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National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Candle vigil on Tuesday

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I am not sure how much this has specifically to do with Oregon Hill (unless you consider the homeless who actually live and pass through the neighborhood), but considering the recent debate over the homeless in Monroe Park, I think it is worth relating.

Tuesday is National Homeless Persons Memorial Day.

Homeward and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown will be holding a National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Candle Vigil to recognize those who have passed away while homeless on the longest night of the year. Click here for the Facebook page for this local observance.

Really Really Free Market Planned For Next Saturday

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From email:

The Really Really Free Market for the month of December falls on December 25th, since that is the last Saturday of the month. At the November Really Really Free Market everyone talked it over and decided that yes, we would like to have the really really free market at the usual time, date, and place, despite it falling on a christian holiday.

In fact it seems like it could be a nice opportunity to being together folks who are not interested in celebrating Christmas, for whatever reasons- personal, political, religious, etc. We can do something fun and positive on that day, but something which clearly is not about celebrating Christmas.

Since many stores and restaurants will be closed because of the holiday, we are also encouraging people to treat this like a potluck- bring a dish to share if you can, preferabbly something labeled so folks with specific dietary needs or allergies can participate too! If you can’t come but want to contribute a dish please contact the Wingnut.

Please help make fliers, distribute handbills, and post online to advertise for the next Really Really Free Market!

Richmond Really Really Free Market Handbill

Richmond Really Really Free Market Flier

Saturday December 25th from 12noon til 3pm! Corner of Main and Laurel in Monroe Park. Bring clothes, toys, games, books, etc. to share and give away, come get the same for absolutely free!

Unlike traditional Christmas, all the gifts at the Really Really Free Market are FREE and come with no strings attached and no expectations of reciprocity!

If you can’t make it you can bring your donations by the Wingnut at 2005 Barton Avenue and leave them on the front porch, or call ahead (804) 303 5449

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The Really Really Free Market takes place on the last Saturday of every month in Monroe Park, at the corner of Main and Laurel Streets in Richmond, Virginia.

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! (or rain!)

People can come to share things besides the physical. Anyone interested in sharing their skills or knowledge through a workshop should let us know or just show up and teach others. Anyone interested in performing, music or reading poetry or whatever, should contact us or just show up.

So 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, etc. Any stores, restaurants, or organizations are welcome to bring their surplus items or food to share with the community!

The Really Really Free Market is not about bartering, selling, or discounting. All items are 110% free. No one has to bring something to get something. Everyone can take what they would like regardless of their contribution.

So the last Saturday of every month, 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!

Anything left at the end of the day will be taken to Diversity Thrift.

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Mo Karn

Richmond Food Not Bombs, Richmond Really Really Free Market, Richmond Zine Fest, Richmond Anarchist Black Cross

Christmas and New Year Holiday Schedule for Solid Waste Collection

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From City press release:

RICHMOND, VA – In observance of the Christmas holiday, city offices will be closed on Thursday, December 23 and Friday, December 24. The Solid Waste Management Division will continue to operate normal trash collection routes both days.

In observance of the New Year holiday, city offices will be closed on Friday, December 31. The Solid Waste Management Division will operate normal trash collection that day.

East Richmond Road Convenience Center will open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 23 and from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday, December 24. The facility will be closed on Christmas Day.

During the New Year holiday, East Richmond Road Convenience Center will open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, December 31. The facility will be closed on New Year’s Day.

The Hopkins Road Transfer Station will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day.

For more information on city services and schedules, please visit www.Richmondgov.com.

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Weldon-Lassiter Profiled In Skirt

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Earlier this month, magazine for women Skirt did a short feature on new educator at St. Andrew’s School, Cyndy Weldon-Lassiter. On writing:

The St. Andrew’s position lured Cyndy and her family home from New Jersey. That leap, along with her three boys (ages 6, 4 ½, and 5 months) have pressed the pen-and-paper loyalist to get synched at last. “I’ve carried a journal for 30 years; it’s been my calendar, my place for notes, thoughts, everything.” Now she finds her way around her smartphone and Wi-Fi. “I resisted texting at first, but now I’m using technology so nothing falls through the cracks.” Still, the journal stays. “There’s something powerful about putting your thoughts and ideas on paper. That never changes.”

TD: Henderson and Science on a Sphere put universe in perspective

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Our neighbor and School Board representative Maurice Henderson was featured in an article about science education in yesterday’s Times Dispatch (via the Danville Register and Bee):

The huge display — a 6-foot sphere that is fed information from four computers and video projectors and displays it in the round — is a long-term display on the third floor of the science center, thanks to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA developed Science on a Sphere, and NASA sponsored its installation at the science center to help students at all levels develop an interest in science.

“It brings the blue marble [Earth] to life,” said Maurice Henderson, NASA’s project director for Science on a Sphere. “We try to engage students at every level and use it as an introduction to earth and space sciences.”

On Tuesday, about 50 people gathered at the science center for the official introduction of the new exhibit and were impressed with the images that passed over the huge, round screen.

“It’s a great presentation platform; it makes science art,” said Rich Conti, director of the Science Museum of Virginia.

R-R-R-enegade Market Tomorrow

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From announcement:

3 pm
33°F
Feels Like
21°F
6 pm
27°F
Feels Like
15°F

Cold, right? Do I know how to make a point??? GLOVES, HATS, SOCKS x 2, SCARVES, COATS.
So, we the Byrd House RENEGADE Marketers will have a roaring firepit, hot coffee and cocoa, and maybe a marshmallow or two, ya? YA!!

