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I have also told him loud and clear that the call for
recognising Israel as a Jewish state would complicate
matters and abort the chances of peace.
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Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak says an Israeli demand that
Palestinians accept Israel as a Jewish state ruins the
chances for a peace deal
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San Diego would like to welcome any folks interested
in social justice issues effecting our communities to
our General Meeting on Monday June 15th at 7:00pm at
the Joyce Beers community center in Hillcrest located
at 1220 Cleveland Ave. Feel free to stop in at our Social
Justice Ice Cream Social to chat with folk working on
the various issues that will make our lives here in
San Diego more sustaining and less alienated. There
will be some good tunes, good conversation with good
people and great ice cream from a local ice cream company
(vegan ice cream will be provided). This could be a
great opportunity to get more informed and more involved
to help shape the current context which affects you.
Hope to see you there and bring a friend....
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| "If
we do not fix our health care system, America may go
the way of GM - paying more, getting less, and going
broke"
--
US
President Barack Obama in his speech to the American
Medical Association (AMA)
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"President
Obama went to Saudi Arabia, for instance, before he
made his speech in Cairo and he went there to try and
induce the Arab countries to recognize Israel the polite
way and without trading numbers with Israel. And progress
was being made, but with the demand Arab countries have
to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, it's a very serious
problem."
--
Former
US president Jimmy Carter: PM created obstacles
to peace
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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
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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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TUESDAY,
JUNE 16, 9AM: Medical Marijuana in San Diego Rally.
Meet at County Board of Supervisors to hear card program
recommendations then march to City Council to urge them
for action! Marijuna is Medicine... food... fiber...
fuel... textiles... and fun! Where: 1600 Pacific Highway
San Diego. Marching to 202 W C St. San Diego. 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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WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 17, 6PM: Community Forum @ The Malcom X Library.
How will immigration reform affect me?: Issues and Realities
of Immigration Reform That Impact All of Us. Malcolm
X Library 5148 Market St. Dan Diego. Featured Panelists
Include: Estela De Los Rios, Center for Social Advocacy;
Jose Preciado, South Bay Forum; David Schmidt, Si Se
Puede; and Heather Boxeth, San Diego Immigration Rights
Consortium. 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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SATURDAY,
JUNE 20, 10:30AM: San Diego’s Changing Climate:
A Regional Wake-Up Call. How climate change will impact
San Diego County. Chula Vista Public Library 365 F Street,
Chula Vista. This event is a free presentation by The
San Diego Foundation and hosted by the Citizens Climate
Lobby. The San Diego Foundation released its report,
San Diego’s Changing Climate, in April. It is
the first comprehensive regional assessment of climate
change impacts to San Diego County. Dr. Emily Young,
PhD will be the featured speaker. 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 20, 7PM: Quinazo CD Release Party for debut album
La Ofrenda. Sunset Temple Theater in North Park (next
to Claire du Lune) 3911 Kansas St. Doors open @ 7pm,
$15. With special guests Los Alacranes and Son Sin Fronteras.
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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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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TUESDAY,
JUNE 23, 6:30PM: Viva Palestina Fundraising Banquet
with George Galloway MP. Holiday Inn by the Bay 1355
North Harbor Drive, San Diego. Help Take 500 Trucks
of Medical Aid into Gaza. On July 4, 2009 British Member
of Parliament George Galloway and US Vietnam War Veteran
Ron Kovic intend to lead an American Convoy of 500 Trucks
filled with Medical Aid to Gaza. This Viva Palestina
Convoy will represent the largest grassroots medical
relief effort for Gaza in U. S. history. 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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TUESDAY,
JUNE 30, NOON: Stop the Barbaric Cuts - RALLY AND SIT-IN.
People United Against Cuts is an umbrella coalition
formed to oppose the cuts to state services. When so
many children, elderly, poor people, and disabled members
of our community are under attack, we must act together
to help them. Rally And Sit-In at California State Offices
1350 Front Street. 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
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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| Announcements
/ Workshops
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 ~ 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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