Beyond Today Past Events and Photos
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Sorry this is out of order, I am just using the page to dump things off the calendar and in the future need to update our history page. I'd love some help with this. -Julie.
[edit] Oct 13 Riverbank Workday
Riverbank Workday 9-12 Saturday, Oct 13 Bring gloves, bug spray, poetry and song, We'll spread those wood chips all along
The autumn bloom has begun. Learn the flowers, meet at Berteau. (east side of the river at Berteau, which is two blocks north of Irving Park)
[edit] Oct 20 Riverbank Workday
Riverbank Workday 1-3 Saturday Oct 20th At the eastern shore of the Chicago River between Berteau and Pensaola.
[edit] Oct 27 Peace March
Beyond Today community members are working to help make the October 27th Peace March a huge success. We need to do outreach in our community and with our own friends and family. We will meet at Water's School at 12:30, walk to Wells Park for a neighborhood peace vigil, and then head downtown.
Please email us if you would like to help us organize our neighborhood for a strong showing at the October 27th peace march. We'll put members of our peace community in contact with one another and help coordinate this effort. New organizers and volunteers welcome and needed.
October 27th 2007 End the War Troops Out Now
Local gathering at 12:30 Water's School (Campbell and Sunnyside), then heading to Wells Park (Western and Montrose) for our neighborhood Peace Vigil (There may be buses from Wells Park going to Union Park. Check back here for updates.
1:30pm - Union Park - Lake and Washington (speeches, music, food, water)
March - 2:30 from Union Park to Federal Plaza
Rally - 4:00 at the Federal Plaza
Flyers and other resources are available now at the website linked below: [1]
[edit] Nov 3 Farmers Market at St. Ben's
Farmers Market on Saturday, November 3 St. Ben's at Irving Park and Bell Celebrate the fall season at the Harvest of Hope Farmers Market on Saturday, November 3, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in St. Benedict Parish Social Center at the corner of Irving Park Road and Bell Avenue.
A variety of products from independent family farms in Illinois and Wisconsin will be for sale, including: wool products; meat; sorghum, syrup, honey, cheeses, grains, preserves, farmstead milk soap and other regional farm and global fair trade products.
Ten percent of all sales will go toward the Harvest of Hope fund that was established to help small family farmers who may be experiencing a time of financial difficulty. This fund has been very active in Wisconsin (distributing over $600,000 and helping 600 families in the past 20 years) and is just getting started in Illinois.
This farmers market is a cooperative effort of the Churches' Center for Land and People and St. Benedict Parish Peace and Justice Committee. For more information contact Mike O'Malley at 773-509-3806 or momalley@stbenedict.com.
[edit] Nov 4 Riverbank Workday 9-12 Sunday Nov 4
Riverbank Workday 9-12 Sunday Nov 4
[edit] Nov 9-11, Developing Urban Ecovillages: Towards Ecocities
Promoting giant leaps toward sustainability and higher quality living. Schmitt Academic Center, DePaul University, Room 154, 2320 N. Kenmore Friday, 7-9 pm The Promise of EcoVillages by author Diana Leafe Christian. Free Saturday, 9am-4pm. Sunday, 10am-Noon. Keynote by Jim Schenk, cofounder of Cincinnati’s ecovillage pair. Ecovillages support ways of living that enhance both community and sustainability. Their multiple forms range from intentional communities and cohousing, to friends and neighbors deciding to share more, while greening-up their environment and way of life. Find out about their current and future developments in Chicago and the world. Friday’s overview is free. A $45 fee covers the rest. For information email rael@ripco.com or call (773) 756-5033. http://ecovillagingchicagoland.blogspot.com/
[edit] Nov 17 Riverbank Workday
Riverbank Workday 9-12 Saturday Nov.17
Sept 29 Wed. Garden night. Work 6-7:30 Campfire 7:30. Sunnyside and Campbell.
