The Long Beach Area Peace Network (LBAPN) Peace and Justice
Calendar; a peace and justice calendar for Long Beach and a few surrounding
areas.
August 2007
Our Peace Calendar is produced in two formats: 1. a long
email version which is emailed out to our list of over 500 individuals as well
as several listservs, and 2. a shorter hard copy (one page, double sided) which
we distribute at our Peace Vigil and to local libraries, meetings, coffee
shops, etc. Both versions are always available at our website www.lbapn.net in
our Calendar section. We urge all our readers to download the PDF version of
our Peace Calendar and distribute it to friends, businesses, meetings, and so
on.
The electronic version of our Peace Calendar is organized
into four parts. In PART ONE: LBAPN HIGHLIGHTS we highlight a couple of events
we feel are particularly important, and a section entitled VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES. In PART TWO: LISTING OF EVENTS we give a numbered list of
upcoming events by date and title of event. This has three sub-sections: 1.
Special and Non-recurring events, 2. Regular events, meetings, and peace
vigils, and 3. Farmers Markets, book clubs, nature walks, TV shows, etc. In
PART THREE: DESCRIPTIONS OF EVENTS we provide longer descriptions, locations,
and contact info for the numbered events in Part Two. Finally, in PART FOUR:
FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS, we have formatting instructions for submitting your
event to the LBAPN Peace LONG BEACH AREA PEACE AND JUSTICE CALENDAR. We
conclude with a nifty peace quote.
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PART ONE: LBAPN HIGHLIGHTS
01. Sunday,
August 5, 3-5pm
Hiroshima Day Demonstration. Members of the Long Beach Area Peace Network will be demonstrating for Hiroshima Day at the intersection of Seal Beach Blvd. and Pacific Coast Hwy. Signs will be provided or you can bring your own. Please join us. For info call Susan at 562-494-0055.
02. Monday, August 6, 7pm
LBAPN meeting at Viento y Agua coffee house. Come and join
advocates for peace, as residents of Long Beach and beyond look to address
issues concerning the peace and justice movement. Should we focus our efforts
on local politicians and their respective positions on the US wars waged around
the world (namely Iraq), immigration issues such as the New Sanctuary Movement,
poverty and homelessness, counter-recruitment in our schools, the environment,
and/or police brutality? LBAPN needs volunteers, and welcomes coalition
partners. Come and help make Long Beach a more pronounced place of peace and
progression.
03. Thursday, August 9, 10am
HEARING & PROTEST: Senator Barbara Boxer's Field Hearing on The Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction Act of 2007 at the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building - Board Room, 425 South Palos Verdes Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. A “Stinky Ship US Senate Hearing Protest / Press Conference” will most likely take place in front of the administration building beginning at 9:30am; get details and confirmation by contacting Tom Politeo at tom@politeo.net, 562-618-1127.Summary of the Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction Act of 2007: S 1499 (Boxer and Feinstein) and HR 2548 (Solis) require ships to use cleaner-burning, lower-sulfur fuels that reduce health-threatening soot and smog-producing emissions when the ships are in or near U.S. ports. The bill also will impose tougher emissions standards for marine engines.
Large ships, particularly foreign-flagged vessels, are among the largest unregulated sources of pollutants in Southern California. They burn fuel with an extremely high sulfur content, averaging approximately 27,000 parts per million. (By contrast, most equipment in the United States is required, or will be required, to burn fuel with no more than 15 ppm sulfur.) The high sulfur content of marine fuels causes ships to emit over 50 percent of the sulfur oxides (SOx) pollution in Southern California - one of the major components of soot and smog pollution. Studies confirm that exposure to harmful air pollutants, including toxic diesel emissions, increases mortality and hospital, physician and emergency room visits, as well as exacerbate respiratory illnesses including asthma. Over 70% of the airborne cancer risk in Southern CA is directly attributed to diesel-fueled engines in the basin such as those on marine vessels. Without adequate actions to reduce emission from good movement activities, this problem is only expected to worsen since the cargo throughput in Los Angeles Basin ports is projected to increase by up to 300% over the next 10-20 years.INFO: William Sanchez, Senior Public Affairs Manager, South Coast AQMD, 909-396-3203, or Todd Warden, Public Affairs Specialist, South Coast AQMD, 21865 Copley Dr, Diamond Bar, CA 91765, 909-396-3370, twarden@aqmd.gov.
04. Saturday, August 18, noon
March in LA for Immigrant Rights
August 18th! The March 25th Coalition, May 1st National Movement for Worker and
Immigrant Rights, Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, the IAC, and many others are
sponsoring this crucial event, which will
begin at the corner of Olympic & Broadway.
Demands
include (1) Legalization with a one year wait for the Green Card as in 1986 (2)
No Separation of Families (3) No Raids and Deportations (4) Stop Bush's War on Immigrants (5) Stop the Border Wall of Death (6) US Troops Out of Iraq (7)
Impeach Bush & Cheney.
Contacts:
Los Angeles - (323) 702-6397, Van Nuys - (818)
989-3091, West LA - (323) 939-6189, Huntington Park - (323) 277-9295, South
Central LA - (213) 250-7702, Boyle Heights - (213) 712-0370, Oxnard-Ventura -
(805) 483-4620
05. Sunday, August 19, 12-5pm
Save our Sacred Sites of CA is sponsoring the August
Songfest and Ancestor Walk at the Madrona Marsh Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance,
CA 90503, 310-782-3989. Bring food or beverage to share, chairs to sit in, and
sage and/or tobacco.
