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Norfolk OffBase
2501 Fawn St.
Norfolk, VA 23504
Mailing address:
Norfolk OffBase
PO Box 5533
Virginia Beach, VA 23471
Please designate Norfolk OffBase for your support!
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Norfolk OffBase proudly joins with the Virginia Organizing Project.
VOP is officially registered with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P. O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23209. You can write to this Department for all relevant financial statements and procedures regarding the solicitation of contributions. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Latest Activity
Amesty International Movie Night at The Pretlow Library Meeting Room 2
November 23, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm
Kathleen Foster’s latest film, Afghan Women: A History of Struggle,
is a feature-length documentary that captures the resilience and courage of a group of remarkable women who risk their lives daily in their struggle for political, economic and so...
Fourth Friday Salon for Social Policy at Norfolk OffBase
November 27, 2009 from 7:30pm to 10:30pm
A moderated community discussion which explores a current topic in depth; it has been going on for over five years in Norfolk
area.
Next topic TBA.
Bring a snack and a friend!
GHENT U2-CHARIST - TONITE, NOV 19 - A U2 SONGFEST at CHRIST AND ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ART STOCKLEY GARDENS & W. OLNEY RD
November 19, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
GHENT U2-CHARIST
COME GET SPIRITUALLY HIGH ON U2
A U2Charist (http://u2-charist.com/) is a Christian Eucharist featuring the surprisingly spiritual music of Bono and U2, the popular Irish rock band. Christ and St. Luke's will hold its first such ...
NOVA, Veterans Green Jobs launch new training programs
The nonprofit Veterans Green Jobs is expanding its training program to the East Coast via a partnership with Northern Virginia Community College and Virginia Tech.
Veterans Green Jobs trains...
Presentation by Frida Berrigan at The Naro Cinema, Norfolk at The Naro Expanded Cinema
December 2, 2009 at 7pm to December 7, 2009 at 9:30pm
Join us for a special evening with renowned peace and anti-nuke activist Frida Berrigan at 7:00 pm at The Naro.
Film clips will be shown.
Frida Berrigan is Senior Program Associate of the Arms and
Security Initiative at the New America Foundation...
(This is the press release I prepared for my upcoming Christmas show.)
“The Concise Dickens’ Christmas Carol,” a one-act, one-person dramatization of the Charles Dickens’ seasonal classic, has been cut loose from its natal home.
After three year...
Amnesty International local chapter Meeting at Borjo's coffee
November 15, 2009 from 12:30pm to 2pm
Like many of you, we've been without power for the last couple days. So this reminder about our monthly Amnesty meeting is going out at almost the last minute. The meeting will be at Borjo Coffee House in the ODU Village at 12:30 PM tomorrow, Nove...
Local Military News; Virginian Pilot news feeds
Holiday star pushed into place atop Portsmouth Naval Medical Center
PORTSMOUTH These days, Warren Swain has to admire his heavenly creation from afar. When relatives are in town during the holiday season, the retired sheet metal worker drives them to downtown Norfolk and points to the giant, lighted star atop Portsmouth Naval Medical Center.Disabled veterans miss out on contracts, GAO finds
A federal program set up to steer $4 billion in government contracts to businesses owned by disabled military veterans has allowed more than $90 million in contracts to be fraudulently obtained by ineligible companies, according a report released Thursday.Donations needed for wreaths for veterans cemetary
Tidewater Tidal WAVES Unit 152 is raising money to buy and place Christmas wreaths on each gravesite at the Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk. Checks can be made to the Wreath Society and mailed to SunTrust Bank, 123 N. Main St., Suffolk, VA 23434. For information, call (757) 539-6311.Toy donation for military families set up at Dollar Tree
Operation Homefront Hampton Roads is collecting toys donated at local Dollar Tree stores for military families in need this holiday season. Last year, volunteers collected more than 210,000 toys, said Carol Berg, the chapter's executive director, in a news release. This year, requests for emergency financial help have risen by 35 percent.Postal service offers info on sending packages overseas
The U.S. Postal Service expects to handle more than 30 million pounds of holiday mail for service members overseas this year, and it's offering tips to friends and family for making sure mail arrives on time.WVEC TV Military News
New commander Marine Corps Special Operations
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — The Marine Corps special operations unit is getting a new commander and a new headquarters.Soldiers return to duty after explosion at Va base
BLACKSTONE, Va. (AP) — Thirteen Virginia National Guard soldiers sent to hospitals after a training device exploded at Fort Pickett are back on duty.Pentagon says 1 dead, 1 missing from 82nd Airborne
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Pentagon said a member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division remains missing after being ordered on a resupply mission in Afghanistan two weeks ago.MilltaryTimes
Events
November 23
Monday
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Amesty International Movie Night
November 23, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm – The Pretlow Library Meeting Room 2
November 27
Friday
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Fourth Friday Salon for Social Policy
November 27, 2009 from 7:30pm to 10:30pm – Norfolk OffBase
December 2
Wednesday
December 9
Wednesday
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The Yes Men Fix the World!
