The Booker Creek Watershed Alliance is holding a meeting at the Chapel Hill Public Library in Room B Wednesday, May 25th, 5-7pm. There will be exhibits, discussion, and Tom Grizzle will make a presentation on climate change. Booker Creek is a tributary of Bolin Creek in Chapel Hill, which joins Little Creek in Durham. Their website is www.bookercreekalliance.org and their email is info @ bookercreekalliance (dot) org.
There will be a birding hike with Friends of Bolin Creek at UNC's Mason Farm Biological Preserve Sunday, May 22nd at 7am ( bolincreek.org/blog/events/ ). Participants should be over 6 years old and dogs are not allowed in the Preserve.
Some Durham County Library events
Plant-a-palooza: Saturday, May 21st at 8:30am in the parking lot at the Main Library NCTomatoMan Craig LeHouiller will give away vegetable plants (and apparently not just tomatoes).
For information about the seed library program, see diggingdurham.org .
May is National Bike Month, and several events are listed at durhamcountylibrary.org .
There will be an event celebrating the 60th anniversary of Sister Cities International, Sunday, May 22nd at 3pm in the Main Library's 1st floor conference room.
BORDC petition
At bordc.org under the take action tab - online actions there is a petition demanding that the Senate Torture Report be completely declassified and preserved from CIA efforts to shred it.
Events from an activist calendar in Chapel Hill:
"4TH ANNUAL UNDOCUGRADUATION: Join American Friends Service Committee - Carolinas in support of instate tuition and to recognize NC 31,000 students qualifying for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Renewal Process. 9:30 am -11:45 am, Thursday, May 19, 106 W Jones St, Raleigh. afsc.org/greensboro. More information: 336-854-0633.
BUILDING PEOPLE POWER FOR CLIMATE & ENERGY JUSTICE: Invitation to NC WARN Spring Cookout for an evening celebrating spring. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Friday, May 20, NC WARN Office, 2812 Hillsborough Road, Durham (parking across street behind Food Lion). Hear update on major projects, enjoy food and take some to share. Take chair. 919-416-5077, Lynette at ncwarn (dot) org.
CIRCLES OF HEALING: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN ACTION: Kacey Reynolds and Leah Wilson-Hartgrove, leaders of Capital Restorative Justice Project, discuss efforts to promote healing and nonviolent responses within NC communities torn apart by murder and executions. 1:15 p.m., May 23, Carol Woods Community Room, 750 Weaver Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill. Elders for Peace, 919-918-3432.
CIRCLES OF HEALING: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN ACTION: Kacey Reynolds and Leah Wilson-Hartgrove, leaders of Capital Restorative Justice Project, discuss efforts to promote healing and nonviolent responses within NC communities torn apart by murder and executions. 1:15 p.m., May 23, Carol Woods Community Room, 750 Weaver Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill. Elders for Peace, 919-918-3432.
A MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATION FOR VICTIMS OF WAR: Hearing the Voiceless: Refugees at Home and Abroad. Speaker: Manzoor Cheema, co-founder of Movement to End Racism and Islamophobia. Proclamations from Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger.and Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle, songs for peace and justice by the Raging Grannies. Danny Gotham. 2 – 3:30 p.m., Monday, May 30, Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill. Sponsored by Orange County Peace Coalition, 919-929-3316, 919-419-1261.
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