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Feb26Sun
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Organizational Anti-Fracking Meeting @ Caribou Coffee meeting room6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Croatan Earth First and other environmentalists are holding an organizational meeting to plan actions to prevent the NC fracking law from passing.
6:00 pmOrganizational Anti-Fracking Meeting @ Caribou Coffee meeting room
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Feb27Mon
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Teach-In: Pakistan and Its Implications for the United States @ Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy5:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Brigadier General Michael Nagata, Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counterterrorism on the Joint Staff, recently returned from a 2 year deployment to Islamabad, Pakistan, where he served as the Deputy Chief for the Office of the Defense Representative to Pakistan.He’ll be discussing the international relationship between Pakistan and the United States.
Co-sponsored by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies and the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy.
Park at Bryan Center deck.
5:00 pmTeach-In: Pakistan and Its Implications for the United States @ Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy
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Feb28Tue
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Jon Paul’s TruthQuest Radio Show WCOM LPFM Carrboro (103.5FM)11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Jon Paul is an Occupy Supporter and has attended a few GAs and Teach-Ins. He is interviewing different occupiers about their views and experiences with the movement on his show, Tuesdays from 11am-12noon!
11:00 amJon Paul’s TruthQuest Radio Show WCOM LPFM Carrboro (103.5FM) -
OCHC and Community Lunch Time! @ Weaver Street Market12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Come together for awesome food, conversation, and camaraderie! For the moment, our lunch venue is Weaver Street Market. There are inside and outside tables, and the option to bring your own food if sitting outside.
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Teach-In: Amendment 1 @ TBA1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Will Carlson will be speaking on Amendment 1, Sunday March 18 from 1-2:30.
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Tuesday Meditation/Visioning for OCHC @ Peace and Justice Plaza5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Come out for a 30 minute meditation before Tuesday’s GA. Your participation may be personally directed meditation or deliberate visioning meditation for all with a vision for OCHC’s future and current efforts or those who who want to help develop one.
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General Assembly @ Peace and Justice Plaza6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
6:00 pmGeneral Assembly @ Peace and Justice Plaza
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UNC Sustainability Living-Learning Community Visits OCHC G.A. @ Peace & Justice Plaza6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
For their Justice System Sustainability section, the Sustainability Living-Learning Community will be coming to observe and participate in our Tuesday evening General Assembly! (here’s more info about UNC Living-Learning Communities) SLLC is interested in OCHC and Occupy in general as an economic and social justice movement. Students may have questions about the Occupy movement in general, or any local actions in town. Occupiers are also encouraged to come up with questions for them as well. Come on out and meet the community members, engage in conversation, and grab a bite at Vimala’s afterwards!
Vimala’s food is cheap and delicious. Plus, she is community driven, environmentally mindful and just an all around great person, with an all around fantastic restaurant, so I encourage you to attend! We will be continuing our discussion of Occupy there.
6:00 pmUNC Sustainability Living-Learning Community Visits OCHC G.A. @ Peace & Justice Plaza
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Feb29Wed
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National Day of Action Against ALEC and Corporate Greed! (all-day) @ Main St, Winston Salem, NC, USAFeb 29
Here’s an opportunity in Winston Salem to participate in this National Day of Action Against ALEC: Leap Into Action Against ALEC and Corporate Greed!
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7AM-9AM OCCUPY EVERYWHERE MEGA BANNER EVENT! WELLS FARGO BUILDING 100 N. MAIN ST.
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11AM-1PM PEOPLE POWER LUNCH (DOWNTOWN TBA)
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4:00-6:00PM PROTEST A.L.E.C., CORPORATE INFLUENCE, AND JOB CUTS! REYNOLDS AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS! 401 N. MAIN ST
At the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), paid lobbyists and paid-off politicians work behind closed doors to rewrite laws in favor of corporations. On February, Wednesday 29, 2012, Occupiers in New York, Oakland, Mexico City, and over 80 other cities will take part in a coordinated National Day of Action to Shut Down the Corporations:
SHUT DOWN THE CORPORATONS!: #F29 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST ALEC
Occupations have been preparing a variety of decentralized actions in response to Occupy Portland’s call to target the American Legislative Exchange Council:
“We specifically call on people to target corporations that are members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The biggest corporations in America, like ExxonMobil, Bank of America, BP, Monsanto, Pfizer, and Wal-Mart use ALEC to buy off legislators and craft legislation that serves only the interests of corporations and not people. They then duplicate and spread this corporate legislation in Washington, D.C. and in state legislatures across the country.”
