Friday April 28

4pm Face-off

#2 RIT Men's Lacrosse

vs.

#3 Nazareth College

This promises to be a high energy game!

week 6 spring term

Events at RIT: April 25-May 1, 2006

Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Organization of African Students presents Africa Week: Music & Crafts from 10am-3pm in the SAU Lobby. For more information, email oasrit@yahoo.com

North Street Recreation Center Youth Leadership Council to meet in the SAU Lobby at 4pm.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Organization of African Students presents Africa Week: Art, Drumming, and Vendors from 10am-3pm in the SAU Lobby. For more information, email oasrit@yahoo.com .

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Cazenovia at 4pm.

Take Back the Night March at 7pm by the Sundial in front of Grace Watson followed by a presentation by Steve Thompson: No Zebras, No Excuses—The Realities of Sexual Aggression at 8pm in the SAU Cafeteria.

Thursday, April 27, 2006
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (events to be held throughout the SAU from 9am-4pm). Register online at www.rit.edu/~306www/womens/ and click on upcoming events.

Organization of African Students presents Africa Week: Mother Africa, a film from 9pm-12am in the 1829 Room, SAU. For more information, email oasrit@yahoo.com .

Friday, April 28, 2006
14th Annual Taste of RIT from 10am-1:30pm in the SAU Cafeteria. Cost is $6 with proceeds to benefit United Way. This all-you-can-eat RIT tradition is one of our most popular campus wide fundraisers for the United Way. Local vendors supply samples of their food products for this extravaganza! Tiger Bucks will be accepted.

Senior Series presents Car Maintenance 101: How to jump a car, force a standard to start, add oil and windshield wiper fluid, and more from 11am-12:30pm outside in the parking area next to Grace Watson Hall (near C Lot). This event is sponsored by the Women’s Center.

Women’s Softball vs. SUNY Brockport at 3pm.

Organization of African Students presents Africa Week: Lowani from 7pm-10pm in the SAU Lobby. For more information, email oasrit@yahoo.com .

RIT Amazing Race from 10pm-12am in NRH 1250. Teams can be made up of 2-4 people. In order to obtain the rules and register your team you need to show up by 10pm to NRH 1250 on Friday, April 28th. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 29, 2006
Community Service Center Heart Walk at 10am at the Blue Cross Arena by the War Memorial in downtown Rochester. Join the RIT Tigers as we walk to prevent heart disease for the 7th year in a row! For more information on registering or volunteering, contact Phyllis Walker in the Student Volunteer Office at svoccl@rit.edu .

Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Regional Competition from 9am-6pm on the Bowl Field, Club Field, and behind Gracies. All are welcome to come watch!

Student Government & Greek Council Block Party at 7pm on Greek Row (in-between the Greek houses). This event is free.

Sunday, April 30, 2006
RIT Volleyball Tournament all day in Clark Gym.

Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Regional Competition from 9am-6pm on the Bowl Field, Club Field, and behind Gracies. All are welcome to come watch!

Hustle for Habitat 5K from 10am-12:30pm on the RIT Loop sponsored by the Running Club. Students/Faculty/Staff: $5, Public: $10. For more information, contact tmt0590@rit.edu .

Monday, May 1, 2006
Music Jeopardy from 12pm-3pm in the SAU Lobby sponsored by the Center for Campus Life. Play for a chance to win an iPod or two Taking Back Sunday tickets. Highlights will include a retro Alex Trebek and a guest appearance by Tiger Buddy. Be sure to stop by!

RIT presents The Big Shot from 7:45pm-8:30pm at Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Avenue in downtown Rochester). The Big Shot, often described as a “painting with light” photograph, requires many participants to help illuminate the subject area during an extended exposure. The Memorial Art Gallery will become RIT’s 22nd Big Shot. For more information regarding this event, visit http://www.rit.edu/~930www/webnews/viewstory.php3?id=1916 or email Donna Sterlace at dms2334@rit.edu .

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS

April 27, 2006
You and a guest are cordially invited to join ROC City COALITION to celebrate Rochester at Artisan Works for an evening of music and hors d’oeuvres with local leadership groups focused on attracting retaining, and empowering the young adults of greater Rochester. A free bus will leave RIT at 5:20pm in front of the SAU. The event will run from 6pm-9pm. For more information, visit http://www.paetec.com/invites/ROCITY/Index_Dtls.html .

May 6, 2006
Karen’s Walk & 5k Run
Strap your shoes on to help support heart failure research! Walk or run a timed 5k (3.1 miles), or complete the 2 mile untimed fun walk. Race starts at 10:00am sharp! All proceeds go to the Karen Decker Cardiomyopathy Fund at University of Rochester Medical Center. Cost for the 2 mile fun walk is $5, and the 5k Run/Walk is $5 students and $10 faculty/staff/alumni. T-shirt and post-race refreshments included. More information available at www.karenswalk.com

For a complete listing of event information, visit the RIT Events Calendar at http://events.rit.edu . Be sure to sign up to get event information emailed directly to your inbox.

latest update for April 29 - NYC

March for Peace, Justice and Democracy
Saturday, April 29 -- New York City
Assembly beginning at 10:30AM -- 22nd Street & Broadway
March steps off at noon
The early weather forecast looks great (low to mid 60s, mostly sunny). Reminder: The NYPD only allows signs and banners to be carried on cardboard poles; wooden, metal, and fiberglas poles are prohibited.