Directions: 405 to 110 S, Go Right
or West on Carson, turn left at Madrona (one block before Hawthorne), next
block turn left onto Plaza del Amo, next light turn into parking lot. INFO:
Linda Gonzales 310-710-5194 or email taquich@aol.com
<www.sacredsitesca.org>
06. Sunday, August 19, 2-5pm
Bingo is back! Don't miss the
drag queen callers. Come and have some fun! Buy-in is $15, 6 on and 10 up. You
can buy extra games. There is an early bird game for $5 (after regular buy-in),
4 on and 5 up. Minimum payout is $85 for regular and $40 for early bird and
increases based on attendance. Pull tabs are available. Food and drinks are
available. At The Center: 2017 E. 4 th St. from 2-5pm; early bird begins at
2pm.
07. Saturday, August 25th, 7pm
Combatants for Peace - Israeli military refuser, Shimon Katz, and former Palestinian fighter, Raed Hadar, will share their compelling stories and vision for peace through their
work with Combatants for Peace. More than 150 Israeli refusers and former
Palestinian fighters have formed this group to forge a non-violent path to
peace. Music and refreshments provided. Donation requested ($10, $5 student).
This event is co-sponsored by AWARE in Long Beach, Global Voices for Justice,
the Board of Outreach & Social Justice, and First Congregational Church of
Long Beach. Location in downtown Long Beach: 241 Cedar Avenue, Long Beach, CA
90802. For more information visit awarelbc.blogspot.com, email
jeanne@burntmail.com or call 714-357-5424.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
01. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
of Long Beach needs provisions and volunteers to support its service of showers
and meals to the homeless; see ITEM 10 and ITEM 15 in the second section of
Part Two below for details.
02. Signal Hill Day Labor Center opened July 9, 2007 in the Home Depot Parking Lot near the oil well. A great variety of experienced & skilled workers are available, as well as general laborers. When: 6am - 4pm DAILY for dispatch of day labor workers. Call 562-552-0535.Where: 2450 Cherry Avenue (south of Willow), Signal Hill, CA 90755. Get directions at www.homedepot.com.At the request of the City of Signal Hill, Amelia Nieto, longtime Executive Director of Centro Shalom, set up the Day Laborer Center and is currently coordinating it. Volunteers and help needed to develop & support the Center include English teachers, retirees and others to teach work skills, and money & fundraising help for staff and more. Call Centro Shalom at 562-591-2214 for information on how to help.
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PART TWO: LISTING OF EVENTS
Here is a listing of some of the Peace and Justice
happenings in the Long Beach area, listed first by a number, date, and title,
with complete descriptions following in Part Three. These are not all
necessarily sponsored by LBAPN.
WE SUGGEST YOU CONFIRM THE TIME AND PLACE, ESPECIALLY DURING
THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THE TIME YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN!
SPECIAL AND NON-RECURRING EVENTS, LISTED BY DATE
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01.
Friday, August 3, 6-10pm
Reception
for author and artist Steve Grody where he will discuss his new book, Graffiti
LA: Street Styles and Art
02.
Friday, August 3, 8pm-2am
Green “Party” nominee Daniel
Brezenoff for US Congress. Final campaign fundraiser.
03. Saturday,
August 4, 2-4pm
Tapping Youth Talent to Highlight Healthcare Reform. The League
of Women Voters will feature a talent contest for youth ages 5-18.
04. Saturday, August 4, 6pm
Potluck celebration of the victory
hosted by FTPN in Leimert Park
05. Thursday,
August 9, 7:30-9pm
The OLMC
Monthly Speakers Series 2007 will
present “Islam from a Catholic Perspective”
06. Saturday,
August 11, 9am – 1pm
Orange
County Veteran's Fair at the Garden Grove Elks Lodge, 11551 Trask Ave. in
Garden Grove
07. Saturday,
August 11, 11am
New
library opening – The Mark Twain branch!
08.
Wednesday, August 15, 10am-12pm
Invitation from Senator Lowenthal to Senate Bill 35 hearing
. You are invited to attend a hearing of
the Senate Select Committee on Schools and the Community
09. Wednesday, August
15, 6pm
Please join us for our 2nd Annual Center Icon Awards
10. Sunday, August 19, 2-5pm
The South Coast Interfaith Council
(SCIC) is hosting an Interfaith Café, which you and your friends are invited
to.
REGULAR WEEKLY/MONTHY EVENTS, LISTED BY DAY OF WEEK
24. First Sunday: Arlington West in Huntington Beach, Help Needed, 7am - Dusk
26. Second Sunday: Harbor Vision Task Force, 2:45-4:45
TV, FARMERS MARKETS/COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE, BOOK
STORES/CLUBS, NATURE WALKS, ETC.
AA. People's Tribune TV, Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Ch. 65, 69,
& 95
BB. Earth Neighborhood TV Show! Mondays at 8pm, Ch 65/69 or
95
CC. “In Our Backyard” hosted by ECO-Link Chair Christopher
Ward on Ch 3, public access TV. Sundays at 6pm and Wednesdays at 6:30pm.
DD. Harbor Area Farmers Markets ** (5–NEW MARKET
OPENING) **
EE. Long Beach Community Supported Agriculture
FF. Reading Groups at Shore Books
GG. Sierra Club Nature Hikes in Long Beach
HH. Friends of Madrona Marsh / Madrona Marsh Nature Center
II. Web Radio Links
For peace and justice calendars for the greater L.A. area:
<http://www.la.indymedia.org/calendar/> <http://www.change-links.org/>
<http://www.icujp.org/calendar.shtml> and the website www.ocpeace.org has an excellent calendar of
events for Orange County; to get on Mr. Johnson’s listserv, simply email him at
gdjohnson2@juno.com.
