Social Action: Tomorrow, 7 pm - Why We Fight (film on militarism)

[Sarah Klepner]

Please see below for more events this week (with updated info)

Social Action Film: Why We Fight

Sunday, May 21

1475 West Front Street, Lincroft

Unitarian Meetinghouse (uucmc.org) 

7 pm

Community Room

With escalating investment in military production and increased drone attacks on multiple countries, Why We Fight is more timely than ever.  The film explores U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the Iraq War, revealing the activity of a military-industrial complex, which exiting President Dwight Eisenhower warned the people of the US about in 1961. Why We Fight  raises up the concern that our founding principles are in conflict with an imperialistic foreign policy. 

Winner of Grand Jury Prize for documentary at Sundance Film Festival, a Peabody Award, and the German Grimme Award. 

Contact Dan Ciaglia, danci...@gmail.com, for more info. 

Free and open to the public. Light refreshments served.

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Green Networking and Presentation on Local Watershed Preservation

Wednesday May 24

The White House (tea4u.com)

45 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst (Ocean Twp) 

7 pm tea

7:30 presentation

There will also be an announcement about the new Jersey Shore Timebank.

Please bring a snack to share (optional but appreciated!)

Join us to hear from Faith Teitelbaum about the efforts of the Whale Pond Brook Watershed* Association to restore the eroded banks and water quality in the Whale Pond Brook watershed and be able to walk along a 6 mile suburban greenway from the source in Tinton Falls to the ocean. 

The watershed area includes historic sites such as the 100 year-old Ross Island stone hut, the old Brinley grist mill site, the Woodrow Wilson Hall at Monmouth University and the beautiful Takanassee Lake in Long Branch.

*watershed: an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. The Whale Pond Brook watershed is bounded by West Park Ave, Wayside Rd, Monmouth Mall and Lake Takanasee.

https://www.facebook.com/WhalePondBrookWatershedAssociation/

http://restorethewatershed.net/

Join the Facebook event page: Building a Greenway, Preserving a Watershed

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Fundraiser for Red Bank's National Historic Landmark, the T. Thomas Fortune House                                  A HAPPY FORTUNE HOUR                                                                           Thursday, May 25                                                                                       5:30 - 7:30                                                                                              Patrizia's                                                                                          28 Broad Street                                                                                 Red Bank, NJ 07701   Enjoy a festive night out to support the rebirth of Red Bank's only National Historic Landmark, the T. Thomas Fortune House. The Cultural Center, now under development, is dedicated to human rights, journalistic integrity, advancement for all people, and celebrating the legacy of T. Thomas Fortune. Delicious food and wine will be served. Young poets and artists, members of our Fortune Tellers program, will offer a special presentation.  To learn more about T. Thomas Fortune and his home in Red Bank, see http://thomasfortunehouse.weebly.com/  For advance tickets, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-happy-fortune-hour-tickets-33911312649?ref=enivte001&invite=MTIwMDQ4MDUvc2FyYWgua2xlcG5lckBnbWFpbC5jb20vMA%3D%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invitemodernv2&ref=enivte001&utm_term=attend For more info, contact thomasfor...@gmail.com