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Council to consider easements near levee

Staff Report
Article Launched: 08/19/2008 11:23:23 PM PDT

The Novato City Council will consider granting easements to the state Coastal Conservancy for the San Francisco Bay Trail near the Hamilton levee when it meets at 6:15 p.m. Thursday.
The meeting will be at the Novato Unified School District offices at 1015 Seventh S t

Agenda August 21, 2008

Richardson Bay board to discuss strategic plan

Staff Report
Article Launched: 08/19/2008 11:23:11 PM PDT

The Richardson Bay Regional Agency board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss the status of the bay strategic plan.
The board also will review an agency audit f or fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
The meeting will be in council chambers at Sausalito City Hall at 420 Litho St.

http://www.dbw.ca.gov/maps/facilityinfo.asp?facilityID=1127

Thursday, August 21

Th.

3pm
Marin Economic Commission
Marin Economic Commission: Regular Meeting of the Marin Economic CommissionMEC 
Agendas and Minutes Note

Agenda (pdf)


Community Briefing: Supporting San Francisco's Sanctuary City

Meeting
San Francisco | Immigrant Rights
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Also a event in Hollywood  Stop the raids protest/vigil fight for migrant rights starts at 4pm

AE911Truth.org: NIST WTC 7 Press Conference -- Action Alert!

Press Conference
U.S. | Police State and Prisons
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Teleconference w/ architects and engineers following NIST's webcast on their final report on Building 7
http://www.ae911truth.org/actionalerts/

7:00 PM SF: Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance Meeting

Healthy Air Coalition meeting
Meeting
East Bay | Health, Housing, and Public Services
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Berkeley Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 8th Street @ the corner of 8th and Camelia in W. Berkeley.
On July 31st, the Healthy Air Coalition formed to become the newest of groups that have taken up the fight against Pacific Steel Casting and the toxic pollution being emitted from their steel foundry on Gilman street in Berkeley.

• Thursday Night at Peace & Justice Center, 7:00PM: Popcorn and a Movie: The 11th Hour – Documentary of the growing Sustainability Movement, featuring interviews with local Bioneers Conference attendees Dave Henson, Brock Dohlman and Richard Heinberg. Very0Asolution-oriented. Call 575-8902.  Santa Rosa


Thu, Aug 21, 2008      6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
[view]Pacific Environment's Fourth Annual BBQ Wild Salmon BBQ - Charting a Future Free from Fossil Fuels

Thu, Aug 21, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view]Film Showing and Celebration of 75 Years of the Highlander Research and Education Center
San Francisco Friends Meetinghouse
65 9th St. between Market and Mission
San Francisco

queer dance party~ships in the night~ benefit for CISPES
Party/Street Party
=0 A San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
10:00 PM - 2:00 AM

FILM | Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film | Aventurera
Screening
San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM


Humboldt Americans for Safe Access Meeting
Meeting
California | Drug War
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM


Santa Cruz Beach Rally for a Better La Bahia Hotel Plan
Protest
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Health, Housing, and Public Services
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

A Crude Awakening: A film about our energy future
Screening
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Environment & Forest Defense
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM




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Thu, Aug 21, 2008      6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Clean Energy Act Fundraiser - YES on H
On the Corner cafe
Oak & Divisadero
San Francisco

David discussed McKinney on C-SPAN Sept. 7 in the group Green Party.

12:00pm

Fri.

Support the San Francisco 8 and come to court!

Court Date
San Francisco | Racial Justice
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

PROTEST US EPA's environmental racism, injustice, and pro-polluter policies!
Protest
San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

6:30 PM Ross: Owls of Marin (a benefit for The Hungry Owl Project)

Northern California Women's Music Festival
Concert/Show
North Coast | Arts + Action | Womyn
12:00 PM - 12: Black Oak Ranch, Highway 1, Laytonville

SHUTDOWN: The Rise and Fall of DASW(Direct Action to Stop the War)
Screening
San Francisco | Anti-War | Indymedia
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Full Body Project Book Signing
Party/Street Party
California | Womyn
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street, between Howard and Mission @ 2nd Street
Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Film Screening - Unauthorized and Proud Of It: Todd Loren's Rock 'n' Roll Comics
Screening
Central Valley | Arts + Action

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

  1. MySpace filmmaker profile for Unauthorized with release dates, trailers, posters, ... UNAUTHORIZED AND PROUD OF IT: TODD LOREN'S ROCK'N'ROLL COMICS- Web Links: ...
    www.myspace.com/unauthorizedandproud - 185k - Cached
  2. Unauthorized and Proud of It: Todd Loren's Rock 'n' Roll Comics. dir. Ilko Davidov ... Unauthorized And Proud Of It, from director Ilko Davidov and BulletProof Film, ...
    www.bulletprooffilm.com/catalogue/loren.html - Cached
7:00 PM Sacramento: Arriésgate - A concert to bring awareness to for the women of Juarez, Mexico [New]

David discussed [green party of Ca.] Water Platform Relevant Comments? in the group Green Party of California.

9:48am

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Protest Police Murders in Oakland and Berkeley
Protest
East Bay | Police State and Prisons
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Ashby Ave. at Martin Luther King Way in Berkeley (Ashby BART) followed by a march to the Berkeley Police Station.

8/23 top-freedom demos

Protest
various location in U.S. | LGBTI / Queer
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/05/18523105.php
BERKELEY, CA [?][ Aug. 23]
Sistahs Steppin' in Pride March and Rally
Party/Street Party
East Bay | LGBTI / Queer
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
11am - GATHE
R at Astro Park (near Lake Merrit pillars) in Oakland
12pm – MARCH like you know you’re as BAD as you wanna be!!
1pm to 5pm – ENJOY the FESTVIAL at Snow Park
Cost: FREE!

GAY SHAME MEETING
Other

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - =2 06:15 PM

10:00 AM - 1pm North Bay: Fish Rescue
San Geronimo Valley in the Lagunitas WatershedAs the creeks dry in the summer months, fish are in great need of rescue. A fish rescue will take place at a location that is in the most need ofhelp. We will be moving the steelhead and coho to safer waters.For more information, please see
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Sat, Aug 23, 2008      4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
[view]Japanese Only/No Foreigners Allowed by Debito Arudo
University Village Community Center Gym
1123 Jackson Street
Albany, CA A speech presentation by Debito Arudo, who took Japanese businesses' "Japanese
Only/No Foreigners Allowed" practices to court (The 'Otaru Onsen Lawsuit'), and garnered international attention and support for confronting Japan's xenophobia.
San Francisco debito.org "THE COMMUNITY"--ISSUES AND PROPOSALS PAGE Debito Arudo protests police questioning targeting foreigner...
A US-born Japanese citizen living in Sapporo has lodged a protest with Hokkaido prefectural police, alleging police officers are discriminating…
www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/debito-ar... - 51k - Similar pages


Sat, Aug 23, 2008      7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
[view]“Women and the Environment” Art Auction and Benefit for Greenaction
The Artists Alley, Fine Arts Gallery
863 Mission Street Greenaction
Greenaction is an organization created by community groups in the southwest United States and former Greenpeace staffer


Sat, Aug 23, 2008      9:00 PM - 1:00 PM
[view]Mapping our Local Creeks
San Pablo creek - This program is supported by the Contra Costa County Volunteer Monitoring Program. For last minute updates on the location of the survey visit www.cocowaterweb.org


7:00 PM SF: Nowtopia (author Chris Carlsson)
Hwriter, multimedia and graphic designer, political activist, attitude adjustment specialist! His new book, Nowtowpia uncovers resistance and rebellion amidst fractions of a slowly recomposing working class in America Chris Carlsson home page The Nowtopian Chris Carlsson - Critical Mass

FILM | Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film | Aventurera
Screening
San Francisco | Arts + Action

Screening
San Francisco | Arts + Action
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

La Medicina en Cuba
Speaker
Americas | San Francisco
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
School of Educacion Politica - Comite of Base in San Francisco
The System I Medicate in Cuba With the Dra.  Marcia Garcia Aramibar Head of the Department of Surgery of the
hospital Calixto Garcia of Cuba. 
Mariana is of Bolivia and served as the internationalist for two years in El Salvador during the armed conflict, before being situated in Cuba. 
After its presentation we will offer him a small one reception of farewell.  If they desire to attend for please be=2 0possible they bring something to share

10:00 AM Berkeley: Music Fest at the Farmers Market

Being John Brown: Race and Racism in Education and Schooling
Meeting
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Racial Justice

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM


Cruz Gomez: a Latina Voice for Radical, Peaceful Activism
Speaker
California | Santa Cruz Indymedia | Anti-War | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Immigrant Rights | Labor & Workers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  1. SBProgCoalition: Santa Barbara Progressive Coalition ... WATSONVILLE -- Cruz Gomez never made it onto the City Council, but her failed ...
    groups.yahoo.com/group/SBProgCoalition/message/4525 - Cached
  2. Samuel de la Cruz Gómez has not been seen or heard from since that day. ... Declaration of Génaro de la Cruz Gómez before the Justice of the Peace of the ...
    www.cidh.org/annualrep/97eng/Guatemala10606.htm - 92k - Cached

  1. <caption>Contributed photo Activist Cruz Gomez, left, advocated for migrant ... WATSONVILLE -- Cruz Gomez never made it onto the City Council, but her failed ...
    www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_10252623?source=most_emailed - 61k - Cached



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Cynthia McKinney--Green Party and Reconstruction Party candidate. Millie Phillips, member of Socialist Organizer, will speak on Cynthia McKinney's behalf
Ralph Nader--Independent presidential candidate appearing on PFP ballot line in California. Matt Gonzalez, Ralph Nader's running mate, former president SF Bd. of Supervisors, will speak on Ralph Nader's behalf


1st Annual Watsonville Pride Celebration!
Party/Street Party
Santa Cruz Indymedia | LGBTI / Queer
10:30 AM - 6:30 PM

David discussed McKinney talks about on utube>1 Million Black votes not counted. 5 Million non Black votes also were not counted. in the group Green Party.

David discussed FW:Enviro. Product Reviews>save energy> report from the British Motor Show shows the latest in green tech./electric cars in the group Left Politics for the 21st Century.

10:26am
From: s_welzer <stevewelzer@ msn.com>
Subject: [njgreentalk] McKinney on C-SPAN Sept. 7
To: njgreentalk@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 2:20 AM
Cynthia McKinney will appear on C-SPAN's Road to the White House,
airing twice on Sunday, September 7, at 6:00 pm and 9:30 pm.
This will be on C-SPAN 1, and it should garner national attention.
Please forward this info to lists and individuals who might be
interested.


1:31pm

3:00 PM Oakland: The Women of Color Resource Center Presents: Sisters Dropping Beats

Sun, Aug 24, 2008      11:00 PM - 6:00 PM
[view]14th Annual Arab Cultural Festival
County Fair Building/Golden Gate Park
9th & Lincoln
San Francisco, CA
 

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

ACLU - Santa Cruz Chapter Award Celebration and Fundraiser
Fundraiser
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Police State and Prisons
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Mikhail Bakunin and Anarchism (free skool)
Other
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Education & Student Activism | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Tues.

Iraq War Vet & Activists Report from DNC Protests in Denver

Meeting
San Francisco | Anti-War

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Ecol. /Econ. Justice
Tue, Aug 26, 2008      6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
[view]Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
Commonwealth Club Office
595 Market Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA

Tue, Aug 26, 2008      6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
[view]EcoTuesday Networking Event
Sir Francis Drake Hotel
450 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Americans for Safe Access Meeting
Meeting
San Francisco | Drug War
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Bernal Heights All Age LGBT Community Meeting and Pride Potluck - Marriage Equality

Meeting

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

The Mystery of Mysteries: Four Writers Tell All!
Panel Discussion
San Francisco | Indymedia
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

8/26 TopFreedom demo near Dem convention
Protest

U.S. | LGBTI / Queer
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
near Democratic Party national convention

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Wed

ACLU of Northern California Volunteer Activist Night
Panel Discussion

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Aug 27, 2008
      6:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view]John Dean Talk and Book Signing
The Redwoods Auditorium
40 Camino Alto
Mill Valley
  1. John Dean, the author of Broken Government, was top advisor with Nixon... as "a war monger by the Green political party", calls this "a dumb war, the ...
    www.broowaha.com/article.php?id=2569 - Cached
    1. John W. Dean on Broken Government. Diary Entry by Kevin Gosztola ... "Seriously Green" which traces the development of the Green Party throughout the 2008 election. 
      www.opednews.com/maxwrite/ diarypage.php?did=4864 - Cached

    Building an Independent Feminist Movement
    Meeting
    San Francisco | Womyn
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Alexander Berkman Social Club: Prisons and Prisoners
Meeting

San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

World Affairs Council Presents Hungry Planet Opening Reception: Photo Exhibit
Speaker

San Francisco | Arts + Action
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Wed, Aug 27, 2008      6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
[view]Stuffed and Starved

Commonwealth Club Office
595 Market Street
San Francisco, CA Watershed Media: About Us
Daniel Imhoff Daniel Imhoff, Co-founder, director, and publisher. Dan Imhoff is a researcher, author, and independent publisher who has concentrated for ...Author Dan Imhoff Discuss Farm Bill, Part 4
Slow Food Nation » Blog Archive » Interview with Dan Imhoff:...


Wed, Aug 27, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Screening of The Reflecting Pool
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center
55 Eckley Lane
Walnut Creek, CA THE REFLECTING POOL
Reflecting Pool Title The first investigative drama to challenge the official version of 9/11 ... SCREEN "THE REFLECTING POOL" IN YOUR COMMUNITY! Click Here ...

Wed, Aug 27, 2008      7:00 PM
[view]An Evening with Dr. Vandana Shiva
Jackson Theater at Sonoma Country Day School
4400 Day School Place
Santa Rosa  707-284-3200
http://www.scdsevents.org
As natural disasters,20climate change, GMOs, and an economic system dependent on oil devastate farmers in the developing world, Dr. Vandana Shiva's Seeds of Hope project provides an answer.
A physicist, ecologist, and activist, Dr. Shiva discusses how a global industrial food system that supplies the few with plenty at the expense of the many "is a recipe for eating oil," resulting in growing hunger, soaring commodity prices, food riots and an alarming pattern of 150,000 farmer suicides in India. Dailymotion - VANDANA SHIVA VS OGM, a video from svink ...

Wed, Aug 27, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 PM
[view]The Gatherers: Greening our Urban Spheres
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA

Wed, Aug 27, 2008      7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Feng Shui and Eco Design: Free Orientation Evening
Triton Hotel, Creative Zone, 2nd Floor
342 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA

FILM | Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film | Frida, naturaleza viva

Screening
San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

NOCHE DE CINE Y POESIA
Screening
East Bay

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
La Peña
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705
"NIGHT OF MOVIES AND POESIA" Films with English Subtitles

Thursday August 28th, 2008 @ 7:00 P.M The Rock 3105 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705

"Lorca: so even a hundred years" (Dirs.  Javier Rioyo and Jose L. Lopez-FLAX FIELD, 55 min., Spain) This beautifully crafted and rich documentary celebrates Lorca' s life through to look at his friends, his music,20and the cultural and political movements that influenced his work. 
  1. ... after a brief time in the United States and Cuba, he gained even more ... Fire, Blood and the Alphabet: One Hundred Years of Lorca. Durham: University of Durham. ...
    www.answers.com/topic/federico-garcia-lorca - 98k - Cached
    1. Fire, Blood and the Alphabet: One Hundred Years of Lorca.(Review) ... Even now, the death of Lorca offers a warning to the world ...
      www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GarciaLo.html - 67k - Cached

"Three/Three" (Dirs.  Anna Christopher, Paula Christensen, Robert Weiermair, USES/Brazil, 26 min.)  Three unique shorts stories share the be me heart- they go intense but fleeting moment of emotional connection between two people; based on the poetry of acclaimed Argentinean filmmaker, Carlos Hugo Christensen.

  1. Robert Weiermair, Paula Christensen, Anna Christopher. Written by: Robert Weiermair, Paula Christensen, Anna Christopher. Starring: ...
    audience.withoutabox.com/films/tres - Cached


Speak Out: The American Dream is Slipping Away -- What Can We Do?
Protest
South Bay | Anti-War
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
in front of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando, San Jose


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The Indymedia  events I sent in last email where Th. events- but global exchange events I sent in same email are Wends.

THESE ARE WENDS. EVENTS FROM INDYMEDIA

TODAY

Open the Debates: Let Nader in!!
Protest
California | Government & Elections

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SF

SF: Food Not Bombs at City Hall
Party/Street Party
San Francisco | Health, Housing, and Public Services
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM

Consent & Intimate/Sexual Violence Workshop #5
Teach-In
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Education & Student Activism | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Womyn

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Listening to the Messages of Emotion, using Nonviolent Communication
Training
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Health, Housing, and Public Services

6:00 PM - 9:00 P

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Thu, Aug 28, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Modern Media Censorship Lectures
Sonoma State University
Darwin Hall 103
Sonoma, CA

5:30 PM SF: Dining - slowly - and with a purpose - SaveNature.org saves rainforests with a fork (through Aug 31)

REMINDERS


Speak Out: The American Dream is Slipping Away -- What Can We Do?
Protest
South Bay | Anti-War
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
in front of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando, San Jose

ACLU of Northern California Volunteer Activist Night
Panel Discussion
San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Building an Independent Feminist Movement
Meeting
San Francisco | Womyn
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Meeting
San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

World Affairs Council Presents Hungry Planet Opening Reception: Photo Exhibit
Speaker
San Francisco | Arts + Action
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM


FILM | Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film | Frida, naturaleza viva
Screening
San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

NOCHE DE CINE Y POESIA
Screening
East Bay
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
La Peña
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705
"NIGHT OF MOV IES AND POESIA" Films with English Subtitles


Thursday August 28th, 2008 @ 7:00 P.M The Rock 3105 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705

"Lorca: so even a hundred years" (Dirs.  Javier Rioyo and Jose L. Lopez-FLAX FIELD, 55 min., Spain) This beautifully crafted and rich documentary celebrates Lorca' s life through to look at his friends, his music,20and the cultural and political movements that influenced his work. 
  1. ... after a brief time in the United States and Cuba, he gained even more ... Fire, Blood and the Alphabet: One Hundred Years of Lorca. Durham: University of Durham. ...
    www.answers.com/topic/federico-garcia-lorca - 98k - Cached
    1. Fire, Blood and the Alphabet: One Hundred Years of Lorca.(Review) ... Even now, the death of Lorca offers a warning to the world ...
      www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GarciaLo.html - 67k - Cached

"Three/Three" (Dirs.  Anna Christopher, Paula Christensen, Robert Weiermair, USES/Brazil, 26 min.)  Three unique shorts stories share the be me heart- they go intense but fleeting moment of emotional connection between two people; based on the poetry of acclaimed Argentinean filmmaker, Carlos Hugo Christensen.

  1. Robert Weiermair, Paula Christensen, Anna Christopher. Written by: Robert Weiermair, Paula Christensen, Anna Christopher. Starring: ...
    audience.withoutabox.com/films/tres - Cached






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FW:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) Region III will hold a regular meeting on August 29th in Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California.  The meeting times and location are noted in the attached agenda. For any questions, please contact Region III Senator, Rebecca Kung at KTYRPG@hotmail.com.

Bundit Kertbundit
At-Large Senator
Student Senate for California Community Colleges
bunditsunday@hotmail.com
(925) 325-6884

Fri.

I saw Tropic thunder, I can not support a boycott of it, though I can see why many handicap and people of color could be offended, I do think the joke is on attitudes&nb sp; of the characters, and not directed towards people they talk about, it could been handle better maybe, a good, but not great film, I do think filmmakers meant no offense.

Stand With LAX Janitors in Their Fight For Good Jobs
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
demonstration
west los angeles, beaches

10:00 AM SF: Protest California Food and Agriculture Secretary Kawamura for Poisoning California A.G. Kawamura, head of CDFA (California Department of Food and Agriculture, the agency conducting the eradication campaign) will be speaking at the Slow Food Nation conference in San Francisco on August 29, 11:00 am at Herbst Auditorium. He needs to know that the LBAM eradication program has to stop.
The LBAM is NOT a moth of mass destruction.
Please do bring your kids and pets!

LBAM did start as mandate from Bush.

Fri, Aug 29, 2008 - Mon, Sep 1, 2008      11:00 PM - 9:00 PM 20
[view] Slow Food Nation
San Francisco environment, health, education, community, the global economy and long-term sustainability. It includes tastings, forums, workshops, films, exhibits, a music festival and hundreds of the most respected farmers and food artisans from across the country. www.slowfoodnation.org




10:30 AM SF and Oakland: Commemoration of the 3rd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (rally and march)

THE PRISONER MARATHON at Santa Cruz GDI
Screening
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

FILTERED-beyond the first layer, Art Reception
Other

San Francisco | Arts + Action
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM This show is in collaboration with BAY POSITIVES an non-profit organization helping young people with HIV/AIDS to live longer, happier, healthier, more productive, and quality filled lives. Artwork from the "Healing Arts Program" of Bay Positives will be exhibited and available for sale. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres provided. Live music by BOYFRIEND ACADEMY SOMARTS Gallery 934 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103 6-9pm Reception

EWOMEN
You are invited to participate in an extraordinary business development experience wit h an intimate group of dynamic women.

This intimate networking event focuses on:
New client acquisition
Marketing and promoting your business
Connecting you with needed resources
Providing help and guidance to your business
You will love and gain extreme benefits from our "Wisdom Circle" process.

Date Friday, August 29, 2008
Time 9:00 AM Start
Please arrive no later than 9:00.
11:00 AM Conclusion

Cost $75.00
$50.00 for eWN Member
$85.00 for all late registrations, beginning 08/29/2008
Contact me to find out how to attend for FREE

Register by phone by calling (415) 513-5733
Email contact: aevanston@...

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Lark Theater Schedule

TRAITOR
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Written and Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff
(Day After Tomorrow)

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The script seldom rises above formula, but its respectful treatment of Islam is both unusual and welcome.
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Nachmanoff's 'travelogue' consists of a plot that doesn't twist--heck, it doesn't even kink. Let's call it a mild fold and leave it at that.

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[T]he smartest, savviest, most seditious movie yet about the 'global war on terror'... by far one of the best movies of 2008 so far...

From a story by20Steve Martin

Thriller

Starring: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels, Saïd Taghmaoui

Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Crash) and
Guy Pearce (Memento, LA Confidential) star in this taut international thriller
set against a jigsaw puzzle of covert counter espionage operations.
Intelligent, suspenseful with superb acting.

PG-13, 114 min

Tickets:
General $9
General (After 6pm Fri & Sat) $9.75
Senior 65 & up $6.25
Children 2-12 $6.25

GLORIA STEINEM
Sun, Sep 21 at 4:30pm
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Live at the 92nd Street Y, New York Ci ty
on screen
at the Lark Theater

Marie Wilson talks to activist and writer Gloria Steinem about women and leadership, the current political climate and the presidential election's on women's issues.

Wilson is executive director of The White House Project, an organization that seeks to advance women's leadership in all communities and sectors, by filling the leadership pipeline with a richly diverse and critical mass of women.

Steinem co-founded the Women's Media Center, New York Magazine and Ms. magazine where she serves as a consulting editor. She is the author of the bestsellers Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions and Moving Beyond Words.

Advance Tickets: $10

Tickets & Info: 924-5111

Seating is limited

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San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Sat, Aug 30, 2008
      7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
[view]California Food & Justice Coalition Fundraising Dinner At Slow Food Nation
Market Bar
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA

Screening
San Francisco | Arts + Action
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
then
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM


San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM

2:00 PM SF: The San Francisco Mime Troupe's "Red State"

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The film Frozen Rvier really worth seeing - a veiw of a world I'm guessing most of uis dont' see

Sun.

Endangered Species Big Year Field Trip

Other

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM


LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

11:00 AM SF: Slow Food Rocks 2008 [Newest]

12:30 PM SF: King Corn (film)
Sun, Aug 31, 2008      9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
< a href="http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php?uid=9614" class="comment">[view]Sunday Streets!
San Francisco

From Bayview to Chinatown, all along the Embarcadero, SF streets will be OPEN for fun and healthy recreational activities on two Sundays this summer. That's right people, NO CARS!

Mutual Aid for Papas
Other

Santa Cruz Indymedia | Education & Student Activism | Health, Housing, and Public Services
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

NAACP 2008 Labor Day Picnic
Other

Santa Cruz Indymedia | Racial Justice
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM NAACP Splash The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Prop. 1: High Speed Rail Bond – Decision not made; County Polling Continues.

Prop. 2: Treatment of Farm Animals – Consensus to Support/Vote Yes!

Prop. 3: $2 Billion Children's Hospital Bond – Consensus to Oppose/Vote No!

Prop. 4: Parental Notification for Under-18 Abortions – Consensus to Oppose/Vote No!!!

Prop. 5: Nonviolent Offenders Sentencing and Rehabilitation – Consensus to Support/ Vote20Yes!

Prop. 6: Anti-Gang Penalties (Runner initiative) – Consens us to Oppose/Vote No!

Prop. 7: Renewable Energy Requirements for Utilities – By Delegates' Votes: Oppose/ Vote No.

Prop. 8: Same-Sex Marriage Ban – Consensus to Oppose/ Vote No!!!

Prop. 9: Victims' Rights, Reduction of Parole Hearings – Consensus to Oppose/ Vote No.

Prop. 10: Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Renewable Energy Bond – Consensus to Oppose/ Vote No.

Prop. 11: Redistricting – By Delegates' Votes: Oppose/ Vote No.

Prop. 12: Veterans' Bond – By Delegates' Votes: Support/ VoteYes.

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6:00 PM San Rafael: The Economy and Our Community (town hall and potluck)

9/11 Truth Radio Show w' author Paul Zarembka and organizer Julez Edward 9/1 8-10 pm
Radio Broadcast
U.S. | Anti-War
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Listen 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Pacific Time) to Questioning War - Organizing Resistance on the WeThePeopleRadioNetwork.com and to our guest in the first hour- Paul Zarembka and to our guest in the second hour- Julez Edward.

12:00 Noon Oakland: Think Globally, Eat Locally - EarthLight Locavore Picnic

Are You Uncle Sam?


I WANT YOU
Other

San Francisco | Arts + Action
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Riffing on army recruitment campaign s of World Wars I and II, artist Tony Labat invites you to make your own demands of the public. What if you had one minute to be the finger-pointing Uncle Sam? I Want You . . . to do what? On September 4, individuals can deliver one-minute monologues to the artist in solo auditions. A week later, 50 contestants chosen from the auditions will appear before a panel of judges, a live audience, and a host of documentary cameras. Judges will offer opinions of each monologue, but the live audience will ultimately choose five finalists. Finalists will have their images and monologues printed on an “I Want You” poster, to be put up around the city in the week leading up to the presidential election. Labat will celebrate the finalists and debut a new video piece made from the audition footage on November 8.

[CAclean] AB 583 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AND IS HEADED TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK!
From:Trent Lange <Trent...@CAclean.org>
To:allworki...@caclean.org
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 9:39 am
Clean Money working group members and supporters --
 
Yesterday afternoon, AB 583 passed the Assembly concurrence vote, so Clean Money and Fair Elections is moving on to the Governor's desk!
 
It was another squeaker -- we got 42 votes -- just one vote to spare.
 
Both days I was th ere watching the vote in the Capitol surrounded by lobbyists who HATE the bill and fought it every step of the way the last three weeks.  You should have heard some of their comments as they watched the debate and vote.  I'll tell you one of them -- when a Senator who they counted on being a no vote ended up saying "Aye", they instantly knew it would pass -- and one of them blurted out "Damn!".
 
That lobbyist's "Damn!" signified a historic moment for election reform in California!
 
A VICTORY THAT BELONGS TO ALL OF US!
We still have to get the Governor to sign the bill, but this has been an amazing journey and we did it thanks to all of your efforts and those of over 1,000 people who want Clean Money who contacted their Senators and Assemblymembers about the bill!
 
And it's especially thanks to Clean Money champion and AB 583 author Assemblymember Loni Hancock, whose dedication and persuasiveness over the course of five hard years of trying to get the legislature to finally pass a Clean Money bill has been just phenomenal.  And a special shout-out to Armando Viramontes, the staffer in her office who we've worked so closely and well with all this time.  He really helped make it all happen.
 
The closeness of the two votes -- with no votes to spare in the Senate and only one to spare in the Assembly -- just goes to show how almost EVERYTHING everybody did was critical to its passage!  One missing link in all of our chain of actions could have led to us falling a vote short, as Clean Money bills in other states often have when it comes down to the wire.  So this victory is all of ours!< /span>
 
And speaking of thanks, your Assemblymembers and Senators who voted yes, along with Senate leaders Don Perata, Darrel Steinberg and Assembly leader Karen Bass all deserve thanks.  And if your Assemblymember or Senator was one of the ones who voted no, they need to hear how disappointed you are.
 
The online letter tool is now set up to generate thank you emails and "disappointed" emails, depending on who your Senator and Assemblymember is.  So please go there now and send them a quick note!
 
 
ON TO THE GOVERNOR'S OF FICE!
Currently all bills are being held in the legislature before being passed on to the Governor, because the Governor has said he won't sign any bills until the budget is passed.  And that could be a little while.  We're already working on a strategy to encourage him to sign it.
 
Watch sometime soon for what you can do to help convince the Governor to sign it, but for now it's time to celebrate the newly passed California Fair Elections Act of 2008!
 
- Trent
 
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Trent Lange
President of Board of Directors
California Clean Money Campaign
 







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Today San Rafael
Sep. 02 City Council
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS:
16.
a) Consideration of Resolution Approving Use of State of California Office of Traffic Safety Grant Funds in the Amount of $577,154 for the “Avoid the Marin 13 DUI Campaign – Marin County” Enforcement Program from October 1, 2008 – January 31, 2012 (PD) Staff Report  Resolution
b) Consideration of Resolution Approving Use of State of California Office of Traffic Safety Grant Funds in the Amount of $94,189 for the “DUI Enforcement and Awareness Program” from October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2009 (PD) Resolution
Explanation: See Enclosed Material. Undocumented
Recommend adoption of Resolutions (2).
3.Second Reading and Final Adoption of Resolution No. 12557
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN 2020 (GPA07-005) TO CHANGE THE LAND USE MAP OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT FOR THE 1.35-ACRE SITE LOCATED AT 226 MAGNOLIA AVE FROM LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL TO PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC (P/QP) FOR DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY; APN: 015-121-10 (CD) Resolution

SPECIAL STUDY SESSION

SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
5:30 PM
THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
CITY HALL
San Rafael, California
AGENDA
1. Critical Facilities Committee – Next Stages (CM)
2. Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) and Solar Installation – City Facilities (CM)
ADJOURNMENT:

Sep. 02 Redevelopment Agency 7pm

Wen. City Council - Special Study Session - Pickleweed Park Community Center

SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008
6:00 PM
PICKLEWEED PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
50 CANAL STREET
San Rafael, California
AGENDA
1. Marin Clean Energy and Renewable Energy for San Rafael


Tue.
Sept 2-9-16-23-30 SF - free music in Loin
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Arts + Action | Racial Justice
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Carson & Barnes Circus Protest
Protest
North Coast | Animal Liberation
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Corner of Hiller Road and Central Avenue in Mckinleyvi lle

Dr. Raj Patel Speaks on the Global Food Crisis
Speaker
Peninsula | Health, Housing, and Public Services
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  St. Catherine of Siena Parish
1310 Bayswater Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010
http://www.stcsiena.org/ Dr. Raj Patel of LRAN critiques the World Bank's World Devel...
Oct 23, 2007 ... October 2007 by Raj Patel INTRODUCTION Many have welcomed the 2008 World Development Report on Agriculture as a sign of the World Bank's ...
Food First Fellow Dr. Raj Patel testified at the House Commi...
Dr. Raj Patel, Political Economist and Visiting Scholar at Center for African Studies, University of Californian, Berkeley * The Honorable Andrew Natsios, ...
7:30 PM Berkeley: Alternative Visions (Craig Baldwin film, with Baldwin in person) [Newer]
PopCulture - Redcat 2008:
New Exciting Film Season e film focuses on three seemingly
disparate characters: Jack Parsons, inventor of solid rocket fuel, founder
of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Aleister Crowley acolyte; Marjorie Cameron,
artist, beatnik, and occultist; and L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer turned
Scientology founder.
Hallucinogenic California: The Alternate Worlds of Craig Baldwin and Damon ...
a pair of deliriously subversive visions of Los Angeles culture—past and ...
Sep 2, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Free Forum on the Middle East with Joel Beinin
Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
900 San Antonio Road
Palo Alto, CA Afghanistan

Tue, Sep 2, 2008      7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
[view]An Evening of Functional Wisdom with Vandana Shiva
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way
Berkeley
FORA.tv - Vandana Shiva on the Outsourcing of PollutionEnvironmental activist Vandana Shiva addresses the outsourcing phenomenon in India and its environmental impact on the poor and rural farmlands in the area. Home page of Navdanya
The study authored by Dr Vandana Shiva and Manu Sankar is based on field work in the three states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. .
Rosa Clemente, GPUS Vice Presdent tear gassed by St. Paul, MN police!
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, arrested (and released as of Monday evening September 1, 2008)
 
Call the Mayor's office to express outrage!!!
 
