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Ithaca Community News on Hiatus

March 2nd, 2007
Dear Readers, In early February, ICN ceased publishing due to lack of funding. For now, the newsletter archives will remain on the web site. In the future, ICN may return.
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The view from the Commons Cam located at exploreithaca.com

A new view of the Ithaca Commons

February 20th, 2007
Ancient Wisdom Productions is pleased to announce the new Commons Cam overlooking downtown Ithaca. Images from this webcam update every fifteen-seconds, twenty-four hours a day, and are available to the general public at www.exploreithaca.com.
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LACS students listen to Pastor Bruce from New Orleans 7th Ward

LACS 'Infuses' Students with Social Justice Themes for 3rd Annual Infusion Day

January 23rd, 2007
Students at the Lehman Alternative Community School took a day off from regular classes on Monday to attend workshops and presentations focused on social change, youth activism and sustainability.
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Nathan Poffenbarger Receives Maximum Sentence for Hate Crime

January 23rd, 2007
On Monday, January 22 Nathan Poffenbarger, 21, a former Cornell University student, received the maximum sentence of one and one-third years to four years for stabbing Charles Holiday on February 18, 2006, and for tampering with the evidence.
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Hooded Protestors Outside the Federal District Courthouse January 11, 2007

Ithacans Arrested in Washington DC for Action against Guantánamo

January 16th, 2007
Last Thursday, January 11, seventeen Ithacans traveled to Washington DC as part of an International Day of Action to shut down the US Military Prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Clare Grady, Danny Burns, Peter DeMott and Chris Tate, from Ithaca, were among those who participated in a low-level action inside the Federal District Courthouse that led to the arrests of 89 people.
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Robert Lofthouse and his daughter Nina enjoy the MLK celebration

13th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Focuses on Poverty

January 16th, 2007
A few things were a little bit different about this year's annual Martin Luther King Jr. event at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) and Beverly J. Martin School on Monday, January 15. For one, the timing was different, with workshops being held in the morning before the annual luncheon, instead of in the afternoon. For another, this year's event focused on poverty, which was one of Dr. King's focal points.
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Tompkins Workers' Rights Center Joins New Statewide Coalition

January 16th, 2007
The Tompkins County Workers' Center recently joined with a coalition of community organizations and other advocates, spearheaded by the Brennan Center for Justice (of the NYU School of Law), to address the growing problem of minimum wage and overtime violations in New York State.
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Gitmo prisoners in their cells

Ithacans Head to DC for International Day to Shut Down Guantánamo

January 9th, 2007
Thursday, January 11 marks the five year anniversary of the first twenty prisoners in the War on Terror to be brought to the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Since that day, over 1,000 people have been imprisoned without being charged for a crime, let alone tried or convicted. Many have been released due to lack of evidence against them, but 430 prisoners remain.
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Graphic Design by Caleb Thomas

MLK Jr. Committee Stalled in City

January 9th, 2007
On November 1, the Board of Public Works rejected the proposal to rename State Street Martin Luther King Jr. Street, but passed a resolution that included the formation of an ad hoc committee, appointed by Mayor Carolyn Peterson, to review "equally visible and significant ways" for honoring Dr. King.
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Dr. Marie Constant, Director of the Ithaca Free Clinic, in the office.

Ithaca Free Clinic Turns One This Month; Offers More Programs and Care

January 2nd, 2007
On a recent Thursday afternoon, a little before 4:00, people begin to fill the waiting room of the Ithaca Free Clinic. The Clinic, which celebrates its one-year anniversary this month, provides clients with the services of medical doctors, acupuncturists, chiropractors, masseurs, herbalists, reiki practitioners, and more—absolutely free.
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