Monthly Archives: May 2009

Activism Panel: Ideals or Actions?

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ June 1, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

Brian Tate, Danny Simmons, Neycha et al always seem to have something interesting to present. Here’s the latest in the series.

I vote actions, by the way. You?

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Help Out a Student in Need

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Alexa11221

From FRANK WHITE NYC:
Our favorite intern Kiara, 17 is graduating from William H. Maxwell High School next month and needs your help getting off to college. She also needs help going to the prom next week.
With no support at home, she turned to us for help and she wasn’t happy doing so. Like most teenagers [...]

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Save 123 Community Space!

Posted on May 29, 2009 by The Changeling

[ May 29, 2009; 8:00 pm; ]

123 Community Space has done great things for our neighborhood. The folks that run the center have created all kinds of wonderful programs. Here are some of their regularly scheduled events:

*Mondays 7 p.m. Radical Tea Party: Anarcha-feminist Group
*Tuesdays (every other) 7-9 p.m. Political Prisoner Letter-Writing Dinner
*Wednesdays 6-9 p.m. Freegan Bike Workshop
*Fridays 3-6 p.m. [...]

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Fermentation and a Flick at Lab 24/7

Posted on May 28, 2009 by The Changeling

[ June 13, 2009; 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. 5:30 pm to 11:30 pm. ]
Fermentation Lab
Saturday, June 13th, 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Eric Childs, the owner of Kombucha Brooklyn, chef and fermentation lover, will be teaching this cooking class exploring the basics of making Kombucha and Sauerkraut. Discounted cases of Kombucha and home brew kits will be available. The cost is $25 and space is limited, so click over to the [...]

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FILM & TALK 4 THOUGHT at the Macon Library

Posted on May 27, 2009 by The Changeling

[ May 30, 2009; 1:00 pm; ]

FILM & TALK 4 THOUGHT invites you to a free screening of THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS (with all the free hot popcorn you can eat!) this Saturday, May 30th at 1:00 p.m.

A movie you won’t forget…from the book by Ann Rice and directed by Peter Medak…Set in 1822…the free people of color in New [...]

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Lost Dog!

Posted on May 23, 2009 by The Changeling

I just received this in my inbox. Please help find this missing dog! She ran away from her home on Clifton between Nostrand and Marcy.
Our pet dog ran out of the front yard to chase a cat across the street on Monday night and got lost. She is a small brown puggle/pit mix [...]

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Moms on the Move at the YMCA

Posted on May 22, 2009 by The Changeling
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Bed-Stuy Pub Crawl: Round Three

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Inquisigal

A pub crawl in Bed-Stuy??!!
Yes, we’ll agree that the neighborhood’s bars are indeed few and far between, and getting to those bars can often require much more effort than a mere “crawl.” But those slightly [...]

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Meet The Bedford Piranhas

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Alexa11221

Who says city kids don’t like to swim? Everybody into the pool with the Bedford Y’s Piranha swim team!

PS I see a bunch of kids I recognize from my son’s elementary school. Hi Kalia! Hi Ashley! Isn’t that Malaia with the beautiful smile? I hope you’re all having fun and learning a lot in middle [...]

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Brooklyn Business Summit

Posted on May 18, 2009 by The Changeling

[ May 27, 2009; ]
The Brooklyn Business Summit will be taking place on Wednesday, May 27th at Polytechnic Institute of NYU in Downtown Brooklyn.

It’s Brooklyn’s FREE business workshop for small businesses and entrepreneurs. This all day summit will focus on financial literacy, minority & women business enterprise, marketing, and sustainability. It will consist of an expo, a Triple Bottom [...]

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