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what’s kansas city doing on 9/11?

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[Update] Visit the website: http://www.kcseptemberproject.org. [/Update]

On September 11, 2004, people from all over Kansas City will share and discuss their ideas about citizenship, democracy, and patriotism.

At the University of Missouri-Kansas City (call 816-235-2559 for more information).

  • Open forum & Bring-your-own-picnic, 11-2
    University Playhouse (51st & Holmes)
    Come have your say, listen to speakers, singers, poets. Bring a picnic lunch and have a conversation on the grass.
  • Roundtable Discussion, 2-3:30
    Oak Street Residence Hall
    Professors, students, and community members will discuss “Civic Responsibility in Light of September 11.”
  • Voter Registration
    Miller Nichols Library
    Exercise your right: register to vote.

Johnson County Public Libraries (call 913-495-7514 for more information).

  • The Continental Soldier, 10-11 a.m.
    Antioch Library, 8700 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Merriam, KS
    Storyteller Mark Armato brings to life the soul of an army soldier facing the discontents
    of war.
  • Patriots and Poets, 12-1 p.m.
    Lackman Library, 15345 W. 87th St, Lenexa, KS
    Kansas City Star book editor and poet, John Mark Eberhart will read several poems celebrating freedom and democracy and mourning the losses of war.
  • Patriots and Poets, 2-3 p.m.
    Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th St, Overland Park, KS
    John Mark Eberhart will read several poems celebrating freedom and democracy and mourning the losses of war.

The September Project is a collection of people, groups, and organizations working to create a day of engagement, a day of conversation, a day of democracy.

The September Project is for all people.

To learn more:
http://www.theseptemberproject.org
Contact George Williams at williamsgh[at]umkc[dot]edu

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i got your atkins diet right here

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Here’s another entry in an occasional series of distributed cookbooks. Now this is what I call comfort food! Simple and yummy:

Macaroni & Cheese

  • One cup elbow macaroni.
  • One cup shredded cheddar cheese.
  • One cup milk.
  • Butter, salt, pepper, paprika.

Directions: Boil the macaroni until tender. Butter a small baking dish. Make three layers of macaroni and cheese (noodles, then cheese, then noodles, then cheese, then noodles, then cheese). Salt and pepper at each layer, too. Paprika on top. Pour in the cup of milk. Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes.

What’s your favorite comfort food? Post an entry to your blog and send a trackback my way.

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kc september project

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Crooked Timber’s Eszter Hargittai reminds us that it’s not too late to get involved with The September Project. Here at UMKC, we are coordinating a number of events for September 11, including an open forum, a roundtable, and a voter registration drive. Throughout the month of September, people will be able to register to vote at Miller Nichols Library (exact times to be announced). I can’t be more specific about the other events until locations and participants are nailed down. To stay informed, check out KCSeptemberProject.org. According to the main project map, other institutional participants in the KC area include Johnson Country Library.

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the september project

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Many bloggers have been discussing an upcoming event called The September Project, “a collection of people, groups, and organizations working to create a day of engagement, a day of conversation, a day of democracy.” More details are found on the project overview page.

Given that a number of KC people read my site, I was hoping to generate some interest and involvement in the project here in Kansas City. How about it? Please email me at ghw [at] wordherders [dot] net to discuss organizing events at local libraries and other public spaces. You might also mention this on your own blog to help spread the word.

David Silver, one of the project directors (along with Sarah Washburn), was recently interviewed (PDF) by the Chronicle of Higher Education:

“It’s a response to the climate of silence that has seeped into this country, post-9/11,” Mr. Silver says. “It’s difficult to get a lot of information from the media and from the government, so we wanted to create safe spaces — safe local spaces where we have free information.”

The September Project has few requirements for participation. Mr. Silver is encouraging libraries to hold readings of the Bill of Rights and to set up voter-registration programs. He is also encouraging participants to take digital pictures on that day, with the hope of creating a huge photographic collage.

But beyond that, events and programs are up to the individual libraries. Because September 11 falls on a Saturday this year, when some academic libraries are closed and when students on many campuses have not yet arrived for the fall, some academic libraries are holding exhibitions that will last for weeks.

The Seattle Times also published an article with more details on the project.

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repurposing the cicadas

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I’ve given voices (mp3, 2.2M) to Matt’s cicadas . This sound file is licensed under a Creative Commons license.

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