Announcements from March 2011
March 1, 2011: The scribe was absent.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS for March 8, 2011:
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Robert Dawkins announced a meeting of the Mecklenburg County Commissioners'
advisory committee on redistricting to be held Tuesday, March 15 at 11 a.m.
at the Government Center.
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Joel Ford announced that Precinct 210 Democrats would meet Tuesday, March 8,
at 6:30 p.m. at the McCrorey YMCA, 3801 Beatties Ford Rd. Precinct 210
covers Trinity, Bahama, Hyde Park and other neighborhoods along Beatties
Ford Road.
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Ken Koontz announced the death March 3 of Kenny Nicholas "Motown" Murphy,
53. Funeral was Tuesday, March 8 at St. Paul Baptist Church.
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Richard McElrath announced that the school board would have its first
discussion of redistricting for future district school board elections on
Tuesday, March 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Government Center.
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Robin Bradford announced that the Charlotte branch of the NAACP would hold a
press conference on the CMS budget on Tuesday, March 8 at 4:30 p.m. at the
Government Center.
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Blanche Penn announced that Precinct 126 Democrats would hold an
organizational meeting at the Wallace Pruitt Recreation Center, 440
Tuckaseegee Rd., at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8.
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Malachi Greene encouraged people to ask the Charlotte Observer questions
about their priorities when Sunday's CIAA coverage "gave preference to a
game that happened somewhere other than Charlotte when 200,000 care enough
about the CIAA and Charlotte to visit this place."
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Natheley McElrath announced that the Almetto Howie Alexander labyrinth would
be dedicated on Saturday, March 12, at the McCrorey YMCA, 3801 Beatties Ford
Rd. Info here.
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Mary McCrae announced a parent forum on Saturday, March 19 beginning at 9
a.m. about reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education
Act. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Education will be present.
McCrae said the program was geared to parents of color.
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Richard McElrath sent in a message that he would hold a school board
District 2 community meeting on Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at the West
Mecklenburg High library, 7400 Tuckaseegee Rd.
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Hans Plotseneder sent in an announcement of a meeting for citizens and the
faith community concerned about CMS budget issues to be held Tuesday, March
8 at 4 p.m. at the Government Center.
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Amadou Shakur sent in a message that N.C. Central University Durham would
hold its 3rd African Diaspora Symposium on campus March 19-20. Theme is
Latin America, with focus on Double Middle Passage, Peru and the Pacific
Diaspora. Info
here.
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Marilyn Marks sent in an announcement of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy
Council meeting on Thursday, March 31 at 2 p.m. in the parish hall of St.
Luke's Lutheran, 3200 Park Rd. UNCC Prof. Elizabeth Racine, who presented
earlier to the Forum, ill present Phase 2 of the Community Food Assessment.
Info: [email protected] or www.charlottefoodpolicycouncil.org.
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Delores Hurt sent in an announcement from the National Association of Negro
Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., of an induction ceremony for
the Women's History Hall of Fame to be held Friday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. at
the Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E. 7th St. Admission $15. To be
inducted. County Commissioners Chair Jennifer Roberts; Girls on the Run
Founder Molly Barker; pediatric eye surgeon Dr. Buhilda McGriff; athletics
leader Judith W. Rose; civic/community leader Mary Gill; Delores Johnson
Hurt, first African-American accepted at Winthrop University in Rock Hill;
and businesswoman/hat designer Ellen Floyd Johnson. Info: Dr. Carlether
Burwell, 704-455-7205 or
[email protected].
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ANNOUNCEMENTS for March 15, 2011:
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Evonne Tisdale announced that the Center for Community Change would hold a
community meeting this Thursday, March 17 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Friendship
Missionary Baptist Church, 3400 Beatties Ford Rd., to present the work that
the Washington-based Center plans to do in Charlotte.
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Gretchen Lampe announced the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators
will hold a meeting on Thursday, March 24 from 4:45-6:15 p.m. at Mt. Moriah
Primitive Baptist Church, 747 W. Trade St. to discuss a "One Voice Rally"
planned for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3 in Raleigh.
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Marilyn Marks announced that Collaborations for Integrating Research and
Action at UNC Chapel Hill is cataloguing existing cooking classes in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg in preparation for possibly sponsoring more cooking
classes. "It's not just in the 'food deserts' that we need cooking classes.
None of our young people seem to know how to cook." Info: Marks at
[email protected] or 704-906-7985.
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Sarah Stevenson announced that she would join a conversation on
reconciliation in Charlotte over issues of race and municipal budgets, which
will be held Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. at Myers Park United Methodist
Church, 1501 Queens Road. Other forum participants include Dianne English of
the Community Building Initiative, Bishop Claude Alexander of University
Park Baptist Church and Dr. James Howell of Myers Park Methodist.
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Andrea Huff announced that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Political Caucus
will meet this Sunday, March 20 at 6 p.m. at Little Rock AME Zion Church at
7th and McDowell Streets.
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Joyce Waddell announced that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chapter of the NAACP
would move its meeting day from Mondays to the third Thursdays of the month
at Little Rock AME Zion Church at 7th and McDowell Streets. The next meeting
is this Thursday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m.
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Ken Koontz announced that WGIV 1370 AM is now broadcasting at 103.3 FM, and
that the BJ Murphy Show from 6-9 a.m. is in its fourth week of broadcasting
live on Wednesdays from Rudean's Restaurant, 2228 Beatties Ford Rd.