For a listing of Peace Vigils in the LA area, go to <http://coalitionforworldpeace.org>
A fantastic local coffeehouse venue that supports the arts,
music, political activism, and the peace movement, and serves some organic
foods along with Café para la Vida Digna coffee, which supports the Autonomous
Zapatista Municipality in Mexico, is Viento y Agua @ 4007 East 4th
Street, LB (562-434-1182)
http://www.myspace.com/vientoyaguacoffeehouse
A great vegetarian restaurant that serves some raw foods and
many organic products, and also hosts all kinds of artistic and political
events is Zephyr Vegetarian Café at 340 East 4th Street, Long Beach,
CA 90802, 562-435-7113. Breck is the chef and their My Space address is www.myspace.com/zephyrcafe.
Tune in to KPFK, Pacifica Radio, 90.7 FM for progressive
news and views
Don't shoot your TV, watch Democracy Now! and other
progressive programs on Free Speech TV (FSTV), Ch 9415 on the Dish Network. To
subscribe, call 303 542-4820 or email: store@freespeech.org. For every satellite system purchased
through FSTV, they receive about $100 from Dish Network, plus a small part of
your monthly subscription fee. For info see http://www.freespeech.org.
The Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) are a grassroots political action committee
(PAC) operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace
and justice. PDA strives to rebuild the Democratic Party from the bottom up,
and they work arm in arm with the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC). Their
priorities are:
1.
end the Iraq occupation, redirect funding
2.
implement universal healthcare
3.
assure economic justice
4.
guarantee clean, fair, transparent elections
5.
stop global warming
Learn more at www.pdamerica.org
Peace Action West; 213-388-0525 (x106)
www.peaceactionwest.org
Erin Sikorsky-Stewart, Political
Director
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PART THREE: DESCRIPTIONS OF EVENTS
NOTE: We make every effort to ensure this information is
correct, but it is always a good idea to call ahead in case there are errors or
last minute changes. These events are not necessarily endorsed by LBAPN.
SPECIAL AND NON-RECURRING EVENTS, LISTED BY DATE
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01. Friday, August 3, 6-10pm
Shore
Books and Art Gallery, 4270 Atlantic Avenue, will host a reception for author
and artist Steve Grody, he will discuss his new book Graffiti LA: Street
Styles and Art, and display some of the
artwork from the book. The art will remain on display thru August. The event at
Shore Books is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be served and
Kenny Williams, an excellent steel pan musician from Trinidad & Tobago,
will perform live music.
About the book Graffiti LA: Street Styles and Art:
Long before graffiti was adopted as the visual expression of hip-hop culture in
the 1980s, Chicano gang members in East Los Angeles had been developing
stylized calligraphy and writing on walls. Cholo (gangster) scripts became the
first distinctive letter forms to evolve in the modern vernacular tradition of
graffiti writing. Today LA writers of diverse backgrounds draw from a unique
confluence of cultures that has led to regionally distinctive styles.
Graffiti LA provides a comprehensive and visual history
of graffiti in Los Angeles, dating back to the 1930s, as well as an in-depth
examination of the myriad styles and techniques used by writers today.
Complementing the main text, interviews with LA's most prolific and infamous
writers provide insight into the lives of these fugitive artists. Essential to
the understanding of the development of the graffiti movement, this book will
be an invaluable source to graffiti fans around the world. There is also
controversy over Graffiti in LA. Is it art or vandalism?
02. Friday, August 3, 8pm-2am
Daniel Brezenoff for US Congress. Final campaign fundraiser at the Blue Café,
Long Beach Promenade (@ Broadway). Local musical talents Prisoner’s Dilemma,
Overnight Lows, Freshly Squeezed and August House. $10 at the door. Come out to
listen, dance and support progressive politics.
The Greens look to
stop the wars, protect the Earth, preserve civil rights and civil liberties,
strengthen education and healthcare, protect women’s rights, and support
integrity in government. Rock and Roll August 1 and VOTE August 21!
Daniel Brezenoff
is a licensed clinical social worker, and the Green Party nominee for US Congress,
California's 37th District. He can be reached at 340 Newport Ave., Long Beach,
CA 90814, 310-422-2211 http://www.danielforcongress.com
03. Saturday, August 4, 2-4pm
Tapping Youth Talent to Highlight Healthcare Reform. The League of Women Voters will feature a talent contest for youth ages 5-18. The program will showcase performances in rap/spoken word, song, poetry and art using health care reform issues as content. The goal of this project is to bring youth and the community together in a format comfortable for youth, and to address our concern about health care reform in a creative way. We need sponsors! Businesses and individuals are encouraged to become sponsors by contributing one or more of the $25 cash prizes to be presented to the winners. These sponsors will present the prizes on August 4, and also be interviewed with the winners at the Charter Communications cable TV taping on August 8 at 3pm. Winners will perform on TV and each performer will receive a DVD. Call 562-432-5822 to become a youth contestant or a sponsor. The event takes place at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 5450 E. Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815. Contact our chapter by mail, phone, fax or e-mail: League of Women Voters Long Beach Area, 180 Nieto Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90803-3361, 1-800-285-3477info@lba.ca.lwvnet.org.
