Faith-based groups and "An Inconvenient Truth"

This would seem to have some possibilities as a short-term event and/or a longer term story.

A congregation watches the film, engages in dialogue and possibly puts a plan for action together — either personal or community action. What do they do? How is the discussion structured and what are the important issues of focus to individuals who are addressing these topics on the basis of their faith?

Sound like an interesting story — more visual if the congregations begin to implement actions. A story for our times, too... And a challenge for a young photographer. I'd be happy to help brainstorm ideas, shape a story, edit pictures, offer background information/resources....

Rochester Area Churches Offering Free Showing of Film “An Inconvenient Truth”
Press Contacts:
Kate Kressmann-Kehoe, 244-8629
Elizabeth Pixley, 334-0977, epixley@rochester.rr.com

Rochester, NY-Beginning Oct. 1, more than 80 area churches will screen the film “An Inconvenient Truth.” There are differing opinions regarding global warming, nonetheless, all agree it is an issue faith communities must examine.

The screenings are part of a nationwide effort involving over 4,000 congregations. Interfaith Power and Light, a nationwide, non-profit organization focused on mobilizing a religious response to global warming, organized the campaign.

"We are stewards of God's earth.” explains Rev. Corey Keyes, of the West Bloomfield Congregational Church, UCC. “We are charged with the care and nurture of the earth. Global warming is therefore very much a faith issue." The Rev. Debbie Grohman of Park Presbyterian Church in Newark, said, “Theology and a sound understanding of humanity as creation’s stewards drive this movie.”

A listing of churches offering the free screenings of the film follows. Updated schedules are also available at the website of the Greater Rochester Council of Churches: http://grcc.org/ . For a complete list of participating churches see http://www.nyipl.org

For more information contact: Kate Kressmann-Kehoe, 585-244-8629 or Elizabeth Pixley, 334-0977 or epixley@rochester.rr.com

Sunday October 1
11:45 a.m. United Church of Christ of Honeoye, 8758 Main St. Honeoye
12 p.m. Park Presbyterian Church, 110 Maple Ct. Newark.

Monday October
6 p.m., Fairport United Methodist Church, 31 West Church St, Fairport.

Tuesday October 3
7 p.m. United Church of Christ, 570 Klem Road, Webster, Child Care will be provided. A related film will be shown to the children. Discussion will follow in the church's Fellowship Hall.
7 p.m. Church of the Assumption, 20 East Avenue, Fairport.
7 p.m. Henrietta United Church of Christ, 1400 Lehigh Station Rd., Henrietta.

Wednesday October 4
1 p.m. Church of the Assumption, 20 East Ave., Fairport.
7 p.m. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd. (Across from the George Eastman House.)
7 p.m. Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Avenue.
7 p.m. Park Presbyterian Church, 110 Maple Ct., Newark

Thursday October 5
12:30 pm Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School.
2 and 7 p.m., Sisters of St. Joseph, 150 French Rd, Pittsford.
7 p.m. Mountain Rise United Church of Christ, 2 Mountain Rise, Fairport.
7 p.m. Community Christian Church, 2647 Chili Ave.

Friday October 6
6:45 p.m. West Bloomfield Congregational Church, 9035 Rts. 5 20, West Bloomfield, Youth and adults invited.
7 p.m. Rochester Friends Meeting (Quakers), 84 Scio St. Open discussion to follow.

Saturday October 7
7 p.m. Mountain Rise United Church of Christ, 2 Mountain Rise, Fairport.
7 p.m. (pizza at 6:30 p.m.), Durand United Church of Christ, 4225 Culver Rd.

Sunday October 8
6 p.m. St Timothy Lutheran Church, 5015 Lakeville Rd, Geneseo
6:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 S Winton Rd.

Events related to the film “An Inconvenient Truth”

Tuesday October 10
7 p.m. Henrietta United Church of Christ, 1400 Lehigh Station Rd. Henrietta. A discussion will be convened by "Living in Harmony in God's World," an interfaith group committed to environmental education, regarding a community-wide response to global warming. This session is also free and open to the public. It does not include a screening of the film.

For more information about the “Living in Harmony” group, please contact Elizabeth Pixley, 334-0977, epixley@rochester.rr.com

Youth March for schools update

Youth March:
Monday, October 2
4 p.m.

Meet at West Main St. & Fitzhugh St.
Planned Organized and executed by youths! Adults welcome

This march is a first and it will be big! Advertising on WDKX and word of mouth have meant that we've had to rent buses to get students to the rally.

The Campaign for Fiscal Equity will be back in court on October 10th of this year. The inequities in education continue to grow and children are becoming aware of the fact that they are not being given the same educational opportunities that other children have in wealthier districts. For instance, students in the Rochester City School District spend $6 per student on library books, while suburban districts spend $17 per student! The same goes for arts, sports, etc.

For some children, this march is the first time they are taking a stand and protesting a social injustice. Support our children as they fight back against a system that is failing them. Come and listen to them! They want to be heard.
Thank you,
Rosemary Rivera, Alliance for Quality Education

Friends Helping Friends Flea Market

Friends Helping Friends
FLEA MARKET
Sunday Oct. 1, from 10am to 3pm

Friends Helping Friends will be opening its new flea market... clothing, candles and even “insect jewelry” imported directly from China for sale. Come down at 11am to noon to check us out. We have our 32 foot mural up at our new location at 333 Child Street (just south of the Jay & Child intersection).

I described Andrew's involvement in neighborhood issues earlier during the month, so look for more information about his work in the area in the blog archives. Besides covering this as a single event, I don't believe anyone has ever done a story on Stankevich or FHF.

Contact:
Andrew Stankevich, 325-7417
andrewstan44@yahoo.com

PUG-O-WEEN!!

Sunday, Oct. 1 11am - 2pm
Brockport Elks Lodge #2110
4400 Sweden-Walker Rd.
Sweden


A costume parade (pug costume encouraged) presented by Western NY & FingerLakes Region Rochester Pug Group.

more info: 671-2273 or www.wnypugs.org (has driving directions)

Dr. Pug - from last year's pug-o-ween (from wnypugs website; click on image to view at a larger size!)

