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| Blackwater
Backs Down! The People Win!
Would
Blackwater executives admit that it was the steadfast
opposition of the community and grassroots organizing
against their plans for a mercenary training camp in
Potrero that ultimately led them to issue their statement
on Friday that the site no longer met the business plans
of the company...?? Not likely. But we know that it
was our efforts as a community, banded together and
strong in conviction that led to the Blackwater Backdown!
Unfortunately Blackwater will rear its ugly head again
and when it does, we must be ready to stand against
them. And we should be encouraged by the power that
we know we possess that they cannot ignore. When we
stand together, our efforts reap rewards. We cannot
back down - we must continue to come together vigilantly
and to use our considerable strength to keep the pressure
on! We can win against private mercenaries and, and
we can end this war - but only by working together.
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come together once again next Saturday, March 15th as
we join the rest of the country in marking “Five
Years Too Many!” Meet us at Fairmount & University
at noon and then we’ll proceed to TerAlta Park
(Orange & 40th) for a rally where Gore Vidal will
be our keynote speaker. Visit activistsandiego.org,
or prcsd.org for
more information and to download the flier.
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| "After
failing to anticipate Hamas's victory over Fatah in
the 2006 Palestinian election, the White House cooked
up yet another scandalously covert and self-defeating
Middle East debacle: part Iran-contra, part Bay of Pigs.”
--
The Gaza Bombshell David Rose, reporting for Vanity
Fair reveals how President Bush, Condoleezza Rice, and
Deputy National-Security Adviser Elliott Abrams backed
an armed force under Fatah strongman Muhammad Dahlan,
touching off a bloody civil war in Gaza and leaving
Hamas stronger than ever.
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| MONDAY,
MARCH 10, 7PM: ASD General Meeting: Focus on our Peace
Offensive & March 15th Rally. Film showing &
discussion: SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE. NEW LOCATION - Joyce
Beers Community Center, 1090 Vermont, one block north
of University, next to Trader Joe's Hillcrest Shopping
Center, San Diego. * please park in Ralph underground
parking lot. Who: Everyone Welcome, bring a friend.
Other Topics: How to expand the Activist Film Series
Community Outreach for the March 15th peace rally. More
Info
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CANDLELIGHT
VIGIL For the 4,000 U. S. Military killed in the Iraq
war. Where's The Rage? Don't forget to bring a candle!
Where -Corner of Park Blvd/President's Way in Balboa
Park. When-The day after the announcement of 4,000th
U. S. military deaths in Iraq. Time-6PM to 9PM. More
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| MONDAY,
MARCH 10, 1PM: Rally to Defend Living Wages in San Diego.
Ask the City Council to put quality jobs back into the
General Plan! Rally at San Diego Civic Center Plaza:
1200 3rd Ave. Downtown San Diego. Mayor Jerry Sanders
is trying to remove the goals of livable wages and healthcare
from the San Diego’s General Plan. The General
Plan is the “vision” document for the approval
of new development projects in our City. More
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MONDAY,
MARCH 10, 7PM: ASD General Meeting: Focus on our Peace
Offensive & March 15th Rally. Film showing &
discussion: SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE. NEW LOCATION - Joyce
Beers Community Center, 1090 Vermont, one block north
of University, next to Trader Joe's Hillcrest Shopping
Center, San Diego. * please park in Ralph underground
parking lot. Who: Everyone Welcome, bring a friend.