From McKinney-Clemente Campaign in Minnesota (September 1, 2008):
THE ONLY THING THAT IS PERMANENT IS CHANGE. 
VOTE FOR REAL CHANGE:  McKinney/Clemente 2008  (w ww.votetruth08.com)
 
(If they stole our song, we can steal their slogan!)
 
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Hello everyone,
 
Power to the People! 
 
If you have a spare minute today or tomorrow, would you please pick up the phone and help the people that are being rounded up by calling Mayor Coleman?:
 
We are asking the public to contact the office of St. Paul, Mayor
Chris Coleman at 651-266-8510 to stop this house arrest, this gross
intimidation by police officers, and the=2 0detention of media activists
and reporters.
 
Feel free to pass that number 651-266-8510 out to all of your friends around the country that might have time to file a complaint with the mayor. 
 
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Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 19:31:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Amy Goodman of Democracy Now has been arrested at the RNC
From: "I-Witness Video" <iwitness@iwitn essvideo.info>

Breaking news from the streets around the Xcel convention center in St.
Paul, Minnesota.

Journalists Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddou and Nicole Salazar from
Democracy Now were arrested around 4:45 pm in a mass arrest at 7th Street
and Jackson.

According to the Coldsnap legal feed:
Police in riot gear have blocked off downtown St. Paul. Bridges closed,
buses shut down.

Concussion grenades, tear gas, pepper spray and tasers have been used.

Mass arrests are underway.

Once again this we ask you to please call Mayor Chris Coleman at 651-266-8510 to prot est these arrests.

- Eileen Clancy

State Budget Cuts Protest
Protest
Central Valley | Labor & Workers
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
6245 N. Fresno Street ( between Bullard and Sierra)
Due to the STATE BUDGET CUTS EIGHT childcare sites within Fresno
County
will close - 700 children, 600 families and 200 employees
will be greatly impacted.
Sites:
Madera,
Firebaugh,
Mendota,
Del Rey,
Huron,
Selma,
Cantua Creek and
Kerman
THESE CHILDCARE CENTERS PROVIDE NOT ONLY DAYCARE FOR
 WORKING FAMILIES, BUT ALSO EARLY PRE-SCHOOL
Assemblymember Villines 29th District will be there

National Women’s Political Caucus meeting
Speaker
Central Valley | Government & Elections
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Toledo's in Fresno

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Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 9:56 PM
To: GROW WG
Subject: [GROW] Re: GROW conference call info - 9/2/08 - Teusday

Yo GROW,

Due to last week's plenary, the monthly GROW teleconference is this
week. Sorry for the somewhat late notice - but we can all be together at:

1-605.475.4150, with an access code: 60001

On:
Tuesday, September 2 at 7:30pm

A proposed agenda will need buy in from the group. Suggested items are
those already
on our things-to-do &/or already being done list. Not particularly in
this order and additional suggestions are very welcome.

- SGA for the next GA

- Reviewing Green Focus progress & personnel for next issue

- Review progress on the 3 strategy items discussed at the GROW plenary mtg
a. Joint county/state fund raising
b. Embellishing the organizing of locals, active or otherwise
c. embellishing voter registration (tabling)
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Th. MarinM.WaterDist. Meeting Will Focus on Study of Herbicides as Potential Vegetation Management Tools -

 They also have a Tues meet
2 agenda
(4 pm) at their regular Meeting place
MMWD Announces Sept. 4th Special Meeting on Vegetation Management Plan for Mt. Tamalpais Watershed

September Meeting Will Focus on Study of Herbicides as Potential Vegetation Management Tools

On Thursday, September 4, the Marin Municipal Water District will hold the fourth in a series of five special meetings to accept public comment and share information on the development of a new vegetation management plan for the Mt. Tamalpais Watershed and other district lands.
This meeting was added to the schedule following a June meeting on herbicidal risk assessment to allow for additional discussion on the same topic because more information is now available from the consultants developing the plan. MMWD is ev aluating of a number of non-chemical and chemical weed control options that may or may not have role in vegetation management on the Mt Tamalpais Watershed. The herbicide risk assessment is part of this assessment. The Sept. 4 meeting will be held at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, 6:30 – 9:30 pm.
The meeting will open with a brief presentation on the purpose and function of the new vegetation management plan and the critical role played by weed control in this effort.
Other topics include updates on the herbicidal risk assessment, information on endocrine disruption and Q&A with a panel of experts.
The panel of experts includes:
  • Tyrone Hayes, PhD, UC Berkeley, a specialist in endocrine disruption research;
  • Susan Kegley, PhD, an environmental toxicologist and the founder of the Pesticide Research Institute, Berkeley;
  • Joel Trumbo, a wildlife pesticide investigator with the California Dept. of Fish & Game;
  • Bob Benton, a professional pest control advisor and weed management expert;
  • Janet Klein, MMWD vegetation ecologist and vegetation management plan project manager;
  • Leonard Charles, an environmental consultant and lead author of both the original Mt. Tamalpais Vegetation Management Plan (1994) and the update (est. 2009).
The vegetation management plan directs how MMWD manag es the vegetation on the 21,000-plus acres on the Mt. Tamalpais Watershed and other district lands. MMWD began working on the new vegetation management plan in 2007. Plan implementation alternatives will be available in November 2008 and the MMWD Board of Directors will adopt a proposed plan in March 2009, triggering the start of a formal environmental study. The new plan, which will replace a plan adopted in 1994, will:
  • Direct wildfire risk reduction and biodiversity preservation actions for the next 10 to 15 years.
  • Evaluate various weed management tools including mowing, pulling, prescribed burning, grazing, and application of least toxic herbicides.
MMWD's watershed staff estimates that non-native, invasive plants, or weeds, are spreading at a rate of 30-60 acres per year on Mt. Tamalpais. The increase in weed infestation increases the threat posed by wildfire and threatens the viability of native plants, many of which are rare and endangered, as well as sensitive plant communities and ecological processes. The Mt. Tamalpais Watershed, in particular, is renowned for its rich diversity of flora.
 
More information on the Sept 4 meeting is available at www.marinwater.org or by calling 415-945-1192.
# # #
Contact: Libby Pischel
Phone: 415-945-1421
Email: lpis...@marinwater.org

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Thu.

Protest My Space's Exclusion of 3rd Parties from Debates & Collaboration wCorporate CPD
Protest
San Francisco | Government & Elections

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

 Sep 4, 2008      4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
[view]"We are Silicon Valley" March for Hotel Workers
in front of San Jose Convention Center
San Jose, CA

11:00 AM Berkeley: Berkeley Infoshop Raided - Solidarity Needed (demonstration)
Many of you may know already that the Long Haul Infoshop in Berkeley was raided by the F B I on Weds. 8/27 with the help of local police officers. It's the infoshop's first raid. They took over one dozen computers and would not provide the warrant to show that they had the "right" to gain access to the infoshop until after the raid took place.

Please read the following and distribute widely. http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/27/18530389.php We need to provide support to the Long Haul since we're all connected in this struggle. Our meeting places, infoshops, bookstores, and union organizing halls must be protected and if federal agents continue to crack down on our privacy and right to organize, we have to be united.

A demo is planned for THURSDAY SEPT 4 at SPROUL PLAZA at UC Berkeley, 11am. PLEASE distribute widely. On wednesday 9/3 at 6pm at the Long Haul there will be a poster/banner making party for the demo the next day.

As the RNC approaches, over 100 activists in st Paul have been detained, and last Monday, nearly 600 Mississippi immigrant workers were detained by the Immigration and Customs enforcement (I C E). Our struggles are bound!

Internship for LGBTQQ youth! : LYRIC ACCESS project information meeting
Other
14y-24y LGBTI / Queer
4:00 AM - 6:00 AM
LYRIC
127 Collingwood Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
One block west of Castro between 18th & 19th Streets

Engaging the Other: The Power of Compassion -
 Sept 4-7, 2008 - San Mateo, CA
Huston Smith, Marianne Williamson, Fred Luskin, Libby Traubman, Len Traubman and a host of others.
http://www.cbiworld.org/

Engaging the Other: The Power of Compassion (four-day conference)
JOIN an international list of over 65 presenters and visionaries,
and hundreds of concerned individuals, to promote a
wider public dialogue about images of "Us and Them,"
and to develop practical applications for our communities
 from the local to the global.

Common Bond Institute  (CBI) is a U.S. based Non-Governmental Organization
 that grew out of the Association for Humanistic Psychology's
International (Soviet-American) Professional Exchange. 
The Professional Exchange was initiated in 1982 as one of
 the first Soviet-American non-governmental human
 service exchanges. CBI organizes and sponsors conferences,
 professional training programs, relief efforts, and professional
 exchanges internationally, and actively provides networking
and coordination support to assist newly emerging human
 service and civil society organizations in developing countries.

Thu, Sep 4, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System
Revolution Books
2425 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA (author Raj Patel)

6:00 PM Palo Alto: Premier Screening of Oxfam's Documentary "Sisters on the Planet"Get involved - Campaign with us: Sisters on the Planet :: Ox...Climate change has begun, and its effects are more obvious by the day - ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and natural disasters are more . Oxfam Presents: 'Sisters on the Planet' - Bristol IndymediaMay 29, 2008 ... Oxfam presents 'Sisters on the Planet' as part of the Bristol Festival of Nature to highlight womens' role in the fight against Climate ...YouTube - Sisters on the Planet - Sahena (Bangladesh)Jun 6, 2008 ... The annual monsoon rains in Bangladesh are getting heavier and more unpredictable -- last year's floods were the worst in decades, ...www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqYgDGy8Z4M - 59k - Similar pagesArt of Democracy: War and Empire

Concert/Show
San Francisco | Arts + Action
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SONDERKOMMANDO for the SF FRINGE FESTIVAL

Concert/Show
San Francisco | Arts + Action
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Sonderkommando is a modern multi-disciplinary piece on the subject of genocide and mass suffering, written and directed by Wolfgang Thompson, Pangs Theater Ensemble's Artistic Director.

Contemporary Jewish Museum presents Days of "Transfer and Exchange"
Other

San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Visitors will have a chance to remove a mirror from the installation, and put in its place a "covenant," in which the visitor promises to do works of goodwill after leaving the Museum. As a reminder of this promise, each visitor will take home one of the handmade mirrors made exclusively for this installation.

Circle of Life: Parenting with Nonviolent Communication (6 wk series starts)
Other
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Health, Housing, and Public Services

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Sunday, September 7th

Sunday, September 7, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

4th Annual International Festival of the Canal

The is a one day celebration of international music, dancing, and food in the community. This year's event will feature a fabulous celebration of Hispanic Cultural History. The Festival blends spicy flavors, dancing and music, integrating the diversity of cultures in San Rafael.
Presented by Canal Welcome Center
Community Partners: Canal Community Council, HBCM, Quezada Market, and the Marin County Registrar of Voters Office.
Attractions
Live Music (Salsa, Mariachi, Rock, Latin Jazz, Duranguense and more)
Diverse and International Foods and dances
The Canal Community Award 2008 (five categories)
Vendor Marketplace - Colorful artisan & retail items from around the world
Kids' Corner Fun – Face-painting, clowns and jumping.
Contests – "Best" Salsa Recipe, "Best" Sals a Dancer(s),
"Best" Pasito Duranguense Dancer(s), and more.
We invite you to support our community by participating in this worthwhile event as sponsor, renting a booth space, volunteering at the event, nominating someone to the Canal Community Award, participating in the contests, and passing this information to your friends and colleagues.
Location:  Alto and Belvedere streets, San Rafael, CA
Admission:  Festival admission is free

Parking:  Valet and Self Parking will be available
Information (415) 526-2486
www.canalwelcomecenter.org

U.S. criminalizes undocumented to attack workers' movement
Panel Discussion
East Bay | Immigrant Rights
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Sun, Sep 7, 2008      12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
[view] Grind 4 the Green - Solar Powered Hip-Hop Concert - FREE Event
Yerba Buena Gardens
Missing Street @ Third Street
San Francisco

 
LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Feldenkrais & Awareness Through Movement for Breast Cancer
Other
East Bay | Health, Housing, and Public Services

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

U.S. Intervention and Revolutionary Movements in Latin America
Speaker
Americas | Central Valley
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Sac.

2:00 PM San Jose: Freedom to Marry Efforts for No on 8 [Newest]

Tree Sit Gathering!
Party/Street Party
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Environment & Forest Defense
3:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Mon.

MPJC Event

Court Date
San Francisco | Racial Justice
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Mon, Sep 8, 2008      6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
[view] Youth and Guns: Stopping Violence Before It Starts
The Blue Room at the Commonwealth Club

595 Market Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA

Rally at Governor’s office on SB 840
Press Conference
Central Valley | Health, Housing, and Public Services

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Senator Sheila Kuehl --SB 840, the California Universal Healthcare Act, is California’s plan to ... SB 840 works by pooling our health care resources so everyone – state and ... About SB 840: California Health Insurance Reliability Act We offer a 10-page Word document about the Features of SB 840. Also available is a shorter summary, SB 840 Summary. See also a Fact Sheet in Spanish. ...

7:00 PM Oakland: What About the Black Community, Obama? (Diop Olugbala on tour

Conversation Cafe
Meeting
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Anti-War
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM

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The rally is at 11 AM on the North steps of the State Capitol. It should be over by 12:30. 
CARA (California Alliance for Retired Americans) is running buses.
Here’s the schedule for the Berkeley and SF buses: 
* Berkeley: 9:15am/Ashby Bart – Ashby@MLK, Berkeley
* San Francisco: 8:45am/ St. Mary’s Cathedral/1111Gough@Geary,SF
If you plan to attend, RSVP to CARA at 410-663-4086. The bus will definitely be back by 4 and probably quite a bit earlier. There is no set fee for the bus but donations will be collected. A lunch will be provided on the way home. 
If you want to carpool, let me know and I’ll connect you with any others who do — you might want to carpool to the Capitol or carpool to the bus. Once there, you should look for Health Care for All  or OneCareNOW signs and join that group
20 Esther Wanning
Director, Health Care for All-Marin
415-457-9991

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7:00 PM Mill Valley: y (panel)
more marin events on www.mpjc.org/

FW:Their McKinney signs available
Call  805.441.5897 - they will Bay Area on 12th I've ordered 250 McKinney yard signs.  They cost $1.41 each to print, but shipping is an extra cost.
At present 225 are being shipped to me in San Luis Obispo, and 25 shipped to Jan Arnold of Alameda Greens.  If other Alameda greens think you could use a larger batch let me know and I'll ship more to Jan.
  I'd like to ship a batch to LA and Orange Co and San Jose and SF too.  Since I live in San Luis Obispo, and I won't be going to SF til Oct 4 and LA til Sept 23, it may be better for you counties to get your signs ASAP to distribute.  They are being printed tomorrow and shipped on Monday.
LET ME KNOW BY TONIGHT IF YOU WANT SOME SHIPPED TO YOUR ADDRESS.  I'll need exact address.
  The signs are typical yard signs, made of poster board, laminated, scored in middle so they are easily folded in half to be a double sided sign, or you could cut them in half to be window signs.
  The design uses the "leaf" element from Cynthia's campaign and clearly states=2 0Green Party and has a website on it.  I know I couldn't please everyone with the design, and it needed to get done.
If I rec'd all 250 signs, the shipping would be $95, but it's more with smaller batches sent to dif locations.
  Cost per sign shipped to your address:
for 25  signs $2.75/sign
for 50 signs: $2.25/sign
  50)  Signs Shipped   $40.26
(25)  Signs Shipped  $31.00
  Peggy Koteen
San Luis Obispo

Sheehan For Congress Supporters!
Meeting
San Francisco
6:30 PM - 7:15 PM

Benefit Event and Screening of Postales de Leningrad/Postcards from Leningrad
Fundraiser
San Francisco | En Español
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM The International Latino Film Society (ILFS) and the San Francisco Chapter of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) are proud to co-present the benefit screening of Postales de Leningrado (Postcards from Leningrad, Venezuela, 2007). Proceeds from this event will benefit the arts education programs of the ILFS, including Youth in Video and the annual International Latino Film Festival – San Francisco Bay Area. The film will be followed by a Q&A with invited director Mariana=2 0Rondón and producer Marité Ugás, a wine reception, a Don Julio tequila tasting, tapas, and live music! FILM SYNOPSIS: For La Niña, narrator of Postcards from Leningrad, being born into a socialist revolution in 1960s Venezuela

2:00 PM SF: The SF Board of Supervisors considers an ordinance to help animals at the Zoo

Considering Democracy
Panel Discussion
Peninsula | Government & Elections
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church
305 North California Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301

6:00 PM SF: Involver: How Nonprofits Can Create Video Campaigns for Social Networks

Saw him last night in marin - well worth your effort top see

Tue, Sep=2 09, 2008      7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
[view]Film screening of IRAN (Is Not the Problem)
Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church
305 North California Avenue
Palo Alto, CA



San Francisco | Government & Elections
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Scary Cow Productions Info Sessions!
Meeting
Indy Film Org.
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Shelton Studios, Pier 26, San Francisco
Round 7 (the one that we're going to start in October that I hope you'll be apart of) is going to be an exciting one....
We've got two more feature films scheduled to be completed!
We are going to celebrate our 2nd anniversary!
We're going to have our screening and party at the Castro Theatre - which will includes the film you make with us in Round 7!!!
We've never had so many members - which means even more great films.

Peace Connection
Meeting
Central Valley | Anti-War
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Luna's Cafe
1414 16th St., Sacramento

Poetry Reading by Iraq War Vet Brian Turner and Santa Cruz poet Maggie Paul
Speaker
Iraq | Santa Cruz Indymedia
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Compassionate Couples (6 wk series in Nonviolent Communication starts)
Training
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Health, Housing, and Public Services

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Today

12:00 Noon SF: Electric Cars Brown Bag Lunch

7:30 PM Oakland: Be the Change (film)

Wed, Sep 10, 2008      12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
[view]From Garden to Table

The Blue Room at the Commonwealth Club
595 Market Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA


Training
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Health, Housing, and Public Services

Training
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Health, Housing, and Public Services
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM


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INTERNATIONAL ANTIWAR/TRUTH PROTEST
Protest
Central Valley | East Bay | North Bay / Marin | North Coast
| Peninsula | San Diego | Santa Cruz Indymedia | South Bay | LA / Anti-War
12:15 PM - 6:15 PM

Peace in the Park.

Protest
San Francisco | Anti-War
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Thu, Sep 11, 2008      1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
[view]9/11 Truth Film Festival
Grand Lake Theater
Oakland, CA

September Truth Action
Other
California | Anti-War
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Sac.

Talk-9/11: An Inside Job?
Speaker
Central Valley | Anti-War
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Sac.

6:00 PM SF: Iraq and the Road Ahead (Ambassador Barbara Bodine)

7:00 PM Rohnert Park: Modern Media Censorship Lecture

Thu, Sep 11, 2008      6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
[view]CHICAGO 10 Screening
San Francisco Main Public Library, Koret Audito rium
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA

LGBT Senior Forum - Second Thursday of Each Month
Meeting

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reminder
I WANT YOU

Other
San Francisco | Arts + Action

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

4:00 PM SF: Rethinking Reconciliation: Social Healing Through Justice (Professor Eric Yamamoto) [Newer]

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 7 PM
The Digital Television Transition (DTV)
THE PUBLIC RIP OFF

...is just around the corner - February 17, 2009 - if households do not have the right TV set, their TV will go dark. Next week, Commissioner Adelstein from the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) will be at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center on to share important information, applications to receive a coupon voucher to purchase the converter box needed to make older TV models get reception, and to answer questions.  This is a rare opportunity - FCC Commissioners NEVER leave D.C. unless it is an emergency.  Please do come - the event is FREE, and will be moderated by KTVU Channel 2's Consumer Reporter Tom Vacar.  Locations of the FCC's Bay Area Tour below. Also, kindly distribute to your networks. You can also visit: https://www.dtv2009.gov/  for more info on the transition.
September 11th – 10: 30am – Geen Mun Center  777 Stockton Street  San Francisco, CA
September 11th – 3:00pm – Mission Neighborhood Center  362 Capp Street  San Francisco, CA

Fresno Mayoral Forum on Poverty
Panel Discussion

Central Valley | Government & Elections
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Gandhi Peace Brigade>Homecare Workers>Prostitution> Cuba>Former UCB Oak Grove>More>
Humboldt County Green Party>Grizzilies>Puerto Rican Independence / Russia vs. Georgia>More

Join Larry Bragman and Lew Tremaine, members of the Fairfax Town
Council, at a party with Cynthia McKinney in sunny Fairfax.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
3:00pm - 5:00pm
at the home of Larry and Holly Bragman
30 Hickory Road
Fairfax, CA 94930
Children are welcome.
RSVP to Marnie Glickman at marnie....@gmail.com or 415-256-9960

3pm Sat. Marin Green Party Council Meet

Home of Gary Ruskin and Marnie Glickman
54 Creek Road
Fairfax, CA
256-9960

Fri, Sep 12, 2008      7:30 PM - 9:30 PM [view]'If Americans Knew'20- Israel-Palestine
First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo
72 Kensington Road
San Anselmo, CA
Event sponsored by Keep Hope Alive and 14 Friends of Palestine 
www.14friendsofpalestine.org

Marin based group
Gandhi Peace Brigade/ Light a Candle for Peace
Vigil/Ritual
San Francisco | Anti-War
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

SF Labor Cable: KPFA Police Brutality, SF Prop K & Prostitution,
Homecare Workers
Other
San Francisco | Labor & Workers
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
1.growing corruption scandal with their president Tyrone Freeman who was
appointed by SEIU International President Andy Stern. Homecare workers
also seek to bring a petition to the SEIU Northern California
headquarters but are stopped at the door.

2.Interview KPFA unpaid staffer Nadra Foster who was beaten by police at
the station when management called them to arrest her for trespassing.
The arrest took place on August 20, 2008 and this taping took place at
the arraignment hearing on August 25, 2008. The management of KPFA and
Pacifica Executive Directo r Nicole Sawaya defend the calling of the
police.

3.San Francisco Cable Channel 29 "Labor On The Job
 http://www.uppnet.org
You can watch Labor Video Productions on Google Video
 by searching Labor Video Project & http://www.youtube
and searching Labor Video Project.
http://www.laborvideo.org


10:00 PM SF: Queer Dance Party to benefit the New Jersey 4 (black lesbians convicted of self defense) [Newer]

"Justice, Forgiveness and the Khmer Rouge Tribunal"
Other
East Bay/UC Berkley
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM In 1998, Cambodia's Prime Minister implored his people to "dig a hole and bury the past"; what form can transitional justice take under such conditions? This talk will explore the Buddhist meaning of justice and forgiveness in the context of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal now taking place in Cambodia.



Prayer Gathering at the FORMER  Oak Grove

Vigil/Ritual
East Bay | Environment & Fores t Defense
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM UC Berkeley
then
Mutual Aid Fundraiser
Fundraiser
East Bay | Environment & Forest Defense
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UC Berkeley

SF, San Jose, and Berkeley: Stealing America: Vote By Vote (film) (through Sep 18)
More further down


saw in marin20very good
8:15 PM Walnut Creek: Viva Cuba (musical)






Fiesta de Independencia
Concert/Show
San Francisco | En Español
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Event Free! 
Festival of the Mexican Independence and American Center
Accompany us to enjoy a night of music, art, poetry and short movies with local artists, celebrating our history, culture and independence. 
They sponsored by:  The Patio Restaurant, The Southern Rock, Committee of Base of the FMLN-SF, The Window Collective. 

Book Signing: Election Fraud in Ohio 2004
Speaker
North Coast | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Northtown Books, 957 H Street, Arcata
Sponsored by Humboldt County Green Party.


Forum: Puerto Rican Independence / Russia vs. Georgia
Panel Discussion
San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Marxist analysis of the struggle
against US encroachment into the Caucasus region.
SPONSORED BY PARTY FOR SOCIALISM & LIBERATION

KFC Collective Guerrilla Outdoor Screening
Screening
San Francisco | Indymedia
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Featuring:
“Recamara” Director Rosario Sotelo, (2007): 3 minutes, silent
“The Humanure Cycle: director Melinda Stone (2008): 8 minutes.
"Grizzly Road: The last days of the California Grizzly" director: Sabrina Alonso (50 mins).

Fri, Sep 12, 2008      12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
[view]Steven Pinker speaks on The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Natur e

The Blue Room at the Commonwealth Club
595 Market Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA

Fri, Sep 12, 2008      7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Womansong Circle

First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Street
Berkeley, CA

SCREENINGS ON FRIDAY SEPT. 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH
OF
STEALING AMERICA: VOTE BY VOTE
DOC. ABOUT ELECTION MACHINE’S SECURITY
Preview
http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie/262211/stealing-america-vote-by-vote
Playing At the
The Lumiere in San Francisco
2230 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 464-5980
www.landmarktheatres.com/market/SanFrancisco/LumiereTheatre.htm/
And
Shattuck 10
1572 California Street at Polk
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 267-4893
www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/SanFranciscoEastBay/ShattuckCinemas.htm/
No North Bay Listings at the Moment
A film by Dorothy Fadiman www.imdb.com/name/nm0264936
From the reviews I been reading it may not go down as one of the great documentaries, but see for yourself, and make your own judgment. Here is mix of opinion on the film.
"Electrifying and Stunning. A Clear VIsion", “It helps for a documentary about America's broken voting system to be flush with facts and outrage. But a little filmmaking wouldn't hurt, either. By Wesley Morris“,  Boston Globe Staff
Stealing America: Vote by Vote does for American democracy what An Inconvenient Truth did for global warming.- Bruce Feld of Film Journal International
From Time Out New York
Argues, though, that the shoddy security of today’s ballot machines invites tampering on a heretofore unprecedented scale, and that unless we, the American public, don’t wake up and do something, Dubya could be the least of our troubles. Despite backing up the sobering message of foul play with largely circumstantial evidence, Stealing America does offer useful advice (vote on paper, fools!) for those worried about our creeping American tyranny.
Running Time: 90 mins.
Color: Color
Production: An Abramorama and Mitropoulous Films presentation of a Concentric Media production
When trying going on the movies official site. Their problems with the site.  But here it is. stealingamericathemovie.org/ I did find one quote for a review II could no web presence for.

Updated GPCA Candidates List

Carol Wolman CD1 (Multiple Nor Cal Counties)
cwo...@mcn.org
www.carolwolmanforcongress.com
 
Carol Brouillet CD14 (Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties -- Anna Eshoo, Inc.)
(650) 857-0927
cbrou...@igc.org
www.carolbrouilletforcongress.org
www.communitycurrency.org
 
Peter Myers CD 15 (Santa Clara County -- Mike Honda, Inc.)
(408) 242-4212
pe...@myersforcalifornia.com
http://www.myersforcalifornia.com
 
 
John Paul (Jack) Lindblad AD39 (Los Angeles County)
(818) 785-2724
jplin...@gmail.com
lindbladforassembly.blogspot.com
 
Ross Mirkarimi -- San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5 (Incoumbent)
(415) 412-7526
rm...@msn.com
http://www.rossmirkarimi.com
 
Mark Sanchez -- San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 9
(415) 314-7144
mark_s...@earthlink.net
http://www.marksanchez.org
 
Bruce Wolfe -- San Francisco City College Board of Trustees
(415) 738-7979
in...@BruceWolfe.net
http://www.brucewolfe.net/citycollegeboard/
 
John Selawsky, Berkeley School Board -- 2 term incumbent
 
Jesse Townley, Berkeley Rent Board
 
Robert Deutsch, City of Alameda Healthcare District
 
Linda Piera-Avila, Santa Monica City Council
lind...@verizon.net
310-395-4044 home
310-403-1927 cell
www.linda-piera-avila.org


 
Jon Mann, Santa Monica City Council
 
Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap -- Humboldt County -- Municipal Water District (incumbent)
 
Bruce Delgado -- for Mayor, Marina City (Monterey County)

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Today/Sat.

Meeting
North Bay / Marin | Health, Housing, and Public Services
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Fairfax

KPFA LSB Meeting to End KPFA's Police State
Meeting

East Bay | Police State and Prisons
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Cafe de la paz, 1600 Shattuck, Berkeley, California
1. 8/21/08
http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=27972
2. 8/22/08
http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=27992
and Hard Knock Radio of 8/22/08 at:
http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=27991
Flashpoints is also at:
http://www.flashpoints.net/

1:00 PM SF: Farming the Seas (film and workshop on the overharvesting of ocean fisheries)

Sat, Sep 13, 2008      1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
[view] Rally, Concert and Workshops - Help Build a People's Movement!
People's Park
Berkeley, CA

9:30 AM El Sobrante: Re-Leaf of San Pablo Creek


East Bay | Environment & Forest Defense
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sat, Sep 13, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
[view] Pornography of Power
Alameda Free Library, Conference Rooms A & B
1550 Oak Street

8:15 PM Walnut Creek: Viva Cuba (musical)


San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM

Revolution Books- Bookstore Open House
Party/Street Party
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way Berkeley,CA (in the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of Telegraph Ave)

Writers With Drinks w/ Josh Kornbluth & Peter Orner
Fundraiser

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Dhoom Dhamaka! and A Body Parted : New Works by Violeta Luna & Joti Singh
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Anti-War | Arts + Action | Labor & Workers | Racial Justice
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM


Sat, Sep 13, 2008      9:30 PM - 12:00 PM
[view] Mulching and planting at the El Sobrante library
4191 Appian Way
El Sobrante, CA

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Sun, Sep 14, 2008      11:00 PM - 4:00 PM
[view] 4th Annual Warm Wishes Bocce Ball Invitational
Albert Park
550 B Street
San Rafael, CA to Benefit the Homeless

Sunday, September 14, 7:00 - 9:30 PM
"The Health Care Crisis”  from www.mpjc.org/
From Marin to Sacramento to Washington

Fairfax Community Church, 2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.,
Fairfax, California
Join us for an exciting in depth discussion of the current crisis in health care and what we can do to create a mass movement to secure public-funded universal health care and make health care a basic human right.
Speakers include:
* Norman Solomon, renowned media critic, Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and national co-chair of Healthcare Not Warfare campaign initiated by Progressive democrats of America.
* Esther Wanning, Director of Marin chap ter of Health Care for All--California
* Jennifer Rienks, Director, Marin Health Care District Board
* David Glick, peace, justice and health care activist
We'll screen an excerpt from the film "War Made Easy by Normon Solomon and narrated by Sean Penn which explores now the national priorities that fund warfare give short shrift to healthcare.
And we'll hear an original rap song by David “Mac Daddy” Glick called "The Health Care Blues.
East Bay and Central Valley Immigrant Rights
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Niebyl-Proctor Library
6501 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, Ca

Sun, Sep 14, 2008      3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
[view] Can We Have Trustworthy Elections?
Fireside Room, Unitarian Universalist Church
505 East Charleston Road
Palo Alto, CA

5:30 PM Pleasanton: Romania Animal Rescue Fundraiser (food, wine, raffle, auction)

Ceremony for fallen trees
Vigil/Ritual

East Bay | Environment & Forest Defense
2:00 PM - 8:00 PM UCB

Tree Sit Gathering!
Party/Street Party
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Education & Student Activism | Environment & Forest Defense
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
East Bay | Health, Housing, and Public Services
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Elephant Pharm Berkeley
1607 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709

LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Mon, Sep 15, 2008
      7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
[view] Berkeley Green Monday: The Death Penalty: 3 Perspectives
Anna's Jazz Island
2120 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA

7PM - MarinPJC regular meeting www.mpjc.org/

Mon, Sep 15, 2008      5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
[view] Farnaz Fassihi: Wall Street Journal Iraq Correspondent
Commonwealth Club Office
595 Market Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA

7:00 PM Palo Alto?: Climate Change - Faithful Advocacy

Mon, Sep 15, 2008      6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
[view] Voices of the World Author Series: Anita Amirrezvani, Author of The Blood of Flowers
The World Aff airs Council
312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA
SCC Fairgrounds Public Hearing
Other
South Bay | Health, Housing, and Public Services
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors are recommending that Catellus, a $40 billion development corporation based out of Colorado, buy the SCC Fairgrounds to develop into residential housing, which would constitute the largest land sale in county history.

