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| Isn't
it about time we took our principles seriously?
Some
say that this once great nation has falling away from
it's principles it was founded upon. Many people on
the Left and the Right hold that there is a serious
erosion to our constitution taking place with policies
and practices that are a direct contravention of the
Amendments and the Bill of Rights. However, many who
have studied beyond the high school history text book
will point to the fact that if such principles and protected
freedoms are rooted in the founding of this country,
they didn't sprout for everyone (the indigenous, indentured
servants, slaves, African Americans, women, workers,
immigrants, etc.).
Why
is this? Because the institutions of power have historically
been controlled by the kind of people who wrote the
Constitution and Bill of Rights and they have not forgotten
its meaning nor who it was written for; the owning class.
Understanding this, is essential to realizing that there
is a big difference between the 'ideology' of the United
States and the reality of the United States (or the
disconnect between the United States professed theory
and actual practice).
A
wise professor once said, you are not really educated
until you have read The Prince by Machiavelli (principle
techniques for the strategy and tactics of dividing
and conquering as a way to control people) and essays
numbers 10 and 51 from the Federalist Papers (James
Madison's description of the proposed U. S. governing
system's design to appear democratic and equitable to
the masses while actually being always protective of
the owning class' interests).
Understanding
the thesis of these texts gives us the ability to realize
that as much as we put hope in the hierarchy of the
most powerful institutions in this country (government,
corporations, financial institutions, etc.), there is
something stacked against us and our efforts to make
the principles of this country real. And that if we
organize in an attempt to make our lives better based
on the ideology of American freedom as opposed to the
reality of American freedom, we are likely to put our
efforts into a practice that is set up to only recreate
a freedom and equality that is not real but part of
America's ideology.
Knowing
about our history is essential to being effective in
our analysis and understanding of what we as working
and caring U. S. citizens seek to challenge in this
current context of the owning class' financial plunder
of our money and resources. Radical social movements
have always sought the root of the problems they address.
And they have based their practice/organizing on the
principles that most people in this country believe
to be the defining features of why they think of their
selves as Americans.
Confronting
the hard to look at truth of the disconnect between
U. S. mentality and U. S. reality can help to achieve
the collection of goals we seek in our effort to build
a future that is based on a vision of making our principles
real. If not now, when…; if not this way, how…?
Let's do something if you really want to make America
real…..
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| At
the same time, Israelis must acknowledge that just as
Israel’s right to exist cannot be denied, neither
can Palestine’s. The United States does not accept
the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. This
construction violates previous agreements and undermines
efforts to achieve peace. It is time for these settlements
to stop.
--
President
Obama, Cairo University, June 4, 2009
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| TUESDAY,
JUNE 9, 7PM: Activist San Diego Film Series Presents:
The Take. Where: 8Teen Art & Cultural Center 3925
Ohio St., North Park. In the wake of Argentina's dramatic
economic collapse in 2001, Argentine workers face off
against the bosses, bankers and a whole system that
sees their beloved factories as nothing more than scrap
metal for sale. All they want is to restart the silent
machines, but this simple act The Take has the power
to turn the globalization debate on its head. This film
documents a great case study in the power of working
people's ability to come together in the face of an
economic crisis in order to change their lives and their
communities for the better. More
Info
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MONDAY,
JUNE 15, 7PM: ASD General Meeting: Social Justice "Ice
Cream" Social for Activists @ Joyce Beers Community
Center 1220 Cleveland Street, Hillcrest, San Diego.
Network and meet people from Marriage Equality, Single
Payer, Immigration, Affordable Housing, Youth, anti-racism,
labor, environmental and other social justice movements.
Together to discuss collectively; "What can we
do to raise the level of coordinated action and activism
in San Diego?" More
Info
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MONDAY,
JUNE 8, 8:15AM: Court Support For Medicinal Marijuana
Patient Eugene Davidovich. My name is Eugene Davidovich
and I am a medical cannabis patient. On February 3rd
my house was raided and I was arrested in Operation
GreenRx disguised as Operation Endless Summer This was
a clear and direct attempt to shut down all distribution
of medical cannabis in San Diego County between patients
under the disguise of an undercover drug sting operation.
