Monthly General Meeting in San Diego the first Friday of every month at 10:00 AM at Christ the King Catholic Church (located at 29 North 32nd Street, 92102).
Please call our office at 619.584.5744 ext.60 for more details.
Corner of 6th and University, Every Friday 3:30-5 p.m.
Wear Orange
Info: 619-284-6748
Time:
7:30pm
Description:
Activist San Diego Presents Dos Americas:The Reconstruction of New Orleans a new film by Upheaval Productions
Post-Katrina reconstruction is still in progress throughout the Gulf Coast, with much of the city of New Orleans still in ruins. Dos Americas: The Reconstruction of New Orleans focuses on the rebuilding the city through interviews with some of the estimated 100,000 Latino migrant laborers who have converged in this area over the past two and a half years.
Despite terrible working conditions, massive fraud, a housing crisis, severe harassment by law enforcement, and very limited resources, New Orleans’ Latino-community has mushroomed since the storm and is establishing an infrastructure proportional to its size. Take a look at how this community is organizing to defend itself against numerous injustices and the attempts to bridge the gap between themselves as new residents and the pre-Katrina population, all within the context of the extremely unique and tragic context of post-Katrina New Orleans.
Joyce Beers Community Center, at Vermont St just north of Univ. Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego, Ca 92103 (next to Trader Joe's); please use Ralph underground parking lot
****This Event is Free****(Nobody turned away for lack of funds - Donations Gladly Accepted)
La Jolla: La Jolla Village Dr & Villa La Jolla Drive; Every Saturday 12-1
Info: 858-342-196
Description:
Carmel Valley: Corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real. Every Sunday from 1 - 2 PM
Vista: Vista Village Drive & Santa Fe; Every Sunday from Noon to 1 PM
Ramona: 10th and Main Streets. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM
La Mesa: Corner of El Cajon Blvd and Baltimore in La Mesa. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM.
Encinitas: Corner Encinitas Blvd & Coastal Hwy. Every Sunday – Noon to 1 PM
Poway: Corner Pomerado & Twin Peaks. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM
Info: 858-342-1964.
Description:
July 27-August 3; For information Click here
Time:
2:00pm
Description:
You are invited to an Ecumenical Gathering to
Save Friendship Park
The Department of Homeland Security plans to erect a triple fence across Friendship Park, where the international boundary meets the Pacific Ocean. Friends and families from San Diego and Tijuana have gathered for generations at this historic meeting place. Construction inside the Park begins the first week in August.
To express our opposition to the proposed construction, and to lament the ongoing militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border, we will gather at Friendship Park on Sunday, August 3 at 2 p.m. Religious attire and symbols are encouraged.
All faith traditions are welcome at this ecumenical gathering. All will be invited to share in friendship, prayer and communion.
Directions: From I-5 Exit West on Dairy Mart Road /
Dairy Mart Road turns into Monument Road / Follow Monument Road to Border Field State Park Entrance / Follow road inside BFSP to Friendship Park, overlooking the beach; IMPORTANT: Admission to park is $5 per vehicle. Valid U.S. dentification may be required. Expired car registration may be subject to fine.
Food Not Bombs - San Diego serves hot vegan meals at the North Park Recreational Park every Sunday. Come on out and eat with us. If you want to help out let us know when you get there.
North Park Recreational Park (By the water tower) Polk ave & Oregon St. (Between Oregon St. and Utah
Agenda: Leadership Continuity; Forum on Citizen Conduct and Responsibility; Uniform Protocol for Law Enforcement; State Attorney General Response to Police Shootings; El Grupo and Coalition Moving Forward Together
Plan to Attend this Important Meeting.
"It's not okay to shoot or brutalize unarmed people"
Time:
7:00pm
Description:
SDCPJ meets on the First and Third Mondays, 7 p.m.
3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105
San Diego Veterans for Peace, Hugh Thompson Memorial Chapter 91 invites you to our monthly meeting. Everyone is welcome, regardless of your being a veteran or simply have some ideas to share about waging peace. Church of Today, 8999 Activity Road, just north of Miramar Rd.
Please join us on Wednesday, August 6, 2008
6:30 - 8 p.m. to say NO TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS! NO TO WAR! NO TO WAR PROFITEERS!
Commemorative Program and Candlelight Vigil, 6:30 to 8 p.m., in front of the Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum on Harbor Drive (one block south of Broadway). Speakers include David Miller, Network of Spiritual Progressives; Dave Patterson, San Diego Veterans for Peace; Sara Haldeman-Scarr, San Diego First Church of the Brethren; Carol Jahnkow, Peace Resource Center; and poetry by Jim Moreno.
Related/support events at the same location:
San Diego Veterans for Peace will set up a mini-Arlington West beginning at 4 p.m. Volunteers needed.
Buddhist Peace Mediation 6-6:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Bannering on Harbor Drive from 6-6:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Nevada Desert experience invites your participation in their 2nd Environmental Teach-In, August 7-9, Christ Church Episcopal, Maryland Parkway and St. Louis Avenue, Las Vegas.
Join together with representatives of the United Methodist Board's Peace with Justice Committee from Southern California and the Islands and other local interfaith groups to commemorate the 63rd Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a vigila, listening and acting to oppose all war and nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site on the evening of Friday, August 8th, 7 p.m.
The San Diego Branch of the International Socialist Organization meets every Thursday at 6PM at the City Heights Recreation Center, 4380 Landis Street, 2 blocks South of University on Fairmount.
Meetings are in English with Spanish Translation Available.