Atomic Bomb Survivors Speak Out!
Speaker
San Francisco | Anti-War
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Eco-Fashion: From Birkenstock to Couture
Panel Discussion

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Water Wars: Bottled vs. Tap
Speaker
San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense | Health, Housing, and Public Services
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

On the Intersection of Media and Community

Panel Discussion
San Francisco | Indymedia
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Civil Liberties & Nov 4 -- N. Peninsula ACLU Annual meeting
Speaker
Peninsula | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
1700 S. El Camino (corner of Bovet Rd)
San Mateo, CA 94402

ACLU Annual Membership Meeting
Speaker
Central Valley

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Fresno City College Staff Dining Room, near Maroa and Weldon Streets

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Tuesday, September 16th
marin sups. agenda on bottom of email

Reportback from the Mobilizations Against the DNC and RNC
Speaker
San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Government & Elections | Police State and Prisons

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

LGBT Press Conf/Rally for SANCTUARY STATUS & ID PROGRAM
Press Conference
San Francisco | Immigrant Rights

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM



1:00 PM Berkeley: New Deal Film Festival [Newer]
show films from the 1930s-Work Projects Administration (WPA), National Recovery Administration (NRA). Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and other programs and projects


Tue, Sep 16, 2008      6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
[view] Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The Landmark Case & Impact on Guantánamo Detainees
World Affairs Council Auditorium

312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA


7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Banished >> Home
Banished. American Ethnic Cleansings ... A hundred years
ago whites cleansed their towns of black Americans. Today, African American descendants demand justice.
Other

East Bay | Environment & Forest Defense
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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AGENDA FOR
MARIN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
 
Agenda items will be heard at the time specified or later, depending on the progress of the meeting.
 
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
 
1a.                Approval of minutes of the meeting of August 19, 2008.
 
1b.       & nbsp;        Open time for public expression, up to three minutes per speaker, on items not on the Housing Authority agenda.
 
1c.                Board of Commissioners' matters.
 
1d.                Interim Executive Director's Report.
 
1e.                Authorize Interim Executive Director to execute amendment to Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program ("HOPWA") agreement, with the County of Marin, increasing the contract amount by $284,210 for a total contract amount of $2,967,184, for rental assistance for people living with HIV.  (Corresponds with item CA-3 on the Board of Supervisors' agenda.)
                     Recommended action:  Approve.
 
1f.                 Request to ratify the appointment of the Executive Director.
                     Recommended action:  Approve.
 
1g.                Report from the Interim Executive Director regarding the use of Tenant Funds pursuant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Code of Federal Regulations.
                     Recommended action:  Accept report.
 
1h.              Report from the Interim Executive Director regarding negotiations with Comcast for telecommunication services.
                     Recommended action:  Accept report.
 
1i.                 Update on Property Vacancies.
                     Recommended action:  Accept report.
 
                     Adjourn as the Marin County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
 
10:00 a.m.    Convene as the Board of Supervisors
2.                  Approval of minutes of the meetings of August 5 and 19, 2008.
 
3.                  Board of Supervisors' matters.
 
4.                  Administrator's report.
 
5.                  Open time for public expression, up to three minutes per speaker, on items not on the Board of Supervisors' agenda.
 
6.                  Consent Calendar A (Items CA-1 through CA-9)
                     ("Consent Calendar A" reflects those agenda items that have prior policy approval from the Board.)
 
7.                  Consent Calendar B (Items CB-1 through CB-2)
                     ("Consent Calendar B" reflects those agenda items requiring four affirmative votes relating to budgetary matters.)
 
8.                  Report from the Community Development Agency Director regarding Inclusionary Zoning In-Lieu Fee.
                     Recommended actions:  (a) Accept report; (b) approve Director's proposal to increase the in-lieu fee; and (c) direct staff to update inclusionary fee annually.
 
9.                  First Reading:  Ordinance approving an Affordable Housing Impact Fee.
                     Recommended actions:  Request Clerk to read ordinance by title only and schedule merit hearing for October 14, 2008, at 11:00 a.m.
 
10.                Request from the Human Resources Director to approve salary adjustment for the Accounting Manager classification (Class #0379) and take corresponding actions, as detailed in staff report dated September 16, 2008, related to recruitment efforts for this position.
                     Recommended action:  Approve.
 
11.                Request from the Health and Human Services Director to approve personnel adjustment in the Division of Community Mental Health Services, as detailed in staff report dated September 16, 2008, to enhance support for Inpatient Psychiatric and Emergency Services.
                     Recommended action:  Approve.
 
12.               Request to adopt resolution approving rules adopted by the Marin County Employees' Retirement Association ("MCERA") pertaining to post retirement employment and normal retirement age.
                     Recommended action:  Adopt resolution.
 
13.                Appointments:
                     a.      Disaster Council
                              One vacancy representing the Emergency Medical Services Administrator.  An application has been received from Miles Julihn.
                              Recommended action:  Make appointment.
 
                     b.      Youth Commission
                              Twenty term expirations and four Alternate seat appointments.  Applications have been received from Rachel Becker, Ginael Carrasco, Vincent Chew, Brandi Comaroto, Marieke Hodge, Amelia Kao, Cindy Ku, Julia Kuchman, Ranae Jabri, Mondee Lu, Chris Mauzi, Max Norman, Samantha Ramirez, Myesha Revada, Lili Smith, Talia Soffer, Madeleine Steger, William Swain, Kamilka Tekiela, and Cody Zeger.  Applications have also been received for the four Alternate seats from Megan Kallstrom, Justin Pittman, Nikolas Savelli and Shelby Ziesing.
                             Recommended actions:  Make twenty (20) regular appointments and four (4) alternate appointments.
 
14a.              Approval of minutes of the meeting of August 19, 2008.
 
14b.              Open time for public expression, up to three minutes per speaker, on items not on the Flood Control and Water Conservation District Agenda.
 
14c.              Board of Supervisors' matters.
 
14d.             Request to adopt FY 2008-09 Budget for the Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program ("MCSTOPPP").
                     Recommended action:  Adopt Budget.
 
14e.              Review of Flood Control Zone By-Laws regarding the administration of Advisory Boards.
                     Recommended actions:&n bsp; (i) Adopt resolutions; and (ii) direct staff regarding the opening of appointments for Zone 1 and Zone 7 Advisory Boards.
 
14f.               Authorize President to execute agreement with the Urban Creeks Council, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, for creation of a Streamside Management Program for landowners in Flood Zone 9, Ross Valley.
                     Recommended action:  Approve.
 
14g.              Appointments:
                     i.       Flood Control Zone ("FCZ") #3 Advisory Board - Richardson Bay
                              One vacancy due to the resignation of Sandra Fitting.  An application has been received from Elise Holland.
                              Recommended action:  Make appointment.
 
                     ii.       Flood Control Zone #4 Advisory Board - Bel Aire-Tiburon
                              One vacancy due to the resignation of Virginia Brunini.
                              Recommended action:  Schedule appointment for October 21, 2008.
 
                     Adjourn as the Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors
 
                     Reconvene as the Board of Supervisors
15.                Closed Session:
                    a.      Conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a).  Name of case:  Hoffman v. County of Marin, State Workers Compensation Appeals Board, Proceeding No. SFO 0491024 and SFO 0443909.
                   b.      Conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a). Name of case:  MUTA v. County of Marin, et al.  Marin County Superior Court, Case No. CV 074999.
                   c.      Conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a). Name of case:  County of Marin v. San Rafael Rock Quarry.  Marin County Superior Court, Case No. CV 014602.
  &nb sp;                 d.      Interviews with candidates for appointment to the position of Community Development Agency Director pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.
 
                     Reconvene in Open Session
                     Announcement from Closed Session.
 
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 
       &n bsp;             CONSENT CALENDAR A (Items CA-1 through CA-9)
                     ("Consent Calendar A" reflects those agenda items that have prior policy approval from the Board.)
 
CA-1.            Auditor-Controller:
                    Adopt Resolution No. 2008-_____ relating to the computation of tax rates applicable to countywide area and the various override taxes including those which were voter approved prior to Proposition 13.
 
CA-2.           Board of Supervisors:
                   a.      Appointments:  Request to schedule one vacancy on the Bolinas Lagoon Technical Advisory Committee ("BLTAC") representing the Stinson Beach community, on September 30, 2008, due to the resignation of Richard Kamieniecki.
                    b.   &nbsp ;  Supervisor Kinsey requesting resolution commending David Sexton upon his retirement after 37 years of service with the County of Marin.
                   c.      Supervisor Brown requesting  resolution commending Buckelew Program Executive Director Jay Zlotnick for 30 years of outstanding support and service.
 
CA-3.            Community Development Agency:
    & nbsp;                Authorize President to execute amendment to the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program ("HOPWA") agreement, with the Housing Authority, increasing the contract amount by $284,210 for a total contract amount of $2,967,184, for rental assistance for people living with HIV.  (Corresponds with item 1e on the Housing Authority's agenda.)
 
CA-4.            County Administrator:
                     Authorize President to execute agreement with Homeward Bound, in the amou nt of $500,000, for temporary housing of homeless men and women.
 
CA-5.            Cultural Services:
                     Authorize President to execute agreement with Collective Heritage Institute/Bioneers for their use of the Marin Center on October 15-20, 2008, for their 19th Annual Bioneers Conference.
 
CA-6.            District Attorney:
                     Authorize President to execute agreement with C.G. Uhlenberg LLP, in an amount not to exceed $33,485, to conduct required grant audits.
 
CA-7.           Health and Human Services:
                   a.      Request to (i) authorize President to execute FY 2008-09 Master Fee-for-Service agreements, in the amount of $740,000, with Marin Mental Health P lan Managed Care providers serving Medi-Cal clients; and (ii) authorize the Health and Human Services Director to approve contracts pursuant to the master agreement.
                    b.      Authorize President to execute agreement with HomeBase, in the amount of $145,106, to facilitate the grant proposal process for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act related grants.
 
CA-8.            Probation:
                    Authorize President to execute the following two agreements:  (a) agreement with Canal Alliance, in the amount of $137,600, to provide services related to the Own Recognizance Release program for non-English speaking jail inmates; and (b) agreement with Huckleberry Youth Programs, Inc., in the amount of $43,750, to provide crisis shelter, counseling and case management services.
 
CA-9.           Public Works:
                    a.      Authorize President to execute the lease agreement with Bolinas Community, Inc., for lease of property at 14 Wharf Road, for the Bolinas Library.
                    b.      Request to authorize an additional $120,000 in contract contingency funds, for the 2008 Pavement Rehabilitation Program - Central Region Resurfacing project. (Project No. ER080040)
                    c.      Request to take the following actions related to Phase A of the Cal Park Tunnel Rehabilitation and Appurtenances Project (Project No. 2007-02):  (i) award contract to lowest responsible bidder, DrillTech Drilling and Shoring, Inc., of Antioch, CA in the amount of $11,257,729; and (ii) authorize a contract contingency of $1,125,773.
 
                     ("Consent Calendar B" reflects those agenda items requiring four affirmative votes relating to budgetary matters.)
 
CB-1.           Library:
                     Request to (a) accept contribution in the amount of $1,000 from the Friends of the Civic Center Library; and (b) approve related budget actions as detailed in staff report dated September 16, 2008.
 
CB-2.           Public Works:
                    a.      Request to (i) accept Report of Award of Contract for the Woodacre Creek Fish Passage Restoration at Carson Road Project, in the total amount of $297,640. (Project No. FP-06); and (ii) approve related budget actions as detailed in staff report dated September 16, 2008.
                    b.    &nbs p; Request to take the following actions related to the Storm Damage Repairs on Fairfax-Bolinas Road (MP 2.26, MP 5.08, & MP 8.46):  (i) award contract to lowest responsible bidder, Team Ghilotti of Petaluma, CA, in the amount of $1,078,846.05; (ii) authorize a contract contingency of $107,885 for a total construction cost of $1,186,731.05; and (iii)  approve related budget actions as detailed in staff report dated September 16, 2008. (Project Nos. 106-411SD06125, 106-411SD06126, and 106-411SD06085)
 



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6:00 PM Oakland: American Indian Movement to the World Indigenous Movement, 1968 - Present


East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way (in the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of Telegraph Avenue)
Berkeley, CA 94704

7:30 PM SF: 40th Anniversary: San Francisco State Strike 1968-69

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3-5pm Marin Economic Commission     Economic Commission in San Rafael

Civic Center

ships in the night: Benefit for Just Cause Oakland
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer

6:00 PM Berkeley: Archives of Dissent [Newest]
Archives of Dissent" is one of a week-long (September 17-24) series of Bay Area events, under the rubric of "The Great Rehearsal" and the auspices of the Global Commons Foundation, commemorating the worldwide upheavals of 1968, their impacts and legacies. The20series will also include a teach-in on the Berkeley campus, sponsored by Historians against the War.

6:00 PM SF: Peace Soldier (an installation with young combat veterans' perspectives, photos & music) [Newest]

Other
San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM the nation's oldest Asian Pacific American multidisciplinary arts organization, presents its 10th annual APAture September 18-27. The 10-day festival will showcase over 90 emerging Asian Pacific American artists working in visual art, film, music, comedy, literature, spoken word, and performance.

Indie Artist Workshop: Do-it-Yourself Promotions
Panel Discussion

San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Film and Discussion: Jihad for Love
Screening
East Bay | LGBTI / Queer
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM YouTube - A Jihad for Love (2007) - Movie Trailer Apr 4, 2008 ... In a time when Islam is under tremendous attack from within and without, "A Jihad for Love" is a daring documentary filmed in twelve countries

Thu, Sep 18, 2008      7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
[view]"When Good Strategies Go Bad: Tools to Improve Strategically Critical Relationships"
SRI International Building
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND TAKE AWAY FROM THIS SESSION -
How to identify and assess strategically critical relationships.
How to systematically analyze and alter relationship patterns.
Registration: http://www.strategyplus.org/calendar.php
Cost: In Advance: Students, Members, Affiliates: $25, Non-Members $35, All on site: $40

Thu, Sep 18, 2008 - Sun, Sep 28, 2008      12:00 PM
[view]SF Mime Troupe summer shows (some free in the parks)
performing
around the Bay Area

Thu, Sep 18, 2008      12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
[view]Supreme Courtship

The Blue Room at the Commonwealth Club
595 Market Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA Buckley takes his razor-sharp wit and trains it on the U.S. Supreme Court for his 12th novel, Supreme Courtship. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear from an icon of the literary world. Christopher Buckley, Novelist; Political Satirist; Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes FYI magazine; Author, Supreme Courtship

Thu, Sep 18, 2008      6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
[view]Global Exchange's 20th Anniversary Gala
Bimbo's 365 Club
1025 Columbus Ave
San Francisco


7:00 PM SF: Organizing for a Socialist Feminist Future

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VOTE             NO            ON PROP 8

Prop 8 wants to stop Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgenders (LGBTs) from having same-gender marriage and hence prevent LGBTs forming their own families.

QUESTIONS TO THE VOTER:
Why shouldn't LGBTs have the same advantages as  male and female couples?  Are LGBT couples not worthy of happiness?
Shouldn't LGBTs have equality before the Law?  Why shouldn't LGBTs have equal civil rights with male and female couples?
Why should bigotry and inequality be written into the California Constitution?


VOTE  NO   ON PROP 8 ON NOVEMBER  4 2008

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VOTE NO 

    ON PROP 8

Prop 8 wants to stop Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgenders (LGBTs) from having same-gender marriage and hence prevent LGBTs forming their own families.

QUESTIONS TO THE VOTER:
·1    Why shouldn't LGBTs have the same advantages as  male and female couples?  Are LGBT couples not worthy of happiness?
·2    Shouldn't LGBTs have equality before the Law?  Why shouldn't LGBTs have equal civil rights with male and female couples?
·3    Why should bigotry and inequality be written into the California Constitution?
   

SAME GENDER MARRIAGE?

·1    The idea of same-gender  marriage is not new.  Ancient Egypt, China, Persia, and Greece allowed such couples—often with some conditions (for example, fathering a child for the state). Gnostic and Cathar early Christian sects allowed forms of same-gender marriage.
·2    Same-gender partnerships are well known in nature, from insects, invertebrate animals, vertebrate animals, birds, mammals, and apes.  Same- gender relationships are therefore part of Nature's enabling tools for the planet.
·3    Jesus Christ never condemned same-gender or homosexual relationships
·4    The prohibitions of the Old Testament can be explained by a desire to maximize population for a hard –pressed small tribe, the Israelites or Jews.
·5    The=2 0same sex prohibition of the Pauline books of the New Testament can be explained through Paul's desire to set early Christianity apart from the prevailing pagan Roman Empire.   

SHORT LEGAL HISTORY

2004:  The City of San Francisco issued marriage certificates to LGBT couples at City Hall under an order from Mayor Gavin Newsom.  In that winter, more than 4,000 couples married.  In May, the California Supreme Court invalidated these marriage licenses.
A lawsuit was then filed on behalf of 15 same-gender couples, Equality California, and Our Family Coalition

May 15 2008: The California Supreme Court ruled that all Californians have the freedom to marry.  This ended the state ban on
Marriage for same gender couples.

May 15 2008: --- Governor Schwarzenegger's statement:---
"I respect the Court's decision and as Governor, I will uphold its ruling.  Also, as I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the Constitution that would overturn this state Supreme Court ruling."

June 16 2008:  The California Supreme Court decision went into force.        
        
          


POLITICALPARTIES AND SAME-GENDER MARRIAGE

FEDERAL:
Supports Specifically:  
·1    Green Party of the United States (www.gpus.org)
·2    Libertarian Party of the United States (www.lp.org)
Does Not Support Spe cifically:
·3    Democratic Party of the United States
·4    Republican Party of the United States

CALIFORNIA:
Supports Specifically:
·1    Green Party of California
(www.cagreens.org)
·2    Libertarian Party of California
(www.lp.org/states/California)
·3    Democratic Party of California (http://www.cadem.org/site/c.jrLZK2PyHmF/b.4213689/ )
Does Not Support:
·5    Republican Party of California
VOTE FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU   
 
OUT AGAINST WAR:

LGBT & FRIENDS COALITION FOR PEACE & JUSTICE

URGES  YOU

TO VOTE  NO   ON PROP 8 ON NOVEMBER 4 2008

Authorized by: Out Against War, LGBT & Friends Coalition for Peace & Justice, 923 Levering Avenue Unit 102, Los Angeles CA 90024,  oa...@hotmail.com
   

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SAME SEX MARRIAGE/DOMESTIC PARTNERS/CIVIL UNIONS:
National: Half of the funds for Yes on 8 have come from out of state (LAT Sep 6 A31).   Republicans are trying to cast the Yes on 8 approach as supportive of religious freedoms, bolstered also by the Cal Supreme Court support of a Oceanside Lesbian to be artificially inseminated in spite of the religious beliefs of her physician.  The six senior Episcopal Church bishops on Sep 10 opposed Prop 8 (LAT Sep 11 B1).
   Same sex marriage not between California prison inmates is being investigated for the prison system (Daily Bruin Sep 8 p2).
Other Articles/Photos: LA CityBeat Sep 11-17 p3;

LGBT NEWS:
International:  In the Beijing Olympics, of 11out athletes, 7 took medals and one made history.  Linda Bresonik of Germany took a bronze medal for soccer, while Lauren Lappi n and Vicky Galindo nabbed silver medals with the United States women's softball team. Natasha Kai of the U.S. brought home gold in soccer, while Gro Hammerseng and Katya Nyberg, who are a couple, brought gold medals home to Norway in handball. The big gay story of the Olympics, however, was the 10-meter platform diving by Matthew Mitcham of Australia, who garnered four perfect 10s on his last dive to shoot ahead of his Chinese competitor Zhou Luxin, denying a Chinese sweep of diving gold. Mitcham was the first openly gay man to win a gold medal at the Olympics. (Gay People's Chronicle Aug 28). TV viewers in Australia and Europe saw an extended interview in the NBC feed with Mitcham, his mother, and his partner Lachlan Fletcher. Viewers in America, however, saw none of the interview, leading to cries of homophobia directed at NBC.  There is a You-tube feature on his dives and subsequent interviews.
National:   The Fall SPLC Intelligence Report mentioned LGBT discrimination on p62,63,64.
     Obama for America Announced on Aug 8 an expansion of its LGBT Steering & Policy Committee.  These new members included  Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who was the Chair of Hillary Clinton's National LGBT Steering Committee, who has joined Tobias Barrington Wolff, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a civil rights lawyer who chaired Obama's LGBT Policy Committee during the primary season, as co-chair. There will be five national co-chairs of Obama Pride. In alphabetical order , they are:*Marsha Botzer* : served as co-chair of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Board of Directors during 2005-6. She is a Founding Member of Equal Rights Washington, and founded Seattle's Ingersoll Gender Center, an organization that has assisted transgender people for decades. She co-chairs the Safe Schools Coalition, works with Seattle's Pride Foundation on national issues, and serves on an Advisory Committee for Antioch University. She is a member of Obama Pride Seattle. *Mandy Carter* ha been organizing North Carolina African Americans and LGBT people for years, and has served as a member of the DNC. She founded Southerners On New Ground (SONG) in 1993 and was a leader in Harvey Gantt's two campaigns for U.S. Senate. She has done the hard work of organizing LGBT grassroots networks, especially of people of color, throughout the South. She was a member of Hillary Clinton's North Carolina LGBT Steering Committee.  *Jesse Garcia* is a gay Latino activist from Dallas, Texas, who has been involved in the Democratic Party since 1994. Garcia has been twice elected to serve on the National Stonewall Democrats board of directors, guiding strategy for the 90 Stonewall chapters and affiliates across the nation. He is the President of the Dallas Stonewall Democrats, and served on Hillary Clinton's National LGBT Steering Committee. *Campbell Spencer* has been fighting for LGBT equality since she campaigned against the marriage ban in Hawaii in 1998. She was a field organizer at the Human Rights Campaign, led LGBT outrea ch for Vice President Gore's campaign in 2000, and was Base Vote Director at the DNC. She worked on John Kerry's Presidential campaign organizing six vital primary states, and was an active supporter of Hillary Clinton's campaign this year. Now President of Boost Strategies in Washington DC, she serves as the senior strategist for One Iowa. *Eric Stern* has led Obama grassroots organizing efforts since February of this year. He was the Director of LGBT Outreach at the DNC in the 2004 election, and then served as Executive Director of the National Stonewall Democrats. He was a lead organizer of LGBT support for John Edwards during the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, and has served in a leadership role in Obama's LGBT organizing efforts since February of this year.  *Joan Garry*, former executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and Kevin Jennings, founder and executive director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, continue to lead the Finance Committee.
     The Log Cabin Club at the Republican National Convention (RNC) earned  9 paragraphs in LAT Sep 5 A18.  Communications director Scott Tucker was mentioned and he stated there were about 24 Log Cabiners at the RNC. Log Cabin endorsed McCain on Sep 2.  There was no analogous LAT coverage of the Stonewall Democrats at the DNC. Over 350 LGBTs attended the DNC.   Of course, there was no coverage of the Lavender Caucus at the Chicago Green Party Convention either.
  &nb sp;  Republican VP candidate Palin agreed with discussions over condom use in schools as well as "procontraception" and abstinence when she campaigned for Governor of Alaska in 2006 (LAT Sep 6 A15). McCain stated that abstinence was the only way. 
California: On Aug 5 the California Senate approved legislation AB 2567 22-13 that would declare May 22 "Harvey Milk Day," observing the birthday of the openly gay San Francisco city supervisor who was assassinated some 30 years ago. The vote created a "day of significance" rather than a state holiday. Not one Republican senator voted for the bill. The Assembly had still to reconcile its version and the compromise bill still needed to be signed by the Governator.
     Equality California is sponsoring 5 LGBT related bills:  Senate Bill 1729 (Migden)-- would help guarantee that LGBT seniors can age with social support and respect; Senate Bill 153 (Migden)– that would protect unmarried LGBT seniors who may otherwise be at risk of losing their homes during their time of grief; AB 2567 (Leno) would establish a day of special significance on May 22 to honor late LGBT civil rights leader Harvey Milk; AB 2654 (Laird) would strengthen the state's nondiscrimination laws to ensure they provide consistent protections for LGBT Californians; AB 3015 (Brownley) would require social workers to educate foster youth and their caregivers about laws that safeguard LGBT students against harassment and discrimination at school.
Los Angeles: Lapriss Gilbert, who was wearing a lesbian.com T shirt, was kicked out of the Van Nuys federal building because the guard thought the T shirt was a threat to national security (LA City Beat Sep 4-10 p4). 
   PWA Michel Martenay who once tended a plot for dead PWAs in Laguna Beach (for 20 years) was interviewed in LAT Sep 7 A1.
   Michelle Obama's visit to a Beverly Hills LGBT fundraiser of 300 on Sep 10 sandwiched between an appearance on the Ellen Degeneres  Show, an interview by Latino radio show personality Eddie Sotelo, and another Beverly Hills fundraiser was described in LA Weekly Sep 12-18 p15.  Some names dropped included: Bryan Lourd, fashion designer Tom Ford, movie producer Bruce Cohen, Abbey owner David Cooley, V President of Palms Restaurant Group Bruce Bozzi Jr, and Kevin Huvane, along with actresses Helen Hunt, Selma Hayek, and Reece Witherspoon.
   The Log Cabin endorsement of McCain was ridiculed in LA CityBeat Sep 11-17 p4.
LGBT Cartoons/Comics: BookSmart in LAT Sep 7 A35 contained filmmaker/Hollywood Babylon author Kenneth Anger as a patron of Skylight Books ; Candorville LAT Sep 10 E12 on Biden having a sex-change operation to compete with Palin;
LGBTIQ PASSINGS:  Steven Paul Hirschfield, 37, of West Hollywood was killed by a shot to the chest from San Diego Harbor police on a San Diego Pride cruise on July 17.  The police alleged he was high and unmanageable.  TV producer and acting teacher Bob Monroe, 79, died on Sep 6 in Tarzana. 20He produced the TV movies such as The Great American Beauty Contest, Can Ellen Be Saved, and Jigsaw John.   He started out as an Agent for Sammy Davis Jr, Harry Belefonte, Dick Haymes, and Eartha Kitt.  He acted in Showboat, South Pacific, and ready When You Are, CB.  He was Associate Producer at Spelling-Goldberg.   John Burnside, 90, long-time partner for 39 yrs of Harry Hay who organized the 1st long-lived homosexual organization in the U.S (the Mattachine Society), died on Sep 14 from brain cancer in San Francisco.  His last public outings were at the June San Francisco Pride, and the unveiling of the Harvey Milk statue .  He was a Radical Faerie who helped Harry, Mitch Walker, and Don Kilhefner organize the 1st RF Gathering in Arizona. After serving in the navy during World War II, he took advantage of the GI bill to study engineering.  He was the inventor of the Teleidoscope and the Symmetricon.  He lived for many years with Harry in Los Angeles on LA Cresta Court after they met at Dorr Legg's One Institute in 1962 (with a New Mexico interregnum) and after a house fire, on North Genessee in West Hollywood. From 2002 onwards, both lived in San Francisco on 17th Street until Hay died, and then on 18th Street, and finally on Ashbury.

GREEN SNIPPETS:
National:
Greens Running For Federal Election in California:
President/Vice-President: Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente
1st District (Humboldt): Carol Wolman, MD, Carol Wolman for Congress, Box 810. 1, Eureka, CA 95502, Email: cwo...@mcn.org.
12th District (San Mateo/San Francisco): Barry Hermanson,Barry Hermanson For Congress 2008,2467 28th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116, 415.664.7754, Email: ba...@hermanonsons.com;
14th District:  Carol Brouillet,PO Box 60511, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Email: cbrou...@igc.org,
15th District (Santa Clara): Peter Myers, Peter Myers for Congress, 408.242.4212, Email: peter@myersforcalifornia .com
46th District (Orange/Los Angeles): Tom Lash, Tom Lash for Congress, 19744 Beach Blvd. #345, Huntington Beach, CA 92648;E Mail: ccs...@aol.com; www.tomlashforcongress.com 
RNC: On Aug 30 before the RNC began, the home of Mike Whelan,  long term Minneapolis activist and sometime Lavender Green and army veteran, was raided.by police.  Mike for years volunteered at an activist bookstore cooperative called Arise! Of hundred detained, 6 were arrested. Amy Goodman leapt a fence to question police.  Goodman was arrested on Sep 1.  Democracy Now's Elizabeth Press  was detained after a police raid of an I-Witness meeting on Sep 3.  Under cover police and p[olice intimidation was rife before and during the RNC.   Protests at the Republican National Convention resulted in many arrests and tear gassing including gassing the Green Party Vice-Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente (LAT Sep 2 A10).  Some 280 were arrested on Sep 1 during and after a march of some 40,000 on a day truncated by Hurricane Gustav's landfall, and in addition, some activists' homes/shops raided.  The Minnesota N ational Guard and St Paul police applied the heavy-hand tactics when protestors tired to block delegate buses from reaching the Convention Center. Before Sep 1 some 15 people were arrested.  Some 129 people were charged as of Sep 1 with felonies. The Open Forum, the set area for activists to speak and gather in, though utilized did not attract big crowds on Sep1 (LAT Sep 2 A12).  On Sep 2, at least 10 people were arrested during and after an anti-poverty march of 5,000 that involved police using tear gas and "flash-bang" grenades who police alleged were trying to get past security fences (LAT Sep 3 13). On Sep 3, 8 were accused of conspiring to disrupt the RNC by violent acts of terrorism (LAT Sep 4 A11).  Seven of the 8 are being held on $70,000 bond.  They are alleged to members of an anarchist group, the RNC Welcoming Committee.  The alternative media did not mention the RNC riots (LA Weekly Sep 5-11 p16; LA City Beat Sep 4-10 p6).  There was a disturbance at the Sep 3 Rage Against The Machine concert resulting in 102 arrests for unlawful assembly (LAT Sep 5 A20).  The disruptions of McCain's acceptance speech on Sep 4 were not specifically called out as being due to Code Pink in the small paragraphs (A12, 2nd column para 2; A20 column 1, para 4,5) it was referred to in LAT Sep 5 A1,A20. Some 280 were arrested on Sep 4 (LAT Sep 5 A20), making the total arrests during the RNC at over 800.  Some 90 protestors had been jailed on the evening of S ep 4, mostly from continuing their protests after their protest permit expired., and after tear gas, pepper spray, and police bicycles and horses were used.  The leaders of the Anti-War Committee were arrested and the leaderless throng milled around.  Time's Sep 15 account did not mention any protests.  LA CityBeat Sep 11-17 p10 indicated protesters in its account.
    Some 12,000 of Ron Paul's supporters held a 9-hour counter convention in Minneapolis on Sep 2 (LAT Sep 3 A10).  Republican Paul, 73, was the Libertarian candidate for President in 1988. Paul on Sep 10 advocated no voting for the duopoly at a 3rd party candidates' convention news conference but did not recommend  Nader (LAT Sep 10 A21; Sep 11 A13).  LAT Sep 11 A13 had photos of Nader and McKinney as well as Paul.  Paul had been asked by McCain not to endorse 3rd Party candidates.  He also included Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin.  Bob Barr did not attend but staged his own press conference. On Sep 11, Nader was polling at 4% and Barr at 1%.
    Nader staged a rally of 4,000 in Denver at the DNC (Epoch Times Aug 27) and then attracted     at his Minneapolis Rally during the RNC.  He is currently on the ballots of 45 states.  Cynthia McKinney is expected to be on the ballots of 34 states.  Barr is on the ballot in 42 states.  One of Nader's volunteers, Barry Burgess, elected to the Peace and Freedom Party Contra Costa County Cent ral Committee and state committee in June, was attacked by police distributing literature for the Ralph Nader for President campaign on Sep 4, according to Kevin Akin, California State Chair, Peace and Freedom Party.


