Media
This just arrived from Town Manager Roger Stancil:
In consultation with the Town Attorney, I have developed the following statement that we will provide the media. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Chapel Hill is getting a new weekly newspaper. Dan Shannon, the publisher of
Chapel Hill Magazine will
debut Chapel Hill Magazine’s The Weekly in February 2012. The paper will start with a six-month beta period, during which 2,000 randomly selected Chapel Hill households will receive it for free. Those who do not receive a copy will be able to purchase one at newsstands.
This semester I have served OrangePolitics as a student intern to complete a minimum 30-hour service-learning requirement for a sociology class entitled “Social and Economic Justice.” The course is a capstone requirement for all social and economic justice minors like myself and has allowed my professor the opportunity to chronicle the development of the Occupy movement over the course of the semester. Admittedly, I am privileged. But, having studied the birth and spread of this movement, I was shocked when a local demonstration against corporate hegemony of the wealthiest Americans (unaffiliated directly with the Occupy Chapel Hill demonstrations) took a dramatic turn a little more than a week ago, as a police tactical team of more than 25 officers arrested eight demonstrators in a vacant Franklin Street building.
You may have noticed an
editorial in Wednesday’s edition of the Durham Herald-Sun concerning the Chapel
Hill 2020 process. It’s author—Chapel Hill
resident and writer Joe Buonfiglio—points out some conflicts of interest that
may be present in the theme group structure and argues that the public input
process will result in a plan with only “the mere
appearance of citizens running the narrative.” While Mr. Buonfiglio makes some
legitimate points about the weaknesses of the process thus far, I would argue
that the 2020
process features more involvement than past planning
efforts in Chapel Hill and than can be seen in other similarly-sized cities around
the country.
Durham Community Media would like to cordially invite
the community to attend its first annual Home-Grown, Home-Made: A Celebration of
Localism in Durham. Come
out on Thursday, October 27th to enjoy the remarkable tastes of
local food, brew, wine and desserts and an evening of culinary and social
celebration! Sponsored by Durham’s
newest local brewery, Fullsteam Brewery, the event will bring Bull City
residents together to learn about the importance of Keeping it Local.
When: Thursday, October 27th, 5:30-8:30 pm
Where: Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave., Durham, NC 27701
Tickets are a suggested donation of $20 before the event, $25
at the door
Buy tickets or for more
information call 919-960-0088
Or email events@thepeopleschannel.org
Purchase Tickets online at:
http://www.thepeopleschannel.org/homegrown.htm
Date:
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Location:
Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Avenuse, Durham, NC 27701
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