Wine Country Circuit Dog Shows

Thurs. Sept. 28 through Sunday Oct 1
8am to 6pm Sampson State Park - Route 96A, Romulus, NY
info 315-585-6669

Looking for a nice drive in upstate NY on a lovely fall day? Rain? It's probably inside anyway... the idea of a wine country circuit dog show leaves the mind wandering (mutts on merlot? pugs love pinot?) dangerously, but I'm sure this is a traditional dog show. Which is interesting on its own as something to photograph. And you've got ALL day to look!

Directions: Route 96A, 11 miles south of Geneva. East shore of Seneca Lake, off Route 96A

Immigrant Rights March and Rally

Saturday, September 30, beginning at 2 PM at the Liberty Pole (at the intersection of East Avenue and Main Street) (marching to the Federal Building on State Street)

The National Alliance for Immigrant Rights has called for a national day of action on September 30th. The Rochester Alliance for Immigrant Rights is calling for:

-an end to the deportations
-an end to the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids
-full and equal rights for all immigrants
-protection from criminalization for immigrant workers
-a VISA program to reunite families
-protection of worker rights and civil rights

Finally, here is a partial list of organizations that are co-sponsoring the march in Rochester: SEIU, Unite Here! Rochester Regional Joint Board, Rural and Migrant Ministry, Farmworker Legal Services, Univ. of Rochester Fair Trade Campaign, Univ. of Rochester Students for Social Justice, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Student Committee for Social Action, Catholic Charities, The Public Policy Committee of the Diocese of Rochester, the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Sisters of Mercy, Puerto Rican Youth Development, Pax Christi, radio host Domingo Martinez Jr., Ibero-American Action League, Community of the Blessed Trinity Church, Wayne Action for Racial Equality, Rochester Committee on Latin America, and Centro Independiente de Trabajadores Agrcolas, Masjid Sabiqun (formerly Islamic Da'wah Community Center).
for information: Brian Erway

Youth March

Planned, Organized and Executed by youths!
Monday, October 2 @ 4 p.m.
Meet at West Main St. & Fitzhugh St.

The Campaign for Fiscal Equity will be back in court on October 10th of this year. The inequities in education continue to grow and children are becoming aware of the fact that they are not being given the same educational opportunities that other children have in wealthier districts. For instance, students in the Rochester City School District spend $6.00 per student on library books, while suburban districts spend $17.00 per student! The same goes for arts, sports, etc.

For some children, this march is the first time they are taking a stand and protesting a social injustice. We encourage all Metro Justice members to help make their event a success. Support our children as they fight back against a system that is failing them. Come and listen to them! They want to be heard.

Then on October 10th, there will be a statewide rally on the steps of the NYS Court of Appeals. We will be rotating people into the courthouse so they can witness history in action. To reserve your seat on the bus, Please contact Rosemary @ 585-288-4693

Sports Car Autocross at RIT

Oct. 1st
parking lots G and H at RIT

Registration:		7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Tech Inspection:		7:45 - 9:15 a.m.
Novice Meeting and Course Walk:		9:15 a.m.
Drivers Meeting:		9:40 a.m.
First Car Off:		10:00 a.m.

SCCA Solo (Autocross)

A driving skill competition, where you and your car negotiate a course laid out in a parking lot and marked with traffic cones. The lowest time wins, and penalty seconds are added to your score for each cone you knock down. It's just one car at a time, so there's little risk of trading paint with other cars. Solo speeds are relatively low, typically second gear for most cars. The turns come up quickly, though, so don't be fooled into thinking Solo is boring. To get a good low time you must be smooth and precise, and quick. The skills you learn in the parking lot will greatly improve your car control, and help make you a safer driver on the street.
More info: Cory Kuhns 233-7353 or solo@flr-scca.com
If you'd like to know more about this kind of driving competition, go to http://www.flr-scca.com/ for rules, calendar and other information. An event at Xerox in Webster is coming up on Oct. 8:

Mirrorkhana

Date: Sunday, October 8, 2006

Location: Xerox (Building 200 parking lot off Caracus Dr.)

Time: Registration: 8:00 AM; First car off: 10:30 AM
A Mirrorkhana is a double elimination event. Two cars start on opposite sides of the same course (but on adjacent straights) at the same time. The car that runs the course and reaches its own finish line first wins! There will be a handicap system to "equalize"between classes competing against each other. Novice, and Ladies classes will not be used since they already run under the PAX system that the handicaps are going to be based upon anyway. Drivers competing on "Roadtires" will get a generic 20 foot head start. More info: Cory Kuhns 233-7353 or solo@flr-scca.com

RIT still life with students

Free Film!

A sign of the times...

(still some rolls left, about twenty feet east of my office door)

Rochester River Romance

Rochester River Romance Celebration 2006

Fri, Sat. and Sun, October 6-8

The annual event "showcases the dynamic Genesee River Corridor in its full autumn foliage splendor. This year the event will emphasize the Genesee River as a romantic backdrop for city-wide festivities. Over 30 activities will take place along the river, including historic walking tours, fireworks and a laser light show, bicycle treks, boat rides, nature walks and concerts, a beach corn roast, horticultural workshops, lighthouse tours and other lakeside family fun."

Sun., Oct. 8, the 18th annual “Head of the Genesee Invitational Regatta (formerly Stonehurst Capital Invitational Regatta), the largest rowing event on the Eastern Fall calendar, will course through Genesee Valley Park. The Regatta is produced by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), University of Rochester, Rochester Business Alliance and the Genesee Waterways Center.

With the City of Rochester as the umbrella agency, the River Romance collaborators include: the Greater Rochester Visitor’s Assoc., Arts and Cultural Council of Greater Rochester, U of R and RIT Regatta Management Committee, New York State Canal Society, Rochester Bicycling Club, Ontario Beach Park Program Committee, High Falls Business Assoc., Maplewood Neighborhood Assoc., Friends of Mount Hope, Genesee Waterways Center and others.

For more information call : 585-428-6770 or 585-428-6767 (taped activities closer to the event) or go to www.cityofrochester.gov/index.cfm?id=717

Nightmare Manor

Sept. 30 through October 29th 7:30-9 thursdays and Sundays 7:30- midnight Fridays and Saturdays
Southtown Plaza
3333 W. Henrietta Rd. (and Jefferson Rd.)

Haunted House featuring actors and movie-style special effects and props. Partial proceeds benefit Dream Factory of Rochester (The Dream Factory is a volunteer organization which fulfills dreams for critically and chronically ill children ages 3–18 in the greater Rochester community.)