For more information on A.L.E.C. (American Legislative Exchange Council) and why YOU should be against it: http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed
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Mar2Fri
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Occupy the Ports: Wilmington @ Greenfield Park (mtg spot)12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Occupy Wilmington NC has permits to protest trade deals that have been disastrous to US jobs, while shortchanging labor in Central America and China. We chose to picket the north gate of the ports, in solidarity with our local unions.
Join us. We need everybody at the gate by Noon, Friday. March 2. This will be a public education event. There are many different reasons to support this action: better wages for truckers and longshoremen, adequate environmental policy with improved port and river maintenance, or just to protest the heart of the 1%’s labor and commerce exploitations.
We will be meeting (and parking) at Greenfield Lake Park and other locations. OCCUShuttles will be available.
Event Phone Info: 910-795-1767OCCUPYWilmingtonNC, We are the 99%!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/158462690923107/
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Silence Is Violence Protest: Sexual Violence and Administrative Irresponsibility at Appalachian State University @ IG Greer, Appalachian State University1:45 pm – 3:45 pm
On Friday, March 2nd at 2:30 pm the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of ASU will attend a general faculty meeting at IG Greer. Friends of sexual assault survivors are organizing a silent protest outside beginning at 1:45 pm. The message?: Silence is Violence. Appalachian State’s administration has mishandled and ignored the cases of these survivors and the cases of survivors who have come forward since the beginning of the current awareness campaign. App State should be held responsible for their harmful and ignorant responses to sexual assaults on campus.
Call for action by one of the organizers. Please read to understand the seriousness of the issues at ASU:
“In April 2011, a close friend of mine (Survivor One) was sexually assaulted by three men and raped by two in succession; four of these men were Appalachian football players, accompanied by one friend. Given the men’s prestige on campus and her emotional state, she decided not report the incidents to campus or local authorities and to tell only a few people. In September 2011, she heard through the grapevine that the two men who raped her had also recently raped another woman (Survivor Two). She contacted the second survivor and the two decided to support each other in bringing the assaults to the attention of both the Watauga County Sheriff’s Department and the University. Currently, charges are pending in Survivor Two’s case, but Survivor One’s case is unfortunately not being picked up due to lack of substantial physical evidence. In the meantime, the cases were handled by the Student Conduct Board, a judicial board of professors and students who deal with breaches of the Student Conduct Code. In Survivor One’s case, 3 men were found guilty of lesser charges such as harassment and hostile communication; two of them were football players, and as such were suspended from one football game. They have suffered no further consequences. In the same case, another man was found guilty of rape, and the final man was found innocent of all charges due to the board being tied at a 3-3 vote. In Survivor Two’s case, both men (one of whom was found guilty of rape in Survivor One’s case) were found guilty of rape as well as other charges, and suspended for a minimum of eight semesters. These men have since been allowed back on campus, with no notification to the survivors, and one is on the roster for the 2012 Appalachian State University football team.
Since organizing a Facebook awareness campaign, we’ve received messages from several women who have come forward to tell us the story of how their sexual assault cases were mishandled by the University. One woman’s movements were restricted because the University placed equal blame on both the perpetrator and herself. She was told by a member of the administration that she “shouldn’t have sex if she wasn’t ready for the consequences.” Other women have received no reply to their plea for help at all. There is a serious problem at Appalachian State University reaching far beyond a few women’s experiences- it affects everyone.”