04. Saturday, August 4, 6pm
POTLUCK CELEBRATION OF THE
VICTORY IN LEIMERT PARK. FTPN, a coalition of brown, black, and yellow
community organizers and activists, formed after the May 1st incident of police
brutality in MacArthur Park and on the front lines when the police, the
Minutemen and Ted Hayes and his cronies were kept out of Leimert Park by a
self-organized body of residents and left activists, will be hosting a
combination celebration of the victory of June 23rd with pot-luck with
leafleting of the area warning of a second threatened incursion by these
reactionaries. These troublemakers have secured a police permit to again
dare come into our community in their attempt to divide black and brown people.
Come celebrate the victory of June 23rd, enjoy the food (bring some) and help
us prepare to defeat this sinister attempt to heighten the tensions and drive a
wedge between two elements of the working class who have long histories of
resistance to capitalism/racism and of working together.
05. Thursday, August 9, 7:30-9pm
The OLMC Monthly Speakers Series 2007 will present “Islam from
a Catholic Perspective” with guest speaker and specialist in world religions
Fr. Ron Pachence, Ph.D., Professor
of Theology at the University of San Diego.
Do
Islam and Catholicism have anything in common?
Can they peacefully co-exist? What do
Muslims think about Christianity and Jesus? What point was the Holy Father
trying to make in his controversial lecture last September in Regensburg? Pope
Benedict XVI represents the Catholic Church, but who represents the 1.2 billion
Muslims in the world?
The presentation will take place
in O'Donnell Hall of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1441 West Balboa
Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92661 at the corner of 15th Street and Balboa
Boulevard on the Balboa Peninsula. The public is invited. There is no admission
charge but a freewill offering may be made at the door to help defray the cost
of the series. INFO: contact Greg Kelley at 949-645-4540; e-mail address: nbolmc@aol.com <mailto:gkelley@olmc.net>
06. Saturday, August 11, 9am
– 1pm
The OC Veteran’s Fair at the
Garden Grove Elks Lodge, 11551 Trask Ave. in Garden Grove, CA
Congresswoman Sanchez, the Long Beach
Healthcare System and the Employment Development Department (EDD) invites local
veterans and families to the annual OC Veterans' Fair. Veterans' will enjoy:
* Free Health Screenings
* Learn about Benefits Counseling
* Long Term Care
* Family Counseling
* Employment Opportunities
* Eligibility/Enrollment
* Homeless Outreach
* Legal Services
* Entertainment
* Meet with Local Veteran Organizations
To
register as an exhibitor, please contact Angela Hernandez at 714-621-0102.
Exhibitor Registration Form available online here http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/
07. Saturday, August 11, 11am
The first new library to open in
Long Beach in 30 years is a ‘green building’ and will be named the Mark Twain
Library. The commemoration ceremony will take place at the corner of Gladys and
Anaheim in Long Beach.
08. Wednesday, August 15,
10am-12pm
Invitation from Senator Lowenthal to Senate Bill 35 Hearing - Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 10am at Wilson High School You are invited to attend a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Schools and the Community, which has been organized to receive input from the Long Beach community about issues and opportunities for joint-use and career-technical education ventures. A distinguished panel of community leaders, school districts, and industry will discuss their collaborative efforts to enhance public schools as community centers through local partnerships. Senator Torlakson has authored SB 35 to expand incentives for cooperation and planning between local partners to build facilities on school sites that would serve the student population and greater community. SB 35, through the construction of joint-use facilities, would maximize local public and private dollars to serve needs such as career-technical education or play fields to help combat juvenile obesity. SB 35 makes the construction of world-class facilities possible through local partnerships - facilities that may not be possible were it not for the additional investment of local partners. Wilson High School, 4400 E. 10th Street, Long Beach, CA 90804. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Jason Spencer at 916-651-4007 or email to jason.spencer@sen.ca.gov.
09.
Wednesday, August 15, 6pm
Please join us for our 2nd
Annual Center Icon Awards in recognition of Sue Caves and Ernie Villa. Light
refreshments provided by Glenn Agoncillo of Hamman Miller Beauchamp Deeble,
Inc. Come and reflect on our history, spend time with friends and see the
latest remodels at The Center, 2017 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA
90814, 562-434-4455.
10. Sunday, August 19, 2-5pm
The Interfaith Cafes
consist of small group discussions for laity and youth (9th-12th
grade) about how their faith impacts their daily lives and how their faith
makes it possible to relate to and appreciate those from other faith
traditions. Each session will have the same format with different participants.
You may come to any or all of them, and clergy and religious leaders are also
invited. The co-host for this event is Vedanta International of Redondo Beach.
At
St. Luke’s Presbyterian, 26825 Rolling Hills Road, Rolling Hills Estates 90274.
Refreshments will be served, free-will donations will be taken, and please
confirm your attendance by calling 562-983-1665 or email scic@charterinternet.com. For more
info see www.scinterfaith.org.
REGULAR WEEKLY/MONTHY EVENTS, LISTED BY DAY OF WEEK *****************
01. First Friday: Peace Vigil in
Orange starting August 3, 5-6pm
The Sisters of St. Joseph will sponsor a peace vigil on the
first Friday of every month from 5-6pm on the corner
of Batavia and La Veta in Orange. At the vigil there will be signs available,
but if you choose to bring your own sign please concentrate on a peace theme
only.
If you have questions you may call Maria Elena Perales
at 714-633-8121 or email inscapeone@aol.com.
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02. First Friday: South Bay ACLU, 7pm
The South Bay ACLU will have its
monthly business meeting at 7pm in the library of the Harry Bridges Institute,
350 West 5th Street, Suite 209, San Pedro. There is ample parking in the
lot beside & behind the building (please enter through the back door). All
are welcome to attend!