349-4460 or www.nightmaremanor.com (put your cursor on the title of the page and then on the guy w/the chainsaw....)

Civil War Encampment

Sept. 29, 2-4:30pm
30th, 9am - 4:30pm
Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum
295 N. Main St.
Canandaigua, NY

The annual event is co-sponsored by the Granger Homestead and Reynolds' Battery L, 1^st New York Light Artillery. The re-enactors set up camp and live on the grounds for the weekend, offering a hands-on look at Civil War era life for middle schoolers from around the area on Friday, Sept. 29th.

The public is welcome to visit on Friday from 2 pm to 4:30 pm and on Saturday from 9 am to 4:30 pm (no reservations are required). Cannon firings, period costumes, dance demonstrations, infantry drills, and other special events will be scheduled throughout the day on Saturday.

more info:
Sherrill at 394-1472
www.grangerhomestead.org/

Speed Dating

8 minute Dating for ages 25-39
Sept. 27, 7pm

Johnny's Irish Pub
1382 Culver Rd.
224-0990 or www.8minutedating.com

Golden Link Folk Singing Society Sing-around

Sept. 26, 7:30-10pm
Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church

1200 S. Winton Rd.
Brighton
more info: 234-5044

Bunk with the Beasts

Sept. 23, 5:30pm to 9am Sept. 24 Seneca Park Zoo
2222 St. Paul St.
Family overnight at the zoo, games, activities and an "amazing" animal presention

Registration required by Sept. 22 (call - the entrance fee is $15-30 for participants, so see if you can photograph without paying) 336-7213

Finger Lakes Bluegrass Jam

Sunday Sept. 24, 2-7 pm
pot luck dinner - bring a dish to pass

All Things Art
Ontario County Arts Council
65 S. Main St.
Canandaigua
396-0087, 394-5711

Belly Dance Workshop with Ranya

Sept. 23 10am Sept. 24 10am and 2:30 pm

Goddess Hour Dance and Fitness Studio
1470 Monroe Ave.
call 224-0277 for details
sponsored by Sahara Shimmer Belly Dance Ensemble

Vintage Baseball

Sat/Sun Sept. 23-24
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Silver Baseball Park
1410 Flint Hill Rd.
Mumford, NY

19th century style games, starting at 1:30pm. The winners meet Oct. 1 for Mayor's Cup Championships (consolation game to be held on Sept. 30) 585-538-6822 or www.gcv.org for more information

Oktoberfest

Sept. 22 noon to 11pm
Camp Eastman
1301 Lake Shore Blvd
Irondequoit (north of Rochester)

features the Stratton Mountain Boys, Die Lustigen Almdudlers, Rhythm Makers, Die Albtal Streuner with Maria DaVinci and more.....

336-6070 or www.oktoberfestny.com for full schedule

Can The State Help Rochester Recover?

Saturday, Sept. 30, noon
RIT’s Golisano Auditorium
How Can Rochester Recover from Downsizing at the Big Three?
Rochester's economic situation -- and what New York State can do to improve it -- will be the subject of a public forum bringing together concerned citizens, expert panelists and decision-makers.

Participants include:

• Assemblyman Joseph Morelle
• John "Dutch" Summers, CEO of Jasco Tools
• Senator James Alesi
• Jennifer Leonard, president of the Rochester Area Community Foundation
• Ellen Rosen, vice president of the RochesterBusiness Alliance
• Jim Bertolone, president of the Rochester Labor Council.

RIT President Albert Simone will be the moderator.

The forum is aimed at promoting a productive dialogue about the area's economy and generating feasible solutions for voters and candidates to consider heading into this year's elections. Panelists will respond to questions and comments generated by citizen focus groups to be held prior to the event.

The forum is one in a series happening across the state as part of the “New York Matters” project organized by the Center for Governmental Research in Rochester.

About New York Matters: The project is aimed at promoting debate among the candidates and throughout the state on the key issues as New York elects its first new governor in 12 years. This civic engagement effort is supported by a number of organizations devoted to improving the public dialogue in New York; they include the Rauch Foundation, the Long Island Community Foundation, the Central New York Community Foundation, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, the New York Community Trust, the Rochester Area Community Foundation and the Triad Foundation.

Learn about the project at www.NewYorkMatters.org.

Rochester Against War open forum - grass roots activism

Saturday, Sept 23 at noon
Brueggers, Monroe & Goodman
Everyone is invited to Rochester Against War's next meeting and open forum. Among the topics for discussion:

Reflection on the state of the Rochester antiwar movement, after Cheney visit Counter recruitment plans for city schools
National Guard and Reserves leafletting
Support campaign for Lt Watada
Plans for Veterans Day War Resisters Speaker Forum
"Soldiers Day" at java's
Film Series on Palestine
"We Will Not Be Silent" anti-discrimination campaign at Rochester airport
Antiwar Jazz Concert

Hope to see you all there.
Doug Noble, RAW co-facilitator

Declaration of Peace Sept. 21-28 NYC events

United for Peace and Justice/NYC Alert
www.unitedforpeace/nyc.org | 212-868-5545
WE DECLARE PEACE!!! September 21-28, 2006

"WHAT IS The Declaration of Peace?
A nationwide campaign to establish by September 21, 2006 a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq, including:

• A prompt timetable for withdrawal of troops and closure of bases
• A peace process for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation
• And the shift of funding for war to meeting human needs.

If this plan for peace is not created and activated by Congress by September 21, the International Day of Peace, Declaration signers across the U.S. will take action including engaging in nonviolent action in Washington, D.C. and in communities throughout the nation. For more information, visit http://www.declarationofpeace.org/ "

NEW YORK CITY DECLARES PEACE
The following events are endorsed by United for Peace & Justice/NYC

September 21, Thursday
DEMONSTRATION AT SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON’S MANHATTAN OFFICE
Noon to 1:30 pm, 780 Third Ave, between 48th and 49th Streets, Manhattan
We will line the sidewalk outside Senator Clinton’s office with children’s shoes. Each pair will bear a tag with the name and age of a child killed in Iraq. We hope to provoke passersby to think about the catastrophic impact that war and occupation are having on the people of Iraq. Organized by Code Pink, NYC codepinknyc@hotmail.com www.codepink4peace.org