Pre-March Labor Rally: 10:30 am
19th Street between Park Ave. South and Broadway
A very large turn out is expected from the labor movement, and as people gather for this contingent, there will be a rally with representatives of the many unions involved in this effort. As part of the Festival at the end of the march, there will be a Labor tent that will help peoplle get more involved in connecting the labor and antiwar movements.

Pre-March Interfaith Religious Service: 9:40 am
19th Street, between Broadway and Fifth Ave.
People from many faiths and religious traditions will gather for a shabbat service before the march begins. Clergy and Laity Concerned about Iraq is also organizing an afternoon of activities at their tent at the Festival after the march.

Grassroots Action Festival: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Foley Square
The festival will feature 19 themed tents, providing resources from hundreds of groups and campaigns. You'll find information about a wide variety of ways to take action against the war -- from pressuring legislators to resisting military recruitment efforts to engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience. You'll find displays and materials that will highlight the connections between the war and the struggles for women's rights, for racial justice, for immigrant rights, and for a sustainable environment. There will also be a special tent with peace activities for children, and much more.

Saturday, April 29

10am – 4pm
Volunteers in Living Color
Recruitment fair for volunteers
Stardust Ballroom, Edgerton Recreation Center
41 Backus St.

The event will highlight volunteer opportunities available to African-American, Latino, Asian and other communities of color. A variety of agencies serving youth, the elderly, the economically disadvantaged and people with disabilities will be represented.

More info – Nancy Gaillard at the Girl Scouts of Genesee Valley 239-7909

Wednesday, April 26

6pm
Youth Voice, One Vision Youth Council Meeting
A youth program sponsored by the Monroe County Democratic Party
Details: We meet the last Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m.
Location: Alternating meeting locations at City of Rochester Recreation Centers. Please call monthly for location: 753-6455.

11am – 5pm
Democrat & Chronicle job fair
Total Sports Experience bldg.
880 Elmgrove Road
258-2745

This job fair is described as being an opportunity for people to look for a better job than they have now, but is also likely to be important to unemployed residents. The jobs listed range from administrative to mechanical to maintenance/housekeeping.

Upcoming event and a potential longer project after the school year?

Wednesday May 3 - 7pm
Rev. Lucius Walker talk - Friendshipment project
Downtown United Presbyterian Church
121 N. Fitzhugh (turn north from w. Main, just w. of State St.)
Rochester

Although I’m listing this as a single event for 5/3, there is also the possibility of a longer story in the Friendshipment described below, for anyone who would be able to accompany a group of volunteers to the Mexican Border and/or to Cuba.

Rev. Lucius Walker, Jr, the founder and director of IFCO/Pastors for Peace, and a compelling speaker, will address ROCLA’s 7:00 PM, May 3 meeting at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church (DUPC). Rev. Walker is the director of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO), which has the distinction of being the only national ecumenical foundation committed exclusively to the support of community organizing. He also served as Associate General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ from 1973 through 1978. Rev. Walker was wounded by Nicaraguan Contras in 1988, arrested for taking computers to Cuba in 1996, recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award and the Thomas Merton Award and defier of the US Embargo of Cuba.

Pastors for Peace works with the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center in Havana, the Cuban Council of Churches and a distribution committee with representatives from ten different Cuban denominations to deliver US-Cuba Friendshipments. These humanitarian aid shipments mitigate the impact of the embargo and mobilize thousands of US citizens in favor of an alternative. They call for an end to the embargo and normalization of relations between our two countries.

As a matter of principle, the Friendshipment refuses to apply for a license under the terms of the embargo. To do so would be a de facto recognition of an immoral policy. From 1992 to 1995, Pastors for Peace delivered five Friendshipments to Cuba. All encountered resistance from US officials, but arrived safely in Cuba after those officials backed down. These are examples of the impact that people can have when they are organized, motivated and determined. Speaking truth to power and standing firm in the face of injustice are central to the work of Pastors for Peace.

After hearing Lucius Walker if you feel inspiredto help in the 14th Friendshipment we have work for you! Would you like to collect medical equipment, raise funds for medicines, pack and label supplies, load the truck, publicize the event or host the drivers? Would you feel moved to drive a truck and accompany the Caravan to the Mexican border – or all the way to deliver the goods to the Ecumenical Council of Cuba? Please call Vic Vinkey at 271-8723 if you can help in any way.