1:45 pmSilence Is Violence Protest: Sexual Violence and Administrative Irresponsibility at Appalachian State University @ IG Greer, Appalachian State University -
Vigil for Peace and Justice with the Society of Friends @ Corner of Elliot Road and E Franklin Street4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The Chapel Hill Quaker Society meets every Friday at the corner of Elliot and Franklin to hold a vigil for peace and justice. Occupiers can see this as a literal occupation of a usually unremarkable corner space at busy roads, turning it suddenly into a space occupied with both spiritual and political significance. They welcome our presence at this weekly event.
4:30 pmVigil for Peace and Justice with the Society of Friends @ Corner of Elliot Road and E Franklin Street
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Mar3Sat
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DNC Direct Action Meeting: Organizing and Mobilization @ The People's Plaza12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join Occupy Durham at the People’s Plaza this Saturday for an Occupy-wide conversation about organizing & mass mobilization for the DNC this September in Charlotte, NC.
Occupy Raleigh & Occupy Chapel Hill are also welcome!>>Rain Location: Carrack Gallary – 111 W. Parrish St., Downtown Durham<<12:00 pmDNC Direct Action Meeting: Organizing and Mobilization @ The People's Plaza -
May Day March Planning Meeting (Greensboro) @ Glenwood Coffee and Books2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join Occupy Greensboro as they plan their May Day Action. They’re hoping to make this a statewide event. Come lend a hand and be part of the planning!
From one of the organizers of this meeting: This is our first planning meeting for a march on May Day (May 1st) 2012, for immigrant rights and labor right! Please come out! We’d like folks from various immigrant rights groups, labor unions, churches, and other community/activist groups to come to make the planning process as democratic and inclusive as possible. We want this to be HUGE!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/258425757567455/
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Vigil of Hope/Festival of Hope (Alamance County) @ Alamance County Detention Center5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Join organizers and activists for a Vigil of Hope at the Alamance County Detention Center in Graham at 5:15, followed by a Festival of Hope at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Burlington at 6 p.m. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/238615962898044/
—Vigil of Hope—
Alamance County Detention Center
5:15 p.m. *** 100 South Maple Street, Graham (corner of South Maple Street / West Elm Street)—Festival of Hope—
Holy Comforter Episcopal Church
6:00 p.m. *** 320 East Davis Street, Burlington—Trial of the Alamance Six—
Monday March 5 , 2012
Alamance County Superior Court, 9 a.m.Come to a party to celebrate the diversity of our communities. Join us for a night of Latino music, food and speakers as we gather to recognize our oneness as children of a loving God. As a nation of immigrants, we gather to express solidarity with our Latino sisters and brothers, many of whom have fled poverty and left behind loved ones in search of a better life and basic human needs.
On April 8, 2009, seven immigrant-rights activists* were arrested outside the Alamance County Detention Center in Graham during a theatrical performance to call attention to the county’s anti-immigrant policies. Almost three years later, six of those activists will stand trial March 5 in Alamance County Superior Court. The seventh member of the group, Juan Montes, died unexpectedly following surgery on Oct. 30, 2009. Juan was 44. He is survived by his wife, Maria, and daughters, Anna and Naomi.
Alamance County law enforcement has been accused of racial profiling, and for arresting Latinos for minor crimes, then turning them over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials for deportation, breaking apart families in the process. These practices have had a chilling effect on Alamance’s Latino community.
On Saturday, March 3, the six Alamance defendants are hosting a Festival of Hope as a pre-trial kick-off. Please join us for a press conference and Vigil of Hope at the Alamance County Detention Center (109 Maple St. Graham 27253 take I40/85 exit 145 north one mile) at 5:15 followed by the festival of Hope at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church (320 E. Davis St. Burlington, NC 27215 take I-40/85 exit 143)
Speakers for the Festival of Hope include
Baldemar Velasquez, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) founder
Viridiana Martínez, NC DREAM Team co-founder
Emily Guzman, wife and mother whose husband Pedro spent 597 days in ICE custody before being released
Mark Gomes, a native of Bangladesh, who was held by ICE and may still be deportedEnglish flyer here: http://bit.ly/
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Spanish flyer here: http://bit.ly/3marzo20125:15 pmVigil of Hope/Festival of Hope (Alamance County) @ Alamance County Detention Center
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Mar4Sun
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Prison Books Collective Workday1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The prison books collective meets weekly, every Sunday at 1pm, in order to process letters and send out books to prisoners.