PARTY FOR PEACE
3-7 pm, Union Square Park, Manhattan
Uniting through the healing power of music, art, and togetherness… spreading a conscious message of peace and pro-activism… During this four hour concert, local and internationally renowned artists and humanitarians will grace the stage offering messages of peace and hope. We invite you to join us in channeling our energies into conscious social innovations for world peace. www.partyforpeace.org

WOMEN’S RIDE FOR PEACE
6:30 pm, Union Square Park, meet at Gandhi statue
In a time when terror and cruelty are spreading around the globe, there has never been a greater need for the women of the world to work together for a more peaceful planet. Let us ride for peace. Let women lead the way. (Men are welcome)
September 23, Saturday
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
Protest U.S Base Expansion and Forced Eviction in Pyeongtaek, Korea
7:00 pm, 32nd St. and Broadway, Manhattan
This vigil is in solidarity with the hundreds of families, most of them farmers, of Pyeongtaek who are being displaced so that the U.S military can expand the Camp Humphreys military base for “strategic flexibility” and rapid deployment capability. Organized by Nodutol for Korean Community Development, www.saveptfarmers.org/blog/

September 24, Sunday PEACE WALK AND VIGIL
Protesting Senator Charles Schumer's Support for War
Remembering U.S. Soldiers and All Civilians Who Have Died
6:30-8:30 pm, Brooklyn - Gather at Grand Army Plaza (Prospect Park entrance). March begins at sundown, arriving at Prospect West and Carroll Street, near the Schumer residence, at 7:30 pm. There we will read the names of those who have been killed in the Iraq War. Organized by Brooklyn Parents for Peace. bpfp@brooklynpeace.org 718-624-5921 www.brooklynpeace.org
September 25, Monday MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
The Declaration of Peace calls on Congressto stand for troop withdrawal from on the shortest possible timeline. We are calling on member groups in New York City to arrange meetings with your Congressperson or staffer to reiterate this message. If you schedule a meeting, please contact us at ufpjnyc@unitedforpeace.org
September 27, Wednesday CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC
10 am, Upper Senate Park, Delaware Avenue and C Street, NE, Washington, DC
New Yorkers will join in the second day of civil disobedience at the Capitol to say to the House leadership, that the war must end and all the troops be brought home now. Join War Resisters League, NYC for this action. For more information, contact: frida.berrigan@gmail, 347-683-4928

March and protest - V.P. Dick Cheney's visit to Rochester

Friday, Sept. 22nd Washington Square Park @ 4:30 (N. Clinton between Woodbury and Court St.)
March to Riverside Convention Center
123 E. Main St. @ 5:00pm

Vice President Dick Cheney is coming to Rochester on Friday to support the campaign of Rep. Randy Kuhl and will be speaking at the Riverside Convention Center on Main Street.

Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace, in coalition with Rochester Against War, RIT Antiwar (a chapter of the Campus Antiwar Network), ISO Rochester and many other Rochester-area peace groups, has helped organize a rally to greet Vice President Cheney in Rochester this Friday, September 22nd.

For residents who plan to march: "Bring your own signs, mobilize your own groups, and lets show Cheney and whoever is there to see, the breadth of opinions, groups and resistance in Rochester."

contact March12rawc@yahoo.com for more information

International Peace Day

Thursday, Sept. 21
An interfaith Declaration of Peace Rally and Ceremony
5:30 pm - Federal Building, State Street (north of Main)

The Rochester community is invited to join cities throughout the country in commemorating the International Day of Peace by declaring peace instead of war. Speakers of diverse faiths, Congressional responses, pledges of resistance to war, and shared ceremonial signing of Declaration of Peace.

About International Peace Day:
When the United Nations was created in l945 after the most devastating war in human history, peace was a common desire for people throughout the world. Two of its main goals were to help nations develop friendly relations and live together peacefully. To commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace both within and among nations of the world, the UN General Assembly in l981 proclaimed the opening day of its regular session as International Peace Day. In addition, through resolution 55/282, all UN member countries agreed that September 21st shall be a International Day of Peace, a day where all nations, governments, organizations, communities, and individuals refrain from violence and live peacefully.

The essence of International Peace Day lies in people around the world gathering together to affirm their commitment to living peacefully and working for its realization www.internationaldayofpeace.org

About the 2006 Declaration of Peace:
Join with the majority of people in the US, the people of Iraq, and people around the world in calling for a comprehensive end to the US war in Iraq.

1. The International Declaration of Peace calls on President Bush and the administration to withdraw from Iraq.
2. Asks Congressional representatives to adopt a "bring the troops home now" position, and to establish a concrete, comprehensive withdrawal plan no later than September 21, 2006 .
3. Participate in marches, rallies, demonstrations, and other peaceful strategies to establish this plan.
4. Engage in nonviolent civil disobedience, as conscience leads them, if this plan for a comprehensive withdrawal is not established and activated no later than September 21, 2006.
http://declarationofpeace.org/sign-the-declaration-of-peace

Louise Wu
Wu2004@frontiernet.net

Community Service Fair at RIT

Wednesday, Sept. 20 11am - 1:30pm
SAU lobby
If you’re looking for information about community agencies where you might be able to do a story (and offer them images they might be able to use in the future) or to just volunteer, I wanted to let you know about this annual community fair at sau. Although not all will have work that might be easily photographed, they all have stories worth telling......

If you’d like more information or contact info for stories, just let me know.

Agencies that are confirmed for the Fall Community Service Fair are:
Youth Lifeline Foundation
Visiting Nurses Service/Meals on Wheels
St. Johns Home
Open Door Mission
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
ARC of Monroe County
Rochester Rotary Club: Rotatract
Monroe Community Hospital
Hillside Children’s Center
Hill Haven
Heritage Christian Services
Girl Scouts
Greater Rochester Chapter Red Cross
Lions Club
Friendly Home
Compeer
Catholic Family Center
Cephas
Center for Youth Services
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Alternative for Battered Women
AIDS Rochester
Alzheimer’s Association
Substance and Alcohol Intervention Services for the Deaf

Contact the Community Service Center today, 475-6056, for more information on how you can help out in the community. You can also visit our web page at www.rit.edu/lead or email us at svoccl@rit.edu.

It makes me feel like dancing...

With apologies to Leo Sayer. (Do you even know WHO Leo Sayer is??)

