Tomorrow afternoon (Sunday), VCU’s Green Unity is having a street cleanup near/in Oregon Hill. They are meeting at Mojo’s (733 West Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23220) at 1pm. All are welcome to join.
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Really Really Free Market/Spaghetti Dinner with Bread and Circus Saturday
This Saturday from noon to 3 pm in Monroe Park is the Really Really Free Market.
The RVA Really Really Free Markets provide people with a chance to share the excess that they possess, to prevent the landfills from filling with stuff that will never decompose and is nowhere near the end of its usefulness, and to offer the community a chance to come together for a day of free fun in the sun!
There are a wide variety of things that can be shared. There have been workshops led by community members and musical performances. Community members have brought games to play with each other at the market. Vegan cookies have also been known to make an appearance.
So the last Saturday of every month, dig through your closets, take the extra from your work, ask your parents and friends and neighbors to come to bring stuff and come to get stuff. Bring clothes, furniture, food, tapes, cds, office supplies, kitchen stuff, knick knacks & paddy whacks! Bring your music, your skills, your stuff, your food, and your friends and family, and help us prove that there is enough stuff in the world for everybody!
***PLEASE bring any and all warm weather clothing that you’re not using this year! We especially have a need for X-Large and up sizes!!***
And, Saturday evening…
All the Saints Theater Company, the folks who organize Oregon Hill’s Halloween Parade, are holding a spaghetti dinner at a Westover Hills church. Special guests are the famous Bread and Puppet Theater from Vermont, on tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They will be performing the Circus of the Possiblitarians:
The Circus of the Possibilitarians is a satirical horse and butterfly circus, addressing pertinent national and international issues in a clownish fashion, including rotten ideas, a wild dancing horse and some mellow lions, a solemn salute to the world’s casualties and much more! The Dire Circumstance Jubilation Ensemble provides a little bit of brass and a lot of noise. Please take note that if some of the circus acts are politically puzzling to adults, accompanying children can usually explain them.
Dinner starts at 7, show at 8. More details on the FaceBook event page.
Also, don’t forget the Main Street Library’s Knitting Sale Extravaganza on Saturday.
4th Precinct CAPS Meeting Tonight
From email announcement:
This is just a friendly reminder to all that the monthly CAPS meeting for the 4th precinct is swiftly approaching. It will be held next Thursday, February 21st, at the usual time and place: 6 pm at 1600 West Laburnam Avenue, in the library of Linwood Holton Elementary School. Come on out and speak with CAPS and RPD representatives about concerns in your neighborhoods!
Hope to see you there!
Matthew Toner
4th Precinct MPACT Coordinator
City of Richmond
(804) 646-1062
matthew.toner at richmondgov.com
Byrd House Market News
From the email announcement:
“Pleasant, savory taste”
Some of you fabulous foodies might already know this, but the hazy, soft sound of “umami” just came clear for me with an issue of Martin’s Healthy Ideas magazine (page 37). Umami is a Japanese word that means (yes) “pleasant, savory taste” and represents the 5th essential taste (which apparently emerged with the foodie movement in the 1980s?) our human tongues recognize. The original four are sweet, salty, sour and bitter. I, 4 one, am pleased that SAVORY has been recognized because as opposed to some, I have a SAVORY TOOTH, but try explaining that to people who only seem to recognize sweet or salt. That’s my beef – lack of a peer group!! or so I thought. Do any of you recall that back in the 80s you could buy an herb called “Savory”; it came in Winter and Sweet varieties. Wonderful with beef stew… When I couldn’t find it anymore I started using Juniper berries and peanut butter… yummy. byrdhousemarket.blogspot.comIt is so good to know our vendors are there for us!
Drop by, shop a little or a lot. Soups and stews awaiting those grass-fed meats and free-range eggs. Quick stir-fry or slow saute those winter greens that pump anti-oxidants and all manner of superfood goodness into our cold, wet souls…Upcoming
March 4: ALL vendors applications due for 2013 Byrd House Market season
March 19: 2013 Market Vendor Orientation, 1-2 pm
April 27: Byrd House Bash – William Byrd Community House’s 90th Birthday Party!!YES! WBCH is 90 This Year!
Stay tuned for stories, activities, celebrations, pledges for the next 90 years, reflections… The first installment of our story is on our website. The big event, of course, is the Byrd House Bash! April 27…details coming soon!What’s the oldest story YOU have about William Byrd Community House?
Post it on our Facebook page! We would love to help you share your history (or that of someone you know) as part of the first Nurse’s Settlement House, serving all of Richmond’s populations.Peace and Good Food to You All.
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Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306
Richmond Food Co-op Presentation
From Oregon Hill resident Silver Persinger:
2013 Feb. 18 - Community Forum - Richmond Food Co-op at William Byrd - Richmond, Virginia from Silver Persinger on Vimeo.
Michele Lord and Susan Hill, co-founders and Chair and Secretary, respectively, of the Richmond Food Co-op Board of Directors, gave a presentation explaining what a co-op is and shared information about the proposed co-op including a timeline for benchmarks and financial information.
This was an informational meeting for prospective members to learn more about the Richmond Food Co-op and to ask questions. These community forums will continue on a monthly basis at William Byrd Community House in Oregon Hill throughout the Spring on the third Monday of each month at 6 PM.