Other Topics: How to expand the Activist Film Series
Community Outreach for the March 15th peace rally. More
Info
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WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 12, 4PM: Mike Davis - ProFessor of History, UC
Irvine. “Governments of the Poor: The Politics
of the Informal Economy” with reception immediately
following. Professor Davis is an award winning author
of many books including City of Quartz and Under the
Perfect Sun: the San Diego Tourists Never See. Robinson
Complex, Room 3201 UCSD School of International Relations
and Pacific Studies (IRPS) Untitled 72. - Open to the
Public - More
Info
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THURSDAY,
MARCH 13 - APRIL 17, 2008: Exhibit of David Bacon's
photographs documenting the lives of indigenous Mexican
farm workers in California. David Bacon will be speaking
after the reception. San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery
7250 Mesa College Drive, San Diego. Living Under the
Trees, photographs by David Bacon. Opening Reception:
Thursday, March 13, 4:30 - 7:00 pm in the Art Gallery,
D101, and the Gallery Courtyard. Art Lecture following
reception at 7:00 pm in G101. Gallery Talk: Monday,
March 31, 9:30 am, Art Gallery D101. Living Under the
Trees is a compelling photography exhibition by artist/activist
David Bacon that document the daily experiences of indigenous
Mexican farm workers in California. More
Info
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FRIDAY,
MARCH 14, 5PM: Join San Diego Vets for Peace- To protest
War supporters! Join San Diego Vets for Peace 300,000
(or more) Dead in Iraq IS NO REASON TO REJOICE! Vets
For Freedom on the National Heroes Tour that launches
on the Midway at 6PM: “To fully recognize—and
appreciate—the sacrifice of our brave military
and the dramatic success they have achieved, especially
in Iraq.” Join Us - TO BRING THE REALITY OF THE
DEAD, THE SORROW OF THE INJURED and MISERY OF THE DISPLACED
TO THE Vets For Freedom celebration. WHERE: Midway Museum
San Diego PLEASE NOTE: This protest is intended not
to demonize the military, but instead to remind those
celebrating of the death, destruction and suffering
wrought by the Iraq war. More reasons not to celebrate:
Iraq Infrastructure Destroyed, $2 Trillion + Cost, Occupation
With No End In Sight, 2 MILLION PEOPLE DISPLACED. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
MARCH 15, 10AM: Larry Kerkman, “Mr. CRISPE”,
invites you and your family to the upcoming St. Patrick
Day Parade in Balboa Park. Annual St. Patrick's Day
Parade and Festival ---- Starts at 10 am in Balboa Park
near 6th & Maple; Parade steps off at 6th &
Juniper at 11am. Festival in the Park featuring food
booths, beer service, kiddy rides, various vendors begins
at 9 am. Official Parade shirts will be on sale. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
MARCH 15, NOON: March and Peace Rally to end Iraq occupation.
Location: Normal Heights community. Schedule: ·
street rally - noon to 1 PM, University Ave. at 43rd
Street · march (less than 1 mile) - 1 PM, from
street rally location to TerAlta Park · main
rally - TerAlta Park, bounded by Orange Ave. (N), Polk
Ave. (S), Central Ave. (E) and 40th St. (W) - speakers,
poetry, and organization tables w/information. Eat lunch,
and be energized! More
Info
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ONGOING EVENTS
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“ENOUGH”
PEACE AND IMPEACHMENT VIGILS ~ EVERY WEEK UNTIL THE
IRAQ WAR ENDS. More
Info
EVERY
SUNDAY 3PM: 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
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| MARCH
19, 2008: 5 YEARS TOO MANY. March 19, 2008: the 5th
anniversary of the U. S. invasion of Iraq, the beginning
of the 6th year of war and occupation, the 6th year
of senseless death and massive destruction. United for
Peace and Justice is calling for and supporting a set
of activities on and around the 5th anniversary that
will manifest the intensifying opposition to the war
and help strengthen our movement. We invite you to work
with us to ensure the success of these actions. March
13-16, Winter Soldier. March 19, Mass Nonviolent Civil
Disobedience in Washington, DC. March 19, Local Actions
Throughout the Country. More
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 5, 7PM: An Unreasonable Woman. Matters of Controversy
~ A Monthly Series. Title: An Unreasonable Woman ~ -
Book Signing - A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos,
Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas. Guest
Speaker: Special Appearance: Peggy Watson. Location:
First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego 4190
Front Street, Hillcrest, San Diego (opposite UCSD Medical
Center). Wheelchair Accessible. Parking: Church parking
lot (limited) / Street parking (within 2 blocks). Cost:
$10 Donations Requested. (No one will be turned away
for lack of funds.). More
Info
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 19, 7PM: ADC SD Annual Awards Banquet. The American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee, San Diego Chapter Cordially
invites you to attend its: Annual Awards Banquet 2008
C O M M E M O R A T I N G A L - N A K B A H 60 YEARS
OF PALESTINIAN DISPOSSESSION. Keynote Speaker: Prof.