December 9, 2009 from 7pm to 9:30pm – The Naro Cinema
Forum
Is Health Care a Civil RIght? 3 Replies
Started by D.D. Delaney. Last reply by Ann Williams Oct 26.
Amy Experience Center Vid. Games Desensitize Youth to Violence
Started by Ann Williams Oct 26.
Videos
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Educators see future in ‘green' jobs
NOVA, Veterans Green Jobs launch new training programs
The nonprofit Veterans Green Jobs is expanding its training program to the East Coast via a partnership with Northern Virginia Community College and Virginia Tech.
Veterans Green Jobs trains veterans of the wars in Iraq and A… Continue
Posted by Gordon Soderberg on November 19, 2009 at 1:30am
“The Concise Dickens’ Christmas Carol”—Season Four
(This is the press release I prepared for my upcoming Christmas show.)
“The Concise Dickens’ Christmas Carol,” a one-act, one-person dramatization of the Charles Dickens’ seasonal classic, has been cut loose from its natal home.
After three years of holiday residence at Norfolk’s 40th Street Stage, where it was first performed in 2006, the “Concise Carol,” adapted and performed by Norfolk actor and writer D.D. Delaney, was forced to find other venues for its 2009 revival after the theat… Continue
“The Concise Dickens’ Christmas Carol,” a one-act, one-person dramatization of the Charles Dickens’ seasonal classic, has been cut loose from its natal home.
After three years of holiday residence at Norfolk’s 40th Street Stage, where it was first performed in 2006, the “Concise Carol,” adapted and performed by Norfolk actor and writer D.D. Delaney, was forced to find other venues for its 2009 revival after the theat… Continue
Posted by D.D. Delaney on November 18, 2009 at 1:00am — 1 Comment
Joint Statement from Under the Hood Café and the Fort Hood Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War
Our community is distraught by the tragic shooting at Fort Hood yesterday. We extend our condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
As upset as we are about this incident, this shooting does not come as a shock. Eight years of senseless wars have taken a huge toll on our troops and their families. It’s time to admit that the wars in southwest Asia are in no one’s best interests. Bring the troops home now!
The Army has also repeatedly demonstrated that it is more interested in maki… Continue
As upset as we are about this incident, this shooting does not come as a shock. Eight years of senseless wars have taken a huge toll on our troops and their families. It’s time to admit that the wars in southwest Asia are in no one’s best interests. Bring the troops home now!
The Army has also repeatedly demonstrated that it is more interested in maki… Continue
Posted by Tom Palumbo on November 6, 2009 at 6:19pm
VFP's Statement on the Tragedies at Ft. Hood
November 6, 2009
Veterans For Peace extends our sympathies to the families and soldiers of Fort Hood. The pain and sadness felt by the community is shared by our members. Nearly every day in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other places across the globe tragedy strikes as a result of war. On November 5th, tragedy struck close to home.
The nation will mourn and try to make sense of this awful day. VFP does not pretend to know the answers, nonetheless as veterans, all who have trained for war and… Continue
Veterans For Peace extends our sympathies to the families and soldiers of Fort Hood. The pain and sadness felt by the community is shared by our members. Nearly every day in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other places across the globe tragedy strikes as a result of war. On November 5th, tragedy struck close to home.
The nation will mourn and try to make sense of this awful day. VFP does not pretend to know the answers, nonetheless as veterans, all who have trained for war and… Continue
Posted by Tom Palumbo on November 6, 2009 at 6:16pm
Notes
A thousand to rally for a public option today in Norfolk!
Actually the number is 1,153 as of 1 AM today according to the on line sign up sheet.
I'm told by a couple of the organizers that there are duplicate signatures. I suspect there are a few "Peter Cottontail's
and H.R. Puffenstuff's " signing up.
Nonetheless, it's gonna be a scene!
See you in the streets!
Created by Tom Palumbo Sep 1, 2009 at 11:56pm. Last updated by Tom Palumbo Sep 2.
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Norfolk OffBase proudly joins with the Virginia Organizing Project.
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Norfolk OffBase proudly joins with the Virginia Organizing Project.
VOP is officially registered with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P. O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23209. You can write to this Department for all relevant financial statements and procedures regarding the solicitation of contributions. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Please be sure to indicate your secure on-line donation is to support the work at Norfolk OffBase.
Many thanks and with much peace, hope, and respect!
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