I will give a prize to the first person who can tell me the real name of the song I'm referring to! (email or tell me in person)

...and speaking of DANCE

Dance groups, open dancing and lessons in the area

Rochester Cloverleaf Squares
singles and couples dance 7 - 10pm (check for schedule)
information - 352-1811

Argentine Tango Dance with Jan Bares
8pm - midnight, Wednesdays
lessons 7-8pm
Nasty D's 140 Alexander St.
info: 256-1000 or www.midnighttango.com

International Folk Dancing
(no partners needed)
7:45-9:45 - Sept. 18!!
Jewish Community Center
1200 Edgewood Ave., Brighton
info: 461-2000

Beginner Ballroom and Latin Class
8 week dance workshop beginning Sept. 14th at 7pm
Rochester Ballroom Club, Webster Plaza
980 Ridge Rd., Webster
info: 787-1054 or www.rochesterballroomclub.com

Contra Dancing with Chuck Abell & Friends
8-11pm
info: 244-2815 or www.rochestercontra.com

Fall classes in yoga, tap, ballet, creative movement, jazz and hip-hop
Cobblestone Arts Center
630 Crowley Rd., Farmington
info: 298-0220 or www.cobblestoneartscenter.com

Swing Dance
Rochester Swing Dance Network
8:30-10:30 pm
info: 244-2815 or www.rochesterswingdance.com

Big Band Dance Series at Charlotte Beach

Wednesdays 6-9pm
the Roger Robach Community Center at Ontario Beach Park (2nd floor) (Click on the map to see it larger)

The Al Bruno Trio with Tom Monte plays weekly from 6 - 7:15pm. The featured band of the week plays from 7:15-9pm

Featured Bands:
9/20 Jack Allen
9/27 Tedo D'Aurizio
10/4 Nostalgic Reunion
10/11 Golden Sounds
10/18 Music Makers
10/25 Johnny Matt

for information - 865-3320

Michael and I were walking on the boardwalk in late May and heard some live music, so we went to see where it was coming from. There was a lively crowd inside the rebuild beach house and it was such a sight to see! Individuals and couples of all ages, decked out in summer gear and great smiles, were dancing, flirting, watching and generally enjoying the music and watching others on the dance floor. Some pretty amazing dancers well above sixty glided and made smooth moves; you could suddenly "see" them as twenty or thirty-somethings and how they must have danced when the music was so popular.

This could, again, be a single event to photograph or it could lead to an imaginitive and colorful story. I'm sorry I couldn't find the flyer with information that I'd tucked away to tell you the dates until now (you've missed the first two dance nights). But there's still plenty of dancing to be done and photographs to be made and interesting people from around the community to meet!

Directions -

• North on State St. from Main, downtown.
• State Street changes to Lake Avenue as you drive. Keep going north.
• When you get to a "V" or fork in the road (a fire station at the "V" itself and a Salvatore's pizza shop on a corner nearby), hang to the left of the "V" and you'll still be on Lake Ave.
• Keep driving north until you see the end of Lake Avenue. Parking lots are available to your right and to your left
• walk north at the park (you'll see a sidewalk that runs between one of the picnic pavilions and some service buildings) and go past the flag poles and war memorial there
• when you reach the boardwalk that runs parallel to the water, make a left
• the Community Center will be really obvious (listen for the music!)
  

Coffee with Mayor Duffy

Sat. Sept. 23rd, 11am-noon
Flat Iron Cafe
561 State St. (corner of Lyell Ave.)

An invitation has gone out to "city Democratic leaders.. for a special discussion to hear about his administration's initiatives and share your thoughts on how we can work together to revitalize Rochester!"

Parking available behind Cole Muffler, off of White St.

Those invited are asked to RSVP to 288-5294 by Wed., Sept. 20th; because you would be photographing the event, I'd suggest calling the same number to make arrangements at least before the 23rd.

This could be a single event to photograph but also an opportunity to learn more about the issues facing Rochester and relevant stories you or someone else might want to cover as a story this year. Listen, learn, make good photographs and good contacts with people involved in local government....

Bridal Show

Sept. 24th, 12 noon - 4pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel
70 State St. (just north of Main St. downtown)

I couldn't find a contact #, so suggest you get there really early to seek out someone in charge of the event before it begins.

Breaking NEWS - UFPJ update for 9-19

email announcement just in:

In a stunning turn of events, the NYC Police Department has reversed its previous decision to deny us the right to march near the United Nations on Sept. 19th when Bush addresses the General Assemby.

When the NYPD told us there would be no marches in the vicinity of the UN that day, we announced that we would march anyway, even if it meant going to jail. We have just learned that we are being given a permit for a march and rally that morning to call for an end to the war in Iraq.

As President Bush makes his way to the UN for his speech to the General Assembly, we will be gathering at 6th Avenue and 37th Street in Manhattan between 9 and 9:30 a.m. At 9:30 a.m. we will begin our march, heading north on 6th Avenue and then east on 47th Street. We will end at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on 47th Street between 2nd and 1st Avenues, across from the UN with a rally from 11 a.m. to 12 noon; Bush will be speaking at the UN sometime between 11:30 and 11:45 am.........

....We have agreed to march on the sidewalk for this demonstration......

....We have been encouraged by the widespread support we have received from across thecountry and inspired by the strong numbers of people who have expressed their willingness to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience to defend our right to protest. Though achieving a permit is a victory, we cannot back down in our efforts to end the war in Iraq. The Sept. 19th demonstration kicks off a week of action around the country - the Declaration of Peace.

Many of you were planning to risk arrest on Tuesday, so we ask you to come to a meeting on Monday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the possibility of organizing a non-violent civil disobedience action in NY in conjunction with the Declaration of Peace. Click here for a complete calendar of NY events for the Declaration of Peace. www.unitedforpeace.org/nyc

....The UFPJ office, 261 W. 36th St. bet. 8th and 9th Aves. will be open tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for you to come and pick up leaflets. You can also pick up leaflets at the Number the Dead www.numberthedead.com demonstration on Sunday 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. at 15th St. and 5th Ave. or download and reproduce the flier.
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ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545

Sierra Club Coastal Clean-up

[September 16, 2006 from 9 AM to noon ]
Coastal Clean-up set for September 16, 2006 - by Laura Arney - The Sierra Club participates with many organizations under direction of the Water Education Collaborative for the Annual International Coastal Clean-up. - This year the date is set for September 16, 2006 from 9 AM to noon, at Durand Eastman. A light breakfast, juice and coffee will be provided before the event and a free lunch will be hosted for the participants at noon. The clean-up activity will entail picking up litter and recording type and amount of litter. The data collected will enable educators and activists to target problems with specific remedies. - It is always amazing to see the amount of trash being hauled away from the morning’s effort. If you can help, please call a team leader (listed below) to sign up (they need to gather supplies). Let them know you are with Sierra Club, and ask specifically where to meet and what to do if it’s a rainy day. Bring work gloves, sun hat, sun screen, insect repellent and sturdy shoes.

