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Tuesday Night- OHNA, 5th District, 4th District MPACC meetings

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This Tuesday night the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association is scheduled to meet.

Also, 5th District Councilperson Marty Jewell is holding a meeting in Randolph.

And, finally, received this nice note from Emily Griffey-

I hope that you will consider posting this event to the Oregon Hill News website. Unfortunately the event does conflict with the Oregon Hill Association meeting but it would be great if some community members could attend this event as well. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
~Emily

Dear North Richmond Community :

As you are aware, the Mayor is dedicated to collaboration, communication and cooperation between Richmond’s citizens and his administration. Mayor Jones knows that citizens expect and deserve a responsive government.

Many of you may know about the old “neighborhood teams” process. In an effort to improve upon service delivery and include residents and business owners in the decisions that affect them, Mayor Jones has created the Mayor’s Participation and Communication Corps (MPACC). MPACC is an integral enhancement to the sharing of information and increased community involvement.

MPACC has two major components:

1) Proactive, service driven initiatives including but not limited to matters relating to land use, public safety, parks and recreation, all of which will strive to improve services and conditions; and

2) Rapid, courteous responses to your requests for services such as fixing potholes, removing abandoned cars, addressing blighted properties, and cleaning up illegal dump sites.

To make sure services are close to you, MPACC has been organized around the four Richmond Police Department Precinct structure. Each sector within a precinct will have a MPACC Sector Team. Mayor Jones is selecting co-chairs from each sector to lead these MPACC Sector teams.

The MPACC groups will allow for more accountability not only from the City but also the residents. The Mayor will be holding the MPACC Sector Team launch in the 4th precinct on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.

This meeting will be held at Holton Elementary School ● 1600 West Laburnum Ave. ● Richmond, VA 23227 from 6:30 PM to 8PM. At this meeting Mayor Jones will introduce his co-chairs for the 4th Precinct and outline his vision for the MPACC Program. We hope you will attend and we urge you to invite your civic association’s active members to this meeting.

If you have any questions about this initiative or the meeting on Tuesday, please feel free to contact me as I serve as the Coordinator for the 4th Precinct.

We look forward to your participation and dedication to your community and the City of Richmond!

Sincerely,
Emily

Emily E. Griffey
MPACC Coordinator
City of Richmond
phone- (804) 646-7527
cell- (804) 229-0393
emily.griffey@richmondgov.com

Wine Down at the Byrd House Market this Tuesday

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From Facebook page:

Come join us for a delicious wine tasting with local Virginia wineries! Grayhaven and Byrd Cellars will be back wil tastings and wines available for sale by the glass or bottle. music, merriment and fun in our Grace Arents Community Garden! As an added bonus our Byrd House Market vendors will be hanging out until eight as well so dinner will be covered!

Rock D 800 Block/SPCA benefit event this Saturday

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From Donald Carver on the event’s Facebook page:

prizes,music,magic,hula-hoop contest,fun,etc…buy your tickets @:821 cafe’,SALVATION TATTOO,PESCADO’S,RED’S SALON,VINYL CONFLICT,NEED SUPPLY,AND THE S.P.C.A.

we are going to set-up at 9am with STEVE JONHSON MCing,STEVE DUKES STARTING US OFF on guitar and vocals,then PAUL IVEY AND THE MUSE,FOLLOWED BY CHRIS DOUTHIT and DENNIS ELLIOT (TWO PICKERS)a little hola-hooping then BAM all h*ll breaks loose with CHRIS FARMER(a one-man sound explosion),then comes THE BAY OF PIGS,and if we still have audio capabilities left HONEYBUSH IS THERE for us….WOW

Images of Hope Update

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Update to an earlier post about an exhibit that appeared at St. Andrew’s Church…

There is a photo exhibition to support the Circle of Peace School at Art Works in downtown Richmond until the end of September. This exhibit is entitled “Images of Hope: What would you buy with $50?” and it is sponsored by Givology Spiders (a student organization at the University of Richmond whose mission is to support education in the developing world ). In addition to regular gallery hours, there will be a special reception next Friday night Friday September 24 at 6pm-10pm.

