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Sad news: Keith Romaine

Posted on November 14, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Recently re-elected Brookhaven Councilperson Keith Romaine died this morning. It is sad on a variety of levels…he was young;  he had just worked hard in a campaign; and his dad is Ed Romaine, a Republican lawmaker who has been very cordial and listening to local greens. Information about Keith Romaine’s funeral is: here. Story: […]

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Thursday, Nov 12th: Poet Kelly Powell and an Open Mic

Posted on November 11, 2009 by kwilder

A fun event with a great poet! Green Palate is holding Open Mic events (with the spice of a featured performer!) to celebrate the Green Palate  “take on grapes, grains, brews and bites.” Kelly Powell is a friend of ours, and a poet who lives in Northport. Kelly has read at PeaceSmiths. She has some […]

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Sat. Nov 14th: Alan Semerdjian’s book signing in Huntington

Posted on November 8, 2009 by kwilder

Alan Semerdjian is a musician and poet whose work Ian and I both admire. Alan had been the caretaker at the Walt Whitman Birthplace in Huntington, and he led a multi-media arts event there called “The Body Electric”, the likes of which Long Island has never seen before or since. Alan is a musician as […]

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If the war came to your backyard, would you try to stop it?

Posted on October 28, 2009 by kwilder

Do you know that a company in Long Island, New York, is part of manufacturing parts for predator drones? Predator drones are operated by men and women in Nevada, who program them to kill people half a world away in Iraq and Afghanistan. (A Democracy Now! story about drones linked here and excerpted below.) Will […]

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Newsday has cut you off!

Posted on October 22, 2009 by kwilder

KW: On a splash page at Newsday.com it announces that their content will be pay-only as of October 28th. After that day, in order to read Newsday on line, you will have to subscribe, or be an Optimum on-line customer with them and register with them. A story at Editor and Publisher here puts it […]

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Tuesday, 10/20: Free songwriting workshop in Long Island

Posted on October 19, 2009 by iwilder

Free songwriting workshop at Five Towns College in Dix Hills/Melville area, Tuesday night at 7pm-9:30 with Steve Seskin , a successful songwriter, and inspirational teacher

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Storm creates flooding on South Shore: some beach changes and road closings

Posted on October 19, 2009 by kwilder

At Gilgo Beach,  at Robert Moses State Park, and in Montauk, flooding impacts some roads and use of beaches.  This affects the Town of Babylon, Town of Islip, and the Town of East Hampton (hamlet of Montauk). As the advisory leading up to last night had mentioned, part of the reason was the affect of […]

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Saturday, Oct. 10th: Peace Poetry in Long Island

Posted on October 8, 2009 by kwilder

As part of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence… Poetry Reading by Local Poets Saturday, October 10th 2pm to 5pm in Farmingdale at the Ellsworth Allen Park Community Meeting Room Motor Ave, Farmingdale Contact: Eleanor at (516) 694-2016

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Wed, Oct 7th: It’s windy in Long Island

Posted on October 7, 2009 by kwilder

Just some weather news. Take care, it is very windy. There is a high winds advisory until midnight tonight. Check your travel plans, etc… (excerpt from) Newsday Thousands of Long Island homes and businesses lost power, and flights at area airports were delayed for more than two hours Wednesday as high winds whipped across the […]

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In Long Island: The Permibus is coming to town with workshops and classes and magic activism

Posted on October 7, 2009 by kwilder

October 10th through the 13th, the Permibus will be in Long Island in the St. James area. For details or to sign up for a class, please call 406-721-8427, or give an e-mail to the crew — Megan, Stan and Delyla — at skillsmc at gmail dot com. Amazing Schedule Gatherings and workshops at the […]

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Fri. October 16th: Lori Berenson update

Posted on October 3, 2009 by kwilder

May 25, 2010 Update: Lori Berenson granted parole!

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Alert: Need healing, conflict resolution and community reflection at North Babylon High School

Posted on October 1, 2009 by kwilder

KW: There are many angles to look at the recent news at North Babylon High School: A teenager who attends North Babylon High School was injured when a pipe bomb he was creating at his home blew up. The teenager is reported to have material related to the Columbine incident at his home. And, now, […]

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Max Wheat: The poetic language should be on the agenda of any meeting of those who are waging peace

Posted on September 30, 2009 by kwilder

Full story and lots of other good stuff at PeaceSmiths.org Heralding the Beginning, October 2, 2009, of The World March for Peace and Nonviolence With a Poetry Reading Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. September 26, 2009 Smalls Jazz Club 183 W. 10th Avenue Greenwich Village, New York City Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes about the death of […]

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A Peace Celebration: First PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse of the season!

Posted on September 28, 2009 by kwilder

The first PeaceSmiths Coffehouse of the new season will be October 2, 2009.  PeaceSmiths holds a coffeehouse the first Friday October through June, for lo these many decades. * Well…that day also happens to coincide with all these wonderful, intertwined events: October 2nd is… -Gandhi’s Birthday -The United Nations’ International Day of Non-Violence -The New […]

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