For further information, you can call Jamie Romero at 309-8148 or Laura Arney at 334-8548.

Sierra Club events

[September 21, Thursday, 7PM - 9PM] Talk/Lecture: “The Storm Drain on your Street: Stormwater, Illicit Discharges and Water Quality” Learn about our county’s efforts to reduce storm related pollution and what individuals can do to alleviate this source of pollution, from Monroe County Dept. of Environmental Services. Program sponsored by Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club, September 21, Thursday, 7PM - 9PM at Brighton Town Hall Auditorium, 2300 Elmwood Ave, free & open to the public - Info: 585-234-1056. Check this page on the web: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/storm_drain.htm


[Saturday, September 30, 2006, 5 PM - 9 PM] - Music/Festival: Annual Sierra Club Fall Festival - Featuring: “Four on the Floor” Jazz Quartet, Celebration of Environmental Progress & Nature Walk with food and drinks. Program sponsored by Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club, Saturday, September 30, 2006, 5 PM - 9 PM, Tay House, Cobbs Hill Park, Culver Road and Norris Drive 14610 Tickets are $10.00, free for children under 16. Tickets can be reserved in advance by calling the Sierra Club phone #585-234-1056. Find out more at: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/fall_festival_06.htm


For all Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club’s event, check on the web at: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/outings.htm

planning meeting for Sept. 22 protest in Rochester

Sunday, September 17 7pm
Metro Justice office
167 Flanders Street - 325-2560

Meeting to plan strategy and tactics for most effective impact during time leading up to Dick Cheney's visit and during the day of his visit.



Agenda:
- Identification and framing of issues
- event planning
- turnout
- media
from WHAM news:
Vice President Dick Cheney is scheduled to be in Rochester September 22 to attend a private fundraiser for Congressman Randy Kuhl.Kuhl, a Republican running for his second term, has been targeted by Democrats who think he is vulnerable to defeat. His Democratic opponent is Eric Massa.Cheney is scheduled to attend what has been billed as a private photo opportunity that would cost $1,000 per person. The reception cost, according to a flyer distributed by the Mass campaign, is $150 per person.

A spokeswoman for Cheney said there are no public appearances currently planned during his visit, but she indicated that could change.

Update on UFPJ Sept. 19th events

From a United for Peace and Justice email today
(and on www.unitedforpeace.org):

On Tuesday, Sept. 19, President Bush will be speaking at the United Nations as part of an election-year public-relations push on his disastrous Iraq War. The New York City Police Department has refused to grant a permit to United for Peace and Justice to march anywhere near the United Nations. Based on feedback from our member groups and supporters, we have come to a decision: We are marching anyway. Permit or no permit, we will stand up against this immoral war and for our right to dissent. In New York City, the NYPD and other agencies have systematically declared one location after another off-limits to protest -- no rallies in most of Central Park, no marches on Fifth Avenue, no pickets in Times Square, and so on endlessly.

We know there are serious security issues to consider when the president and other heads of state are in town. But those needs must be balanced against protecting the right to assemble, the right to protest, and the right to dissent. The NYPD said no to every alternative we put on the table and simply refused to give us a permit for a reasonable location for our march next Tuesday.

Enough is enough. We are marching -- marching to demand that the troops come home now, and to assert our right to peaceful protest. Marching without a permit amounts to nonviolent civil disobedience, and those of us who participate in the march on Tuesday will place ourselves at risk of arrest.













We also know and respect the fact that many people cannot participate in an activity that does not have a permit. And so we are seeking a permit for a rally starting at 8:30 a.m. in Herald Square, one of the busiest locations in Manhattan. This will enable anyone who wishes to protest the war and the restriction of our civil liberties to join us without risking arrest.

There are important details to work out, but this we know for certain: we will not be silenced, we will call for an immediate end to the war in Iraq, and we will be on the streets of New York City on Tuesday, September 19th!
(For further updates and more information, please go to the UFPJ website.)

2006 Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair

September 16, 2006 10 am - 5pm
Minnett Hall - Monroe County Fairgrounds 2695 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta, NY 14467 (corner of Calkins & East Henrietta Rd.)

The Rochester Area Booksellers in association with the Rochester Historical Society, will hold their annual book fair:

Rare, Collectible & Scholarly Books, Prints, Ephemera, Maps & Photographica

Email sean@faganbooks.com for more information. Coupons for reduced admission will be sent to those interested. For more information, call 325-2050 or 271-3494

www.rochesterbooksellers.com

Galleries Night & Weekend

Friday Gallery Nights (and Sunday, too..)
Sept. 15

A Rochester tradition, there will be a wide range of work at a variety of galleries with a shared evening of opening events. It could be an interesting story -- the art scene, the relationship between those who look at new work and those who make the work and/or even those who simply come to see and to be seen.

Or you could photograph all or some or one of these openings as a single event. What are the photographs that can be made at these events???

Friday, September 15, 6-10pm, reception
through October 1
A collection of recent drawings and paintings opens - Abstract Art? Go Figure! - by Steve Carpenter. The term “abstract art” usually conjures up visions of indecipherable blobs of paint. Taking the results of rigorous study of the classical masters of figure painting and combining it with free form elements of light, color, texture and spirituality result in figure drawings and paintings by Carpenter. Steve Carpenter Gallery and Art Center, 176 Anderson Ave., Rochester. 585.758-1410, http://www.stevecarpenterstudio.com September 29, 7-10pm, artist’s talk and screening of Making of a Painting featuring the artist’s process of creating one of the show’s paintings. Event is free and open to the public (no disability access).