Contact prisonbooks@gmail.com for more details if you want to help out.
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Environmental Film Festival: “Dirt!: The Movie” Tonight @ Carrboro Century Center4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
An excellent 4-part, free environmental film festival at Carrboro’s Century Center is underway!
Carbon Nation was screened this past weekend. It’s a documentary about climate change solutions. The film is an optimistic discovery of what people are already doing, what we as a nation could be doing, and what the world needs to do to prevent (or slow down) the impending climate crisis. We already have the technology to combat most of the worst-case scenarios of climate change, and it is very good business as well. We meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way, all making a difference and working toward solving climate change.
Plan B: Mobilizing To Save Civilization This film, from the Earth Policy Institute and based on the book World On The Edge by Lester Brown, details the vice closing around us: a quadruple squeeze of global warming and shortages in food, water, and energy. Then it explains the path out—and how little time we have left to take that path.
Catch these other segments!
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 4:30 p.m.: Dirt!
Dirt! The Movie is an insightful film that tells the story of the glorious and unappreciated material beneath our feet. Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, this film takes a look into the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and will later return to. Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, it brings to life the environmental, economic, social, and political impact of soil. Dirt! The Movie will make you want to get dirty! Length: 1 hr 20 min.
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 5:00 pm: Film TBA
4:30 pmEnvironmental Film Festival: “Dirt!: The Movie” Tonight @ Carrboro Century Center
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Mar5Mon
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Public Discussion on Fracking @ United Church of Christ7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: United Church of Christ, 1321 MLK Jr Boulevard Chapel Hill, NC 27514The Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources will be holding hearings on hydraulic fracturing in less than a month. With this in mind, we’re holding one last event to educate citizens on fracking and what can be done to protect our air, water and natural places.Travis Hargett from the NC Sierra Club will lead a public discussion on hydraulic fracturing. He’ll focus on the environmental impacts, economics, and political debate in the General Assembly. He’ll also touch on how citizens can advocate to protect their communities from this hazardous industry.7:00 pmPublic Discussion on Fracking @ United Church of Christ
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Mar6Tue
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Jon Paul’s TruthQuest Radio Show WCOM LPFM Carrboro (103.5FM)11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Jon Paul is an Occupy Supporter and has attended a few GAs and Teach-Ins. He is interviewing different occupiers about their views and experiences with the movement on his show, Tuesdays from 11am-12noon!
11:00 amJon Paul’s TruthQuest Radio Show WCOM LPFM Carrboro (103.5FM) -
OCHC and Community Lunch Time! @ Weaver Street Market12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Come together for awesome food, conversation, and camaraderie! For the moment, our lunch venue is Weaver Street Market. There are inside and outside tables, and the option to bring your own food if sitting outside.
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Against Amendment One Phone Banking (Tues.) @ The Community Church of Chapel Hill6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join the Coalition to Protect All NC Families at a phone bank Against Amendment One Tuesdays at the The Community Church of Chapel Hill. Sign up to volunteer at http://tinyurl.com/stopa1 Drop-ins are also welcome! We’ll be calling registered voters asking them how they plan to vote, and if they’re Against Amendment One, reminding them to go vote on May 8 (or at early voting starting April 19), and asking them if they’d like to volunteer to help! Together we can defeat this Amendment!
The text of the amendment is “Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.” This amendment will negatively affect all NC families.
http://www.protectncfamilies.org/
A link to early voting sites in Orange County, NC.6:00 pmAgainst Amendment One Phone Banking (Tues.) @ The Community Church of Chapel Hill -
General Assembly @ Peace and Justice Plaza6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
6:00 pmGeneral Assembly @ Peace and Justice Plaza
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Movie Screening & Discussion: “The Garden” @ Internationalist Books & Community Center7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
In preparation for the March 17th community gardening project open to the public, Carrboro Commune will host a showing of the documentary, The Garden. The 2008 American film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2009. Directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy, it tells the story of the now demolished South Central Farm, a community garden and urban farm located in Los Angeles, California. The Garden details the plight of the farmers who organized and worked on the farm. The owner of the lot decided he didn’t want to allow the farmers to use it anymore, and had the garden bulldozed.