[edit] The Riverbank Neighbor Equinox gathering will be on Saturday, Sep 22nd
[edit] September 23 Join us for an Urban Foraging Walk in Ravenswood
2-4 pm* Meeting Place Waters School Garden (Sunnyside and Campbell near Lincoln Square)
Nance Klehm has been foraging urban areas and particularly Chicago for medicines, foods and seeds for several years. She believes that urban foraging is a wonderful way to connect directly to all urban land whether managed forest, coddled backyards, heavily trafficked public parks, lonesome transportation ways and so-called vacant lots.
Come curious and with a few paper bags learn about what plants are sharing this city with you!
Urban forage walks usually last 2 hours and donations typically range from $10-$20
Please RSVP to Lynn lpeemoeller@gmail.com - feel free to circulate
[edit] Sept 24. Monday. Please come to the fieldhouse for a meeting about the future of the building which is our community center
Alderman Schulter and Waters Elementary LSC are hosting a community meeting on Monday, September 24th at 7:00 pm at the Waters School Elementary School Auditorium (4540 N. Campbell). The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and get community input on plans for asphalt removal, the greening of the playground, and the future of the fieldhouse at Waters Elementary School
Beyond Today community members are invited because the fieldhouse and garden have been vital to environmentalists in our neighborhood. Pete Leki is asking for support for the ecology program.
Let's make sure that CPS does more good than harm as they look at the future of the fieldhouse and that the other environmental initiatives gain the full support and funding they deserve. Please join us Monday at 7 in the fieldhouse.
[edit] Riverbank Workday, Saturday September 15. 9am-noon.
Bring gloves, bug spray, poetry and song, We'll spread those wood chips all along The path, all slimed from last week's flood, All caked and gross with septic mud. And while we work we'll laugh and sing And catch up on most everything We have to do along the banks Then have a beer and give a thanks.
The autumn bloom has begun. Learn the flowers, meet at Berteau. (east side of the river at Berteau, which is two blocks north of Irving Park)
[edit] September 15. Fermentation Workshop: Focus on Vegetables with Sandor Katz.
Sandor Katz is the author of 'The Revolution will not be Microwaved: Inside America's underground food movement' and 'Wild Fermentation'. <http:///www.wildfermentation.com> $50/3 hour workshop for up to 15 people. email beyondtoday (at)beyondtoday.org to register.
Sandor Ellix Katz (aka Sandorkraut) is a fermentation revivalist, activist, and author, who travels widely teaching and sharing fermentation skills. His books are Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved: Inside America's Underground Food Movements. A native of New York City and former urban policy wonk, Sandor has lived off-the-grid in an intentional community in Middle Tennessee for the past fourteen years. For more information visit www.wildfermentation.com.
The process of fermentation creates compelling flavors, preserves food, and actually adds nutrients. Humans have enjoyed fermented foods and drinks for thousands of years. Fermentation is easy and you can do it in you kitchen. In this demonstration, we will make (and taste) sauerkraut, learn about the health
benefits of kraut and other live-culture ferments, and discuss the incredible diversity of fermented foods and drinks consumed around the globe.
WORKSHOP IN CHICAGO!!!!
Saturday, September 15 Chicago, IL Fermentation Workshop: Focus on Vegetables Bring a cutting board, knife, grater, and jar for Kimchi 1:00-4:00PM $50 suggested donation (including fermented snacks) Sponsored by Beyond Today To register, contact julie@beyondtoday.org or call 773 931-3987 Space is limited, so please RSVP. Thanks! Workshop at Waters School Fieldhouse in the garden at Sunnyside and Campbell
Sept 7: Second airing of "Beyond Today" on Ch 19
Beyond Today's Julie Peterson and Lynn Peemoeller were interviewed for CANTV. The show will appear under the name "Beyond Today." The second airdate is Friday September 7, 2007 at 8 a.m. on Ch. 19.
