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MOUSE & RAT TRAP COLLECTOR Rick Cicciarelli 257-5141 [email protected]
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PROGRESSIVE ITHACA CENTER: Nine organizations upstairs at 115
The Commons (Autumn Leaves). Books Behind Bars, Bush Must Go!, Ithaca
Community News, Ithaca Health Fund, Ithaca HOURS, Positive News, TC
HCAN, TC Workers' Rights Center, Youth Advocacy Program. Room for more.
FREE YOGA FOR ACTIVISTS! Monday mornings 8:30am, Autumn
Leaves upstairs (door to right of main entrance). Massage
therapists/other healers sought. "We are activists working on different
projects promoting a more just, healthier & happier world for
all (& we sure could use a massage)." --Ilonka [email protected]
351-7944
WIRELESS INTERNET AT PUBLIC LIBRARY: Laptop high speed
service anywhere in the library. Service Rules
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES STAGGERING THROUGH TOWN.
CORNELL CLOCKTOWER COSTUMES, complete with chimes.
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EDITORIAL: BUSH MAY STAY 
Election results show Bush may Stay rather than Go. Thus gone instead
is the illusion that during the next four years the federal government
will reduce warmaking, reduce oil dependence, repair the environment,
preserve abortion rights, & respect civil liberties. Gone the
illusion that the Democratic Party can inspire Americans to embrace
peacemaking rather than fear.
---Hereafter we cannot principally write checks to right wrongs. Nor
can we content ourselves with feeling superior to Bush by reading
leftist magazines. To survive, we must dedicate much leisure instead to
implementing practical programs.
---We will now protect one another by replacing illusions with
exemplary local actions. This community can prove, alone if necessary,
that young people will not be drafted, that the right to abortion
prevails, that universal local health coverage works, that we are not
controlled by corporate media, corporate retail or corporate finance,
& that there are effective
alternatives to oil.
---By doing so we plant here the seeds of practical
alternatives to fascism, & teach the nation to
thrive.
TOWN MEETING: WHAT'S NEXT? 11/13, 2-4pm. "Regardless who wins
the Presidential Election many of us know that there is still much work
ahead of us." Woman's Community Building. 339-1680 or [email protected]
---Cosponsors: Bush Must Go!, Ithaca Catholic Worker, Tompkins County
Green Party, TC Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Cornell for Peace and
Justice, Cornell Organization for Labor Action, Cornell Students
Against Sweatshops, Cornell Kyoto Now!, Cornell Farmworkers Advocacy
Coalition & more. DAY AFTER MARCH 11/3, 5pm, The Commons to N.
Cayuga to Cascadilla, etc. "No matter who wins we need to take back our
country." Bring flashlights, orange vests, drums, noisemakers for
"spirited rucus." Sponsored by Catholic Workers. Grace Ritter 277-8962
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ITHACA WAR & PEACE REPORT
"NEW PATRIOTS" FILM/DISCUSSION: 11/4, 4:30pm, 316 Anabel
Taylor Hall. local organizing for 2004 vigil to Close the SOA/WHISC at
Ft. Benning, GA 11/19-21. "The US harbors & trains terrorists!"
AMY GOODMAN AT SAGE CHAPEL: Channel 13, 11/5, 7:30pm
& 11/2, 10pm. "Independent Media in a Time of War &
Election"
EVENING OF JUDEO-ARABIC MUSIC 11/6, 7:30pm Muller Chapel,
Ithaca College.
MUSIC FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE 11/7, 4pm, Unitarian
Church (Aurora/Buffalo). Benefit for Neve Shalom/Wahat-al Salam
& Middleway. $15.00 at door. HOURS accepted.
ISLAM
IN ITHACA
PEACE & JUSTICE GIFT SHOP at Living Wage space (above
Autumn Leaves Bookstore, 115 The Commons. Mon-Fri 2-6pm weekdays, Sat.
1-4pm. 2005 Peace Calendar, 2005 Women Artists Datebook, T-shirts
(organic cotton non-sweatshop) "Celebrate Girls," mugs ("Corporate
Domination Sucks," "Unions: The Folks that Brought you the
Weekend,"etc, posters, note cards, post cards, buttons, bookmarks,
bumperstickers, books. Ithaca HOURS accepted. 269-0409
��VIVA LAS ARTISTAS! 11/8, 7pm ABC Cafe. Revolutionary art
event, music, dance, open mike.