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03. Every Friday: Peace Vigil Continues in Belmont Shore,
7-9pm
Spirits are high and numbers growing at our regular Friday
Peace Vigils at Second and Nieto in Belmont Shore. For info call Jack Engberg
562-866-7743.
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04. Every Friday: Peace Vigil in San Pedro, 5-7pm
August 3, 2007 will be the 228th consecutive
Friday this group has gathered! Meet at First and Gaffey. INFO: Chris Venn 310-316-1567
or email Shannon Paaske at shaypar@yahoo.com
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05. Every Friday: Peace Vigil in Costa Mesa, 5-7pm
Meet us at the corner of Bristol and Anton in Costa Mesa, CA, across from the South Coast Plaza. Stop the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan! Stop the slaughter of innocent people! Bring the Troops Home Now! End USA colonial wars! Stop the unelected president bush in his siege of the Middle East! Stop USA racism at home and abroad! Stop the trafficking of heroin by the US government! Justice and Peace for all! Everyone welcome - This is a peaceful, law abiding, nonviolent community street corner protest. We bring our children to learn of compassion, peace and love. End colonial occupation from Iraq to Palestine to Haiti; support the Palestinian people's Right of Return; stop the threats against Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and U.S. out of the Philippines.
Contacts: Mike Mang 949-721-1139, the Green Party, Coalition
against Unnecessary Wars! Chuck Anderson of the Peace and Freedom Party-OC 714-956-5037.
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06. Every Friday: Anti-Imperialist Vigil in Alhambra, 7-8:30pm
Meet at the corner of Garfield and Main in Alhambra, the
public plaza in front of the movie theater. Bring your own signs or use the
ones that are there. Parking is available in the movie theater parking lot or
on side streets. San Gabriel Valley Neighbors for Peace and Justice. For more
information call Al at 626-289-3573 or Cliff at 626-281-8741.
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07. Every Friday: Imagine Peace
Vigil in Irvine, 4-5pm
At Culver and Michelson; take the 405 freeway south to Culver, right on Culver,
one block to Michelson, and left on Michelson and park at the Wholesome Choice.
INFO: Angie Dickson 949-551-3336
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08. Every Saturday: Anaheim Food Not Bombs in La Palma Park,
1pm
Can't come down to help in person? We are in desperate
need of toiletries, clothes and eco-friendly cleaning/sanitizing products. If
anyone has access to a photocopiers/Xerox machines and would like to help us
maintain our flyer/handout collection please do so. All help is greatly
appreciated. Contact Annaliesa 714-526-3576 or
foodnotbombsanaheim@gmail.com
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09. Every Saturday: Peace Vigil in Laguna Beach, 11am-1pm
Please try to join us in this time of crisis. Laguna Beach
Vigil for Peace in the Middle East and throughout the World. Main Beach,
Pacific Coast Highway and Ocean Avenue. There are signs at the vigil, or bring
your own message opposing the "War against Terrorism", and demanding
nonviolent solutions to conflict. For more information call Jeanie Bernstein at
949-499-3190.
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10. First through the Fourth Saturdays: Shower Program for
the homeless
Our Shower Program reaches out to the homeless with showers available
the first through fourth Saturdays each month. Clothing and toiletries are
provided as part of this program.
Diana
Haye, who coordinates the Shower Program and will soon join the LB Homeless
Advisory Committee, stated 8/02/07, “The
Shower Program is at capacity if not over. We are currently getting all of the
overflow from the Multi Service Center (MSC) as their facility is being
refurbished. We are the only shower facility in Long Beach other than the MSC.
We are in constant need of clothing donations: MENS pants, underwear and
socks....socks....socks. All items can be used as long as they are clean.
Please feel free to contact me at any time. Thank you for your
involvement.” Contact Diana at dhaye@chpowell.com
and/or 562-972-4446. See also www.stlukeslb.org for more info.
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11. Every Other Saturday: OC Peace Coalition meeting in
Orange, 10am
WHEN: in accordance with our usual "second and fourth
Saturday" schedule. ***Be sure to consult our website before making the
trip because the schedule changes on occasion. WHERE: Sisters of St. Joseph
Justice Center at 480 S. Batavia in Orange WHO: All interested people are
invited, especially anyone who might represent one of our member organizations.
We're likely to be discussing such things as outreach to new groups, candidate
questionnaires, boycotts, new literature, counter-recruitment, and anything
that might end the war in Iraq. Please bring your ideas, and be ready to step
up and participate. DIRECTIONS: Turn into the parking lot from Batavia just
north of La Veta Ave., and drive around to the left, to the south side of the
complex. We'll be in the last wing of the building that you come to on the
south side. Look for signs to direct you to the room that we've been assigned.
INFO: www.ocpeace.org or 714-637-8313 or info@ocpeace.org.
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12. First Saturday: Military Families Speak Out-OC, 10 am
Families and loved ones of service men and women are invited
to attend, support and help end the war. MFSO - Orange County meets regularly
at Carrow's Restaurant at 16931 Magnolia Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92647,
just off the 405 freeway. INFO: mfso-oc@earthlink.net or Pat Alviso at 562-833-8035.
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13. First Saturday: Gray Panthers, 10:30am-12:30pm
At the Senior Center, Room 210, 1150 East 4th St., just West
of Orange. Info: bettinall@verizon.net or 562-438-2748. On August 4th
Linda Loera of the Insurance Health Counseling Advocates Program (ICAP) will be
speaking on Medicare.
