March 6: Lt. Governor Candidate Debate
McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman Street (at Western Blvd.), Raleigh
Reception 6:30-7 pm, forum 7-8pm. The moderator for the event is WUNC capitol reporter Laura Leslie. Click here to submit a question for the candidates. For more information, contact Bradley Hardy at bhardy2006@yahoo.com or 336-466-1703.

March 8: “Water—Use It Wisely!”
9 a.m.-noon, parking lot on the corner of Foster St & Hunt Ave, Durham
Learn how to promote a healthy environment and save money and water by exchanging your old showerheads, buying pre-ordered (by March 6) rain barrels, purchasing bird boxes and wildflower seeds; free items, too (such as toilet retrofit items and faucet aerators). Hosted by Durham’s Soil & Water Conservation District & the Department of Water Management. Info: lmarochak@co.durham.nc.us, 560-0558.

March 8: Women’s History Month Event — “Iron Jawed Angels”
2-5 p.m., UNC George Watts Hill Alumni Center, Royall Room, Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill
History comes alive in this contemporary film about two defiant women who struggled to secure the right to vote for all women. The screening is followed by a panel discussion. For information, call Carol Sherrod, 919-542-6650.

March 9: Sunday Forum — “North Carolina Comes Of Age”
9:15 – 10:15 am, Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh
Thomas Goldsmith, N&O Generations reporter, and Bill Lamb, associate director for public service, UNC Institute on Aging, discuss the rapid growth of North Carolina’s older adult population and the resulting public policy issues facing the state and our community. For more information, email Cynthia Ball at cball@ballmediation.com or call 387-9479.

March 9: Screening of the documentary “Israel: Myths and Propaganda”
2-4 p.m., The Community Church of Chapel Hill 106 Purefoy Rd.
Join the Coalition for Peace with Justice for a screening of the documentary “Israel: Myths and Propaganda,” the truth about the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and the ethnic cleansing of Palestine featuring Israeli historian Dr. Ilan Pappe. Refreshments and discussion will follow the film, including a brief update of CPWJ activity and opportunities to get involved.

March 10: Former Secretary of Health & Human Services Donna Shalala to Discuss Care of Wounded Veterans
3 p.m., NCSU, Stewart Theater, Raleigh
NC State’s Millennium Seminar. Admission is free. Her remarks will focus on the care of returning wounded service members from Iraq and Afghanistan.

March 11: Annual Precinct Meetings
7:30 p.m., your polling site
Meet with your precinct committee to discuss GOTV efforts, craft resolutions, etc. For more information, visit the Durham Democratic Party’s website.

March 12: Women’s History Month Event — “Iron Jawed Angels”
7-10 p.m., North Regional Library, 221 Milton Road, Durham
History comes alive in this contemporary film about two defiant women who struggled to secure the right to vote for all women. The screening is followed by a discussion led by Sylvia Kerckhoff, former mayor of Durham. For information, call Carol Sherrod, 919-542-6650.

March 15: Vigil To Commemorate the Fifth Year of the Iraq Invasion and Occupation
1-3 p.m., State Capitol grounds (south side facing Fayetteville St.)
Sponsored by Triangle CodePink and other local peace organizations. Participants will read the names of U.S. soldiers from North Carolina who have died in Iraq since the initial invasion on March 19, 2003. All are invited; signs welcome.

March 16: Sunday Forum — “Affordable Housing: Why Should You Care and What Can You Do?”
9:15-10:15 a.m., Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh
Guest speaker is Chris Estes, executive director, N.C. Housing Coalition.  The coalition leads a campaign to ensure that working families, people in crisis, seniors, and persons with disabilities may live with dignity and opportunity. For more information, email Cynthia Ball, cball@BallMediation.com, or call 387-9479.

March 25: Lillian’s List of NC and EMILY’s List present a Campaign Training Program for Campaign Staff
EMILY’s List and Lillian’s List of NC are offering a terrific training opportunity for campaign staffers working for pro-choice Democratic candidates in North Carolina and surrounding states. The program will begin with registration at 8 am and will be filled with training on fundraising, message development, direct mail and other important campaign issues, ending at 5 pm. For more information, contact Michelle Stephenson at 202-419-3073 or mstephenson@emilyslist.org.

March 28: Night of A Thousand Dinners
A Fundraising Campaign of the Adopt-A-Minefield Program
6:30–9 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, 3313 Wade Ave.,
Raleigh
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Martinson, assistant professor of history and
political science at Meredith College
Sponsor: Wake County Chapter of the United Nations Association of the
United States of America (UNA-USA)
Cost/Registration: A donation of $30 per person ($15 of which is tax-deductible). Additional donations are fully tax-deductible. Please give as
generously as you can. Register for the dinner and/or contribute to AAM by
mailing a check payable to Adopt-A-Minefield to: H. Wayne Bare, 1307 Sycamore Dr., Garner, NC 27529; Email: wayneb@nc.rr.com. Please respond by March 24.
Background: One of the humanitarian services provided by the United Nations is assistance to nations faced with the problems created by explosive
remnants of war (ERW). Portions of at least 78 countries are contaminated with landmines, booby traps, and unexploded bombs, artillery shells, and a host of other lethal ordnance. Each year ERW kill or injure between 15,000 and 20,000 people — one-third of whom are children — and they deny access to land and resources that are essential to post-conflict reconstruction and long-term development. The Adopt-A-Minefield (AAM) program conducts the Night of a Thousand Dinners campaign in which people in communities around the world come together to raise funds for ERW removal and survivor assistance and to increase public awareness of this worldwide menace. UNA-Wake’s March 28 event is a part of this campaign. Its specific objective is to raise funds for removal of ERW in Cambodia, one of the most severely ERW-afflicted countries in the world. Participants will be treated to a dinner of Vietnamese and Cambodian cuisine. The dinner will be followed by a program describing the daunting task of ERW removal and the recent history of Cambodia, a poor, devastated country that has been the victim of endless international conflicts and internal power struggles.

March 28-30: 80th Anniversary YDNC State Convention
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center, Durham (RTP)
James Carville, YDNC’s keynote speaker at this year’s convention on March 29, will challenge all listeners and especially those in attendance under 35. Thomas Doyle of Wake Co. will serve as the 2008 Convention chairman. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

March 28-30: Camp Wellstone Activist Training
Camp Wellstone is a training program that teaches progressives how to win on issues and elect good candidates. Camp Wellstone is divided into three tracks:

• Citizen activist track — For people interested in citizen lobbying, issue advocacy, and community organizing, this track provides skills in how to win on issues.
• Campaign track — This track focuses on how to be an effective staff or volunteer member of a winning progressive campaign.
• Candidate track — This is for people who have made the decision to run for office.

For more information, click here or contact Jen Haut at jennifer@wellstone.org or 651-414-6037.

March 30: Sunday Forum — “Working For Clean Water”
9:15 – 10:15 a.m., Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh
Guest speaker is Dean Naujoks, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper.  Sponsored by the Neuse River Foundation, Naujoks and his counterpart on the Lower Neuse patrol the watershed by water, air and ground to find and eliminate sources of pollution. For more information, email Cynthia Ball at cball@BallMediation.com or call 387-9479.
Ongoing weekly vigils for justice and peace: Chapel Hill: 4:30-5:30 pm, Fridays, corner of Elliott Road and East Franklin Street (942-2535). Durham: Saturdays, Noon-1:00 pm, Gregson and Main Streets, opposite Brightleaf Square (402-0424).