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War creates peace like hate creates love.
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David L. Wilson |
| “There's
less than 1 percent of the citizens in the United States
of America that understand the complexity in how to
put these kinds of projects together, so why would we
want to ask the other 99 percent?”
--
real
estate mogul Malin Burnham argued against a public
vote on building San Diego a new $432 million City Hall
complex.
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Well,
you know, I just don't accept that. I don't accept that
the destruction of the food infrastructure is necessary
to fight terrorism from Gaza.
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Judge
Richard Goldstone interview w Bill Moyers on UN
Gaza War investigation.
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| SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 31, 10PM: 45-Hour Vigil Symbolizing the 45,000
Deaths Per Year Caused by Ins. Co. This Halloween to
the Day of the Dead Be Afraid, Very Very Afraid…
of Insurance Companies! Where: Blue Shield (Blue Cross)
of California Offices at 2275 Rio Bonito Way, San Diego.
Starting With a Prayer Service at 10 pm on Halloween
and Ending With a Rally at 6 pm on The Day of the Dead,
Monday, November 2nd. Please Wear Black Clothes. More
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MONDAY,
OCTOBER 26, 2PM: The San Diego Foundation of Leadership
and Legacy Invites You To Help Plan San Diego's Future.
Where: University of San Diego The Joan B. Kroc Theatre
5998 Alcala Park San Diego. Let's Imagine... The San
Diego Region Fifty to One-Hundred years from now. What
are our shared values and priorities for the quality
of life of future San Diegans? The San Diego Foundation’s
Board of Governors and Civil Society Working Group invite
you to the fifth convening on “The Challenges
and Opportunities of Imagining the Future of the Greater
San Diego Region.” More
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TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 27, 7PM: The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
Presents -- A Presentation by; Carlos Mauricio and Rev.
Marta Benavides. Where: University of San Diego Peace
& Justice Theatre 5998 Alcala Park San Diego. “The
Jesuit Massacre: Prospects for Justice, 20 Years Later.”
Carlos Mauricio, a former professor at the University
of El Salvador and himself a survivor of police torture
in El Salvador, who successfully sued the generals responsible
for his torture, will speak about the Jesuit massacre
case. The Rev. Marta Benavides, a Salvadoran human rights
activist who worked closely with martyred Archbishop
Oscar Romero, and is a 2009 participant in IPJ’s
Woman PeaceMaker program, will provide comments from
her own experience in the area of historical memory.
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WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 28, 7PM: Two-Time Pulitzer Winner Nicholas Kristof
to Speak on Worldwide Oppression of Women. Kristof,
a columnist with The New York Times, will speak on "Half
the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women
Worldwide" at the University of California San
Diego Price Center Ballroom West. The event is free
and open to the public with no tickets or reservations
required. Kristof will talk about his journey through
Africa and Asia and his encounters with women struggling
in dire circumstances and those who, despite their own
suffering, are providing hope and help to others. More
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THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 29, 7PM: University of San Diego The Joan B.
Kroc School of Peace Studies Peace & Justice Theatre
& USD's Department of History & The Department
of Languages & Literatures Presents: The digital
Archive of the Spanish Civil War & the Francoist
Dictatorship. Where: University of San Diego Peace &
Justice Theatre 5998 Alcala Park San Diego. “The
Spanish Civil War Memory Project: Ending 60 Years of
Silence” Luis Martin-Cabrera, Ph. D., assistant
professor of Literature at UCSD and the principal investigator
of the project, along with undergraduate students involved
in the project’s field work, will discuss, and
will present film clips of survivors’ testimony.
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ONGOING EVENTS
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EVERY
TUESDAY 4-6PM: Join me in front of Susan Davis's office
holding a sign for singlepayer. 4305 University Avenue
Suite 515 San Diego. More
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LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH: San Diego Critical Mass
Bike Ride, meet at the big fountain in Balboa Park.
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EVERY
SATURDAY 10:30AM-NOON: WeeklySinglePayerRally: Fun In
THe Sun For Single Payer. . More
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EVERY
SATURDAY 11AM-12:30PM: Ongoing Puppy Mill Protest. San
Diego Stop Puppy Mills Group. P e t W o r k s P e t
S t o r e Grossmont Center 5500 Grossmont Center Dr.,
La Mesa. More
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EVERY
SUNDAY 2PM: Free Vegan Food at the North Park Community
Park with San Diego Food Not Bombs. More
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“ENOUGH”
PEACE AND IMPEACHMENT VIGILS ~ EVERY WEEK UNTIL THE
IRAQ WAR ENDS. More
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THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 5, 7:30PM: University of San Diego Lawrence
Family Jewish Community Center & Jacobs Family Campus
& The 15th Annual Jewish Book Fair. Presents: Author,
Ambassador Martin Indyk. Where: The Lawrence Family
Jewish Community Center Jacobs Family Campus, 4126 Executive
Drive, La Jolla. two-time U. S. Ambassador to Israel
and Clinton administration advisor Martin Indyk takes
us inside the Oval Office, the Situation Room, Arab
palaces and Israeli offices, and demonstrates how Americans
fail to grasp Middle Eastern leaders’ thought
processes. Ambassador Indyk attributes the failure of
previous peace efforts to a combination of Palestinian
dysfunction, violence and terror, Israeli politics,
Arab resistance to change, and American naiveté
and idealism. Please reserve your tickets. A book signing
will follow. More
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SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 8, 11:30 AM: What do you really know about
war? Multi-Purpose Rm - Student Services Center at UCSD.