Other National News:  Since illegal immigrants have no right to legal representation, illegal immigrants are on their own in the immigration courts (LAT Sep 2 B3).
     The White House still claims Executive Privilege on the firing of 9 federal prosecutors in 2006 (LAT Sep 6 A15).
     The Bush penchant for spending taxpayers' money on corporate bailouts ("corporate socialism") continued with the "temporary bailout" or "selective nationalization" of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sep 7 (Time Sep 22 p44; LAT Sep 7 A1; Sep 8 A1,A16,C1;Sep 9 A16,C1; Sep 11 C1).  Lehman Bros declared bankrupcy and Bank of America took over Merrill Lynch on Sep 14 (LAT Sep 15 A1; Sep 16 A1,A16,C1;  ), amidst demands that the government save all the large corporations that were in difficulty because of their own actions.
    Al Franken won the Dem nomination for the US Senate in Minnesota on Sep 9 (LAT Sep 10 A11).
    Bob Woodward's The War Within paints Bush as a failed wartime chief because he wanted to be in charge but did not want to be fully engaged  (LAT Sep 10 E1).
    The anniversary of 9/11 brought many questions about that seminal event (LAT Sep 11 A22).
    Federal aid after Hurr icane Ike drowned Galveston and left Houston without power, and with at least 40 U.S. deaths on Sep 13-15 was predictably slow much to the embarrassment of Homeland Security Chief, Michael Chertoff (LAT Sep 15 A1).
California:
Green Candidates:
39th District California Assembly:  John Paul ("Jack") Lindblad, 8211 Shadyglade Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91605,818.785.2724, Email: jplin...@gmail.com
Board of Trustees,
San Francisco City College: Bruce Wolfe, 415.738.7979, Email: in...@BruceWolfe.net; http://www.brucewolfe.net/citycollegeboard/
Oakland School Board District 1: Tennessee Reed,  tmre...@comcast.net, http://smartvoter.org/vote/tennessee_reed 
Berkeley School Board: John Selawsky (2 term incumbent): selaw...@yahoo.com; http://www.selawsky.com
Berkeley Rent Board:   Jesse Townley,  jt...@mindspring.com, (510) 525-4373
City of Alameda Healthcare District:   Robert Deutsch,
City Council
Arcata:, Jason Grow,707.498.1269, Email: jaso...@hotmail.com
               Jeff Schwartz.
Marina City (Monterey County): Bruce Delgado.
Morro Bay: Joey Racano, 805.540.8970, Email: racano4...@yahoo.com
Santa Monica: Linda Piera-Avila, 310.403.1927, Email: lind...@verizon.net
                          Jon Mann, 1392 Hart Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405; (310) 664-3712;net_de...@yahoo.com .
Municipal Water District: 
Humboldt County:   Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap (incumbent) : www.newmenu.org/votekaitlin

Neighborhood Council-Los Angeles,
Ari Ruiz, ari.r...@gmail.com; (323) 302-1820
Ginny-Marie Case, 213.248.0698, Email: gi...@ginnycase.com

Supervisor
Humboldt County District 3, Paul Pitino, 707.822.2556, Email: pa...@paulpitino.com
San Francisco District 5, Ross Mirkarimi, 415.412.7526, Email: rm...@msn.com
San Francisco District 9, Mark Sanchez,Mark Sanchez for Supervisor, 415.314.7144,Email: mark_s...@earthlink.net
GPCA's Stands on the PROPS:  •• Prop 1, High Speed Rail Bond: consensus not reached; county polling will decide;  •• Prop 2, Treatment of Farm Animals: Yes;  •• Prop 3, Children's Hospital Bond: No;  •• Prop 4, Parental Notification for Under-18 abortions: No;  •• Prop 5, Nonviolent Offenders Sentencing and Rehabilitation: Yes;   •• Prop 6, Anti-Gang Penalties (Runner initiative): No;  •• Prop 7, Renewable Energy Requirements For Utilities: No;  •• Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage Ban: No;  •• Prop 9, Victims' Rights, Reduction of Parole Hearings: No; •• Prop 10, Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy Bond: No; •• Prop 11, Redistricting: No;  •• Prop 12: Veterans' Bond. Yes.
Peter Camejo Dies:  Peter Miguel Camejo, 68, civil rights leader, socially responsible investment pioneer, and former V Pres candidate on the Nader/Camejo Reform Party /Independent ticket of 2004 (third with 0.4% of the vote) ,  peacefully passed on Sep 13 at his home in Folsom, CA.  He had been battling a reoccurrence of lymphoma cancer (1st diagnosed in 2007), and his condition had rapidly deteriorated over the past few days. He was a student leader, civil rights advocate, leader in the socially responsible investment industry with his own investment firm, Progressive Asset Management, Inc. (founded 1987) and with the Board of Earth Share, and author of books on investment and history including Racism, Revolution, Reaction, 1861-1877, The Rise and Fall of Radical Reconstruction, California Under Corporate Rule, and his recent book, The SRI Advantage: Why Socially Responsible Investing Has Outperformed Financially. He used his eloquence, sharp wit, and barnstorming bravado to blaze a trail for 21st century third party politics in the US. He was a third party candidate for state and national office, making three gubernatorial runs in California as a Green, including one in the 2002 election when he earned 5.3 percent of the vote. In the 2003 recall election, he debated Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis, and eventually placed fourth out of 135 candidates with 2.8% of the vote.  In 2006, he got 2.3% of the vote.  He was also the Socialist Workers Party presidential candidate in 1967 (a Troskyist party), and obtained  0.1% of the vote after gaining access to the ballots of 18 states and obtaining 91,314 votes.  He was also a leader in the Free Speech Movement in the 1960s at UC Berkeley (expelled in 1967) , and pa rticipated in one Selma Freedom march with Rev Martin Luther King Jr.  He was named in Gov Reagan's list of the 10 most dangerous people in California for being "present at all antiwar demonstrations".  He eventually became a broker at Merrill Lynch but broke with them when they refused to create an individual retirement account that gave funds to AIDS groups.    Among the many causes he forcefully championed were a living wage, healthcare for all, and making the US the world leader in renewable energy. He was also a passionate advocate for electoral reform, pressing for proportional representation and instant run-off voting (allows voters to rank their top choices) in an effort to overturn the "200-year-old dysfunctional money-dominated winner take-all system that disrespects the will of the people."   He was a politically courageous champion of the downtrodden and mistreated. Peter Camejo is survived by his wife Morella (who was with him when he died), his father Daniel, his daughter Alexandra, his son Victor, three brothers Antonio, Daniel, and Danny, and three grandchildren Andrew, Daniel, and Oliver.  His autobiography, Northstar, will be published soon. He was a yachtsman for Venezuela in the 1960 Rome Olympics.  He also spoke for Nader/Gonzalez for President/Vice-President at the Peace & Freedom Convention of Aug 2.  LAT Sep 15 B7 carried an obituary.

Voter Registration & Participation:
Registering to Vote: You may register to vote in California if: 1. You are a United=2 0States citizen. 2. You are a resident of California.  3. You are at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the next election). 4. You are not in prison or on parole for a felony conviction.  5. You have not been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent.
California Registration Deadlines: In order to be eligible to vote in the statewide election on November 4, 2008 (General Election): Your registration must be postmarked no later than: October 20, 2008
How You Can Register to Vote: 1. Fill Out A Voter Registration Form Now.  2.  Click here (<http://www.sos.ca.gov/nvrc/fedform/>ENGLISH/ESPA?OL) to download and complete the voter registration form on your computer. When you fill in your address, the address for your county elections office will automatically be added. Then simply print the form, sign it, and mail it directly to your county elections office.  3.  Have A Voter Registration Form Mailed to You. Click here  (<https://ovr.sos.ca.gov/votereg/OnlineVoterReg>ENGLISH |                 <https://ovr.sos.ca.gov/votereg/OnlineVoterReg?lang=es>ESPA?OL) to fill out a voter registration form that will be mailed to you for your signature. Because state law requires you to provide a valid signature on a voter registration card, you will not be registered to vote until your county elections office receives a signed copy of this form. It will be approximately 7 to 14 days before you receive this form. Because all voter=2 0registration forms must be postmarked (or hand delivered to the appropriate county elections office) 15 days before an election, you should not exercise this option fewer than 30 days before an election.
4.   Pick Up A Voter Registration Form. You can pick up a voter registration form at your county elections office, library, or U.S. Post Office. It is important that your voter registration form be filled out completely and be postmarked or hand-delivered to your county elections office at least 15 days before the election.(Here October 20 2008). <http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_mov.htm>   Military and Overseas Voter Information
Includes United States Citizens who are members of the Uniformed Services (on active duty) and their eligible dependents, members of the Merchant Marine and their eligible dependents, Commissioner Corps of the Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or United States citizens residing outside the United States.
When to Re-Register to Vote: You will need to re-register to vote when: 1. You move. 2. You change your name.  3. You change your political party choice. .
As a California voter, you should be aware that in some areas, local elections are held on dates that do not coincide with statewide election dates. The 15-day close of registration deadline for these local elections varies depending on the actual date of the election. If you need to know a deadline for a local election, contact your <http://www.sos.ca. gov/elections/elections_d.htm>county elections office.
Voter Registration Deadlines: In California, the deadline to register to vote for an election is 15 days before each local and statewide Election Day, so please register early!
Voter Registration Drives:  Anyone distributing voter registration cards in California should be familiar with the rules and regulations for conducting voter registration drives. For information, please read the <http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/guidetovr_1006.pdf>Secretary of State's Guide to Voter Registration.
Statement of Distribution Form for Voter Registration Cards:  Anyone requesting 50 or more voter registration cards from the Secretary of State must complete and submit a <http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/vrdis.pdf>Statement of Distribution Form and a plan of distribution to the Secretary of State.  The statement and plan of distribution can be mailed or faxed to: California Secretary of State Elections Division,1500 11th Street, 5th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 653-3214
The Secretary of State's Elections Division will process the request within 48 hours of receiving it. For additional assistance, please contact the Secretary of State's Elections Division at (916) 657-2166.
Report of Registration: The Secretary of State is responsible for producing a statistical report detailing voter registration numbers in California several times per year. To view these reports, please go to <http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_u.htm>Report of Registration.
Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ elections_faq.htm#vr>Here is more information about voting in California.
Additional Assistance:  For additional assistance with voter registration, please contact the Secretary of State's office at the following toll-free numbers: English: 1-800-345-VOTE;Chinese: 1-800-339-2857; Japanese: 1-800-339-2865; Korean: 1-866-575-1558; Spanish: 1-800-232-VOTA; Tagalog: 1-800-339-2957; Vietnamese: 1-800-339-8163;
<http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/votered/vrc_old.pdf>Sample Old VRC
<http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/votered/vrc_new.pdf>Sample New VRC

Other California Green News:  The California $15.2 billion deficit and Budget impasse continued (Time Sep 22 p20;LAT Sep 2 B3; Sep 4 B1; Sep 6 A31; Sep 8 B1; Sep 9 B3; Sep 11 B1; Sep 15 A1; Sep 16 A16,B1; LA City Beat Sep 4-10 p5 ). The legislature finally passed a Budget on Sep 16 that featured spending cuts and more taxes (called "increased revenue") that the Governator said he would veto because it did not have a big enough Reserve Fund with $1.2 billion allotted  (LAT Sep 17 A1).  However the Governor's veto may be overridden.  Most of the cuts are from the Schools budget, and most of the "increased revenue" is from early and increased income collections.
   California's prison guards now want to recall the Governator it was announced on Sep 8 (LAT Sep 9 A17,B1; Sep 10 A22).
  The UCBerkeley Sports facility that would involve loss of a tree grove that environmentalists have been occupying in protest for 21 months against the project was approved on Sep 4 (LAT Sep 5 B4), and removal of the trees, largely oaks, commenced on Sep 5 with 4 protestors clinging to one 90 ft redwood tree (LAT Sep 6 B3; Sep 8 B5; Sep 9 B6; Sep 10 A1, B1; Sep 11 B1).  The grove they were trying to save was cut down by Sep 8. An agreement occurred on Sep 9 in light of the redwood they were perched in being the last tree to go (LAT Sep 10 A1, B1).
   The Capistrano Unified School District is being investigated by the Orange County District Atty's office relative to allegations that the District broke the Brown Act dictum of no secret meetings stemming from a closed meeting of the District on Aug 11 (LAT Sep 5 B4).
   Pollution measures and truckers at the port of Long Beach are heading for court (LAT Sep 8 B3). 
   Santa Barbara County supervisors voted in favor of off-shore oil drilling on Sep 9 (LAT Sep 9 B4;   ).
   Green Chemistry got a plug in LAT Sep 14 A1.
   The State propositions were discussed (LAT Sep 15 A19).
   The San Francisco proposition to protect sex workers has split the city (LAT Sep 15 B6).
Los Angeles:    Some 30 supporters of Nader/Gonzalez protested outside the headquarters of My Space and Fox in Beverly Hills on Aug 27 for their failure to include Nader, McKinney, and Barr on their Presidential Candidates webpage. Their boss, Rupert Murdoch, was visiting at the time.
   Labor Day on Sep 1 saw rallies by Unions that=2 0attracted thousands (LAT Sep 2 B1).
   The homicide incidence of 84 homicides in LA County during Summer 2008 is the lowest number in the season for 44 years (LAT Sep 3 B1; LA CityBeat Sep 11-17 p5). All categories of Part I crimes (includes rape, robbery, homicide, aggravated assault) are lower than in 2007
   Inglewood police department recent actions with 4 officer involved shootings in the last 4 months are being reviewed (LAT Sep 3 A1; LA CityBeat Sep 11-17 p4).  A homeless man with a toy gun in his waistband was killed on Aug 31 with police firing 40 shots.  Another shooting occurred on Sep 3 (LAT Sep 4 B1; Sep 5 B1;Sep 6 B3; Sep 10 B4;  ).  Three of those slain were unarmed.
   Transit in Los Angeles continued to attract heated discussion (LAT Sep 3 B2; Sep 8 A27; Daily Bruin Sep 8 p1; LA Weekly Sep 12-18 p24).
   Skirmishes between Mark Ridley-Thomas and Bernard Parks for the LA County Supervisor seat to be decided on Nov 4 continued (LAT Sep 6 B4; Sep 14 B1).
  Criticism of the "All About Me" mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa surfaced (LA Weekly Sep 12-18 p28).
  Population shifts in LA were discussed in LAT Sep 14 B1.  Latinos outnumber African-Americans 2:1 in South LA.

OUT AGAINST WAR: LGBT & FRIENDS COALITION FOR PEACE & JUSTICE:   OUT issued a brochure to vote NO on Prop 8 since there was no downloadable version from Equality California and No ON 8 websites as of Sep 1.  

GENERAL ANTI-WAR:
International: The US and Iraq are still sparring over withdrawal of US troops now tentatively set for 2011 (LAT Sep 2 A3; Sep 16 A1,A5;  ).
    Deaths to civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan (Time Sep 15 p35; Sep 22 p19;   LAT Sep 2 A3; Sep 3 A4; Sep 8 A4; Sep 9 A4;)  were still discussed as were more troops for Afghanistan (LAT Sep 6 A8).
    An attack on Iran continued to be discussed as well as its nuclear capability (LAT Sep 14 B1; Sep 16 A6; ).
    The Pakistani parliament elected Benazir Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, 53, as President on Sep 6 after the resignation of Pervez Musharraf (Time Sep 22 p34; LAT Sep 7 A4; Sep 9 A16; Sep 10 A8).
    Russia's Georgia adventure continued to draw headlines (Time Sep 15 p16; Sep 22 p20;  LAT Sep 2 A5; Sep 4 A4;Sep 7A8; Sep 9 A6; Sep 10 A3,A6; Sep 11 A6; Sep 14 A11).
National: Bob Woodward's book "The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008" was described by the White House spokesperson "at best incomplete" (!!!!) But Woodward stood by his conclusions (LAT Sep 6 A15; Time Sep 22 p23).
   Former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey claimed on Sep 15 that V Pres Dick Cheney misled him on Saddam Hussein's connection to Al Qaeda (LAT Sep 16 A13).
California:    Halfway through Speaker Nancy Pelosi's discussion at The American University of Judaism on Aug 11, where more than 300=2 0people paid $30 each to hear Pelosi speak about her upbringing and her family's impact on her political career, the topic shifted to Congress's historically low approval rating and how it reflected on Pelosi's tenure as Speaker (The Public Record, Aug 12).  Peter Thottam,  founder of the LA Impeachment Center and fuming at a frustrating Pelosi answer, demanded that Pelosi "do her job" and pursue impeachment hearings against President Bush for launching a war on false pretenses. "I am going to vomit.  Who gave you the right to take the constitution and shove it down the toilet? Who gave you the right to take impeachment off the table? Nobody told them to do this," Thottam shouted at Pelosi moments before Secret Service agents removed him from the packed auditorium and turned him over to officers with the Los Angeles Police Department. ""One million Iraqis are dead. Five thousand Americans are dead. You have destroyed the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Eighth Amendments."  Thottam spent overnight in jail, and the charges were dismissed on Sep 4.  Shouted questions soon followed after Thottam's enforced departure by Code Pink and Progressive Democrats of America.

LAVENDER GREENS MISSION STATEMENT(June 24 2003): 
The National Lavender Green Caucus (NLGC) is the Green Party's advocacy group on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (GLBTIQ) issues. NLGC works for the elimination of heterosexism and all its manifestations such as homophobia, violence, prejudice and injustice against GLBTIQ communities. NLGC also works for the elimination of racism and sexism and all their manifestations in GLBTIQ communities and in society as a whole, and our work is centered in ten key values and four pillars of the Green Party of the United States. The caucus recognizes that freedom and social justice for GLBTIQ individuals will only come with the liberation of all people, and we actively view ourselves as a part of a broader movement for social justice.

EVENTS:
FRIDAY ANTIWAR VIGILS: 5-7p at Vista Theater at Sunset Bl./Hollywood Bl./Hillhurst Av./Virgil Av. junction; Echo Park, intersection of Glendale/Alvarado, S of the #2 freeway entrance; 5-6p at Pico/La Cienega junction; 6.30-7.30p at Mar Vista Park at Palms/McLaughlin.
ARLINGTON WEST MEMORIAL AT SANTA MONICA BEACH: Suns until Troops Come Home, 7:30-9:30 a or 6:00-7:00 p at Santa Monica Pier (North Side)

Sun Sep 7, 3-5p Nomi Silverman Exhibition Opening on the 10th Anniversary of the Death of Matthew Shepard: Fundraiser for No on Prop (50% of donations).  Workman's Circle, 1525 S Robertson, off of  Wilshire Blvd.  Exhibition runs until Oct 3 2008.
Sat Sep 20, All Day A Million Doors For Peace: UFPJ, US Action/True Majority, Win Without War, MoveOn.org sponsor this national action to identify the anti-war constituency.
Fri Sep 26, 6p, 1st Presidential Debate with Moderator Jim Lehrer: U Mississippi, Oxford MS. Domestic issues
Sun Sep 28, 12 noon-5p  Coalition For World Peace Retreat: 3910 Melrose Ave #4, at the h ome of Marian Gordon between Hoover and Western.
Thurs Oct 2, 6p Vice -Presidential Debate moderated by Gwen Ifill:  Washington U, St Louis. General.
Tues Oct 7, 6p 2nd Presidential Debate Moderated by Tom Brokaw:  Belmont U, Nashville TN.
Sat Oct 11, 2-4p Out Against War:LGBT & Friends Coalition for Peace & Justice Meeting: Place to be announced.
Sun Oct 12, 3p Terry Baum presents Immediate Family:  Fundraiser for No on Prop 8, Workman's Circle, 1525 S Robertson, off of  Wilshire Blvd.  Admission $20.
Wed Oct 15 6p 3rd Presidential Debate Moderated by Bob Schieffer: Hofstra U, Hempstead, NY: Foreign policy
Tues Nov 4 Election Day: Vote No on Prop 8 and vote for Nader/Gonzalez or McKinney/Rosa Clemente. 

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7:00 PM San Rafael: Battle in Seattle (screening and reception)
YouTube - 1999 Battle of Seattle Choose the language in which you want to view YouTube. This will only change the interface, .... Battle In Seattle - Movie Trailer (Final: July, 2008) ...
Fri, Sep 19, 2008 - Fri, Sep 26, 2008      They were five days that rocked the world when, in November 1999, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Seattle to protest the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference.  From www.mpjc.org

12:00 PM - 11:00 PM [view]"BATTLE IN SEATTLE" film opening in the Bay Area


Protest
Karl Rove to speak at the Sacramento Convention Center on Sept. 19th, 2008
Speaker

Central Valley | Government & Elections

San Francisco | Anti-War
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

‘1968: A Discussion On The Lessons and Vibrant Legacy Of The Year That Shook The World’
Speaker
East Bay
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Julia Morgan Center For The Arts
2640 College Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704
510 845 8542
http://www.juliamorgan.org

San Jose Bike Party - September Ride: "YELLOW"
Party/Street Party
South Bay | Arts + Action
8:30 PM - 12:30 AM

BAMBOOZLED! West Side Movie Night
Screening
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Racial Justice
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM


Mabon/Fall Equinox Mystery Bike Ride!
Party/Street Party
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Great Movie
Film Screening: Freeway
Screening
Central Valley | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Sac.

Find phone numbers fast with the New AOL Yellow Pages!

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Green Citizen Recycling Event
Other
North Bay / Marin | Environment & Forest Defense
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Elephant Pharm San Rafael
909 Grand Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
accepting: large electronics, small electronics, CFL light bulbs, rechargeable AND alkaline batteries, and crayons!

Law School Admissions Workshop For People of Color at UC Merced
Conference
Central Valley | Education & Student Activism
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
ersity of California, Merced
5200 North Lake Road
Merced, California 95343

Taller Gratis ... Informacion de padre de crianza y adopcion
Training
East Bay | En Español | Health, Housing, and Public Services
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
AASK -Adopt A Special Kid Office
8201 Edgewater Drive Suite 103
Oakland, CA 94621
Learn more about California's waiting children!
There are 100,000 children in the foster care system in California. These children need loving stable homes in which to thrive and succeed. Join us for our free information workshop and learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent.
Taller sobre informacion como ser padres adoptivos or de crianza temporal. 44% de los ninos en "foster care" en California20son latinos.

9:00 AM Albany & Richmond: Albany & Richmond Shoreline Clean Up Events

Berkeley Shoreline Clean-up

Other
East Bay | Environment & Forest Defense
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Santa Cruz County Annual Coastal Cleanup Day
Other
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Environment & Forest Defense
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Ridge Trail Cruz: Hike or Ride, Family Friendly to Challenging
Other
South Bay | Environment & Forest Defense
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM


Anarchy magazine release party for issue #66
Party/Street Party
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Indymedia
8:00 PM - 10:0 0 PM
6395 Telegraph Ave. (at Alcatraz) in Oakland

8:30 AM SF: The Great Rehearsal? The World Revolution of ‘68

LGBT Alzheimer's Support Group
Other

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

9/20 Bisexuals Over Fifty
Other

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

GAY SHAME MEETING
Other

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM

Fella-Fem Show
Concert/Show

East Bay | LGBTI / Queer
6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Velvet Is Located In The Laurel District In Oakland.

10:00 AM Oakland: Vegetarian Cooking Class – Demystifying Tofu and Tempeh

Being John Brown: AntiRacist Discussion & Action Group
Meeting
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Education & Student Activism | Racial Justice
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM


Earthlings film showing
Screening
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Animal Liberation

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM


Dear Colleagues:
After three days of political drama around a potential veto of the state budget, state leaders now appear to have reached agreement on a spending plan. Yesterday and today, legislative leaders met among themselves and with the governor to r esolve concerns expressed by the governor at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
The agreement is reported to include the following changes from the version adopted by the Legislature earlier in the week:
·       Further limitations on when “rainy day” funds may be accessed. This was one of three demands made by the governor to legislative leaders prior to passage of the budget earlier this week. The other two demands were already incorporated in the previous version of the budget.
·       Elimination of a proposal that would have “accelerated” tax receipts by increasing personal income tax withholding by 10 percent and then returning the over-collections to tax filers later in the year. The earlier version of the budget relied on this gimmick to generate $1.6 billion.
·       The new agreement is said to make up for these revenues by increasing penalties on corporations that underpay taxes.
·       Reduction of the state's reserve fund from $1.2 billion to $800 million.
·       Cancellation of a proposed tax amnesty program.
For the California Community Colleges no changes are reported. Budget highlights include:
·       $38.9 million to provide a 0.68 percent COLA on general purpose apportionments (no COLA is provided for categorical program funds). K-12 schools also received this same level of COLA.
·       Enrollment growth is funded at 2 percent
·       Categorical programs are flat-lined at 2007-08 levels
·       Student fees remain level at $20 per unit
·       $75 million is provided to partially backfill a property tax shortfall for the 2007-08 fiscal year. The total property tax shortfall for 2007-08 was $92 million.
·       A new deferral of apportionment payments was instituted in order to address cash flow concerns at the state level. Specifically, $250 million in general purpose apportionments that normally would be paid in January, February, and March will now be paid in April, May, and June.
·       A $200,000 cut to the Chancellor’s Office budget. Earlier versions of the budget had proposed a $1 million cut.
·       The Competitive Cal Grant program is sustained rather than eliminated as earlier proposed. This program, operated by the California Student Aid Commission, provides support to students in all segments of California public higher education.
 
All four legislative leaders have indicated that they believe a deal is in place. A spokesperson for the governor has indicated that the governor “does not disagree with the proposal” though he withheld additional comment. A Big 5 meeting will reportedly take place tomorrow morning to finalize the agreement. The Senate is set to vote on the changes to the budget on Friday at 4:00 p.m. with the Assembly set to vote at 5:00 p.m. Friday.
More updates tomorrow.
 
 
 
Regards,
Erik Skinner
Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Policy
Chancellor's Office
California Community Colleges
110220Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-6511
 
 
Marlene Christine Hurd
Region III Sentor
Student Senate for California Community Colleges
1102 Q Street, Third Floor
Sacramento, CA. 95811

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Cold War, Space Race
Screening
San Francisco | Arts + Action
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Sun.

