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Weekly e-mails of Forum Announcements are compiled from material sent in via e-mail plus events mentioned during Forums. “Upcoming events” focus on public policy topics of interest to Mecklenburg residents that are open to the public. Listings will include any admission fee. Business and faith house promotions are generally not published.

 

Announcements, January 18, 2022

Charlotte Planning Department issued the 2nd draft of its proposed 2040 Policy Map. Information on commenting, or participating in Feb. 1 conversations, is here.
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Upcoming Events
Jan. 20: Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance Awards ceremony, 6-7 p.m., free. Nominees here. Register here.
Jan. 20: MeckMIN virtual meeting on “community response to our most vulnerable neighbors in this time of crisis,” 11 a.m.-noon. Contact LeDayne McLeese Polaski for zoom details at [email protected]
Jan. 20: MeckMIN panel on Asian-American experiences, virtual, 12:15 p.m.. Register here.
Jan. 20: Omicron Variant update with County Commissioner Mark Jerrell, 6-7:30 p.m., virtual here.
Jan. 22: MeckMIN youth volunteer service project with Promising Pages, 1-3 p.m., sorting donated books and getting them ready for distribution. Registration closed.
Jan. 22: Firm Foundations’ Teens Together Vision Board Party, 2-4 p.m., free. Info and registration here.
Jan. 24: Roundtable on Zoom, “Addressing Gun Violence through Mental Health,” 7 p.m. More info on Facebook. E-mail [email protected] to RSVP for Zoom link.
Jan. 27: U.S. Rep. Alma Adams’ State of the District address, 11 a.m. Huntersville, 7 p.m. in Charlotte; virtual; in-person events open only to panel participants and media because of COVID. Link for registering is at bottom of flier.
Jan. 29: Men of Honor Expo, noon-4 p.m., Tyvola Senior Center, 2225 Tyvola Rd. Flier here.
Feb. 11: “Talking Policy in the Queen City,” a UNCC Public Policy Doctoral Program event, free and public, 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Register here.
April 30: Black Political Caucus Annual Fundraising Gala, (pushed back from Feb. 5 due to current Covid numbers), 6 p.m. Ticket sales here.
July 18-23: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn to the Gulf Coast for casino attractions.
Sept. 12-16: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn to Cincinnati for Ark Encounter, Creation Museum, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center – and a casino.
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News & Handouts
Alma Adams 1-13
Carol Sawyer 1-13
Joyce Waddell 1-10 1-17
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Dirt Road PAC 1-12 1-15
Goodwill Industries 1-12
NC Dept. of Health & Human Services 1-14
New Rural Project 1-13
Read Charlotte 1-13
UNCC Urban Institute 1-13

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