This is the cause of my life. It is a key reason that I defied my illness last summer to speak at the Democratic convention in Denver—to support Barack Obama, but also to make sure, as I said, "that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every American... will have decent, quality health care as a fundamental right and not just a privilege." For four decades I have carried this cause—from the floor of the United States Senate to every part of this country. It has never been merely a question of policy; it goes to the heart of my belief in a just society. Now the issue has more meaning for me—and more urgency—than ever before. But it's always been deeply personal, because the importance of health care has been a recurrent lesson throughout most of my 77 years.

-- Ted Kennedy

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"I'm not saying he doesn't like white people. I'm saying he has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist."

-- Glen Beck's comments set off a firestorm of controversy

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"As the Obama administration and Democrats wrangled over health care overhaul efforts during the first half of the year, the Democratic Party's Blue Dog political-action committee was receiving more than half of its $1.1 million in campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical, health care and health insurance industries, according to watchdog organizations."

-- Health Industry Donates Heavily to Blue Dog Democrats' Campaigns, Halimah Abdullah

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 7PM: Matters of Controversy presents HONDURAS AND LATIN AMERICA What's Really happening? Does it matter? The military coup in Honduras is an attack on one of the newest and weakest members of ALBA, The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas. The Military responsible for coup are graduates of the Fort Benning Georgia School of the Americas, also known as School of the Assassins. Unfortunately, military driven Plan Colombia becomes a US supported model for Mexico and Afghanistan. Special Guest Blase Bonpane. First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego 4190 Front Street, Hillcrest, San Diego. - donation requested - More Info

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 6PM: S. A. M. E. Spaghetti Fundraiser At The Big Kitchen 3003 Grape Street, San Diego. Join S. A. M. E. members at The B. K., eat spaghetti and support grassroots activists fighting for Marriage Equality in 2010. More Info

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 7:30PM: Benefit Concert for Doctors Without Borders. Join us for an amazing evening of world-class music by the Alphonse Mouzon Jazz Project in support of Doctors Without Borders. Featuring Alphonse Mouzon (drums), Dean Brown (guitar), Eric Marienthal (sax), Byron Miller (bass), John Beasley (keyboards), and Kevyn Lettau (vocals). More Info

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 5PM: GABNet San Diego invites you to join us for After Hours @ The Office. Come, chill, bring a friend and socialize. It will be the perfect way to start off your Labor Day weekend! Hang out and listen to some good beats and unwind from your busy work week. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Purple Rose Campaign. Where? The Office. 3636 30th St., San Diego. More Info

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EVERY TUESDAY 4-6PM: Join me in front of Susan Davis's office holding a sign for singlepayer. The office of Susan Davis, Rep of the 53rd District, California, is ADA accessible. Elevatators take constiuents from the street level lobby to her fifth floor offices. 4305 University Avenue Suite 515 San Diego. More Info

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

EVERY SATURDAY 10:30AM-NOON: WeeklySinglePayerRally: Fun In THe Sun For Single Payer. During this Summer's Congressional Debate and bill formation on healthcare reform, the San Diego Single Payer Healthcare Coalition is sponsoring weekly "intersection rallies." Right now, location is only at Nobel Dr. near I-5 entrance. Join us. Develop another location! We have about 30 signs. You can bring your own also. More Info

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

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

“ENOUGH” PEACE AND IMPEACHMENT VIGILS ~ EVERY WEEK UNTIL THE IRAQ WAR ENDS. More Info

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 7PM: Matters of Controversy presents HONDURAS AND LATIN AMERICA What's Really happening? Does it matter? The military coup in Honduras is an attack on one of the newest and weakest members of ALBA, The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas. The Military responsible for coup are graduates of the Fort Benning Georgia School of the Americas, also known as School of the Assassins. Unfortunately, military driven Plan Colombia becomes a US supported model for Mexico and Afghanistan. Special Guest Blase Bonpane. First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego 4190 Front Street, Hillcrest, San Diego. - donation requested - More Info

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 6PM: Support the Peace Resource Center by joining us for a SPAGHETTI DINNER at the Big Kitchen! Music by whoever brings an instrument: This could be your big chance! Please buy tickets in advance or RSVP so we will know how much food to prepare. Price: Suggested minimum donation $10--? sliding scale. Location: The Big Kitchen 3003 Grape Street San Diego. More Info

