"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Greg Palast Reports on the Battle Between Indigenous Ecuadorians and the U.S. Oil Giant Chevron

-- Democracy Now! December 27, 2007

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11: ACLU Wear Orange 1/11 to Support Guantanamo Closure. This January 11, 2008, marks the sixth anniversary of the first arrival of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The facility has held prisoners of the United States arbitrarily without trial, without access to attorneys, and without the rights and freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution. Join thousands of your fellow citizens in demanding the close of the Guantanamo Bay prison. Wear orange to graphically demonstrate your commitment to ending the injustice at Guantanamo Bay. More Info

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EVERY SUNDAY, 11AM: A. S. A. S. N. Autonomous Student Activist Solidarity Network Meeting. New Name for Activist Youth of San Diego ~ we are now A. S. A. S. N. Autonomous Student Activist Solidarity Network. After months of hard work, the seed of A. S. A. S. N. is beginning to blossom into a solid network of student activism. Our goal, in short, is to create a network of student and youth-led activist groups throughout San Diego to build a community of sharing resources, coordinating events, and facilitating communication, to benefit all members of the network in a synergistic way. Adopting educate, empower, and engage as our three key values, we seek to build a solid block of student activism to influence the world around us. We deal with all issues that affect students, activists and all others that comprise the community in the context of white-supremacist-capitalist-patriarchy. Location: Activist Center, 4246 Wightman St, San Diego. More Info

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MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 7PM: John Kao to Speak at UC San Diego's Revelle Forum. Dubbed "Mr. Creativity" by The Economist, former Harvard Business School professor John Kao offers a startling examination of today's global technological landscape in his new book, Innovation Nation: How America Is Losing Its Innovation Edge, Why It Matters, and How We Can Get It Back. Note location: Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr., La Jolla. Please arrive early. Advance registration strongly advised. More Info

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 6PM: Public Forum: What will it take to win Single-Payer Health Care in the U. S.? (ISO Public Meeting). With each passing day, public support of a Single-Payer Health Care System for the United States grows more popular. A movement its building now in California and across the country to put real solutions on the table. City Heights Recreation Center • 4380 Landis Street (Two Blocks South of University on Fairmount Avenue). Meeting is in English with Spanish Translation Available. More Info

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11: ACLU Wear Orange 1/11 to Support Guantanamo Closure. This January 11, 2008, marks the sixth anniversary of the first arrival of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The facility has held prisoners of the United States arbitrarily without trial, without access to attorneys, and without the rights and freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution. Join thousands of your fellow citizens in demanding the close of the Guantanamo Bay prison. Wear orange to graphically demonstrate your commitment to ending the injustice at Guantanamo Bay. More Info

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Malcolm X Library programs in January. More Info

EVERY WEEK UNTIL THE IRAQ WAR ENDS: Anti-War & Impeachment Protests. Have You Had "Enough" ??? We Have !!! Vista: Vista Courthouse on Melrose Every Sunday from Noon. Ramona: 10th and Main streets. Every Sunday Noon. Carmel Valley : Corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real. Every Sunday 1pm. La Mesa: Corner of El Cajon Blvd and Baltimore in La Mesa California. Every Sunday Noon. Poway: Corner Pomerado & Twin Peaks Every Sunday Noon. Hillcrest: Corner of 6th & University Every Friday Night 5:00 to 6:30 PM. Encinitas: Corner Encinitas Blvd & Coastal Hwy Every Sunday – Noon. More Info

EVERY SUNDAY 2PM: Free Vegan Food at the North Park Community Park with San Diego Food Not Bombs. The North Park Community Park is located at the intersection of Oregon and Polk in North Park. More Info

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 6PM: 35th Anniversary celebration of Roe v. Wade. Speaker: Attorney Louise Melling, Director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project. No Host Cocktails 6:00, Dinner 7:00 pm. Proceeds benefit the Make A Difference Fund which helps cover the cost of reproductive health services for women throughout the country who are unable to pay for such services themselves. At the Handlery Hotel and Resort, 950 Hotel Circle North, San Diego. More Info

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 6PM: North County Forum's 11th Annual Letters to the Editor Awards Night. Social hour begins at 6:00, Letters Awards presentation will begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $20 for the program and "substantial appetizers" catered by Hill Street Cafe. Low income tickets are also available. RSVP to Dick Eiden at NCForum@sbcglobal.net or call 760-758-2410 and leave a message with your name, phone number, and how many in your party. More Info

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 7PM: Blackwater in Your Backyard??? Matters of Controversy. A Monthly Series. Learn about Blackwater West, the fight to keep them out of Potrero, and what you can do to get involved. Alternate Focus will show their short documentary called Blackwater in Potrero. Residents of Potrero and local activists will lead a discussion after the film. Poet Steve Kowit, a resident of Potrero, will read. First Unitarian Universalist Church 4190 Front Street, Hillcrest, San Diego (opposite UCSD Medical Center) limited parking in church ACE parking lot. Donation requested. More Info

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2PM: (Refreshments at 1:30). Documentary film "Shadow Company," details privatization of our military by firms such as Blackwater, Triple Canopy, DynCorp and others. Through letters, photos and personal video, James Ashcroft, 28, an employee of a large private military company currently under contract in Iraq, provides an intimate introduction into his life as a modern day "soldier for hire." Discussion will follow the movie. Current Events Theater at the Rancho San Diego Library, 11555 Via Rancho San Diego. More Info

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 7PM: Palabras de Poder: Rebel Writers from the New Latin@ America presented by The Red CalacArts Collective, UCSD CLAH, UCSD Center for the Humanities and the San Diego Central Library. Come hear, see and feel the power, beauty and pain of those whose cultural identity and existence is under attack. San Diego Central Library Auditorium 820 E St. Downtown San Diego between 8th and 9th. FREE! More Info

