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Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage,
Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Roger Hedgecock et. al.. provide
the smoking gun for violent incidents such as the Unitarian
church killings in Knoxville, and the recent massacres
in New York & Chicago. As the Rev. Chris Buice said,
these people are not only armed with guns, but also
with "bitteness, resentments, and indiscriminate
anger... armed in body and spirit."
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Happy
Birthday Activist San Diego!
ASD
was officially launched on Earth Day 1999. ASD’s
simple proposition; the world, this country and our
region are crying out for social change and only grassroots
activism will create the groundswell to bring lasting
social justice. Engagement at the local level will not
happen without a conduit to provide information about
when, where and what groups are organizing.
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set out in 1999 to be an information, communications
and mobilization hub in the border region. But now 10
years later ASD is only a 10th of what we should be
and a 1000th of what we will need to be. Yet we have
much to be proud of. Look what we have done in this
last decade: viewtopic.
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help us meet the challenges to come?
EARTH
DAY:
Contact
us (info@ActivistSanDiego.org)
if you want to help us on Earth Day at our booth as
we greet thousands. Earth Day can be a day to celebrate,
a day to rejoice the progress but also a day to realize
that as a planet, and as a species we are on a collision
course with environmental devastation.
As
James Lovelock, one of the twentieth century's most
influential scientist states, “the Four Horsemen
-- war, famine, pestilence and death…” will
be upon us and perhaps 6 billion people will perish
as a result of human impact. Read this Rolling
Stone article if you are not convinced
Please
join ASD at our next General Meeting on April 20th as
we discuss the political implications of medical marijuana
in San Diego and the legal prohibition of marijuana
that victimizes so many. More
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One of the most eminent scientists of our time says
that global warming is irreversible — and that
more than 6 billion people will perish by the end of
the century.
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The Prophet of Climate Change: James Lovelock, Rolling
Stone Magazine
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"Not
long ago, a group of skeptical Democratic senators met
at the White House with President Obama, his chief economic
adviser, Larry Summers, and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.
The six senators - most of them centrists, joined by
one left-leaning independent, Vermont's Bernie Sanders
- said that while they supported Obama, they were worried.
The financial reform policies the president was pursuing
were not going far enough, they told him, and the people
Obama was choosing as his regulators were not going
to change things fundamentally enough."
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Michael Hirsh: Wall
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| MONDAY,
APRIL 20, 7PM: Activist San Diego General Meeting on
Marijuana. Marijuana: Medical and Legalization Issues
collide with law, profit, prohibition and superstition.
The war on weed rages on: · What are the facts?
· What are our rights? · What forces are
really driving prohibition and who stands to gain? LOCATION:
Joyce Beers Community Center, 1090 Vermont, one 1/2
blocks north of University (just east of Trader Joe's
in the Hillcrest Shopping Center). More
Info
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FRIDAY,
MAY 1ST, 2:30PM: May Day! Immigrants Rights March @
City College (Park St.) March to Chicano Park for Program.
Now Is The Time For... *An END to ICE Raids, Detentions
& Deportations *Legalization & The Right to
Migrate *Dignified Work for All (Pass Employee Free
Choice Act -EFCA & Employee Non Discrimination Act-
ENDA) *Equal Access to Education (Pass Development Relief
Education Alien Minors Act- DREAM Act) *An End to Wasteful
Spending on Border Fences. More
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WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 15, 12 NOON. Silent vigil to save Friendship Park
– show up any time to support. Public gathering
at 12 noon. Location: BORDER PATROL HEADQUARTERS. 2411
Boswell Rd, Chula Vista, CA 91914. What to bring: SILENCE!
Wear white clothes. More
Info
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WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 15-16, 2009: The Trans-Border Institute presents
a conference on: Migration, Religion and National Identity:
Exploring Faith and Belonging in the Migrant Experience.
At the Joan B. Kroc Theatre, University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park, San Diego. The Trans-Border Institute
at the University of San Diego with support from the
Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies will host a major
international conference to examine the relationship
between migration, religion and national identity. This
conference will examine these topics from a historical
and comparative perspective, and will feature accomplished
academic and religious experts from the United States
and abroad. More
Info
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WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 15, 7PM: Community screening of “The Visitor.”
Survivors of Torture, International (SURVIVORS) is hosting
a screening of the critically-acclaimed film “The
Visitor” to help San Diego community members learn
about the immigrant detention system and connect them
with ways to get involved locally. In "The Visitor,"
an American college professor and a young couple grapple
with the treatment of immigrants and the legal process
post-9/11. The film stars Richard Jenkins, who has been
nominated for a 2009 Best Actor Oscar for his role as
the professor. Location: First Congregational Church
of Ramona(in the Youth Building) 404 8th Street, Ramona.
