Jimmy C's Weekly Calendar
Our Hiltonia contact has forwarded the following from one of his neighbors.
It's worth keeping in mind. Additionally, I would submit that the same
approach can be successfully applied to making Trenton a better place for
all of us. -- Jim Carlucci
What You Can Do To Help Win the War on Terror
What can citizens do to help forward the war on terror? My thoughts follow,
starting with some old standbys and going on to something more unusual.
(1) Join and donate to organizations. Most individuals are not in a position
on their own to make a difference but can do much more by joining
organizations that subscribe to their views and giving generously to them.
There are potentially many such organizations (including my own Middle East
Forum) but, perhaps surprisingly, no single one exclusively and effectively
devoted to strengthening governments in the war has yet emerged.
(2) Get active in the political process. Give of your time and money to
candidates and, of course, vote.
(3) Write letters to the editor or get active in internet polemics.
(4) Engage in research. This is the new element. There are some remarkable
stories of private individuals becoming learned in the ways of radical Islam
and their activities have led to all sorts of important results, including
the arrest of an apparent terrorist
discrediting an expert witness
canceling an official reception
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- a city, a region, a university, or (in the case of small ones) a country.
There is an unending need to look critically at Muslim institutions and
individuals, so as to distinguish the extremists from the moderates, the
enemies from the allies.
Or to put it more starkly, Rita Katz of the SITE Institute
of Newsweek, "Almost every [Islamist] Web site has a section on how to do
jihad over the Internet" and these advise would-be holy warriors: "If you
can't do jihad physically, do it on the Internet." The same applies to
counterterrorists. (Feb. 9, 2005)
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And now the calendar---
Sunday, March 6
* 2:00 PM The Trenton Museum Society And The Trenton City Museum
Present The H.M. Szenes Music Series Sponsored by Ted Boyer and Jane Rohlf
Rollin Wilber, Lecture and Piano Interpretation Featuring the music of J.S.
Bach, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy and Hector
Villa-Lobos Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park
Admission $20 non-members, $15 members
* 5:00 to 5:45 P.M. (Every Sunday through March 13) A service for
peace and healing. A time for reflection, prayer and peaceful music.
Everyone of every faith, or of no faith tradition at all, is welcome. We
will remember especially those suffering from the recent natural disasters
and from the effects of war, and those who need healing in their personal
lives. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 801 W. State St., Trenton. 392-3805
Monday, March 7
* 5:30 PM Parent Compact meeting @ Gregory School 656-4740
* 6:30 PM School Board Meeting, Administration Building, N. Clinton
Avenue. There will be discussion of the Pros and Cons of the proposal to
demolish TCHS instead of renovating the existing building. This meeting was
postponed last week due to weather.
* 6:30 pm Lamberton Historic District Committee, First Baptist Church,
Bridge and Centre Streets.
Tuesday, March 8
* 5:00 pm City Council Conference, Subject: Reclaiming our Youth:
Steps Toward Preventing Gang & Youth Violence, Appearances by Police
Director Joseph Santiago and Barry Colicelli, Special Consultant to the
Mayor 2nd Floor, City Hall, the Public is welcome to attend. Following will
be Alcoholic Beverage Control Disciplinary Hearings.
* 6:00 pm PTO Meeting @ Munoz-Rivera 656-4840
* 7:30 pm Jersey Street Community Association, the Mill House, 325
Jersey Street. 394-8760
Wednesday, March 9
* 5:00 pm PTO Meeting @Washington School 656-4960
* Noon Trenton Housing Authority, 278-5000.
* 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Traditions, A Coffeehouse at the Old Barracks.
Dan Milner & Bob Conroy sing their songs and the songs of the seamen who
brought the Irish across the Atlantic as part of a two-week celebration of
St. Patrick's Day at the Old Barracks. The true mark of a great story teller
is that the listener feels he or she is there as events unfold; Dan Milner
is a ballad singer of that ilk. The 5-string banjo and open-key guitar
playing of Bob Conroy are stunningly poignant. Together, these veterans from
New York's South Street Seaport Museum present traditional songs in
unparalled performance. $10 per person. Please call 609-396-1776 for
information and reservations.
* 7 p.m. South Broad Street Community Civic Association, Advent
Lutheran Church, S. Broad and Malone.
* 7 p.m-10 p.m Every Wednesday Trenton Gay and Lesbian Civic
Association (TGLCA) card and games night,. at the TGLCA offices located at
986 S. Broad Street. Join your neighbors in a smoke and alcohol free
environment every Wednesday night. Various Card games as well as Scrabble,
Monopoly, Risk and other games are available.
