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Nobody living can ever stop me, As I go walking that
freedom highway; Nobody living can ever make me turn
back This land was made for you and me.
--
Pete Seeger
joined Bruce Springsteen singing Woody Guthrie's
"This Your Land is Your Land," the way Woody
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San Diego's 2009 Peoples Ball was indeed a celebration
worthy of our social justice community. It is the organizing
of people like ourselves who helped turn the political
tide toward the progressive. The Ball was also designed
to raise funds so that ASD can continue to be a better
information, communications and mobilization hub in
the border region. We still need several thousand dollars
to sustain us at full strength in the coming period.
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This
is the superb poem that Ernie McCray, the People's Ball
MC, wrote for the occasion! People's Ball Poem: Gathered
Here Together to Feel All Right.
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| There
was a big high wall there that tried to stop me; Sign
was painted, it said private property; But on the back
side it didn't say nothing; That side was made for you
and me.
In
the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, By the relief
office I seen my people; As they stood there hungry,
I stood there asking Is this land made for you and me?
--
"This Your Land is Your Land" verses that
have been censored from the song over the years to make
it less political: truthout.org/011909R
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"Housing
might be in worse shape than we think. There is probably
even more excess housing inventory gumming up the market
than current statistics indicate, thanks to a wave of
foreclosures that has yet to hit the market. The problem:
Many foreclosed homes and other distressed properties
that are now owned by banks have yet to be listed for
sale. The volume of this so-called 'ghost inventory'
could be substantial enough to depress already steeply
falling prices when it does go on the market."
--
Flood of Foreclosures: It's Worse Than You Think. truthout.org/012509A
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| MONDAY
JANUARY 26, 7PM: GAZA - The Illegal WAR; Audrey Bomse
- Human Rights Lawyer, Coordinator United Against Torture.
Come Hear Audrey Bomse about her arrest and detention.
Her first hand account of the recent voyage of the Free
Gaza Movement. Last month she led the coalition delegation
to Geneva to present its Alternative Report on Israel
to the UN Committee Against Torture. She has been an
active member of the National Lawyers Guild for 25 years,
past co-chair of its Prisoners' Rights Committee and
current co-chair of the NLG Free Gaza Subcommittee.
Four Points Sheraton San Diego 8110 Aero Dr, San Diego.
$5 -10 Donation Requested. More
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| MONDAY
JANUARY 26, 7PM: GAZA - The Illegal WAR; Audrey Bomse
- Human Rights Lawyer, Coordinator United Against Torture.
Come Hear Audrey Bomse about her arrest and detention.
Her first hand account of the recent voyage of the Free
Gaza Movement. Last month she led the coalition delegation
to Geneva to present its Alternative Report on Israel
to the UN Committee Against Torture. She has been an
active member of the National Lawyers Guild for 25 years,
past co-chair of its Prisoners' Rights Committee and
current co-chair of the NLG Free Gaza Subcommittee.
Four Points Sheraton San Diego 8110 Aero Dr, San Diego.
$5 -10 Donation Requested. More
Info
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WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 28, 3:30PM: "Dangerous Journey: The Plight
of Mexican Migrants to the U. S." Institute of
the Americas Complex, Deutz Room. Enrique Morones is
the President and Founder of Border Angels, an all-volunteer
organization dedicated to saving migrant lives along
the border. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
JANUARY 31, 6PM: 12th Annual Letters to the Editor Awards
Night. 6pm social hour with food catered by Hill Street
Café. 7pm Letters Awards Program. $20 or $10
for students and low income. RSVP required (better hurry!).
Location given in response to RSVP. See NorthCountyForum.org
for more details.
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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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TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 3, 4:30PM: Candlelight Vigil for Robin Long
every month held near the North Gate of Marine Corps
Air Station Miramar. Sponsored by San Diego Veterans
For Peace Robin is the first active duty American G.
I. Iraq war resister to desert the US military and seek
asylum in Canada. He is currently in the brig at MCAS
Miramar. The next vigil will be at North Gate to MCAS
Miramar. More
Info
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WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 4, 3:30PM: "Interpersonal and State Violence
in Experiences of Migrant Women" Martha Escobar,
Visiting Fellow, Center for U. S.-Mexican Studies, Institute
of the Americas Complex- Deutz Room. The Center for
U. S.-Mexican Studies is a part of the Graduate School
for International Relations and Pacific Studies. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 7, 7:30PM: Darwin Bicentennial Birthday Celebration
Concert by Dr. Stephen Baird and the Galapagos Mountain
Boys at the UCSD School of Medicine. Tickets may be
purchased online through our website's shopping cart
at PayPal or by check to: 255 South Rios Avenue, Solana
Beach, CA 92075. Adults: $15 ($20 at door night of concert),
Children/Students: $10. For more information, call Carol
at 858-481-0765 or visit www.ScientificGospel.com
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MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 9, 7PM: Revelle Forum Presents Robert Kaiser.