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14. Second Saturday: Democratic Women's Study Club, 12-2:30pm
On August 11 the DWSC will meet at Wardlow Park for the
annual Joy Dowell picnic; Long Beach elected officials have been invited to
speak. DWSC does not meet in July, and they normally meet at Tracy's Grill, 5511
East Spring Street, Long Beach. The Democratic Women's Study Club is part of
the South County Democrats United; their headquarters is located at 4647 Long
Beach Blvd, Suite #B3 in Long Beach. To confirm and for program information see
www.southcodems.org/womenstudy/
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15. Second and Fourth Saturdays: Manna Meals for the homeless,
11:15am
Manna
Meals has been in service at St. Luke's for more than 25 years. A
delicious hot meal is served at 11:15am on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the
month, feeding between 150-200 people. The makeup of our guests are homeless
individuals and low income people. Two Methodist churches partner with St.
Luke's in the outreach program, including Cal Heights Methodist, which will
host in October.
Sign
up on the patio to help; recipes and pans are provided. Kitchen work and
set up starts at 9am, serving at 11:15am and cleanup is usually finished by
12:30pm. See www.stlukeslb.org for more
info.
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16. Third Saturday: 30 minute Beach Clean Up in Belmont
Shore, 10am
A Community Action Team (CAT) event. Meet on the beach at 1
Granada Avenue in Belmont Shore. All ages are welcome! Free bags, gloves,
parking, refreshments (including water), door prizes, and volunteer forms. Contact:
Founder/Organizer JustinRudd@aol.com or 562-439-3316 or www.BeachCleanup.org.
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17. Fourth Saturday: FACTS, 11am
The Long Beach Chapter of FACTS
(Families to Amend California's 3-Strikes) is currently organizing to win
support of the Long Beach City Council to amend the California Three Strikes
law which is terribly unjust. Join us in our efforts.
We meet
monthly at 11am on the 4th Saturday in the Lunch Room of St. Luke's
Episcopal Church of Long Beach (northwest corner 7th & Atlantic). The
Church parking can be accessed from 7th Street one half block west of Atlantic
Ave; note 7th St runs one way west at Atlantic. For info, or to help, contact
Chapter Chairperson, Jacqueline Collins email cshaylak@aol.com or call
562-338-3021 or Wendy Gonzales 562-668-2356. You can read more information
about FACTS at http://facts1.live.radicaldesigns.org/article.php?id=34&printsafe=1
Purpose
of Families to Amend California's 3-Strikes (FACTS):
Our mission is to support,
educate, and empower those who are striving for
proportionality in sentencing and fairness and justice in the criminal
justice system by building a movement based in the communities and families
most affected by California's Three Strikes law. We advocate for the
following changes in the law:
From its origins in small
support groups of local family members, which coalesced in 1997 to form a
larger network, FACTS has grown into the foremost org in the state fighting to
change the broadest and harshest Three Strikes law in the nation. Since 1997,
we have trained and developed FACTS chapter leaders, family members, and staff
into a competent org of community leaders, media-savvy activists, and local
experts on the abuses of California's Three Strikes law. FACTS now has 14
chapters and area representatives in three additional locales around the state,
a database that includes 10,000 family members and friends, as well as over
5,000 Striker prisoners, and a strong network of organizational allies and
individual experts with whom we work.
FACTS’
role as the hub of family efforts to reform the law has been recognized by
media outlets around the world, and our footprint in the media world far
outstrips our size in terms of resources. In the States, we have had our issue
covered on 60 Minutes, 60 Minutes II, USA Today, the Washington Post and
probably every media outlet in the state of California. We have been contacted
and filmed by media outlets from Sweden, Bulgaria, the UK, France, Canada and
Denmark. In the last year, Reader's Digest, which reaches over 10 million
subscribers and 40 million readers, worked with us to feature the stories of
Three Strikes, and the Montel Williams Show, after years of advocacy from FACTS
and its members, involved us closely in an episode focusing on Three Strikes,
and aired it first November 2006, reaching an audience of 1.87 million people.
It has repeated three times and they are working on an update featuring
Inside FACTS leader, Kelly Turner.
From
the beginning, we recognized that we couldn't’ reform Three Strikes alone, and
so we've worked hard to build bridges to key community allies to make Three
Strikes reform part of a more broadly shared agenda. Through utilizing the
strategies of family activism, earned media, and coalition building in faith
communities and other community networks, FACTS has helped bring about a truly
significant shift in the public's understanding of Three Strikes. In 1994, the
electorate passed Three Strikes by a daunting 44 point margin (72% to 28%).
Polls show that, despite the narrow loss of Prop. 66 in 2004, a majority of
Californians (more than 65% in some polls) now support changing the law.
FACTS
Education Fund is our new 501.c3 organization, and it supports educational work
on Three Strikes reform; FACTS Education Fund is the organizational sibling of
Families to Amend California's Three Strikes (FACTS), which is a C4 only and
will handle directly political work.
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18. Last Saturday: Senior Patriots against the War, Seal
Beach, 10am - noon
End the war! Bring the troops back home, and take care of
them when they do come home. Senior Patriots against the War is tightly focused
on the above agenda only. We ask that other demonstrators joining us not bring
signs regarding other causes which may dilute our message. Protest in front of the
Leisure World entrance on Seal Beach Blvd., next to the Boeing plant, not too
far from the Naval Weapons Stations. Parking is at the Seal Beach Market.
People need to bring their own signs. INFO: Tom Pontac to2runners@verizon.net or Jackie
Bunnell jackie.bunnell@verizon.net.