Time:
6:45pm
Description:
General Meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of each month. Pilgrim United Church of Christ. 2020 Chestnut Ave. Carlsbad, CA, 92008.
Visit our website for more information at www.NCCPJ.org
Description:
December 7th is pillows for peace send off day. The beginning of an ongoing message to the President to end this war.
Send a pillow to: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20500
Nevada Desert experience invites your participation in their 2nd Environmental Teach-In, August 7-9, Christ Church Episcopal, Maryland Parkway and St. Louis Avenue, Las Vegas.
Join together with representatives of the United Methodist Board's Peace with Justice Committee from Southern California and the Islands and other local interfaith groups to commemorate the 63rd Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a vigila, listening and acting to oppose all war and nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site on the evening of Friday, August 8th, 7 p.m.
Corner of 6th and University, Every Friday 3:30-5 p.m.
Wear Orange
Info: 619-284-6748
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Support dinner for maquiladora workers in Tijuana
A dinner to raise money for CITTAC, the support organization for workers in Tijuana. Food will be prepared by maquiladora workers, followed by a presentation by two well known activists, Enrique Davalos and Claudia Elias. Cost $25 individual, $40 couple. At 2961 Caminito Niquel, San Diego, 92117
More info or to RSVP: Pam Barratt, 858 246 7177 or pbarratt@qbl.org
Time:
8:00pm
Description:
Meet great people and have fun at our bi-monthly board game parities held the second and 4th Friday of the month at Tea N More located on 7380 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
We offer party games like Taboo and some strategy games like Settlers of Catan as well. The suggested donation is $10 by check directly to Heifer International (www.heifer.org). Heifer International is a type of micro-credit organizaton that offers farm animals (not just food) to people in need around the globe. The debt is paid back by donating one of the offspring of the animal to the program.
Nevada Desert experience invites your participation in their 2nd Environmental Teach-In, August 7-9, Christ Church Episcopal, Maryland Parkway and St. Louis Avenue, Las Vegas.
Join together with representatives of the United Methodist Board's Peace with Justice Committee from Southern California and the Islands and other local interfaith groups to commemorate the 63rd Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a vigila, listening and acting to oppose all war and nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site on the evening of Friday, August 8th, 7 p.m.
La Jolla: La Jolla Village Dr & Villa La Jolla Drive; Every Saturday 12-1
Info: 858-342-196
Description:
Carmel Valley: Corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real. Every Sunday from 1 - 2 PM
Vista: Vista Village Drive & Santa Fe; Every Sunday from Noon to 1 PM
Ramona: 10th and Main Streets. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM
La Mesa: Corner of El Cajon Blvd and Baltimore in La Mesa. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM.
Encinitas: Corner Encinitas Blvd & Coastal Hwy. Every Sunday – Noon to 1 PM
Poway: Corner Pomerado & Twin Peaks. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM
Info: 858-342-1964.
Time:
12:00pm
Description:
Gas-Free Beach Day: SUN. AUG. 10 Meet @ the Che 12 Noon
CALLING ALL ORGANIZERS, cyclists, vegans, vegetarians, veggie-fuel converters, EVERYONE: Sun. AUG. 10 Meet @ the Che 12 Noon
Ride to La Jolla Shores
Everyone is welcome to our Gas-Free Beach Day where we will raise awareness on the importance of alternative transportation and food consumption. Now with rising gas prices and threats to sustainability, it is essential to bring together those who are socially, environmentally and globally aware to create a more powerful collective for social and global change.
Participants will commit to either riding bikes, taking the bus or driving veggie-fueled cars to get to our event where we will hold mini workshops on sustainable living including bike maintenance, Veganism, and demos of veggie-fuel conversion, celebrating alternative thinking with fun beach activities, food and conversations.
Only socially and environmentally responsible Vegan, organic and fair-trade food will be provided since it takes more energy to produce meat and its by-products, and much more harmful chemicals to produce non-organic foods. We also seek to reject the unfair international labor and environmental practices of multi-national Corporations by depending on local business rather than on foreign production and the use of excessive oil.
Come with a gas-free mindset and learn more about what you can do to change your individual lifestyles among and within the local community in order to be globally conscious.
Help us spread the idea of People Before Profit. To get involved, contact either Fran Avendano (general coordinator) favendano624@gmail.com or Or Mike Rancourt (veggie car coordinator) mikerancourt@hotmail.com
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:
Food Not Bombs - San Diego serves hot vegan meals at the North Park Recreational Park every Sunday. Come on out and eat with us. If you want to help out let us know when you get there.
North Park Recreational Park (By the water tower) Polk ave & Oregon St. (Between Oregon St. and Utah
The San Diego Branch of the International Socialist Organization meets every Thursday at 6PM at the City Heights Recreation Center, 4380 Landis Street, 2 blocks South of University on Fairmount.
Meetings are in English with Spanish Translation Available.
Time:
7:00pm
Description:
Please come and write letters with us on behalf of prisoners of conscience all over the world.
Together we are making a difference.
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4190 Front St. (across from UCSD Medical Center) Parking is Free in the Ace parking lot.
-Take Washington West from the 163 South.Turn Right on First St. Follow the solid white lines left at Arbor and cross Front to get to the parking lot on the left.
-From the 163 North take the Robinson exit and go Left on University.Turn right on First St and cross Washington. Use above directions thereafter. -Take the Washington exit from the 5 and go east. Use the same directions after turning left onto First.
Parking is free for Amnesty members. Please park first and come in for parking permit.
E-mail us at group137@amnestysd.org
for more information
Description:
December 7th is pillows for peace send off day. The beginning of an ongoing message to the President to end this war.
