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Mother’s Day and Theirs
Save
the spirit of Mothers Day! Like so many holidays, Mother’s
Day has had its original meaning stripped away by conservative,
corporate campaigns. Mothers Day was not created by
Hallmark or by the proponents of religiously-based ‘family
values’, but by Julia Ward Howe, a feminist, suffragist,
peace activist, and author of “Battle Hymn of
the Republic.” She wrote the 1870 Mother’s
Day Proclamation
“Arise,
then, women of this day!…
"We
will not have great questions decided by irrelevant
agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking
with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall
not be taken from us to unlearn All that we have been
able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience. We,
the women of one country, will be too tender of those
of another country To allow our sons to be trained to
injure theirs."…
"Disarm!
Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice."
In
the years that followed the original 1870 proclamation,
Mothers Day has been connected with the causes of sanitation
and pollution, women’s rights, opposition to capitalism
and public activism for peace and social justice. So
let us buy fewer flowers and fewer mass-produced cards.
Let us celebrate the protection of Mother Earth. Let
us launch the mother of all peace & justice movements
so that we not “…allow our sons to be trained
to injure theirs."….” Bring all the
troops home now!
Honor
Mother with Rallies in the Streets. The holiday began
in activism; it needs rescuing from commercialism and
platitudes. Read
this for an enlightened history.
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| "On
Monday an exasperated Senator Durbin told an interviewer
that although, quote, 'We're facing a banking crisis
that many of the banks created, the banks are still
the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill, and they frankly
own the place.'" Watch this extraordinary report
and how grassroots activists are winning their fight
against forclosures.
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Bill Moyers: Senator
says the big Bank own Congress
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“I'm
very comfortable,” UAW President Ron Gettelfinger
said yesterday on National Public Radio. “It's
not like we're going into this bankruptcy fighting with
Chrysler and Fiat and the U. S. Treasury. We're going
in there in lock step to put our agreements in place.”
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UAW a partner in Chrysler restructuring, Comprehensive
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| THURSDAY,
MAY 7, 7PM: California OneCare: the Grassroots Campaign.
Matters of Controversy presents Real Healthcare Reform
in California. California OneCare: the Grassroots Campaign.
Special Guest Andrew Mcguire, Executive Director, Health
Care for All—California. Since 2005, Andrew McGuire
has been the Executive Director of Health Care for All-California.
During the past 35 years he has been directly involved
in many health policy issues that have faced state and
national policymakers. First Unitarian Universalist
Church of San Diego 4190 Front Street, Hillcrest, San
Diego (opposite UCSD Medical Center) (free parking in
Church parking lot). Donation requested. More
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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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WEDNESDAY,
MAY 6, 12PM: UCSD Women Service Workers Panel. Women’s
Center. Learn and share about the experiences of women
service workers at UCSD. Service work is essential to
the preservation of UCSD. Many of the service workers
are Latina women, and they share many experiences of
motherhood, immigration, and labor. Come and meet the
women who do so much for the students and staff at UCSD.
The panel will be opened for questions. Lunch will be
provided. More
Info
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THURSDAY,
MAY 7, 7PM: California OneCare: the Grassroots Campaign.
Matters of Controversy presents Real Healthcare Reform
in California. California OneCare: the Grassroots Campaign.
Special Guest Andrew Mcguire, Executive Director, Health
Care for All—California. Since 2005, Andrew McGuire
has been the Executive Director of Health Care for All-California.
During the past 35 years he has been directly involved
in many health policy issues that have faced state and
national policymakers. First Unitarian Universalist
Church of San Diego 4190 Front Street, Hillcrest, San
Diego (opposite UCSD Medical Center) (free parking in
Church parking lot). Donation requested. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
MAY 9, 1PM: Winter Soldier Southwest. Eyewitness Accounts
Of The Occupations: Iraq and Afghanistan. Join us and
witness live testimony from local veterans from Iraq
and Afghanistan. Be a part of history and listen to
their powerful stories that will expose the human consequences
of a failed policy. Hear what military families have
to say about the wars and listen to veterans from other
wars. Build R, RM 122, Pasadena City College, 1570 E.
Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA. 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
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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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SATURDAY,
MAY 9TH: National Association Of Letter Carriers Annual
Food Drive at The San Diego Food Bank. Bring the entire
family and/or a team of co-workers to this wonderful
event which collects more than 150,000 pounds of canned
food for the community of San Diego. Food collected
at this food drive will be distributed throughout the
year by the department of labor participation, AFL-CIO
Community Services. Support organized labor and your
fellow union members by wearing your union colors. Food
and drinks will be provided as a party atmosphere prevails!!!
Volunteers will need to be at the San Diego Food Bank
at 9850 Distribution Ave. More
Info
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WEDNESDAY,
MAY 13, 5:30PM: Teach-in & Live Report from Gaza
with: Radhika Sainath, an attorney with the National
Lawyers Guild who visited Gaza in February immediately
after the invasion of Gaza. Dr. Hatem Bazian, world
renowned Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Ethnic
Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Join
us and learn about the state of Palestine from experts
on the situation. Feel free to bring questions you have.
Host: UCSD Justice in Palestine Week. Location: UC San
Diego, TMC College Room (Price Center West) Street:
9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla. More
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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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MONDAY,
MAY 4, 7PM: Teatro Izcalli presents Juan More Beer.
A Comedy about the True Meaning of Cinco De Mayo. Lyceum
Theatre 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego. See what happens
when the general from the Battle of Puebla, General
Zaragoza, is brought back to life with a genie bottle
purchased at the swap meet. Don't miss the hilarious
comedy that has sold out the last two years. More
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THURSDAY,
MAY 7, 6PM: The San Diego NAACP and The League of Women
Voters, Presents: A Special Discussion, About the May
19th SPECIAL ELECTION. Where: The NAACP San Diego Branch
At the Market Creek Plaza, 342 Euclid Avenue, Suite
400 San Diego. The San Diego NAACP is joining with the
League Of Women Voters to assist us; and their Representatives
will be available to answer our questions regarding
the May 19th Special Election. More
Info
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FRIDAY,
MAY 8, 8:30PM: Queen Omega from Trinidad with Lloyd
Brown. WorldBeat Center 2100 Park Blvd. San Diego. More
Info
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FRIDAY,
MAY 15, 8PM: Elijah Emanuel live in concert! with River
Bottom Rockers and Milintica. Only $10 All Ages Cd Release
Party! WorldBeat Center 2100 Park Blvd. San Diego. 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,
MAY 25, 1:30PM: Free Film Screening of "New Muslim
Cool" Free. WorldBeat Cultural Center and Logan
Islamic Community Center Presents New Muslim Cool. Free
Event Presented in partnership with Active Voice, Specific
Pictures and PBS POV. More
Info
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SUNDAY,
MAY 31, NOON: International Dance & Music Festival/
Day of the Drum Tribute to Miriam Makeba, featuring
Thomas Mapfumo! Our 15th annual WorldBeat International
Dance & Music Festival is dedicated to Miriam Makeba,
also known as Mama Africa and Thomas Mapfumo, also known
as “The Lion of Zimbabwe. Free Family Event. Seaport
Village, Embarcadero North - Downtown San Diego. 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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MAY
21 – JUNE 14, 2009: Mo`olelo Performing Arts Presents
Good Boys by Jane Martin. In residence at La Jolla Playhouse
Two fathers. A school shooting. Eight years later, how
do we forgive? Good Boys is the story of two men, one
black and one white, who meet eight years after a school
shooting in which their both sons died, one a victim
and the other the shooter. As the fathers search for
understanding and viciously cast blame, they confront
difficult questions about bullying, vengeance, responsibility,
loss, grief, and hope. Is it possible to heal? Mo`olelo's
second production as the Inaugural Resident Theatre
Company at La Jolla Playhouse. More
Info
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TUESDAY,
JUNE 16, 8PM: SLY and ROBBIE and The Taxi Gang and special
guests Heavyweight Dub Champion and Roots Covenant!
Live in Concert at Ital Vital WorldBeat Cultural Center.
$15 ADV. 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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ONGOING EVENTS
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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
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THURSDAY,
MAY 21, 6PM: David Wolfe - Best Superfoods Party Ever!
New Book Release. WorldBeat Center 2100 Park Blvd.,
San Diego. 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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