Samuel P. Taylor State Park, in the Redwood Grove, off Sir
Francis Drake Road, two miles west of Lagunitas
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2:00 PM West Marin County: Turtle Island's Annual Migration Celebration Picnic

Th. Marin County Gov.  Transportation Meet further down

GP Stuff after that - Water Platform

Schwarzenegger To Sign National Popular Vote Bill


 
Sunday, September 21, 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
2nd Annual Point Reyes Green Home Tour
Building Sustainable Communities 

The 2nd Annual Point Reyes Green Home Tour is a rare chance to view Point Reyes area homes built with green practices and materials. Come see examples of small homes, on-site lumber milling, passive solar construction, solar electricity and hot water, gardens, and other affordable green practices.
The program starts at the Dance Palace Community Center in Point Reyes Station on Sunday, September 21, at 11:00 a.m. sharp with presentations on green building, a display of small and manufactured homes with one to view on site, and a delicious lunch of steamed clams and other local delights. The guided tour of four homes leaves promptly from the Dance Palace at 12:30 p.m. and concludes there at 4:30 p.m. with ice cream.
Tickets for this educational and fun event are $40, available online at www.clam-ptreyes.org, at the Point Reyes Farmers Market, or by mail to CLAM, P.O. Box 273, Point Reyes Station, 94956.  Proceeds support the work of the Community Land Trust Association of West Marin (CLAM), creating affordable, green housing in the communities surrounding Tomales Bay.
 For more information contact: 415-663-1005, in...@clam-ptreyes.org, www.clam-ptreyes.org

 
9:30 AM SF: Everyone Matters: Peace and Power in Everyday Life

Sun, Sep 21, 2008      9:00 PM - 4:00 PM
[view] UNA-USA-East Bay 10th Annual Run for Peace
Cesar Chavez Park
Berkeley, CA

GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year Mori Point Expedition
Other
Peninsula | Environment & Forest Defense

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM


San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

get down with Indybay! SF Bay Area Indymedia orientation
Training
East Bay | Indymedia
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

5:00 PM SF: Wobblies and Zapatistas (book launch)

Party/Street Party
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

TH. MARIN GOV. - Transportation Authority of Marin Meet

This is to notify you that the agenda packet for the regular meeting of the TAM Board of Commissioners on September 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the Marin County Civic Center is available for your review on the TAM website:  http://tam.marin.org.Please note that just prior to the TAM Board meeting,  there were be a Special Meeting of TAM's Executive Committee.  This meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m. in Room 324A (t he Rug Room) at the Marin County Civic Center. Attached is an agenda for each of the above mentioned meetings.Denise M. Merleno
Transportation Authority of Marin
750 Lindaro Street, Suite 200
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 226-0820 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 8, 2008
california legislature—2007–08 regular session
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 2277
Introduced by Assembly Member Eng
February 21, 2008
An act to add Section 41220 to the Education Code, relating to school
finance. An act to amend Section 84207 of, and to add Article 1
(commencing with Section 84700) to Chapter 5 of Part 50 of Division
7 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to community colleges,
making an appropriation therefor.
legislative counsel's digest
AB 2277, as amended, Eng. Community college districts: education
finance. Community Colleges: property tax revenues.
(1) Existing law requires the county auditor of each county to furnish
to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, on
or before November 15 of each year, the actual previous year's receipts,
along with estimated current year receipts for secured tax receipts,
unsecured tax receipts, prior year tax receipts, timber tax receipts, and
any other appropriate taxes or subventions for each community college
district or portion of a district situated within the county.
This bill would instead require the county auditor of each county to
furnish estimated previous year's receipts along with the estimated
current yea r receipts to the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges on or before November 15 of each year, and would
require the county auditor of each county to furnish actual previous
year's receipts, along with revised estimates of current year receipts,
to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges on
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or before April 30 of each year, thereby imposing a state-mandated
local program.
(2) Existing law requires the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges, in calculating each community college district's
revenue level for each fiscal year, to subtract, among other things, local
property tax revenue specified by law for general operating support,
exclusive of bond interest and redemption, from the total revenues owed.
The bill would, for the 2007–08 fiscal year, make an appropriation
by requiring the Controller to transfer $80,000,000 from the General
Fund to Section B of the State School Fund for the California community
college system.
(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund
to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide
and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed
$1,000,000.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines tha t the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory
provisions.
Under existing law, the State of California is required to appropriate
a computed minimum amount of funds from the General Fund for the
support of school districts and community college districts for each
fiscal year.
This bill would, notwithstanding any other law, require that
commencing with the ____ fiscal year, 11% of the funds appropriated
for the support of school districts and community college districts and
11% of the funds appropriated as repayment of the maintenance factor,
be allocated to community college districts each fiscal year. The bill
would require that the percentage of funds allocated to be phased in as
determined by statute.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 84207 of the Education Code is amended
to read:
84207. (a) On or before November 15 of each year, the county
auditor of each county shall furnish to the Board of Governors of
the California Community Colleges the actual estimated previous
year's year's receipts, along with estimated current year receipts
for secured tax receipts, unsecured tax receipts, prior year tax
receipts, timber tax receipts, and any other appropriate taxes or
subventions for each community college district or portion of a
dis trict situated within his or her county. This
(b) On or before April 30 of each year, the county auditor of
each county shall furnish the actual previous year's receipts, along
with revised estimates of the current year receipts, to the Board
of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(c) The information required by this section shall be forwarded
on forms prescribed by the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges.
SEC. 2. Article 1 (commencing with Section 84700) is added
to Chapter 5 of Part 50 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education
Code, to read:
Article 1. Local Property Tax Revenue Allocation
84700. For the 2007–08 fiscal year, the Controller, at the time
of the next general apportionment certification by the chancellor,
shall transfer eighty million dollars ($80,000,000) from the General
Fund to Section B of the State School Fund for the purposes of
Section 84750.5.
SEC. 3. Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the Government
Code, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title
2 of the Government Code. If the statewide cost of the claim for
reimbursement does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000),
reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates Claims
Fund.
SECTION 1. Section 41220 is added to the Education Code,
to read:
41220. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing with
the ____ fiscal year, 11 percent of the funds annually appropriated
for the support of school districts and community college districts
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pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the
California Constitution shall be allocated to community college
districts.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing with the ____
fiscal year, 11 percent of the funds annually appropriated as
repayment of the maintenance factor pursuant to subdivision (e)
of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution shall be
allocated to community college districts.
(c) The percentage of funds allocated pursuant to subdivisions
(a) and (b) shall be phased in as determined by statute.
Late agenda material can be inspected in TAM's office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
TAM is located at 750 Lindaro Street, Suite 200, San Rafael.
The meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations (assisted listening device, sign
language interpreters, etc.) should be directed to Denise Merleno, 415-507-2680 or email:dmer...@tam.ca.gov no later than 5 days
before the meeting date.
750 Lindaro Street
Suite 200
San Rafael
California 94901
Phone: 415/226-0815
Fax: 415/226-0816
www.tam.ca.gov
Belvedere
Sandra Donnell
Corte Madera
Alexandra Cock
Fairfax
Mary Ann Maggiore
Larkspur
Joan Lundstrom
Mill Valley
S tephanie Moulton-Peters
Novato
Carole Dillon-Knutson
Ross
Michael Skall
San Anselmo
Peter Breen
San Rafael
Al Boro
Sausalito
Paul Albritton
Tiburon
Alice Fredericks
County of Marin
Susan L. Adams
Hal Brown
Charles McGlashan
Steve Kinsey
Judy Arnold
SPECIAL MEETING
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
ROOM 324A, RUG ROOM
MARIN COUNTY CIVIC CENTER
3501 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
1) Review of westbound I-580 to northbound Hwy. 101
Connector Project (Discussion)
2) Open time for items not on the agenda


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Gov. Schwarzenegger To Sign National Popular Vote Bill

I'm taking no position on this at the moment - Me: David Quinley
what does it do - I couldn't really tell from the email

I found sits for infos. sake - didn't find a gp position on it

I don't think Rob Richie is on this list, but for those who are I'd like to say I don't think this deserves Green support. It is a 'reform' that would mean CA is no longer a safe state, and that there are no longer, meaningfully, swing states at risk of being 'spoiled'... I know, it is arguably more democratic than the antiquated electoral college, but we have to ask ourselves why the Democrats are willing to promote this reform but never seriously consider proportional representation or even IRV. Doing this, without any other reforms, would just make third parties more marginal than they already are in national politics.
In solidarity,
Jared
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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:32:05 -0400
Subject: [GROW] FairVote Action Alert Urge Governor Schwarzenegger to Sign National Popular Vote Bill
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED:

Urge Gov. Schwarzenegger To Sign National Popular Vote Bill


Once again, the presidential race is in full swing - and in many ways, 2008 looks sadly similar to prior presidential elections: a handful of voters in at most a dozen battleground states are getting all of the campaigns' attention, while most of the country sits on the sidelines -- spectators to election of our nation's highest office.

But the dynamics are changing in one important way...

State by state, elected officials are signing onto the National Popular Vote (NPV) plan. NPV would guarantee the Presidency to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and the District of Columbia). The bill would take effect only when enacted by states possessing a majority of the electoral voteshat is, enough electoral votes to elect a President (270 of 538).

Already, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey have enacted the National Popular Vote Bill. This represents 19% (50) of the 270 electoral votes needed to activate the law. Meanwhile, 21 State Legislative Chambers (one-fifth) have passed the bill.

But this summer, the California Assembly passed SB 37, the state's National Popular Vote bill -- and now the bill is sitting on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk. Gov. Schwarzenegger can singlehandedly transform debate about this critically important reform to make it about our nation's future, not its past

If you live in California, please contact the Governor and urge him to sign SB 37, the National Popular Vote bill. If you don't live in California, please forward this message to friends and family in the state. We have a short window of time to influence the Governor before he decides how he will act on the bill.

You can call, email, fax, or send a postal note. The most important thing is to do it immediately.
Ways to Help: As a rule of thumb, legible handwritten letters are better than typed or computer printed ones. Letters (as long as they're legible) are better than faxes. Faxes are better than emails. Emails are better than phone messages. Phone messages are better than illegible handwritten letters. And all of these options are vastly preferable to doing nothing and then regretting it later. The most important thing is to take action immediately.

Resources:

Talking points, sample letters and more information on the National Popular Vote plan are available at: [NationalPopularVote.com].
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Once you have sent your letter, used your fax machine, and made your call, then please get ten (10) other friends, relatives, neighbors, or colleagues to do the same. Please spread the word and help us get as many people as possible to contact the Governor to urge his signature on the bill.



CAGP WATER PLATFORM CHANGES
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

PROPOSED REPLACEMENT:
Water is essential to all forms of life. The Green Party calls for an international declaration that water belongs to the Earth and all of its species. Water is a basic human need and a requirement for all life. We face a worldwide water crisis. This requires that the world community of nations work together is addressing the needs for public infrastructure, water quality and fair and reasonable pricing for people.

According to the United Nations, more than one billion people lack access to safe drinking water. If current trends persist, by 2025 as much as two-thirds of the world's population will be living with a serious scarcity of water. Current policies of WTO promote privatization of infrastructure that rest ricts public input in decisions regarding allocation, pricing and prioritization of local needs for the water resource. In impoverished nations with poor public water infrastructure, the rich will have plenty while the poor will be left with little but polluted water, and short-term profits will preclude any concern for long term sustainability.

We must oppose international corporate efforts to privatize because of current failures to invest in maintenance and upgrading of water delivery systems. When governments fail to allocate revenues for these systems, then private corporations are promoted as the only option, when in fact, these corporate interests fail to provide the public input and oversight required of public resource management. The plan is to establish the need based on the failure of government to provide what is a public responsibility and then increase corporate control at a time when the public good and welfare is not represented by local, state or national governments.

Current expenditures have failed to address regional depletions of groundwater and continue to minimize the real costs of research and development to assure adequate supply to regions. Agricultural users, commercial users and municipalities need to work within the constraints of the water supply and decisions that are made regarding allocation need to be consistent with the public welfare of all users in regions. Regional water budgets and public welfare statements need to be enforceable by authorities that are accountable to the public.

Pricing mechanisms that encourage conservation and re-use need to be developed to establish consistency and fairness to all users. Bloc pricing can provide a means of increasing costs to larger users that can be used for research and development for decreasing demand or increasing supply of water for the region. Large water users need to begin to be appropriately charged for withdrawals that lower the water table. Many high-tech corporations do not contribute their fair share for the cost of the infrastructure and development needed to meet the delivery of the resource to local residents.

Water quality issues need new legislation and the implementation of updated technologies to address pharmaceuticals, endocrine blockers and other pollutants that are not currently included in water quality standards. Point source polluters, both industrial and governmental, need to be assessed costs when they disregard the Clean Water Act and other state and federal legislation Recharges of groundwater need to include the highest level of water quality standards to avoid pollution of aquifers. Fines need to be levied against polluters who dump raw sewage into coastal waters and the impact of estrogens on invertebrate sea life needs to be researched and standards developed that protect aquatic life from pharmaceutical pollutants. Regional Water Quality Control Boards need to enforce regulations against dumping of pollutants. The Green Party of California is opposed to the dumping of wastewater into the ocean at any level of treatment.

Priv ate companies, who sell bottled water, do so at the expense of the hydrological systems of the neighboring communities, and as such should be required to report annually to the local communities and be held responsible for such withdrawals to local municipalities. Large users in any region impact disproportionately on water supply and can restrict the access of future generations through groundwater mining. State laws need to move beyond simply "administering" the public supplies of water and establish consistent guidelines for allocations. Environmental justice, ecological impact and depletion of groundwater supplies need to be integrated with the ongoing process for approval of new withdrawals.

Urban planning decisions need to be based on a plan that integrates land use with water use. Political bodies, such as municipal water authorities, need to be more inclusive in the representation of the variety of users in the region. Presently, the interests and concerns of real estate and development interests have a disproportionate voice in local public approvals for new allocations.

• Regional water plans need to be developed in a way that assures public input and integration into the state water plan based on sound science and implementation of priorities that are in the public interest.
• We oppose private water banking because it prevents consistent bioregional public planning policies towards water withdrawals by private interests that seek to reallocate the resource where it is most profitable and avoid regi onal priorities for stakeholders,
• We support public revenues being raised that will be invested in the infrastructure including upgrading of levees, implementation of water quality standards for pharmaceuticals, and improving water monitoring and measurement throughout the state. Currently, California spends just 2.5 percent of the gross state product on infrastructure, compared with 20 percent in 1960.
• We support eliminating pollution of the groundwater from MTBE leaking from underground gasoline storage tanks and regulations that will reduce pollution from septic tanks.
• We oppose seawater desalination as an alternative to increase fresh water supplies because of its inherent environmental impact and saline disposal problems. We support instead the use of desalination technology to recycle wastewater rather than to desalinate seawater.
• We support protection of California's Marine Protected Areas as well as policies leading to achievement of the goals set forth in the Marine Life Protection Act.
• We support mandatory conservation requirements in urban areas, as needed, to assure the geological stability of aquifers and end aquifer depletions that are faster than their recharge.
• We oppose growth as the underlying presumption in city planning and oppose subsidizing developers and home builders. Demonstrated water supplies for 50-100 years should be documented prior to any development.
• We need strong local, state, national, and international laws to promote conservation, reclaim pollute d water systems, develop water-supply restrictions, ban toxic and pesticide dumping, control or ban corporate farming, and bring the rule of law to transnational corporations that pollute water systems.. Mining and depleting the present underground aquifers must be severely restricted.
• We encourage the use of wetlands, improving the utilization of updated technologies in treating water for pharmaceuticals and preventing the introduction of radionuclides and perchlorate into the surface and ground water. We support legislation that establishes and enforces standards beyond the Clean Water Act regarding the impacts of mining, quarrying and tunneling industry operations on available ground and surface waters and the regions impacted by the consequences of such mining operations.
• We encourage local municipal support for transitioning local economies away from high-tech industry, military bases and national laboratories that withdraw disproportionate amounts of water and pollute public waterways.
• We support the highest federal standards for the public water supply and federal funding support for water quality including for the local implementation of the arsenic standards..
• New forms of water management entities need to be created to monitor and equitably distribute the fresh water necessary for all life on our planet. Decisions about water must be based on an ecosystems/watershed approach. These decisions can be reached and considered appropriate when stakeholders themselves participate in the planning.
• Climate change is demonstrating the need to reorient our priorities in order to achieve a truly sustainable water policy. The impact of climate change on the snow packs, aquifer recharge and the supplies of water available is a significant development that has been recognized by state authorities throughout the U.S. Federal authorities need to become much more active in incorporating the impact of climate change on new water legislation.
• Water law that addresses the changes in state water use needs to protect the existing rights of senior water users. We oppose the disproportional political influences of the mining, timber, real estate and development industries, and work to support family farms, open space, the protection of water quality in our rivers, conservation of watersheds and the preservation of old growth forests.
• We uphold the water and land rights established under the Treaty of Guadelupe-Hidalgo and the sovereign claims of Native American nations, pueblos, and tribes, as paramount to all other rights.

Conservation must be a component of any water policy. Water conservation also includes reducing allocations to energy producers by establishing viable systems for renewable energy production. Conservation needs to be utilized to reduce regional water consumptive use and not to redirect "saved" water for "new" users. Public policy for conservation should include whether or not to make conservation measures mandatory or voluntary and implementing pricing that is pro-rated based on amount of use.

PROPOSAL :
To conserve water, the Green Party proposes to:
• Mandate water efficient appliances and fixtures be used in all new construction, and promote retrofitting of older buildings.
• Promote native landscaping and other drought resistant/ climate-appropriate plants, in order to reduce the need for irrigation.
• Promote drip irrigation systems, laser leveling and other steps to improve water use efficiency and recharge of aquifers.
• Eliminate storm water pollution of our water resources through education of our citizens, enforcement of our laws, and holistic watershed management. Promote storm water technologies that detain, treat, filtrate, and use storm waters near collection points.
• Promote the appropriate reuse of the "gray" and "black" waters we produce. Use separation techniques, such as dual piping systems where pure water is used for drinking and washing, and reclaimed water is used for lawn watering and similar purposes.
• Mandate pre-treatment of industrial wastes to eliminate the presence of metals, solvents, and other toxins in sewer water. This would reduce the cost of municipal treatment and encourage wastewater reuse.
• Promote passive and natural systems, such as wetlands, for water and wastewater treatment where appropriate
• Eliminate water subsidies for corporate agribusiness. Higher water prices give agribusiness incentives to conserve.
• Assist community organizations to monitor the use of local resources, and to oversee the enforcement of water=2 0quality regulations.
• Preserve and restore the nation's natural water features (streams, rivers, lakes, bays, wetlands and groundwater aquifers) that are vital to achieving sustainable use of water resources.

COMMITTEE DECISION: Versions were placed on the Platform list serve or discussed as appropriate on the following dates: 1. April 11 2008; 2. June 13 2008; 3. Sep 19, 2008
TIMELINE: This is the first General Assembly consideration of the platform plank.  There was a discussion at the Dana Point General Assembly
RESOURCES: This is a revision of the current Water GPCA platform plank and a revision of the proposal submitted at the Dana Point Plenary.


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Mon.

MPJC regular meeting 7:30pm - www.mpjc.org

Stop Cal Vivisection court support
Court Date
East Bay | Animal Liberation
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse
Department 112 (6th floor)
661 Washington ST.

Oakland, CA 94607
An activist has a trial next week for his alleged involvement in the Stop Cal Vivisection campaign, and alleged participation in a demonstration that took place outside the South Berkeley home of UC Berkeley Capital Projects' Robert Bluhm. Joseph is facing two misdemeanor charges - disturbing the peace and trespassing. He was offered a plea deal of two years probation, a day in jail, and a stayaway order from the Kelsey St. residence, which he refused.

Plan for Oct 12th action against deportations

Meeting
San Francisco | Immigrant Rights
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Organizations from 11 different states around the country have made a call to coordinate a Undocumented immigrant workers and their families National Day of Action on October 11th or 12th. We choose October 12th for its significance in the history of this continent.
We consider that San Francisco and the greater Bay Area should take up this nation-wide call and organize an action in protest against these attacks on their rights
 In English and Spanish 
http://www.amnistiaahora.org

Tongzhi In Love Theater Dates Showtimes.


San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Join API Equality and CAA on September 22nd for a special screening of "Tongzhi In Love", the new documentary by Academy Award Winner Ruby Yang. Come mix and mingle with staff and supporters at the El Rio Bar in the Mission and enjoy the documentary after sunset in the patio.
This event will help us raise some much needed funds for API Equality to continue fighting to preserve the freedom to marry for all and raising awareness about LGBT Issues within the API Community. For more info, visit http://www.apiequality.org API EqualityTongzhi in LoveTongzhi in Love - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tongzhi in Love (2008) is a 30-minut documentary film directed by Ruby Yang (2008)... portrays the life of gay men in China and how some of the men ... Discuss this title with other


 
7:00 PM SF: Paths to Liberation: Political Prisoners, Incarceration, and Struggle
This evening brings Robert Hillary King, whose autobiography  `From The Bottom Of The Heap: The Autobiography Of Black Panther Robert Hillary King' has just been released, in conversation with Andrej Grubacic, co-author, with Staughton Lynd, of `Wobblies & Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical History' (PM Press), Robert Hillary King is one of the Angola 3, who served over 31 years in Louisiana's `slave plantation' at Angola, 29 of them in solitary confinement. He, together with his Angola 3 comrades, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox, organized within the prison the first (and only) Black Panther chapter behind the walls. The state reacted (unsurprisingly) accordingly.


7:00 PM SF: Paco Ignacio Taibo II in Conversation
Author and Screenwriter
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Ofrece la biografía, lista de sus libros y los personajes. ... Vespito.net. Paco Ignacio Taibo II in una caricatura di Lys (a colori: 24 Kb) ...Paco Ignacio Taibo II - 3 (on Pancho Villa) - Brightcove
Paco Ignacio Taibo II - here presenting his new biography of Pancho Villa in Rome - is one20of the most popular and influential authors in the Spanish-speaking world.


 
IRAN AND IMPEACHMENT  UPDATE
Gandhi Peace Brigade/ Bunker Busters Going to Israel.  Then Where?



Edited by me - David Q



Stop War With Iran
Update

Dear Friends,
Leslie standing up to Congress (and scroll down to see her photo):
: http://www.publiceye.org/magazine/v23n3/leaderless_counterterrorism_strategy.html
Leslie is particularly concerned about Ackerman and his proposed naval blockade of Iran, H.Con.Res. 362. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JI13Ak01.html.  Last year he was willing to ride a bicycl e in Iran to prevent a war.  Now he wants our Navy to inspect the cargo of foreign ships before they enter Iranian waters.  Petroleum is on the embargo list and Iran currently imports 40% of what it needs to meet its energy requirements.  Does Ackerman think Iran will allow this blockade?  How long will it take before this untenable situation provokes an "incident"?  Do you think AIPAC ( American Israel Public Affairs Committee) might have had something to do with his transformation?  Please call him if you oppose this resolution: 202 225-2601.
Leslie has an appointment with Reva Price, an aide in Pelosi's office, to urge the Speaker of the House to oppose the sale of the 100 bunker busters this administration has recently decided to sell to Israel: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1020702.htmlThey "penetrate fortified facilities located deep underground" and it's reported in The Jerusalem Post, "The bombs would likely be used in the event of an Israeli strike on Iran."  Congress has thirty days to object.  Please call your Congressional representative (202-224-3121) and ask her/him to oppose this sale.
http://www.axisoffriendship.org/  last week touched me deeply. 
 We're planning to return to Iran in December, so we need a place to stay until then.  When we come back from Iran, we'll be traveling again and giving our Peace with Iran presentation around the country.  But for now ... is there anyone in the Bay Area who has a granny unit sitting vacant in the back yard, an RV that's waiting for summer, an unoccupied apartment, or a sailboat in the harbor?  If you'd like to provide a temporary home for two peace loving activists who are trying to make a difference in the world, please get in touch. 
Peace and Freedom,
Jes & Leslie

Impeachment
PS Brad Newsham (San Francisco's Beach Impeach mastermind http://www.beachimpeach.org/) is at it again.  Join him for "Ring Around the Chron!" every Thursday @ 12:20 pm for 15 minutes at The San Francisco Chronicle Building (5th and Mission St.).  He wants The Chronicle to start reporting on Bush/Cheney/Pelosi's shredding of our Constitution and he hopes to have 300 people circling the building by the November 4 election.  Here are some photos from the first event:http://flickr.com/photos/fletcher_oakes/sets/72157607362845684/

Candlelight Vigil in Tehran on September 21st International Day of Peace

http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/6322

Time for Some Campaignin' - HYSTERICAL!
http://www.peteyandpetunia.com/VoteHere/VoteHere.htm

John McCain's Health Records Must Be Released
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvesa49zSIM

Iran's Road Less Traveled to Nukes
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/09/11-4

Garrison Keillor: These are the Republicans the last 8 years warned you about.
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_10456187

Jes & Leslie
... A Journey for Peace and Freedom: http://www.jfpf.org/
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please
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FW:Friends, don’t miss a rare appearance and special lecture on “The Growing International 9/11 Truth Movement” by Annie Machon, former British MI5 agent, acclaimed author, internationally renowned whistleblower, and co-chair of the British 9/11 Truth Campaign

WHEN: 7:30 Monday, September 22, 2008 

WHERE: College of Marin, Science Center Lecture Hall (Room 101)

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=College%20of%20Marin < http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;tab=wl&amp;q=College%20of%20Marin >

ADMISSION: $10 general, $5 students (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Annie Machon read classics at Cambridge, later beginning work as an intelligence officer for MI5 in 1991, the British agency analogous to our FBI. She spent six years as an operative working against political “subversives” and Irish and Middle Eastern terrorist targets. In 1997 Annie blew the whistle on the crimes and incompetence of the British spy agencies with her then-partner and colleague, David Shayler, an MI6 agent (MI6 is the British equivalent of the CIA). Their disclosures included surveillance of Labor politicians, illegal phone taps, and false-flag terrorism, especially the direct funding of Al Qaeda in Libya by the MI6 for an attempted assassination on Col. Moammar Kadafi. After blowing the whistle, Annie and David went on the run, living in exile in France for three years to avoid arrest and imprisonment, not just of themselves but also friends, family, supporters and journalists. David went to prison twice. This and more is detailed in Annie’s book Spies, Lies and Whistleblowers: MI5, MI6 and the Shayler Affair.

[]

ANNIE’S CURRENT WORK

Since 2002, Annie has been an active peace and civil rights campaigner and is currently co-chair of the British 9/11 Truth Campaign.  She is also now involved in a new peace campaign called Make Wars History, which aims to hold our political leaders to account using the international laws of war, and on building an international think tank.

This event is co-sponsored by the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance. Additional Upcoming Events are posted at http://www.communitycurrency.org/events.html





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Nutrition and Cancer
Other
North Bay / Marin | Health, Housing, and Public Services
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Elephant Pharm San Rafael
909 Grand Avenue San Rafael, CA 9490

GPCa. Phone Meet
Respected GROW adherents, 
 
Coming soon to a telephone near you: GROW's monthly call is at: 
 
1-605.475.4150 w/ access code: 60001 
On: 
Tuesday September 23, 7:30pm 
 
Agenda suggestions (not necessarily in this order): 
- Suggest 30 minutes per item. [ w/ an additional meeting to handle all the wonderful work we're sure to decide to need to do ] 
 
1. 
Resurrect the Green Focus newspaper - We actually do have the budge t to do this. 
- With the goal of taking the paper's statue to somewhere between that of the Village Voice and the New Yorker. With a future focused goal of overtaking the Nation, on our way to putting the New Times in its place. 
 
2. 
Registration and tabling - How to get county/state/regional cooperation to build a network? 
- Seriously, In 2002/03 our rate of increase in registered Green Party members, if sustained, would have overtaken the democrats by 2024. What happened, where are our reg. figures headed and what are we GOING to do about it? 
 
3. 
Embellishing volunteerism and active projects in this group. The election will be over soon and we'll still be here. What good ideas have we to push into 2009 with? Opining that by April, 2009 many. if not most, Obama-ites, JohnPaulers and Palinians will once again be looking for that that they thought they belonged to. We need to stay on the radar screen, 
or become the radar itself... 
 
4. 
Joint county/GPCA solicitation mailings for organizational and fundraising purposes. 
 
5. 
Any other bright green ideas of any color. 
 
Protest The Remarks by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen

Speaker
San Francisco | Government & Elections
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Report-Back from DNC/RNC Mobilizations- Part 2

Meeting
San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

1:00 PM Berkeley: New Deal Film Festival

EcoTuesday
Meeting

South Bay | Environment & Forest Defense
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Domain Hotel, 1085 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087

"Fair Trade Certified" BART Rider Thank You Day

Other
San Francisco | Labor & Workers

7:00 PM SF: Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement

Rick Wartzman discusses "Obscene in the Extreme"
Speaker
San Francisco | Arts + Action | Labor & Workers
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The Grapes of Wrath." Just a month after publication, it was the nation's number one bestseller; but in Kern County, California - the Joads' newfound home - the book was burned publicly and banned from library shelves. "Obscene in the Extreme," by California journalist and historian Rick Wartzman, tells the remarkable story behind this fit of censorship.
Wartzman is director of the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University and an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation. He spent two decades as a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times. He is co-author, with Mark Arax, of the award-winning bestseller "The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American
Empire."


fw:[calsaccblackcaucus] 'Blacks against Obama' disrupt Florida campaign rally

Harambee News reports:
 For the second time in two months, a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-ILL) was interupted by protestors. The irony to many is that the protestors have been Black.
 According to news reports and available internet videos, the group who interupted the University of Miami rally were mostly Black men. Their signs read, "Blacks against Obama", "Jesse Jackson hates Obama," and "Obama endorsed by the KKK." The last signed refers to the endorsement of Obama by Senator Robert Byrd, a Grand Dragon in the KKK.
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Cynthia McKinney Will be on Ballot for 70.5% of Voters

http://www.ballot- access.org/ 2008/09/13/ cynthia-mckinney -will-be- on-
ballot-for-705- of-voters/

Today


SF Post-Carbon Meet{Effects on Wall Street, the Planet, and other issues}
Meeting
San Francisco | Anti-War | Environment & Forest Defense | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Government & Elections | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Labor & Workers | Racial Justice
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Wends.


5:30 PM SF: Regional Meeting of the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC)

6:00 PM SF: Young Entrepreneurs for Social Good (meeting) [Newest]

7:00 PM Santa Rosa: Witness Against War (Kathy Kelly and David Smith-Ferri)

7:00 PM Walnut Creek: Iran (is not the problem) (film)


7:30 PM Oakland: "The Story of Stuff" and "The Greening of Cuba" (films)

The Coming Firestorm in the Middle East
Speaker
South Bay | Anti-War
7:00 PM - 7:00 PM
San Jose State University Engineering Auditorium Near the Campus entrance at S 7th St and San Frenando

World Affairs Council Presents The New Shape of Capitalism to Come
Speaker

San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

 

7:30 PM SF: Global Africa: 1945 to Today
co-sponsored by Global Commons Foundation FREE EVENT

CHICAGO 10 and the Protest Movement
Screening
East Bay | Arts + Action
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Oakland Museum of California
James Moore Theatre
1000 Oak Street, One block from the Lake Merritt BART

Revolution Newspaper discussion
Meeting
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way(in the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of Telegraph Avenue) Berkeley,CA 94704

The Story of Stuff and the Greening of Cuba
Screening
East Bay | Environment & Forest Defense

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
midtown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway, below Pill Hill
http://www.humanisthall.org

Art of Democracy: War and Empire special concert
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Anti-War

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Wednesday, September 24, 11:45 AM from www.mpjc.org
Bike Path Break Through! RIDE
Cal Park Hill Tunnel Groundbreaking Ceremony!
The Revolution will not Be Mororized

Come and celebrate the ground-breaking of the Cal Park Hill bicycle/pedestrian/train tunnel between
San Rafael and Larkspur

11:45 AM: Meet for the bicycling/walking parade at Larkspur Ferry Terminal near the newspaper racks (to the left of the ferry boat entrance) 
12:15 PM: SMART Measure Q rally and press conference at the south portal of the Cal Park Hill tunnel (the south portal is just north of the Century Larkspur Landing Theater on the train tracks)
1:00 PM: Groundbreaking ceremony at the south portal of the Cal Park Hill tunnel   
A newly re-redesigned and fully-funded tunnel will be built over the next 18 months and will allow pedestrians, bicyclists and the SMART train to easily pass between San Rafael and Larkspur through the tunnel that has been closed for decades.
September 24 will be an historic day for non-motorized transportation in Marin – please come out and show your support at the rally and press conference. The tunnel will make it possible to bicycle between San Rafael and Larkspur Landing in approximately 5 minutes separated from cars, when it currently takes 20 minutes over a hilly rou te with high traffic volumes. 
Please bike to the event if you can.
For more information or to RSVP to attend this exiting event, please contact Andy Peri at an...@marinbike.org or call 415-457-0802

Wednesday, September 24, 7:00pm

ISRAEL, JEWS AND THE U.S. ELECTION
Professor George Lakoff
in conversation with
Michael Krasny, KQED Radio

In 2000, Lakoff and seven other faculty members from Berkeley and UC Davis joined to found the Rockridge Institute, one of the few progressive think tanks in existence in the U.S. The institute offers its expertise and research on a nonpartisan basis to help progressives understand how best to get their messages across., Lakoff, the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the College of Letters & Science, is the author of "Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think," “Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for Progressives”, and his latest book “The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain”.
Presented by - Center for Jewish Life at the Osher Marin JCC
Free
Call 444-8066 or email hben-e...@marinjcc.org to RSVP and reserve a seat
Osher Marin JCC
200 N. San Pedro Road=2 0San Rafael, CA 94903 / www.marinjcc.org / 415.444.8000 

Political Humor/Docs.

Lark Theater     (415) 924-5111
549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur
Foreign Cinema
Grocer's Son
  Not Rated   
IMDb link
  Tuesday   4:30  
  Wednesday   4:30  
  Thursday   6:45  

Katrina as film by a survivor
Trouble the Water
      No Passes   
IMDb link
  Tuesday   6:45  
  Wednesday   6:45  
  Thursday   4:30, 8:45

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

In 1999, at the edge of the Millennium, the Dalai Lama invited 40 innovative Western thinkers and spiritual figures to Dharamsala, his residence in the Indian Himalayas, to discuss the world's problems and how we can solve them. What happened was surprising and unexpected for everyone attending. Narrated by Harrison Ford, this recently completed documenta...Read More

Daily   6:45  

Century Cinema     (415) 924-6505
41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera
Bargain Show
Burn Afte r Reading   Rated R    No Passes    IMDb link
  Daily   12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10:00  

CinéArts at Marin     (415) 331-0255
101 Caledonia Street, Sausalito
Bargain Show
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson   Rated R    IMDb link
  Daily   7:30  

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Minutemen in SF at City Hall! Protest Their Racism and Hatred
Other
San Francisco | Government & Elections | Immigrant Rights
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Protest
11:00 AM Woodside: Give VP Candidate Sarah Palin a Bay Area Welcome


Witness Against War
Speaker
North Bay / Marin | Anti-War
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
San Rafael

Marin County Grassroots L.N. http://maringrassroots.org/
Thursday, September 25, 2008
3:00p-5:00p

Building Healthy Communities Partner Meeting
For more information and to RSVP, please contact (415) 451-4350 x 306 or email in...@maringrassroots.org


7:00 PM Berkeley: What a Way to Go - Living at the End of Empire

7:30 PM Sonoma: The San Francisco Mime Troupe's "Red State"

6:30 PM SF: Silences, Stories and Solidarities: Building Justice Across Borders with Colombia
Fellowship of Reconciliation’s August 2008 delegation to Colombia. They spent time with threatened human rights defenders in Bogota, met with mothers of the disappeared in Medellin and spent a few days in San Jose de Apartadó, a community that has taken a courageous stand for peace and non-violence amidst Colombia's brutal conflict. The evening will consist of an interactive discussion of the conflict in Colombia and its relationship with the United States,

5:00 PM SF: 12 hot dates, 1 fun night (a benefit for Breast Cancer Action)

Hope Uncorked
Fundraiser
San Francisco | Health, Housing, and Public Services
7:00 PM - 6:00 AM
a national nonprofit organization that provides reproductive information, support and hope to cancer patients whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility, will host its sixth annual Hope Uncorked benefit gala
Special features include cancer survivor and father, Evan Handler, from HBO’s Sex and the City as special guest speake

West Coast Green
Conference
South Bay
9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Jose McEnry Convention Center
150 West San Carlos St.
(408) 295-9600
largest interactive conference + expo on innovative green building, design and technology.