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19. Every Sunday: Arlington West in Santa Monica, all day
In Santa Monica, on the beach, just north of the Santa
Monica Pier. Crosses honoring the 4000+ US soldiers killed in Iraq, plus
recognition that Iraqi deaths would have filled up the whole beach years ago.
Volunteers BADLY needed! This is becoming a gigantic effort! This very moving,
nonpartisan memorial is put on by the Los Angeles Chapter of Veterans For
Peace. VFP plans to do this every Sunday until the United States pulls the
troops out of Iraq. Anyone in the Los Angeles area who would like to help
please call Ed Ellis at 323-934-3451 or email ehe3@msn.com.
You can also contact Frank Dorrel at (310) 838-8131. Hopefully, more and more
VFP chapters all over the country will begin to do this peace memorial. INFO: http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Arlington_west_121003.htm.
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20. Every Sunday: UUCLB Drum Circle, noon
Beginning at noon after services circle drumming is an enriching experience that will lift your spirit. All are welcome to participate. Don`t have rhythm? That's OK; we have extra rhythm to go around. Don't have a drum? Associate Music Director, David Diiorio has many drums. Don't have time? It's really worth doing for 15-20 minutes! Meet at the Unitarian Universalist Church LB 5450 Atherton Street, LB 90815. Check out the UUCLB event calendar at http://www.mychurchevents.com/calendar.
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21. (NEW) Every Sunday: Impeachment rally at UC-Irvine,
12-1pm
OC chapter of Enough! More and
more people nationwide are hitting the streets to publicly tell their
neighbors, ‘we've had enough of this reckless, incompetent and criminal
administration.’ Please join hands with them at this inaugural kick-off event
Sunday, August 5 from 12-1pm at UCI, in Irvine, CA.
We'll
be on the Watson walking bridge above Campus Blvd - the one linking UC Irvine
with University Center – between W. Peltason and Stanford.
Like
many of you, we think it's high time to get visible. That it's not enough to
rant and hit the post button on the Internets - we need to hit the streets.
That it's not enough to communicate our outrage about the Lawless One and his
crimes to our Congresspersons - we need to share it with our *neighbors* too.
It is all too obvious that a drive for Impeachment is going to have to develop
from the grassroots. We'll have ready-made signs and flags as well as blank
poster board and felt pens. Or bring your
own pro-Impeachment and anti-Bush/Cheney/Gonzales signs. JUST JOIN US and let
our pro-Impeachment OC neighbors know they are not alone!
Mike Myers 949-677-0016 (cell) or email mdamyers@uci.edu
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22. Every Sunday: Whittier Weekly Sunday Vigil, 1-3pm
Location: Whittier Blvd. & Painter, Whittier, CA. Come
support our weekly vigils! INFO: Scott Ratigan 562-692-2621. From the middle of
June through October folks gather from 6-8pm because of the summer heat.
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23. Every Sunday: Peace Vigil in Huntington Beach, 7-8pm
At the foot of the Huntington Beach Pier. We believe in non-violence both physically and in our thoughts. We stand at the pier with a sign that says: "Visualize World Peace. It's up to you" to get people to start believing that it is possible to have a world of peace. We will discuss peace in a spirit of dignity and respect with anyone who is rational, and smile quietly at those who aren't. We try to build bridges with those who don't share our philosophy.The war in Iraq has been waged and we can't change that but there will be talk of other wars and we must keep the thought of peace in peoples' minds so they don't mindlessly accept violence when it is presented to them in the form of future wars. Bring a candle and/or help us hold our banner; please no signs. Contact: mtheriault@socal.rr.com
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24. First Sunday: Arlington West in Huntington Beach, Help
Needed, 7am – Dusk
Sunday, August 5 will be our
August 2007 installation of the Arlington West Memorial in Huntington Beach.
Weather should be great. Battles heat up (and cool-down) in Washington as the
pace of deaths and injuries increases and as more Americans awake to the truths
of our Iraq occupation; while tired of this seemingly never ending occupation,
we are as dedicated as ever to doing what we can to keep the cost of this
conflict in front of the public, to continue this display, forum and venue, and
to promote the cause of peace.
Please
consider helping, or at least visiting, as we again setup our memorial on the
sands of Huntington Beach. We must give thanks and honor to those who have
served our country and particularly those that made the ultimate sacrifice. We
must continue to remind the public of this ongoing conflict and its costs to
our nation and its families, and also to continue to talk to, support and help
the many Marines, Soldiers, Veterans, family members and concerned others that
come by. We hope to have some IVAW representatives joining us this month. Weather
and crowds should be great and August and September are probably the most
important displays in terms of beach traffic, particularly the number of
visitors from out of the area (and country).
Volunteers
are needed and guests are very much welcome.
I need to know that we have enough members willing to staff it all day and
enough help and transport to get it setup and taken down. If you can help,
please respond to this email (arncomp@pacbell.
net <mailto:arncomp@pacbell.net> ) as soon
as you can confirm your plans for Sunday. Unfortunately, I personally will be
out of town and communication from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon and
will miss the setup on Sunday morning (the first in a few years, I think).
Fortunately, we have other chapter members committed to help. Any questions or
communications about this Sunday may be directed to chapter president Chuck
Horvath at chashorvath@earthlink.net (or if you must, cell 714 308 4860). It is
important that we hear from veteran members soon to know what coverage we will
have for the day. Please let us know what hours you can expect to be present.