Send a pillow to: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20500
Corner of 6th and University, Every Friday 3:30-5 p.m.
Wear Orange
Info: 619-284-6748
Description:
TIJUANA MAQUILADORA TOUR: Come to learn about Tijuana maquiladora workers' conditions and struggles!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008, 9 am to 3:30 pm
SCHEDULE: there may be slight variations from tour to tour)
9:00 am sharp: Meet at the San Ysidro Trolley Station. We will walk together, cross the border gate and travel to our locations in Tijuana using chartered buses for transportation.
9:45 am: The crosses at the border: more than 4,000 immigrants have died trying to cross the international border
10:30 am: Cittac's office (Cittac: Centro de Informacion para Trabajadores y Trabajadoras; Information Center for Working Women and Men): Struggles and labor conditions in the maquiladoras
12:00 pm Lunch at Cittac’s office with Workers’ Collective Kitchen
1:15 pm: Metales y Derivados—Otay Industrial Park
NOTE: We will visit Tijuana industrial area but won’t enter any factory.
DONATIONS: US: $30 regular, $20 students; Donations cover the bus, lunch, and a donation to Tijuana worker organizations
Reservations for these tours can be made online at http://sdmaquila.org. Online registration will be disabled when the bus for that day is full, so make your reservations as soon as possible.
If you prefer to use the postal system, or for more information, please contact: Herb Shore: sdmaquila@cox.net or (619) 287-5535
Sponsored by San Diego Maquiladora Workers' Solidarity Network, Cittac (Workers' Information Center) and the Binational Feminist Collective
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Description:
La Jolla: La Jolla Village Dr & Villa La Jolla Drive; Every Saturday 12-1
Info: 858-342-196
Description:
Carmel Valley: Corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real. Every Sunday from 1 - 2 PM
Vista: Vista Village Drive & Santa Fe; Every Sunday from Noon to 1 PM
Ramona: 10th and Main Streets. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM
La Mesa: Corner of El Cajon Blvd and Baltimore in La Mesa. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM.
Encinitas: Corner Encinitas Blvd & Coastal Hwy. Every Sunday – Noon to 1 PM
Poway: Corner Pomerado & Twin Peaks. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM
Info: 858-342-1964.
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:
Food Not Bombs - San Diego serves hot vegan meals at the North Park Recreational Park every Sunday. Come on out and eat with us. If you want to help out let us know when you get there.
North Park Recreational Park (By the water tower) Polk ave & Oregon St. (Between Oregon St. and Utah
Interfaith Meditation for Peace sponsored by the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, third Sunday of each month
On the grassy area in front of the Midway Aircraft Carrier at the foot of Broadway on North Harbor Drive
Getting there: Take Orange or Green Trolley to American Plaza Trolley Station, walk one block south to Broadway. Take Airport Bus #992 west to North Harbor Drive. Bus #2 also goes to North Harbor Drive from University Heights.
Take CA 94 west, exit F Street, right on 11th Ave,
left on Broadway to N. Harbor Dr. Take I 5 south, exit #17/Front St toward Civic Center, right on W. Broadway to N. Harbor Dr. Parking: Metered parking is free on Sunday.
For more information please call Luis 619-543-1326
Time:
6:00pm
Description:
San Diego County Mega Community Coalition Summit A New PATH: "Division is the opposite of multiplication" Grassroots organizations uniting to realize our true power Join leaders in San Diego's Progressive Community as we unify for common causes.
When: Sunday 17 August 2008 @6:00 P.M.
Featuring: Public Access TV and Webcasting for Regular TV
Where: Joyce Beers Community Center San Diego, CA 92103; 1090 Vermont Street - Ralph's Shopping Center, Next to Aladdin's Mediterranean Cafe
1.5 blocks north of University Ave.
The San Diego County Community Coalition http://progressiveconcerns.meetup.com/5; SD Mega Coalition Blog: http://sdmegacoalition.blogspot.com/
You Can Email your blog postings to: info1656.sdcommunitycoalition@blogger.com
Walter@sdctonline.com For Email Inquiries or call 760-917-1251
What's in it for you? Each organization will get a table at no cost and an opportunity to make a short 3 minute presentation on their mission. Distribute your schedule and make announcements for any special events/needs. We focus on the environment, social justice and peace. We now have the ability to broadcast our webcasts on regular TV! Participate in Television Interviews on Cox 18/23. All are welcomed to our tapings on the 1st Friday of each month at COX in El Cajon. We need new activists to train to become part of the crews on our shows. Let's unite and explore: Alternative Media Universal Health Care Poverty Human Rights Joint Letter Writing Campaigns/Economic Boycotts Capturing the Attention of Mainstream Media Mutual Support Clean elections 9-11 Theories Controlling our own media ….. and others!
Time:
7:00pm
Description:
Note: This meeting is canceled. Next meeting will be September 8 due to summer schedules and Labor Day.
SDCPJ meets on the First and Third Mondays, 7 p.m.
3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105
Join us in the exciting birth of our New Chapter. We will be serving a light dinner.We want to provide a safe place for military spouses, loved ones, family members to be able
to vent, get involved with common interest projects that re-enforce our mission statement.
You can have an active duty member, or a Veteran of any branch of the military service. It does not matter if they have ever been deployed or not or what their MOS is/was. We all go on a first name
basis only, so there is complete privacy. If you know of someone that may have interest, please feel free to pass on this invitation.
