Riverside-Salem
UCC
April-May, 2002 Worship/Program
(All from 4-6 p.m. Sundays at the church cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, unless otherwise specified. SUNDAYS in BOLD; other events of interest in italics.)
April
11
Quality Quest Coalition of Grand Island Speaker:
Sally Cunningham, Master Gardener, at Eco-Island, 7 p.m.
April
14 Joe
DeMare, "Windmills, Solar, and
Geothermal Units: An Alternative
Energy Plan for New York State."
Joe has studied wind power as an
alternative energy source for 20 years and started his own company, Alternative
Energy Corporation, to make wind power a reality in New York State.
He is vice-chair of the Erie County Green Party.
April
15
LASC Coffeehouse: Farmworkers
in Our Backyard & Globally, 7-9 p.m., Caudell Hall lounge, Buffalo State
Campus (894-2013 for information and parking permits)
April
19, 20
Local press conference/send-off (19th) for demonstration in
Washington, D.C.(20th) and vigil with Women in Black at Elmwood/Bidwell
Pkwy from 12-1 p.m. on the 20th
(Info: Peace Center:
894-2013)
April
21 Emily
Carron/Andrew Savoy-Burke/Colin O'Malley from the WNY Sweatshop Awareness
Project will speak on their organizing efforts at Lancaster High School, Buffalo
Seminary, and Canisius High School.
April
28 Environmental
Sabbath. We will re-chip paths and
begin constructing an outdoor labyrinth (2-4 p.m.).
Boots and work-clothes recommended.
Soup, bread, fruit provided. Tools,
wheelbarrows, music welcomed.
May 5
BUSINESS; also Western Association Meeting (Lockport UCC)
May
12 Joyce
Bol will lead a discussion based on Donovan Webster's book, Aftermath:
The Remnants of War. Why war
never ends…. Celebrate Mother's
Day in historic fashion!
May 13
"Islam
among World Religions," NoRC/AMC forum (call for info: 882-4793).
May 17
CEJ
(Coalition for Economic Justice) Annual Awards Dinner (892-5877 for info)
May
19 Ken
Sherman - Friends of the Buffalo Niagara River.
FBNR monitors and advocates for local rivers and provides hands-on
project suggestions for grassroots involvement.
Especially important contact for Grand Island environmentalists and wanna-be
riverkeepers!
May 20
LASC
Coffeehouse: Update on weapons
testing on Vieques, Puerto Rico (894-2013 for info)
May
26 Sharing
Our Gifts Theme: Memories
June
2 BUSINESS
Call Shirley at 992-3038 or June at 773-1426 for
confirmation, information.