ZouZou and Edgar

Sunday, April 23rd

9am –4pm
Genesee Cat Fancier’s 54th Annual All Breed Cat Show
More than 200 kitties - F. domesticus – will compete
Monroe Community College ESL Sports Center
2700 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road
Brighton
424-4625

noon – 6pm
Motorcycle Swap – Rochester’s Skin and Steel
This event features a trophy bike show with 10 classes and one "best of show" award. Professional judges from the world famous Rats Hole Bike Show handle the officiating. Also included are motorcycle dealers, tattoo artists, celebrity guests, music, organizations and over 100 vendors selling all types of goods. Variety is the theme. The show has something for every motorcycle and/or tattoo enthusiast. Partial proceeds go to a local children's charity and ABATE of NY's Monroe County Chapter.
Dome Center (Monroe County Fairgrounds)
2695 East Henrietta Rd.
Henrietta
377-3530 X206 or 344-4000
www.domecenter.com

Saturday, April 22nd

10am – 4pm
Sheep Shearing Festival
Springdale Farm
Northampton “Park
696 Colby St.
Ogden, NY
Highlights include sheep shearing and wool cleaning and dyeing demonstrations. Alongside the sheep, children, too, can be “sheared” with free haircuts for kids ages four to 12. More festival favorites include temporary tattoos, musical entertainment, plant sales, robotic milking center tours, storytelling, and children’s crafts and contests.
www.springdalefarm.org
585-352-5320

10am – 5pm
Genesee Cat Fancier’s 54th Annual All Breed Cat Show
More than 200 kitties - F. domesticus – will compete
Monroe Community College ESL Sports Center
2700 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road
Brighton
424-4625

update – 9th Annual Natural Northeast Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Pro-Am Championships (more information in a previous blog entry below) will have more than 70 men and women competing

ROC the MIC
Battling Rappers
Freestyle competition hosted by DJ Green Lantern
Local college students and area rappers will battle it out starting at 7pm
University of Rochester Douglass Dining Center (see map below)
Judges include DJ Grand Imperial of WDKX and MC Sincere
275-5911

Douglass Hall at U of R campus

Farm Raising and May Day Celebration at Peacework Farm

For Immediate Release
From Peacework Organic Farm
Elizabeth Henderson
315-331-9029

Sunday, April 30 2-6pm
Peacework Organic Farm

We will be having a gala party this year to celebrate the purchase of our land by the Genesee Land Trust and the signing of a long-term lease. Please come join us on Sunday, April 30 from 2 to 6 pm at Peacework Farm, Welcher Road (across from 2232 Welcher, but that is a private home so use our parking areas).

There will be a ribbon tying ceremony at 2 pm followed by dancing around the May Pole. At 2:15, we will have tours of the land, the old Humbert dairy farm, which will be preserved forever as farmland. Then Leona Lauster will lead a wild flower walk in the woods, which from now on will be a nature preserve open to the public. At 4:30, we will have a potluck supper. Please bring a dish to pass, a place setting and folding chairs. The farm will provide drinks. All are welcome

For more information, contact Elizabeth Henderson at 315-331-9029, or by email – ehendrsn@redsuspenders.com.

Update for CodePink 4/28-29 events in NYC

Friday, 28th, 5-7 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION & PRIVATE VIEWING

Join CODEPINK NY at a wine & cheese welcome reception and private viewing of The War in Iraq: Year 4. This is a powerful photo show by four unembedded photojournalists: Kael Alford, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Thorne Anderson and Rita Leistner, several of whom will be in attendance at the Photographic Gallery at 252 Front Street in Manhattan’s historic Seaport District. Please r.s.v.p. by April 26 to Gabrielle at sojournert21@yahoo.com.

Directions: Take the 2,3,4,5 or 6 train to Fulton Street. Exit on Fulton and walk east towards the Seaport. Cross Water Street, go one more block and make a left onto Front Street. The gallery is on the last block before the bridge, between Peck Slip and Dover Street.

Saturday, 29 MARCH FOR PEACE, JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY

From 10:30 a.m. Gathering of Women’s & Peace Groups in advance of the march on 20th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South. CODEPINK meet-up is on the northeast corner of Broadway and 20th; we have been told to approach from the east (Park).

12:00 p.m. March down Broadway and then east on Worth Street to Foley Square; followed by Peace Festival from 1-6 p.m. Look for the CODEPINK table in the UFPJ Legislative Tent
For more information contact codepinknyc@hotmail.com.

Update on UFPJ April 29th events

Repent, Resist, and Renew:
March for Peace, Justice and Democracy
April 29-May 1
New York City

principal organizers:
UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545

Clergy and Laity Concerned about Iraq
Please register at: www.unitedforpeace.org/faith

Saturday, April 29th
9:40am-11:45am - Interfaith Sabbath & Contingent Gathering
19th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue (please enter 19th from 5th Avenue)
Contact: revsekou@unitedforpeace.org

12 noon - Interfaith Contingent joins March for Peace, Justice and Democracy to Foley Square (Lafayette Street and Worth Street). Contact: revsekou@unitedforpeace.org

1pm-6pm - Clergy and Laity Concerned about Iraq Tent at the Peace and Justice Festival in Foley Square on Lafayette Street, north of Worth Street.