Discussion will follow.
7:00 pmMovie Screening & Discussion: “The Garden” @ Internationalist Books & Community Center
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Mar7Wed
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Jobs With Justice General Meeting @ NC AFL-CIO1:00 am – 2:00 am
Erica Smiley, from national JwJ, will be joining us at the NC JwJ general meeting. We will be hosted by the North Carolina AFL-CIO. There will be report backs from the OI and Interfaith Breakfast. In addition, we will discuss the workers’ rights board, Workers’ Memorial Day, the CWA campaign, Bank of America demonstration in May, and other potential actions. As always, please bring any information about struggles you are involved in and how this group can help.
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Against Amendment One Phone Banking (Wed.) @ Orange Co. Democratic Party's office5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join the Coalition to Protect All NC Families every Wednesday at a phone bank Against Amendment One at the Orange Co. Democratic Party’s office (go around back). Sign up to volunteer at http://tinyurl.com/stopa1 Drop-ins are also welcome! We’ll be calling registered voters asking them how they plan to vote, and if they’re Against Amendment One, reminding them to go vote on May 8 (or at early voting starting April 19), and asking them if they’d like to volunteer to help! Together we can defeat this Amendment!
The text of the amendment is “Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.” This amendment will negatively affect all NC families.
http://www.protectncfamilies.org/
A link to early voting sites in Orange County, NC.5:00 pmAgainst Amendment One Phone Banking (Wed.) @ Orange Co. Democratic Party's office
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Mar8Thu
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Against Amendment One Phone Banking (Thurs.) @ Laurie's home6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join the Coalition to Protect All NC Families every Thursday at a supporter’s home in Carrboro. Sign up to volunteer at http://tinyurl.com/stopa1 Drop-ins are also welcome! We’ll be calling registered voters asking them how they plan to vote, and if they’re Against Amendment One, reminding them to go vote on May 8 (or at early voting starting April 19), and asking them if they’d like to volunteer to help! Together we can defeat this Amendment!
The text of the amendment is “Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.” This amendment will negatively affect all NC families.
http://www.protectncfamilies.org/
A link to early voting sites in Orange County, NC.6:00 pmAgainst Amendment One Phone Banking (Thurs.) @ Laurie's home
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Mar9Fri
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Vigil for Peace and Justice with the Society of Friends @ Corner of Elliot Road and E Franklin Street4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The Chapel Hill Quaker Society meets every Friday at the corner of Elliot and Franklin to hold a vigil for peace and justice. Occupiers can see this as a literal occupation of a usually unremarkable corner space at busy roads, turning it suddenly into a space occupied with both spiritual and political significance. They welcome our presence at this weekly event.
4:30 pmVigil for Peace and Justice with the Society of Friends @ Corner of Elliot Road and E Franklin Street
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Mar10Sat
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Work Group: Occupy Health and Wellness NC @ Durham Library Southwest Branch12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
The Occupy Health and Wellness NC meeting on March 10 location is tentatively Durham Library Southwest Branch, 12-1:30 p.m.
Check the Occupy Health Google Group for more details. Sign up for the group here.
12:00 pmWork Group: Occupy Health and Wellness NC @ Durham Library Southwest Branch
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Mar11Sun
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Forum on Amendment 1 @ United Church of Christ10:00 am – 11:00 am
Ryan Rowe from Protect NC Families will talk about the harm Amendment One will inflict on North Carolina families if the constitutional amendment defining marriage or civil union as only between a man and a woman excluding any recognition of same-gender marriages or civil unions. Come learn more about how you can help protect ALL families in North Carolina.
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Prison Books Collective Workday1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The prison books collective meets weekly, every Sunday at 1pm, in order to process letters and send out books to prisoners.
Contact prisonbooks@gmail.com for more details if you want to help out.
1:00 pmPrison Books Collective Workday
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