7:00 PM Oakland: Incarceration, Resistance, Costs And Consequences

6:00 PM SF: Can Peace be Brokered in the Middle East? (Daniel Kurtzer and Scott Lasensky)

Thu, Sep 25, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 PM
[view] Robert Fisk Book Release
First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
2619=2 0Broadway


East Bay | LGBTI / Queer
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
yl-Proctor Marxist Library
in the Red and Black Reading Room (upstairs)
6501 Telegraph in Oakland
Not wheelchair-accessible; gender-neutral bathrooms are available.


7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

HOW WE FIGHT Program 1: Iraqi Short Films
Screening
San Francisco | Anti-War
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Dance Discourse #4 Media, Technology & Performance FREE EVENT
Panel Discussion

San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:30 PM - 7:30 PM
explores how Bay Area artists’ work integrates media and performance in unique ways, creating hybrid forms, manipulating, mutating, and extending the technologies being created in our own backyard. Co-curators Mary Armentrout and Jessica Robinson talk with hybrid dance/theater artists including Sara Kraft, David Szlaza and others.

-----Original Message-----
From: Trent Lange <Trent...@CAclean.org>
To: allworki...@caclean.org
Sent: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 2:00 pm
Subject: [CAclean] Please call the Governor about AB 583 right now!

AB 583, the California Fair Elections Act, is now on the governor's desk and he has only until Tuesday to sign or veto it.
0A
 
PLEASE CALL HIS OFFICE AT 916-445-2841 RIGHT NOW TO REGISTER YOUR SUPPORT
(Please try again now if you've tried before).
 
You'll get an automated system when you call so won't need to even talk to anybody.  Do the following:
 
> Press 1 for English
> Press 2 to "Voice your opinion on legislation"
> Press 5 "about AB 583, regarding the Political Reform Act"
> Press 1 "to register your support"
 
The line may be busy at first because so many people are calling.  Keep trying until you get through -- you should after a few tries.
 
We've only gotten this far because of a huge outpouring of public support -- so huge that AB 583 is in fact now only one of five out of 875 bills that has an automated response option because they've been getting so many calls!
 
So please make that call now!
 
- Trent
 
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President of Board of Directors
California Clean Money Campaign
 
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11:00 AM SF: SF State Protest against the Military Recruiters and Border Patrol [Newer]

1:30 PM Oakland: Cross-border Resistance to State Terrorism (Critical Resistance's 10th anniversary) 6:30 PM Oakland: Critical Resistance 10 - Opening Night Celebration [Newer]
Strategies & Struggle to Abolish the Prison Industrial Complex

Arcata Critical Mass
Critical Mass
North Coast
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM A celebration of human-powered transit in the form of a citywide parade of bikes, boards, and other non-motor vehicles. Or a protest of the overly-dominant role of motor vehicles and petroleum in our modern society. You decide.


 San Jose: West Coast Green (a residential green building event)

8:00 PM Berkeley: Pakistan, Afghanistan & American Power (Tariq Ali)

8:00 PM South San Francisco: Fifth Annual Bay Area Hawaiian Cultural Conference [Newer]

Film Screening: Norcal NoiseFest Doc

Screening
Central Valley | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Sac.
In honor of the looming Norcal NoiseFest, we're planning on showing the "documentary" on last year's NoiseFest. OK, it's not exactly a doc.


7:30 PM Sebastopol: The San Francisco Mime Troupe's "Red State"

For Artists with Life Threatening Illnesses 
Erotic Art Auction for Visual Aid
Fundraiser

San Francisco | Arts + Action

San Francisco | Labor & Workers
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM


San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM This summer the rooftop at Glide Memorial, a progressive church & nonprofit located in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, has been transformed into an edible, community-produced vegetable garden!

Berkeley Women in Black weekly vigil
Protest
Palestine | East Bay
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Friday, September 26, 8:00 pm
Tariq Ali
Pakistan, Afghanistan & American Power

Hosted by Shahram Aghamir, co-producer of KPFA's Voices of the Middle East
BBC television and radio broadcaster, frequent contributor to The Nation, The Guardian, and The London Review of Books, historian, film-maker, and author of many books, including The Clash of Fundamentalisms, Tariq Ali was born in Lahore and educated at Oxford University. On graduating he managed his own independent television production company, Bandung, which produced programs for Channel 4 in the UK during the 1980s.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way (near Durant),
Berkeley  (wheelchair access)
Benefit: KPFA Radio 94.1FM and Sponsored by KPFA
Tickets: $12 on line: www.kpfa.org, and at supportive bookstores, $15 door
Information: 510.848.6767x611   www.kpfa.org  
The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power  is his new book. It deals with the current crisis engulfing Pakistan, including the daily battles on the Afghan border, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the abrupt resignation of Musharraf, and the rapidly changing turmoil of the only Islamic state with nuclear weapons. Pakistan is also the likely hideout of Osama bin-Laden.
"Urbane, highly intelligent, and vividly written." — Times Literary Supplement

-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Green Party of California Updates
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 7:08 PM
To: upd...@cagreens.org
Subject: [GPCA Updates] GP RELEASE Financial meltdown requires Green
solutions, reforms, protections for taxpayers

** Green Party of California Update **




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, September 23, 2008



The financial meltdown requires far-reaching Green solutions, say Green
Party leaders

. Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney speaks out on the crisis,
offers a ten-point plan:
http://votetruth08.com/index.php/learn/mckinney-messages

. The collapse and bailout of financial institutions expose the lies behind
deregulation and the free-market ideology; Greens insist that the burden of
the $900 billion bailout not be placed on working Americans


WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders and candidates, including presidential
nominee
Cynthia McKinney, are calling for extensive measures and reforms to
resolve the economic crisis caused by the collapse of mortgage providers
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, investment banks Lehman Brothers and Bear
Stearns
, American International Group (AIG), and other financial companies.

"The takeovers, $900 billion bailout, and other actions that President Bush
are taking right now confirm what Greens have said all along.  Deregulation
and other 'free-market' solutions are a recipe for disaster," said Abel
Tomlinson, Arkansas Green Party candidate for Congress (3rd District)
(http://www.abelforcongress.com).

"Perhaps the gravest danger is that the burden placed on the FDIC [Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation] and the commercial banks and the continuing
bailouts to prevent the meltdown from hemorrhaging will be paid for by
middle- and low-income US taxpayers.  Meanwhile the execs responsible for
the crisis will get to keep their huge bonuses, pensions, tax breaks, and
other handouts," said Mr. Tomlinson.

Greens noted another serious danger, that the bailout will drain money that
should be used to keep Social Security secure.

"Instead of the bromides, unconvincing reassurances, and ineffective
half-measures that we're hearing from John McCain, Barack Obama, and their
fellow Republicans and Democrats, we need to take drastic steps.  We need Green measures to fix a system that doesn't work," said Steve Alesch, Green
candidate for Congress in Illinois (13th District)
(http://www.votesteve.org).

Cynthia McKinney released a statement on Friday on the crisis, with a
ten-point list of solutions and reforms, titled "Seize the Time"
(http://votetruth08.com/index.php/learn/mckinney-messages).

Agreeing with Ms. McKinney's proposals, Greens said that the White House and
Congress must:

. Pay for the massive transfer of wealth without placing the greater burden
on working people and the poor.  Those who made huge profits from the
financial policies that led to the meltdown should be expected to pay for
the major portion of the bailout, through the closing of tax loopholes and
repeal of Bush tax cuts for top income earners, caps on CEO salaries and
bonuses and on the corporate tax deductability of excessive CEO salaries and
bonuses, and recovery of exorbitant payouts that financial industry
executives have given themselves in recent decades, as well as a windfall
proft tax on oil companies.

. In bailing out financial institutions and absorbing their debt, assert the
US government's assumption of equity/ownership over them in exchange (as was
done with AIG), and replace the secret negotiations and backroom deals that
pervaded the industry with transparency and democratic control.  "The
Federal Reserve is becoming the lender of last resort.  This means that the
people are becoming the owners of the primary instruments of US capital and
finance.  This now means that the people have a say in how these instruments
are to be used and what their priorities ought to be.  The people should now
have more say in how their tax dollars are spent and what the priorities of
government and the public sector must be.  We the people must now set our
demands to ensure and promote the public good," said Cynthia McKinney in her
statement.

. Stop appointing Treasury Secretaries, Federal Reserve board members, and
oth er top financial policy-makers whose chief loyalties are to the major
financial corporations from which they're recruited.  Restructure
semi-private and private institutions like the Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae,
and Freddie Mac to be owned, run, and staffed strictly for the public
interest.  "[T]he Federal Reserve should operate in the interests of the US
taxpayer and not the interests of the private, international bankers that it
currently represents.  This, of course means that the Federal Reserve, too,
must undergo a fundamental ownership and mission change," said Ms. McKinney.

. Impose a moratorium on foreclosures now before increases in the adjustable
rate mortgage interest
increases take effect; eliminate all adjustable rate
mortgages; renegotiate the latter as 30- or 40-year loans; establish new
mortgage lending practices to end predatory and discriminatory practices.

. Promote an economy that's based on sustainability rather than on lending
and borrowing beyond one's means.  Raising the debt ceiling will lead to
greater potential liability and further economic meltdown.

. Establish criteria and construction goals for affordable housing;
massively increase funding for housing programs that assist tenants (e.g.,
Section 8, public housing) that have been slashed repeatedly since t he
Reagan Administration.  Recognize shelter as a right according to the UN
Declaration of Human Rights, to which the US is a signatory.

. Redefine credit and regulate the credit industry so that discriminatory
practices are eliminated.  Fully fund initiatives to eliminate racial and
ethnic disparities in home ownership.

. Establish a fund to cushion job loss and provide for retraining of those
at the bottom of the income scale as the economy transitions.

. Increase taxes on corporations so that they pay their fair share and deny
federal subsidies to those who relocate jobs overseas.  Repeal NAFTA and
renegotiate trade agreements so that national and local economies, jobs,
human rights, and the environment are protected.

. End military-industrial complex handouts.  Major cuts in military
contracts -- especially if combined with a quick withdrawal of US troops and
military contractors from Iraq and Afghanistan -- will provide a huge
windfall.

. Downsize the insurance industry.  Corpo rate health insurance is not an
essential service and can be replaced with a single-payer national health
care
program that would drastically cut health care costs, since the
profit-taking insurance and HMO middle-men would be eliminated.

. Introduce creative ideas to democratize the financial industry, with
alternative models such as public banks and insurance firms, consumer/worker
ownership of such companies, and restructuring that would use the financial
industry to promote conservation projects, transition to non-fossil-fuel
energy and ecologically sound infrastructure, and creation of millions of
jobs related to these efforts.


MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
. Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
. Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
. Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
. Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 'Power to the People' Campaign for the White
House

http://votetruth08.com
http://www.runcynthiarun.org

Cynthia McKinney on video
http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RunCynthiaRun
. Press conference, September 10 at the National Press Club in Washington,
DC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_5ivgS4asc
. Speech in Denver, August 24: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPxgcjOjUEc
. Music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx1NPlQjkqo


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3.      College of Marin alum's cell phone-based software wins Google award

Draper Farms tour focuses on

honeybees

IJ Article Launched: 09/25/2008 10:16:11 AM PDT
The latest buzz on the fate of honeybees will be the focus of a 1 p.m. tour
 Saturday of Draper Farms in San Anselmo.The $35 event, hosted by Marin Organic,
 will include honey tasting, a tour of the farm and a gift from the organization.
Proceeds will benefit Marin Organic programs.
To register, or for more information, call 663-9667.

1.      Budget impasse resolved
2.      Local school officials fear more cuts
6.      School closes amid western NC gas shortage
Colleges eager to receive state funds
Higher Education Miscellaneous News
3.      Emergency Overload
5.      Update: Online math program could boost learning

FW:Watch Cynthia McKinney & Rosa Clemente on video and forward these
links to your friends: help the McKinney/Clemente Power to the People
Campaign go VIRAL!
Cynthia McKinney is a former six-term Georgia member of the US House of
Representatives
.  Ms. McKinney and running mate Rosa Clemente
(http://www.rosaclemente.com)

http://www.youtube. com/user/ RunCynthiaRun
http://www.youtube. com/profile_ videos?user= RunCynthiaRun
• Press conference, September 10 at the National Press Club in
• Speech i n Denver, August 24: http://www.youtube. com/watch?
v=rPxgcjOjUEc
• Music video (highly recommended) : http://www.youtube. com/watch?
v=gx1NPlQjkqo
• Rosa Clemente interview: Current TV/Rock the Vote
http://current. com/items/ 89335393_ the_organizer_ and_green_ party_vp_ can
didate_talks_ about_her_ inspirations
• Cynthia McKinney, for President of the United States
http://www.runcynth iarun.com
• Rosa Clemente, for Vice President of the United States
http://www.rosaclem ente.com
GP ADVISORY Green candidate McKinney to 'join the debate' via blog;
Green protest McKinney's exclusion

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
McKinney/Clemente campaign: 202-584-1021, press-
secretary@runcynthi arin.org (web site: http://votetruth08. com)
Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney will 'join the debate'
via VoterWatch.com blog Friday ev ening
• Web site: http://www.blogging thedebates. com
On Wednesday, Cynthia McKinney said she is ready to step in for John
McCain at the debate, after Mr. McCain called for postponement of the
event (http://www.gp. org/press/ pr-national. php?ID=108).
http://www.gp. org
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp. org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp. org/elections. shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp. org/newscenter. shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp. org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp. org/2008- elections

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 'Power to the People' Campaign for the
White House
• Press conference, September 10 at the National Press Club in
• Speech in Denver, August 24: http://www.youtube. com/watch?
v=rPxgcjOjUEc
• Music video: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=gx1NPlQjkqo
From: updates...@cagreens.org [mailto:updates...@cagreens.org] On
Behalf Of Green Party of California Updates
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:42 PM
To: upd...@cagreens.org
Subject: [GPCA Updates] RELEASE Cynthia McKinney ready to step in for McCain
at Friday's debate The Green Party has also called for extensive measures and protections for
American taxpayers, calling the collapse and bailout of financial
institutions
a sign that bipartisan deregulation policies and the
free-market ideology have failed

(http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=107).

"Greens urge quick action on Ohio, Pennsylvania election crimes, seek
assurance of 2008 ballot access fairness and election integrity"
Green Party press release, July 23, 2008
http://www.gp. org/press/ pr-national. php?ID=82


In 2004, presidential nominees David Cobb (Green Party) and Michael
Badnarik (Libertarian Party) launched investigations and recount
campaigns in Ohio and New Mexico after complaints began to surface
(http://www.openelec tions.org). Democrats took no action after John
Kerry conceded the race, until Rep. John=2 0Conyers (D-Mich.) began to
investigate.


Ralph Nader, independent candidate in 2004(also reform party candidate) and 2008, has collected
evidence that Democratic Party officials conspired to intimidate his
petitioners and abuse the legal system to obstruct his ballot access
in 2004 (Nader v. DNC, http://www.polidoc. com/pdf/Nader_ vs_DNC_4- 4-
(http://www.commondr eams.org/ archive/2007/ 07/11/2460/).


Reminder we need McKinney rep for this
Justice 4 All Includes Women of Color Conference to Set A National Women of Color Agenda

Conference
California | Racial Justice
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sac.


Hayward
MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO IRAQ PACKING EVENT
Other
East Bay | Anti-War
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Critical Resistance 10: Strategies & Struggle to

Conference

East Bay | Police State and Prisons
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Laney College
900 Fallon St.
O akland, CA 94607

Sat, Sep 27, 2008
      12:00 AM
[view] Green Jobs Now! National Day of Action
http://www.greenjobsnow.com/
San Francisco, CA and Nationwide
also
PADF "Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power"
w/ author Tariq Ali

Speaker
East Bay | Anti-War
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Chandni Restaurant
5748 Mowry School Rd
Newark, CA 94560
Iftar and Dinner will be served

7:00 PM Berkeley: Witness Against War (Voices In the Wilderness founder Kathy Kelly) (a PDF flyer)

Black & White Masquerade Charity Ball
Fundraiser
California | Health, Housing, and Public Services
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Sac.
Money raised from the Masquerade Ball will assist the Family Relief Fund as it raises awareness of the immense need for support of families with a critically ill child. Our goal is not only to help distressed families but strengthen our community’s health care infrastructure. If you cannot attend the event but would like to contact the charity to volunteer or get more information, please call (916)825-9309 or email sacramentofamilyrelief [at] yahoo.com
http://blackandwhitemasquerade.eventbrite....

6:00 PM Oakland: The 17th Annual Women of Taste (a fundraiser for Girls Inc. of Alameda County)

Peace and Freedom - If theirs a green ruing let me know?
Meet the Candidate: Nathalie Hrizi for Congress
Speaker

San Francisco | Government & Elections
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1:00 PM South San Francisco: Fifth Annual Bay Area Hawaiian Film Festival [Newer

Repair the Sequoia Trail in Big Basin SP

Other
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Environment & Forest Defense
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Indymedia | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

40th Annual Progressive Lawyering Day
Conference
San Francisco | Education & Student Activism
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
University of San Francisco School of Law
Kendrick Hall
2130 Fulton Street at Parker Street
Accessible by 5 and 21 MUNI lines

Very pricey
8:00 PM Oakland: Seva Foundation Hosts Star-Studded 30th Anniversary Concert
Seva's efforts to build sustainable and culturally informed grassroots solutions to poverty and disease in communities around the world.
3:00 PM Berkeley: Open Lab at Berkeley's Algae Lab

10:00 AM SF: Medicinal Tea (workshop and medicinal plant tour of the Garden for the Environment)

12:00 Noon Santa Cruz: Free Skool Community Picnic [Newer]

+ Mural Unveiling & Ecotopian Festival! +
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | Arts + Action
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sustainable Psyche: Herbs for Mental & Emotional Balance
Other
East Bay | Health, Housing, and Public Services
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Elephant Pharm Berkeley
1607 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709


Screening
San Francisco | Arts + Action
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Ever committed to artist-projects around "sense of place," we're featuring Sam Green and Carrie Lozano, who present "The World's Largest Shopping Mall," an incredible journey to an eerily empty Chinese architectural White Elephant. ALSO: Katherin McInnis' "Disaster Drills," a scale-shifting short on the Bay Area Floodwater Model, Salise Hughes' (in person) reworking of the New Orleans' Katrina residue, Enid Blader's personal commentary on the early Imperial Valley flood, and Roger Deutsch's own fluid montage of personal road movies. PLUS Laida Lertxundi's (in person) 16mm "Footnotes to a House of Love," Andrew Wilson's "Transcendent Power and the Mirrored Rhombus Prism," and the West Coast premiere of Ben Rivers' "Ah, Liberty!," a sublime cine-poem on living close to nature.

9/27 SF perverts put out!
Concert/Show

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM - various performances 
http://simonsheppard.com/pervertsputout.html

GAY SHAME MEETING
Other

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM


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Fairfax Party with  Cynthia McKinney
Fundraiser
North Bay / Marin | Government & Elections
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Green Party Presidential Candidate
Barr has canceled

AB 583, the California Fair Elections Act, is now on the governor's desk and he has only until Tuesday to sign or veto it.
PLEASE CALL HIS OFFICE AT 916-445-2841 RIGHT NOW TO REGISTER YOUR SUPPORT
(Please try again now if you've tried before).
You'll get an automated system when you call so won't need to even talk to anybody.  Do the following:
> Press 1 for English
> Press 2 to "Voice your opinion on legislation"
> Press 5 "about AB 583, regarding the Political Reform Act"
> Press 1 "to register your support"
The line may be busy at first because so many people are calling.  Keep trying until you get through -- you should after a few tries.
We've only gotten this far because of a huge outpouring of public support -- so huge that AB 583 is in fact now only one of five out of 875 bills that has an automated response option because they've been getting so many calls!
So please make that call now!
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California Clean Money Campaign

6:00 PM San Rafael: Task Force on the Americas annual dinner (with immigrant rights activist John Fife)

Sunday, September 28, 10:30 AM
CELEBRATE PUBLIC ART
Dedication of SEEDS OF PEACE mural

A 680-square-foot mural has been painted on the exterior of Fairfax's Good Earth natural grocery. The mural depicts local activists, including the late Lynn Rolston and the late Hannah Creighton, who had strong ties to the Peace Center of Marin
Good Earth Natural Foods
1966 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax, at Claus Dr.
Hosted by Peace Center of Marin
Refreshments
Join us!
Sunday, September 28, 11am-5pm
The Eleventh Annual Sonoma County
PROGRESSIVE FESTIVAL

Walnut Park, Petaluma, CA
This year's event includes:
MC: Aimee Allison - KPFA Morning Show host, author of "Army of None"
THE SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE - with a full-length performance
Scott Ritter - Former head of UN weapons inspection team in Iraq
Norman Solomon - Author, co-founder of FAIR, corporate media critic
Ann Gray-Byrd - Sonoma County ACLU
Richard Heinberg - Peak Oil expert, author and activist
Pam Torliatt - Progressive Mayor of Petaluma
Joe Wheeler - Iraq Veterans Against The War
Therese Mughannam - Palestinian-American peace activist
Michael O'Gorman - Director of Farms Not Arms
Plus a Forum on Immigrant Rights
Music by Trio Nuevo Amanecer and Heaven & Earth
Network, Party & Publicize your group at Northern California's premier progressive event! - Eighty progressive groups participated at last year's Festival.

East Bay | Police State and Prisons
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM First Unitarian Church of Oakland
14th & Casto Streets
Celebrating REPARATIONS SASA... Up on the Farm!
Speaker
East Bay | Racial Justice

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EcoVillage Farm
21 Laurel Lane
Richmond, CA 94804
Sun, Sep 28, 2008      4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
[view] Apartheid in Palestine: Black Perspective on the Israeli Occupation
Everett & Jones Barbeque, Banquet Room
Second & Broadway
Oakland, CA

Sun, Sep 28, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] Benefit for Prop H (The San Francisco Clean Energy Act)
Medjool
2522 Mission St
San Francisco

6:30 PM Oakland: Silence The Violence Youth Speak Out
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Laney College
900 Fallon St.
Oakland, CA 94607

8:00 AM Buses from SF and East Bay: Three Wise Farmers Tour (all-day farm tour)

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way(in the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of Telegraph Avenue) Berkeley, CA 94704 Donations accepted, wheelchair accessible
'How Berkeley Can You Be!?'
Party/Street Party

East Bay | Arts + Action
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Breaking the Siege of Gaza
Speaker
Palestine | Santa Cruz Indymedia | Anti-War
7:00 PM
10:00 AM Berkeley: The Art of Solar Cooking

Witness Against War
Speaker
Central Valley | Anti-War
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM and 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Modesto Church of the Brethern
2301 Woodland Avenue
Modesto, CA


Tariq Ali in Fresno
Other
Central Valley
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

11:00 AM Santa Cruz: Running a Free Skool [Newer]


LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

 
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In This Issue

Sign Up To Be a Constitution Voter!
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And in case you missed Constitution Day on Sept. 17, it's not too late to commemorate. Watch the ACLU YouTube video created to get people thinking and reading.
Suit Charges Racial Profiling Against Latinos
In July 2007, 23-year-old Christyan Sonato-Vega and his fiancée were pa rked outside a bakery when two Sonoma County deputy sheriffs stopped them, saying the car had a crack in the windshield. The deputy sheriffs questioned Sonato-Vega about his immigration status and searched him without his consent. About a week later, a deputy sheriff and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent confronted Sonato-Vega at his job and arrested him on the sole basis of suspected immigration status. Sonato-Vega was held in county jail for days without any criminal charges filed against him and without notice of his right to a hearing, to legal representation, or to be considered for release on bond. Read More »

Get Involved

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MPJC regular meet www.mpjc.org/

Monday, September 29, 7 - 9 PM
San Rafael Community Presentation
Marin Clean Energy ~

San Rafael City Hall
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael
Panel: Dawn Weisz, Principal Planner for the County of Marin and Project Manager for Marin Clean Energy, David Rubin, Jennifer Webber, and Josh Townsend, Pacific Gas & Electric. Come ask questions of representatives from Marin Clean Energy and PG&


Mon, Sep 29, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] “Beyond Elections: Redefining Democracy in the Americas
Global Exchange
2017 Mission St., 2nd Floor (at 16th)
San Francisco, CA


Mon, Sep 29, 2008 - Wed, Oct 1, 2008      8:30 PM - 3:15 PM
[view] Introduction to Recycling
Sanitary Fill Company
401 Tunnel Ave
San Francisco, CA

Ralph Nader to speak in Santa Cruz
Speaker
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM


CCC's
https://misweb.cccco.edu/studentGov/browse.aspx

As you may know, the Black Caucus of the California Student Association of Community Colleges recently began publishing the Harambee Newspaper on a monthly basis. You may also be aware that we have a presence for Harambee News at http://www.harambeenews.blogspot.com.
 However; what you may not know is that the Black Caucus has entered into an agreement with College Publisher to improve our online presence. We will be able to use the College Media Network for two years to publish our newspaper over the internet.


1.adapt acts: For Some Nursing Homes = Prison FL Olmstead case; etc..
2.Nursing Home Residents Wrongly Drugged
3.PsychRights Acts: Sues AK to Stop Massive Psych Drug kids; etc..
PsychRights Sues State of Alaska to Stop Its Massive,
HarmfulPsychiatric Drugging of Alaskan Children
4.50 Arrested as ADAPT Takes Affordable, Accessible Housing Crisis to Congress

5. Disability Links
On my MySpace page http://bulletins.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bulletin.read&authorID=36069462&messageID=6127149105&MyToken=48f94116-8f4d-488e-a3e6-9cb57d6d4588

The Wall-Street blank check bail-out, driven by corporate greed, is still moving ahead in Congress, so far without the enforceable commitments that JwJ and allies have insisted are needed to Save The Economy, Pronto.  Several national groups and economis ts agree that we can and must push for a better deal for Main Street.

On September 30, Congress is scheduled to go home to face constituents, during their election cycle break.  JwJ is counting on YOU to hit the streets on Wednesday, October 1st to make sure Congress serves Main Street before Wall Street.  We will do this Day of Action whether the Wall Street Bail-out bill has passed by then or not!!

Jobs with Justice members know that Congress needs to act strongly (but not in a panic) to address the immediate financial crisis, but we also need a deeper, long-term restructuring of our economy so it works for everyone.
Our Demands:
  • Make the people that got rich while creating the crisis pay for the clean-up
  • Restructure the banking system
    • Short-term:  public ownership for public assistance (i.e. equity stake for public cash)
    • Long-term:  re-regulate private finance and expand public and community-owned alternatives
  • Solve the housing and foreclosure crisis
  • Commit to fas t-tracking a true recovery plan that addresses jobs, infrastructure, pensions, etc.

    Local JwJ coalitions are organizing actions across the country.  Find your local JwJ coalition and call or email them to find out what they are planning.  We are gathering information about what coalitions have planned, and will post a list early next week.
     
    Live in an area where there is no local JwJ coalition?  Plan your own action!  Send an email to jwjnational@... and let us know what you’re doing! 
     
    Here are some ideas:

    • Rally at Congressional offices
    • Deliver 'trash for cash' to your federal reserve office
    • Picket the banks that are asking for handouts without giving Main Street anything in return
    • Hold a bake sale, and se ll junk food to pay for Wall Street junk bonds
    • Conduct a public survey asking working people what they need a bail-out for
    • Now that we taxpayers have paid for your local bank, have a party there
    • Invite the media to hear from people that need a "Main Street" bail-out


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What's At Stake:
Over the past 30 years, conservatives successfully gutted regulation and preached 'smaller government' while millions of Americans lost good jobs and Wall Street and corporate America made record profits.  Wall Street invented new, more complicated ways to make money off other people’s money.
Now that the party’s over, Bush & Co. want to plunder the rest of us to pay the bill for Wall Street’s greedy rampage. 

Tell Congress:  Stop the Bail-out; Pass a recovery plan, instead.

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ORGANIC BYTES #145
Health, Justice and Sustainability News Tidbits with an Edge!


