Posted on 17 January 2013. Tags: calendar, Davidson College, Martin Luther King Day
Davidson College is planning a series of public events on Monday, Jan. 21, to commemorate the Martin Luther King holiday, with activities for children, performances and talks and seminars focused on social justice. Events are free, at various locations in the Alvarez College Union. For more information, call 704-894-2225. Here’s a schedule:
King Day for Kids, 9 a.m. to 11:30 in the Brown Atrium – King Day for Kids features activities that promote literacy, social justice, and community involvement for children from kindergarten through sixth grade. Participants will engage with Davidson College students in small group readings, storytelling, and arts and crafts. At the end of the session, the childrenwill receive literacy-based goody bags. Please register by January 14 via e-mail to assherrill@davidson.edu or by calling 704-894-2423.

Bob Zellner
Keynote Presentation by Bob Zellner, 11 a.m. in the Smith 900 Room – Longtime civil rights proponent Bob Zellner will speak about his experiences in a lecture titled after his 2008 memoir, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement. Zellner got involved in the civil rights movement following his graduation from Huntingdon College in Alabama in 1961, and was the first white southerner to serve as field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. His activities eventually led him to be arrested 18 times in seven states on charges such as “criminal anarchy” and “inciting the black population to acts of war and violence against the white population.” He and his spouse, Dottie, organized an anti-racism project for workers in the deep south called Grass Roots Organizing Work, and organized workers in the pulpwood industry. He made documentary and feature films, and toured college campuses talking about the civil rights movement. He wrote a Ph.D. dissertation at Tulane University on the southern civil rights movement, taught at several places and was involved in management of the NAACP. In 2005, Zellner was a featured Civil Rights luminary in the award-winning documentary Come Walk in My Shoes, and he published his own memoir in 2008.
Fireside Chat with Bob Zellner, 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the Sprinkle Room – As a follow-up to his lecture, Zellner will field questions concerning his experiences as a Civil Rights activist.
“The One Who Builds,” 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the Smith 900 Room – 2006 Davidson graduate Peter Carolla presents his documentary film, “The One Who Builds.” Filmed in Greensboro, whose population of 300,000 includes 8,000 refugees, the film focuses on a former Sudanese refugee named Omer. Omer earned his American citizenship and is now ‘paying it forward’ as the founder and director of a refugee resettlement organization. His work with refugees reflects the ideals of Martin Luther King’s “beloved community.”
“Poetic Reflections of Social Justice,” 3 to 4:45 p.m. in the Smith 900 Room – The college’s “Free Word” spoken word club will bring to life the historic voices of social justice through poetic expression.
“Young Immigrants in Action: Immigrant and African American Youth Join Forces on Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” 3 to 4:45 p.m. in the Sprinkle Room – Laura Cahue of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center will discuss the contributions of young people across South Carolina toward a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Young immigrants are working with African American college students at Benedict College to become leaders for social change and a future of living together rather than apart. Their efforts on the protection of the human rights of all people draws substantially from the legacies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and farmworker activist Cesar Chavez.




Posted in Calendar, Cornelius, Davidson and the World, Davidson College, Huntersville, Mooresville
Posted on 17 January 2013. Tags: charlotte mecklenburg schools, girls on the run, heath morrison, school notes, Schools

Ms. Addison's class (clockwise from left): Trevor Lee (in hat), Henry Anthony, Anderson Meyer, Mrs. Heather Densmore, Roxy Boardman, Elizabeth Myers, Camryn Bianchi (KERRY BIANCHI photo)
By ANNE VARI
DavidsonNews.net
Kindergartners and first graders in one Davidson Elementary School classroom this holiday season learned about giving by creating and delivering greeting cards to the residents at The Pines at Davidson retirement community.
Meanwhile, registration begins soon for the spring session of Girls on the Run, a program aimed at elementary-aged girls. And CMS Superintendent Heath Morrison wants to have coffee with you.
MORE SCHOOL NEWS: Lindsay Greene of Davidson, a sixth grader at Bailey Middle School, is this year's Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools spelling bee champion. See our feature story here. Congratulations Lindsay! Read the full story




Posted in Calendar, Cornelius, Huntersville, kids, Schools
Posted on 16 January 2013. Tags: connect our future, Living with Growth, planning
Posted in Beyond Davidson, Biz Directory, Business, Calendar, Cornelius, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Lincoln County, Living with Growth, Mooresville, Planning & Development
Posted on 11 January 2013. Tags: connect our future, Living with Growth, LNTC, planning, Transportation
Posted in Business, Cabarrus County, Calendar, Concord, Cornelius, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Lincoln County, Mooresville, Planning & Development, Transportation