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA — The Sweetwater Union High School District Visual and Performing Arts Department (SUHSD VAPA), in conjunction with the Regional Occupational Program (ROP), proudly presents a musical chronicling the life of Cesar Chavez, one of the heroic figures of our time. “LET THE EAGLE FLY: The Story of Cesar Chavez” was authored by John Reeger, music and lyrics by Julie Shannon and is directed by William Virchis.
“Let the Eagle Fly” opens August 21 at the Ruth Chapman Performing Arts Center at Eastlake High School. This powerful new musical tells the inspiring story of how an unassuming ex-farm worker with an eighth grade education challenged and overcame one of California’s most powerful industries. Cesar Chavez organized the first successful farm workers union in United States history, led marches and conducted fasts,
practiced Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence, and convinced millions of consumers to boycott grapes and other products.
The story of Chavez and his United Farm Workers’ (UFW) struggle to win economic justice and improved conditions for the poorest and most exploited workers in America is one of the great David vs. Goliath battles in this country’s history. The musical tracing the arc of Chavez’ entire life demonstrates the roots of his determination, courage and self-sacrifice. The show focuses primarily on the grueling five-year grape strike and international boycott that culminated in 1970, when most California table grape growers signed their first-ever union contracts. Those dramatic events transformed this humble man, whom Sen. Robert F. Kennedy called “one of the heroic figures of our time,” into an internationally admired labor and civil rights leader.
In writing “Let the Eagle Fly” over a period of six years (the title hails from the UFW’s distinctive black eagle symbol), award-winning authors John Reeger and Julie Shannon enjoyed active involvement and support from many members of the Chavez family, the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation and numerous men and women who worked with Cesar Chavez to achieve rights for farm workers. Their guidance was crucial in ensuring the historical accuracy of the project.
Reeger and Shannon’s best-known work for the musical theater is “The Christmas Schooner.” Tony Award- and Pulitzer Award-winning Sheldon Harnick, whose shows include “Fiddler on the Roof” and other classics, was a creative advisor to “Let the Eagle Fly.” “I find ‘Let the Eagle Fly’ a first-rate musical drama,” Harnick said. “The book and the score are remarkable, heartfelt, touching and inspired.”
Chavez never earned more than $6,000 a year, he never owned a home and when he died at age 66 in 1993, he left no money behind for his family. Yet more than 40,000 people turned out to march behind his casket during funeral services in Delano, California. “Let the Eagle Fly” is a fitting tribute to Chavez and his remarkable life.
The SUHSD Visual and Performing Arts Department will host the musical beginning Thursday August 21-22-23 at 7:00 p.m., and again Sunday August 24 at 2:00 p.m. The tickets for general admission are $10 per person and $5 for students and seniors. For ticket information and/or reservations contact (619) 691-5848.
Time:
6:00pm
Description:
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STOP the RAIDS and DEPORTATIONS! ¡ALTO a LAS REDADES y DEPORTACIONES! Community Forum • Foro Comunitario
On May 2nd, 2008 ICE raided 11 El Balazo restaurants in San Francisco and several East Bay cities. Workers and witnesses report that undercover ICE agents entered the Balazo restaurants, ordered lunch, sat down to eat and then proceeded to call in uniformed ICE agents to surround the restaurants, block exits, aggressively interrogate all employees, search workers' personal belongings and detain 63 workers despite not having a single arrest warrant.
On May 12th, In a massive, coordinated effort, more than 100 agents from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stormed into the AgriProcessors Inc. complex in the small town of Postville, Iowa. As government helicopters flew overhead, their wrists were handcuffed, chains were attached to their waists and their feet were cuffed, before they were put on buses for Waterloo, Iowa--to the National Cattle Congress fairgrounds—which federal authorities had leased in advance of the raid to be used as a makeshift processing and detention center.
And here in San Diego, On May 15th, 2008 an army of black-clad, heavily armed ICE agents raided the French Gourmet Bakery in Pacific Beach. Eighteen workers were arrested and whisked away to a detention center, leaving family members wondering if they would ever be seen again. Over the last year, thousands of undocumented workers have had their lives shattered by the Federal Government’s campaign of repression against immigrants.
But resistance to this assault on human, civil and worker rights is now emerging. In all cases mentioned above, campaigns have developed to support and defend the workers and their families and to call for an end to the raids and deportations. Join us for a community forum with local activists and community members to discuss how you can support the workers and their families affected by raids in San Diego and how you can be a part of the national effort to end this attack on immigrant workers—which is an attack on all of us and our rights.
Thursday, August 21st 6pm, City Heights Recreation Center, 4380 Landis St.
From Interstate 8 take the Mission Gorge/Fairmont Exit and travel south on Fairmont. Turn left on University Avenue, right on Fairmont, then left on Landis. The center is on the left. From Interstate 805 or Interstate 15 take the University Ave. exit and go east. Turn right on Fairmont and left on Landis. The center is accessible by bus via SDMTS routes 7, 10 and 13.
Sponsored by the International Socialist Organization. Endorsed by Si Se Puede Immigrant Rights Organization, Border Angels, San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice. For info call 619-865-0621
Time:
6:00pm
Description:
The San Diego Branch of the International Socialist Organization meets every Thursday at 6PM at the City Heights Recreation Center, 4380 Landis Street, 2 blocks South of University on Fairmount.
Meetings are in English with Spanish Translation Available.
Time:
6:45pm
Description:
General Meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of each month. Pilgrim United Church of Christ. 2020 Chestnut Ave. Carlsbad, CA, 92008.
Visit our website for more information at www.NCCPJ.org
Description:
December 7th is pillows for peace send off day. The beginning of an ongoing message to the President to end this war.
