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| Special
Events
All events are free and open to the public.
| Nickel
and Dimed, Live |
 Ethics
of Investigative Journalism
 |
| Monday, February 23, 7 p.m. |
Kalamazoo Public Library
Central Library, 315 S. Rose St., 553-7913 |
| Panel discussion moderated by Gordon Evans, WMUK,
with panelists JD Dolan, WMU; Marin Heinritz, Kalamazoo
College; Julie Mack, Kalamazoo Gazette; Abbie Boudreau,
Channel 3 News |
Stories
of the Working Poor
|
| Monday, March 1,
7 p.m. |
Transformations
Spirituality Center
3427 Gull Rd, 381-6290 |
| Panel discussion with representatives from
Housing Resources Inc.; First Presbyterian Health Clinic;
Community Mental Health; and other local agencies |
Budgeting
on Low Wages
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| Monday, March 8, 7 p.m. |
Kalamazoo Public Library
Central Library, 315 S. Rose St., 553-7913 |
| Lecture and budget exercise led by Judy Marcusse Mann,
director of Ministry with Community |
Who's
Nickel-and-Dimed in Kalamazoo County?
|
| Monday, March 15, 7 p.m. |
The Theater in the Commons,
KVCC, Texas
Township Campus |
| Panel discussion moderated by Jean Kimmel, WMU
labor economist, with panelists Helen Harnett, Farmworker Legal Services;
Mattie Jordan, Northside Association for Community
Development; Anne Lipsey,
Loaves and Fishes |
| The
Politics of Low Wages |
| Monday, March 22, 7 p.m. |
| Portage District Library,
300 Library Lane, 329-4544 |
| Panel discussion moderated by John Long,
president, Kalamazoo Regional
Chamber of Commerce, with panelists Deb Buchholtz-Hiemstra,
Kalamazoo County Commission; Don Cooney, Kalamazoo City
Commission; Jack Hoogendyk, Michigan House of Representatives;
Alexander Lipsey, Michigan House of Representatives; Betty Lee Ongley, Portage City Commission; Lorence Wenke, Michigan House of
Representatives |
Good
Nutrition on a Nickel-and-Dime Budget:
A Cooking Demonstration |
| Monday, March 29, 7 p.m. |
Alma Powell Branch, Kalamazoo Public
Library,
and Douglass Community Center
1000 W. Paterson St., 344-0781 |
| Nickel and Dimed,
the Stageplay |
| Readers'
theater performance of selected scenes |
| Tuesday, February 24, 7 p.m. |
| Thursday, February 26, 7 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 28, 2 p.m. |
Kalamazoo Public Library
Central Library, 315 S. Rose St., 553-7913 |
| Nickel
and Dimed, Art Hop Exhibits |
Families,
Getting by in America
B&W
portraits by Sally Putney |
| Friday, March 5, 5-7 p.m. |
Kalamazoo Public Library
Central Library, 315 S. Rose St., 553-7913 |
Working,
Nickel and Dimed in Art
B&W
portraits by Mary Whelan and students |
| Friday, March 5, 4-6 p.m. |
| Portage District Library, 300 Library
Lane, 329-4544 |
| Exhibit |
| Friday, March 5, 5-7 p.m. |
Ministry with Community
440 N. Church St., 343-5880 |
| Nickel
and Dimed, Community Events |
Poverty:
Uncovering the Reality,
Defacing the Myths |
| Friday, February 27, 10:50
to 11:40 a.m. |
| Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College |
| Nickel
and Dimed, on Screen |
| Store
Wars |
| Wednesday, March 3, 7 p.m. |
Kalamazoo Public Library
Central Library, 315 S. Rose St., 553-7913 |
|
Wage Slaves: Not Getting by in America |
| Wednesday, March 10, 7 p.m. |
| Portage District Library, 300 Library
Lane, 329-4544 |
| Fast
Food Women and Women: The New Poor |
| Wednesday, March 17, 7 p.m. |
| Comstock Township Library, 6130 King Highway,
345-0136 |
Roger
& Me
Joe Reish, WMU dean of libraries, and James Dexheimer,
WMU library cataloging/processing department, will lead a
discussion following the film. |
| Wednesday, March 24, 7 p.m. |
Little Theater, Western Michigan University
Oakland Dr. at Oliver St., 553-7913 |
| SPOV:
World
premiere of videos about local working poor
by Education for the Arts students |
| Wednesday, March 31, 7 p.m. |
Kalamazoo Public Library
Central Library, 315 S. Rose St., 553-7913 |
| Nickel
and Dimed, Conclusion |
| Nickel
+ Dimed = Change: What Can I Do Now? |
| Wednesday, March 31, 4-6 p.m. |
| First Presbyterian Church - Social Hall |
| Reception and information fair linking
ReadingTogether participants with needs of local social service agencies |
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