[IMC-Newsletter] IMC Progressive Calendar for April 17-25-, 2011

Sun Apr 17 19:37:02 PDT 2011

 *Welcome to the IMC Progressive Calendar* in the Southern Tier. The
Binghamton Bridge and the Center for Gender, Art, and Culture are promoting
connections in the community and helping progressive groups *extend their
outreach* to new people. We encourage you to use the calendar, post articles
to the website, and think about using video in your organizing. And, if you
are on Facebook, please friend The Center for Gender, Art, and Culture.
thanks!

You can add your event to this mailing and to the binghamtonbridge.org:
click on *Publish*, then *Events*. You can also SEE the calendar at the
website--click on events on the top tool bar. Report on your group's plans
for the year or offer a book, movie review or other news of interest to the
progressive community.  The weekly calendar is our community resource: Enjoy
it!!! *Become the Media!!! We are also promoting video and have equipment to
loan. **If you have technical computer competence with the platform Drupal,
we need your help. Contact binghamtonbridge at gmail.com. THANKS!!
*Week of April 17 2011

  Health Care Reform for All NY: Implementing the Affordable Care Act for
Heatlh Equity <http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/1994>

Health Care for All New York and HCFANY's Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task
Force are working to ensure that all New Yorkers have access to
comprehensive, quality, affordable, and accessible health care regardless of
race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, or sexual orientation/gender
expression.
Join us for a day of events to promote implementation of the new federal
health care law in our state that addresses health disparities.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 10:00 am to 3 pm
Albany
Lunch with be provided
Citizen Action organizing car poolilng
  Date:
Sun Apr 17 2011 - 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
   Location:
Albany, NY
   Cost:
none

   - Read more <http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/1994>

  Mass of Reconciliation <http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/2000>

On Monday, April 18 there will be a Mass of Reconciliation & Peace at 7 =
pm at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1031 Chenango St., Binghamton. We =
will take this time to remember a non-violent God and pray for peace in
Libya, Iraq & Afghanistan.
  Date:
Mon Apr 18 2011 - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
   Location:
St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1031 Chenango St., Binghamton.
   Sierra Club <http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/1999>

Susquehanna Group of the Sierra Club is meeting on Tues. Apr.19, 7:30 PM
at the Central United Methodist Church, 17 Nanticoke Ave. Endicott, NY.
Solar Power To The People
Gay Canough owns a local business, ETM Solar Works, which has been
installing solar power in residences, businesses and institutions for
over 20 years.
She will talk on the principles and applications of solar power for our
times and location.
The public is welcome. Entrance to the social hall is from the parking
lot in back of the church. Light refreshments are served following the
meeting.
  Date:
Tue Apr 19 2011 - 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
   Location:
Central United Methodist Church, 17 Nanticoke Ave. Endicott, NY.

   - Read more <http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/1999>

  Broome County Veterans For Peace<http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/1998>

BCVFP is the local Broome County Chapter of anti-war military veterans
Wed Apr 20 7pm – 8:30pm Eastern Time
UUCB Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Binghamton
  Date:
Wed Apr 20 2011 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
   Location:
Unitarian Church
   Cost:
n/c
   Citizen Action Health Care/Social Security
Committee<http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/1993>

Citizen Action Health Care/Social Security Committee meeting at Citizen
Action office at noon. We normally meet each Thursday at noon unless
something else is scheduled. Check each week by calling Citizen Action at
723-0110.
  Date:
Thu Apr 21 2011 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
   Location:
Citizen Action office, 435 State St., Binghamton, NY 13901
   Cost:
none
   Peter DiCola co-Author of Creative License: The Law of Culture and
Digital Sampling <http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/2001>

Creative License: The Law of Culture and Digital Sampling is a compelling
new book that explores the complexities and contradictions in how music
samples are licensed within the current copyright landscape. Including
interviews with more than 100 stakeholders in the sampling community – from
David Byrne, Cee-Lo Green, George Clinton, De La Soul, DJ Premier, DJ Qbert,
Eclectic Method, El-P, Girl Talk, Matmos, Mix Master Mike, Negativland,
Public Enemy, RZA, Clyde Stubblefield and T.S. Monk – Creative License puts
digital sampling into an historical, cultural, and legal context.
  Date:
Thu Apr 21 2011 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
   Location:
River Read Books 5 Court St. Bing

   - Read more <http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/2001>

   "element - progress" <http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/1879>

galleryELL is pleased to present “element - progress,” a group exhibition at
spool mfg. curated by artist and suny binghamton alumnus (2000) john ros.
  Date:
Thu Apr 21 2011 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
   Location:
spool mfg. | 138 baldwin street, johnson city, ny 13790
   Cost:
free

   - Read more <http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/1879>

  GREEN THUMBS AND HARVEST KITCHEN EDUCATION SERIES: Composting
Workshop<http://binghamtonbridge.org/?q=node/1955>

Composting Workshop, April 23rd @ 10:00AM
Broome County Library Exhibit Room, 185 Court St Binghamton

Composting at home is easy and benefits both the environment and your garden
soil. This workshop will explain what goes in a compost bin, how to manage
it, and how to get the most from the compost you make. Weather permitting we
will walk to the nearby VINES community garden to see composting in action.
This free workshop is presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome
County and sponsored by VINES.
  Date:
Sat Apr 23 2011 - 10:00 AM
   Location:
Broome County Library Exhibit Hall, 185 Court Street, Binghamton, NY
   Cost:
Free