Send a pillow to: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20500
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA — The Sweetwater Union High School District Visual and Performing Arts Department (SUHSD VAPA), in conjunction with the Regional Occupational Program (ROP), proudly presents a musical chronicling the life of Cesar Chavez, one of the heroic figures of our time. “LET THE EAGLE FLY: The Story of Cesar Chavez” was authored by John Reeger, music and lyrics by Julie Shannon and is directed by William Virchis.
“Let the Eagle Fly” opens August 21 at the Ruth Chapman Performing Arts Center at Eastlake High School. This powerful new musical tells the inspiring story of how an unassuming ex-farm worker with an eighth grade education challenged and overcame one of California’s most powerful industries. Cesar Chavez organized the first successful farm workers union in United States history, led marches and conducted fasts,
practiced Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence, and convinced millions of consumers to boycott grapes and other products.
The story of Chavez and his United Farm Workers’ (UFW) struggle to win economic justice and improved conditions for the poorest and most exploited workers in America is one of the great David vs. Goliath battles in this country’s history. The musical tracing the arc of Chavez’ entire life demonstrates the roots of his determination, courage and self-sacrifice. The show focuses primarily on the grueling five-year grape strike and international boycott that culminated in 1970, when most California table grape growers signed their first-ever union contracts. Those dramatic events transformed this humble man, whom Sen. Robert F. Kennedy called “one of the heroic figures of our time,” into an internationally admired labor and civil rights leader.
In writing “Let the Eagle Fly” over a period of six years (the title hails from the UFW’s distinctive black eagle symbol), award-winning authors John Reeger and Julie Shannon enjoyed active involvement and support from many members of the Chavez family, the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation and numerous men and women who worked with Cesar Chavez to achieve rights for farm workers. Their guidance was crucial in ensuring the historical accuracy of the project.
Reeger and Shannon’s best-known work for the musical theater is “The Christmas Schooner.” Tony Award- and Pulitzer Award-winning Sheldon Harnick, whose shows include “Fiddler on the Roof” and other classics, was a creative advisor to “Let the Eagle Fly.” “I find ‘Let the Eagle Fly’ a first-rate musical drama,” Harnick said. “The book and the score are remarkable, heartfelt, touching and inspired.”
Chavez never earned more than $6,000 a year, he never owned a home and when he died at age 66 in 1993, he left no money behind for his family. Yet more than 40,000 people turned out to march behind his casket during funeral services in Delano, California. “Let the Eagle Fly” is a fitting tribute to Chavez and his remarkable life.
The SUHSD Visual and Performing Arts Department will host the musical beginning Thursday August 21-22-23 at 7:00 p.m., and again Sunday August 24 at 2:00 p.m. The tickets for general admission are $10 per person and $5 for students and seniors. For ticket information and/or reservations contact (619) 691-5848.
Time:
12:00pm
Description:
Please join us on Friday August 22 @ 1200 noon for National Protest/Press Conference in front of Federal Building.
“Enough is enough” we need to join others across the nation in saying no to the inhumane raids and deportations taking place across the country. Please save the date as this is the initial call out as we join in solidarity with our friends from Chicago and across the nation is saying NO to the inhumane raids, deportations, separations of families, self deportation programs, fugitive labeling, no respect for basic human rights!
Please let us know if you want to join BORDER ANGLES, CASA REFUGIO ELVIRA, HERMANDAD MEXICANA, FAMILIA LATINA UNIDA, SIN FRONTERAS, COMITE LATINA PRIMEROS CIEN DIAS, GENTE UNIDA and others.
Border Angels, P.O. Box 86598, San Diego, CA 92138; www.borderangels.org
or (619) 269-7865
Time:
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Description:
Corner of 6th and University, Every Friday 3:30-5 p.m.
Wear Orange
Info: 619-284-6748
Time:
7:30pm
Description:
Activist San Diego Film Series: Orwell Rolls In His Grave: A POWERFUL EXAMINATION OF MODERN MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR POLITICAL CULTURE
"A marvel of passionate succinctness, Robert Kane Pappas' documentary critically examines the Fourth Estate, once the bastion of American democracy. It asks, "Could a media system, controlled by a few global corporations with the ability to overwhelm all competing voices, be able to turn lies into truth?..." -- Variety
The Film meticulously traces the process by which black may be turned into white, with frequent references totalitarian states both fictional and real -- Meticulously tracing the process by which media has distorted and often dismissed actual news events, Pappas presents a riveting and eloquent mix of media professionals and leading intellectual voices on the media.
ORWELL ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE provides a vital forum for ideas that will never be heard in mainstream media. From Globalvision’s Danny Schecter: “We falsely think of our country as a democracy when it has evolved into a mediacracy – where a media that is supposed to check political abuse is part of the political abuse.”
Joyce Beers Community Center at Vermont St just north of Univ. Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego, Ca 92103 (next to Trader Joe's) please use Ralph underground parking lot
Activist San Diego Film Series
Orwell Rolls In His Grave
Friday August 22, 2008 7:30pm
A POWERFUL EXAMINATION OF MODERN MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR POLITICAL CULTURE
"A marvel of passionate succinctness, Robert Kane Pappas' documentary critically examines the Fourth Estate, once the bastion of American democracy. It asks, "Could a media system, controlled by a few global corporations with the ability to overwhelm all competing voices, be able to turn lies into truth?..." -- Variety
The Film meticulously traces the process by which black may be turned into white, with frequent references totalitarian states both fictional and real --
Meticulously tracing the process by which media has distorted and often dismissed actual news events, Pappas presents a riveting and eloquent mix of media professionals and leading intellectual voices on the media.