Washington Post Associate Editor and Senior Correspondent
Robert Kaiser has monitored American politics for nearly
half a century. His forthcoming book, So Damn Much Money:
The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American
Government, brings a true insider’s perspective
to the examination of the historic growth of the power
of special interests during the past 50 years. Note
location: Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins
Dr., La Jolla. Please arrive early. Advance registration
strongly advised. Registration fee is $25, please refer
to section ID 068889. More
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 7PM: The San Diego Network of Spiritual
Progressives presents An Evening with Rabbi Michael
Lerner. Speaking on The Spiritual Challenge of the Next
Four Years in US and Global Survival. Suggested Donation
of $5 to $10, No One Turned Away. First Unitarian Universalist
Church 4190 Front Street, San Diego. Rabbi Michael Lerner,
an internationally recognized theologian and psychologist,
is the author of the 2006 best seller, The Left Hand
Of God. He is also the editor of TIKKUN, the highly
respected journal on politics, spirituality and culture.
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SATURDAY,
JANUARY 31, 8PM: Yeah Mon Entertainment presents Comedy
Extravaganza. Sews and Shows Theatre 7860 Golden Avenue,
Lemon Grove. $15/advance, $20/at door. Featuring Jeff
Hodge, Albert Linton, Cate Gary, Mike Wirtz, Mal Hall,
Lisa Pedace. More
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JANUARY
31 – MARCH 8, 7PM: Visual Migrations. Opening
reception. FREE. Deportation Nation: History Repeats
A cultural series highlighting the issue of deportation
in America presented by USD Ethnic Studies, Calaca Press
and the Red CalacArts Collective. Centro Cultural de
la Raza 2125 Park Blvd, SD. Art exhibit addressing the
issue of deportation. Opening reception music by Gabriel
J. Vélez. More
Info
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 5, 6PM: Cinematic Migrations. FREE. Deportation
Nation: History Repeats A cultural series highlighting
the issue of deportation in America presented by USD
Ethnic Studies, Calaca Press and the Red CalacArts Collective.
USD Mother Rosalie Hill Hall - Warren Auditorium @ Soles
5998 Alcala Park, SD. Movie and lecture by filmmaker
Isaac Artenstein and his work: Break of Dawn. Break
of Dawn depicts the story of Los Angeles musician, radio
personality and activist Pedro J. Gonzalez and his deportation
for speaking out against the mass deportations of Mexicans
in the 1930's. Introduction by SD Mesa College Chicano
Studies chair Mike Ornelas. More
Info
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FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 6, 7PM: Spoken Migrations. FREE. Deportation
Nation: History Repeats A cultural series highlighting
the issue of deportation in America presented by USD
Ethnic Studies, Calaca Press and the Red CalacArts Collective.
SD Central Library Auditorium 820 E St., SD. Poetry
and Spoken Word related to the experience of deportation
and migration. Featuring: Francisco J. Bustos (San Diego),
Olga Garcia Echeverria (Los Angeles), Ken10 (San Diego),
Viet Mai (San Diego) and Amalia Ortiz (Los Angeles).
MC’d by Cal A. Vera of the Red CalacArts Collective.
A small collection of poetry and prose called Deportation
Nation will be given away free to the first 150 Deportation
Nation: Spoken Migrations attendees. More
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SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 7, 8PM: Musical Migrations. FREE. Deportation
Nation: History Repeats A cultural series highlighting
the issue of deportation in America presented by USD
Ethnic Studies, Calaca Press and the Red CalacArts Collective.
USD University Center 5998 Alcala Park, SD. Musical
program featuring Los Alacranes, Quino and Son Sin Fronteras
playing the songs of Pedro J. Gonzalez and others related
to deportation, including a jam session with all musicians
playing the Woody Guthrie classic Plane Wreck at Los
Gatos (Deportee). MC’d by USD Ethnic Studies professor
Jesse Mills. More
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 6PM (Darwin’s 200th Birthday): Darwin
Bicentennial Birthday Celebration Concert by the Galapagos
Mountain Boys at the UCSD faculty club. Reservations
are required by calling the faculty club at 858-534-0876;
24 hour cancellation policy. The price for the whole
evening will be $40 per person. The evening begins at
6pm with a no-host bar cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres.
