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Make the most of your membership in Common Ground!
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Written by Katie Andrew
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 14:46 |
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As you loyal readers already know, the Athens Farmers' Market LLC: Local and Sustainable official grand opening celebration was held this past Saturday (May 17th) at Bishop Park. And as anyone who attended knows, it was a celebration indeed. The ten local farms that participated succeeded in selling all of their produce before the market closed for the day—not that that dissuaded the steady flow of traffic into the market. Other Farmers' Market supporters and participants include Luna Bread Company, 1000faces Coffee, and a plethora of local artists and craftspeople to showcase their home-made jewelry, soaps, paintings, and so on. After all was said and done, the Athens Farmers' Market saw about 2,600 eager customers. Not only was Saturday a good day for local farmers; it marked the beginning of what will hopefully be a permanent staple of Athens culture, finally quenching the communal thirst for deliciously local produce that has overwhelmed similar projects in the past. The Athens community has been very supportive of the market and shows high hopes for its future. The Athens Farmers' Market will be open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bishop Park. Come next Saturday (May 24th) and show your supports for locally-grown, sustainable goods. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 May 2008 14:57 )
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Written by Katie Andrew
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 14:43 |
 The Athens Human Rights Festival—thanks to Citizen Advocacy, Common Ground Resource Center, a loyal coordination staff, and many others—celebrated their hard-earned 30th anniversary earlier this month. We're proud to report the festival a grand success—and how could it not be? Social interest in the kinds of issues the festival advocates has been building and building as the 2008 presidential election inches closer; all the resulting political discourse has helped make this year's Human Rights Festival that much more significant. It's prime time to make change. The downtown street celebration, dedicated to the loving memory of Eve Carson, featured a throng of politically-active musicians such as Jackpot C ity, Dubconscious, The Maybes, Fleeta Mitchell, Tommy Jordan and the String Theory—who haven't missed a festival in all its glorious thirty years—and the list goes on. There were also over thirty orators, each with their own individual ideas and messages; they spoke on behalf of education, gay and lesbian rights, immigration issues, economic justice, marijuana law reform... Why, there were even llamas. Long live the hell-raisers, let's hear it for thirty more. For more information and the full Human Rights Festival 30th Anniversary webloid, visit www.athenshumanrightsfest.org.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 May 2008 15:37 )
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Written by Katie Andrew
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 12:11 |
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Congratulations to the selected applicants for this summer's Common Ground Internship Consortium! A reception was held on April 1st at the Common Ground Resource Center in honor of the participants and the projects they will be serving. The objective of the internship program is to provide for its partisans the knowledge and experience they need to pursue their interests in the nonprofit sector with an intensive, summer-long training program. Read more and see pictures from the event! |
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Written by Katie Andrew
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 12:08 |
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Food Not Bombs is an international movement that aims to fight hunger locally by collecting food that would otherwise go to waste and distributing it to those in need. The Athens chapter is seeking more volunteers to help get the job done (especially Mondays). Everyday service is always the goal! If you're interested in supporting a very worthy cause and want to mingle with equally charitable fellows, just show up at the Common Ground Resource Center (157 N. Newton St). Food Not Bombs meets every Monday and Wednesday around 4:30, then sets up outside Ben & Jerry's downtown to serve at 7, then back to Common Ground at 8 to clean up. On Saturdays the group meets at 2:30. See you there. |
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Written by Katie Andrew
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 12:06 |
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There will be a Grand-Opening Celebration on May 17th at the brand new Farmers' Market at Bishop Park (Sunset St. off Prince Ave.). The Athens Farmers' Market will offer the best sustainably-grown produce, hand-made crafts, direct-trade coffee, freshly baked bread, and other organically-delicious goodies. The market will be open every Saturday from May 17th to November 22nd from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get excited! More details coming soon. If you are interested in selling produce at the market, you must grow within 100 miles of Athens and meet the growing qualifications outlined by Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) Standards http://www.naturallygrown.org/standards.html Please contact
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If you're interested in selling local hand-made/home-made crafts at the market and live within 100 miles of Athens, contact
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If you're interested in volunteering in any capacity at the market, contact
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