Received yesterday. It’s a YouTube video. -jsq
Video by George Boston Rhynes for
K.V.C.I. Keeping Valdosta Citizen Informed
George has written up most of this in K.V.C.I. with pictures and YouTube videos.
Also, I appreciate the shoutout, George, and I’m sure the other people involved
with LAKE and this blog do, as well.
-jsq
Every protester has a story:
We’re here to protest the building of the biomass plant.
We think it’s ill-conceived to contaminate our air.
Our children, retirees, all sorts of folks….
Here’s
the video:
Ill-conceived to contaminate our air –Barry Z. Hyatt @ VLCIA 19 April 2011
Biomass protesters,
Regular Meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA),
Norman Bennett, Tom Call, Roy Copeland, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett chairman,
Brad Lofton Executive Director, J. Stephen Gupton attorney, Allan Ricketts Project Manager,
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 19 April 2011.
Videos by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
-jsq
Friends of Valdosta City Schoolds (FVCS) had a table at the 100 Black Men BBQ, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.
Their No School Consolidation signs now have both a Viking and a Wildcat paw on them, and they have Viking stickers and Wildcat stickers.
FVCS @ 100 Black Men BBQ, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
Their consolidating CUEE competition was nowhere to be seen.
-jsq
Roy Copeland and Willie Head have announced the winners,
but the food, music, and community continue untii 6PM today.
100 Black Men BBQ
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange
Lowndes County Courthouse, Valdosta, Georgia, 6 August 2011.
Plenty more pictures in the
flickr set.
Videos to come.
-jsq
Mara Register gave a very interesting presentation about
the Five Points Steering Committee (FPSC) last night
at the monthly meeting of the
Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP).
She sent her slides to me this morning for publication by LAKE.
Here they are
on the LAKE web pages,
in PPT, PDF, and HTML formats.
She said there is no FPSC web page, but their meetings are shown in the
calendar of events on Valdosta’s city website.
The next FPSC meeting shown there is for 18 August 2011.
| Date: | 8/18/2011 5:00 PM |
| Location: | Valdosta City Hall Multi-Purpose Room 300 N. Lee Street |
Videos of her talk will appear on the LCDP youtube channel.
I will probably post some more here about what she said
and some of the Q&A that ensued.
Meanwhile, you can see the slides for yourself.
-jsq
Local music, local lunch, local community.
Here’s
a playlist.
Lowndes High School Jazz Band,
Valdosta Brown Bag Lunch Series at the Historic Lowndes County Courthouse.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange,
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 9 May 2011.
-jsq
John Charles Griffin sent me this:
Mexico’s Solar Energy Taco Stands:
In Oaxaca, Mexico taco street
vendors are using the solar energy from the sun to cook their tacos.
This is being done as part of a project run by Michael Gotz who is
trying to find to what degree they can transform the use of solar
energy.
This would be great at stalls at Downtown Valdosta Farm Days
at the historic Courthouse:
practical cooking and marketing for solar Valdosta and Lowndes County!
More about
Michael Götz.
-jsq
There are at least two Juneteenth celebrations scheduled in Valdosta
this year:
Minister James Robinson, Guest Speaker
Greater Morning Star Baptist Church
$10/ $5 (Children 4-10)
Call 253-8313 or 460-4889 for Tickets.
From free food to a Gospelfest, there will be various vendors,
organizations, and sponsors from all over in attendance.
Jane Osborn’s
Community Calendar says:
Juneteenth started in
Galveston, Texas, where the news of the Emancipation Proclamation
arrived on the 19th of June, 1865.
This year in Brooks County, Georgia, Juneteenth will be celebrated on
Saturday the 18th of June from 8AM to 3PM at the
Brooks County Courthouse.
According to
WCTV:
Brooks County Juneteenth Festival. The mission is to restore, explore and
preserve African-Indian history in Brooks County Georgia. The purpose is
to honor, cherish and acknowledge the sacrifices our ancestors suffered
and endured to allow us the blessings we enjoy today. The theme is
“Honoring Our Past to Celebrate Our Future”. Anyone interested in being
on committee, participating as vendor, performer or display an exhibit
should call.
More details from
Fannie Jackson in a facebook note dated 11 June 2011:
Information from George Rhynes:
| What: | Quitman 10 Support Rally |
| When: | 2 PM Saturday 18 June 2011 |
| Where: | Walker Street Auditorium, Quitman, Georgia |
Here are
more details.
George explains:
Once again, no comments or interviews from the Quitman Ten on the
alleged voter fraud charges against them. Moreover, nothing has been
published about
the Quitman Ten receiving support and recognition from
Brooks County Community Leaders,
Georgia State Senators, Representatives, President of GABEO, Chairman
of the Peoples Agenda, and other Civil and Human Rights Leaders and
organizations.
I will note that I took the video in that blog entry for LAKE,
and LAKE published it in January,
so it’s not quite nothing has been published, but
George has a point about newspapers and TV.
Here’s
the video:
More from George (I’ve added a few LAKE blog links to his links to his blog):