Cost: Free. More
Info
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FRIDAY,
APRIL 17, 7:30PM: Divided Friendship: Crisis At The
Border. Matters of Controversy. Guest Speakers: John
Fanestil and Christian Ramirez. The Department of Homeland
Security is now building a second wall across Friendship
Park, the historic location overlooking the Pacific
Ocean where for generations residents of San Diego and
Tijuana have met to visit with friends and family through
the border fence. Final design plans for the park would
eliminate permanently all public access to Friendship
Park. A grassroots coalition of over 40 community organizations
has been battling to save public access to this unique
feature of San Diego’s cultural landscape. Join
us to learn more from two leaders of the “Save
Friendship Park” coalition. Also featured will
be a 10-minute documentary about the park, “A
Divided Friendship,” produced by students from
the UCSD Department of Communications. First Unitarian
Universalist Church of San Diego 4190 Front Street,
Hillcrest, San Diego (opposite UCSD Medical Center).
Donation requested. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 18, 3PM: You are invited to hear Fred Goldstein,
author of Low-Wage Capitalism, talk about his groundbreaking
new book and present a Marxist view of the capitalist
crisis. Critically acclaimed by both Howard Zinn and
Michael Parenti, Low-Wage Capitalism provides a sorely
needed and easy-to-read analysis of the roots of the
current global economic crisis, its implications for
workers and oppressed peoples, and the strategy needed
for future struggle. Malcolm X Library 5148 Market Street
at Euclid Avenue. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
APRIL 19, 11AM: ACLU'S Action Summit: Reclaiming Our
Voices. Keynote Speaker: Rep. John Lewis from Atlanta!
Please register today for the ACLU's biannual membership
mobilization. We gather our members, friends, and allies
in the community for a mobilization conference to restore
our constitution and fight for equal rights for all
people. We are especially pleased to announce that Rep.
John Lewis, a civil rights icon, gifted orator, and
principled member of Congress representing Atlanta will
deliver the keynote address to fire up our audience!
More
Info
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SUNDAY,
APRIL 19, 2PM: An Historical and Ideological Perspective
on 9/11. Presented by Rob Leslie. Rob Leslie will explore
the historical record for evidence of prior planned
and false-flag operations, and discuss relevant motivating
factors and hidden agendas in terms of their effect
on the political climate as well as our growing loss
of personal liberties. He’ll offer a proposal
for redirecting the course of history toward a more
peaceful and life-respecting future. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
APRIL 19, 6PM: Israel's war Crimes in Gaza: The legal
case. Speaker: Radhika Sainath. Video footage of Gaza
war crimes investigation. Four Points Sheraton 8110
Aero Drive, San Diego. Radhika Sainath is an attorney
at Hadsell Stormer in Los Angeles, California, where
she specializes in civil rights, housing and human rights
law. She recently returned from a 7-day National Lawyers
Guild delegation to Gaza to investigate potential Israeli
war crimes during the December 27 invasion. Prior to
becoming an attorney, Ms. Sainath organized low-wage
workers. Free event (donations welcome); free parking.
More
Info
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MONDAY,
APRIL 20, 7PM: Activist San Diego General Meeting on
Marijuana. Marijuana: Medical and Legalization Issues
collide with law, profit, prohibition and superstition.
The war on weed rages on: · What are the facts?
· What are our rights? · What forces are
really driving prohibition and who stands to gain? LOCATION:
Joyce Beers Community Center, 1090 Vermont, one 1/2
blocks north of University (just east of Trader Joe's
in the Hillcrest Shopping Center). More
Info
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MONDAY,
APRIL 20, 2009: National Day of Action for Colombia.
Colombia has just surpassed Sudan as having the worst
internal displacement crisis in the world. Over 4 million
Colombians have been violently forced from their homes.
While the war responsible for this crisis has raged
for decades, the pace of displacement has intensified
in recent years. Last year, 1500 Colombians fled their
homes every day. You can be a part of "Change Colombia
Can Believe In". More
Info
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LAST
FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH: San Diego Critical Mass Bike
Ride. The last Friday of every month, we meet at the
big fountain in Balboa Park at 7:00 PM and ride bicycles
through the streets of San Diego, providing motorists,
as well as ourselves, with a vision of how things could
be different. It's a celebration of cycling! Bring your
friends; meet new friends. More
Info
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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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APRIL
23-25, 2009: World-Systems Analysis & the Challenges
of the 21st Cent. University of San Diego. 33rd Annual
Conference of the Political Economy of the World-System
Section of the American Sociological Association. University
of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego. Sponsored
by the Ethnic Studies Program, Joan B. Kroc School of
Peace Studies, M. E. Ch. A, the Social Issues Committee,
Sociology, USD. More
Info
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FRIDAY,
APRIL 24-26, 2009: San Diego Peace Conference- A Weekend
of Peace Building. San Diego Peace Conference 2009.