Volunteers:
We usually need the most help and transport in the morning, though both morning
and evening are critical until we have enough regulars. We meet at the storage
unit, Mini-U-Stor, at 7611 Talbert Ave. HB (that's n/west of Beach Blvd.
between Beach and Gothard) at 7am. We can use some additional transport help
and lots of helping hands. We get to the beach around/after 7:30 and start the
setup of the field of crosses and other items. Depending upon number of helpers
this can take 40 minutes or two hours. Take down goes much quicker than setup
(at least for the beach portion). With the longer summer days we may
postpone the start of breakdown past our usual 5pm this month (possibly until 6
this month). Then we load the vehicles and put everything back into storage.
As
usual we will be (hopefully) at 6th Street (north of pier and of Main Street)
Huntington Beach on the beach. Display should be up from 8 to 5 (perhaps 6 this
month). Please come visit and, if you can, PLEASE come to help with setup
and/or breakdown. In addition to the moving display and great people and the
beach itself, we will have a good selection of peace supplies for small (or
large) donations. We often have many great people visiting and great
conversations going on.
INFO: OCVFP www.veteransforpeace.org Ken Arnold Veterans for Peace Chap. 110, Orange County arncomp@pacbell.net, 714-369-4752 (cell) OR Pat Alviso, Jeff Merrick, Military Families Speak Out-Orange County & South Bay Chapter, www.mfsooc.org <http:// www.mfsooc.org> 562-833-8035. Contact Sharon for carpooling from Long Beach: sharoncotrell@charter.net or 562-433-7025 or 562-900-1009. Donations to the Orange County CA chapter of Veterans for Peace may be made out to and mailed to: Veterans for Peace Chapter 110 Po Box 10617, Westminster CA 92685.
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25. First Sunday: Long Beach / South Bay NOW, 4pm
Hi, this is Yvonne Moore, president of Long Beach/South Bay National Organization for Women (NOW). LB/SB NOW includes Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Palos Verdes feminists. LB/SB NOW has general meetings usually the first Sunday of each month, unless it is a holiday weekend, at which time they are moved to the second Sunday. We look forward to seeing you all again this Sunday, August 5 in Redondo Beach at 4pm. Please come meet our new Vice President Micki, our new Treasurer Heather and our new Young Feminist Allyssa. Let’s talk about our Title IX action coming up in October, feminist slam poet Alix Olson's book release and Roe V. Wade and anything you want to revolutionize. We want to know what's important to you in the Beach Cities. What's your feminism at the beach? What do you want to see more of? What do you want to create?Long Beach & South Bay NOW meets at Beach Cities Health District, 514 North Prospect Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90277. INFO: email lbnow@onebox.com or call 1-866-251-5167 x3024 (voicemail or fax). Also check out www.longbeachnow.org.
*****************26. Second Sunday: Harbor Vision Task Force, 2:45 - 4:45pmAugust 12 is on, but always confirm before attending with Tom Politeo at tom@politeo.net. The Harbor Vision Task Force usually meets monthly on 2nd Sundays and is still looking for a permanent meeting place, but as of now persons are meeting at Tom’s house. It has an active usual group list, which all are invited to join. History and Mission: The Harbor Vision Task Force was formed in late 2001 and formalized in 2002. It brought together a number of environmental and justice advocates who had been working San Pedro Bay, trade and cargo transportation issues. Some of us have been active together since the early 1970s. New advocates are always welcomed to join. We work to make our cities more livable and sustainable and to improve our natural environment. We believe that all people, regardless of income or race, should have access to nature close to their communities and that access to natural areas is an aspect of environmental justice which is often overlooked. We also believe that livable and sustainable communities must be places where people can work close to home at livable or family wage jobs. Without good wages and benefits, workers don't have enough money to take care of their children, the environment in their homes and neighborhoods. With depressed wages, municipal governments don't have the needed tax base for schools, parks, libraries, community centers, youth programs and emergency services. Global trade is out of balance - and that creates serious environmental, labor and human rights problems. Workers who make any product imported into the United States should have at least the same safety and labor standards as we have. Their factories should observe at least as strict environmental standards. Globalization has sadly become an excuse to export the sweatshops and filthy factories we cleaned up domestically into countries that escape our moral scrutiny.Domestically, globalization has exploited truckers and stripped many Americans of decent factory jobs. It has destroyed 3500 acres of wetlands in San Pedro Bay, leaving almost none. It has created the "diesel death zone", a swath of toxic and blighted land that stretches inland along truck and rail corridors that fan out of San Pedro Bay. It kills 2300 people a year - and has caused more than $20 billion in health costs so far this century. Rather than make villains, we seek heroes. We solicit the best in everyone to find speedy solutions to restore balance for the environment and justice for the victims of globalization.
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27. Third Sunday: Long Beach NAACP, 3pm
Meets at the California Recreation Center, 1550 Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd. INFO and RSVP: 562-426-9887. NAACP Long Beach, P.O. Box
1594, Long Beach, CA 90801
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28. Every Monday: CSULB Campus Progressives, 3:30-5pm
Meets every Monday during the academic year in the
University Student Union, USU-307. Educate, agitate, and organize. Meetings are
open to everyone. If you cannot stay during an entire meeting, please drop in
for as long as you can. INFO: www.csulb.edu/org/csulbcp
or e-mail progressives@csulb.edu.
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29. Second Monday: SCIC Social Concerns Committee, 7pm
On Monday August 13 the Social Concerns Committee of the South Coast Interfaith Council will meet at Temple Beth El, 1435 West 7th St., San Pedro. Invited speakers will be Nancy Pfeffer, President, Network Public Affairs, and Rupal Patel, Outreach Director of Communities for Clean Ports, and we’ll be discussing the status of plans and programs for reducing pollution.