The Thread
issue 26 sept. 2016
our m i s s i on Thread is just a tool. It’s nothing special, and it can’t do much on its own. But oh boy what it can accomplish when paired up with the right material and a little creativity. This little project is a humble attempt to explore our city and its peoples. Finding those interesting materials that make up our communities, that creativity which provokes, instigates, and inspires. We want to tie it all together and see what happens. We want to ask around and see what’s up. If something is happening that people should know about, we want to make sure they do If something isn’t happening that should be, we want to help make it happen We want most of all to hear from you! What are you up to? What are you seeing? What are you doing? What are you thinking? What is life like out there, and how can we all share in it? Help give us a chance to tie it all
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C om m un i t y/B ei n g Every Monday 1 0-11 am: Job Club at Mo Job Center Tuesday Night Game Night (7pm @ Games, Comics, Etc...every tuesday) Theology Talk in the Tasting Room! (5:30 Every Wed. @ Mothers Brewing) Thursday Night Game Night (7pm @ Metagames Unlimited...every thursday) City Council Meeting (6:30 @ City Hall...second and fourth monday each month) Upcycle to make a Difference (2pm @Park Central Library...every saturday) Get Hooked on Loom Knitting (4pm @ Midtown Library...tuesdays) OTC Equality (every 1 st, 3rd, and 4th Friday 1 pm @ the Creative Services Building) Springfield Contra Dances (1 st & 3rd Saturday @ Doling park $6) 9/3-4 Repticon: reptile and exoctic animal show 1 0-4pm @ Expo CenterH$1 0-1 5 9/4 Heritage Days Festival 1 0-7pm @ Baker Creek Seed Co. 9/5 Monthly Skee Ball Tournament 6:45-8:30pm @ 41 7 TaphouseH$5 9/8 Race and Inclusion: a community conversation...7pm @ Big Momma’s 9/8 Greene County Democratic Party: Picnic in the Park 5:30-8pm
@ Phelps GroveH$1 5
9/8 DIY with a Purpose 6-7:30pm @ the Library Center 9/9-11 Japanese Fall Festival @ Mizumoto GardenH$7-1 0 9/1 0-11 Ozarks Celebration Festival @ MSU 9/1 0 x-Wing Tournament 1 0am @ Meta-Games Unlimited...$1 0 9/1 0 Oktoberfest in the Ozarks 1 -7pm @ Mother’s Brewing 9/1 5 Spending Smart Program 2:30pm @ Park Central Library 9/1 5 Americana in the Garden Concert Series: Adler & Hearne 7:30pm
@ Botanical Garden Center
9/1 7 C-Street Swap Meet 9-2pm @ Commercial St. 9/1 7 Food Truck Fest 11 -7pm @ Downtown Springfield 9/1 7 Junkapalooze 9-6pm @ 1 601 E. Church, Aurora, Mo. 9/1 7 Harvest Fest 5-9pm @ Grant Beach Garden 9/1 7 Warhammer 40k 1 850 ITC 1 0am @ Meta-Games Unlimited ...$1 0 9/24 DogFest & Dachshund Dash 1 0-2:30 @ Chesterfield Park 9/29 Nonprofit Funding 1 01 9-1 2pm @ Library Center
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every monday night (5-9) is bike night w/ Spokes 'n' folks every second wednesday (7-9) is zine night w/ The Thread keep an eye out for yoga on the full moon. Tuesday 9/1 3 taco or beer
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A few g ood s h ows 9/7 Diarrhea Plant, Cumbats, Giganatic & Transylvania @ Classic Rock Coffee ($7) 9/1 2 Spoken Nerd, Bashful Hips + Chin Chilla & Trak Masta Tom @ Outland 9/1 5 Advance Base, Mike Adams at His Honest Weight + locals @ Outland ($5/7) 9/1 7 Lux Album Release Party @ Classic Rock Coffee ($8/$1 0) 9/28 Patrick Mureithi @ Patton Alley ($5)
C r eat i n g /Ar t Queen City Ukulele Club (6:30-8pm@ Springfield Music every 1 st and 3rd tuesday) Comedy nights: every Friday/Saturday at Billiards... Every Sunday at Lindbergs MO Poetry Writing Workshop (7pm @ The Creamery...every 1 st thursday) Printmaking Group (5:30-8pm @ The Creamery...mondays) Painting Workshop (9:30am-11 :30 @ The Creamery...2nd & 4th wednesday, $1 0) Moon City Jam (7pm @ Big Momma's...every 1 st thursday) Weekend Walk-in Theater (6:30 @ Park Central Library...saturdays) all month Donald Holden: Memory Painter @ Springfield Art Museum 9/2 Reception for Posters by Gitte Kath lecture at 5:30 @ Brick City rm 31 2 & reception 6-1 0pm @ Student Exhibition Center 9/2 Throwaway Youth: Stories of Springfield's Homeless Teens 7-9pm @ Library Center 9/6 Adult Coloring Circle 6-7pm @ Park Central Library 9/8 Sci-fi / fantasy book club: Left Hand of Darkness 6pm @ Midtown Library 9/9 4 x 4 Midest Invitational Exhibition Reception 5:30pm @ Springfield Art Museum 9/1 0 Ozarks Mini Maker Faire 1 0-5pm @ Expo CenterH$1 0 9/1 2 Art in Action: Japanese Calligraphy @ Library Station 3:30 9/1 3 Donuts & Death Book Club: The Birds by Frank Baker 6pm @ Hurts Donut 9/1 5 Mo Poetry Slam 7pm @ Downtown Arts Collective...$5