Sept 1: First airing of "Beyond Today" on Ch 21
Beyond Today's Julie Peterson and Lynn Peemoeller were interviewed for CANTV. The show will appear under the name "Beyond Today." The first airdate is Saturday September 1, 2007 at 8:30 p.m. on Ch. 21. The second airdate is Friday September 7, 2007 at 8 a.m. on Ch. 19.
Wednesday August 29th Veggie swap !
Do you have a vegetable or fruit garden? Do you have more than you can use of any produce? Bring your extras on August 29 at 7 pm at Waters' garden for a veggie swap with your neighbors. No quantity too small to swap. If there is interest in this, we'll make plans for the rest of the season and maybe for next year. Any question? Email Christiane at c-rey@northwestern.edu
' Saturday, August 25th Movie: Bus Riders Union'
This movie is part of an organizing event to start a bus riders union in Chicago! Beyond Today is part of the Sustainable Chicago 2016 coalition. Each member group of this coalition is sending people to this event. Saturday, August 25th Noon-2PM at Roosevelt University Auditorium Building, 430 S. Michigan Room 320. Email beyondtoday@Beyondtoday.org if you plan on going or would like to organize a group to go. Thanks! for more info, contact LVEJO 773 762-6991
Saturday, August 18 10am-noon. Beyond Today Seed Gathering.
Gather Native seeds at Water's Garden and then go to the Riverbank and gather more. This is for our native seed archive, which we use to create new native gardens along the river. Meet at Sunnyside and Campbell in the garden at 10. Bring water/bagels/coffee if you can. Please email julie@BeyondToday.org if you'd like to come. It's very enjoyable work. See you then!
August 15. Beyond Today: Organic Neighborhood Event in the Garden
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 7pm at Sunnyside and Campbell The Beyond Today community is hosting an event to draw public attention to the important issue of organic mosquito management. The event will take place in Waters School Organic Community Garden. We'll have a short lesson in Organic Mosquito Managment (our OMM Project) (dump standing water and wear repellent) and then spread out with cameras and clipboards to go to the place where there was a giant cesspool of standing water on Western.
We'll flyer the blocks surrounding the standing water with our "dump standing water" flyer. A representative from the city's Department of Public Health will be there to explain the way the city monitors mosquitoes for West Nile and what we have to do if we want to prevent the mosquitoes which can carry West Nile and trigger the pesticide spray response from the city. Please join us on Wednesday.
We'll return to the garden afterwards for a foraged salad, iced tea, and otherwise potluck social event. Please RSVP if you can come. We need good numbers. We'll have Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus repellent (smells good!) to distribute for a $10, $5, or $0 donation to neighborhood residents. Supplies are limited! :) see you Wednesday!
Aug 11 2007 Beyond Today BP Protest 
Wednesday, August 1st Beyond Today event: Seed Gathering at the River 9:30 AM at Berteau and the east side of the Chicago River Join us for native seed gathering with visiting Seed gatherers from the North Branch Restoration Project! Learn more about the enjoyable work of seed gathering.
August 1 2007 Retablo Celebration of Nature in Waters Garden
Saturday, August 4th Beyond Today participated in the Lincoln Square Green Fest and Garden Walk in Giddings Plaza at 4731 North Lincoln Avenue. We had an enjoyable day.
July 07 Installing gutters on the Waters Fieldhouse to collect rain
July 25 Collecting Native Seeds at Bunker Hill
July 5 2007 Gathering Native Seeds along the Riverbank
July 3rd July 5th Summer 2007 berry community picking
July 4, 2007 Making Red Currant Jelly with Nina Leki
June 21, 2007 Healthcare for all Rally with Michael Moore
June in Waters Garden foraging salad
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April 19 2007 Letter from MWRD: Beyond Today reconized for pesticide work. Wonderful letter from Commissioner Avila.
before that.. four years of events for Beyond Today.. over 10 years of Riverbank Neighbors.. if you have photos from Beyond Today or Riverbank Neighbor events (recent or long past) we'd love to see them. Please post them or link them here.
