{"id":305,"date":"2018-01-07T23:37:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T04:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/?p=305"},"modified":"2018-01-07T23:37:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T04:37:22","slug":"happy-new-year-and-january-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/happy-new-year-and-january-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year and January events!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hope you were able to have some time for fun and relaxation during the holidays! 2018 is getting off to a COLD and busy start with another Woman\u2019s March, Fossil Free Watch Party, press conferences, and more!<\/p>\n

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First, this article by\u00a0Sarah van Gelder, to inspire as we begin another busy year. \u00a0We Can Reimagine and Reinvent Our Society in 2018:\u00a0Let\u2019s say goodbye to top-down revolutions and embrace grassroots action.<\/b>\u00a0“We need to be in touch. Isolated and afraid, we\u2019re easy to defeat. In each other\u2019s company, we rediscover the joy and strength that can\u00a0energize us as we create new systems and ways of life.\u201d YES!!!!<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/views\/2017\/12\/28\/we-can-reimagine-and-reinvent-our-society-2018<\/a><\/div>\n
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Tuesdays with Tillis<\/b>\u00a0takes place each week on Tuesdays at 11:30 am outside the Federal Court House in Raleigh, 310 New Bern Avenue. Stay updated on what their focus is each week through their Facebook\u00a0page here<\/a>\u00a0or their email list by contacting Karen Ziegler at\u00a0zieg1001@gmail.com<\/a>. Jan 9 focus is the US and NC Judiciary.<\/div>\n
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Jan 5\u00a0Water Dragon Art Build in Charlotte,\u00a0<\/b>6-8pm,<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>1817 Central Ave. Rm. 209 (International House), Charlotte<\/div>\n
Leading up to the January 11th 1,000 Days of Bottled Water event (more below), join others in creating an awesome art project!\u00a0
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Jan 10\u00a0Fair Courts Day of Action,\u00a0<\/b>11am-5pm,\u00a0<\/span>Bicentennial Plaza, 1 E. Edenton Street, Raleigh<\/div>\n
Join the North Carolina NAACP, North Carolina Voters For Clean Elections (NCVCE), Democracy North Carolina, and Progress NC for a day\u00a0of action at the state legislature. We will kick off the day with a press conference in the Bicentennial Plaza, followed by a Citizens Lobby Day Of Action.\u00a0
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https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1815507185187612\/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1513379816297714<\/a><\/div>\n
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Jan 11,\u00a01,000 Days on Bottled Water\u00a0P<\/b>ress Conference<\/b>, 11 am, North Carolina General Assembly Press Room, \u00a016 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, NC<\/div>\n
Families from across N.C. will join together to share their stories of living on bottled water. Duke Energy’s coal ash mess has poisoned drinking water and left\u00a0hundreds of NC families with no alternative but to live on bottled water. Jan. 11 makes 1,000 days of cooking, cleaning, and even brushing children’s teeth\u00a0with bottles and bottles of water, every day.\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/776647742527528\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Jan 11,\u00a01,000 Days on Bottled Water Press Conference<\/b>, 3:30 pm, Duke Headquarters, 550 S\u00a0Tryon St, Charlotte<\/div>\n
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Jan. 13,\u00a0Medicare for All Rally,<\/b>\u00a0CCB Plaza, 201 N Corcoran Street, Durham<\/div>\n
As we honor the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we remember these words of his: \u201cOf all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the\u00a0most shocking and inhumane.\u201d Come to our rally to show your support for Medicare for All and learn what a just, humane and cost-effective healthcare\u00a0system could look like in our country.\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/930107137143919\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Jan 16,\u00a0Burned: Are Trees the New Coal Durham,<\/b>7pm, Center for Documentary Studies, 13 W. Pettigrew Street, Durham<\/div>\n
The documentary takes a hard look at the latest false solution to climate change: woody biomass. Our forests and communities here in North Carolina are at risk, and it\u2019s up to us\u00a0to step up. Join Dogwood Alliance and BURNED filmmakers Lisa Merton and Chris Hardee for a screening and discussion about what can be done to stop this\u00a0madness.\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/150362655605670\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Jan 17,\u00a0The Early Days of Thomas Berry (1970s and 1980s),\u00a0<\/b>3:30 \u2013 5:30 pm,\u00a0United Church of Chapel Hill
