COMMUNITY CASH? Efforts are underway to create a local currency, potentially for use in Riverwest and beyond. The goals of the currency include supporting local businesses, cultivating community self-reliance, strengthening our local economy, and fostering environmental, social and economic sustainability. To get involved or find out more, call 263.1513 or email mkecurrency@gmail.com. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7pm.
Black Holocaust Museum
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Harambee Juneteenth Day
“On Thursday, June 19, 2008 we proudly commemorate and celebrate the 140th Anniversary of Juneteenth Day!
Juneteenth Day is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the US. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with the news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. If one does the math it will become clear that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had become official January 1, 1863.
Posted inFurther Down Stream
Further Down Stream February 2008
Riverwest news briefs…Poetry & Politics – Riverwest Follies – Valentine’s Day Local Shopping – Mardi Gras Parade – Northeast Side Plan – 4th St. Forum – Community Brainstorming Breakfast – more…
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New Bronzeville
23,000 vehicles per day drive along North Avenue near I-43. Another 137,000 zip by along the freeway itself. However, if the high number of vacant lots and buildings – especially between 5th and 7th Streets – are any indication, not many of those cars stop so that their drivers can shop.
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A New Initiative: Community Small Business Awareness
On a gray day in May…the warmth of real community shines through!
Luc Monsanto, owner of Shekinah Printing is determined to get one thing across: “Don’t pass us by!”
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