9/24/2008
IN THIS ISSUE:
  • Quotes of the Week
  • How to Survive the Market Meltdown
  • Unlabeled Genetically Engineered Animals In the Food Supply?
  • Tell Whole Foods: No Sweatshop 'Natural' Beef! Mobilize Oct. 4 & 5
  • What's Up With Pasteurized 'Raw' Almonds?
  • Health Tip of the Week: Sleeping Through the Insanity
  • Online Climate Time Machine
  • Register to Vote
  • Top Headlines of the Week
  • The Battle in Seattle
Written and edited by Craig Minowa and Ronnie Cummins
 
 


Quotes of the Week
"We're l iterally maybe days away from a complete meltdown of our financial system, with all the implications here at home and globally."
*Senator Christopher J. Dodd - Chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
"This financial crisis has exposed the right-wing's anti-regulation philosophy as an abject failure. Their hands-off approach... has resulted in greedy corporate titans getting rich on the backs of working people... and is causing irreparable harm to the planet. And now we face a trillion-dollar taxpayer-funded bailout. Enough is enough. We oppose the Bush administration's... blank-check bailout... What is needed is truly fundamental reform, not this no-strings-attached proposal. The government must impose oversight and re-regulation... The days of the fox guarding the henhouse, with corporate lobbyists writing the laws that regulate their industries, must end."
*Brent Blackwelder, Friends of the Earth, Sept. 22, 2008
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Consumer Tip of the Week:
How to Survive the Market Meltdown

The headlines are ab laze with news of an impending global financial catastrophe. While the U.S. federal government, which is already in the throes of the largest national deficit in history, piles nearly a trillion additional tax-payer dollars at the floodwalls of Wall Street to avoid certain collapse, the U.S. dollar teeters on the threshold of one of the greatest inflationary periods in history. Nothing destroys investments or savings like inflation. So how is the every day organic consumer supposed to respond to this? Hopefully, the recent bailouts although so far severely misguided, in terms of giving Wall Street speculators a blank check give consumers a little more time to prepare. Here are some quick tips:
  1. Food: As noted in previous issues of Organic Bytes, it's a good time to learn how to grow and preserve your own food, and cook healthy organic meals from scratch. Peak oil and inflation will cause food prices, especially processed food and meat, to go through the roof. The sooner you relearn the cooking, canning, and gardening skills of your grandparents, the sooner you'll have stability on your food shelf.
  2. Finances: If you have notable amounts of cash in a savings account, consider paying down debt, investing in "green' survival-oriented products, or purchasing real assets. The value of the dollar is plummeting, so a $10k bank account doesn't mean as much if the dollar is worth half that.
  3. Home: There's no better time than the present to look for ways to make you r home more energy efficient. Energy costs are going to escalate. The energy use in the average American home can be cut in half with some fairly simple conservation measures.
  4. Transportation: What do you drive? Resale value of fuel efficient cars is increasing as fuel prices go up. If you drive, consider trading your current car for a used fuel efficient vehicle. You'll likely be able to sell it for more than you purchased it for, if you buy it used and in decent condition (for our urban readers, we don't need to tell you how far bicycles and mass transportation can take you).
  5. Lifestyle: Redefine what you consider to be "desirable". Instead of the newest flat-screen television, start doing some research into items like pressure cookers, homesteading books, electricity backup devices, etc. Refine your diet, eat less (or no) meat and animal products, and eat more whole grains, beans, and vegetables.
  6. Politics: Call Congress now and urge your representatives to require those who profited from three decades of reckless finance to be required to pay for the bailout.
    Call 202-224-3121.
(Stay tuned... The OCA will be launching a "Transitions Culture" website soon, which will feature related information.)
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Alert of the Week:
Unlabeled Genetically Engineered Animals In the Food Supply?
The Food and Drug Administration released a "draft guidance" document on September 18th that outlines the regulatory approval process for Genetically Engineered (GE) animals. To date, the process has not been transparent, and maintains that GE animals, like their plant counterparts, do not need to be labeled. Food derived from GE animals will not be labeled and represents a huge risk for human health and the environment. Some GE animals will be designed to produce drugs and might even outcompete native species. Without mandatory labeling, adequate environmental impact studies and genuine public participation, GE animals should be prohibited from entering the food supply. Act now! Visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service public comment forum and tell the FDA all Genetically Engineered Animals must be labeled! 
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Mark Your Calendars:
Tell Whole Foods: No Sweatshop 'Natural' Beef! Mobilize Oct. 4 & 5
The Organic Consumers Association has reported and acted on the chronic abuses of workers rights at the Beef Northwest feedlots in Oregon and the United Farm Workers ongoing union drive. With the majority of Beef Northwest's workers signing cards indicating that they want the United Farmworkers Union to represent them, even Barack Obama has recently told Beef Northwest that they need to start collective bargaining with the UFW.
While Whole Foods Market, the largest purchaser of Beef Northwest's "Country Natural" beef claims to be an industry leader in promoting animal welfare standards, they have lagged behind in protecting workers rights. OCA believes that a healthy and sustainable food system depends on respect for the workers, animals and the environment, including entering into a collective bargaining process once the majority of workers sign a Union card. Read more about the situation at Beef Northwest and the struggle to respect worker rights.
Want to send a message to Whole Foods demanding that labor exploitation must be eliminated in the organic and natural food sector? Sign up to leaflet Whole Foods the weekend of October 4 & 5 with OCA campaigner Ryan Zinn. OCA is teaming up with the United Farm Workers, the Teamsters Union and other organic and social justice advocates to send a loud message: No Sweatshop Beef! Don't have a Whole Foods in your neighborhood?

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OCA Readers Talk Back:
What's Up With Pasteurized 'Raw' Almonds?
An OCA Reader Writes: "A year ago, in Organic Bytes #120, you reported that the USDA now mandates that all almonds, even those labeled as "r aw" must now be pasteurized. Has anything changed with that issue?"
OCA Responds: More than a dozen almond growers filed a lawsuit against the USDA this month, claiming the USDA's ruling has devastated their businesses. Foreign producers do not have to abide by this rule, so consumers of raw almonds are increasingly shifting their business away from domestic production. "This ruling is a financial disaster and has closed a major customer group that we have built up over the years," said Dan Hyman, an almond grower and owner of D&S Ranches in Selma, CA.
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Health Tip of the Week:
Sleeping Through the Insanity
With all the news of national and global financial crisis, peak oil, food scarcity and expanding wars, some of our readers (and some of the OCA staff) are finding it difficult to sleep at night. From our friends at NaturalNews.com here are some bedtime snacks that can elevate your levels of tryptophan and serotonin, two natural chemicals your body needs for a restful nights sleep.
  1. Rice with miso soup
  2. Whole grain pita with hummus (add tomato and red onion slices for flavor)
  3. Whole grain crackers with organic peanut butter (add a touch of honey for sweetness, if desired)
  4. Rice with lentils
  5. Rice, black beans, and guacamole
  6. Hummus with steamed broccoli
  7. Eggs with whole grain toast

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Website Tool of the Week:
0AOnline Climate Time Machine
NASA has launched a website that provides a dramatic visualization of temperature change, sea level rise, co2 emissions, and ice melt from the beginning of the industrial revolution to the present. We find the temperature change map particularly mind melting.

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Register to Vote!
If you are not registered to vote, or if your address has changed since the last time you voted, please register to vote using a new online tool provided by Peace Impact, a coalition of progressive non- profits, including the Organic Consumers Association.

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Top Headlines of the Week
Let OCA sift through the media smog and bring you the top new and analysis of the day. The OCA website has 20 or more news articles posted each day, and a library of over 4,000 articles covering issues including health, justice, fo od and farming, politics, and the environment. Bookmark OrganicConsumers.org
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The Battle in Seattle
In 1999 many of you helped Organic Consumers Association take a stand for organic food and farming, fair trade, and active democracy when tens of thousands of ordinary people, like us, stopped the World Trade Organization (WTO) from meeting in Seattle. We have a historic opportunity this month to rally together again to raise awareness of the WTO's failed, poverty-perpetuating and environmentally devastating policies - and demonstrate how ordinary people can change everything. The new feature film, "BATTLE IN SEATTLE," showcases activists as heroes protecting people and the planet from destruction at the hands of callous corporations.
Get involved, inspired, and take action!
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Mobilizing Organic Consumers In CA
Through the Organic Consumers Fund's Grassroots Netroots Alliance project, voters are pressing the politicians to support strict organic standards, mandatory labels for genetically engineered food, and the conversion of U.S. farmland to organic. Find out who's answering the call in CA here.
*Learn more about OCA related action alerts and other news in CA here.
*Join CA discussion groups in our forum.
*Post events in CA on our community calendar
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McKinney Article On her Marin County Visit Sun.

http://www.marinij.com/fairfax/ci_10585367

5:00 PM Oakland: Phone Banking for Prop 2 to Stop Animal Cruelty [New]

2:30 PM SF: Nader/Gonzalez Rally


1:00 PM Berkeley: New Deal Film Festival

Doc's Americas: The Reconstruction of New Orleans
Screening
San Francisco | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Immigrant Rights | Indymedia | Labor & Workers
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

0ATue, Sep 30, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] Witness Against War: Kathy Kelly and Activist Poet David Smith-Ferri
City College of San Francisco
4th & Mission
San Francisco

6:00 PM SF: Transatlantic Relations: Shaping the Future Together (Her Excellency Margot Wallström)

Tue, Sep 30, 2008      12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
[view] Baghdad at Sunrise

The Blue Room at the Commonwealth Club
595 Market Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA

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** Green Party of California Update **




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From Cynthia McKinney, Green Party nominee for President, Friday,
September 26
Please forward

Hello!

First of all, I want to thank the members of the Green Party who nominated
Rosa and me to lead their national ticket.  I want to thank those supporters
of the Power to the People campaign who have brought us this far.  I would
like to thank the three internet donors who made contributions yesterday and
the thirteen others who made online contributions this week, including
today.  But we are not able to sustain a campaign of this magnitude with
such little funding.

Today, McCain announced that he will be in Mississippi for the debate.  I
wasn't invited to participate.  That's too bad for U.S. voters because they
won't be exposed to the full range of choice that is available to them, at
least in the 32 states on whose ballots Rosa and I will appear.

Despite that, however, in the last week I put out two substantive policy
statements on real choices for real solutions to the "financial tsunami"
that is hitting our country now.  Former Comptroller General David Walker
warned us of this and the more that is to come.

I have provided real input that represents a stark departure from the
palaver the corporate parties and c orporate press are offering up:  "answers
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Later Tuesday morning, the Marin County Board of Supervisors will receive a staff report and hear an update on the status of Marin Clean Energy, starting at 10am in the Marin County Board of Supervisors Chambers, located at 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, Room 329.  The Board of Supervisors will discuss the draft Joint Powers Agreement, a proposed letter to be sent to Marin Cities and Towns and the County's commitment of start up funding.  David Orth will be available at the meeting to answer any questions from the Supervisors. Other energy experts will also be available to the Supervisors that morning as the Board continues to study the Marin Clean Energy proposal.
 
 Tonight  David Orth will participate in a Novato Community Presentation on Marin Clean Energy with David Orth from 7:00-9:00pm. The location is Novato Unified School District at 1015 7th Street, Novato, CA. The presentation will also focus on what Marin can learn from San Joaquin's experiences establishing their similar program.  Again, 45 minutes will be allotted to your questions.
 
    Finally, on Wednesday night from 7:00-9:00pm, there will be a Sausalito Community Presentation on Marin Clean Energy. David Orth will not be in attendance at this event, but other speakers will present the details of the Marin Clean Energy plan, and questions will be guided by Marin Independent Journal Political Columnist Dick Spotswood. The location is The Bay Model, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA.      
 


----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Yost" <lo...@mindspring.comSent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:20 AM 
Subject: REMINDER: Target Meetings Sept 30, 6:30pm / Oct 2 Target Reps meeting 6:30pm / Oct 28 DEIR Public Hearing for Target 
 
> Dear Friends, 

> The Target buzz has begun! San Rafael City was interviewed in an IJ > article 
> on September 13, section C, page 1, entitled "Store Proposed in East San 
> Rafael - Traffic Key in Target Debate". In it, the City acknowledged the 
> huge traffic increase that Target would engender, and they also cited land 
> use problems and economic problems as Target would affect local > businesses. 
> So this starts the ball rolling beautifully in bringing this project to > the 
> public's attention. You can check it out online at
www.marinij.com 

> I want to invite you to come to the next Target organizing meeting on 
> Tuesday, Sept 30 at 6:30pm at Ecology House, 375 Catalina, San Rafael. > Our 
> guest will be Marty Bennett who is an economist that specializes in 

> Community Impact Reports(CIR), Living Wage Ordinances, and economic > justice 
> issues. He teaches at Santa Rosa Junior College. So I think this will be > a 
> great opportunity for all of us to learn alot more about how to propose a 
> CIR, and how to gear it to San Rafael. Please RSVP with me to let me > know 
> you're coming. Since Ecology House is an apartment complex for the 
> chemically sensitive,
please don't wear perfume, cologne, after shave, 
> essential oils, hairspray or hairgel to this meeting
. Thanks for your 
> consideration. 

> Also coming up, Canal Alliance is planning on inviting several Target > store 
> representatives to come to a community meeting so that we the community > can 
> ask questions about the project. This meeting will be on October 2 at 

> 6:30pm at Canal Alliance, 91 Larkspur, San Rafael. This will be a > tremendous 
> opportunity to ask hard questions about the low wages they pay & the lack > of 
> benefits they give to part-time workers. I urge you to come and challenge 
> the Target reps with questions like these below: 

> 1) According to corpwatch.com, Target pays $8.40/hour on average. 
> According to a report by the New Economy Working Solutions group in Sonoma 
> County, a Marin County worker must earn a bare minimum of $20/hour at 40 
> hours per week just to pay for the basic necessities. Would Target be 
> willing to pay this $20/hour living wage to its workers if the store is 
> built in San Rafael? 

> 2) According to corpwatch.com, Target does not pay health benefits to its 
> part-time workers. If a store is built in San Rafael, will Target take an 
> ethical stance and change this policy to give its part-time workers health 
> benefits? 

> 3) If the Target store is built, would Target be willing to sign an 
> agreement with the City saying that it will hire at least 70% of its > workers 
> from Marin County? 

> 4) Child care is a crucial concern for working families. If this store > is 
> built in San Rafael, would Target be willing to provide free child care to 
> its workers at a nearby site? 

> 5) The traffic congestion in the Canal area is already seriously > logjammed 
> throughout the day, and especially at rush hours. If the Target store is 
> built, how would Target propose to mitigate the enormous amount of traffic 
> increase that this store would engender? 

> 6) The Draft Environmental Impact Report points out many serious problems 
> with the proposed Target site. Are you aware that the proposed land is an 
> old garbage dump, so that there is an issue of methane leakage on this > site? 
> How would Target propose to mitigate this problem so that the methane does 
> not cause explosions? 

> 7) The Home Depot store, which is next door to the proposed Target site, > is 
> also on the same garbage dump that the new Target would be built on. I > have 
> heard that their parking lot has sunk 6 feet over time so that they often 
> have to repave & improve the lot. What this points out is just how 
> extremely unstable the land is. Do you think that it is wise and > practical 
> to build your store on this land? 

> 8) Geologists say that there is going to be a very big earthquake in the 
> bay area in the future. What we know about landfills is that they are very 
> unstable ground, with the possibility of inducing liquefaction for any 
> building that is built on top of them in an earthquake. Do you think that 
> it is a wise decision to build your store on very unstable ground such as 
> the Cal Pox garbage dump? 

> Also, the Draft Environmental Impact Report public hearing for Target is 
> October 28 at 7pm, at San Rafael City Hall. Do come and speak up with all 
> your environmental concerns so the city knows we see major problems with 
> this project, like traffic congestion, habitat destruction, methane gas 
> problems, and earthquake safety issues. Come out and speak your mind! 


> Please let me know if you can come to the October 2 meeting,too. I feel 
> very strongly that we as citizens are responsible for providing ethical > and 
> environmental oversight to this project, for it would affect us directly > and 
> indirectly both in many negative ways. Please do come and voice your 
> concerns. Our power is in our voice. I look forward to seeing you. 

> Sincerely, 

> Louise Yost 
> 415-460-1257 Home Phone 
> Marin Interfaith Committee on Worker Justice 
> Environmental Health Network 
>  
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A bunch of water, sewage, watersheds, other Gov. meetings Wends. -Th. around marin  - see recent IJ In Your Town section this week - Novato and San Rafael and other marin cities - and county  water meeting in Corte Madea offices

2:00 PM SF: Civic Celebration of the Life of Del Martin [New]
Martin and her beloved Phyllis Lyon were the nation's first and most visible lesbian rights activists whose work combating homophobia, sexism, racism and violence shaped the LGBT and feminist movements as we know them today

7:00 PM San Jose: Soldiers of Conscience (film & discussion)

Wed, Oct 1, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] "Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants"
YWCA
2600 Bancroft Way (at Bowditch Street)
Berkeley

Defending and Promotion Sanctuary Cities
Teach-In
San Francisco | Immigrant Rights
6:30 PM - 3:30 AM

Discussion of Revolution Newspaper
Meeting
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way(in the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of Telegraph Avenue) Berkeley, CA 94704 Revolution Books is wheel chair acessible, donations accepted.

Food Choices and the Environment: What You Eat Makes a Difference!
Panel Discussion

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Food Agenda for the Next Administration
Panel Discussion
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Wheeler Auditorium, near the center of the
UC Berkeley Campus

Is Timor-Leste a Failed State?
Panel Discussion
Sa n Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Botswana: An African Success Story
Speaker
San Francisco | Racial Justice
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Paradise Lost: Smyrna, 1922
Speaker

San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM


Wed, Oct 1, 2008      8:00 PM
[view] Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping visits SF on his TOUR OF A THOUSAND AMENDMENTS & to support Prop H
Noe Valley Ministry
1201 Sanchez Street at 24th
San Francisco

Dear Students of the State of California,
I’d like to thank Peralta Student Trustee Yvonne Thompson for sending this i mportant communications. My name is Marlene Hurd your former Student Trustee for Peralta Colleges. I was recently elected as your Regional III Senator and appointed by the Student Senate as the Board of Governor Representatives voicing concerns for 2.6 million students. I am also the President for the Black Caucus of the California Student Association of Community Colleges. Please review the budget statement provided by the Student Senate:
 
“The California State Budget was signed Tuesday, September 23rd, after a record breaking 85 day delay.  Unfortunately, the governor vetoed a $331,000 line item attached to the Chancellor's Office, bringing the total of system office cuts to $531,000.  For the Student Senate, this means our funding source is in great jeopardy. There have already been discussions suggesting the Student Senate may be cut off completely. This means that in the coming months, we will have to work together with our partners and colleges to find new and renewable sources of funding so that we may continue to advocate on behalf of California's 2.6 million community college student.”
 
As your Student Senate Regional III Senator and Board of Governor Representative, and Black Caucus President of CalSACC the ADA issue is also being address at the Regional and State level.
 
As students we need your Associated Students Governments to work with your Local Student Senate Regional reps. The recent budget SIGNED by our Governors affects YOU. This is your call to action. We need to start some letter writing campaigns to address issues such as supporting the Student Senate, financial aid, ADA compliance, and funding for various student programs.
 
We need to see you attending your Peralta Board meetings. The Student Senate and the Black Caucus of CalSACC needs to hear all of you dialing into our Monthly Student Senate Regional and Statewide Student Senate meetings to voice your concerns.&n bsp; YOUR VOICE MATTERS 
 
As your Regional III representatives and Black Caucus President, we look forward to working with you. Please feel free to contact your Student Senate Regional III Representatives:
 
Marlene Hurd, School: Laney College at (510) 776-0680 or mchurd@...
Rebecca Kung:  School: Diablo Valley College or KTYRPG@....
At-Large Senator: Bundit Kertbundit, School: Diablo Valley College or bunditsunday@...
 
You can sign up to the Student Senate email list serve to receive meeting communication notices at www.studentsenateccc.org. Select Join email and add your name to the list serve. You can also join the Black Caucus of CalSACC list serve at
 Http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/calsaccblackcaucus
 
Respectfully,
Marlene C. Hurd

Region III Senator
Student Senate for
California Community Colleges
Mobile:
(510) 776-0680
www.studentsenateccc.org
President,
Black Caucus of CalSACC
 
 
 
Black Caucus of the California Student Association of Community Colleges
Foothill College 12345 El Monte Rd. Los Altos Hills , CA
Http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/calsaccblackcaucus
 


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FW:Cynthia McKinney - Answers the Debate Question (9/27) What is our biggest lesson from the war in Iraq.

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JOINING THE MARIN PROP 2 VOLUNTEER GROUP FURTHER DOWN 

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Support Dee Allen, Being Tried on Phony Charges for Protesting the Minutemen

Court Date
San Francisco | Immigrant Rights
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Peace Activist Dee Allen Pre-Trial Hearing, PACK THE COURT ROOM, SF !
Court Date
San Francisco | Immigrant Rights | Police State and Prisons
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Thu, Oct 2, 2008      4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
[view] Picket the Woodfin!
5800 Shellmound
Emeryville, CA


San Francisco | Arts + Action
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  1. Information about writer Richard Wright, including a biographical and critical article, a list of published works, and other information resources.
    www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/dir/wright_richard - 78k - Cached

 

JOINING THE MARIN PROP 2 VOLUNTEER GROUP

1) PLEASE go to www.yesonprop2.com and click on “Volunteer”
2) Fill in your info and Click “Submit”
3) Click “Create your own profile”
4) At least enter your name and city then
5) Click on “Groups” at the top right
6) Enter “Marin” in the keyword search box and
7) When The Marin Group pops up, Click on it and then
8) Click “Join” this Group

POST AN EVENT IN MARIN VOLUNTEER GROUP

Step 1-On the Marin County Group Page
Step 2-Click “View All Group Events” at the bottom of the events section
Step 3-Click “Plan an Event”

The Marin Dems. seem their hook into this one?  just to let you know - which may not be so bad in this case - could help it win

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6:30p-8:00p

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Here is a great clip of Cynthia's speech in Fairfax, CA last weekend.
http://network.greenchange.org/videos/1518-cynthia-speaks-in-fairfax-ca
Marnie Glickman
Co-chair
Marin Greens


"Adventures of Josh Wolf: Activist Video Blogger"

Screening
North Bay / Marin | Indymedia
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Mill Valley Film Festival
Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
"Adventures of Josh Wolf: Activist Video Blogger," a short documentary about the SF blogger who was imprisoned for his refusal to surrender video of a 2005 protest in the Mission District, will make its world premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival as part of "The Home in My Heart" short documentary program. The program will also feature a film about murdered Oakland reporter Chauncey Bailey and a brief Q&A with the filmmakers and Josh:
When & Where: 9pm, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
When & Where: 4:15pm, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley
Buy tickets on Friday, Sep. 19, via the festival's website at
http://www.mvff.com.
.
Freedomedia Josh Wolf: ... in Berkeley, I'm Josh Wolf. 2 comments June 24th, ... Josh Wolf for Mayor. Mutant Street Party. My Videos. Posts from Prison. Reportage ... MySpace.com - josh wolf - STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - www.myspace.com ...

Fri.

Gas-Free Fridays
Other
San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Party w/a Purpose Defeat Prop 4 and 8
Party/Street Party
South Bay | Government & Elections
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Billy De Frank LGBT Resource Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose

Taring Padi Radical Indonesian Art @ RPS Gallery Oakland
Fundraiser

East Bay | Arts + Action

RW Conference: Lynne Stewart: Radical Dissent: The Righteous response to an unjust system
Meeting
San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

We will Have a college of marin campus greens events with Lynne Stewart and this author (author J. Patrick O'Connor) Sun. at 4pm - at kentfield campus OH theater, where we will have a forum on possible cut of the Ca.CC Student senate budget also by the CG

5:30 PM SF:
The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal (author J. Patrick O'Connor) [Newest]
Protest
Palestine | East Bay
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Chalk-in!
Other
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Police State and Prisons

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Screening
Central Valley | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 600 4th St, West Sacramento - corner of 4th & F in West Sac.
Concert/Show

San Francisco | Arts + Action
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM


Hello DAVID,
ORGANIC BYTES #146

Health, Justice and Sustainability News Tidbits with an Edge!


10/2/2008
IN THIS ISSUE:
  • Quote of the Week
  • Warning: Latest News on Global Warming May Cause Soiling of Trousers
  • Alert of the Week: Say NO to Sweatshop "Natural" Beef
  • Web Video of the Week: Zeitgeist - The Federal Reserve
  • State Voting Alert: CO, MI, NC, NM, PA, VA, WI
  • United Nations Reprimands Monsanto for Trying to Take Over the World's Food Supply
  • EPA and Bush Administration Finally Busted for Gutting Factory Farm Pollution Laws
  • Mad Court vs. Mad Cow
  • Web Tool of the Week: Follow the Oil Money
  • Headlines of the Week
Written and edited by Craig Minowa and Ronnie Cummins
Quote of the Week
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
Thomas Jefferson 1802
For daily information on the nation's economic crisis, and related news, please bookmark the OCA's website http://www.OrganicConsumers.org as well as two of our favorite news sources http://www.commondreams.org and http://www.counterpunch.org
And for an informative, uplifting antidote the the network TV news, tune in to Amy Goodman's daily one-hour video, audio, or print broadcast, Democracy
Now:
http://www.democracynow.org
__________________________________
 
Warning:
Latest News on Global Warming May Cause Soiling of Trousers
Exceeding climate scientists' worst fears, a new global study shows that greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise at dangerous, life-threatening levels. Due to growing public concern and efforts around the world to curb runaway fossil fuel pollution, many climate experts have expected to see CO2 emissions begin to level off or decline. Unfortunately the latest greenhouse gas statistics, just released, covering the period of 2006-2007, indicate a three percent increase in climate-destabilizing CO2 emissions. Three percent may not sound like a lot, but this figure actually exceeds the most dire worst-case projections by a group of Nobel Prize-winning international scientists in 2007.
The U.N's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that a temperature change between 3.2 and 9.7 degrees Fahrenheit will lead to catastrophic environmental changes, including massive flooding, crop failures, starvation, and global conflict. Given the new CO2 emissions data, basically reflecting government inertia and corporate greed in large greenhouse gas polluting giants such as the U.S., China, and India, scientists now project, if current trends continue, a catastrophic global increase in world temperature of 11 degrees by the end of this century. The new data also shows the average U.S. consumer generates more carbon dioxide pollution by far than anyone else in the world.
This news comes just days after Arctic scientists discovered that the melting permafrost is releasing millions of tons of methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more powerful than CO2. The inconvenient truth is that more drilling, coal plants, and resource wars like the bloody occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan, compounded by energy, chemical, and greenhouse gas intensive industrial agriculture, are literally acts of collective suicide. We must make the transition to a green, relocalized, and organic economy ASAP, and help the rest of the world, especially China and India, do the same, or civilization as we know it is doomed.

________________________________
Say NO to Sweatshop "Natural" Beef
Join OCA, UFW, and the Teamsters Union October 4 & 5 to rally for Farm Workers' Rights in Front of Whole Foods Markets
Last week, the Organic Consumers Association put a call out to our network to support the United Farm Workers' ongoing union drive at Beef Northwest, a chain of Oregon cattle feedlots, producers of the popular brand, Country Natural Beef. Thousands of you have responded, signing our petitions or volunteering to leaflet in front of targeted Whole Foods supermarkets across the country, demanding an end to labor exploitation in the $70 billion "natural" and organic food and farming sector.
OCA believes that a healthy and sustainable food system depends on respect for the workers, animals and the environment. Unfortunately, labor laws in the United States do very little to protect the nation's two million farm workers, some of the most exploited and vulnerable members of our society. Labor unions, like the United Farm Workers, represent one of the few ways that workers can organize and gain economic justice and dignity in a system rife with abuse and exploitation. It's time for Whole Foods to show as much concern for the workers at its Northwest Beef feedlots, as it supposedly does for the animals.
For more information about OCA's Whole Foods Campaign, to join our actions with the UFW and the Teamsters on October 4 & 5, or to learn more about the realities of farm workers in the United States, please visit: http://www.organicconsumers.org/ufw.cfm
___________________________________
 
 
Web Video of the Week:
Zeitgeist - The Federal Reserve
The original two hour Zeitgeist movie was released in 2007, but its provocative and insightful investigation of the history of the Federal Reserve and the U.S. central banking system could not be more relevant than right now. Every American needs to truly understand the background of this system. We have posted the section of the movie focused on the Federal Reserve. It'll make you think twice about everything you are hearing in the news.
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STANDING TOGETHER FOR POSITIVE CHANGE:
HELP OCA FIGHT FOR HEALTH, JUSTICE, & THE ENVIRONMENT
In hard times, nonprofits like the OCA need you help more than ever. Support the OCA today with a tax-deductible donation.
___________________________________
 
State Voting Alert:
CO, MI, NC, NM, PA, VA, WI
The Organic Consumers Association has joined the Peace Impact coalition to do an intensive voter registration and get-out-the-vote project in seven key states. Please click the state page links below to get more information on registering to vote, registration deadlines, early voting, voting by mail, and volunteering to register others. If you live in one of the above states, please click here. For all others, please follow click here.
___________________________________
 
United Nations Reprimands Monsanto for Trying to Take Over the World's Food Supply
The President of the United Nations General Assembly condemned Monsanto for profiteering in his opening remarks last week. President H. E. M. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann noted that the global food crisis is worse than ever. In his remarks at the UN in New York City, he cited World Bank figures, which now blame 75% of the food crisis on the current mass transfer of food crop production towards biofuels. According to Brockmann, the world's food supply "has been subordinated to the economic aims of a handful of multinational corporations that monopolize all aspects of food production, from seeds to major distribution chains, and they have been the prime beneficiaries of the world crisis. A look at the figures for 2007, when the world food crisis began, shows that corporations such as Monsanto and Cargill, which control the cereals market, saw their profits increase by 45 and 60 per cent, respectively."

________________________________
Good News of the Week:
EPA and Bush Administration Finally Busted for Gutting Factory Farm Pollution Laws
In 2007, Organic Bytes reported that the Bush Administration had eliminated pollution laws that required factory farm pollutants to be monitored and documented. In place of the old regulations, a new program was created that invited factory farms, which are more specifically known as CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations ), to monitor their own pollution and voluntarily submit those reports to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Not surprisingly, last week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report indicating the new factory farm pollution policies aren't really working very well. According to the report, the EPA "is responsible for regulating CAFOs and requires CAFOs that discharge certain pollutants to obtain a permit." Yet according to the report, the EPA isn't effectively regulating factory farm pollution, because the agency currently has little data on how much and what type of pollution these CAFOs are putting out. Even more embarrassing, the EPA's data is so weak, they don't even know how many CAFOs there are. Given the fact that one of these factory farms can put out as much raw sewage as a U.S. city, the GAO report suggests it might be a good if the EPA considered restarting that whole monitoring and enforcing thing it used to do.

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Mad Court vs. Mad Cow
A federal court has ruled in favor of the USDA in a long-standing dispute between the agency and a Kansas-based natural beef company that wants to test all of its meat for Mad Cow Disease. The USDA currently tests only a tiny percentage of U.S. beef cows for the fatal disease, unlike the EU or Japan, where basically all cows are tested at slaughter for the disease. The USDA's controversial and dangerous policy, an obvious attempt to cover up the fact that the routine practice of feeding slaughterhouse waste, blood, and manure to animals on non-organic farms has spread Mad Cow Disease a to many cows in the USA, has caused a number of major foreign nations to ban U.S. beef imports.
In an effort to re-establish trade, Creekstone Farms, a natural beef producer, (which does not feed slaughterhouse waste to its animals) responded to the loss of its foreign markets in Japan and Korea by asking the USDA if the company, itself, could pay to have all of its meat tested for BSE (Mad Cow Disease), thereby assuring leery foreign buyers of the meat's safety. In an outrageous move, the USDA threatened the company and its CEO with fines and imprisonment if they were to begin testing the safety of their beef. Creekstone took the USDA to court, claiming food manufacturers should have the right to invest in testing to make sure their food is safe. But a DC Court of Appeals recently ruled against Creekstone, saying the USDA has "broad powers' in interpreting how to enforce food safety laws.

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Web Tool of the Week:
Follow the Oil Money
www.FollowTheOilMoney.org is an exciting tool that tracks which companies are pumping their dirty oil money into politics, who is receiving it, and how it correlates to key climate, energy and war votes. For the first time ever, you can see exactly how members of Congress who vote in favor of Big Oil also accept over four times more oil money than those who vote in the public interest.

