This week: A community activist brings a call to action -- and camping supplies -- to City Hall, Hispanic organizations spark a dialogue between local cops and community groups, Haskell students need help funding a trip to Palestine and Be 1! hopes to turn amateur runners into active mentors for Kansas City scholars.
Community activist Rachel Riley is taking her anti-violence efforts
from the streets and lots of the East Side to the doorstep of city
officials. Riley is planning a three-day camp out at City Hall starting
Wednesday at 11 a.m. Bring food and camping supplies.
The Coalition of Hispanic Organizations hosts a two-day Latino Civil Rights Summit this week. On Thursday, a "Community Conversation" at 6 p.m. at Donnelly College will include panelists from the KCMO and KCK police departments as well as a host of activist organizations. Then, on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon at Cristo Rey High School, a "Community Action" session will focus on a know-your-rights and ask-a-lawyer workshop with local attorneys.
The Be 1 campaign aims to make a 100,000 connections between kids in the Kansas City, Missouri, School District and mentors in the wider community. Students, adults and teachers will share the roads on Saturday morning, during a fund-raising 5K and celebration at Swope Park. The run starts at 8:30 a.m.; registration is $30.
Also on Saturday, Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders and county prosecutor Jim Kanatzar, will examine crime trends and prevention at two public forums about COMBAT -- the Community Backed Anti-drug Sales Tax. The first, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., will be held at Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center; the second, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., will be at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (8701 Leeds Rd., Kansas City, Missouri).
When author Michael Pollan was in town last week, he mentioned a slate of upcoming films examining -- and finding alternatives to -- our industrial food system. Right on cue: One of the Pollan-recommended documentaries, Fresh, is coming to the Screenland on Sunday. Tickets for the 1 and 3:30 p.m. shows are $10.
A delegation of students from Haskell Indian Nation's University will travel to Palestine in August to share their indigenous experience and open a dialogue with Palestinian youth. On Sunday, at 6 p.m., Citizens for Justice in the Middle East hosts a fundraiser at Holy Land Café. to help the Haskell group with travel expenses. Tickets are $25 per person; $40 per couple. RSVP to Ginger at 913.362.8362.
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