For more information about the Richmond Food Co-op:
richmondfoodcoop.com
facebook.com/Richmondfoodcoop
richmondfoodcoop.blogspot.com/
twitter.com/RVAfoodcoop
LIBRARY KNITTING SALE EXTRAVAGANZA SATURDAY
From email announcement:
CHECK IT OUT!
Great prices on knitting books, knitting patterns, knitting magazines and MORE!
The Friends of the Richmond Public Library have received a generous donation of knitting books and patterns from THE KNITTING BASKET (Thanks, Ute!!).
In conjunction with the Library’s Learn to Knit class for young people next Saturday, the Friends are hosting a special Knitting-Themed Book Sale featuring merchandise from The Knitting Basket, as well as a selection of ‘fiber arts’ books (needlework, sewing, embroidery, etc.) culled from the Friends’ Book Sale collection.
KNITTING SALE EXTRAVAGANZA DETAILS:
Who: Open to all!
When: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Richmond Public Library Main Branch, 101 E. Franklin Street.
Prices: Hardbacks are $2. Paperbacks and patterns are 50 cents.
Payment options: Cash or check.If you have any questions, let us know!
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Friends of the Richmond Public Library
101 East Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
FriendsOfTheRPL at gmail.com
And here’s the info for the teen knitting club meeting that’s mentioned:
Knitting Club @ Main
1:00-3:00 pm
Taught by a teen and his name is Virshon Carrington. Join us as we share the joy of knitting. Supplies will be provided, but you can bring your own and maybe extra to share! Call 646-7223 to register. For teens and adults. Children’s Activity Room
Peace Essay Contest
From announcement:
The annual Peace Essay contest sponsored by the Richmond Peace Education Center is now open for entries. The theme for this year?s contest is ?Learning to live in peace.? The writing prompt asks students to think and write about the roles their families or other care-givers play in teaching them about peace. They are further asked to write about how this teaching affects their actions in the community and the world; and to support their ideas with examples from their personal lives and from history and current events.
The contest is open to any elementary, middle, or high school student in Virginia. It offers a top prize of $100 in each of four grade divisions: K-3, 4-5, middle, and high school. Seven additonal cash prizes are also awarded in each division.
The deadline for entries is April 22, 2013. Entry forms, along with contest rules and a conplete description of the writing prompt are available at www.rpec.org, or by emailing rpec at rpec.org.
Paul Fleisher
Asst. to the Director,
Richmond Peace Education Center
Taking Charge of Our Future Talk
I mentioned this before, but here’s is it’s own posting:
From the Flying Brick blog:
On Friday, February 15th, at 6 PM, Alexis Zeigler will conduct host slideshow and discussion titled:
Living free of fossil fuel and corporate dependence. Taking charge of our future. Find out how.
How do peak oil, climate change, and the limits of growth affect abortion rights, income equality, and civil liberty? The presentation will examine the hidden connections between ecology, economics, politics, and social justice, and how to use those connections to effect real, long-lasting change.
Human cultures evolve in responses to changes in ecological and economic circumstance. Thus changes in the supply of soil and oil have impacts on our politics, or social structure, and ultimately on our religion and moral attitudes. These facts are very well documented in the anthropological and historical record, yet these same facts serve to undermine the importance of academic, religious and political leaders as agents of change through history, thus they are largely ignored.
We are capable of understanding our own cultural evolution in a whole new way. We can create a social movement that links changes in ecological sustainability to effective changes in community organization and personal attitudes. The tools are in our hands. All we need do is to close our fingers around them. Alexis Zeigler will conduct a presentation and discussion about practical technologies and political strategies that will allow us to consciously choose our own future.
Alexis is the author of a book, Integrated Activism: Applying the Hidden Connections between Ecology, Economics, Politics, and Social Progress (North Atlantic Books, August, 2013).
Weekend Reminders
RVANews has ‘5 Things’, and while I am glad they included the RVA Environmental Film Festival, there are a few other things to keep in mind this weekend-
Clinton is speaking at the Landmark Friday, and if nothing else, be mindful of traffic craziness.
There are other opportunities to take advantage of this weekend, from more movies to classical strings, from a vicarious trip to Thailand and Cambodia to Peace Beast.
Also, cannon fire.
Lastly, an advance plug for an event happening next week at the Flying Brick–
On Friday, February 15th, at 6 PM, Alexis Zeigler will host a slideshow and discussion titled: Living Without Fossil Fuel: Living free of fossil fuel and corporate dependence. Taking charge of our future. Find out how. The event will be held at The Flying Brick, 506 South Pine Street, Richmond Virginia and is free and open to the public.
How do peak oil, climate change, and the limits of growth affect abortion rights, income equality, and civil liberties? The presentation will examine the hidden connections between ecology, economics, politics, and social justice, and how to use those connections to effect real, long-lasting change.
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
From press release:
In Virginia, 12.1% of high school students have been hit, slapped or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the past 12 months (10.7% male and 13.4% female). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey reports “1 in 5 women and nearly 1 in 7 men who ever experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner, first experienced some form of intimate partner violence between 11 and 17 years of age.” Beside physical injury, teen dating violence can lead to adverse health outcomes and increase unhealthy behaviors.
Visit the Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month website to learn what youth and concerned adults can do to address this issue – http://www.teendvmonth.org/
The Virginia Department of Health’s Teen Dating Violence Prevention program provides information, training, and resources on dating violence prevention to professionals working with youth, teens, and college students.
Click here for a list of available national resources on Teen Dating Violence.