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 6:30PM: Protest Blackwater's presence at Southwestern College. 6:30p Protest; 7pm Southwestern College Board Meeting. Please join us at this meeting to fight the Blackwater agreement! Southwestern Community College at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Rm 214 sponsored by CitizensOversight. More Info

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 5PM: In Memoriam: The 8th Anniversary of September 11th, 2001. 5:00pm We will gather at the corner of University Ave & 6th Ave and hold our messages of peace and truth high in the air. Be sure to bring any signs, banners, fliers, DVD's, etc. 6:30pm We will walk to the nearby Firehouse for a few readings and a moment of silence. More Info

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 7PM: Movies that Matter observes 9/11- 1973 and post 2001 with a screening of Archeology of Memory: The Villa Grimaldi. Award-winning director Marilyn Mulford's (Freedom on My Mind) documentary about Bay area multimedia artist Quique Cruz working to come to terms with his arrest, disappearance and incarceration in Chile's notorious torture center, the Villa Grimaldi, under Pinochet, as he struggles to complete a multimedia work composition commissioned to commemorate Pinochet's victims 35 years later. Screens with Ken Loach's short from 9/11. Afterward, a special round table with Survivors of Torture International, Amnesty International and the ACLU will discuss human rights and civil rights post 9/11. Centro Centro Cultural de la Raza, 2004 Park Blvd, Balboa Park. 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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SUNDAY,OCTOBER 4, 11AM: Ecolife Foundation: Walking 4 Water Event. Funds raised will help to enhance and expand ECOLIFE Foundation's current water related projects in Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and San Diego and to both create awareness about the growing global and local water crisis and to promote water conservation. Walking4Water is a 5 km Walk that will include H20 Zone Interactive Water Challenges, a Water Education EXPO, live entertainment and eco-friendly food and drinks! Those over 21 can enjoy the Beer Garden! WHERE: Mission Bay, De Anza Cove. The Walk is scheduled to begin at 11:00 with Check-in and registration beginning at 9:30. More Info

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 4PM: AID San Diego Annual Fundraiser :: Sitar concert with Ustad Shahid, Pervez Khan. Association for India's Development San Diego Chapter is proud to present AVARTAN. Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan(Sitar) and Arijit Mahalanabis (Vocal). Where: Qualcomm, Building N Auditorium 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego. Indian snacks will be available at the venue. More Info

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 6:30PM: Malashock Dance School Presents! UCSD AIDS Research Institute Benefit. Investigating Motion. Investigating Motion, a dance performance benefiting the UCSD AIDS Research Institute, featuring the Butterworth and Malashock Dance Companies, and UCSD faculty member, Eric Geiger. Your donation of $25 or more includes all performances; plus, a reception with gourmet appetizers, wine and non-alcoholic drinks. Where: The Abbey 2825 Fifth Avenue, San Diego. More Info

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Announcements / Workshops

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009: Sign up to learn to produce your own TV show! COX Public Access Series Producer training will be held on Sept. 12. You must call in to 619-596-3292 to reserve a seat for the training on Sept. 1 from 8a to 5pm. FREE and open to the public. Held at Cox Public Access Studio at 1277 Cuyamaca St, El Cajon Info: 619-596-3292 or 619-447-3246. More Info

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th: International Day of Climate Action. This is an invitation to help build a movement— to take one day and use it to stop the climate crisis. We are a group of people from around the planet—young and old, scientists and writers and activists—who have one thing in common. We know the most important number on earth: 350. And we know how to use that number to finally get global action on the worst crisis humans have ever faced. More Info

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FIRST SATURDAY of Each Month, 10AM: Technology Training for Activists. Where: 8Teen Cultural Center 3925 Ohio Street, San Diego. Want to learn basic maintenance and save money on repairs? Want to learn how to repair a computer? Add a memory chip? Change a power supply? Want to learn how to podcast? What is Internet TV? What is transcoding? How do you use YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MEETUP, MYSPACE? Attendees decide on what the topic is! Just provide topic requests and we will make sure experts are on hand to answer! Lunch and refreshments available! $10.00 donation requested. No one turned away! Start making your life more productive and save money! More Info

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SUNDAYS, 5PM and 6PM: Progress In San Diego TV Show: COX 18/23. See the web-simulcast at www.helloworld.com/videoconsultant Click on the live icon

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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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Peace Flags. Excellent for display or for Peace Rallies. Call 858.459.4650 or email TanjaWinter@ActivistSanDiego.org

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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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Your Network tv ~ yournetwork.tv

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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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Pam Calore slide show ~ from volunteering with the Border Angels

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