The McCains additionally have 3 condos in San Diego County alone - two in Coronado, and one of them in La Jolla (where they happen to owe back taxes.) While McCain lectures homeowners who foreclose about being "irresponsible," maybe he should pay the $1,742 that San Diego County says he still owes.

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For a Humanistic US Foreign Policy

We, as Americans, deserve to have ourselves represented internationally as a caring, sensitive, sensible people! We want foreign assistance, given on our behalf, to actually improve the lives of those living in poverty, suffering with preventable diseases, and unable to educate their children. But, as presently administered, our foreign aid is often ineffective and inefficient.

An impressive array of experts and organizations have concluded that U. S. foreign aid programs need reform. (See list at end of article - www.results.org).

Legislation, including House Resolution 1268, is currently proposed to overhaul and update U. S. foreign aid so that programs are effective and efficient with measurable outcomes and focused on ending poverty. Accountability for funds and their use must also be a key component of any assistance. More

ASD's Activist Film Series continues to draw sizable crowds eager to discuss the content of the films and what we can do about the problem. Thus was the case last Friday as we showed Orwell Rolls in his Grave, a film about how the media distorts its own roll using misinformation and propaganda. Our next movie is the 1st Fri. of Sept. - A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict. More

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HR 1268 to Modernize Foreign Assistance; CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE NOW. Often we wonder - what can we do about all the poverty, disease, misery in the world? There is something you can do. Globally, nearly one billion people struggle to survive on less than $1 a day. Nearly half the world attempts to survive on less than $2 a day. Our foreign aid program is in need of major reform. Reform efforts should assure that the goal of foreign aid is reducing poverty and that our investment yields measurable, cost-effective results.

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The McCains additionally have 3 condos in San Diego County alone - two in Coronado, and one of them in La Jolla (where they happen to owe back taxes.) While McCain lectures homeowners who foreclose about being "irresponsible," maybe he should pay the $1,742 that San Diego County says he still owes.

-- Beyond Chron, the Voice of the Rest

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FRIDAY SEPT 5, 7:30PM: Film: A Force More Powerful A Century Of Nonviolent Conflict. Two-Part Documentary Explores The Triumph of Nonviolent Power Throughout the World in the 20th Century. Ben Kingsley Narrates Series. Each includes interviews with witnesses, survivors and unsung heroes who contributed to these century-changing events. Joyce Beers Community Center at Vermont St just north of Univ. Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego (next to Trader Joe's) please use Ralph underground parking lot. ****This Event is Free**** (Nobody turned away for lack of funds - Donations Gladly Accepted). More Info

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 3PM: BLACKWATER PROTEST!! One Year Anniversary Protest and Rally Against Blackwater at Blackwater’s Otay Mesa Training Facility 7685 Siempre Viva Rd., SD (Otay Mesa). Blackwater Has Opened A New Training Facility Here In Otay Mesa--Right Next To The Mexican Border. Directions: 805 South to 905 East, Right Britannia, Left on to Siempre Viva. (park on the street). More Info

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FRIDAY SEPT 26, 7:30 PM: Life & Debt a film by Stephanie Black. Revealing the Transparent: Stephanie Black Unveils the Jamaican World Beyond Tourism. Examining the Third World amid the process of globalism. Joyce Beers Community Center at Vermont St just north of Univ. Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego (next to Trader Joe's) please use Ralph underground parking lot. ****This Event is Free**** (Nobody turned away for lack of funds - Donations Gladly Accepted). More Info

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 7PM: Chicano Memorial Day, 38th Commemoration National Chicano Moratorium. Musica, Film, Platica. Submit names of activists that have gone on to the spirit world so that their names can be mentioned and remembered. More Info

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 7:30PM: Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Waste: A Native American Perspective. Matters Of Controversy a monthly series w Special Guests: Ian Zabarte & Steven T. Newcomb. Mr. Ian Zabarte is the Secretary of State, Principal Man for Foreign Affairs, of the Western Shoshone National Council, traditional government of the Western Shoshone Nation and has been an activist against nuclear weapons testing that has killed and injured family members and fellow Western Shoshone nationals. Mr. Steven T. Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) is the Indigenous Law Research Coordinator at Sycuan Education Department and Kumeyaay Community College on the Sycuan Indian Reservation. Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego 4190 Front Street, Hillcrest, San Diego (opposite UCSD Medical Center). More Info

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 7PM: Calaca Press, the Red CalacArts Collective and The Front present This Poem Called My Body. Chapbook Release Reading @ The Front 147 W. San Ysidro Blvd, San Ysidro, CA. FREE - though donations to The Front will not be refused - Featuring poetry from the Redz Vuelos Literarios: This Poem Called My Body writing workshop. More Info

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Malcolm X Library Programs in September 2008. More Info