Activities at the CALC-I Tent
1:00pm - Music and Meditation
*By Healing Rain

3pm - History of Religious Activism
*Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Director, The Shalom Center
*Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, National Coordinator, Clergy and Laity Concerned Iraq

4pm - Briefing on Guantanamo and May 1st Action at U.S. Mission to the U.N.
*Matt Daloisio, Catholic Worker

5pm - After the March: How to bring people together at a conference
*Interfaith Voices

7pm-9pm - Interfaith Revival
Location: TBA

Confirmed Speakers: Rabbi David Ingber, Romenu Synaguage; Rev. Grayland Hagler, Pastor, Pilgrim United Church of Christ-Washington, D.C.; Rev. Claudia De La Cruz, Iglesia San Romero de Las Américas- UCC; Rev. Dr. Rita Nagashima Brock, Co-Director, Faith Voices for the Common Good; Bishop John Selders, Pastor, Amistad United Church of Christ-Hartford, Connectict; Rabbi Or Rose, Professor of Rabbinic and Jewish Thought, Hebrew College; Mary Lord, Assistant General Secretary for Peace and Conflict Resolution; Drew Dellinger, President, Poets for Global Justice; Kathy Engel, Poet; Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Executive Director, The Shalom Center; Ve. Suhita Dharma, Chua Dieu Phap Buddhist Temple; Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, National Coordinator, Clergy and Laity Concerned about Iraq. Invited: Rev. Jesse Jackson, President, Rainbow/PUSH; El Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, Imam, Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood; Debbie Almontaser, Women in Islam; Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Senior Minister, The Riverside Church; Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis, Senior Minister, Middle Collegiate Church; Rev. Jim Wallis, Executive Director, Sojourner; Rabbi Michael Lerner, Executive Director, Tikkun.

Contact: revsekou@unitedforpeace.org (Loret's note - This is Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou's email address; he's the principal clergy organizer and very busy as it gets closer to the 29th, but he's pretty good about email information.)

Sunday, April 30th

11:00am - Sermon on Peace and Justice
Rev. Dr. Rita Nagashima Brock, Co-Director, Faith Voices for the Common Good, Steering Committee Member, Clergy and Laity Concerned about Iraq

Preaching during morning service at:
Park Avenue Christian Church
1010 Park Avenue at 85th St.
Contact: 212-288-3246

3pm-5pm - Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Training for May 1st
The Riverside Church, South Hall
430 Riverside Drive
Contact: daloisio@earthlink.net

Monday, May 1st

10am - Calling for the Closing of Guantanamo
Interfaith Prayer Service
777 UN Plaza

11:30am - Press Conference
777 UN Plaza

12 noon - Processional to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations
(Civil Disobedience for those willing to risk arrests. There will be a safe zone for those who are not risking arrest but want to show support.) Contact: Matt Daloisio at 201-264-4424 or daisio@earthlink.net, or Frida Berrigan at 347-683-4928 or Frida.berrigan@gmail.com

Earth Day at RIT

April 20-21: Waste Audit: Quarter Mile - Trash cans from the academic side of campus will emptied and brought to the table at the Tiger. Recyclable items vs. non-recyclable items will be weighed.

Count the Cans: Infinity Loop - Crushed cans will be in a bin. People will be able to guess the number of cans, closest will recieve a prize. May be a slight charge for each guess ($ .25).

April 24: Various organizations will be giving away information regarding their organization's recycling efforts, possibly giving away promotional materials. Organizations included may be Wegmans, Starbucks etc.

after monday night crit

Anti-War Vigil

AFTER THREE YEARS: ENOUGH!
STAND AGAINST THE IRAQ WAR

SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2006
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
ANTI-WAR VIGIL at Twelve Corners in Brighton (the triangular park at the intersection of Elmwood Ave., Winton Rd. and Monroe Ave.)

Participants are asked to bring signs appropriate to the occasion

Upcoming Peace Action & Education antiwar vigils:
May 14 and 21 Lilac Festival, South and Highland

Biweekly vigil sponsored by Peace Action & Education (PA&E),
a Task Force of Metro Justice (585-325-2560)

RIT events April 18-24

Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Student Government Election Voting. Visit http://sgvote.rit.edu .

Lunch ‘n’ Learning Workshop presents Preparing For and Taking Exams from 12pm-1pm in Eastman Room 2358 (ASC Writing Lab). This workshop is open to all students, faculty and staff free of charge. Bring your own lunch.

Food and Body Image Discussion Group from 4pm-5pm at the Women’s Center.

Men’s Tennis vs. Hobart at 4pm.

