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| Last
weekend, the Earth Day was celebrated all over the world
as it was in San Diego, with joy and trepidation. Our
planet has been bountiful to us, has taught us many
lessons and has, so far, survived our wanton acts of
consumption, wasting of its resources and our callous
indifference to the future of the planet as a thriving
blue gem in the space. The inevitable Climate Change
that has been caused by these human acts, is going to
take its toll and a disproportionate burden is going
to fall on the poor and those who live on the margins.
Floods, droughts, failures of rains, loss of coastal
land and just heat and cold will degrade the day to
day lives of already poor people driving them to desperation,
disease and death. The task of the activist has become
more complex and more urgent. Activism needs to have
a multi-pronged approach- (1) as advocacy to reduce
greenhouse gas production to minimize or slow down climate
change (b) ensuring social justice by advocating on
behalf of the poorer section that will be disproportionately
affected (c) promoting adaptability to a changed climate.
This is acknowledged in a recent report of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change, where it concluded: that "a
high priority should be given to increasing the capacity
of…communities and social groups to adapt to climate
change in ways that are synergistic with wider societal
goals of sustainable development."
In
San Diego area itself, water shortages will be severe,
cost of water will rise to phenomenal values and desperate
measures will be taken, It would be our work to protect
the water rights of the people who will be marginalized
by the shortages.
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| "The
threat of global warming can be significantly lessened
if nations cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse
gases by 70 percent this century, according to a new
study. This would help reduce the most dangerous aspects
of climate change, including massive losses of Arctic
sea ice and permafrost and significant sea level rise,
although global temperatures will still rise."
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Environmental Leader: Global Warming Study: Nations
Need to Cut Emissions by 70 Percent www.truthout.org/041709EA
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"Major
General Antonio Taguba called for an independent commission
to investigate war crimes committed by senior members
of the Bush Administration in remarks in Ames Courtroom
on Tuesday, April 14. The event was sponsored by Physicians
for Human Rights and the Human Rights Program at Harvard
Law School."
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Andrew Kalloch, Harvard Law Record: General Taguba:
Accountability for Torture Does Not Stop at White House
Door www.truthout.org/041809B
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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
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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ONGOING EVENTS
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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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SATURDAY,
APRIL 25, 6PM: Dinner and a movie at the City Heights
Free Skool Cafe, a dinner and movie that is part of
La Otra San Diego's May 1st Film Series. Food will start
at 6 pm. There will be vegan enchiladas, beans and rice
available for $5 ($4 if you bring your own plate and
silverware). We will be showing Bread and Roses at 7
pm, a movie that depicts the victory of Justice for
Janitors, a union of predominantly immigrant workers
who clean the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles. City
Heights Free Skool 4246 Wightman St, SD. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
APRIL 26, 6PM: Cuba Friendship; Music, Entertainment,
Travel & Community Potluck. *** Celebrate With San
Diego Friends Of Cuba! *** What: Music, Entertainment,
Travel Updates & Community Potluck. Where: World
Beat Center In Balboa Park. More
Info
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THURSDAY,
APRIL 30, 5PM: UCSD’s California Cultures in Comparative
Perspective Program and the Center for U. S.-Mexican
Studies present: The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants,
Citizens, and the Nation, a book presentation by: Prof.
Leo Chávez (Dept. of Anthropology, UC Irvine)
@ The Weaver Center (in the Institute of the Americas
Building). More
Info
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THURSDAY,
APRIL 30, 6PM: Socialist Worker Forum: AIG, Obama, and
the Fight for Economic Democracy. The giant bailout
and huge bonuses for AIG CEOs are leaving millions in
the U. S. with a sour taste in their mouth. Incompetent
fat cats are being rewarded with our tax dollars while
working people are being kicked out of their homes and
jobs. Join us for a discussion about these issues. City
Heights Recreation Center 4380 Landis St. (2 blocks
south of University and Fairmount). Sponsored by the
International Socialist Organization. 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
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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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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SATURDAY,
MAY 2, 2PM: Cinco de Mayo party at the home of Rocky
Neptun in Tijuana. There will be traditional Mexican
food, with plenty of tamales and homemade salsa. Also
there will be a Mariachi band, dancing and opportunity
to mix with a cross-section of Tijuana activists from
human rights workers to gay rights folks. There is a
pool table and an above ground pool for the kids. A
donation of $25 or more, per person, will get you in
the Fiesta Especial. There will be car pools and taxis
are cheap and readily available. We will be meeting
folks at the border with transportation as well. More
Info
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TUESDAY,
MAY 5TH 5PM: Fundraisers for Casa Indigenista in Tijuana.
Chili’s Otay Ranch is having a Casa Indigenista
Fundraising night, where ten percent of each bill by
patrons that give them a flyer will be donated to the
Casa. Where: Otay Ranch Town Center, 2015 Birch Road
in Chula Vista. 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
Info
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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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