“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 Info

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FRIDAY SEPT 5, 7:30PM: Film: A Force More Powerful A Century Of Nonviolent Conflict. Two-Part Documentary Explores The Triumph of Nonviolent Power Throughout the World in the 20th Century. Ben Kingsley Narrates Series. Each includes interviews with witnesses, survivors and unsung heroes who contributed to these century-changing events. Joyce Beers Community Center at Vermont St just north of Univ. Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego (next to Trader Joe's) please use Ralph underground parking lot. ****This Event is Free**** (Nobody turned away for lack of funds - Donations Gladly Accepted). More Info

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2PM: Author-Activist Louise Bernikow speaks at the Women's History Museum. The Shoulders We Stand On: Women as Agents of Change - about American women's activist history. Louise Bernikow survived the 1980's by writing for leading magazines, acquiring the dubious distinction of appearing simultaneously in MS. Magazine and Playboy. She was a founder of Women's Studies programs, of the Columbia Seminar on Women and Society and the Women's Biography group at the CUNY Graduate Center. More Info

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 5PM: Fundraiser, Support The French Bakery Workers! An evening of food, music and discussion. On May 15th, 2008 ICE agents raided the French Gourmet Bakery in Pacific Beach. Eighteen workers were arrested and detained and are now facing deportation. Join us for us an evening of food, music and discussion as we raise money to support the families now facing hardship and continue our campaign to stop the raids and deportations. Suggested Donation $15. Event Location: El Centro Cultural de la Raza 2125 Park Blvd. San Diego. More Info

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FRIDAY through SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th, 13th and 14th: Ranchita Rocks 2nd Annual Music Festival Benefit Concert for Protect Our Communities Fund (POC). Fighting the Sunrise Powerlink - one band at a time! Special Guest Friday Night – MOUNTAIN featuring Leslie West and Corky Laing. 60 bands, 6 stages and non-stop entertainment. Tickets for all thee days, including camping and parking, are $135.00. Order tickets online. POC has been fighting to preserve San Diego County from being trampled by SDG&E’s ill-conceived Sunrise Powerlink project for over two years. This is POC’s only fundraiser and 100% of the profits will be used in the fight. More Info

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 3PM: BLACKWATER PROTEST!! One Year Anniversary Protest and Rally Against Blackwater at Blackwater’s Otay Mesa Training Facility 7685 Siempre Viva Rd., SD (Otay Mesa). Blackwater Has Opened A New Training Facility Here In Otay Mesa--Right Next To The Mexican Border. Directions: 805 South to 905 East, Right Britannia, Left on to Siempre Viva. (park on the street). More Info

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 11AM: UN International Day of Peace Celebration. University of San Diego. The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. This celebration will include live entertainment, a documentary film, a photography exhibit on human rights in China, and a moment of silence at noon with a dove release. Peace is built person-by-person, group-by-group, nation-by-nation, and each of you is making an important contribution to that process. Come celebrate the International Day of Peace and share about the activities conducted by your organization. More Info

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1PM: VOICES OF WOMEN Presents Sex Trafficking Summit. In collaboration with The Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Center for Global Legal Studies and the International Law Society/Amnesty International Student Group Presents Sex Trafficking Summit. Modern-day slavery in the form of sex trafficking, which forces women and children from around the world into lives of despair, will be the subject of an upcoming Sex Trafficking Summit of leaders in law enforcement and child advocacy. FREE at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2121 San Diego Avenue in Old Town. More Info

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 7PM: Film "Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections." Film Director David Earnhart and voting rights activist Brad Friedman will be on hand. Reception to follow film. UNCOUNTED is an explosive new documentary that shows how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 - and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of the 2008 election. UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas, 7150 Hazard Center Drive. More Info

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FRIDAY SEPT 26, 7:30 PM: Life & Debt a film by Stephanie Black. Revealing the Transparent: Stephanie Black Unveils the Jamaican World Beyond Tourism. Examining the Third World amid the process of globalism. Joyce Beers Community Center at Vermont St just north of Univ. Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego (next to Trader Joe's) please use Ralph underground parking lot. ****This Event is Free**** (Nobody turned away for lack of funds - Donations Gladly Accepted). More Info

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27: National Day of Action to Stop War on Iran! NO October Surprise... NOT Another War... NO October Surprise... NOT Another War. Help build locally-coordinated actions in 100 cities March, rally, speak out, picket, teach-ins - in cities large or small, campuses & schools what you do can make a difference Only the People can stop the war... Stop the War on Iran before it starts! Money for Jobs, Healthcare, and Education, Not War and Occupation! More Info

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 7:30PM: Association for India's Development – San Diego Chapter proudly presents Violin Maestro Dr. L Subramaniam. In duet with Ambi Subramaniam accompanied by an Indian percussion ensemble. Where: Poway Center for the Performing Arts 15498 Espola Road, Poway. Dr. L. Subramaniam (Mani), India's violin icon is known as "The Paganini of Indian Classical music" and "the God of Indian Violin". More Info

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 6PM: 2nd Annual San Diego Encuentro De Jaraneros Festival of traditional son jarocho music from the Mexican State of Veracruz. Fandango Immediately Following. Bayside Community Center, 2202 Comstock Street Linda Vista, San Diego. Minimum $10 Entrance Donation. Children under 12 free. All proceeds from this event go directly towards the establishment of a son jarocho educational program at Bayside Community Center. More Info