Men’s Issues Workshop from 6pm-7pm in LBJ-2590 sponsored by the Hispanic Deaf Club (HDC) and Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity (LAU). Dr. Emeterio M. Otero, Executive Dean of Monroe Community College’s Damon City Campus, will be sharing current information regarding male students dropping out of college, and will focus specifically on these trends among Latino men.

Gamma Sigma Alpha Greek Inductions from 7pm-8pm in the 1829 Room, SAU.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Student Government Election Voting. Visit http://sgvote.rit.edu .

OCASA (Off-Campus & Apartment Student Association) Apartment Fair from 10am-2pm in the SAU Lobby. Apartment representatives will have information available for students interested in living off-campus next year.

Healthy Christian Boundaries: A Discussion for RIT Women from 12pm-12:45pm in the Skalny Room. For more information, email Pastor Larraine Frampton at elfcpm@rit.edu .

Men’s Lacrosse vs. Utica at 4pm.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters on Campus from 5:30pm-8pm in Clark C, SAU.

Thursday, April 20, 2006
Women’s Softball vs. University of Rochester at 3pm.

Friday, April 21, 2006
Juggling Club 29th Annual Juggle-In from 5pm-10pm in Clark Gym. For more information, visit http://www.rit.edu/~jugwww/ .

Alpha Sigma Alpha 21st Annual Date Auction from 6pm-9pm in the CIMS Ballroom. Students: $1, Faculty/Staff: $2, Public: $5.

CAB Friday Night and RITSMA present Open Mic Night from 10pm-1am in the RITz Sports Zone. Doors open at 9:30pm. Admission is $1. Free food is available for the first 50 people.

Saturday, April 22, 2006
Juggling Club 29th Annual Juggle-In from 10am-11pm in Clark Gym. For more information, visit http://www.rit.edu/~jugwww/ .

Men’s Lacrosse vs. Hartwick at 1pm.

RIT Rugby Tournament from 1pm-5pm on the rugby field behind Grace Watson Hall.

Men’s Baseball vs. St. Lawrence at 2pm.

Alpha Kappa Alpha presents Egyptian Allure at 9pm in the Fireside Lounge, SAU. Tickets are $16 in advance/$20 at the door. This event features the 9th Annual Mr. Pink Panther Pageant, a fashion show, extravagant food, and an after party.

Sunday, April 23, 2006
Juggling Club 29th Annual Juggle-In from 10am-4pm in Clark Gym. For more information, visit http://www.rit.edu/~jugwww/ .

Women’s Lacrosse vs. St. John Fisher at 1pm.

Monday, April 24, 2006
Women’s Softball vs. RPI at 3pm.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS

April 29, 2006
Heart Walk
Join the RIT Tigers as we walk to prevent heart disease for the 7th year in a row! This year’s Heart Walk will be held on Saturday, April 29th at 8am at the Blue Cross Arena by the War Memorial in downtown Rochester. For more information on registering or volunteering, contact Phyllis Walker in the Student Volunteer Office at svoccl@rit.edu .

May 6, 2006
Karen’s Walk & 5k Run
Strap your shoes on to help support heart failure research! Walk or run a timed 5k (3.1 miles), or complete the 2 mile untimed fun walk. Race starts at 10:00am sharp! All proceeds go to the Karen Decker Cardiomyopathy Fund at University of Rochester Medical Center. Cost for the 2 mile fun walk is $5, and the 5k Run/Walk is $5 students and $10 faculty/staff/alumni. T-shirt and post-race refreshments included. More information available at www.karenswalk.com

May 6, 2006
CAB presents Taking Back Sunday with opener Story of the Year at 8pm in Gordon Field House. Tickets are currently on sale at the Gordon Field House Box Office: Students: $15, Faculty/Staff: $20, Public: $25. Graduating seniors are eligible to purchase a student ticket for themselves for only $10, however this offer is limited to the first 500 seniors to purchase tickets, so be sure to get your tickets early!

For a complete listing of event information, visit the RIT Events Calendar at http://events.rit.edu . Be sure to sign up to get event information emailed directly to your inbox.

May 1st “A Day Without An Immigrant: El gran paro americano 2006.”

Rochester's Immigrant Rights group has made plans for its May 1st solidarity action.

It "will consist of a march and demonstration very similar to the one we held on April 10th, starting at the Federal Building and ending at St. Michael’s Church. In addition we will incorporate the following changes:

a. Push back the assembly time to 4:30 pm, with the march to begin at5:00, to make it easier for workers who have to travel into Rochester fromoutlying towns to participate.

b. Take a shorter, more direct route from downtown to St Michael’s Church.

c. Working with two weeks advance notice, we hope to gain the support of more organizations and the participation of more immigrants and supporters. We suggested a goal of doubling the turnout we achieved on April 10."

