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Starhawk's Winter Calendar
Starhawk's Winter Calendar--Online Course, talks, workshops, Earth Activist Training I was pleasantly surprised to find that Starhawk is a member of the Pagan Permaculture list that I joined this wIn All Things #4 Part 2 (Gabrielle)
The library had a book sale and I went and spent five bucks and got lots of books. So today I'm also thankful for book sales and the libraries that put them on.
Today I am thankful for leftover oatmeal. Not just because it makes breakfast the next day so much simpler, but because it gives me a reason to feel creative and thrifty. So today I opened up two c
I am SO not into the 2012, End of the Mayan Calendar, boo-hoo-hoo, but this came across on the email group that I just joined. Som parts of this are just common sense and the rest comes from somebody
Last night I was super tired. Wednesday Night Dinner can be a lot of work and often when it's over I'll be dead-tired and really wound up. Sometimes, like last night, my legs will be aching and my bod
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RE: Keeping anyone from crossing the Mexico/US border in Nevada. That must be one hell of a tunnel. (More)
Oh Julia, I don't remember the dentists name, but we went to him to. What a quack. Don't think he knew what a cleaning or filling was. He just loved to pull teeth. Or maybe our parents just couldn (More)
Hey Raquel! You're writing is so entertaining. I'm really enjoying perusing the blog. Hope you are having a very blessed week! (More)
Activism
Red Cross runs major relief efforts amid deadly disasters
The past weeks have brought no shortage of disasters. In late September, the Central Illinois Chapter sent volunteers from Peoria and Champaign to assist flood victims in Georgia. Then, the American Red Cross mobilized in American Samoa, where a tsunami swept across the island after a powerful earthquake hit the South Pacific. On Sept. 30, an earthquake... »
Citizens For Responsible Spending: Kickoff
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citizens For Responsible Spending will be holding a press conference to announce their formal organization as well as the launch of their website. (which will explain in detail what their standing is on the proposed public facility purposes sales tax referendum.) (www.nomuseumtax.org) Citizens for Responsible Spending is a group of concerned taxpayers whose mission is to advocate for... »
Citizens urged to attend Illinois EPA hearing concerning a proposed coal-fired ethanol plant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9, 2008 CONTACT: Becki Clayborn (312) 251-1680 x 9 Citizens urged to attend Illinois EPA hearing concerning a proposed coal-fired ethanol plant Pekin, Illinois−On Monday, July 14, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public... »
ACLU Announces $335 Million Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Fundraising Campaign, Largest In American History
More Than $258 Million Already Raised In Unprecedented Effort To Expand The Impact Of ACLU Affiliates Nationwide And Protect Civil Liberties For Future Generations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2008 CONTACT: James Freedland, ACLU, (212) 519-7829 or 549-2666; media@aclu.org Adam Pockriss, Rubenstein... »
Walkable West Bluff needs volunteers
We need to get serious about organizing our Labor Day Weekend Street Fair on August 31, 2008 in conjunction with Running Central and the Nike+ Human Race 10K! The race is part of a Nike campaign to have the largest athletic event in history, with people running 10Ks around the world on August... »
Protest planned outside D150 meeting on Monday
Via Diane Vespa: As most of you know, the Peoria District 150 Board of Education recently voted to REDUCE THE SCHOOL DAY for our Primary School children by 45 minutes. This same vote further reduced the special teachers for SCIENCE, MUSIC, ART AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. This vote clearly demonstrates the MISPLACED PRIORITIES of Peoria District 150 and... »