Dress for it and come get the good stuff:
A fabulous array of holiday greenery from Kissing Balls and Centerpieces to Wreaths and Trees
The finest in jams, butters, honeys, apples, late winter produce, cookies, organic pet snacks AND farm-fed beefs, porks and chickens (in all manner of whole, cuts, sausages and roasting forms)
3pm til sunset (or chilblain, whichever comes first)
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Byrd House Market
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry St. Richmond, VA 23220
ByrdHouseMarket@gmail.com
(804) 643-2717
byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com

The largest Sunday School meeting, 1865

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From The Daily Dispatch: December 11, 1865:

Baptist Sunday School Union.

–The largest Sunday School meeting which has been held in this city for four years took place at the First Baptist Church yesterday afternoon. There were from twenty-five hundred to three thousand persons present, a large majority of whom were children, and a look at their smiling, happy faces was a sight which did our heart’s good. Interspersed with the business of the meeting were a number of those beautiful hymns from the “Golden Censor,” sung by the whole congregation; and the union of earnest, cheerful voices raised a chorus which those who heard will not soon forget.

The exercises of the occasion were presided over by the Rev. Dr. Burrows; and the following report of average attendance of officers, teachers and scholars was read:

First Church 45 teachers, 295 scholars.
Second Church 24 teachers, 164 scholars.
Grace Street Church 26 teachers, 180 scholars.
Belvidere Church 14 teachers, 113 scholars.
Leigh Street Church 50 teachers, 322 scholars.
Sidney Church 6 teachers, 18 scholars.
Manchester Church 23 teachers, 215 scholars.
Total 183 1,307
Forty-four scholars belonging to the different schools had been baptized and joined the church during the month.

After the reports had been read, short addresses were delivered by the Revs. Mr. Hutchin, of Manchester; Dickinson, of Leigh Street; Jeter, of Grace Street; McCarthy, of Oregon Hill, and Burrows, of the First Baptist Church. The exercises were concluded by a prayer and the benediction from the latter.

Some Volunteer and High School Youth Opportunities

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From RIchmond Youth Peace Project News: December 10, 2010 :

We need youth and adult volunteers to help as crew to help put on our two upcoming Educoncerts.
Dates and Locations:
Sunday, January 30 2011, 4 p.m. VCU Performing Arts Center, 922 Park Ave.
Friday, February 4, 2011, 7 p.m. Generation Dream 2011, Richmond Public Library, 101 E. Franklin St
Volunteers will help backstage, or as ushers and other lobby volunteers.

Want to help us put on the show? Contact us at rypp@rpec.org.

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Opportunity for HS Juniors and Seniors

2011 Student Leaders ~ Bank of America ‘s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Program Neighborhood Excellence Initiative®, an innovative program designed by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to annually recognize and encourage young individuals making a positive impact in our community. Open to high school juniors & seniors, this program is an opportunity to develop the leadership skills you need to make a difference. You’ll learn how nonprofits, government and business can work together to create positive change and connect with other community-minded students by participating in:

An 8-week paid summer internship at a local-nonprofit
A Student Leadership Summit in Washington , D.C.

Apply by January 12, 2011 at
www.bankofamerica.com/neistudentleaders

‘Wreaths Across America’ To Stop At Va. War Memorial

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City press release:

Richmond to receive wreath from Wreaths Across America on behalf of departed U.S. Military Veterans

Delivered by convoy of 200 motorcycle riders, which will include Virginia State Police and Richmond Police Department Motorcycle Squad

WHAT The Honorable Reva M. Trammell, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Southside 8th District, is scheduled to accept a wreath on behalf of Richmond citizens from Wreaths Across America, honoring the service of departed United States of America Military Veterans.

Part of a national tribute sponsored by the Worchester Wreath Company (Harrington, Maine) and its Wreaths Across America initiative, wreaths will be placed on the graves of departed U. S. Military Service Veterans and at other official memorials, locations and sites nationally and worldwide.

The day’s events in Richmond include a motor convoy comprised of an estimated 200 motorcycle riders, which will include the Virginia State Police and Richmond Police Department Motorcycle Squad. An 18-wheel truck will be carrying wreaths.

This day will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia and proceed with wreaths being placed nationally and worldwide at official sites and cemeteries.

Official worldwide ceremonies will begin simultaneously at Noon, Eastern Standard Time, 1700 Zulu.

WHEN APPROXIMATE SCHEUDLE – Saturday, December 11, 2010

9:00 a.m. Convoy will muster at Cox Transportation (1044 Dow Gil Road, Ashland, Virginia). Convoy will include an 18-wheel truck, Virginia State Police and Richmond Police Department Motorcycle Squad and up to 200 motorcycle riders.

10:00 a.m. Convoy departs Ashland, Virginia (Traveling I-95 South).
Route in Richmond includes Richmond Diamond, Virginia War Memorial for presentation; Virginia Capitol Square; Richmond
City Hall for Presentation; and, then to Richmond National Cemetery.

10:45 a.m. Branch of convoy proceeds to Richmond City Hall (900 E. Broad Street) 9th Street Entrance – to present wreath

Noon Ceremony at Richmond National Cemetery (1701 Williamsburg Road, Richmond, Virginia)

WHERE Richmond City Hall, 9th Street Entrance (900 E. Broad Street)

WHO The Honorable Reva M. Trammell, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Southside 8th District

CONTACT For more information, please contact Rev. Rocky Angone, at 804.586.5060 (tel); or rjangone@yahoo.com (email) Wreaths Across America,

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