Dinner follows at 7pm and the concert begins at 8pm.
Please join us in a first ever Darwin birthday celebration
at the faculty club. Brings friends and family to help
celebrate this event with Dr. Stephen Baird and The
Galapagos Mountain Boys as they sing songs in praise
of evolution by natural selection, honoring the bicentennial
of Charles Darwin's birth in 1809, and his life's contributions
to science and our knowledge of how we got here from
the beginning of time.
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 26, 7PM: V-Day San Diego 2009. A V-Day Benefit
Production of The Vagina Monologues. To benefit V-day
and The San Diego Center for Community Solutions. Join
Us As We Raise Funds And Awareness To End Violence Against
Women And Girls. V-Day San Diego will present a one-night
only benefit reading of Eve Ensler's award wining play
The Vagina Monologues at The Birch North Park Theatre
2891 University Avenue San Diego. More
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SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 28, 7PM: San Diego Premiere Production of The
MENding Monologues at The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th
Avenue, San Diego. The MENding Monologues By Derek Dujardin.
A group of talented men in Sedona, AZ. wrote, rehearsed
and produced a show of personal monologues, poetry and
comedy that embraced the themes, issues and spirit of
The Vagina Monologues. Of more than 6,600 V-Day events
around the world, this is only men's show in production
that we know of. The purpose of The MENding Monologues
is to "restore our faith in men" by acknowledging
where men both protect and revere women and at times,
we fail them. Through this work, we are dedicated to
ending violence and mending hearts—of men and
women alike. More
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MARCH
28, 2009: 11AM: San Diego IndieFest (SDIF)V ~ The Culture
of Possibility In San Diego's North Park. 7 Stages on
& off University Ave., between Kansas and 30th Streets.
$23 General, $20 Students, Seniors and Military w/ Valid
IDs, Kids 8 and under FREE. Wildly diverse & exciting
independent music, film, art, business and ideas all
day long. Rock, Hip Hop, Folk, World, Country, Funk,
Punk, Jazz, Latin, Spoken Word... Film, Photography,
Dance, Painting Poetry and more. More
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JANUARY
30,31 and FEBRUARY 1, 2009: WorldBeat Center & Natural
Building Network present Cob Building Workshop. Learn
to build beautiful and healthy structures with clays,
sand and straw. Cob, like adobe, is the ancient art
of building and sculpting structures out of clay, sand
and straw, all low-cost and non-toxic materials. The
building technique can be learned by people of all ages
and all skill levels and can be used to build bread
ovens, benches garden walls and homes. There is nothing
like playing in the mud to heal one's soul. Public lecture
Saturday Evening 7 PM "Natural Building Around
the World: Solutions for Climate and Culture" Friday
in South Park Saturday and Sunday at WorldBeat Center
(Lunch included) Saturday night lecture 7PM. More
Info
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MARCH
15, 2009: Z-Day; The Zeitgeist Movement. www.thezeitgeistmovement.com
to get more info. What we're trying to do is spread
the word and have several presentations around the world
on 3/15/09. In January 2009 the website will have their
movies available for download along with a digital presentation.
The digital presentation is to be used to present the
idea of the zeitgeist movement to others. More
Info
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BLANKETS
& WARM CLOTHING URGENTLY NEEDED for farm workers
living near Ensenada. It's really cold! PLEASE DROP
OFF BEFORE DEC 5. A letter from my friends Omar Clay
& Nina Leshan: We are living in Mexico, about 45
minutes south of Ensenada on the peninsula. Many of
our neighbors are from the south of Mexico, and are
here temporarily here working in agriculture. They have
a need for clothes and blankets this winter. Specifically,
there are whole families including children. If you
have any extra blankets or warm clothes, including children's
shoes, I can pick them up at Tanja Winter's house on
Saturday, December 5 in the morning. Tanja says that
you can leave your contributions on her driveway. Tanja's
phone number: 858-459-4650 twinter@san.rr.com. More
Info
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Get
FREE copy of "A Question of Power", A documentary
about the resistance in San Diego against this powerline.
Video
Link provided here: Also attached are action items
for folks to talk once they have seen the documentary.
We have complimentary copies of the documentary that
can be requested by emailing: thecoane5 <thecoane5@cox.net
There is no charge for the DVD or the mailing. More
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ONGOING EVENTS
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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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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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90.7
KPFK PACIFICA RADIO IS BACK ON THE AIR IN SAN DIEGO.....!!!!!!
KPFK is back and it is the only information and cultural
programming of it's kind in San Diego. People should
listen, tell others and work to keep it here in San
Diego and South Orange County. 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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