TREATED UNFAIRLY AT WORK? "Workers' Rights Center provides
free & confidential information, referral, advocacy assistance.
Concerned about your wages, overtime pay, breaks, unjust termination,
your right to form a union, health & safety, family &
medical leave, discrimination, sexual harassment, disability
accommodation, bullying, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance,
rights of ex-offenders, teen work rules, or your civil liberties at
work? We also help with housing, social services & health
insurance problems." --Pete Meyers or Carl Feuer 269-0409 [email protected]
Office: 115 The Commons, above Autumn Leaves, Tues 6-8pm, Weds
10:30am-12:30 pm, Thurs 5-7 pm, Fris 2-4 pm.
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PRODUCTIONS (Danby) got "DreamCatcher" Award at 2004 Hope & Dreams
Film Festival. "Recognizes Slawomir Grunberg's commitment to
documentary filmmaking & the art of story telling." This year's
theme: "CHANGING THE WORLD-- ONE FILM AT A TIME."
* PEACE POTLUCK first Saturdays, Perry City Friends
(Quakers). Everyone welcome. Route 227, Perry City. Dish to pass
5:30pm; Presentation & discussion7pm. 387-9046 [email protected]
* WEEKLY PEACE VIGIL THURSDAYS 4:30-5:30pm, E. State St at Green
& Seneca Sts.
* PEACE GATHERING Third Sundays (11/21 & 12/19) 7-8:30pm,
Church of Epiphany, T-Burg
* OIL
IS RUNNING OUT, But the West Would Rather Wage Wars than
Consider Other Energy Sources, by George Monbiot
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"SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS PAST & PRESENT" Bottle
& Can Drive 10/20-11/20. Drop off at Dryden Veterans Memorial
Home, 2272 Dryden Rd. 844-9900
"DEMOCRACY" new song by Burns Sisters. Download at burnssisters.com
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FEATURED EVENTS (Ithaca HOURS are
accepted part/full for all events where fee is charged)
ITHACHORDS
four-part a capella Tuesdays 7-9pm, Salvation Army
FIGURE STUDY Wednesdays, 6-9pm, 221 Linn St. Draw, sculpt,
paint the human form. $5 model fee seespotartspace.org
FREE SWING DANCE Wednesdays 8-11pm at Wownet, 111 N. Aurora.
Meet-n-eat 7pm
BABIES, BOOKS & BOUNCE TIME for babies ages 0-16
months & parents. First & third Thursdays, 6:30-7pm, TCPL. Books, songs,
nursery rhymes.
SPANISH CONVERSATION: Sundays 4pm, Autumn Leaves Cafe. [email protected]
PAINT & CREATE SESSIONS 11/3, 11/5, 11/8, 2pm-5pm,
Coop Extension, 615 Willow Ave. "Transform plain cardboard boxes into
fantastic scenes from Lynne Cherry's 'How Groundhog's Garden Grew.'"
Ithaca Children's Garden. Leigh MacDonald 272-2292 x186 [email protected]
THE SPENCERS THEATRE OF ILLUSION 11/4, 7pm State Theatre,
"Enter a fun-filled world of dazzling illusions." $21 adults, $16
students, $10 <11. Half HOUR accepted. outtasightevents.com
YOGA CLASS 11/4 & 11/9, 5:30pm, 221 Linn St. "This is
a class for all of those who are a bit shy about yoga." A chance to
calm the mind. Instructor Jacoby Ballard. $5 donation.
SISTER2SISTER is open to all middle school girls in Tompkins
County that promotes self-esteem, healthy decision-making, empowerment,
& diversity." 257-3268 [email protected]. RSVP by 11/4,
256-0037 [email protected]
ALEX DeGRASSI 11/6, 8pm, Unitarian Church. "among the finest
acoustic guitar players in the world." $15-$17. Half HOUR accepted. outtasightevents.com
TRANSITIONS CONFERENCE: Women's Educational Opportunities
11/6, 9am-3:30pm, TC3. "Explore options for returning to school."
753-5077
GIAC SATURDAY BRUNCH every other Saturday, 11am-1pm 11/6-
Fish, eggs, and grits; 11/13- Pancakes, eggs, and sausage. Ages 14
& older $5. Ages 13 younger $3
WOMEN'S HEALTH SEMINAR 11/6, 2-3pm, Women's Community Bldg.
