Some events this weekend

Saturday, 10/6

 

Northeast Creek Stream Watch (www.necreek.org) will hold a cleanup of Northeast Creek and a tributary in the Parkwood area of southern Durham for the annual, statewide Big Sweep ( www.ncbigsweep.org/).  Meet at the group's table in front of the Parkwood Branch Library (on Revere Rd., off of Highway 54) at 9am for orientation.  Parkwood's Fall Flea Market will be going in the parking lot by the Library at the same time.  Stream Watch's next business meetings will be October 24th and I think November 28th. 

 

The Durham County Library's fall booksale is this weekend - Friday (Friends of the Library members only), Saturday, and Sunday (bag sale), at the Main Library downtown.  There is a wide variety of old and new books for a dollar or less at these quarterly sales.  It is also usually a good place to find Marxist works.

 

The Durham BORDC meets at 3pm in the 3rd floor conference room at the Main Library.

 

Sunday

Stop Torture Now meets at 2pm at the Unitarian Universalist on Wade Avenue in Raleigh.

 

GRIM is meeting at 7pm in the usual place in Chapel Hill.

Wednesday

 

Government by the people?  Discussion of reforms for fair and meaningful elections

 

Why does the political system favor business and what can be done to give voters more choice and control at the ballot box? The Triangle Socialist Forum is discussing public financing, campaign finance reform, third parties, and other electoral issues at 7pm at the Chapel Hill Public Library (100 Library Dr., off of Estes, near the E. Franklin St. intersection). Jenn Frye, associate director of Democracy NC ( www.democracy-nc.org), a non-partisan group working for the principle of one person, one vote, will be a guest. 
 

Saturday, October 27

 

Anti-rendition and anti-war march and rally in Johnston Co., initiated by Stop Torture Now. 

 

On going events:

 

Anti-war and impeachment vigils on Fridays, 5-6pm (until about the end of Daylight Savings Time, when it will start at 4:30) at the corner of Elliot and E. Franklin (Village Plaza shopping center) in Chapel Hill and 12-1 on Saturdays at Brightleaf Square in Durham.  I think there are also weekly events still in Raleigh (maybe Fridays at NCSU's Bell Tower) and Greensboro (on Tate St.?), but I'm not sure about the details. 

 

The October isssue of Triangle Free Press came out today.