Program by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.ecozoicstudies.org\/reviews\/announcements\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Jan 20,\u00a0Woman\u2019s Rally on Raleigh<\/b>, 9am- 1pm, Halifax Mall, 16 W Jones Street, (green space in back of the General Assembly building)<\/div>\n
On the anniversary of the Women’s March, we will gather again to rally for our mission. We will celebrate Women Leading the Resistance and uplift voices\u00a0and stories of communities that are affected by the current administration and its oppressive policies.\u00a0<\/span>More details\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1611316172263531\/<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0https:\/\/womensmarchonraleigh.org<\/a><\/span>. There will also be a\u00a0rally in Asheville<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Jan 19-21\u00a0Foundations of Indigenous Wisdom,\u00a0<\/b>The Eco Institute at Pickards Mountain, 8519 Pickards Meadow Road, Chapel Hill\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
This workshop highlights the power of indigenous wisdom that is passed down through the generations. We make this wisdom accessible through stories\u00a0and community experiences designed to help us live greater lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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January\u00a023,\u00a0Candlelight Vigil to #BlackoutDukeEnergy,\u00a0<\/b>6:30-8:30 pm, Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham<\/div>\n
Join us for an indoor rally, candlelight vigil, and community building event (speakers, music, dancing) to protest Duke Energy’s proposed electric bill increase and the Utilities Commission denial for Durham to have a public hearing.<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/168602423743879\/?ti=as<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Duke Energy Carolinas Rate Hike Public Hearings<\/b>
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Franklin, January 16, 7:00 pm, Macon County Courthouse, Courtroom A, 5 W. Main Street.<\/div>\n
Greensboro, January 24, 7:00 pm, Guilford County Courthouse, Courtroom 1C, 201 E. Eugene Street.<\/div>\n
Charlotte, January 30, 6:30 pm, Mecklenburg County Courthouse, 832 E. 4th Street.<\/div>\n
Handout to prepare for your\u00a0comments here.\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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Jan. 30,\u00a0Threats to an Independent Judiciary<\/b>\u00a0Rep. Cynthia Ball Town Hall, \u00a07 pm, Meredith College, Ledford Hall, room 101. We will discuss what happens in the upcoming January 10th\u00a0Special Session and the session\u2019s implications on the way North Carolinians elect our judges and prosecutors. \u00a0Please\u00a0RSVP here\u00a0<\/a>or email\u00a0ballla@ncleg.net<\/a>. A\u00a0campus map with parking directions<\/a>\u00a0can be found on the\u00a0Meredith College website. All are welcome!<\/div>\n
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Jan 31, Raleigh\u00a0<\/strong>Fossil Free Fast:The Climate Resistance watch party\u00a0<\/b>via livestream from DC<\/div>\n
Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh<\/div>\n
The event will feature US Senator Bernie Sanders,\u00a0350.org<\/a>\u00a0co-founder Bill McKibben, Rev. Lennox Yearwood from Hip Hop Caucus, Jacqueline\u00a0Patterson from the NAACP, Cherri Foytlin from BOLD Louisiana, Adriana Voss-Andreae from 350PDX, Varshini Prakash from the Sunrise\u00a0Movement, Jessica Lorena Rangel from Eyes of a Dreamer, and more. Hosted by 350 Triangle and Justice in a Changing Climate at CUCC, meet others in the community who want to\u00a0organize to build local power and take climate action!\u00a0More details on Raleigh event forthcoming here!!\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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Feb 4,\u00a0The Gathering: A Time for Reflection, Revival, & Resistance,\u00a0<\/b>Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, Raleigh, 6pm. Takes place the first Sunday of each month. Check\u00a0Repairers of the Breach<\/a>\u00a0website for updates to learn the focus and speakers who will join Rev. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove each month.<\/div>\n
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Feb. 10,\u00a0Moral March on Raleigh and\u00a0HKonJ People\u2019s Assembly 2018,\u00a0<\/b>March begins at 10 am,\u00a0Fayetteville Street\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
Taking the Resistance to the Ballot Box!\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1841465486167557\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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February 24,\u00a0Leopold Education Workshop<\/b>, located at Wilkerson Nature Preserve, hosted by The Center for Human-Earth Restoration<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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