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 8PM: Music from Afghanistan. The Center for World Music with support from the Society of Afghan Americans, the Persian Cultural Center, the Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego, and the Committee for the Art of the Indian Subcontinent at the San Diego Museum of Art, as part of the Performing Arts at The Neurosciences Institute Series presents Ustad AZIZ HERAWI (rubab, dutar) with Ahmad Siar Haseq (tabla). The Neuroscience Institute (La Jolla) 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr. San Diego. More Info

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AUGUST 15 – SEPTEMBER 14: Fridays & Saturdays 8 PM, Sundays 2 PM: The Joy Luck Club adapted from the Amy Tan novel, tells the story of four Chinese-immigrant mothers and their relationships with their American-born daughters. The play is made up of vignettes, which look deep into the Chinese pasts of the mothers and then shift back to the present day. The mothers share a sense of failure at being unable to connect with their daughters, and the sacrifices they made in order to come to America are played out like ghosts that come back to haunt them. More Info

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AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 21, 2008: Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company presents: Night Sky. A play by Susan Yankowitz. In memory of Joe Hiel Produced in Partnership with San Diego Brain Injury Foundation. Holes - in - talking. Heart - in - jail. Night Sky is the story of Anna, a brilliant astronomer. When a car accident renders her aphasic, her speech becomes a hodgepodge of disconnected words alternately poetic, funny, confusing and profound. She and her family must fight through the black holes of her mind and journey from her night sky into an unfamiliar world and a new language. A moving story about the resiliency of the human spirit and the universal need to find words to communicate our deepest thoughts and feelings. Where: Mandell Weiss Forum Studio Theater. More Info

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Announcements / Workshops

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, NOON: Affordable Housing Coalition Meeting @ The Tubman/Chavez center. More Info

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FRIDAY, SEPT 12 & FRIDAY, SEPT 26 8PM: Friday Night $10 Board Game Benefit for Heifer International. Topic: Micro-Credit Where: Tea N More 7380 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Meet other activists and have fun at out bi-monthly board game parities held the second and fourth Friday of the month. We play a variety of board games including party games like Taboo and Cranium and strategy games like Settlers of Catan. The suggested donation is $10 by check directly to Heifer International an organization who provides a long term solution to hunger and poverty by providing farm animals to people in need around the globe. More Info

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008: United for Peace and Justice, MILLION DOORS FOR PEACE - National Day of Action: Be part of one of the most ambitious and innovative anti-war activities to date! United for Peace and Justice is partnering with US Action/True Majority, Win Without War, and other organizations to make this day the biggest peace action of 2008. Volunteer doorknockers will ask people to sign an antiwar petition directed to Congress. Our message: End this immoral war, bring our troops home, and invest in America's future. In addition, we will encourage people to join local anti-war groups, engage in voter education work, and become a part of the organized antiwar movement in their area. More Info

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 6PM: San Diego County Mega Community Coalition Summit A New Path. Featuring: Our Public Information Campaign. Where: Joyce Beers Community Center San Diego, 1090 Vermont Street - Ralph's Shopping Center, Next to Aladdin's Mediterranean Cafe 1.5 blocks north of University Ave. More Info

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Activist San Diego INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - Call now 619-528-8383. During the summer and fall of 2008 ASD has several projects we need help organizing. o Volunteer Coordinator or volunteer Outreach Assistants. o Grant Coordinator or Assistant Grant writer. o ASD Office and/or Phone manager. o Phonebanking Coordinator or Assistant Coordinator. o Event Coordinator or Events Assistant Coordinator. o Building and construction assistants at the Activist Center. o Activist Film Series Coordinator or Assistant Coordinator. o Stop Blackwater Campaign Coordinator or Assistant. o Website designers and graphic artists. o E-newsletter Editor and Assistant Coordinator. o Youth organizing (call to discuss) ASD will also host a Jan. 2009 People's Ball, a Gala alternative inaugural event. many opportunites (call to discuss). For Building ASD’s new Community FM Radio Station. o Radio Project Outreach. o Radio Technician (To help with antenna, microwave, and studio). o Radio Legal Coordinator o PR and Press Coordinator. LOCATION: ASD’s office is located at 4246 Wightman St, San Diego. Contact us at (619) 528-8383 or info@ActivistSanDiego.org. More Info

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WORK THE POLLS IN SD - COMPENSATION*: $75-165. Election Day Hours: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm, Nov. 4 Requirements: Attend a training before the election. More Info

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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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White House is missing as many as 225 days of e-mails dating back to 2003; foreclosure scams worsen crisis; court rules that British security services colluded in unlawful detention of UK resident in Pakistan; mining companies have staked claims for uranium mining next to Grand Canyon National Park; Labor Department launches web site to educate employers about hiring recent war veterans; and more ~ Browse our continually updating front page at www.truthout.org

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