* 7:30 p.m The Capital Rainbowfest
TGLCA offices at 986 S. Broad St., Trenton. Everyone is encouraged to be a
part of Trenton's yearly Pride event which will be held on Sunday, September
18, 2005 in Mill Hill Park. For more information please visit the Latest
News
Thursday, March 10
* 7:00 PM Trenton Council of Civic Associations (TCCA) at Thomas
Edison State College, W. State and Barrack Streets.
Friday, March 11
* 5:00 - 9:00 PM Trenton 2Nite, Art! Crafts! Music! Food!
Entertainment in downtown Trenton (area around Lafayette and Warren
Streets).
* 6:30-9:30 pm Every Friday Trenton Q Nite coffeehouse at Cafe Ole
at the door to support the artists and TGLCA. Please check out the varied
and exciting schedule of performers at www.tglca.com
Saturday, March 12
* 9:00 a.m. 2nd Annual HIV/AIDS March and Rally from West State Street
to City Hall. 393-3532
* 12 Noon 20th Annual St. Patrick's Parade. Steps off at St.
Anthony's Church on Olden Avenue on the Hamilton/Trenton border and ends at
Immaculate Conception, Chestnut Ave.
* 7:00 PM Opening Reception, Ellarslie in Cadwalader Park.
Sunday, March 13
* 5:00 to 5:45 P.M. A service for peace and healing. A time for
reflection, prayer and peaceful music. Everyone of every faith, or of no
faith tradition at all, is welcome. We will remember especially those
suffering from the recent natural disasters and from the effects of war, and
those who need healing in their personal lives. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral,
801 W. State St., Trenton. 392-3805
Coming Up:
* Wednesday, March 30 Women's History Month Reception, sponsored by
Trenton Councilwoman Cordelia "Dee Dee" Staton and Friends. Special
presentation to Homefront, Inc. Baldassari Regency, 5-8 pm $45 per person.
RSVP 609-695-7136
* Saturday, April 2 Greater Trenton Area YMCA 8th Annual Health Fair,
431 Pennington Avenue. 609-599-9622. Free.
* Wednesday, April 6th from 9 AM - 2 PM The State of New Jersey, along
with Connecticut, Canada and the United Kingdom, will be participating in an
international-level emergency preparedness exercise. The exercise involves
multi-levels of governments including, the Department of Health, State
Police, State Attorney General's Office, county and local health departments
and law enforcement. Each county within New Jersey will participate. The
exercise is designed to measure Mercer County's ability to rapidly medicate
its population in the event of a biological agent being released into our
community. Our goal is to medicate over 500 persons per hour for 3 hours.
To achieve this goal we are seeking 900 volunteers to participate in this
worthwhile civic endeavor. The exercise will be conducted at the Mercer
County Indoor Tennis Center, Bear Tavern Road, Ewing Township, NJ
For more information, please contact Richard Salter at 989-3636, ext. 141 or
by down-loading a volunteer application from www.mercernj.us/volunteers/
mrc@mercernj.us
Mail Applications to: Mercer LINCS, POD Clinic Volunteers, 218 N. Broad
Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.
* Friday, April 15, The Trenton Museum Society And The Trenton City
Museum Present The H.M. Szenes Music Series Sponsored by Ted Boyer and Jane
Rohlf
LECTURES IN SONG: Cole Porter by Fred Miller Ellarslie, The Trenton City
Museum in Cadwalader Park Admission $20 non-members, $15 members
* Saturday, April 16, The Contemporary presents Four Views of Trenton,
themed tours highlighting Trenton Architectural, Culinary, Historic and
Preservation delights. Continental breakfast and Lunch included. $45 per
person. Call 609-737-9128 or 215-295-1498 for more information.
* Saturday, April 16 Children's Used Clothing and Toy Sale Fundraiser
for CitySmiles www.citysmiles.org
2:00 pm Sacred Heart Church, 343 S. Broad St., Trenton, NJ. For more
information, call 394.8018.
* April 29-May 1 Trenton Film Festival. For information, go to 'Its
to TFFVolunteers@aol.com
Society, PO Box 22430, Trenton NJ 08607 or fax to 609-656-9277. Include
your full contact information (Name, Address, Phone/Fax, email and the
preferred method of contact.) Include some ideas of what you'd like to do
to help (tickets, ad sales, etc. and your availability the week of the
Festival, but especially Friday April 29, Sat. April 30 and Sunday May 1).
* Saturday, June 25, Janet Evanovich returns to Trenton. Stay tuned
for details.