See flier by clicking below:
Images of Hope Exhibit_Flyer and Press Release_Reduced

New Book: Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery

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From the Valentine Richmond History Center:

“Our new color, hardbound book about Hollywood Cemetery is finally here! Pick one up today in our Gift Shop. Or order online next week.”

Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery A new book by Richmond resident John Peters, published by the History Center. This hardbound collection of historical and contemporary photographs and narrative about one of the country’s most famous cemeteries will be available in the History Center Gift Shop as of September 16th. Makes a great gift! Mr. Peters will deliver an Author Talk and sign books on October 5th at 6pm at St. John’s Church.

Will VCU Wireless Wednesday Forum Offer Clues To Broadband Blues?

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This Wednesday, there will be a forum on the wireless telecommunications future at VCU. The Times Dispatch reported this yesterday:

On Wednesday, Lewis will discuss “The Future of Wireless: What to Expect and How You Will Benefit” as part of the Verizon Communications and Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Marketing speaker series.

Lewis recommends his talk for “anybody who wants to understand the true value of what embedding wireless intelligence into any type of device can have on your life.”

His discussion starts at 3 p.m. at the VCU School of Business in Room B-1115, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. A reception will precede the event at 2:30 p.m. in the Snead Hall atrium.

The event is free to the public. RSVP by calling (804) 828-1618 or by e-mailing mktgdept at vcu.edu. — Iris Taylor

Perhaps not so coincidentally, yesterday it was announced that Verizon named wireless chief Lowell McAdam as president and COO, clearing up the question of who will succeed CEO Ivan Seidenberg, who turns 64 this year. Verizon has lacked a president and COO since Dennis Strigl retired in 2009.

What does this all mean for Oregon Hill? Perhaps nothing, but the hope is that if the neighborhood still cannot get FiOS service, perhaps it can be one of the first Richmond neighborhoods to receive new wireless muni-broadband service.

Public Forum on Racial Justice to feature John Moeser and Anne Holton

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From RPEC announcement:

On Tuesday, September 21 the Richmond Peace Education Center (RPEC) will sponsor a public forum entitled Overcoming Richmond’s Racial Divide, featuring presentations by Dr. John Moeser, former Virginia first lady Anne Holton and Iman Shabazz. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at Fifth Baptist Church of Richmond, 1415 West Cary Street. This event is free and open to the public. The panel will examine the continuing racial inequality in our metropolitan region and its political, social and economic causes. The program will include an opportunity for interaction among audience members, and a question and answer period.

SynerGeo potluck supper, Richmond Zine Fest benefit movies on Monday

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message from SynerGeo:

Hey Oregon Hill,

SynerGeo and I would like to invite you to our monthly community dinner. It’s this Monday, September 20th at 6PM. We like for our neighbors to come, share food and conversation. It’s potluck style, so we encourage everyone to bring a dish, but you won’t be turned away if you are unable to bring one.

Hope to See You There,
Mary Beth

From Flying Brick Library blog:

The RVA Zine Fest will be October 16th, and we’re raising money to help defray the costs of putting on the Fest. Come to the Flying Brick and watch DIY documentaries “Grrrlyshow” and “Girls Rock” Monday night at 7pm! A short discussion about how to do a rock camp for girls will follow the screening. Snacks will be provided. Donate what you can, but even if you have no cash, we want you there! Come out and support the Zine Fest and enjoy two fantastic films in the yard at our favorite radical lending library!

This is a sober event, so please do not bring or consume alcoholic beverages or other substances.

About “Grrrlyshow”: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c522.shtml

About “Girls Rock”: http://www.girlsrockmovie.com/

Viva la Revolucion at the Flying Brick tomorrow night

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From Flying Brick Library blog:

Come celebrate 100 years of the uprising of the Mexican people against the tyranny of their government at your favorite neighborhood radical library, The Flying Brick! We’ll be serving Mexican food (tamales: vegan and carnivore), hanging out and participating in a discussion led by Jen Lawhorne about the revolution and Mexico’s current situation. Also, we’ll be showing Jen’s documentary “The Taking of the Media in Oaxaca” (33 min.), which follows the popular seizure of multiple media outlets during a the 2006 people’s struggle in Oaxaca. We’ll be accepting donations for the food to raise money for the Brick, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds! Also this is a sober event, so no booze pls! The Flying Brick is at 506 S. Pine St.