Jin Fang, Chinese Herbologist & acupuncturist: menopause,
infertility, depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, fatigue & looking
& feeling older. "Learn how Chinese medicine can help you stay
fit, young, beautiful, fulfilled, & vital."
CONTACT IMPROVISATION DANCE 11/7 & every first Sunay,
4-6pm, Tiamat Studio, 136 Commons. $4 donation. "Fun &
playfully dynamic interactive." Doug 339-7085
COMMUNICATING WITH OLDER ADULTS WITH MEMORY PROBLEMS 11/9,
David Stoyell at TC Office for the Aging 274-5492 [email protected]
INCREASE HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY 11/10, 10:30-11:30am.
Location & details: [email protected].
ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR 11/11, 11am-4pm, Unitarian Church, [email protected]
&
THROAT SINGERS OF TUVA 11/12, 7:30pm, State Theatre. $24 & $18;
HRS. 273-4497 ithacaworldartsalliance.com
Three-part harmony in each throat.
EDEN AT HOME: LEGACY CREATION IN THE COMMUNITY 11/12, noon,
Longview's Auditorium, RSVP Office for the Aging 274-5490 [email protected]
FREE SHAKESPEARE: "THE TEMPEST."Black Umbrella Productions
11/12 & 13 Wownet Digital Cafe, 116 Aurora St. 8pm
11/14 Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 Triphammer Rd No. 2pm
11/19 Lifelong, 121 W. Court St . 7pm
11/20 Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St. 2pm
11/21 Community School of Music and Art, 328 E. State St. 2pm
---$5 donation suggested [email protected]
227-7922
STARTING UP A FARM BUSINESS 11/13, Candor Fire Hall. Fee: $5.
Register: 272-2292.
AMERICA RECYCLES DAY CELEBRATION 11/13, 10am-4pm, Pyramid Mall.
SURVIVAL 101: 11/13 & 11/14, 9am-5pm. New Primitive
Pursuits Class for Adults, 4-H Acres. shelter building, water
collection, fire skills, procuring food, basic stone tools, crafts.
Fee: $130. HOURS accepted. Dave Hall 272-2292 ext. 261
FRESH FOLK HARMONIES by Five2 (Uniit, Charisse &
Yvette Lucente) 11/14, 3-4pm, Ezra Cornell Reading Room, TCPL
ITHACA HAPPINESS PARADE 11/16 & 11/30, 12:30pm,
DeWitt Park around Commons. Sponsored by Positive News.
CUSLAR BOOK SALE 11/16, Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall,
255-7293, [email protected]
CHICK COREA ELEKTRIC BAND 11/17, 8pm, State Theatre. $30-$34.
Half HOUR accepted. outtasightevents.com
INCREASING ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS 11/17,
12:30-1:30pm, Rice Conference Room, Biggs Building. - Initiatives
including TompkinsRx. RSVP 273-8686
MEET A REP FROM NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, consult
regarding consumer problems. 11/17, 11am. Consumer HelpLine 272-2292
FORCING BULBS FOR SPRING BLOOM 11/17, 6:30-8:30pm have
flowers in the winter. Fee: $10. Register [email protected]
BARBARA MINK speaks about her life & work 11/18, 7pm,
Womens' Community Bldg. $10 donation. Under 21 free. 272-1247
MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER ANNUAL MEETING & RAFFLE
DRAWING 11/18, Time & Location TBA. Win trip for 2 to Golden
Nugget Resort. To purchase ticket: Audrey Cooper 272-2292
A LIFE IN HER DAY 11/18, 19 & 20, 8pm, Kitchen
Theatre kitchentheatre.com
HRS
CIRCUS WUNDERBAR - HILBY RETURNS! 11/20 & 11/21, 1pm
& 3pm, Kitchen Theatre. HRS.
EXPLORING JOURNALING, EXPLORING YOURSELF 10/20 & 27,
6:30-8:30pm, WCB. Register 272-1247
COMPOST WITH WORMS 11/21, 2-4 pm, Coop Extension Register
early- space is limited! Fee: $10. HRS.
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ITHACA FOOD NEWS
ITHACA
FARMERS' MARKET continues Saturdays until 12/18.
VEGAN GROCERY STORE: ORGANIZING MEETING: 11/11, 7pm, Autumn
Leaves upstairs.
