DURHAM PROGRAM ENLISTS BARBERS AND HAIRSTYLISTS IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS: Project StraighTalk, a program of the Durham County Health Department's Division of Health Education, will hold a peer educator training session on HIV and sexually transmitted diseases for barbers, beauticians and hairstylists on Monday at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, to increase awareness about HIV, STDs, prevention and testing. The program provides barbers, beauticians, and hairstylists, who often serve as informal confidants and counselors, an opportunity to make a difference in their communities by learning more about the issues affecting the community and sharing that information with their clients. For more information, contact Tim Moore at 560-7768 or Mary DeCoster at 560-7793.

LECTURE ON RIGHTS FOR IMMIGRANTS: The Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee will sponsor a lecture by Dani Martinez-Moore, immigration network coordinator for the N.C. Justice Center, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Moore will discuss her work with organizations that provide assistance to immigrants in North Carolina. The library is at 100 Library Drive. For information, call 942-2535.

AUTHOR TO GIVE SPEAKING TIPS: Local author Linda Shields will share speaking tips from her books "The Voice That Means Business: How to Speak With Authority, Confidence and Credibility Anytime. ... Anywhere" and "Voices, Vices and Victories: How to Find Your Authentic Voice in the Wilderness," from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Interact's Pass It On -- A Thrift Store and More!, 309 S. Main St., Fuquay-Varina. Proceeds from sales at the store support Interact's counseling services for victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault in southern Wake County. Contact 557-8020 or admin@interactofwake.org.

SHREDDING DOCUMENTS TO PREVENT ID THEFT: The Holly Springs Police Department is holding a free document-shredding event May 24 at Holly Springs Town Hall as part of its crime prevention program. The "shred-a-thon" will begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon. Police say the shredding of old bank statements, tax records, credit card statements, canceled checks and other information can help prevent ID theft.

Check out more community events or post your own at share.triangle.com. Click on "News." For more information, contact Becky Beach at 829-4629 or becky.beach@newsobserver.com.