May | 2012 | CLT Blog

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NASCAR, BooneOakley on AMC’s The Pitch, plus the Charlotte Video Project, on the latest 282

  • w/ guests Brittney Cason (radio personality & entertainment columnist), David Oakley (BooneOakley), and Scott Lazes (The Charlotte Video Project)
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Proverbs22:6 helps shape the future of local children w/ incarcerated parents, and you can help!

  • approx. half of children w/ incarcerated parents are under 10 years old, and a very high percentage of these children end up in prison themselves
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Labs on 15th teaches kids how to code, come out to their demo day @ CPCC next Tuesday!

  • Labs on 15th Demo Day, Tuesday the 29th, 5-6 PM, at CPCC's Belk Building uptown, room 4510
  • 5 kids, ages 11-17, to present their digital projects!
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The growth of equality: how the Community Building Initiative works to strengthen local communities
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    Rendering of “The Edison”, new mid-rise apartments @ Commonwealth & Pecan
      Camera Drive

      Donate your camera to Charlotte’s underserved youth @ Light Factory’s summer camera drives

      • Find out how to help underserved youth express themselves through the art of photography
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      Joe Bonham Project @ UNC Charlotte details experiences of wounded Marines & soldiers

        Charlotte rocks, Tampa sucks: CNN City Smackdown ends TODAY

        • get your stories, photos and travel tips could be featured in a CNN story
        • submissions due today!

        State of Mecklenburg May 8th primary wrap-up

        • w/ guests Warren Cooksey (Charlotte City Council) and Aisha Dew (Mecklenburg County Democratic Chairman)

        Media, BBQ & education, on the latest 282

        • w/ guests Kathleen Purvis (Charlotte Observer), Gary Ritter (CPCC & EdCamp Charlotte), and David Johnson (Silent Images)
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        TechCrunch coming to Charlotte July 11, wants to highlight local LGBT founders & startups

        • meetup location TBD
        • "LGBT founders, start-ups and employees" are invited to speak

        Jobs, fashion & local soccer, on the latest 282

        • with guests David Pinkley (The Resume Sage), Erica Hanks (QC Exclusive magazine), and Mac Lackey (KYCK)

        Those who stay (in NC) will be champions

        • "The only way that perception of us changes is if North Carolinians stay here, and do what needs to be done to make this right – for gay people, for unwed couples, for children — for our state.

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          The preparation stage for the Bank Of America shareholders meeting protest was officially kicked-off with an Interfaith Vigil at Trade and Tryon late Monday evening. 5/6/2012IMG_9334Volunteers covered neighborhoods across Charlotte with hundreds of posters highlighting Wednesdays protest activities. 5/7/12As well as putting up posters, volunteers also handed out flyers to Charlotteans for the three days leading up to the Bank Of America shareholders meeting protest. 5/7/12Using Area 15 off of N. Davidson St. as their main organizational space, protesters held meetings throughout the day and night in the three days leading up to the Bank Of America shareholders meeting protest. 5/7/12IMG_9509A volunteers hugs a protester from Occupy Wall Street as people arrive from out of town and out of state on busses. 5/7/12An Occupy Charlotte member shows recent arrivals from Occupy Wallstreet around the Area 15 convergence space while helping them to get oriented. 5/7/12IMG_9547Late arrivals to Area 15 read notes posted during the days earlier meeting by cell phone light. 5/7/12Protesters, volunteers and organizers met late into the night to make key decisions for the coming days events. 5/7/12Lectures and other activities were held through out the day Tuesday at the Teamsters Local 71 Union Hall outside of Charlotte, including workshops on non-violent civil disobedience. 5/8/12A workshop on non-violent civil disobedience held Tuesday at the Teamsters Local 71 Union Hall just outside of Charlotte. 5/8/12Protesters and volunteers take a dinner break at the Teamsters Local 71 Union Hall during Tuesdays day-long workshops and lectures. 5/8/12Protesters and volunteers take a dinner break at the Teamsters Local 71 Union Hall during Tuesdays day-long workshops and lectures. 5/8/12An artist works to make props for Wednesdays protest at the Bank Of America Shareholders meeting. 5/8/12Organizers work as hard as the protesters and are hands-on every step of the way. 5/8/12Protesters at Area 15 share food and comradery as they work together to prepare for Wednesdays protest at the Bank Of America shareholders meeting. 5/8/12Representatives from different organizations teach each other new tech skills they have learned. 5/8/12IMG_9718After many had gone for the night to get some sleep before the next days big event, organizers were still working diligently to make sure everything was in place. 5/8/12

          Photo essay documenting the preparation for today’s Bank of America protest

          • behind the scenes w/ today's protestors as the prepared for the demonstration
          https://www.facebook.com/GoodyWoodys?sk=infoBlake Scott and Franklin Zambrano of Goody Woody's food truckGoody Woody's famous fried tacoThe only truck of its kind in NC. This truck was the only one to not have a propane tank attached to it. Everything is powered by the truck itself!http://www.thetinkitchen.comIMG_4494IMG_4600IMG_4596David Traumer with wife Karen and kids.IMG_4558IMG_4605IMG_4604

          Food Truck Frenzy!

          • heard of Goody Woody’s, The Herban Legend, The Tin Kitchen, or Sticks and Cones Ice Cream?
          • find these and more at weekly food truck rallies around town
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          A Christian’s view on Amendment One

          • "This is not a religious thing. it's about our rights being taken from us. as a married, heterosexual man many would say that I would be unaffected by this amendment, but any man who stands idly by while rights are removed from other people is no man at all."

          Amendment 1 & the May primary, on a special episode of 282

          • with guests Ashlei Blue (Coalition to Protect NC Families), Bruce Carroll (Gay Patriot), and David Swindell (Public Policy & Political Science, UNC Charlotte)

          Video: a look at Charlotte’s technology & startup community

          • we talk w/ Paul Solitario of Cerium Capital, Josh Oakhurst of Skookum, and Paul Wetenhall of the Ben Craig Center