Friday September 15, 5-9pm
Over the Top! a Chandelier Invitational, with artists designing one-of-a-kind chandeliers: Robin Cass, Patrick Doyle, Sean Dunwoody, Sarah Gilbert, Paul Harp, Joe Hendrick, George Kennard, Paul Knoblauch, Joe Lewis, Elizabeth Lyons, Scott Oliver, Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez, Angus Powers, Sally Prasch, Mahine Rattonsey, Jennifer Schinzing, Minako Shirakura, Renee Stout, Fred Tschida, and Nancy Valle. More Fire Glass Studio, 80 Rockwood Place, Rochester, 585.242.0450, http://www.morefireglass.com

Friday, September 15, 7-9pm, Opening Reception
through October 28
By Eye: Photographs From The Last 20 Years by Joseph Sorrentino, Community Darkroom Gallery, Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester; 585.271.5920, http://www.geneseearts.org

Friday, September 15, 5-9:30pm, Opening Reception
through October 10
American Society of Media Photographers Members Exhibit-WNY Chapter, Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave., Imagine Square, Rochester. Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-7pm; Sunday, Noon-4pm; http://www.imagecityphotographygallery.com

Friday, September 15, 6-9pm, Artists’ Reception
through October 14
Oxford Gallery’s exhibit, Seeing Things: A Festival of Still Life, with participating artists Jappie King Black, Wendy Gwirtzman, Alan Singer, Jean K. Stephens, Jan Hewitt Towsley, and others. Oxford Gallery Inc., 267 Oxford St., Rochester, 585.271.5885, http://www.oxfordgallery.com Tuesday-Friday, Noon-5pm; Saturday, 10am-5pm.

Sunday, September 17, 12-4pm
ARTWalk Alive! showcases artists’ creative processes along the avenue, as part of this annual multi-arts event. Eleven dance groups, musicians, poets and dozens of interactive activities, the finale features trucks and dancers at 3:30pm. Free. Visit the website for the full scoop, http://www.rochesterartwalk.org/

Sunday, September 17, 3-6pm
through October 31
Shape, a new exhibit, opens. Center at High Falls, 60 Browns Race, Rochester, 585.325.2030, http://www.centerathighfalls.org Hours change seasonally; call for updates.

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Wednesday, September 20-October 12
A Place in Time, an exhibit of the DRAW art group – Evelyne Albanese, Joanne Benedict, Mary Buchan, Elyse Capell, Jean DeHaven, Christine Knoblauch, Kate Lipsky, Carolyn Marshall, Anne Marcello – opens at the Arts & Cultural Council Gallery, 277 N. Goodman St., Rochester, 585.473.4000. Hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm. Reception: September 28, 6-8pm. http://www.artsrochester.org

Performing Arts Festival

ARTWalk Alive - performing arts festival
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th 12-4pm on University Ave
(www.rochesterartwalk.org )

11 dance groups, musicians, poets and dozens of interactive activities! and a special announcement about Bus shelters and expansion of ARTWalk the Finale with Trucks and dancers closes the day at 3:30pm. FREE!

Westside Community Flea Market Grand Opening!

September 17th, noon to 5pm

Friends Helping Friends is kicking off a new weekly flea market for different vendors to sell wares at 333 Child Street (Jay and Child Street). We just bought our beautiful 8,000 sq. ft. warehouse with our safe & spacious indoor/outdoor market space and a fenced in parking lot. We're looking for vendors (low, low prices on tables) and are inviting everyone to come
down and check out the market! Selling t-shirts, sneakers, homemade crafts or even coordinating a garage sale? Come down and take advantage of our advertising and public forum! We're hoping to have vendors and customers from all over Monroe County.
Come down to see what the buzz is all about...

Look for our bright, colorful mural on the front of the building just south of the Jay & Child Street intersection. Call 325-7417 or email fhf2004@hotmail.com for more information.

Andrew Stankevich (andrewstan44@yahoo.com) is a Rochester activist who collaborates with neighborhoods that have few resources. He turned what used to be a Food Without Bombs program into Friends Helping Friends, which not only served supper to anyone who wanted to eat but also developed programs that served the community. After having to move earlier this year from the FHF location on Lyell Avenue, Friends Helping Friends has put all efforts into the Jay and Child Street location. Andrew has been living and volunteering at St. Joe's House of Hospitality, a shelter for homeless men on South Avenue.

Now EVERYBODY go out in the world and make pictures!!!

Our son-in-law, Nicholas, at Coney Island before fall term started.

Brooklyn laundromat

A rainy day, our daughter had work to do. So we folded linens for her business before we drove back to Rochester. It WAS fun.

waiting in Wegman's parking lot

Okay, THIS picture is from last spring term.. I just missed seeing it. And I've never seen the dog in that parking lot again.

It just goes to show you.

The third annual Gathering of Spirit

Sunday, September 10th, from 2-3 PM
School of the Arts Ensemble Auditorium
45 Prince Street in Rochester.

"Join us for an inspiring program featuring people from many faith traditions sharing visions of a peace filled community. Included will be music performed by Thomas Warfield of PeaceArt, and A Moving Experience Dance Troupe under the Direction of Susan Ware and Shari Matthers from the ARC of Monroe."

Also at the School of the Arts will be the "Forgiveness Project", photographic essays of people from around the globe who experienced extreme violence and have been able to forgive and reconcile.

Both events are free and open to the public. Contributing sponsors include The Interfaith Alliance of Rochester, The National Coallition Building Institute, Greater Rochester Community of Churches, PeaceWorks, The Mercy Prayer Center, Assemblyman David Koon, and many community organizations.

Rochester Irish Festival

9/8 through 9/10
Camp Eastman (off Lakeshore Blvd. in Irnodequoit)
www.rochesteririshfestival.org

Featured Highlight -
Mayor Robert Duffy and Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn will join a group of Rochester men in kilts, vying for “best legs” on Saturday

Purple Foot Festival

Sunday Sept. 10th noon to 6pm
2287 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport

Casa Larga Vineyard’s annual tour, entertainment, hay rides, grape stomping and more!

223-4210 or www.casalarga.com for more information

Observance and Memory Events - five years after 9/11

Monday, 9/11
12 Noon to 1 pm,
in front of the Federal Building, 100 State St., Rochester

The Rochester chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship invites the public to join their group for a silent vigil (meditation) for peace.

