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Black History with activism
Black
History is the history of America. It is a history of
the color line; a way that our society remains stratified
and strengthens the system of class divisions so that
only a very few on the top could remain in control.
The election of the first black US president does not
significantly alter the dynamic of 300+ years of black
history or the manner in which institutional discrimination
continues to permeate all aspects of our society.
Black
history is activist history, the long road to freedom
marked by tens of millions of individual and collective
acts, which broke the chains of bondage, of enslavement,
of feudal ties to modern plantations, of democratic
disenfranchisement and struggles today to break the
structural inequality of this society. Looking at the
indices of social and economic disparity it is easy
to see that black History and American history must
remain imbued with activism, if progress is to be made.
Seeing a few black faces in the White House must not
lull us. This is a time to push for definitive breakthroughs.
America
is at its best when privileged sectors join in solidarity
with the disenfranchised and unite for the common goals
of all humanity; across color lines, national lines,
and gender lines. May we all join together to make and
shape black history and activist American history.
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| For
those of us who hope for a new peace loving, caring
government, we need to be aware of forces that are still
determined to force a fascist government upon us. We
must stand firm and demonstrate for the Obama leaders
that we insist that they work for the anti-war and social
justice issues that we voted for--they must resist the
capitalist status quo.
--
Chris Hedges: It's
Not Going to be Ok
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“It
is outrageous that in the middle of a budget crisis
and talk about various tax increases, the City of San
Diego has increased salaries for city workers—so
much so that the number of people earning $100,000 or
more has jumped by 44% in the past year alone”
--
City Councilmember Carl DeMaio, www.cleanupcityhall.com
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"I
myself was lulled into a false sense of security upon
my arrival a week ago. Indeed, security is 'better,'
compared to my last trip here, when the number of attacks
per month against the occupation forces and Iraqi collaborators
used to be around 6,000. Today, we barely have one American
soldier being killed every other day and only a score
injured weekly. Casualties among Iraqi security forces
are just ten times that number. But yes, one could say
security is better if one is clear that it is better
in comparison not to downtown Houston but to Fallujah
2004"
--
Security in Iraq: Relatively
Speaking, Dahr Jamail
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| MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 16, 7PM: OCCUPATION 101 - Activist San Diego's
General Meeting focused on Gaza, Palestine and Israeli
Occupation. You Are Invited to Activist San Diego's
General Meeting focused on Gaza, Palestine and Israeli
Occupation with Palestinian and Jewish guest presenters
and a Special Screening of OCCUPATION 101: Voices of
the Silenced Majority. A Thought-Provoking & Powerful
Documentary Film on the Current & Historical Root
Causes of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. At Joyce
Beers Community Center in the Uptown Shopping Center,
Hillcrest. Suggested $5-10 Donation at the Door. More
Info
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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
Info
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TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 10, 4PM: Stop weapons training in San Diego
schools. Students, teachers and parents need you to
come to the San Diego School Board meeting on Tues.,
Feb. 10, when the board will take up a proposal to eliminate
high-powered pellet gun training from 11 schools with
military science classes (JROTC). Busloads of students
from different schools will be rallying outside at 4
pm and addressing the board inside around 5 pm. They
need you to help fill the auditorium! Location: 4100
Normal St., San Diego. Arrive early to find parking.
More
Info
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 4PM: Greenpeace presents: Clean Power to
the People. On March 2, Greenpeace and over 50 organizations
to coordinate the largest Civil-Disobedience to Save
the Climate in American history. Please join us on Feb
12th to get on the phone with Greenpeace Executive Director
Mike Clark and the campaigners who are planning this
action to hear how YOU can help Greenpeace from right
here in San Diego. We'll be producing our own personal
windmills to send to DC for the action--to say: "Wind
NOT Coal!" Family friendly--you can color your
own pinwheel--and you can come meet all our local Greenpeace
volunteers. Where: Swami’s Park 1298 South Coast
Highway 101 Encinitas. More
Info
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 5PM: Tell Sacramento & Washington:
It’s Time For The People’s Bailout! Come
to the rally and let our legislators in Sacramento and
Washington know that cuts to essential services will
not be tolerated! Gather: 5:00 P.M. Horton Plaza, 4th
& Broadway, San Diego. Rally: 5:30 p.m. March: 6:00
p.m. past State Building. Economic Justice For All Californians!
