SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM

John Ortega, from the Canal neighborhood, sent us this information about a Candidates Forum being held tomorrow with the San Rafael City Council Candidates! Great initiative of the Canal Voter Education Committee!
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AT 7:00 PM AT PICKLEWEED COMMUNITY [...]

Community Announcements ▪ October 2009 – by Canal Alliance and Canal School Readiness Project

Community Announcements ▪ October 2009
A collaboration between Canal Alliance and the Canal School Readiness Project

Job opportunities / Financial education
Job fair in the Canal: Wednesday, October 14 at Pickleweed Community Center (50 Canal Street), 6:00-8:00 p.m. Visit different companies and learn where and how to apply for jobs. You can be selected for an [...]

Canal International Festival 2009 / Festival Internacional del Canal *2009

Canal * International Festival 2009
Event Overview
The 5th Annual International Festival of the Canal is a one day celebration of international music, dancing, and food in the community. The Festival blends spicy flavors, dancing and music, integrating the diversity of cultures in San Rafael.
Date October 11, 2009
Time 10:00 am to 6:00 [...]

JOIN US AT OUR UPCOMING QUARTERLY MEETING ON AUGUST 7, 2009

Grassroots Leadership Network
Summer 2009 Meeting
“Roots, Roofs and Power”
co-hosted with ISOJI

Grassroots Leadership Network of Marin will host its 2nd quarterly meeting of the year on Friday, August 7, from 11:00 am to 2 pm. This meeting will be held at the Connection Center located at The Marin Health & Wellness Center, 3110 Kerner Blvd. in San [...]

San Rafael citizens satisfied, unaware of city needs, survey shows – Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael citizens satisfied, unaware of city needs, survey shows – Marin Independent Journal.

CANALFRONT EN ESPAÑOL – ¡Todos son Bienvenidos!

CANALFRONT Segundo y Ultimo TALLER COMUNITARIO el Miércoles 11 de Marzo de 2009 de 6pm a 9pm en el Centro Comunitario de Pickleweed Park, 50 Calle Canal en San Rafael.

HELP CREATE AFFORDABLE HOMES IN MARIN

The goal of the Marin Community housing Action Intitiative (MCHAI),  a partnership of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH), Greenbelt Alliance (GA) and the Marin Community Foundation, is to bring together the most innovative approaches from the affordable housing, transit, and environmental communities to dramatically boost affordable housing production throughout Marin County. 
  http://www.tenantsorganizing.org/files/MarinTrainingFlyer.pdf
TIME: Workshops [...]

CANALFRONT 2nd & Last WORKSHOP

COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Wednesday, March 11, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm at the Pickleweed Park Community Center, 50 Canal Street, San Rafael, CA 94901

Can a Target store be part of a “healthy community”?

I just read an email from our friend Louise Yost, from the Environmental Health Network, inviting us to an organizing meeting about the establishment of a Target store in the Canal neighborhood of San Rafael. This question came to my mind: Can a Target store be part of a “healthy community” and a “healthy worldwide community”? If [...]

Target: next hearing and advocate

From Louise Yost:
Dear Friends,
I received a notice in the mail recently alerting me about the next public hearing for the Target store proposal. I would like to invite you to come to the May 20 Design Review Board public hearing at San Rafael City Hall, 1400 – 5th Avenue, San Rafael. The hearing [...]