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MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 11AM: WorldBeat Center Presents The 20th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration Outdoor Music Festival with Multicultural Food and Vendors. Featuring Elijah Emanuel and The Revelations, Caribbean Gospel Vocalist Lynette White, From Honduras- BlackMenSoul Traditional Garifuana Music, Gospel Hip Hop, WorldBeat Center African Dancers and Drummers and more!! Free Venue. The WorldBeat Cultural Center 2100 Park Blvd San Diego. More Info

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MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1pm: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Community Gathering at Martin L. King Jr. Park 6401 Skyline Avenue. Hear a recording of Dr King’s most important, but less known speech, given on April 4, 1967, a year before his assassination: Beyond Vietnam: Time To Break the Silence (amplified sound at the front of the park). We'll begin the afternoon's program with drumming. The playing of Dr. King's speech will start at 1:30. Then we'll have poetry, spoken word, presentations by community activists, and music. Everyone is encouraged to participate. More Info

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 8PM: John and Alice Coltrane Tribute Concert Featuring Jazz Legend Azar Lawrence and Jazz Harpist Tony Hackley. Azar Lawrence - Saxophone Nate Morgan -Piano Trevor Ware - Bass Fritz Wise – Drums. Where: WorldBeat Cultural Center,. 2100 Park Blvd. San Diego. Tickets: $15. More Info

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1PM: 91X Reggae Makossa Presents 5th Annual Bob Marley Day Celebration in Tijuana. Tribute to the Reggae Legends Alpha Blondy , Cultura Profetica Don Carlos ,Midnite Natural, Somos Unos, Astro Rumberos , DJ Carlos Culture Sene Africa, WorldBeat African Dancers and Drummers and more!! Venue: El Foro, Tijuana. AV. Revolucion #1500 Zona Centro, Tijuana, B. C. Mexico. More Info

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1PM: WorldBeat Cultural Center Presents Tribute to the Legends 2008. Alpha Blondy, Sly & Robbie, Capleton, Queen Ifrica, Barrington Levy, Gregory Isaacs, Midnite, Gentleman, Martin Campbell, Don Carlos, Cultura Profetica & Tribal Seeds. Venue: San Diego Sports Arena 3500 Sports Arena Blvd San Diego. More Info

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Announcements / Workshops

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 12PM: Affordable Housing Coalition, San Diego, Public Informational Meeting on Housing Day Conference Planning at the Tubman - Chavez Center (Southeast corner of Euclid and Market Streets). At this meeting, we will continue our planning for a conference on San Diego Housing Day, and the status of the Ballpark Village settlement. Our lawyer, Cory Briggs will give us an update on the lawsuits. It is important that you be represented at this meeting. More Info

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 5PM: Socialist Salons - Deeper Discussions with Lefties on Burning Issues. San Diego Socialist Unity Network is starting up a new series of forums to alternate with our regular business meetings. Each Salon will focus on a topic with a short presentation from a socialist perspective. After that, an informal discussion will open to all who attend. With most topics, we will send out a reading or two as background. There will be light refreshments. Where: at the home of Herb Shore and Virginia Franco, 6142 Romany Drive, San Diego The topic will be Immigration and Right wing Anti-immigrant movements. More Info

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MONDAY, JANUARY 21 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, (EVERY DAY): Developing Hearts that Yearn for Justice. This biennial theological conference will be held once again at the Casa del Migrante in Tijuana, Mexico, January 21-24, 2008. For more information and registration details, visit the conference web site, www.hearts4justice.org. More Info

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 11AM: "What the 21st Century Urgently Needs." Members and friends of WILPF will meet in the Community Room of La Jolla Village Square. Speakers Anne Hoiberg and Lillia Vasquez will present: "What the 21st Century Urgently Needs." Hoiberg is a WILPF member and UN Association leader and Vasquez is an immigration attorney. More Info

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ALTERNATE FOCUS BLACKWATER IN POTRERO DOCUMENTARY: In late 2006, Blackwater USA, now known as Blackwater Worldwide, submitted a proposal to build a training facility called Blackwater West in the rural San Diego County town of Potrero. This documentary tells the story of what followed. Features interviews with Jeremy Scahill, the author of Blackwater: the Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army as well as Brian Bonfiglio, the vice president of Blackwater West; Gordon Hammers, Jan Hedlun, Mary Johnson, Jerry Johnson, and Thell Fowler of the Potrero Planning Board; Raymond Lutz of Citizens Oversight Committee; Rep. Bob Filner, and many others. Producer: Andy Trimlett; Associate Producers: John Odam and Aaron Seeley. Watch Online on Blip.tv or YouTube

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SDCPJ HIGH SCHOOL LEAFLETING PROJECT. The SD Coalition for peace and justice high school leafleting project is still looking for volunteers. Please reply to this e-mailsjagitator@ucsd.edu if you can join us with this special outreach to Latino students as they are heavily targeted by military recruiters. Help deny the military what they need most - young men and women to send to war or call me at 619-237-8870. More Info

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Peace Flags. Excellent for display or for Peace Rallies. Call 858.459.4650 or email TanjaWinter@ActivistSanDiego.org

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The Guerrero Azteca Project ~ www.guerreroazteca.org

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The GI Rights Hotline ~ girights.objector.org

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Iraq Veterans Against the War ~ www.ivaw.org

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Stacy Taylor new gig at Am 1700 in San Diego...4-7pm, monday-thru Friday ~ www.stacytaylor.com

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