ORWELL ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE provides a vital forum for ideas that will never be heard in mainstream media. From Globalvision’s Danny Schecter: “We falsely think of our country as a democracy when it has evolved into a mediacracy – where a media that is supposed to check political abuse is part of the political abuse.”
New York University media professor Mark Crispin Miller says, “These commercial entities now vie with the government for control over our lives. They are not a healthy counterweight to government. Goebbels said that what you want in a media system – he meant the Nazi media system - is to present the ostensible diversity that conceals an actual uniformity.”
"One of the most popular films on our schedule."
-- Free Speech TV
Joyce Beers Community Center
at Vermont St just north of Univ. Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego, Ca 92103 (next to Trader Joe's)
please use Ralph underground parking lot
Activist San Diego Film Series
Orwell Rolls In His Grave
Friday August 22, 2008 7:30pm
A POWERFUL EXAMINATION OF MODERN MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR POLITICAL CULTURE
"A marvel of passionate succinctness, Robert Kane Pappas' documentary critically examines the Fourth Estate, once the bastion of American democracy. It asks, "Could a media system, controlled by a few global corporations with the ability to overwhelm all competing voices, be able to turn lies into truth?..." -- Variety
The Film meticulously traces the process by which black may be turned into white, with frequent references totalitarian states both fictional and real --
Meticulously tracing the process by which media has distorted and often dismissed actual news events, Pappas presents a riveting and eloquent mix of media professionals and leading intellectual voices on the media.
ORWELL ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE provides a vital forum for ideas that will never be heard in mainstream media. From Globalvision’s Danny Schecter: “We falsely think of our country as a democracy when it has evolved into a mediacracy – where a media that is supposed to check political abuse is part of the political abuse.”
New York University media professor Mark Crispin Miller says, “These commercial entities now vie with the government for control over our lives. They are not a healthy counterweight to government. Goebbels said that what you want in a media system – he meant the Nazi media system - is to present the ostensible diversity that conceals an actual uniformity.”
"One of the most popular films on our schedule."
-- Free Speech TV
Joyce Beers Community Center
at Vermont St just north of Univ. Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego, Ca 92103 (next to Trader Joe's)
please use Ralph underground parking lot
****This Event is Free****
(Nobody turned away for lack of funds - Donations Gladly Accepted)
For more info: (619) 528-8383 or www.ActivistSanDiego.org
brActivist San Diego Film Series
Orwell Rolls In His Grave
Friday August 22, 2008 7:30pm
A POWERFUL EXAMINATION OF MODERN MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR POLITICAL CULTURE
"A marvel of passionate succinctness, Robert Kane Pappas' documentary critically examines the Fourth Estate, once the bastion of American democracy. It asks, "Could a media system, controlled by a few global corporations with the ability to overwhelm all competing voices, be able to turn lies into truth?..." -- Variety
The Film meticulously traces the process by which black may be turned into white, with frequent references totalitarian states both fictional and real --
Meticulously tracing the process by which media has distorted and often dismissed actual news events, Pappas presents a riveting and eloquent mix of media professionals and leading intellectual voices on the media.
ORWELL ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE provides a vital forum for ideas that will never be heard in mainstream media. From Globalvision’s Danny Schecter: “We falsely think of our country as a democracy when it has evolved into a mediacracy – where a media that is supposed to check political abuse is part of the political abuse.”
New York University media professor Mark Crispin Miller says, “These commercial entities now vie with the government for control over our lives. They are not a healthy counterweight to government. Goebbels said that what you want in a media system – he meant the Nazi media system - is to present the ostensible diversity that conceals an actual uniformity.”
"One of the most popular films on our schedule."
-- Free Speech TV
Joyce Beers Community Center
at Vermont St just north of Univ. Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego, Ca 92103 (next to Trader Joe's)
please use Ralph underground parking lot
This Event is Free; (Nobody turned away for lack of funds - Donations Gladly Accepted)
Meet great people and have fun at our bi-monthly board game parities held the second and 4th Friday of the month at Tea N More located on 7380 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
We offer party games like Taboo and some strategy games like Settlers of Catan as well. The suggested donation is $10 by check directly to Heifer International (www.heifer.org). Heifer International is a type of micro-credit organizaton that offers farm animals (not just food) to people in need around the globe. The debt is paid back by donating one of the offspring of the animal to the program.
Come Join the Parade for Women's Equality Day, Sat. Aug. 23rd.
They were spit upon, beaten, jailed, vilified in the pulpit, and sometimes scorned by their own sex. They were courageous risk takers who took on a government and the president of the most powerful nation in the world for a democratic principle, the right to vote. Yes, these were the “suffragettes” so-dubbed by the press and other detractors. Modern women are indebted to them and should appreciate their 72 years of sacrifices to gain that long-denied right to vote.
They who gave so much would shudder to learn that 22 million single women voters failed to vote in a presidential election with the potential to greatly impact their lives with steps backward on issues that affect not only of them, but of the world. Those women need to be awakened to their ability to change the course of history as their foremothers did.
How to do it? Hold a parade! That’s what we did in 2006, emboldened by the 1913 parade depicted in “Iron-Jawed Angels” when “6- 8,000 suffragists marched in a procession featuring colorful banners, marching bands, symbolic floats, and regiments of women marching by states alongside those of business and professions, delegations of women in their native costumes representing full or partial suffrage, a float showing women working beside men in the field and factory and another of elaborately costumed Women of the Bible.”
