Not in Oregon Hill, but nearby in Randolph:

Hello,

I am writing to invite you to a roundtable on climate change and national security. Military veterans are embarking on a 21-state tour to talk to citizens and local community leaders about the dangers of climate change and ts threat to national security. Tomorrow, October 20th, they will be coming to Richmond.

The tour is sponsored by Operation Free, a coalition of veterans and national security groups working together to raise public awareness about national security threats posed by climate change and the importance of building a clean energy economy that is not tied to fossil fuels.

Operation Free and its members are encouraging Congress to pass energy legislation that cuts carbon pollution, develops clean energy incentives, and puts America in control of its energy future.

In conjunction with the tour, the veterans group VoteVets.org is running a heavy buy of radio ads in Norfolk featuring a local veteran urging Senators Warner and Webb to support clean energy legislation in Congress.

WHAT: Roundtable on Climate Change and National Security

WHERE: Randolph Community Center
1415 Grayland Ave.
Richmond, VA 23220

WHEN: Tuesday October 20th
10 – 11 AM

I hope that you will be able to make it to this event.

Antigone Ambrose
Conservation Program Coordinator
Sierra Club, Virginia Chapter
804-301-5916
antigone.ambrose@sierraclub.org

On October 24th at approximately 12:15 pm a ceremony will be held at Hollywood Cemetery which will include artillery fire.

Please think about your pets and the seismophobic.

From poster:

St. Andrew’s School, Williams Byrd Community House, and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church would like to invite you to attend the unveiling of the Grace Arents historical marker.

Please join us Friday, October 16th at 5:30 pm at St. Andrew’s School, 227 South Cherry St., Richmond, VA 23220. Free, guided historical walking tours and a children’s fall festival immediately following at 6:00 pm. The children’s saints walk will be held in the church at 6:30 pm.

Please RSVP for the unveiling at development@st-andrews-school.org or call 648-4952.

Many citizens are concerned about protecting neighborhoods’ historic views of the James River from inappropriate development. An event on Wednesday unveils a petition on the subject.

Later that evening, the Sierra Club Falls of the James group holds its October membership monthly meeting at the Science Museum of Virginia. Recycling at VCU will be the main program. This may also be of particular interest to Oregon Hill residents.

7:00 pm
Program: Recycling and Sustainability. And a Pre-Elections Political Update!
Speakers: Jacek Ghosh, Director of Sustainability at VCU, and Steve Heinitz, Recycling and Reuse Coordinator at VCU.

Jacek Ghosh has been leading VCU’s campus effort to meet the requirements of the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) and is directing the development of VCU’s Sustainability Master Plan, due in May 2010.

Mr Ghosh has worked for community-based non-profit organizations for over thirty years. Previously, he was the Economic Development Director for the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation (FRDC) from 1997 to 2006. Many of you may have already met Mr. Ghosh, working with the JRGBC, Richmond’s Better Housing Coalition, and the Richmond Cool Cities group.

Steve Heinitz has worked at VCU since the 1990s, managing its recycling and reuse program, a major effort handling confidential documents destruction, cardboard, electronics, light bulbs, mixed paper, scrap metal, wood and waste products. He has been a FoJG member since the mid-1990s, and is active with the group.

Come discover how our FoJG Recycling initiative is progressing, and how you can play your part!

Just a few quick reminders-

Byrd Market!

Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council board meeting at the Jacob House at 7 pm.

One of my favorite events of the year and it happens right outside our doors-

The Richmond Folk Festival!

Saturday, SCFOJ Bike Ride explores watershed revitalization on the Southside.