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Claire Green Fallon sent in an announcement that the Northeast Coalition
with meet with District Attorney Andrew Murray and Police Chief Rodney
Monroe on Saturday, March 19 at 2 p.m. at the University Regional Library,
301 E. WT Harris Blvd. Moderator is Brien Blakley.
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Michael Sexton sent in an announcement of the Fourth Annual Crime Victims'
Rights Week Crime Victims' Coalition Awards Luncheon for Wednesday, April 13
at 11:30 a.m. at Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church, 747 W. Trade St.
Speaker: Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon. Reservations $10 prior to April 1,
$15 thereafter. RSVP with payment to CVC Coalition, PO Box 31714, Charlotte,
NC 28231-1714. Info:
[email protected]
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ANNOUNCEMENTS for March 22, 2011:
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Next week: A celebration of Women's History.
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Henk Jonker announced a volleyball tournament on May 14 at
Johnson C. Smith University to benefit the Domestic Violence Women's Shelter
construction project.
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Thomas Moore announced that Jacqueline Hairston will give a
recital on Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at Johnson C. Smith University.
Hairston, a former JCSU professor, has composed spirituals for some of the
top symphonies and singers in the world. She taught Thomas piano.
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Sarah Stevenson announced that she would join a
conversation on reconciliation in Charlotte over issues of race and
municipal budgets, which will be held Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. at Myers
Park United Methodist Church, 1501 Queens Road. Other forum participants
include Dianne English of the Community Building Initiative, Bishop Claude
Alexander of University Park Baptist Church and Dr. James Howell of Myers
Park Methodist.
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Paul Holmes left an announcement of the Greater Salem
Church's Family Friends Community Weekend on Saturday March 26 from 10
a.m.-1 p.m. and Sunday, March 27 beginning at 10 a.m. at the church, 5318
Salem Church Rd.
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Pam Jefsen sent in an announcement that the Tuned In
community building choir at McCreesh Place will be singing on Sunday, March
27, at 1 p.m. at McCreesh Place, 2120 N. Davidson St. Myers Park Methodist
Church will bring a special luncheon. All are welcome! If you would like to
attend and/or sing, e-mail
Jefsen.
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Michelle Sutton Scott sent in a request that people
consider signing a petition protesting the use of student test data in CMS
teacher assessment. The petition is
here.
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Federico Rio sent in an announcement that the Charlotte
group Aspire Inc.,
serving Charlotte's Latino community, is seeking support for its effort to
become an affiliate of the national
Aspira Association.
Info: Aspire Executive Vice President D. Franklin Freeman, 704-215-4683 ext
102 and
[email protected].
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Marilyn Marks sent in an announcement that Dr. Elizabeth
Racine of UNCC will present phase 2 of the Community Food Assessment on
Thursday, March 31 at 2 p.m. in the parish hall at St. Luke's Lutheran
Church, 3200 Park Rd. There will be time for audience members to report on
their work on community gardens, opening of farmers markets, health fairs,
urban agriculture, etc. Details: Marilyn Marks, [email protected],
704-906-7985,
www.charlottefoodpolicycouncil.org.
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Federico Rios sent in an announcement that the Urban League
would meet Wednesday, March 23 from 9-10:30 a.m. at its office at 740 W. 5th
St to do final data indexing for the upcoming spring 2011 "State of Ethnic
Charlotte" document. Details: Meredith K. Ledford at
[email protected].
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Mary Klenz sent in an announcement from Democracy NC that a
bill requiring voters to present a picture ID will next be discussed by the
N C. House Elections Committee on Wednesday, March 23 at 11 p.m. in Room of
Raleigh's Legislative Office Building.
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Michael Sexton sent in an announcement that Charlotte AHEC
would host an "Introduction to Modern-Day Human Trafficking" on Saturday,
April 9 from 9 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the Airport Training Center, Building K.
Speaker is United Family Services Victim Advocate Elyse Hamilton. Details:
www.charlotteahec.org.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS for March 29, 2011
Thomas Moore announced that the In Tune community choir
continues to rehearse on Tuesday evenings from 6-7 p.m. at McCreesh Place at
25th and North Davidson Streets.
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Ken Koontz announced that WGIV, now on both 1370 AM and 103.3 FM, continues
to broadcast the BJ Murphy Show from 6-9 a.m. on Wednesdays live from
Rudean's Restaurant, 2228 Beatties Ford Rd. at Keller Avenue.
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Anna Hood announced that the Charlotte club of the National Association of
Negro Business and Professional Women will hold its annual Founders Day
event on Saturday, April 23 at 11 a.m. at Zion Renaissance, 3165 Zion
Renaissance Ln. Tickets are $40 and the club is accepting donations that
create scholarships for young people entering college in the fall. (Sarah
Stevenson added that the scholarships are named in honor of Anna Hood.)
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Thomas Moore announced that Jacqueline Hairston will give a recital on
Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in Biddle Hall at Johnson C. Smith University.
Hairston, a former JCSU professor, has composed spirituals for some of the
top symphonies and singers in the world. "She's gonna knock your socks off."
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Michael Sexton sent in an announcement that the Domestic Violence Advocacy
Council will march at Trade and Tryon Streets on Thursday, March 31 at 12:15
to mark the domestic violence homicide of Andrew Alan Nichols, the first
domestic violence-related homicide of 2011. Nine people were killed in
domestic violence incidents in 2010.
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