2008 Woodie Awards
Newark Beat
Issue date: 10/13/08 Section: Newark/World Beat
Mayor Cory Booker delivered the annual Toni Morrison Lectures at Princeton University. This year's topic was "The Unfinished Journey of America's Spirit" and included three lectures on the past, the present and the future. In his speech about the past, Mayor Booker urged Americans to unite in spite of their differences.
He also highlighted the aspect of race in America's history. The lecture series was started in 2006 to honor Morrison.
Students can walk "The Walk" to help cure breast cancer on Sunday, Oct. 19 at Military Park in Newark. The walk is hosted by Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society for research and support programs. The event starts at 10 am, for registration details go to www.cancer.org.
The circus is coming to town; send in the…animal rights activists? In addition to their controversial billboard, the animal rights activist group PETA is once again in Newark to oppose the arrival of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. PETA member Virginia Fort along with a PETA intern protested in an unconventional way.
The intern held a banner reading "Circus animals: Shackled, Lonely, Beaten," while Fort sprawled across the ground in shackles with fake "scars" covering her body. Their aim was to show people how circus animals are beaten and mistreated.
If you want to join the activism in Newark, the ACLU-NJ will be marching in Newark. The march will occur on Oct. 22, International Day Against Police Brutality. The event is targeted at police abuse throughout the state; it is not specifically aimed at Newark. For more information, go to www.racestillmatters.org.
Newark hosted its first Festival de la Familia Latina, or the Latin Family Festival. The event was held in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrated Latin arts and culture.
Mayor Booker said, "Newark's Latino community has much to celebrate….The strength of our Latino community is rooted in its families, and the Festival de La Familia Latina will celebrate and strengthen those families. I urge all Newark residents to come out and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us."
He also highlighted the aspect of race in America's history. The lecture series was started in 2006 to honor Morrison.
Students can walk "The Walk" to help cure breast cancer on Sunday, Oct. 19 at Military Park in Newark. The walk is hosted by Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society for research and support programs. The event starts at 10 am, for registration details go to www.cancer.org.
The circus is coming to town; send in the…animal rights activists? In addition to their controversial billboard, the animal rights activist group PETA is once again in Newark to oppose the arrival of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. PETA member Virginia Fort along with a PETA intern protested in an unconventional way.
The intern held a banner reading "Circus animals: Shackled, Lonely, Beaten," while Fort sprawled across the ground in shackles with fake "scars" covering her body. Their aim was to show people how circus animals are beaten and mistreated.
If you want to join the activism in Newark, the ACLU-NJ will be marching in Newark. The march will occur on Oct. 22, International Day Against Police Brutality. The event is targeted at police abuse throughout the state; it is not specifically aimed at Newark. For more information, go to www.racestillmatters.org.
Newark hosted its first Festival de la Familia Latina, or the Latin Family Festival. The event was held in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrated Latin arts and culture.
Mayor Booker said, "Newark's Latino community has much to celebrate….The strength of our Latino community is rooted in its families, and the Festival de La Familia Latina will celebrate and strengthen those families. I urge all Newark residents to come out and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us."
Be the first to comment on this story