Hear from the people who have been there: Iraq Afghanistan
GI Resistance Women in the Military Homeless Veterans
Military Families. Keynote Address by Rep. Bob Filner,
Chairman of Veterans Affairs with highlights from Arlington
West & Cross My Heart, by Peter Dudar & Sally
Marr Music by Kevin "Mac Mac" McCoy. Program
followed by a sunset vigil to honor those who have died
in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. More
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THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 12, 7PM: High Speed Rail in San Diego: Project
Overview Presentation. Rose Creek Watershed Alliance
Meeting at Standley Recreation Center in University
City. (3585 Governor Drive, San Diego). A representative
from the California High Speed Rail project will present
a project overview. Then we will be working on comments
and ideas on how to create a positive high speed rail
project for San Diego that meets the needs of our community
and protects our natural resources. Free Event. More
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FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 13, 7:30PM: Matters of Controversy Peace &
Democracy Action Group Of the First Unitarian Universalist
Church Presents: The New GI Resistance. With Special
Guest: Dahr Jamail, Independent Journalist & Author.
Where: First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego
4190 Front Street, Hillcrest, San Diego. Hear the Voices
of Our GI's! Presented By; Dahr Jamail. Join us for
a heavy but hopeful presentation about the growing number
of GIs who have laid down their weapons and turned their
experiences into powerful testimony for non-violent
alternatives to war. Donation requested. More
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TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 27, 8 PM: Please Join Tim Robbins & The
Actor's Gang for A Free Screening of The Ground Truth.
The Actors' Gang Theatre at the Ivy Substation 9070
Venice Blvd., Culver City. A Feature Documentary regarding
the Iraq War and the welfare of our U. S. Soldiers.
This screening is part of a month long festival at The
Actor's Gang Theatre. Q & A following with Veterans:
Steve Robinson, Garett Reppenhagen & Rick Reyes.
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MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 2, 6:30PM: The Red CalacArts Collective presents
and Back from Tomboctou hosts WORD and SONG for the
DEAD The Redz 7th annual Dia de los Muertos Commemoration.
FREE @ Back from Tomboctou 3564 Adams Ave (Normal Heights),
San Diego. Featuring word and song honoring the dead
by Ken10, Jim Moreno, Sara R. Eslava, Jim Ruland, Michael
Cheno Wickert, Esteban Cardoso, Pablo Garduño,
Irene Castruita, Francisco Bustos, Maria Figueroa, Carlos
Benitez, Teresa E. Caballero, Poezia, Manuel J. Velez,
David Tomas Martinez and others. And Linda Muñoz
as La Muerte. This event will be outdoors. Bring warm
clothes. In the case of rain the event will be cancelled.
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WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 6:30PM: Hispanic Heritage Month book discussion:
The Hammon and the Beans and Other Stories. Hispanic
Heritage Month book discussion series continues at the
SD Public Library. Professor Virginia Escalante, an
English professor at San Diego City College, will lead
the discussion of The Hammon and the Beans in the Wangenheim
Room of the Central Library, located at 820 E Street
in downtown San Diego. More
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ONGOING EVENTS
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| Announcements
/ Workshops
NOVEMBER
18TH -20TH, 2009: The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
& Distinguished Lecture Series Presents a Conference:
Greening Borders: Cooperation, Security and Diplomacy.
Where: University of San Diego Peace & Justice Theatre
5998 Alcala Park San Diego. A binational working conference,
to enhance cooperation and effective communication among
policymakers, scientists, community organizations, tribal
communities, and conflict resolution experts designed
to advance integrated water resource management of the
Tijuana River Watershed. Also, Featured at the Conference:
“From the Boardroom to the Border: Negotiating
for Sustainable Agreements” Author; William Ury,
Ph. D., will be the keynote speaker. More
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ONGOING EVENTS
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FIRST SATURDAY of Each Month, 10AM: Technology Training
for Activists. Where: 8Teen Cultural Center 3925 Ohio
Street, San Diego. More
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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
SDCPJ
HIGH SCHOOL LEAFLETING PROJECT. The SD Coalition for
peace and justice high school leafleting project is
still looking for volunteers. More
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Peace
Flags. Excellent for display or for Peace Rallies. Call
858.459.4650 or email TanjaWinter@ActivistSanDiego.org
90.7
KPFK PACIFICA RADIO IS BACK ON THE AIR IN SAN DIEGO.....!!!!!!
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Your
Network tv ~ yournetwork.tv
The
Guerrero Azteca Project ~ www.guerreroazteca.org
The
GI Rights Hotline ~ www.girightshotline.org
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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