More
Info
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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.
More
Info
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EVERY
SATURDAY UNTIL MARCH 7TH: Old Town State Park Picket
Line and Rally. Where: Old Town State Park, inside the
park off the corner of Calhoun and Wallace. Who: Restaurant
workers at Old Town State Park. Background: Workers
employed by restaurant operator Delaware North at Old
Town State Park were informed at the beginning of the
year that they would all be terminated in early March,
as Delaware North plans to bring in a subcontractor
to take over the state lease to operate concessions
at Old Town. While Old Town Hospitality Group has remained
mum on the workers' future, it has announced plans that
include major renovations and capital improvements.
Nearly 130 workers could lose their jobs. More
Info
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MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 16, 7PM: OCCUPATION 101 - Activist San Diego's
General Meeting focused on Gaza, Palestine and Israeli
Occupation. You Are Invited to Activist San Diego's
General Meeting focused on Gaza, Palestine and Israeli
Occupation with Palestinian and Jewish guest presenters
and a Special Screening of OCCUPATION 101: Voices of
the Silenced Majority. A Thought-Provoking & Powerful
Documentary Film on the Current & Historical Root
Causes of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. At Joyce
Beers Community Center in the Uptown Shopping Center,
Hillcrest. Suggested $5-10 Donation at the Door. 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
Info
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 19, 5PM: Col. Ann Wright The Cost of War on
Women Price Center East - The Forum (4th fl). Col. Ann
Wright resigned from the US diplomatic corps in March,
2003 in opposition to the Bush administration's war
on Iraq. Having served 29 years in the US Army/Army
Reserves, Wright will talk about The Costs of War on
Women including the use of Sexual Assault and Rape in
war and additionally, the Rape and Murder of Women in
the Military. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 21, 7PM: Patriotism; Saying Goodbye - Ideas
for Action with Robert Jensen. Matters of Controversy
(new location). Special Guest Robert Jensen "Saying
Goodbye to Patriotism" Ideas for Action: An Ordinary
Person's Guide to Empire, Culture and Resistance. Robert
Jensen is an associate professor in the School of Journalism
and director of the Senior Fellows Honors Program of
the College of Communication at the University of Texas
at Austin. New location Joyce Beers Community Center
(located in Hillcrest at 1050 Vermont, ½ block
north of University Ave, San Diego. Ralph's Shopping
Center, near Trader Joe's). More
Info
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 25, 12PM: San Diego County Library. Vegetarian
Day @ Your Library. Come watch movies, learn about being
a vegetarian, sample foods, raw and vegetarian cooking
demos, speakers, crafts and much, much, more! Free @
your library. Limited Supply of food, please arrive
early. Spring Valley Library 836 Kempton Street. 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
Info
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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
12 - 22, 2009: 16th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival:
Latino Stars Light Up The Screen at UltraStar Mission
Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center (7510 Hazard Center
Dr. San Diego, CA 92108). Close to 20,000 festival goers
will have the opportunity to attend over 150 screenings,
meet approximately 100 actors and filmmakers and attend
workshops, live music events, parties and other exciting
events. More
Info
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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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ONGOING EVENTS
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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
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LIBRARIES
THREATENED AGAIN! Your help is needed now to help protect
our Libraries as the City Council begins its budget
preparation for Fiscal Year 2010. Budget & Finance
Committee Chair Tony Young has scheduled meetings to
solicit public input in preparation for the FY10 City
budget. Most City departments have been asked to present
the Mayor with budgets that show 15% cuts for FY10 (compared
to the 10% budget cuts that were sought in the mid-term
FY09 budget adjustments). Library supporters must let
the Committee and Council know that Library services
must be protected. The February meetings will help the
Committee prioritize City services as they consider
budget cuts. Please try to attend these meetings and
make it clear that all San Diego Public Libraries and
services are essential! Sat., February 14 & 21st
and Wed & Thur., February 25th & 26th. 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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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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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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