Learning that such parades won over more support for their cause than thousands of petitions, we felt sure that ours would bring out more women voters, and look what happened in November. However, it should be emphasized that this is not a protest march, but a commemoration of the 1920 victory and a demonstration of how much women contribute to society. Participants are encouraged to wear white with purple sashes denoting suffragist colors.
SCHEDULE - Sat. Aug. 23rd. 4 PM
4:00 pm: Parade participants are to assemble and check-in at the west end of the Bridge next to Kate Sessions (south side)
4:30 pm: walk with banners and sings across the bridge to the Recital Hall next to the Puppet Theatre
5:00 pm: Enjoy refreshments and the premier screening of a new documentary "ENGAGE HER: GETTING MINORITY WOMEN TO LEAD AND VOTE" followed by the SUFFRAGE BALL AT 6PM
Participants include: The League of Women Voters, NOW, Commission on the Status of Women, the Downtown YWCA, the American Association of University Women, the United Nations Women’s Equality Council, The Women’s History Museum and Educational Center.
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Sweetwater Union High School District presents
“LET THE EAGLE FLY: The Story of Cesar Chavez”
Performance Dates: August 21-24, 2008
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA — The Sweetwater Union High School District Visual and Performing Arts Department (SUHSD VAPA), in conjunction with the Regional Occupational Program (ROP), proudly presents a musical chronicling the life of Cesar Chavez, one of the heroic figures of our time. “LET THE EAGLE FLY: The Story of Cesar Chavez” was authored by John Reeger, music and lyrics by Julie Shannon and is directed by William Virchis.
“Let the Eagle Fly” opens August 21 at the Ruth Chapman Performing Arts Center at Eastlake High School. This powerful new musical tells the inspiring story of how an unassuming ex-farm worker with an eighth grade education challenged and overcame one of California’s most powerful industries. Cesar Chavez organized the first successful farm workers union in United States history, led marches and conducted fasts,
practiced Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence, and convinced millions of consumers to boycott grapes and other products.
The story of Chavez and his United Farm Workers’ (UFW) struggle to win economic justice and improved conditions for the poorest and most exploited workers in America is one of the great David vs. Goliath battles in this country’s history. The musical tracing the arc of Chavez’ entire life demonstrates the roots of his determination, courage and self-sacrifice. The show focuses primarily on the grueling five-year grape strike and international boycott that culminated in 1970, when most California table grape growers signed their first-ever union contracts. Those dramatic events transformed this humble man, whom Sen. Robert F. Kennedy called “one of the heroic figures of our time,” into an internationally admired labor and civil rights leader.
In writing “Let the Eagle Fly” over a period of six years (the title hails from the UFW’s distinctive black eagle symbol), award-winning authors John Reeger and Julie Shannon enjoyed active involvement and support from many members of the Chavez family, the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation and numerous men and women who worked with Cesar Chavez to achieve rights for farm workers. Their guidance was crucial in ensuring the historical accuracy of the project.
Reeger and Shannon’s best-known work for the musical theater is “The Christmas Schooner.” Tony Award- and Pulitzer Award-winning Sheldon Harnick, whose shows include “Fiddler on the Roof” and other classics, was a creative advisor to “Let the Eagle Fly.” “I find ‘Let the Eagle Fly’ a first-rate musical drama,” Harnick said. “The book and the score are remarkable, heartfelt, touching and inspired.”
Chavez never earned more than $6,000 a year, he never owned a home and when he died at age 66 in 1993, he left no money behind for his family. Yet more than 40,000 people turned out to march behind his casket during funeral services in Delano, California. “Let the Eagle Fly” is a fitting tribute to Chavez and his remarkable life.
The SUHSD Visual and Performing Arts Department will host the musical beginning Thursday August 21-22-23 at 7:00 p.m., and again Sunday August 24 at 2:00 p.m. The tickets for general admission are $10 per person and $5 for students and seniors. For ticket information and/or reservations contact (619) 691-5848.
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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La Jolla: La Jolla Village Dr & Villa La Jolla Drive; Every Saturday 12-1
Info: 858-342-196
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Carmel Valley: Corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real. Every Sunday from 1 - 2 PM
Vista: Vista Village Drive & Santa Fe; Every Sunday from Noon to 1 PM
Ramona: 10th and Main Streets. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM
La Mesa: Corner of El Cajon Blvd and Baltimore in La Mesa. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM.
Encinitas: Corner Encinitas Blvd & Coastal Hwy. Every Sunday – Noon to 1 PM
Poway: Corner Pomerado & Twin Peaks. Every Sunday Noon to 1 PM
Info: 858-342-1964.
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Sweetwater Union High School District presents
“LET THE EAGLE FLY: The Story of Cesar Chavez”
Performance Dates: August 21-24, 2008
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA — The Sweetwater Union High School District Visual and Performing Arts Department (SUHSD VAPA), in conjunction with the Regional Occupational Program (ROP), proudly presents a musical chronicling the life of Cesar Chavez, one of the heroic figures of our time. “LET THE EAGLE FLY: The Story of Cesar Chavez” was authored by John Reeger, music and lyrics by Julie Shannon and is directed by William Virchis.
“Let the Eagle Fly” opens August 21 at the Ruth Chapman Performing Arts Center at Eastlake High School. This powerful new musical tells the inspiring story of how an unassuming ex-farm worker with an eighth grade education challenged and overcame one of California’s most powerful industries. Cesar Chavez organized the first successful farm workers union in United States history, led marches and conducted fasts,
practiced Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence, and convinced millions of consumers to boycott grapes and other products.