FARM OPEN HOUSE 11/20 & 21; 11/27 & 28:
10am-4pm. Alpaca, horses, goats, chickens. Indian Chimney Farm
404 Conlon Rd. Lansing. 533-8866
FARMER-TO-FARMER
NETWORKING MEETINGS [email protected]
GREENSTAR MEMBERS VOTE by 11/15 WHETHER TO DEFINE
"NATURAL" FOOD THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HEALTHY BRAND
SUBSTITUTES
IS NATURAL FOOD NATURAL? Check the label:
* "NATURAL FLAVORS" MAY
INCLUDE CARCINOGENS & MUTAGENS
* DIABETES
AND CORN SYRUP
* Are
"natural" foods & cosmetics safe?
* Is
bottled water better than tapwater?
BERKELEY
SCHOOLS SERVE ORGANIC
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ITHACA HEALTH NEWS
ITHACA
FREE CLINIC VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for finding equipment,
staffing: Dr. Justine Waldman [email protected]
or Elizabeth Salon,
NP. or Dna Jopa
See
PUBLIC
HEALTH COMMITTEE of the Alliance forming
---The Alliance has 825 members. They're co-owners of a $215,000 bank
account. ITHACA
HEALTH FUND'S NEW OFFICE & HEALTH LIBRARY (annex of
the Durland Alternatives Library), upstairs at Autumn Leaves.
MENSTRUAL HUT / RED TENT: "safe, sacred place for women for
their bleeding times." "Reclaim your cycle, your energy & your
spirit." Help organize: Dna Jopa 564-1986 [email protected]
HIV/AIDS in GHANA 11/8, 6:30pm, International Room, Willard
Straight Hall, Dr. Gilbert Buckle
FLU HOTLINE 274-6609 children & elders only.
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ITHACA MONEY NEWS
ITHACA
HOURS NEW LOCAL CURRENCY OFFICE: 115 The Commons (above
Autumn Leaves). Join now to be included in the 2005 directory.
ITHACA HOURS TRADING
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"NEWS
FROM THE LOCAL CURRENCIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY CONFERENCE"
[UTNE READER]
Pete Seeger signed 20 Ithaca HOUR notes on back, at this conference.
Most are in circulation. ITHACA: "THE
SOCIAL & CULTURAL CAPITAL OF COMMUNITY CURRENCY"
STUDY CONCLUDES TAXPAYERS
SUBSIDIZE WAL-MART WORKERS
"September was a good
month for the local economy."
2005 RECOMMENDED TOMPKINS
COUNTY BUDGET
TOMPKINS
COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN">
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YOUR LETTERS
"I drive a 1981 Deisel Mercedes, which I have converted to
run on vegetable oil. I had been getting used fry oil from a local
restaurant & filtering it myself, but the process was
incredibly messy, time consuming, & cumbersome, so I located a
local source of pre-filtered, ready-to-burn recycled fry oil. Mark at
LiguidSolar http://www.liquidsolar.com operates a small pump in his
backyard, on top of a fifty gallon drum of used cooking oil that he has
collected. On the fateful day when the stars aligned, the Red Sox
turned it around (10/20), & I needed more fuel to run my car, I
bought a full tank of oil from Mark & PAID FOR IT ENTIRELY IN
ITHACA HOURS!!! There I was, driving home, & I realized that we
had just completed a magnificent transaction -- I was operating my car
on recycled vegetable oil, which no wars have been fought over, as far
as I know, & I had paid for it with a useful local currency
that has never itself supported any wars, only the labor &
lives of friends & neighbors. Now, THAT is what freedom feels
like!" --Rebecca Nellenback [email protected]
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"I'm wondering if you're ever going to do another newsletter?
The latest one I can find is dated 6/11/04. Is this correct? Would love
to see it continue. Good luck. Keep up the good fight." --Bob H.
---- "I am saddened to see that the ICN hasn't been written, nor
distributed since June. Does it take the summer off (i.e., do you take
the summer off?) or is it due to lack of donations? If the former, good
for you! If the latter, I wish I could help, but I'm on disability and
barely making ends meet. Let me know if there is anything else I can do
to help with the news, ok?" --Lisa H.
---[REPLY] Editor became especially busy with the Ithaca Health
Alliance.