9/1 7 Family Day: 4 x 4 Midwest Art Exhibition 1 0-1 2pm @ Springfield Art Museum 9/1 7,1 8 Mondo Moxie: A Clockwork Orange 1 0 & 6:30pm @ Moxie Cinema...$5 9/22 Bookclub: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72...7pm @ Bookmarx 9/23,24 Fantastic Mr. Fox (tbd time) @ Moxie Cinema...free 9/29 Homebrewing & Hops 6pm @ Midtown Library
we'll be at bookmarx on first friday the 2nd and at the c-street
T h e T h r ead swap meet in the morning on saturday the 1 7th along with
other local zinesters, lots of zines, ephemera, and arts and crafts. you can also come hang out with us on our library reading room day at harvest house wednesday the 1 4th.
stions? que harvest
house is a diy space located at 1 836 n. weller. always looking for events and team members. send questions to: harvesthouse41 7@gmail find us on the internet: @harvesthouse41 7 / harvesthouse.tum blr.com
Election Spotlight: Nate Branscom for Representative in the 131st District
Who are you & how do you represent your district? Nate Branscom artist, musician, promoter of good. I am just an average person doing the best I can. I have normal failures and normal triumphs. This is true representation. What issues, values, or causes unique to your district would you take on in Jeff City? My district is special in how it's so diverse. There is a fairly broad spectrum and everyone has their own needs, but the major overall issue appears to be poverty and outside factors involved in that like slum lords and predatory loan companies. What personal experience most directly impacted your decision to run for office? It was more of a building of observation that led me to run for office. I kept seeing loved ones going through unnecessary hoops and strife to just get by in life after an unexpected life change. What is one piece of state legislation from the last year you disagree with, and one you agree with, and why? Con: "RighttoFarm." The current representative, Sonya Anderson, was a sponsor of this. It was a backlash against the ASPCA, and did nothing to protect real Missouri farmers. Greene County voted against it, showing that Rep. Anderson does not listen to her constituents. Pro: "BantheBox." When unemployment is a big problem in Missouri, we shouldn't have more prejudiced roadblocks preventing potential employment. What do you have to say to non voters, and others anxious about or distrustful of the political process? One can have reservations about corruption and utter inactivity in larger political offices, but local legislators make the most notable and visible changes. They make the decisions that can directly affect your life.
Ella Jane Goeppinger for Representative in the 130th District
Who are you & how do you represent your district? I am a mother and a fulltime nursing student. My previous career was in nonprofit community programs management; going out into communities, working with community members to find innovative solutions to systemic problems they faced, and then implementing them within strict budgets. We are a workingclass family. While I'm in nursing school full time, we survive on my husband's income alone. I understand what it is like to try to support a family in today's economy, and I see a lot of opportunities for the state government to implement change that would lift up families like mine as well as families less fortunate than mine. Most State Representatives are wealthy, or at least upper middle class, and are out of touch of the everyday struggles of families trying to make ends meet. What issues, values, or causes unique to your district would you take on in Jeff City? Much of my district is rural, and residents do not have access to municipal water supplies. In Dade county, to our north, county commissioners have chosen not to enforce existing restrictions and regulations for CAFOs, concentrated animal feeding operations. These facilities produce literal tons of toxic byproducts and animal waste which are not being properly disposed of. Because of the unique geology of this area, these toxic materials are entering the water table and quickly spreading. I would fight to enact strict statewide regulations on CAFOs to protect the water quality for all residents of Missouri. What personal experience most directly impacted your decision to run for office? Having a daughter. I have always been a feminist and passionate about seeing women in leadership positions. I am a lifelong Girl Scout and benefitted from the leadership development opportunities Girl Scouts offer; I went on to work for Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland and still volunteer for them.
