Perspectives on Public Health in St. Joseph County: Challenges, Successes, and a Call to Action Dr. Robert Einterz of the Saint Joseph County Department of Health shares perspectives and insights gained from serving as the Health Officer of St. Joseph County for the last three years. Dr. Einterz’s term as Health Officer began just a couple…
SAVE THE DATE: MAY 1, 2022 The Community Forum for Economic Justice, Higgins Labor Program at the University of Notre Dame, and Civil rights Heritage Center at Indiana University of South Bend present "Jobs, Incomes, and Unions in South Bend: Seizing New Opportunities to promote a More Just Economy" Civil Rights Heritage Center, 1040 West…
1. Featured this week at the Urban Garden Market: Stormy weather forced the cancellation of last Saturday's “hoopJAM” at the Urban Garden Market, but we'll have a second chance next Saturday, July 31st from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. A hoopJAM spontaneously occurs when a large number of hula hoops arrive at any given location. Hula hoop dance is fast…
This Saturday, August 11, 2012 the Urban Garden Market celebrates National Farmers Market Week with their second annual Corn Roast. Along with the best sweet corn ever (one free ear per person), there will be a variety of exhibitors representing health care, agricultural, neighborhood, housing and other organizations plus face painting for the kids. The…
When: Tuesday, June 16, at 7 PM Where: LaSalle Branch library, 3232 Ardmore Trail, South Bend Progressive economist and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and MoveOn.org Civic Action recently launched “The Big Picture: 10 Ideas to Save the Economy.” Ten videos, each less than 3 minutes in length are presented in Reich’s conversational and easy-to-understand style. …
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Time: 7 PM Location: LaSalle Branch Library, 3232 West Ardmore Trail, South Bend Speakers: Community activists Hardie Blake, Ray Turner, and Shane Peters This meeting will discuss a program, called Blakeonomics, that uses a new systemic participation method of teaching, learning and training the poor and homeless how to…