Please join me in the struggle to collectively cultivate,
possess, and distribute medical cannabis in San Diego
County without fear of prosecution. The preliminary
hearing in my case will be held in the San Diego Superior
Court (200 W. Broadway, San Diego CA) in Department
11. I would sincerely appreciate your support in court
that day! More
Info
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TUESDAY,
JUNE 9, 7PM: Activist San Diego Film Series Presents:
The Take. Where: 8Teen Art & Cultural Center 3925
Ohio St., North Park. In the wake of Argentina's dramatic
economic collapse in 2001, Argentine workers face off
against the bosses, bankers and a whole system that
sees their beloved factories as nothing more than scrap
metal for sale. All they want is to restart the silent
machines, but this simple act The Take has the power
to turn the globalization debate on its head. This film
documents a great case study in the power of working
people's ability to come together in the face of an
economic crisis in order to change their lives and their
communities for the better. More
Info
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WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 10, NOON: Healthcare Insurance for One Million
Children on Cutting Block!! Come Rally With The San
Diego Organizing Project To Oppose the Governor's Cuts
to Healthcare Insurance for One Million Children . Where:
State of California Building 1350 Front Street. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
SUNDAY, JUNE 13 & 14th: Architects & Engineers
for 9/11 Truth - Richard Gage, AIA in San Diego Richard
Gage, AIA, a practicing architect for more than 20 years,
will present research and data supported by hundreds
of architects, physicists, chemists, structural, civil,
mechanical and chemical engineers, and many other professionals
calling for a new, independent investigation into the
atrocities of 9/11. Sat. June 13, 2:30PM: Encinitas
Public Library 540 Cornish Drive. Informal reception
to follow 5pm E Street C@fe 130 West "E" Street,
Encinitas. Sun. June 14, 6:30PM: Joyce Beers Center
3900 Vermont St., San Diego. More
Info
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MONDAY,
JUNE 15, 7PM: ASD General Meeting: Social Justice "Ice
Cream" Social for Activists @ Joyce Beers Community
Center 1220 Cleveland Street, Hillcrest, San Diego.
Network and meet people from Marriage Equality, Single
Payer, Immigration, Affordable Housing, Youth, anti-racism,
labor, environmental and other social justice movements.
Together to discuss collectively; "What can we
do to raise the level of coordinated action and activism
in San Diego?" More
Info
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ONGOING EVENTS
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EVERY
SATURDAY 11AM-12:30PM: Ongoing Puppy Mill Protest. San
Diego Stop Puppy Mills Group. If you love your pets.
If you believe they should be treated humanely. We need
you to Stand With Us. ***P e t W o r k s P e t S t o
r e*** Grossmont Center Shopping Mall near the food
court, 5500 Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa. 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 2PM: 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,
JUNE 20, 1PM: Somali Family Service Health Fair in Honor
of World Refugee Day. City Heights Community Park, South
of the City Heights/Weingart Branch Library at 3795
Fairmount Ave., SD. There will be free health screenings
and educational speakers, authentic East African food,
cultural entertainment and a fashion show. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
JUNE 27, 6PM: Evening on the Nile - A Nile Sisters Fundraiser
on National Refugee Day! On refugee and Immigrant day,
WorldBeat Center will host a Nile Sister fundraiser;
a non profit organization that helps refugee women and
their families in San Diego County overcome barriers
to social and economically self-reliant through education,
training, and support. More
Info
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SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19, 9AM-NOON: 25th Aniversary California Coastal
Cleanup Day. Mark your calendar for the biggest volunteer
cleanup event in San Diego County and join together
with your community in keeping our ocean, coastlines
and waterways clean and free of debris. Location: Over
70 sites throughout the county. More
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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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FRIDAY,
JUNE 19, 7:30PM: Documentary Screening: Race is the
Place. Movies that Matter, the new documentary series
at the Centro Cultural de la Raza screens Race is the
Place, a no holds barred look at race, dialog and identity
in the US, by spoken word artists and performers such
as Kate Rigg, Ahmed Ahmed, Danny Hoch and James Luna.
Guest artists to be announced. Doors at 7 pm, screening
at 7:30 pm. $5 donation requested. 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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FRIDAY,
JUNE 26, 8:30PM: Bushman w/ Detour Posse - Jamaican
Reggae Ico n Live! Bushman is currently one of the strongest
voices coming out of Jamaica. He is called the musical
medicine man. His lyrics are positive, conscious, uplifting
and inspirational. He hopes that his music will bring
joy and strength to the people who hear it. Bushman
is focused on healing and making people feel better
with the power of song. Live in Concert at Ital Vital
WorldBeat Cultural Center. 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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THURSDAY,
JULY 23, 8PM: Haile Selassie I Celebration 2009 Celebrating
Makeda Dread Birthday Bash!! Featuring THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS
Live in Concert! at Ital Vital WorldBeat Cultural Center.
Tickets onsale Now! More
Info
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ONGOING EVENTS
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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
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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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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 ~ www.girightshotline.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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