The story of Chavez and his United Farm Workers’ (UFW) struggle to win economic justice and improved conditions for the poorest and most exploited workers in America is one of the great David vs. Goliath battles in this country’s history. The musical tracing the arc of Chavez’ entire life demonstrates the roots of his determination, courage and self-sacrifice. The show focuses primarily on the grueling five-year grape strike and international boycott that culminated in 1970, when most California table grape growers signed their first-ever union contracts. Those dramatic events transformed this humble man, whom Sen. Robert F. Kennedy called “one of the heroic figures of our time,” into an internationally admired labor and civil rights leader.
In writing “Let the Eagle Fly” over a period of six years (the title hails from the UFW’s distinctive black eagle symbol), award-winning authors John Reeger and Julie Shannon enjoyed active involvement and support from many members of the Chavez family, the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation and numerous men and women who worked with Cesar Chavez to achieve rights for farm workers. Their guidance was crucial in ensuring the historical accuracy of the project.
Reeger and Shannon’s best-known work for the musical theater is “The Christmas Schooner.” Tony Award- and Pulitzer Award-winning Sheldon Harnick, whose shows include “Fiddler on the Roof” and other classics, was a creative advisor to “Let the Eagle Fly.” “I find ‘Let the Eagle Fly’ a first-rate musical drama,” Harnick said. “The book and the score are remarkable, heartfelt, touching and inspired.”
Chavez never earned more than $6,000 a year, he never owned a home and when he died at age 66 in 1993, he left no money behind for his family. Yet more than 40,000 people turned out to march behind his casket during funeral services in Delano, California. “Let the Eagle Fly” is a fitting tribute to Chavez and his remarkable life.
The SUHSD Visual and Performing Arts Department will host the musical beginning Thursday August 21-22-23 at 7:00 p.m., and again Sunday August 24 at 2:00 p.m. The tickets for general admission are $10 per person and $5 for students and seniors. For ticket information and/or reservations contact (619) 691-5848.
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Join Ground Zero Players at Del Mar’s racetrack on Sunday, August 24, 12 noon to 2 PM
Add your voice to the rising outrage about the deaths of horses at America’s racetracks.
Call 619-890-6423 or 858-270-6447 for information.
August 24 is advertised as the biggest day in Del Mar Racing.
It is also a day of mourning and all bets are off! The losers of Del Mar’s richest “betting” day will far outweigh the winners and death is imminent. The end of the race is a trip across the border to the brutal slaughter facilities where the horse meat then ends up on foreign tables or in your dog’s food. Seven out of eleven horses are slaughtered in the United States – not because they are in pain, suffering or living with a terminal illness. They are slaughtered because their owners don’t want them anymore. For the thoroughbred, the risk of death is greater if they are injured or they finish last where the turf meets the surf in Del Mar.
The death of Eight Belles earlier this year after placing second in the Kentucky Derby was a casualty of human greed. According to Eight Belles trainer, Larry Jones, “There was no way to save her. She couldn’t stand. She ran an incredible race. She ran the race of her life.” Animals are amazingly resilient. Injuries can heal and breaks can mend. Unfortunately, at the end of the day for many race horse owners, cost effectiveness – not the life of the horse -- is the priority.
Ground Zero Players denounces all forms of “animal entertainment” for human pleasure. Whips, beatings, starvation and isolation are all a part of “training “ an animal for human command and control. There is nothing exciting about suffering and pain.
Please do not support animal entertainment of any kind, beginning with horse racing.
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Food Not Bombs - San Diego serves hot vegan meals at the North Park Recreational Park every Sunday. Come on out and eat with us. If you want to help out let us know when you get there.
North Park Recreational Park (By the water tower) Polk ave & Oregon St. (Between Oregon St. and Utah
This is the monthly meeting for the East County Group of Amnesty International. Come join us to take action for ending human rights abuse. Meeting held at Summit Unitarian Universalist Fellowhip 8778 Cottwood Ave. in Santee. Group meets the last Monday of every month.
Lets teach the next generation about peace NOT war.
We will be meeting the last Thursday of each month this summer(June 26, July 31, August 28, 2008). Collaborative activities in our communities will be discussed and implemented to involve our kids in the peace movement.
Del Mar Beach at main station(16th street) from 10:00am-1:00pm. Email codepinksd@gmail.com for more information.
Time:
6:00pm
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The San Diego Branch of the International Socialist Organization meets every Thursday at 6PM at the City Heights Recreation Center, 4380 Landis Street, 2 blocks South of University on Fairmount.
Meetings are in English with Spanish Translation Available.
Time:
7:00pm
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Please come and write letters with us on behalf of prisoners of conscience all over the world.
Together we are making a difference.
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4190 Front St. (across from UCSD Medical Center) Parking is Free in the Ace parking lot.
-Take Washington West from the 163 South.Turn Right on First St. Follow the solid white lines left at Arbor and cross Front to get to the parking lot on the left.
-From the 163 North take the Robinson exit and go Left on University.Turn right on First St and cross Washington. Use above directions thereafter. -Take the Washington exit from the 5 and go east. Use the same directions after turning left onto First.
Parking is free for Amnesty members. Please park first and come in for parking permit.
E-mail us at group137@amnestysd.org
for more information
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December 7th is pillows for peace send off day. The beginning of an ongoing message to the President to end this war.
Send a pillow to: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20500
Corner of 6th and University, Every Friday 3:30-5 p.m.
Wear Orange
Info: 619-284-6748
Time:
7:00pm
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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.
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.
Pillows for Peace