Skip navigation.
Home
Progressive Richmond-Wayne County, Indiana
Home » Events

Events

« January 12, 2008 - February 11, 2008 »
 
01 / 12
Ramallah Friends School Benefit Concert
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

Susan Stark and Friends Benefit concert for Ramallah Friends School featuring Quaker singer/songwriter Susan Stark and friends. Ramallah Friends School in Palestine’s West Bank offers international Quaker education to Muslim and Christian students, many of whom need scholarships. Net proceeds from this event benefit the Ramallah Friends School. Sponsored by Newlin Center for Quaker Thought and Practice.

The event will be held in Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall, on the campus of Earlham College. Tickets required: $5.00/ adults; $3/Students and Seniors. For more information, call (765)983-1501.
01 / 13
01 / 14
Public Hearing on Smoking Ban Ordinance
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

The Richmond Common Council will be having a public hearing on its proposed Smoking Ordinance on Jan. 14. It will prohibit smoking in every place of employment within Richmond, and it prohibits smoking within 25 feet of an entrance. It also requires employers to adopt a no-smoking policy and to notify all employees of this policy and to post signs about it.

A public hearing will be held on January 14 at 7:00pm in the Richmond City Council Chamber to further discuss this proposal. You are entitled to attend the meeting. The Common Council is taking this opportunity to hear from you.

The ordinance will not be enacted on January 14, because it will require a second reading at a subsequent Council meeting. If enacted, the ordinance would take effect 30 days after passage.

You can read Proposed Ordinance 087-2007 on the City of Richmond website.
01 / 15
Master Gardener Training begins
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

A Master Gardener Training course will be offered beginning in January 2008. The Master Gardener course trains adults interested in gardening on horticulture topics to further their knowledge and encourage volunteerism upon completion of the course.

Some of the topics covered include soil and plant nutrition, weed management, composting and ornamental management. For complete details and an application for the course, please contact the Wayne County Extension office at (765) 973-9281.
01 / 16
01 / 17
01 / 18
01 / 19
01 / 20
01 / 21
Education: Is it a Right? Who is Responsible?
Start: 7:00 pm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Commission presents Dr. Charles Robinson,
Director of African American Studies, University of Arkansas, speaking about "Education: Is it a Right? Who is Responsible?". The event will be held at the Holiday Inn and Conference Center, 5501 National Road East and costs $10/person. For more information, call (765) 973-8534.

The Future of the Civil Rights Movement
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Keynote Speaker: Christopher Edley, Jr, author, Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, and former member of the US Commission on Civil Rights. Edley, joined Boalt Hall as Dean and Professor of Law in 2004 after 23 years as a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is the first African-American dean to lead a top-ranked US law school. Edley was co-founder of the Harvard Civil Rights Project, a renowned multidisciplinary research and policy think tank focused on issues of racial justice. His lecture topic will address "The Future of the Civil Rights Movement".

The event is free and open to the public. Held at Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall, on the campus of Earlham College. For more information, call (765)983-1317.
01 / 22
01 / 23
01 / 24
01 / 25
01 / 26
01 / 27
01 / 28
01 / 29
01 / 30
01 / 31
02 / 1
02 / 2
02 / 3
02 / 4
02 / 5
Carter Peace Lecture with John Paul Lederach
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Presenter: John Paul Lederach Presenter: Dr. John Paul Lederach, Professor of International Peacebuilding, University of Notre Dame, Distinguished Scholar and founding director of Conflict Transformation Program, Eastern Mennonite University Lederach has done extensive work in conflict transformation around the globe and has written widely on conflict resolution and mediation. Sponsored by Carter Peace Lecture Fund, bringing noted scholars and speakers to speak on issues of peace and non-violent action.

Held in Loose Lecture Hall, Landrum Bolling Center on the campus of Earlham College. Free and open to the public. For more information, call (765)983-1211.
02 / 6
Diversity Council meeting
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

The Diversity Council's mission is "The people of Wayne County will respect, value, and celebrate the richness of the differences among us and actively work to build a unified community." The council works on issues of racial diversity, socio-economic disparity, and religion and Spiritual diversity. Monthly meeting for all interested persons to help promote diversity in Wayne County and work through Diversity Related issues. Please come, all are welcome.

Held at the Townsend Community Center, 855 N 12th Street and sponsored by Wayne County Vision. For more information, call (765) 962-3616.
02 / 7
Tackling Earlham's Ecological footprint: With and against the grain
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:10 pm

Join us for Peace Forum, a weekly discussion series (with free lunch!) in the Earlham School of Religion dining room, noon on Thursdays.
Alex Haworth: Tackling Earlham's Ecological footprint: With and against the grain
Alex is a senior History major at Earlham College, and has been a impressive student activist and leader. He has been instrumental in Earlham's Bike Co-op, a writer for the Earlham Active, and involved in a variety of environmental activism.
02 / 8
02 / 9
02 / 10
02 / 11
Add to iCalendar