Local organizer/contact for more information - brianerway@yahoo.com

For national information check www.nohr4437.org

Housing Board for UFPJ April 29 events

United for Peace and Justice has put up a Housing Board on their website for anyone looking for a place to stay while in NYC for the March for Peace, Justice and Democracy on the 29th.

There are places available from NJ to Brooklyn to the Bronx. (And some of the people who are offering housing sound really fun and interesting, too.) Some have beds and some have sleeping bags and some have floor space for the sleeping bag that you bring. The list will be continuously updated, so check it off and on.

There's also a place to post your request for housing.

NYC also has some hostels and other places worth checking out. If anyone is going to photograph in NYC that weekend, I'd be happy to offer help, advice, maps and information. Unfortunately, due to a pre-arranged and previously committed weekend of work on my senior project class' book, I'll be working with students in Rochester.

http://www.april29.org/housing.php

Last night in Wegman's East Ave. parking lot

Recurring Events - weekly

Nazareth College Open Mike Night
9-11pm Tuesdays
Colie's Café
Nazareth College
4245 East Ave.
Pittsford
585-389-2525, ext. 7120

Spoken Word Open Mic Night
7pm Tuesdays
Flat Iron Café
561 State St.
(call for cover chg.)
585-454-4830

Argentine Tango Dance
With Jan Bare
8pm – midnight Wednesdays
(lessons 7-8pm)
Nasty D’s
140 Alexander St.
585-256-1000 or www..midnighttango.com

Karaoke (several)
Please note – if you’re under 21, call ahead to see if you can photograph there

With Debbie Randyn
10pm to 2am Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Norton’s Pub
1730 N. Goodman St.
585-266-3570

Kash Karaoke Kontest
8 pm Wednesdays
Stooges
511 E. Ridge Rd.
585-266-9559

With DJ Smooth
9pm Wednesdays
Champps Restaurant & Bar
819 Eastview Mall
Victor
585-223-3310

With Willardmania Productions
9:30-2am Wednesdays and Saturdays
Mulligan’s Bar & Grill
4618 W. Ridge Rd.
Spencerport
585-349-3383

Atomic Karaoke
With Wally and Ryan
9:30pm – 1am Wednesdays
Roost Country Showcase
4853 West henrietta Rd.
Henrietta
585-321-3440 or 585-321-1170

Upcoming Events of Interest

Cajun & Zydeco Dancing Workshop
Led by Esther Brill
7-9 pm April 18
Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church
1200 S. Winton Rd.
Brighton (south edge of Rochester)
They charge a fee for participants, so I'd suggest calling ahead of time about photographing -- you shouldn't have to pay a fee.
585-244-2815 or www.rochesterswingdance.com

Country Line Dance Lessons
with Dina
7:30-8:30 pm April 18
Roost Country Showcase
4853 West henrietta Rd.
Henrietta
585-321-3440 or 585-321-1170

Dance for Senior Citizens with music
by Jack Allen
7:30-9:30 pm April 18
Stardust Ballroom Dance Series
Edgerton Community Center
41 Backus St.
Rochester
428-6769

Job Fair
more than 22 employers
10am – 2pm April 18
Community Learning Center
The Mall at Greece Ridge Center
271 Greece Ridge Center Drive
585-966-7299

Country Line Dance and Couples Lessons
with Dina
7:00-8:30 pm April 19
Roost Country Showcase
4853 West henrietta Rd.
Henrietta
585-321-3440 or 585-321-1170

Natural Northeast Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Pro-Am Championships
For men and women
April 22 finals at 6pm
(prejudging begins at noon)
Eastridge High School
2150 East Ridge Rd.
Irondequoit
(fees for audience – call ahead to see if fee can be waived)
585-234-7564

Juggling Club 29th Annual Juggle-In
The 29th Annual Juggle-In sponsored by the Juggling Club benefits the Dystonia Foundation. A number of nationally recognized jugglers will perform in the evening show at Rush Henrietta High School.
5pm - 11pm April 22
Clark Gym
10am – 4pm April 23
Clark Gym
Contact: Isaac Weintraub
Email: iew2175@rit.edu

Nouyeaux Noveaux Remix (Juggling)
featuring Jay Gilligan & Erick Nillson
8pm April 22
Rush-Henrietta Senior High School
1799 Lehigh Station Rd.
Henrietta
(held in conjunction with RIT’s Spring Juggle-In)

WDKX-FM (103.9) 32nd Anniversary Celebration concert
Featuring Fantasia, Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, Tyra, Luke & Q and Jimmy Highsmith
7pm April 30
Eastman Theatre
60 Gibbs St. (corner of Gibbs and E. Main)
Rochester
(This is quite an extravaganza, with fairly pricey tix; call days early to see if you can have good access and photograph without paying fee)
454-2100 or www.wdkx.com

Upcoming Event - Edgerton Community Center

Mr. Bill

CodePink Mother's Day in May

United for Peace & Justice NYC events update

Location for UFPJ April 29th NYC events announced

Dear members of the press,

Organizers of the March for Peace, Justice and Democracy are pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with New York City officials for mobilization plans on Saturday, April 29. The details are below. United for Peace and Justice is a main organizer of this march.

