[Durham INC] Supporting Fair Elections in Taxes; Social Justice concert; play =?ISO-8859-1?B?s1J1aW5lZLI=?=; Hayti Heritage Film Festival; Full Frame Documentary Film passes & more

[Laura Drey]

Supporting Fair Elections

Please support "FAIR Elections" by marking YES on the $3 check-off box on
the N.C. income-tax return for the North Carolina PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FUND.

Saying "YES" neither increases your tax bill nor decreases your refund, but
the check off designates $3 of the taxes you're already paying for public
campaign financing of judicial elections and a voter guide. Public campaign
financing gives candidates an alternative to endless fundraising calls,
allowing them to focus on their real responsibilities.  The judicial public
financing program has greatly reduced the amount of money flowing from
attorneys and business PACs into judicial races.

Don't forget to have your tax preparer say "YES" to the $3 check-off on the
state income tax form.  If your tax preparer fails to ask if you want to
support the NC Public Campaign Fund, remind them of their duty to ask and of
your desire to support the fund by answering "YES" to the $3 NC PUBLIC
CAMPAIGN FUND question.
 
Call Democracy North Carolina at 1-888-OUR-VOTE with questions or visit
www.democracy-nc.org/.

Democracy North Carolina is a nonpartisan organization that uses research,
organizing, and advocacy to increase voter participation, reduce the
influence of big money in politics and achieve a government that is truly of
the people, for the people and by the people.

Please spread the word.

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Events (new ones and other events with more details)

Visual arts = blue, movies & plays = brown, music = red, and others
(including political events) = black

Sunday, February 6,  1:00  ­  5:00 pm

Hearts for Sale

Valentines, art, cards for all occasions, jewelry, handmade books

1202 Watts Street, Durham, NC
For more information, call Jeanette, 683-1236.

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Wednesday, February 9
Reception: 6 - 7pm, Concert: 7 - 9pm

Lifting Our Voices For Social Justice Concert and Poetry Slam, a fundraiser
for SARN
Sum-Thyng Like a Poet (SLAP)

Music from Tom Neilson www.tomneilsonmusic.com
Theatrical performances from Children of the Sun Latino
Theatre Productions

TICKETS
Reception and concert: $20
Concert only: General admission: $10 
 Student/low income: $5 (advance
sales)
This is a fundraiser for the Southern Anti-Racism Network (SARN) which
organizes across the fault lines of race, class, gender and immigration
status to end racial disparities in education, access to health care and
economic opportunities. SARN was formed in 1999 at Highlander Center to
build a diverse network of activists working to dismantle racism. We are
"activists building community relationships in the South." For more
information: PSSARN at aol.com, 919-824-0659 www.projectsarn.org
<http://www.projectsarn.org>

Hayti Heritage Center,
804 Old Fayetteville St., Durham

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Friday, February 11, 6:30 - 10pm

Breakfast at Tiffany¹s Sweet Arts¹ Art Auction and Fundraiser for Durham
Arts Guild
  
The Durham Art Guild, established in 1948, is "a non-profit, member-driven
organization with the primary goal of operating a visual arts gallery that
features the work of regional artists." www.durhamartguild.org/

Durham Art Guild in Durham Arts Council
120 Morris St., Durham, NC 27701

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February 11 ­ 20

³Ruined²  by Lynn Nottage presented by NCCU Department of Theatre

³Ruined,² set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the story of the
resilience of the human spirit during times of war.
www.nccu.edu/calendar.cfm

I have always thought the drama department has done a good job.

NCCU
Farrison-Newton Communications Building ­ Theatre Lawson & Fayetteville St.

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Sunday, February 13, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

A Chocolate Affaire! with all the decadent chocolate deserts you can eat
from area restaurants, wine available, and auction items to bid on.
For more information and pictures of auction items go to
http://www.cancersupport4u.org/a-chocolate-affaire.html or call 401-9333.
 
This is a fundraiser for Cornucopia which is "a place where anyone touched
by cancer can find the support and resources to live life to the fullest.
Our programs and services support and empower individuals and families in
Durham and beyond with cancer to explore the best choices for their own
approach to coping with cancer.²

The Carolina Club at UNC's George Watts Hill Alumni Center
Directions: http://www.cancersupport4u.org/directions-to-carolina-club.html
Parking available at Ramshead Lot and around campus

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Tuesday, February 15  7 pm

Readings from The Emperor Has No Clothes: Teaching About Race and Racism to
People Who Don't Want to Know by Tema Okun
The book offers theoretical grounding and practical approaches for leaders
and teachers interested in effectively addressing racism and other
oppressive constructs. The book draws both on the author's extensive
experience teaching about race and racism in classroom and community
settings and from the theory and practice of a wide range of educators,
activists, and researchers committed to social justice.
www.dismantalingracism.org

Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St  Durham

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February 17 - 20

Hayti Heritage Film Festival

The Festival¹s mission is to celebrate African American cinema and the
African cultural Diaspora, by highlighting established and emerging
filmmakers; and films showcasing the contributions and uniqueness of the
Black artistic traditions in film. www.haytifilmfest.org

Hayti Heritage 683.1709
804 Old Fayetteville Street,
Durham, North Carolina 27707

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February 26 an every 4th Saturday through end of spring 10:30 am.

Different Drum trio with Latin music & bi-lingual stories

Durham County Library¹s Children¹s Room
300 N Roxboro St 

www.differentdrum.us

April 14 ­ 17

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event
dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema. Full Frame
serves the documentary form and its community by showcasing the contemporary
work of established and emerging filmmakers. The Thematic Program at the
2011 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is a series around archival
footage. 

For more information about the festival go to
http://www.fullframefest.org/pr.php
Film passes are now available and are limited in number
http://www.fullframefest.org/passes.php
Volunteering http://www.fullframefest.org/volunteer.php
Year-Round Programming
http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001sI1gWfQ1ijnfVyse
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Individual tickets go on sale April 4.

Downtown Durham


Laura

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