Sign the online petition NOW!
and attend the City Council meeting:
Wednesday, April 9th, 6:00 pm
PS #4 - 107 Bright Street
For more information, go to www.padnajc.org

From PADNA (Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association) "This is it - no more public meetings after this one. It is fundamental that we impress upon both the City Council and the press the overwhelming opposition to Toll's changes by having a massive turnout at the April 9 City Council meeting. We have been contacted by numerous news outlets including the Times and expect them to be present. Please speak to your friends and neighbors about attending as well. This is your last chance to have your voice heard. Let the mayor and city council know how you feel. Go to Citizenspeak and fill out the online petititon. Please do this ASAP, as we will be forwarding a copy of the petition to Senator Menendez and other state officials."

What a fantastic mapping tool I found on The Huffington Post -- it is called Fundrace 2008. To quote their description of this searchable map: "Want to know if a celebrity is playing both sides of the fence? Whether that new guy you're seeing is actually a Republican or just dresses like one? FundRace makes it easy to search by name or address to see which presidential candidates your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors are contributing to. Or you can see if your favorite celebrity is putting money where their mouth is." Search the map by city, by occupation or by name. Keep in mind I didn't find my name in the search -- but maybe because my donations were small potatoes compared to these.

The Polling Place Photo Project is a nationwide experiment in citizen journalism that encourages voters to capture, post and share photographs of this year’s primaries, caucuses and general election. By documenting local voting experiences, participants can contribute to an archive of photographs that captures the richness and complexity of voting in America.

Photographs of polling places, and the information that accompanies them, is a visual record of how voting happens in America: where it occurs, what the process looks like, how people act, and, ultimately, how the voting experience can be designed to be easier, less confusing and more rewarding. The Project hopes to collect photographs of every polling place in America, so you are encouraged to participate no matter where you vote.

The Polling Place Photo Project began in November 2006 before the mid-term elections. For the 2008 election cycle, the project is supported by The New York Times as a part of its political coverage.

AIGA, the professional association for design, and the supporting sponsor -- is the oldest and largest membership association for design professionals engaged in the discipline, practice and culture of designing. Its mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force. AIGA has supported the Polling Place Photo Project since 2006.

There were plenty of naysayers last December when a scrappy independent bookstore opened on Jersey Avenue. People weren't too sure that JC could support that type of small business -- ie, one that is dying in droves nationwide. This weekend, Imagine Atrium proves those folks wrong, as it celebrates its first anniversary with a jam-packed weekend of events.

Friday, Dec. 7 marks the launch of "Convergence," a joint venture between Imagine and JC's own Outside the Box Publishing. Naomi Wolf will be in town to discuss her new book, The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot, which explores the ten steps to dictatorships through history, and compares them to the America of today. The event is free, and there will be refreshments and free chocolate (courtesy of Dagoba Organic Chocolate). It all starts at 7 pm.

Then on Saturday, Carl Sagan's son swings by the Atrium for the store's b-day party. Dorion Sagan is a science writer and magician, and he'll be on hand to discuss his book, Notes from the Holocene: A Brief History of the Future, and perform some magic. The Atrium says there may be more surprises in store Saturday evening as well. The festivities begin at 7 pm.

Imagine Atrium
528 Jersey Avenue
201.451.4848

There is an important meeting to attend at City Hall on Tuesday July 24th at 7pm. If you have ever listened to music in a social setting, if you have ever been to a party or organized performance or event in Jersey City I strongly urge you to attend this meeting. Christine Goodman, director of Art House Productions has asked Steven Fulop, Ward D Councilman to attend in order to field questions about the newly passed noise ordinance that is truly hurting the small bits of culture this city has. There is a growing concern that Jersey City is becoming more of a suburb then a satellite city or 6th borough of Manhattan. Things are hard enough for small businesses and grass roots organizations without being charged fines for trying to host an event which is meant to provide entertainment and social settings in this city.

If you think this is just another boring City Hall meeting to attend, PLEASE, think again. This is TRULY important to the future of Jersey City - show your face, make a sign, make some noise(!), bring some friends and please support our friends at 58 Gallery, Art House Productions, Rock Soup Studios and others who bring us creativity, passion, imagination, spirit, truth and laughter.

Read more on the Ordinance from Tris McCall's Stompbox or Eno Sarris' Jersey City Baby.

Download a pdf copy of the Jersey City Entertainment and Dance Ordinance.

I am extremely late in the game on this one - but I have just disovered that The Flavorpill Network has created another spin off email newsletter to add to their already extensive bundle of events, music, art, fashion and literature emails. 'Activate' aims to humanize the world news headlines to your inbox every week. The well designed layout makes the newsletter easy to read and digest. On every article find links to respected Newspapers around the world such as The NY Times, BBC and The Associated Press making further reading easy to find. The current issue is #31 and each week find the top stories and other global news headlines in Politics, Science + Technology and business. Check out the Popular Appeal section for offbeat bits of information from around the web.

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