Khalil Barhoum, Stanford University, Ex-President of
AAUG. Poetry reading by Seema Sueko Artistic Director,
Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company. Annual Awards . Music
. Art Exhibit. The Manchester Grand Hyatt One Market
Place Downtown San Diego. More
Info
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WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 19, 7:30PM: Warwick's Bookstore 7812 Girard Avenue,
La Jolla will host award winning Armenian novelist,
Micheline Aharonian Marcom, at a speaking event that
is free and open to the public. We are trying to reach
out to the local Armenian community and others interested
in hearing her speak about her new book, "Draining
the Sea," a "striking literary exploration
of the effects of political violence as it reverberates
through the Armenian Genocide of 1915, the Guatemalan
civil conflict of the1980's and present day Los Angeles.
More
Info
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THURSDAY,
MARCH 20, 6:30PM: Bus Riders Union Rally and Film. It's
Time the Transit District Stopped Dumping on Public
Transit Riders! Join us for a look at the possibility
of forming a San Diego Bus Riders' Union. We will also
be showing "The Bus Riders Union" documentary
and discussing the options in San Diego to oppose the
city's increase of bus riding fares. Members of the
Los Angeles Bus Riders' Union will be speaking at the
Rally. Donation of $10 is suggested to help pay for
the film and attorney fees for a possible legal suit
against the elimination of transfers. Film beings at
6:30pm at the Joyce Beers Center. A coalition of groups
including the San Diego Renters Union, San Diego Copwatch,
the San Diego Peace and Freedom Party, the Green Party
of San Diego County, and the San Diego Coalition for
Clean and Fair Government will be riding the buses and
trolleys from March 7th to March 19th passing out flyers
to transit riders. We want this to be a grass-roots
organization; so that transit riders can fight their
exploitation. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
MARCH 22, 2PM: SPECIAL EVENT: 'Die In" San Diego.
PLEASE NOTE: This event will involve a peaceful demonstration
involving those of us who are ready to end the War.
Where: Meet in the park downtown at W. Island Ave &
1st Ave. What to wear/Bring: Wear a white t-shirt that
can be printed on. We will be meeting at this park to
give instructions of the die-in and to reveal the location
that we will walk to. Those who wore a white t-shirt
will have a number applied to their shirt, that illustrates
the number of deaths he or she represents. After arriving
to the location revealed at the meeting, we will lay
down on the ground to show what it would look like if
San Diego was a war zone. AGAIN... this is a PEACEFUL
and non-violent demonstration. More
Info
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WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 26, 6PM: Celebrities to headline separation of
church and state event! First Freedom First (a joint
project of Americans United for Separation of Church
and State and The Interfaith Alliance,) will present
a nationwide simulcast entitled "Everything You
Always Wanted to Know About the Separation of Church
and State but Were Afraid to Ask". Where: Edwards
Mira Mesa Stadium 18 on Westview Parkway in Mira Mesa.
Tickets are free and the event is open to the public
but you must register in advance at firstfreedomfirst.
org to reserve your seats. More
Info
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TUESDAY,
APRIL 8, 7PM: Debate: Church and State: How Should They
Coexist? Americans United for Separation of Church and
State, San Diego Chapter, will sponsor a debate entitled
"Church and State: How Should They Coexist?"
Panelists include: Rev. Barry Lynn, Executive Director,
Americans United for Separation of Church and State;
Stanwood C. Johnson, Certified Family Law Specialist
and William "Bill" Morrow, Attorney and former
California legislator. This event is free and open to
the public and all are invited to attend. Following
the debate, questions will be taken from the audience.
This event is being held in the rehearsal room of the
Jewish Community Center at 4126 Executive Drive in La
Jolla. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 12, 2008: Association of Raza Educators (ARE)
2008 Conference held at Lincoln High School, San Diego.
A. R. E. San Diego seeks to outreach at least 500 members
of the educational community, including, teachers, counselors,
parents, students, and so forth. The conference theme
is “The Struggle for Social Justice In Education.”
More
Info
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 19, 10AM: Chicano Park Day Celebration. “Our
Lives, Culture, And History Are Seen Through Our Murals!”