*Mondays*- 4:30 to 5:30 pm Vigil for Peace -- Federal Courthouse-Contact:
Ann Clune - 773-0246

and - 4:30 to 5:30 pm - Peace Vigil each Monday in Owego at the Courthouse

Mondays - CHANGE:   Compassionate Communication Practice Groups – Room 202
now meeting on  Monday afternoons, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - First United Methodist
Church, Endicott (across from Visions, at first light after crossing the
Susquehanna going north on Rt. 26). COST: Free.  A dollar or two donation
for the church is welcome. Every session self-contained; need not have
attended previous training sessions.  For more information e-mail
mjudd at stny.rr.com

*Tuesdays* - 9 to 10 PM -   Essential Dissent TV Series: Public Access
Channel 4 on Time Warner Cable, featuring local peacemaking events: Wilton
Vought, videographer/producer. Videos also available on-line at
http://essentialdissent.blogspot.com   There is a calendar at the bottom of
this blog which lists upcoming shows. Wilton is available to videotape local
peace, justice, and environmental events such as speeches, lectures, panel
discussions, workshops etc. on a case-by-case basis. He currently has public
access TV shows in Binghamton, Ithaca, and Oneonta, and can bring your event
to a potential audience of approximately 150,000 households. Call him at
607-765-3859 for more information.

*Thursdays* - 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Radio Not Bombs! - WHRW 90.5FM Binghamton,
streaming at www.whrwfm.org. To learn more or hear past shows, visit:
www.myspace.com/radionotbombs

Thursday - 6:00-7:00 PM - Social Justice Hour - Public Access Television
(#4)
Thursday - BRSC meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Broome
County Library (185 Court St in Binghamton) in the Decker Community Room at
6pm (5:30pm Potluck)*.
Saturday - West Park Peace Gathering-West Park, Norwich, NY, courthouse side
of Rt.12-
Noon to 1 pm

.*Saturdays *- West Park Peace Gathering-West Park, Norwich, NY, courthouse
side of Rt.12-
Noon to 1 pm
 Spanish Mass 6:30 PM  at St. James
Mass Interpreted for the Deaf, 10 a.m. at St. James
Vietnamese Mass, First and Third Sundays of the Month, 4 PM St. James

*Sundays* – Food not Bombs - Starting March 7, Binghamton Food Not Bombs
will cook and share a free hot vegetarian meal every Sunday at the Ritchie
Building, operated by Lutheran Redeemer Church, at 149 Chapin St (the white
building behind the Lutheran Church at 72 Main St, across the street from
CVS). Meals are shared from 1-2pm inside the Ritchie Building (until warm
weather brings us outside again). Everyone is welcome. 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:  Ritchie Building, 149 Chapin St (the white building behind the
Lutheran Redeemer Church at 72 Main St, across the street from CVS)  Cost:
Free
*
MONTHLY:*

First Monday - BCCC Peace with Justice Meeting-Noon-Contact:  Janice Ulangca
- 797-4595

First Tuesday  - Science Cabaret of Every Month - Lost Dog Café, 222 Water
Street, Binghamton NY
7:30 PM in the Violet Room - Door opens at 6PM for drinking, dining, and
socializing before the event

Second Tuesday at 7 P.M. - Broome County Peace Action meets at the UU Church
- 183 Riverside Drive.  New members are encouraged to come. For more
information contact Ann Clune at clunemommy at yahoo.com

Fourth Thursday of each month at the Broome County Library (185 Court St in
Binghamton) in the Decker Community Room at 6pm (5:30pm Potluck)  Binghamton
Regional Sustainability Coalition (BRSC) BRSC is working to become a
regional information clearinghouse to promote new and existing
sustainability efforts, a source for sustainability training and education,
a center for networking and coordination and an advocacy group that builds
community support for public policies that further our mission.

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*Ongoing*:  Tuesdays - 9 to 10 pm -   Public Access Channel 4 – view local
peacemaking events or access on computer at Wilton Vought producer OR
anytime at ESSENTIAL DISSENT: Peace, Justice and Environmental Videos.
Schedule here
http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/wvought%40gmail.com/public/basic   or
website here: www.essentialdissent.net http://www.essentialdissent.net
<http://www.essentialdissent.net/>
 Did you know you can access Democracy Now! from our
site<http://www.binghamtonbridge.org/>
?As well as news from hundreds of IMC's around the globe... (left side)

 *AT THE ART THEATRE THIS WEEK: http://www.artmission.org

*We are committed to making this newsletter valuable to the most number of
community members as possible. The best way to have your event noticed by
the most people is to post it on the binghamtonbridge.org site. (see above,
it's easy). We will list recurring weekly and monthly events below, but
these listings will not be linked to a story on the site the way listings on
the events calendar do. Also, the calendar listings AUTOMATICALLY get
included in this newsletter, making it more effective and less time
consuming for the editor. If you are doing an event that repeats, please use
the Advanced Repeat menu so that it doesn't appear every day! Also, please
include a phone contact. Problems? contact us at
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