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After having a daughter, I have been feeling even more keenly the impact that a lack of women representatives has on our country and state. I want to show my daughter how a woman can serve her community and what can be achieved with hard work, integrity, and ambition. What is one piece of state legislation from the last year you disagree with, and one you agree with, and why? The most disappointing piece of legislation to come out of this year's session for me was the proposal for a constitutional amendment requiring specific identification to vote. It was passed on the argument that it will reduce voter fraud; there has never, not once, been a documented case of impersonation voter fraud in the history of Missouri. Using this argument as a shield to disenfranchise people of color, poor people, and the elderly is disgusting to me. My favorite piece of legislation that passed was HB1565, which raised the asset limit for people with disabilities on MOHealthNet. Medicaid recipients are only allowed to own so much property, so many vehicles, or have so much cash on hand. Preventing our citizens from saving or purchasing investment properties is a recipe to keep citizens with disabilities disenfranchised and harms the Missouri economy as a whole. I'm glad to see the state giving people with disabilities a better shot at providing stability for themselves; ideally, I'd like to see asset limits for people with disabilities removed entirely. What do you have to say to nonvoters, and others anxious about or distrustful of the political process? First I would say I understand, and I can relate! No one has run as a Democrat in District 130 in over a decade, and going in to vote knowing I did not have a real choice was incredibly discouraging. I am sure that with this election cycle, many voters feel like they do not have a real choice. However, I would encourage these voters to get informed about local races. Races like mine have a much greater impact on daytoday life than federal races, and the political process is more accessible. For Bernie supporters who feel betrayed by the process, people who are in disbelief that a candidate like Trump could get the GOP nomination, and anyone disillusioned with the role that money plays in elections, I think it is essential to stay involved at the local level. I would also add that there is good reason to be distrustful of the political process, but that to affect change people have to get involved. The only way to start seeing real change is to vote for candidates who will work for that change, or to run for office yourself! It is shockingly easy (if timeconsuming) to run for an office like State Representative; I'd love to help guide any readers of The Thread who are interested in doing so through the process! Contact Nate at branscom4staterep@gmail.com & Ella at ellajane@ellajanegoeppinger.com Online at votebranscom.com & ellajanegoeppinger.com Also find them on facebook and other social media
Where to start online? the Secretary of State's website: s1.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/ In person? the County Clerk's office (417) 8820714) at City Hall (Boonville & Central) or any Public Library (417) 8820714)
Who can vote?
In order to vote you must be registered by Oct. 12th, you must be 18 by Election day Nov. 8th (you can register by the age of 17 & 1/2), you must be able to prove that you are a US citizen and that you live at a Missouri address, you cannot be in jail due to a criminal sentence, be on probation or parole for a felony, be convicted of offences connected to voting, or currently judged incapacitated by a court.
Where can we register?
Register at the Secretary of State's website by printing a registration form from there and mailing it. You can also register in person at the County Clerk's office, or at any branch of the SpringfieldGreene County library
Where can we vote?
Depends on where you live. You can look it up online (http://s1.sos.mo.gov/elections/VoterLookup/) It will also be on your Voter ID card. If you've moved you might have a new polling place, so submit a change of address. There is no real deadline for doing this.
What are we voting for?
This also depends on where you live. The map below shows State House districts in our area. You can also look up what will be on your ballot at ballotpedia.com, ask a librarian, or ask the county clerk. There will be sample ballots available before the vote. We will all be voting for President, Vice President, Senator, 7th District Representative, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, different Reps to the Missouri House, County Commisioners, and many other offices as well as amendments and initatives influencing taxes, campaign contributions, and voter id laws.
Why vote?
This is about our right to hold leaders accountable and direct the policies with which our actions are governed. Our Missouri State Reps mean the difference in terms of things like whether we expand medicare to cover the ACA tax credit gap or whether we advance legislation that limits rights to family planning. These people are the nearest politicians to us and are supposed to represent their districts, so if you vote you can make sure that happens.