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"I am a college student in Spokane Washington. Recently I
have begun gathering information on graduate schools for physics,
& started looking at Cornell University as a possibility.
---"Since I see it is located in Ithaca, & I recall hearing
some things about the place, I wonder if you could help me clear up any
misconceptions I may have gotten, or solidify what I have heard.
---"I have heard that Ithaca is a place for the super rich. Like if you
don't have a few million you really are not going to be welcome there,
& you will not last. I have also heard that Cornell University
is a school only for the super rich, & then with just the right
connections at that."
---"Anyway, I thought maybe you could offer some clarity on the issue,
as it would really help me in evaluating the best school to go to,
& where I might fit in." --Jacob Fines
---[REPLY] Ithaca is a place for the struggling working class, the
struggling & the secure middle classes. There are many rich
& a few super rich. There's a lively alternative &
creative culture. Admission is easier for the wealthy, though there are
many people there with financial aid. You could get stats from Cornell
itself. Being the child or grandchild of a CU grad helps. But if you've
got the grades & extracurriculars there's a chance. See "Cornell's
Activist History & Future"
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"I just wanted to change my old e-mail address on the Ithaca
Community News List (we've been spam bombed & don't want to
miss your mailing). Great service!" --T. Dunn
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"We're beginning to investigate if it would make sense to
switch from Verizon to another provider for local telephone service
(perhaps coupled with regional and long-distance service as well).
---"This is the kind of issue we all tend to address on our own every
few years, but I'd like to learn from your experiences. If your agency
has switched from Verizon to another carrier, I'd like to hear if the
change: 1) saved money, & 2) caused any decline (or
improvement) in service. I'll be happy to share what I learn." --Bob
Riter [email protected]
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"Our Food Pantry here at Tompkins Community Action will
gladly take your plastic grocery bags. We use them all the time
& have a need for them all the time. Drop them off at loading
dock (701 Spencer Rd) anytime or during business hours (M-F 9am-
4:30pm). [email protected]
273-8816 x143
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"I just happened to stumble upon your e-mail archive
& must say I am truly impressed! Please add me to your
listserve; I'd love to know what's going on." --Marquise
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"For the month of November, the Sloan Student
Associationwould like to help a local agency organize & collect
for a canned food drive. Could anyone recommend an appropriate
organization to team up with for this activity? Also, for future
reference, if your organization needs any help from a student
organization, please e-mail me with suggested activities." --April
Denmark [email protected]
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"I read about Ithaca Health Alliance in Orion Magazine. Do I
understand correctly from your website that membership is open to any
& all, or must communities develop their own group? I have a
daughter who is presently struggling to maintain coverage for
herself,husband & 3 kids as his employer no longer provides
coverage ($900/month)." --Joan Sauer
---[REPLY] The Alliance has members in 29 states so far. Payments are
made anywhere in the world, to any health provider, for categories
currently covered: an example that other
communities can follow.
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"Thank you for asking for money [for Ithaca Community News].
Too many of us who do independent things for the community don't admit
we're as poor as church-mice!" --Julie Jordan
---[REPLY] Thank you, that's so, and thanks to the many who have paid
for this edition. Donations may be made to ICN, Box 365, Ithaca, NY
14851
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to get to their local library due to a health or physical concern, or a
special circumstance. Free. [email protected]
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REIKI I CLASS 11/6 & 7 Gretchen Avery, Traditional
Reiki Master Teacher, Loving Touch Center of the Finger Lakes 539-7085
16 Class Hours $150. HOURS accepted. Pre-register [email protected] FREE
INTRODUCTORY REIKI CIRCLES 11/4 & 18, 6:30pm, Women's Community
Building
SHAMANIC JOURNEY WORK: specializing in soul retrieval. Pat
Floyd 279-0444
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THE HISTORY CENTER IN TOMPKINS COUNTY: subscribe to the
e-newsletter History Happenings. Send blank e-mail to [email protected]
ITHACA ROTARY COMMUNITY GRANTS apply by 1/28/05, Jessie
Ripple (Chairperson - Grant Program) 57 Highgate Circle, Ithaca, NY
14850, 257-6454 or 254-2372.
ITHACA ASL CLUB conversation practice & social group
for people interested in using American Sign Language. Meets twice
monthly. All welcome, regardless of skill level or degree of hearing
loss. [email protected]
or IthacaHearingLoss
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