is the theme of the 38th Annual Chicano Park Day Celebration
in historic Chicano Park, located in the Barrio Logan
community, south of downtown San Diego. This family
celebration is free and open to the public. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
APRIL 20, 11AM - 6PM: Multi-Cultural Earth Day Indoor
/ Outdoor event at WorldBeat Cultural Center 2100 Park
Blvd. Balboa Park. What: 19th Annual Earth Day! Who:
Multi Cultural World Music, Reggae, R&B, AfroBeat,
Jazz, African, Latin, Belly Dance, Japanese Tiako Performances
International Craft Marketplace. Free Event! More
Info
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FRIDAY,
MARCH 14, 7PM: FILM; Chicano! (Episode One) in UCSD's
Multi-Purpose Room. This film examines the events at
Tierra Amarilla, NM, that sparked a national movement
for social justice. It focuses on the 1967 struggle
by Mexican Americans to regain ownership of New Mexico
lands guaranteed them by the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, and concludes with the Chicano Moratorium March
against the Vietnam War held in East Los Angeles in
1970. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
MARCH 15, 8:30PM: WorldBeat Cultural Center presents
Midnite - Roots Reggae from St. Croix, with Keys of
Creation. All Ages. WorldBeat Cultural Center 2100 Park
Blvd. In Balboa Park. Doors 8:30pm. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
MARCH 16, NOON: The Red CalacArts Collective presents
our 4th annual CHICANO PARK FUNDRAISER in Calacalandia
Home of Chelo y Brent of Calaca Press 502 Rose Dr. National
City, Califas. Help support Chicano Park’s 38th
anniversary! Don't miss out on this once a year gathering
to raise funds for our beloved parque. Firme sounds
by: The Return Of Bill Caballero! Los Romanticos Chunky
& The Chicano Park All-Star Band Plus: Son Jarocho.
More
Info
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FRIDAY,
MARCH 28, 8PM: MYM Entertainment Presents: "Honoring
Women's Herstory Month Rock Concert! Chicana Perk: 129
25th St., SD. $5 Cover! All Ages! from sd, ca-IRRADIO:
myspace. com/irradio from silver lake, ca-THE T. V.
LIERS: myspace. com/thetvliers from sd, ca-DROPJOY:
myspace. com/dropjoymusic. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
MARCH 29, 8:30PM: Worldbeat Center Presents The Messenger
Luciano w/ Mikey General + special guests. WorldBeat
Cultural Center 2100 Park Blvd. In Balboa Park. Doors
8:30pm. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 19, 8:30PM: Half Pint in Concert. WorldBeat Center
2100 Park Blvd. San Diego. What: Earth Day Pre-Party!
Who: Half Pint "No Stress Express Tour" w/
The Yellow Wall Dub Squad & Special Guest Itawe
& Stevie Culture. More
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ONGOING EVENTS
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FEBRUARY
21 – MARCH 16, 2008: Permanent Collection: A play
by Thomas Gibbons. Where: Mo`olelo at 10th Avenue Theatre
930 10th Avenue, San Diego (Downtown). Permanent Collection
is the story of Sterling North - the African American
Director of the Morris Foundation & Museum, and
Paul Barrow - the Museum’s Caucasian Education
Director. When their conflict over eight important pieces
of African art is uncovered by a curious journalist,
a complex and bitter clash erupts over race, representation,
art and the role of the media. More
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MARCH
7-29TH: Extraordinary Renditions an original satire
you can’t afford to miss! The premiere production
of Impact Theater, San Diego’s newest irreverent
theater company it explores—among other things—the
insanity of airport security, the reckless use of tasers,
bilingualitis, health insurance that makes you sick,
and the selective protections of FEMA. You’ll
laugh so hard you’ll cry—and get mad as
hell! Impact Theater is proud to present this provocative
look at the outrageousness of our society. Ticket purchase
at door. Swedenborg Hall is conveniently located just
off Washington Street, near the intersection of Cleveland/Tyler
in the Hillcrest/University Heights area. More
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/ Workshops
MARCH
22-23: SD County Primitive Skills Gathering near Fallbrook.
When: From noon on Saturday 3/22 until sometime on Sunday.
Where: Near Rainbow, CA, about 8 miles NE of Fallbrook.
More
Info
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IFCO/Pastors
for Peace Caravan to Cuba. In June/July 2008 14 different
routes of the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba will
be on the road visiting more than 120 US and Canadian
cities, (including San Diego). We will travel in school
buses, trucks, and cars to Cuba via Mexico with medical
and educational supplies collected from groups across
the US and Canada as a collective challenge to the inhuman
and immoral US blockade and travel ban. This year’s
caravan will also host our second Hiphop Without Borders
Exchange We will take many hiphop artists to participate
in an international hiphop festival, as well as carrying
turntables, keyboards and other musical equipment to
support Cuban hiphop. 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
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MISCELLANEOUS
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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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