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There are many economic and other interconnecting challenges facing not only our students, but other members of our community as well. On October 8, 2008 Ivy Tech Community College will host a community-wide event, "Finance, Fitness, and Fun Fest" – "Fcube" – focusing on financial literacy and well-being. The event will take place on the Ivy Tech Richmond campus. There will be no charge for participation.

Stay tuned for more information.

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The strongest security does not come from guns, police, armies or control, but from vulnerable and honest relationships. Richmond's Conflict Resolution Center contributes to these relationships throughout our community through working with suspended and expelled youth, mediating teen-parent and landlord-tenant conflicts, and teaching a depth and breadth of conflict resolution and restorative justice skills. CRC's Program Director Aaron Nell will share about this work at Peace Forum on October 9 at noon. Free, delicious lunch provided. Located in the Earlham School of Religion Dining Room on the campus of Earlham College in Richmond.

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The Richmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce debate begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Indiana University East's Vivian Auditorium in Whitewater Hall. The two-hour debate is open to the public and also airing live on Whitewater Community Television.

The candidates, as reported in the Palladium-Item:

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While every day provides opportunity to creatively engage conflict, Conflict Resolution Day was initiated in 2005 to increase public awareness about conflict resolution and its many benefits. The Conflict Resolution Center in Richmond is hosting a presentation by John Krauss, Director of the Indiana University Public Policy Institute. Dr. Krauss' speech, in Reid Hospital's Lingle Grand Hall, will be at 8:00 a.m. and is open to the public. An optional breakfast at 7:30 requires reservations by Friday, October 10 through the Conflict Resolution Center (765-973-8511).

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On Thursday, October 23, at the Uptown Innovation Center, 814 East Main Street, from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Main Street RWC will host Skills for Sales Success, part of the Accelerating Business Breakfast series.

This seminar will be led by Paul Ruck, a certified Business Coach with ActionCOACH, the World’s #1 Business Coaching Franchise (Entrepreneur Magazine, Jan. 2004 & 2005) who will come in and give you some good ideas on how to work ON your business instead of just IN your business. You’ll learn:

•How to create a professional sales process to differentiate yourself from the competition.
•To identify the four types of sales people and which type is the best for your business.
•Why asking “the best questions” is important to professional sales.

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:10 pm

Melissa Hill, Richmond resident and volunteer coordinator for the Nader/Gonzalez presidential campaign talks about the range of third parties in America today -- and how the electoral voting system unfairly discriminates against women, minorities and marginalized political groups.
Learn about solutions: a constitutionally protected right to vote, universal voter registration, a national popular vote for president, instant runoff voting, proportional representation and more!
Join us for Peace Forum on October 23 at noon in the Earlham School of Religion dining room for free, delicious lunch! Contact Anna Lisa Gross (765-914-2973, annalisa144@gmail.com) for more information. No RSVP necessary.

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Take a tour of an organic dairy farm right here in Wayne County! This is the opportunity to become acquainted with a local organic farmer and understand the value of organic farming and the impact it has on you as a consumer. Learn what it really means to be an organic farm from raising and feeding and milking the cows to transporting and packaging the milk as an organic product. You will hear about the certification requirements and what it takes to earn and retain organic certification. The dairy is a member of the Organic Valley cooperative. The milk produced on this farm is purchased by Organic Valley and processed locally at Smith Dairy.

Start: 9:00 pm

Earlham College is once again hosting a computer recycling event, Saturday October 25 2008 form 9 AM to 3 PM in the Carpenter Hall Parking Lot. Bring desktop computers, laptops, monitors, printers, keyboards, peripherals, cables, cell phones, copiers, and microwaves. TVs will be collected for an additional fee.

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Start: 12:00 pm
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Join us for Peace Forum this coming Thursday, Oct. 30, 12-1:10 pm in the Earlham School of Religion dining room.
The evidence is clear that the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections were stolen and that the results of the 2006 mid-term election were altered by fraud. Lonnie Valentine, ESR faculty, will present some of this massive evidence and show clips from the documentary "Uncounted." We will discuss what to watch out for in the upcoming election.
As always, good company and good food. All are welcome.

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America Recycles Day - a local informational event about recycling, natural resources, and the environment.

Saturday, November 1, 2008
10AM to 2PM at the Richmond Square Mall

Local information will be available as well as displays, drawings, and giveaways. Pictures with Richie the Recycling Raccoon will take place from 11AM to 1PM.

This is a free event for all ages so stop out and visit the various booths and help us to celebrate America Recycles Day!

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The Clear Creek Food Cooperative in Richmond will be holding its annual member meeting on Sunday, November 2nd at 4 p.m. This is an opportunity for members - the collective owners of the co-op - and other interested people from the community to give important feedback and input on the status of the co-op and where we'd like to see the co-op moving in the coming year!

The agenda will include reports from the managers, a financial report and a board report, which will include a plan to take the co-op in a new direction. And of course, we always have yummy snacks while we talk.

We hope you can join us. For more information, please call the Coop at (765) 983-1547.

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Start: 12:00 pm
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Bill Jolliff tells the good news through oldtime hymns, quick picking, rambling blues (playing a mean banjo all along the way). The best of the old sound meets deep faith and progressive politics. Bill Jolliff is a musician, poet, English professor and Quaker.
Join us for Peace Forum Thursday at noon in the Earlham School of Religion dining room. As always, good company and good food provided. All are welcome.

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