Events

I've been to it before, it's a very energizing experience! Check it out:

2004 SURGE Conference:
"It takes a lot of little people to make a BIG DIFFERENCE"
on February 6-8th at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill!!

We now have a list of the confirmed speakers and workshop leaders on our website at www.surgenetwork.org .

These times call for unprecedented cooperation from all organizations dedicated to justice and peace! Join over 100 student activists already registered for this February weekend hosted by SURGE, Students United for a Responsible Global Environment, and scores of other groups, so that we can build a strong movement! We will have educational and training workshops, great speakers, music, delicious meals, and networking sessions to make sure that we stay linked after the weekend is over.

Registration Fee only $10*
(*includes housing and food, negotiable based on need)

register online at www.surgenetwork.org

The Chapel Hill Herald reports that our local Martin Luther King Day festivies this year will focus on voting. The timing couldn't be better.

"If all we do is get together and talk big in January, all the work of Dr. King and those of us who worked with him will be in vain," said Fred Battle, the president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in a statement. "We must visit our neighbors with registration forms. After they register, we must make sure they know which politicians will do something about our problems -- not just talk big before elections.

"I plan to celebrate Dr. King's birthday twice this year; first in January and again in November on Election Day," he said.

(Repost from an e-mail.)

Citizens for Livable Communities (CLC) will hold a "Musical Chairs Forum" on Sunday, October 19, from 2 - 4 pm in the large meeting room at the Chapel Hill Library.

A "musical chairs" format was very successful and fun two years ago. We are doing it again. This format will provide citizens a unique small group opportunity for local residents to ask questions in a non-intimidating setting and for the candidate to explain his or her views. Candidates will visit each table for a stated period of time. Unlike musical chairs there will always be a seat for the candidate.

Please refer questions to Kristina Ahlen, 485- 7722 or Julie McClintock, 541-5339, or reply to this e-mail.

The Citizens for Livable Communities Organizing Committee

CLC promotes livable communities through citizen involvement, dialogue and advocacy.