Current Announcements

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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.

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Announcements, August 17, 2021

Parks and Recreation offered a web-based commentary and visual tour of the rebuilt American Legion Memorial Stadium, built in 1936 and now returned to use.

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WEBEX SIGN-IN TUTORIAL: For Forum participants who continue to have difficulty signing in to Webex on Tuesday mornings, there will be a tutorial on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. If interested please e-mail Steve Johnston for further instructions. This is a public notice because the “click here” boxes normally seen Tuesday mornings will be placed on the front of the Forum website for the duration of the Thursday afternoon test.

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Upcoming Events

Aug. 19: MeckMIN Food For Thought: “NC Social Studies Standards & Religious Diversity,” noon, on Zoom. Register here.

Aug. 19: Mecklenburg Council of Elders “Blacks Only Town Hall Meeting,” 6 p.m., 1000 Anderson St. “No Elected Officials, Media, CMPD. Let us come together to bring the issues that face our community as a whole. People are dying behind our silence. We know the problems, Lets Come with Solutions!” Flier here.

Aug. 19: Mecklenburg virtual town hall on recommendations from county’s COVID-19 Recovery & Renewal task force, 6 p.m. No pre-registration required. Sign-on details in flier.

Aug. 20: Urban League First Day Ready back-to-school event and resource fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1520 Alleghany St. Flier in English and Spanish.

Aug. 24: Mecklenburg virtual town hall on recommendations from county’s COVID-19 Recovery & Renewal task force, 6 p.m. No pre-registration required. Sign-on details in flier.

Aug. 26: Women’s (In)Equality Day, N.C. General Assembly, 10 a.m., in support of Equal Rights Amendment. More in a Natasha Marcus newsletter.

Aug. 26: Mecklenburg virtual town hall on recommendations from county’s COVID-19 Recovery & Renewal task force, 6 p.m. No pre-registration required. Sign-on details in flier.

Aug. 30: Tour of Innovation Barn and Kitchen. RSVP here.

Sept. 8: Democratic Women of Mecklenburg Annual “Paint the Town Blue” fundraiser. Website here.

Sept. 9: MeckMIN Food For Thought: “Where God is Resurrecting Sacred Community In The Least Likely Places,” 11:30 a.m., Covenant Prebyterian, 1000 E. Morehead St. Register here.

Sept. 24: “Advancing Equitable Mental Health Outcomes for Racially/Ethnically Diverse Populations, a virtual mental health summit, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., tickets $40/$25. Register here. Information here.

Oct. 5: National Night Out event, 6-9 p.m. Stumptown Park, 120 S. Trade St., Matthews.

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News & Handouts

Alma Adams 8-11

Nasif Majeed 8-16

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Goodwill Industries 8-17

Mayor Mentoring Alliance 8-10 8-17

Mecklenburg Board Bulletin 8-16

NC Dept. of Health & Human Services 8-13

Partners for Parks 8-11

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