Location: San Diego City College 1313 Park Blvd. San
Diego. *The keynote address and lunch will also be open
to community members of all ages for $10 per person.
Please visit the registraion page to RSVP for this portion
of the event by April 22. More
Info
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FRIDAY,
APRIL 24, 4PM: Come to a “More Than a Book Party”
to celebrate the publication of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s
new book on his 55th birthday. In cities across the
globe, people aware of the decades-long struggle of
this U. S. death row political prisoner for justice
will be gathering to demand his freedom. Gloria Verdieu
and Elliott Leib with the San Diego Free Mumia Coalition,
will provide background on the case, an update on the
legal struggle to free Mumia, and a review of his new
book. “Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending
Prisoners v. the U. S. A.” Malcolm X Library 5148
Market Street at Euclid Avenue. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 25, 10AM: 39th Annual Chicano Park Day Celebration.
Established by Chicano activists on April 22, 1970,
Chicano Park has received international recognition
as a major public art site for its commanding mural
paintings of the past and present struggle of Mexican
and Chicano history. This year’s Chicano Park
Day Anniversary celebration is dedicated to all the
women that have put their hearts and souls into the
development and preservation of the park. In addition,
the event will acknowledge all women who, with determination
and self-empowerment, have worked diligently towards
improving their communities. The women will be honored
during the midday flag-raising ceremony. 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
Info
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 25 3PM: Invisible Children Rescue Event. 3pm meet
at Horton Plaza water fountain. We will be walking through
out downtown and on to Morely Field where we will camp
for the night. More
Info
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FRIDAY,
MAY 1ST, 2:30PM: May Day! Immigrants Rights March @
City College (Park St.) March to Chicano Park for Program.
Now Is The Time For... *An END to ICE Raids, Detentions
& Deportations *Legalization & The Right to
Migrate *Dignified Work for All (Pass Employee Free
Choice Act -EFCA & Employee Non Discrimination Act-
ENDA) *Equal Access to Education (Pass Development Relief
Education Alien Minors Act- DREAM Act) *An End to Wasteful
Spending on Border Fences. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
MAY 2, 8AM: Cultivating Food Justice Conference. Location:
San Diego City College. A full day of hands-on workshops
and discussions to empower local communities to build
sustainable and affordable food systems that maximize
self-reliance and social justice. Plus, free food, kid's
activities, entertainment and more! Food Justice means:
everyone must have access to safe, nutritious and culturally-appropriate
food in sufficient quantity and quality to sustain a
healthy life with full human dignity. More
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WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 15, 7PM: Community screening of “The Visitor.”
Survivors of Torture, International (SURVIVORS) is hosting
a screening of the critically-acclaimed film “The
Visitor” to help San Diego community members learn
about the immigrant detention system and connect them
with ways to get involved locally. In "The Visitor,"
an American college professor and a young couple grapple
with the treatment of immigrants and the legal process
post-9/11. The film stars Richard Jenkins, who has been
nominated for a 2009 Best Actor Oscar for his role as
the professor. Location: First Congregational Church
of Ramona (in the Youth Building) 404 8th Street, Ramona,
CA. Cost: Free. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 18, 11AM: Fun & Free Programs for the whole
family at the City Heights Weingart Library & Performance
Annex, 3795 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego. Our Yearly
Community Art Celebration. Free Food for all Children.
This event is co-sponsored by the San Diego Baha’i
Faith Community & Fern Street Circus. Festival seating
bring lawn chair or blanket. More
Info
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FRIDAY,
MAY 1: MAY DAY, 8PM: Free Political Prisoner Mumia Abu
Jamal Fundraising Event W/ Music, Poetry, and Video.
Fundraising Concert for Mumia Abu-Jamal: At the World
Beat Center, 2100 Park Blvd. Video, poetry, and bands
uniting to free Mumia! Among the bands will be Wadi
Gad and Jahbandis. More
Info
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MONDAY,
MAY 4, 6:30PM: Free Screening" Roman Polansky":
Wanted and Desired (2008). Directed by Marina Zenovich;
Origin: USA/UK (99 min) Reopening a case that has inspired
controversy for over three decades, this unprecedented
documentary is an extensive exploration of the circumstances
that led up to Polanski’s conviction for having
unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. San Diego
Public Library at 820 E Street, San Diego in the 3rd
Floor Auditorium. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
MAY 17, 2PM: Free Screening: Transsiberian (2008). Directed
by Brad Anderson; Origin: UK/Germany/Spain/Lithuania
(111 min) A train journey from China to Moscow becomes
a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American
couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.