We'll keep you regularly updated, but you might also want to sign up for press releases, request a pre-march interview, and/or apply for press credentials through the online Press Room for April 29. Feel free to contact me direct directly about the march or the peace movement's involvement in it.

Hany Khalil
Interim Media Coordinator
United for Peace and Justice212-868-5545, 718-637-7351 mobile

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Mai Shiozaki, National Organization for Women 202-628-8669, ext. 116

Details Confirmed for Saturday, April 29,
March for Peace, Justice and Democracy

Organizers of the March for Peace, Justice and Democracy are pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with New York City officials for mobilization plans on Saturday, April 29. This massive demonstration is being organized by United for Peace and Justice, RainbowPUSH Coalition, National Organization for Women, Friends of the Earth, U.S. Labor Against the War, Climate Crisis Coalition, Peoples' Hurricane Relief Fund, National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, and Veterans For Peace.

The march will kick off in Manhattan, just north of Union Square and proceed south along Broadway to Foley Square, where the Peace and Justice Festival will take place. Please see schedule below:

10:30 am - 12 noon: Assembly along Broadway, north of 18th Street. Contingents will form in the area from 18th Street to 22nd Street, between Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue South. Press check-in will be located at Broadway between 17th and 18th streets, further details will be sent soon.

12 noon: March begins and proceeds south on Broadway, turning left (east) on Worth Street and continuing into Foley Square.

1:00 pm - 6:00 pm: The Peace and Justice Festival will be held at Foley Square. A map of the festival area will be available soon.

The March for Peace, Justice and Democracy will be an unprecedented event, uniting leaders and activists from a broad range of social justice groups and diverse communities all with one goal in mind—ending the war in Iraq and turning our country around!

Further updates will be posted on www.april29.org as information becomes available.

Sign up for press releases, request a pre-march interview, and/or apply for press credentials through the online Press Room or call 202-628-8669, ext. 116.

Wednesday Evening Panel - Grassroots Organizations

Speaking Panel about the Barriers Grassroots Organizations Experience

Wednesday April 12th at 7pm
University of Rochester, Rush Rhees Library – Welles-Brown Room

Friends Helping Friends, a local nonprofit organization, was awarded the federal Compassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity-Building Minigrant in 2005. Andrew Stankevich, FHF Director, will be hosting a panel of community-based/faith-based and grassroots organizations. This would be a good opportunity to meet activists in Rochester and learn more about the programs and work that each of them is involved with.

The panel will be discussing the difficulties that the organizations have encountered from City, County, State and Federal programs and govt. funded agencies while working for change in the community and delivering services to those in need.

In addition to possibly others, the panel will feature Mr. Andrew Stankevich, Friends Helping Friends, anti-violence advocate, Apostle Joy Powell, God's Holy Outreach Ministries and grassroots emergency housing provider, Activist Charles Kellum, Poor People United.

Andrew Stankevich
Friends Helping Friends
fhf2004@hotmail.com
(585) 254-5490
PO Box 39618 // Rochester, NY 14604

Rev. Joy Powell
317-2117

Compassionate Spring Egg Hunt

Date: Saturday, 15 April, 2006
Time: 10:45 am (Check-in)
Place: Brighton Town Park, 777 Westfall Rd, Brighton NY
WEATHER PERMITTING

Spread the word! Bring the kids!
Compassionate Consumers, ARAUNY, and UR-VEG
are joining together to hold a Compassionate Spring Egg Hunt!

The egg hunt (prize-filled, plastic eggs) will be for children 12 and under.
Help us get the word out to local churches and other groups.

There will be hundreds of hidden eggs, lots of Vegan candy,
prizes, coloring books, comic books, and beverages!
Please BRING YOUR OWN BASKET.

If you have questions or want to help with set-up contact:
phone: (585) 410-0773
email: info@urveg.org

www.urveg.org
www.arauny.org
www.compassionateconsumers.org

speaker and rally

DARFUR RALLY: A WITNESS TO GENOCIDE SPEAKS
Thurs, April 27th 7 pm
Temple B'rith Kodesh
2131 Elmwood Ave. Brighton

A host of interfaith organizations are sponsoring a community rally free and open to all to protest the genocide in Darfur. Mohamed Yahya will address the crowd. The massacres continue...

A postcard campaign to the Fed gov't is taking place and postcards will be available at the rally.

The speaker's village was first attacked by the Sudanese Arab militia raiders,the janjaweed,in 1993. His village was destroyed and many of his relatives were killed, raped, or burnt alive in their huts. He was in Cairo at the time. Mohamed Yahya then founded an organization that is now known as Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy.

