Where: South Bend Century Center, 120 S. St. Joseph St., South Bend When: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is asking for public comments about the impact of a potential rate hike that could raise homeowners' electricity rates as much as 25%. In addition to the event in South Bend, hearings will…
ARE "VOTE CENTERS" COMING TO ST. JOSEPH COUNTY? A PUBLIC FORUM Where: Colfax Auditorium, St. Joseph County Library, 304 South Main Street, South Bend When: Tuesday, April 17, 6 – 7:30 p.m. In 2011, the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation making vote centers an option for any Indiana county. A vote center is an election…
NEXT MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Tuesday March 20, 2012, 7 pm LaSalle Branch Library (3232 West Ardmore Trail, South Bend) Our special guest at this meeting will be Jim Kelly, the Notre Dame law professor who co-chairs, with Mayor Buttigieg, the newly created Vacant and Abandoned Properties Task Force….
CAN YOU HELP THIS SATURDAY (March 17) WITH THE COMMUNITY EFFORT TO REGISTER VOTERS IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY? Canvassing — (Organizer – Antonius Northern) The canvassers are meeting at the Natatorium (1040 W. Washington) at 10:00 am, for assignments. All routes should take less than 1 1/2 hours, so the canvassers can be part of the flash mob planned for noon. Media/Internet…
St. Joseph County Voter Registration Drive Underway Last Saturday, a group of community leaders met to plan an extensive voter registration effort for St. Joseph County. In attendance were representatives of the South Bend NAACP, the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of St. Joseph County, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior Men's Club and a diverse group…
Reta Kopala, who passed away on March 4, 2012, was a member and loyal supporter of the Community Forum for Economic Development. We will miss her very much. In case you missed these descriptions of the many ways she enriched our community, here are the web sites of her obituary and an article by SBT…
A MESSAGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The topic of January's CFED meeting is "Right to Work — More Than a Union Issue" When: January 17, 2012 at 7 PM Where: LaSalle Branch Library, 3232 West Ardmore Trail, South Bend This year, the Indiana General Assembly will consider a "Right to Work"…
Why does the COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE support VITA – the VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE program that provides free, electronic tax filing for low-to-moderate income taxpayers? The Community Forum for Economic Justice supports policies and activities that improve living standards and broaden opportunities for the residents of St. Joseph County. Since 2008, we have…
The CFED Board of Directors sends our best wishes to all of you. The year 2011 is drawing to a close. We have prepared a summary of last year's programs and projects: Download 2011 Review of CFED At our November meeting, seven Board members were reelected for two year terms: Jose Arevalo, Hardie Blake, Tony…
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, THE COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WILL JOIN WITH SIX OTHER MICHIANA ORGANIZATIONS TO SPONSOR: The Jobs Crisis & The Threat to Our Living Standards WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSED: What caused this economic crisis? Is President Obama's jobs plan what we need? Can jobs be created for the long-term unemployed and…
THERE'LL BE MUSIC THIS SATURDAY AT THE URBAN GARDEN MARKET… From 10 a.m. until Noon, Kathleen Jewel and her friend Linda Hulse will play dulcimer duets. The market opens at 9 a.m and closes at 1 p.m. Plenty of time to shop for vegetables, fruit, baked treats or barbecue and more — including pumpkins and…
UTILITY COSTS: HARD TIMES MAY GET HARDER FOR INDIANA RESIDENTS! Residential electric bills may increase by 22.7% for Indiana residents if I & M is granted a rate increase by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Meanwhile, the Energy Assistance Program could lose up to 50% of its federal funding, drastically cutting heating assistance for…