San Diego Public Library at 820 E Street, San Diego
in the 3rd Floor Auditorium. More
Info
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MONDAY,
JUNE 1, 6:30PM: Free Screening: Devil in a Blue Dress.
Directed by Carl Franklin; Origin: USA (102 min) Denzel
Washington stars as a decorated war hero returning to
the segregation of post-war America in this critically-acclaimed
suspense thriller. Special Introduction by film critic
Scott Marks! San Diego Public Library at 820 E Street,
San Diego in the 3rd Floor Auditorium. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
JULY 19, 2PM: Free Screening: The Sensation Of Sight."
Directed by Aaron J. Weiderspahn; Origin: USA (134 min)
This off-beat drama about man's search for meaning amidst
the ache of despair chronicles Finn, an English teacher
entering a mid-life crisis impelled by a recent tragedy,
as he sets afoot selling encyclopedias to the town locals.
Special introduction by film critic David Elliot! San
Diego Public Library at 820 E Street, San Diego in the
3rd Floor Auditorium. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
JUNE 21, 2PM: Free Screening: “Happy-go-Lucky."
Directed by Mike Leigh; Origin: UK (118 min) A look
at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful,
North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate
those around her. Special introduction by film critic
Beth Accomondo! San Diego Public Library at 820 E Street,
San Diego in the 3rd Floor Auditorium. More
Info
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IMMEDIATE
HELP FOR LORI BERENSON - Political Prisoner in Peru.
Lori is in her 8th month of pregnancy and very excited
and busy preparing for the birth. Unfortunately the
pregnancy has exacerbated her back pain and she expects
to have back surgery as soon as appropriate after the
baby is born. REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE HELP Call President
Obama and Write to Secretary of State Clinton. Lori
has now served 13 years and 5 months of her 20-year
sentence. She has been a model prisoner and she is eligible
for conditional liberty in November 2010. However, given
the precarious nature of her health and the forthcoming
birth of her baby, we will be urging President Obama
and Secretary of State Clinton to secure Lori’s
immediate release. More
Info
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THURSDAY,
APRIL 16, 7PM: Join Food & Water Watch for its first
monthly meeting and member mixer from 7 to 9 PM. During
the meeting we will screen the movie "Thirst."
We encourage all people who are interested in protecting
our water resources to attend and find out how they
can become more active in Food & Water Watch campaigns.
This is also an opportunity for you to meet other people
in San Diego who are interested in water issues. Where:
A. R. T. S. Center at the Naval Training Center Promenade,
Point Loma. More
Info
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APRIL
17TH - APRIL 27TH: Qi Gong 2 week Workshops, Lectures
& Healing. Where: WorldBeat Center - San Diego and
Tijuana - Ensenada. Mexico. Tian Gong is a profound
method of Qi Gong energy work, which goes beyond gentle
exercises for health and well-being. Our goal is to
help you integrate your body, mind & soul through
meditation, gentle movement, sound healing, Taoist alchemy
& spiritual wisdom from both the Eastern & Western
cultures. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
MAY 24, 1:30PM: The Border From Both Sides. Join friends
of the Foundation for Change at the beautiful home of
Solana Beach City Councilman Dave Roberts and his family.
Enjoy an exclusive photo exhibit featuring the work
of Maria Teresa Fernandez who has been documenting changes
to the physical and human landscape on both sides of
the border. Learn more about the efforts of the Foundation
for Change to build a network of organizations working
for social justice in border and immigrant communities
of the San Diego/Tijuana region. More
Info
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POTS
AND PANS FOR PEACE! .... and pens, pencils, paper, hats,
gloves, etc. too! Since most people's first reaction
will likely be, "HUH?!"---- let me follow
up quickly with "Citizen Diplomacy: Reaching out
to the needy people in Afghanistan!" We have an
opportunity to let the people of Afghanistan know that
the people of the United States care about them, by
filling "flat rate" boxes of donations to
be shipped to Afghanistan! Help put a smile on the face
of a child half a world away! To participate, please
bring your donations to: San Diego First Church of the
Brethren 3850 Westgate Place San Diego. 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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LA
VOZ Community Events Newsletter over the last 12 years
has worked towards keeping the San Diego non-profit,
Latino, and community at large connected ~ LA
VOZ Community Events Newsletter
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