Learn more.
Community Guidelines
By using this site, you agree to our community guidelines. Inappropriate or disruptive behavior will result in moderation or eviction.
Zircon - This is a contributing Drupal Theme
Design by
WeebPal.