For information about the rally, contact Isobel Goldman at the Jewish Federation. The Unitarian Church on Winton Road is probably also a sponsor of this event-I'm assuming
that it is.

Hope everyone will come.
Felicia
"gapmom51@juno.com"

FW: [ANNOUNCE] BUS TO NYC FOR APRIL 29 DEMO - FROM BUFFALO; BUY

------ Forwarded Message
From: <Jaria9295@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:07:31 -0400 (EDT)

Subject: [ANNOUNCE] BUS TO NYC FOR APRIL 29 DEMO - FROM BUFFALO; BUY TICKETS NOW!

THERE ARE NO BUSES LEAVING FROM ROCHESTER. THIS IS FROM COLIN EAGER, PEACE CENTER IN BUFFALO:

What: National Peace Demonstration
When: April 29th
Where: New York City
Cost: $50

There will be a massive national peace demonstration in New York City on Saturday, April 29th sponsored by United for Peace and Justice. For more info, see http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3178

The Peace Center will be sending a bus to this important national action -
- to reserve your seat, click here:
https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=3718

The cost of charteringbuses to these events has increased by 75% in the
last 18 months. This means that even with a full bus, we stand to lose approximately $1000. As a result, we have made a few changes to our
system for taking reservations. First, each bus seat now costs $50, a $10 increase. Second, we can no longer reserve bus seats for those who
haven't paid. In order to be sure of a seat on the bus to NYC for this important demonstration, you must pay in advance.

If you'd like to pay by check, you can mail it to us at 2123 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo 14211. If you'd like to pay by credit card, you can click here: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=3718 or call us at 894 - 2013.

If you can't go to NYC but would like to help cover the cost of sending a strong WNY contingent, your donation would go a long way towards
ensuring that our participation in these national actions is feasible now
and in the future.

3rd floor cage wants you to photograph

Room 1440

Campus events April 11-17

Events at RIT: April 11-17, 2006

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Women’s Softball vs. St. John Fisher at 3pm.

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Medaille at 4pm.

Men’s Tennis vs. Roberts Wesleyan at 4pm.

Food and Body Image Discussion Group from 4pm-5pm at the Women’s Center.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Student Government Presidential Election Debate from 6pm-8pm in the SAU Cafeteria.

Dr. Drew Pinsky (a.k.a. “Dr. Drew”) presentation from 7pm-8:30pm in Gordon Fieldhouse sponsored by the Bader Grant Task Force and RIT Student Government. Known to millions as a radio host, TV personality, and author, and a frequent guest on the Today Show, Dr. Drew Pinsky is a respected medical doctor, board-certified addictionologist and relationship expert whose experience with addicts and teens spans over 20 years.

COLA Global Engagements presents Mick Moloney, noted recording artist and ethnomusicologist, "Far From the Shamrock Shore: The Music of Irish Immigration"
(Lecture/Demonstration, accompanied by Dana Lyn on Fiddle) at 7:30pm in Webb Auditorium. Free & open to the public.

Friday, April 14, 2006
Club Day from 10am-4pm in the SAU Lobby sponsored by the Center for Campus Life.

Men’s Baseball vs. St. John Fisher at 1pm.

Men’s Tennis vs. SUNY Oswego at 4pm.

CAB Friday Night presents Piamater from 10pm-1am in the RITz Sports Zone. Doors open at 9:30pm. Admission is $1. Free food is available for the first 50 people.

Saturday, April 15, 2006
Men’s Baseball vs. St. John Fisher at 12pm.

CAB Ultimate Do Stuff 4 Stuff Challenge from 3pm-10pm in Gordon Fieldhouse, SAU Lobby, and Webb Auditorium. For more information on how to register, visit http://www.rit.edu/~cabwww/ .

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS

May 6, 2006
Karen’s Walk & 5k Run
Strap your shoes on to help support heart failure research! Walk or run a timed 5k (3.1 miles), or complete the 2 mile untimed fun walk. Race starts at 10:00am sharp! All proceeds go to the Karen Decker Cardiomyopathy Fund at University of Rochester Medical Center. Cost for the 2 mile fun walk is $5, and the 5k Run/Walk is $5 students and $10 faculty/staff/alumni. T-shirt and post-race refreshments included. More information available at www.karenswalk.com

For a complete listing of event information, visit the RIT Events Calendar at http://events.rit.edu . Be sure to sign up to get event information emailed directly to your inbox.

Make me your buddy! Add EventsatRIT to your AOL Instant Messenger Buddy List to receive daily reminders about what’s happening on campus!

There are 164 active clubs and 27 fraternities and sororities on campus…get involved!

Mike D’Arcangelo
Director, Center for Campus Life
http://campuslife.rit.edu
“Building Student Participation in RIT”

Story Ideas and Events to Photograph

This is a place for story ideas.... I'll post information as it comes across my desk, but also hope that others will add ideas, contacts, information that can be shared with other RIT photojournalism students.


Now let's go make photographs!