"Please bring your own blanket, cushion and/or chair (and groundcloth or piece of plastic if it is wet). If you can't come for the full hour, please join us for as long as you can. This is an opportunity for us to publicly express a non-violent, compassionate, thoughtful alternative to aggression and conflict. Please save banners and signs for other events. Thank you. We hope to see you there."

information:
Jay Thompson
jayf_thompson@hotmail.com


September 11, 2006
12:15 pm

The Church of
St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene
17 S. Fitzhugh St.
Rochester


(photograph made at edge of Ground Zero - November, 2001)

A Service of Remembrance & Forgiveness On the 5th Anniversary of September 11, 2001

Dr. Emil Homerin, Principal Speaker
The Commission on Christian Muslim Relations, Principal Sponsor
The Church is located in the block between Broad St & Main St.

For more information: 546-7730

Grandparents raising their children's children

Wednesday, Sept. 13th 7pm

First Baptist Church of East Rochester
119 Elm St.

Irene Gaudioso of East Rochester, a woman raising four grandchildren, has called a meeting for other grandparents with similar experiences so they might form a support group. Another, similar group, SKIP, is helping her. Gaudioso has written publicly about her situation and has lobbied state and national legislators on behalf of grandparents rights. She sounds like an interesting and determined woman.

586-5287 or igaudioso@yahoo.com for information

Public Forum on Bus Fare Changes

Thursday, September 14 4:30-6pm Gleason Auditorium Central Library, downtown Rochester


The Bus Fareness Committee has been meeting, strategizing and planning this summer, bringing together diverse groups and community activists to oppose RTS's bus fare increase. We've just recently sent out hundreds of notices about our public forum next week and had begun talking to the media. We had made freedom of information requests, poked around at City Hall and scheduled a massive public forum.

Sure enough, Mark Aesch was heard on 1180 WHAM today announcing that RTS is canceling the planned increase due to "increased purchase of day passes."

• But that doesn't change the fact that the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) Board does not have any consumer representation
• Nor does it change the fact that we still need transfers reinstated
• Nor does it change the fact that public authorities like RGRTA, COMIDA and the Monroe County Water Authority are running amok without proper accountability
So, let's continue to press for reforming the RTS system

Please RSVP (by calling 325-2560) if you or a representative of your organization/agency can attend the hearing.

for a color flyer to post in your workplace or around town

Poor People United in the Anti-Poverty Walkathon

Saturday, September 16th 9am-2pm Walk begins at School Without Walls
480 Broadway
Rochester, NY 14607

Poor People United is an organization formed by homeless and formerly homeless individuals to raise consciousness of other homeless people and the community at large to the issues of homelessness and poverty. Other organizations serving the poor will also participate in the walk-a-thon, one of their few opportunites to secure funding for projects that provide food, emergency shelter, clothing and counseling in the city of Rochester.



Walk or pledge support to a PPU walker (email Claire Olson at colsen@frontiernet.net ) or make a tax deductible contribution at the secure Metro Justice paypal page (indicate PPU in the "payment for" line)..

Marriage Ambassador Training

Saturday, September 16
9:30am-4:30pm
Metro Justice Office
Flanders St. off of Thurston
(just behind the 7-11 on the corner)

Are you interested in helping end discrimination against same-sex partners right in our own community? Trained Marriage Ambassadors around the state are working to pass equal marriage legislation. Come to the training and learn the latest legal and political information on the equal marriage campaign, how to talk to local legislators and the media and how to build support in our community for marriage equality.

The training is free and lunch is provided. Registration required by September 12th. Call Metro Justice at 325-2560 or Chris at Empire Pride at (212)627-0395 ext 116 to register.

Number the Dead

Sunday, September 17th 2006 10:00am
New York, NY USA

"Number the Dead" demonstration has two objectives: To illustrate - and draw awareness - to the significant number of US soldiers and Iraqis whose lives have been lost as a result of the war in Iraq. To honor that reality with a moment of silence for the US soldiers and Iraqis who have fallen in the name of freedom.

On September 17, 2006, we are organizing roughly 2700 people to stand on the east sidewalk of 5th Avenue, from 8th Street to 98th Street at 10AM. The number of participants will correspond to the number of US soldiers that have died in Iraq. Each person will hold a poster board with the name, age and hometown of every fallen US soldier written on it. In addition, we will have someone holding a poster board on each block, marking the number of Iraqis who have been killed as a result of this war. Each block will represent 1,000 Iraqis. From 10-11AM we will stand together in a silent demonstration and vigil.

**We have a permit.

Location:
5th Avenue (From 8th Street to 98th Street) New York NY

Contact:
numberthedead
numberthedead@mac.com

Sponsored By:
United for Peace and Justice - NY Grandmothers Against The War Brooklyn Parents For Peace National Youth and Student Peace Coalition Veterans For Peace - NYC Chapter 034 Judson Memorial Church Bronx Action for Peace and Justice Congressman Charles Rangel Students for a Democratic Society: Pace University Military Families Speak Out NY Code Pink Women in Black Peace Action of Staten Island Port Huron Project Play: Act World Can't Wait North Fork People of Conscience http://www.numberthedead.com/

Stand Up to Bush at the UN

Tuesday, September 19th 2006 9am
New York, NY USA

On Tuesday, Sept. 19th, President George Bush is scheduled to address the General Assembly at the United Nations -- and we will be on the streets of NYC to greet him! United for Peace and Justice is organizing a march and rally on the morning of Sept. 19th. We want to send a strong and clear message to Bush and to the representatives of the worlds' governments:

Gather at 9:00AM at a location to be announced and march beginning at 9:30A

Contact:
Nia
nia@unitedforpeace.org
212-868-5545

Sponsored By:
United for Peace and Justice http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3371

“The Storm Drain on your Street: Stormwater, Illicit Discharges and Water Quality”

September 21, Thursday, 7PM - 9PM
Brighton Town Hall Auditorium, 2300 Elmwood Ave

Learn about our county’s efforts to reduce storm related pollution and what individuals can do to alleviate this source of pollution, from Monroe County Dept. of Environmental Services. Program sponsored by Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club
Info: 585-234-1056.

Check this page on the web: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/storm_drain.htm

For all Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club’s event, check on the web at: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/outings.htm

JAZZ CONCERT FOR PEACE

Thursday, October 5 @ 7 PM
First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Road

Featuring Bill Dobbins and other faculty and students from the Eastman School of Music

Co-sponsored by:
Peace Advocates Committee of First Unitarian Church AND
Peace Action & Education Committee of Metro Justice