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4pm Lynne Stewart/ Mumia Event


Today

Plant Smart! Water-Saving Methods for School Gardens

Training

North Bay / Marin | Environment & Forest Defense
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Edna Maguire Elementary,
Mill Valley, CA

Saturday, October 11, 4:45 PM
THEY KILLED SISTER DOROTHY

On February 12th, 2005, Sister Dorothy Stang, a Catholic nun from Dayton, Ohio, was shot six times and left to die on a muddy road in the Brazilian Amazon.Who was this woman? Why was she killed? And what will be done about it? The answers may hold the fate of the rainforest itself.
Just Media presents "They Killed Sister Dorothy," a new feature-length documentary following the incredible
 events in the wake of Stang's murder in Brazil. Produced by Oscar-winner Nigel Noble and narrated by Martin Sheen, They Killed Sister Dorothy" captures the battle and the thorny social realities behind tropical deforestation in a suspenseful and surprising film.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TRAILER:
www.theykilledsisterdorothy.com/
Rafael Film Center
4th St. San Rafael, 94901

Flash of Genius- Lark in Larkspur 
OPENS FRI, OCT 3
Director Marc Abraham
Drama
Corporations have time, money, and power on their side.
All Bob Kearns had was the truth.
Flash of Genius is based on the true story of college professor
and part-time inventor Robert Kearns and how his life, his wife, and their six children
are affected when the Ford Motor Company steals his latest idea.
This everyday man will try the unthinkable: to bring Goliath to his knees.
Rated PG-13, 119min.
Tickets:
General $9.25
General (After 6pm Fri & Sat) $9.75
Senior 65 & up $6.50
Children 2-12 $6.50
ow Times
Fri, Oct 3
4:10pm 6:45pm 9:15pm
Sat, Oct 4
4:10pm 6:45pm
Sun, Oct 5 1:40pm 4:10pm 6:45pm
Mon, Oct 6
4:10pm 6:45pm
Tue Oct 7


8:00pm
Wed, Oct 8 1:40pm 4:10pm 6:45pm
Thu, Oct 9
4:10pm 6:45pm 9:15pm
** $6.50 Matinee prices before 3:30 pm **



Sat, Oct 4, 2008 - Sun, Oct 5, 2008
      12:00 AM
[view] Radical Women National Conference
The Women's Building
3543 18th St - Immigrant Rights
San Francisco, CA

Sat, Oct 4, 2008 - Sat, Nov 1, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] Blankets for Borders Drive
Blankets sent to our San Francisco office (65 Ninth Street between Mission and Market near SF Civic Center BART/MUNI) by November 1 will be shipped to Arizona for this winter. AFSC also needs kits such as follows:

MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR IRAQ PACKING EVENT
Other
Iraq | East Bay | Anti-War
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The location is at the Pressure Grout Company, 1975 National Ave.,
Hayward, CA 94545

Mr. Hyphen 2008 Contest
Fundraiser
California | Indymedia
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM  3rd annual Mr. Hyphen competition - celebrating the men of the Asian American community. Asian American men who devote themselves to worthy community causes. While structured like a pageant with rounds of talent, fashion and Q&A, Mr. Hyphen turns stereotypes on their heads in front of a sold-out crowd. Striking a blow for equal-opportunity all-in-good-fun ogling, Mr. Hyphen is an energy-filled evening of fun and charity. Rounds will be decided
alternately by an audience vote and by an illustrious panel of judges. The man who is crowned Mr. Hyphen wins a $1000 cash donation to his nonprofit organization.
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the door.
All ages welcome, 21+ for alcohol.
Subscribe to Hyphen for only $5 at the event with ticket purchase!
For more info, please visit: http://www.hyphenmagazine.com


See him Tomorrow at College of Marin - Kentifeld - OH
2:00 PM Oakland: The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal (author J. Patrick O'Connor) [Newest]

2:00 PM Up North: Hurwitz out of Humboldt (celebration) [New]

Hot Rods at the Beach
Other
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Police State and Prisons
9:00 AM - 9:00 AM


GANDHI DAY~ World Non Violence & Peace Day 2008
Meeting

East Bay | Arts + Action
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Park Theatre, 37411 Fremont Blvd,m Fremont Ca
between Central and Thornton

oct4 Love Fest in SF
Party/Street Party
San Francisco
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
A Dance Music Parade and Festival. The parade featuring 28 floats will start at San Francisco's 2nd and Market Streets and continue all the way to Civic Center Plaza for a giant outdoor dance club with the world's top DJs to celebrate at this free all-ages event.

Creating the Life You Want: Requests and Personal Empowerment
Training
Santa Cruz Indymedia
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM


Celebration; Hurwitz out of Humboldt!
Party/Street Party
North Coast | Environment & Forest Defense
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM Cuneo Creek Horse Camp, Redwoods National Park
Ave. of Giants --> Mattole Rd.

GAY SHAME MEETING
Other
San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM

Play

San Francisco | Arts + Action
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Sat, Oct 4, 2008 - Sun, Oct 5, 2008      10:00 PM - 6:00 PM
[view] World Veg Festival in San Francisco, Oct 4 - 5, 2008
San Francisco County Fair Building
9th Avenue and Lincoln Way
San Francisco

Castro Theater in SF
SAT-SUN OCTOBER 4-5

SAT (1:30p), 4:45p, 8p: | SUN 8p: Kagemusha
Due to the Castro Street Fair the afternoon shows on October 5 have been cancelled.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa; Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamakazi, Kenichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu (1980, 162 min, NEW 35MM PRINT!) In Japanese with English Subtitles
In his late, color masterpiece KAGEMUSHA, Akira Kurosawa returned to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career, the play between illusion and reality. Sumptuously reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a historical epic that is also a meditation on the nature of power.

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Today
 2 College of Marin Campus greens Events

Kentfield{Campaign to stop the cut of the Ca. Community Colleges Student Senate Budget}

Meeting
California / Marin | Education & Student Activism / Government
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Kentfield{The Framing Mamia Abu-Jamal/J Patrick O'Connor and Lynne Stewart}
Meeting
North Bay / Marin | U.S. | Anti-War | Education & Student Activism | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Police State and Prisons | Racial Justice
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Protest Sarah Palin in Burlingame
Protest
Peninsula | Government & Elections

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM


South Bay | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Billy De Frank LGBT Resource Center, 938 The Alameda,
San Jose

9:00 AM Richmond: RE 111: Save Money with Solar Water Heating

Radical Women Conference, day 3: "The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism"
Conference
San Francisco | Racial Justice
9:00 AM - 12:30pm

Sun, Oct 5, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
[view] Benefit for Haiti with the music of Belo and Rosemond Jolissaint
Bissap Baobab, the restaurant
19th Street at Mission
San Francisco


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Mon.

7:30 PM Oakland: Deer in the East Bay - A Very Adaptable Species (with Joe DiDonato)

Radical Women Conference, day 4: "The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism"

Conference
San Francisco | Womyn
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

From Turkey to Iran: The Next President's Middle Eastern Inheritance
Speaker
Iraq | San Francisco
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

San R. www.mpjc.org meet 7pm

Sun, Oct 5, 2008 - Sat, Nov 1, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] Blankets for Borders Drive

Monday, October 13, 7 PM
THEY KILLED SISTER DOROTHY
Free Night

On February 12th, 2005, Sister Dorothy Stang, a Catholic nun from Dayton, Ohio, was shot six times and left to die on a muddy road in the Brazilian Amazon.Who was this woman? Why was she killed? And what will be done about it? The answers may hold the fate of the rainforest itself.
Just Media presents "They Killed Sister Dorothy," a new feature-length documentary following the incredible events in the wake of Stang's murder in Brazil. Produced by Oscar-winner Nigel Noble and narrated by Martin SheenThey Killed Sister Dorothy" captures the battle and the thorny social realities behind tropical deforestation in a suspenseful and surprising film.
Screening will be followed by Q&A led by the film maker, Daniel Junge. The Task Force on the Americas will do a brief report on how you can get involved and support land rights issues in Brazil!
Co-sponsored by the Department of Humanities Expressions Series and the Mill Valley Film Festival and presented in association with the Task Force on the Americas.
Angelico Concert Hall
Dominican Campus
SAN RAFAEL
ADMISSION IS FREE

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Tuesday, October 14, 7 PM
BALLOT PROPOSITIONS

The public is invited to hear progressive experts address crucial California State Propositions on the ballot November 4. A representative of Planned Parenthood will discuss Proposition 4. Propositions 7 and 10 will be discussed by Dan Kalb, California Policy Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Mark Leno, Assemblyman and Marin's next California State Senate will discuss Proposition 8. This free event is presented by Democracy for America-Marin, Progressive Democrats of Marion, and Seniors for Peace.
For information, call Pat Kunstenaar
(415) 488-9037
The October 14th meeting will be held in The Redwoods Auditorium
40 Camino Alto Avenue in Mill Valley
- 7: p.m. to 9: p.m.

McKinney/Clemente Music Vid posted to CNN iReport

http://www.ireport. com/docs/ DOC-106025

The Some of All Parts folks posted it there. Great job for doing that.
CNN iReport reaches a different crowd than YouTube. Don DeBar has also
done a good job of taking advantage of this and has garnered
"superstar" status.
When a story gets significant views and comments within a couple of
days, CNN often reports it (it gets an "On CNN" label to denote it)
If you want to help the McKinney/Clemente campaign (YOUR campaign!)
get noticed on CNN PLEASE take the time to view, rate, comment. Then
SEND THIS LINK TO OTHERS. You can't blame the media if YOU do not
participate at a level they notice. YOU Participate and CNN WILL
COVER. Don DeBar has PROVEN that.
Please view and certainly add comments to rebut the "Obamatrons"
Craig Seeman
NY __._,_.___



PREMIERE SCREENING of Unlock the Box: Documenting the struggle to shut down control units

Screening
East Bay |  Prisons
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM the Fellowship of Humanity
390 27th St.
Oakland, CA
(wheel chair accessible)

Revolution Newspaper Discussion on Revolution and the Liberation of Black People

Meeting
East Bay | Racial Justice 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way(In the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of Telegraph Avenue) This is a wheelchair accessible location. Donations accepted.

Tue, Oct 7, 2008
      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] Water Justice in Palestine and Beyond
522 Valencia, 3rd Floor Auditorium
San Francisco, CA

peace candidates for Congress
Fundraiser
East Bay | Anti-War
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Cafe de la Paz
1600 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley Dr. Bill Durston Rep.  - Jerry McNerney - Physicians for Social Responsibility - Peace Action West, the nation's oldest and largest peace and justice organization
Andy Lichterman of WSLF on High-tech Militarism and Global Crises
Speaker
Peninsula | Anti-War
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo
300 E. Santa Inez
San Mateo, CA 94401

1:00 PM Berkeley: New Deal Film Festival
Relief for Georgia and Chechen Refugees: film screening, 'Daimokh'
Screening
San Francisco | Anti-War
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM


Film "Che Guevara: Where You'd Never Imagine Him"
Screening
Americas | San Francisco
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Che Guevara: Where You'd Never Imagine Him | Film Radar


San Francisco | Arts + Action
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Thu, Oct 9, 2008      6 PM - 12:00 PM
[view] “Our Clean City” late-night benefit for SF measure  H
Poleng Lounge
1751 Fulton @ Masonic
San Francisco - Near USF

Wends.

7:30 PM Oakland: Anarchism In America (two documentaries) [Newer]

Health Care for All, Monthly Planning Meeting-1X only change in time and venue: 6 pm at East West Café, 557 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa, near Rialto Cinemas Lakeside. Call 876-1975.
• Toward a New American Revolution – The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal, 7 pm at PJC
Author J. Patrick O'Conner, editor of Crime Magazine and former editor of Cincinnati Free Press, will talk about his startling new book which, for the first time, reveals in detail how an innocent man and award-winning journalist was framed for a murder he did not commit. The talk is a fundraiser for the Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal. $10-$5 sliding scale No one turned away for lack of funds

 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Day of the Dead Cafe
3208 Grand Ave
[next to Grand Lake Theater]
Oakland
510-868-8705

TALKS: Art & Politics! S.F. Print Collective FREE EVENT
Panel Discussion

San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

No on measure Q facts, figures, and arguements ... Please Vote NO on Sonoma-Marin Measure Q! North Bay Citizens for Effective Transportation. ...


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JUST SONOMA EVENTS AFTER THIS

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Thursday, October 9
•Thursday Night at Peace and Justice Center, 700PM: Toward a New American Revolution – Cop Watch members have been invited to present an update on actions they are taking in the county to educate citizens about their rights when accosted by police. Participants will learn about the march planned for October 22. This year, the group Cop Watch is looking to widen the scope of the protest to reach more affected communities and cover more topics than last year, such as the danger to those suffering mental health crises in a county increasingly cutting health services, the breakup of families and communities through ICE raids in which local law enforcement collaborate, increased use of extra-logical means to criminalize youth of color through the gang database and MAGNET and the constant precarity of the homeless who suffer the brunt of the bike police onslaught. Call 575-8902.

Monday, October 13

•Veterans for Peace, 7:00PM – 9:00PM, SR Vets Memorial Bldg. Call 573-6047.


Wednesday, October 15

•Petaluma Progressives, 7:00PM, Petaluma Copperfield Books. Call 763-8134

Thursday, October 16
• Thursday Night . NOTE: Change in Venue – at Oddfellows Hall, 545 Pacific Avenue, Santa Rosa, Near SRJC. Shut Down Guantanamo Bay!
Chaplain James Yee will be the featured speaker. Chaplin Yee was a delegate at the DNC, and subsequently a keynote speaker at the Veterans For Peace convention later the same weekend. Chaplain Yee's topic will be on Guantanamo Bay, where he was the Muslim Chaplain. Chaplain Yee is adamant about shutting down Guantanamo Bay after the abuse that he observed there. Donation requested to support Chaplin Yee's work: No one turned away for lack of funds. 575-8902


Sunday, October 19
Alliance for Democracy, Energy Subcommittee, 2:00PM – 4:00PM, Peace and Justice Center.

Tuesday, October 21
•Living Wage Coalition, 6:30pm, SEIU Office, 600 B Street. Call 545-7349.

Thursday, October 23
•Thursday Night at Peace and Justice Center, 700PM: Progressive Voters, Know Your Propositions! Presentations by local community members that are working on these vital campaigns to protect our rights. Call 575-8902.

Monday, October 27
•Peace and Justice Center Board Meeting, Members Welcome, 6:00PM, Peace and Justice Center. Call 575-8902.

Thursday, October 30
•Thursday Night at Peace and Justice Center, 700PM: Popcorn and a Movie. Feature film and discussion with David Rebstock.
In the Valley of Elah, The roadside bombs, in their relentless anonymity; the orders to regard every civilian, even childre n, as a potential threat: How, exactly, does all of this shatter the nerves, and maybe shred the souls, of the men who are there? That's what drives this movie — the slow, accumulating revelation of how the war in Iraq, in its unique physical and moral circumstances (which can't be divided), has molded the soldiers fighting it. Call 575-8902.

November 2008 Events
Sunday, November 2
•Reading and Discussion Group, 12noon, Peace and Justice Center.
•Taxes for Peace, 6:00PM, Peace and Justice Center. Call Eszter 823-9203.

Thurdsay, November 6
•Thursday Night at Peace and Justice Center, 7:00PM: Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America
The Los Angeles Times said of Sierra Club executive director David Brower: "He accomplished more through the force of one man's will than any of his breed since John Muir." This 80-minute DVD is the story of a true American legend who was an outdoorsman, mountain climber, filmmaker , and environmental crusader. HIs fiery dedication and activism not only saved the Grand Canyon (among other accomplishments) but also transformed the Sierra Club into a powerful national political force, giving birth to the modern environmental movement. Come and learn from this eminent social change advocate who led the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, and Earth Island Institute. This video is in the series presented by Network of Spiritual Progressives of Sonoma County and will be shown Thursday evening November 6 at 7pm at the Peace & Justice Center. --Paul Burks (who worked with David Brower for ten years while with the Friends of the Earth in San Francisco) Paul Burks of the Network of Spiritual Progressives presents: the Earth and Spirit series. Video and discussion. 575-8902.

Saturday, November 8
•PJC Annual Dinner & Auction, 4:30PM open for social & silent auction, 6:15PM dinner, at Sebastopol Veterans Hall.Tickets in advance are $35, $40 at door. Call PJC at 575-8902 to reserve.

Monday, November 10
•Veterans for Peace, 7:00PM, SR Vets Memorial Bldg. 573-6047.

Wednesday, November 12
•Health Care for All, 7:00PM, Peace and Justice Center. Call 876-1975.

Thursday, November 13
•Thursday Night at Peace and Justice Center, 7:00PM:20Members of the international organization, Socialist Action, will report on their recent work, the future of the anti-war movement, and the principles upon which the organization is based. This will include their work in planning and implementing the resolutions of the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations, which was founded June 28 in a conference in Cleveland Ohio-over 400 activists from 26 states attended. 575-8902.

Sunday, November 16
•Alliance for Democracy Energy Subcommittee, 2:00PM, Peace and Justice Center
.
Tuesday, November 18
•Living Wage Coalition, 6:30PM, SEIU Office, 600 B Street. Call 545-7349.

Wednesday, November 19
•Petaluma Progressives, 7:00PM, Petaluma Copperfields Books, 763-8134.

Thursday, November 20
•Thursday Night at Peace and Justice Center, 7:00PM: In the Heart of New Orleans
Petaluma Progressive Steve Dyer has been working in New Orleans to rebuild a home damaged by flooding after the levees broke. Come hear about his inspiring experiences, and learn how you can help. 575-8902.

Monday, November 24
•Peace and Justice Center Board Meeting, Members Welcome, 6:00PM, Peace and Justice Center. Call 575-8902.

Thursday, November 27
Happy Thanksgiving. No Program.

December 2008 Events

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San Rafael:Are We Being Served or Targeted by the Police
Panel Discussion
North Bay / Marin | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Immigrant Rights | Police State and Prisons | Racial Justice

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Oct 9, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] Economic Crisis, Folding Banks, and Bailouts: Origins, Consequences and Implications for the US Left with Karl Beitel & Nedjula Baguio
Centro del Pueblo Auditorium
474 Valencia St. (between 15th & 16th)
San Francisco

Single Payer Health Care ACTIVIST TRAINING
Teach-In

East Bay | Health, Housing, and Public Services
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
El Cerrito: Hillside Community Church, 1422 Navellier St. in the lower hills between Portreo and Moser Lane (Navellier is where Portala Middle School is located @Moser just above EC Community Center).

Santa Rosa Co pWatch discussion for Towards a New American Revolution group
Speaker
North Bay | Police State and Prisons
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM


East Bay | LGBTI / Queer
5:00 PM - 12:00 AM Oakland Marriott City Center
1001 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607

Kirsten Brydum Memorial
Other
San Francisco | Arts + Action | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Womyn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World
Speaker
Peninsula | Anti-War
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Auditorium, St. Catherine of Siena Church
1310 Bayswater Ave.
Burlingame, CA FatherJohnDear.orgVisit Loyola Press's new website about John Dear's autobiography ... Fr. Bill O'Donnell: Good20Friend, Major Prophet. The Soldiers At My Front Door (December, 2003) ...

HOW WE FIGHT Program 2: Conscripts
Screening
San Francisco | Anti-War
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Transforming Turkmenistan: Inside the Public Relations Work of Lobbyists
Speaker
San Francisco | Indymedia
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM


Battling for the Environment: Stories from the Frontlines
Panel Discussion

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Out-of-State Factory Farming Corporations Funding Campaign Against Prop 2 Admit Violations of California Campaign Finance Laws
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October 1, 2008
SACRAMENTO – Yes on Prop. 2 - Californians for Humane Farms, the proponents of an anti-cruelty ballot initiative that will provide more humane treatment of animals on industrial factory farms, filed a new campaign finance complaint today, citing new evidence from the opponents of Prop 2 themselves confirming that the United Egg Producers and a dozen major out-of-state egg producers have engaged in a massive money laundering scheme in violation of California election laws.
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California Religious Leaders Back Yes! on=2 0Prop 2 to Stop Animal Cruelty and Promote Food Safety
October 1, 2008
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SACRAMENTO – California’s religious community is rallying its support behind Proposition 2, a measure on California’s November ballot that will promote mercy and kindness for farm animals by allowing them enough room to stand up, turn around and stretch their limbs. Many religious denominations, from liberal to conservative, recognize responsible and humane stewardship of animals as part of their faith traditions.
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September 30, 2008
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SACRAMENTO – As the quarterly campaign finance period closed toda y, the YES! on Prop 2 campaign reports a tidal wave of voter and donor support from Californians backing the effort to stop the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals on industrial factory farms. In contrast, the donations raised by the No on Prop 2 campaign have come from a handful of corporate factory farming interests—most from out of state and many which are embroiled in a national price-fixing scandal.
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Prop 2: Caging of farm animals up for debate
San Francisco Chronicle -- September 30, 2008
Happy chickens equal happy consumers, say proponents of Proposition 2, a November ballot measure that calls for the humane treatment of farm animals. The initiative, proposed by the Humane Society of the United States, would ban farmers from raising egg-producing poultry, veal calves a nd pregnant pigs in small cages and crates by 2015....
 
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LOS ANGELES - On Friday, September 26, Wayne Pacelle, the President of The Humane Society of the United States, will appear on the “Ellen” show to talk about Prop 2, the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, a measure on California’s November ballot that will simply allow pigs, veal calves and egg-laying hens enough room to stand up, turn around and stretch their limbs.
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San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CHE: THE DAY OF THE HEROIC GUERILLA
Hear about the life and contributions of the great revolutionary Che Guevara on the 41st anniversary of his assassination by the CIA.
NO ON PROP. 8!
An update on the struggle to defeat the bigoted Proposition 8, which would change the California constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry.
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8:30 AM Berkeley: Causes and Consequences of the Food Price Crisis (symposium)

7:30 PM Palo Alto: Winter Soldier - Iraq and Afghanistan: Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupation

Opening of SF COPWATCH, first Training
Training
San Francisco | Police State and Prisons
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

8:20 PM Berkeley: The Ascent (Larissa Shepitko's film on the partisan struggle against the Nazis) [Newest]

Guernville: Fabulosa Fest 2008 - A Women's Music and Art Festival (three days)

Screening of "Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections"
Screening
East Bay | Government & Elections
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists' Hall
1924 Cedar (@ Bonita), Berkeley

Uncounted - The New Math of American Elections


Berkeley Women in Black weekly vigil
Protest
Palestine | East Bay
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

John Dear: A Persistent Peace
Speaker
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Anti-War
7:30 PM - 7:30 PM

The Laramie Project
Concert/Show
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action | LGBTI / Queer
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

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Today

Global Day of Civil-Disobedience

Critical Mass
International | Police State and Prisons
5:00 AM - 1:00 PM

End the war. Stop the bail-outs. No more warrantless surveillance. No more torture. Stop the madness. Fight the power.
Global Day of Civil-Disobedience
A broad movement of campaigners and organizations is calling on everybody to take action. On 11 October 2008, concerned people in many countries will take to the streets, the motto being "Freedom not fear 2008".
In order to protest we will take to the streets in many cities in many countries on 11 October 2008.
Politicians need to see that we are willing to take to the streets for the protection of our liberties!

I have not made my decision on this but state party says no
Defeat Prop 6: Mobilization Day
Other
East Bay | Police State and Prisons
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM DeFremery Park in West Oakland, Corner of 18th and Adeline

No on 8 Rally-Red Alert to Save Gay Marriage
Training

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

LET OUR CHILDREN BE! NO ON V! COMMUNITY OUTREACH DAY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Protest
San Francisco | Anti-War
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

1:00 PM Berkeley: Environmental Transportation and Land Use Election Forum For Mayoral and Council Candidates [New]

Peace and Dignity Benefit Show & CD Release
Fundraiser
East Bay | Racial Justice
7:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Intertribal Friendship House
523 International Blvd.
Oakland, off Lake Merrit BART
5th and International
Peace & Dignity Journeys are spiritual runs that embody the prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor. This prophecy mandates that at this time all Native peoples in the Western Hemisphere shall be reunited in a spiritual way in order to heal our nations so we can begin to work towards a better future for our children and generations to come. The journey for 2008 is focused on protection of our sacred sites. Throughout Indian Country we are facing threat to our culture and traditional ways. Without the preservation of our sacred sites preserved, the very existence of our Nation s is in danger.

Marin County
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 - Sun, Oct 12, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] "They Killed Our Sister Dorothy" Film Screening
South Bay | Arts + Action
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
MILPITAS LIBRARY, 40 N, MILPITAS BLVD, MILPITAS
Cross St Calaveras and Milpitas Blvd.

Sat, Oct 11, 2008      9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
[view] Planting Day at San Pablo Creek
4191 Appian Way
El Sobrante, CA

Sat, Oct 11, 2008      12:00 PM - 9:30 PM
[view] FACING THE MOUNTAINS: Breakthroughs to New Racial Landscapes
First Congregational Church of Oakland
2501 Harrison Street
Oakland, CA NWAMAKA AGBO, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
SHAKTI BUTLER, PhD, Executive Director, World Trust
JACKIE BYERS, Center for Third World Organizing
JACQUELINE ELENA FEATHERSTON, Speak Out
NUNU KIDANE, Black Alliance for Just Immigration
CESAR LAGLEVA, Marin Human Rights Commission
VICTOR LEWIS, Speak Out
ARIEL LUCKEY, Speak Out
YOLANDA RONQUILLO, PhD, Cultural Paths to Knowledge
JOHN SCOTT, Theater of the Oppressed
SALEEM SHAKIR, Leadership Excellence
ASARA TSEHAI, A Touch of Life Institute
ROBERTO VARGAS, PhD, Social Justice and the Family
COST: Public Dialogue/Film Clips (7:30-9:00 pm) $25.00
Workshops & Praxis (12 pm-6 pm) $35.00
Entire Day and evening $50.00

Sat, Oct 11, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] Galería de la Raza presents Recession Proof PACHANGA 2008
Galería de la Raza
2857 24th St.
San Francisco, CA

Sat, Oct 11, 2008 - Sat, Nov 1, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] Blankets for Borders Drive


North Bay / Marin | Indymedia
4:15 P M - 6:15 PM

142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley


Other
San Francisco | Arts + Action
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Calm: Remedies for Stress and Anxiety
Other
SF Peninsula | Health, Housing, and Public Services
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

oct 11 Nude Peace Day @ Baker Bch
Meeting
LGBTI / Queer
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Upcoming Camerawork Events: Guillermo Gómez-Peña and La Pocha Nostra's Performance Karaoke
Screening

San Francisco | Arts + Action
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM


GAY SHAME MEETING
Other
San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM

FMLN: 28 Aniversario
Other
San Francisco | En Español
6:00 PM - 5:00 AM

PROTESTPLOITATION + PEOPLE NEXT DOOR
Screening

San Francisco | Police State and Prisons
8:30 PM - 11:30 PM



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Rosa Clemente, Green Party Vice Presidential Candiate

Shared sacrifice with those who caused the economic crisis

How her family has been effected by the subprime mortgage crisis

Green Party strategy post Obamamania

Green Party fighting election theft

Defending non Greens on various issues

Who's really progressive?

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Conference

North Bay / Marin | Government & Elections
T.-W. 10:30 AM - 2:30PM Fri. 11am-1:3Opm_.

fKentfield-American BlackOut+DVD Extras-McKinnney-Ohion 2004-Deleted Scenes-Animation-AIPAC
Screening
North Bay / Marin | Government & Elections | Racial Justice
Fri. 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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Sun, Oct 12, 2008
      11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
[view] Rebuild Afghanistan Summit 2008
Guzman Hall, Dominican University
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA

Sun, Oct 12, 2008      1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
[view] Stop the Raids and Deportations Now! National Day of Action!
24th and Mission
San Francisco, CA Día Nacional de Acción Contra las Redadas y Deportaciones
Protest
San Francisco | En Español | Immigrant Rights | Police State and Prisons
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Yes on Prop. 2 Benefit
San Francisco Walk for Farm Animals
Fundraiser
San Francisco | Animal Liberation
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

 Benefit for Animal Sanctaury Sunday Oct. 12
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Animal Liberation
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM


10:00 AM Berkeley: Raising Chickens

2:00 PM Berkeley: Free Copwatch Training [Newest]

Polish Festival
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | Arts + Action
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

BOUND TOGETHER ANARCHIST BOOKSTORE COMMUNITY PICNIC
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM


LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Natural Highs Experience
Party/Street Party
San Francisco | Arts + Action | Health, Housing, and Public Services
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM tango, sound wave machines, massages, yoga, mocktails, meditation, tarot card reading, unique and healthy foods, live music, art and much, much more. The event is in support of expanding our online community http://www.yournaturalhigh.com.

Nader Team Actions: We Need Gas Money; etc..
We Need Gas Money
October 11, 2008
www.votenader. org
www.officialnaderst ore.com

Drop $3 on Nader/Gonzalez now.

http://www.official naderstore. com/

As you read this, Ralph Nader and the Nader Road Team are
barnstorming across the Midwest.

Sweeping through Iowa, Kansas and the Dakotas.

Driving more than 1,000 miles in two days.

Leading the only true opposition left in this country.

The only true opposition to corporate control and domination.

So, help us pay the gas bill now.

We're in the last days of our $250,000 fundraising drive.

Already today, you've given $15,000.

We need another $15,000 tonight to make it to $200,000.

So, we need 5,000 of you, our loyal supporters, to donate $3 each.

And we'll have a shot to meet our goal tomorrow.

(We raised close to $40,000 in one day last20month. No reason we can't
do it again tomorrow.)

But we need a chance.

So, pay our gas bill now.

And get us to 200,000 by midnight tonight.

As you know, we have yet to miss a fundraising deadline.

And we don't plan to now.

After buying us a gallon of gas, listen to Ralph from this morning on
NPR. Click here to listen.

Then read the Associated Press story that ran earlier today.

By the way, the video featuring Jason Kafoury, our National Campaign
Coordinator, is zooming up the Youtube charts. It's holding steady at
number one in YouTube's activism category.

In case you missed it, here it is.

Okay, let's bump it up to $200,000.

Donate whatever you can afford to the only true political opposition
left in these United States.

Let's meet this deadline.

Onward to November

The Nader Team

PS: If you donate $100 or more now, we will send you an autographed
copy of Ralph's classic -- The Seventeen Traditions (HarperCollins
2007). The 150-page hardcover book details the seventeen traditions
that Ralph grew up with and is the closest thing so far to a Ralph
Nader autobiography. So, don't miss out on this limited edition
offer. (This offer ends October 12 at 11:59 p.m.)

Radio Ads: Now or Never
October 10, 2008
www.votenader. org
www.officialnaderst ore.com

This morning, as markets around t he world are crashing,
Nader/Gonzalez is on the rise.

http://www.votenade r.org/

And we need your help right now.

Here's why:

We have the chance over the next month to run inexpensive radio ads
in battleground states all across this country.

To expose The Bailout Boys -- Obama and McCain.

And to let the American people know that on November 4, they have a
choice.

The people's candidate -- Independent Ralph Nader.

The man who stood against the bailout of Wall Street crooks.

And for regulation that would have prevented the current crisis.

Here's the problem:

We want to run the radio ads from October 21 to Election Day --
November 4.

In thirty markets all across this country.

Our radio guy tells us he needs the money by Monday to be able to
reserve air time for the last two weeks before the election.

Throughout this year, when we have asked, you have delivered.

Thanks to you, we have not missed one fundraising deadline this year.

Now, we are in a corner.

Over the past week, you have donated $130,000 to our October Surprise
Fund.

On our way to our goal of $250,000 by Sunday midnight.

Now, to reach our goal, we need 12,000 of you -- our loyal
supporters -- to kick in $10 each.

We know that many of you have dug deep for the p ast seven months.

So, after you hit that contribute button, pick up the phone and get
your friends, relatives, neighbors -- who are angry about the bailout
and looking for an independent outlet -- to support the one candidate
who has stood with the American people against the corporate criminal
elite on Wall street.

To give you a sneak preview, we have cut a demo tape.

Listen here

If we reach our goal by Sunday night, we will be professionally
producing a version of this demo ad and getting it out to our radio
guy in Los Angeles.

As the Dow collapses, the Nader/Gonzalez shift the power platform is
on the rise.

So, donate now -- whatever you can afford -- $10, $100, $1000 -- up
to the legal limit of $2,300.

Help us fund our nationwide radio ad buy.

Inform the American public.

There is a choice on November 4.

Vote Independent.

Vote Ralph Nader for President.

Onward to November.

The Nader Team

PS: If you donate $100 or more now, we will send you an autographed
copy of Ralph's classic -- The Seventeen Traditions (HarperCollins
2007). The 150-page hardcover book details the seventeen traditions
that Ralph grew up with and is the closest thing so far to a Ralph
Nader autobiography. So, don't miss out on this limited edition
offer. (This offer ends October 12 at 11:59 p.m.)

On the Road with Ralph: Latest Videos and Photos
October 9, 2008
www.votenader. org
www.officialnaderst ore.com

Media Team member Karen Kilroy and her son Brock with Ralph Nader
They're charging through airports, eating up highways, setting up,
taking down, rushing ahead, and framing the shot. They capture video
of real people asking questions at events, not just the candidates.

And, of course, they get Ralph Nader's and Matt Gonzalez's responses
out to you and to the world. The media team you helped to build with
your donations is hitting its stride.

Check out recent photos at http://flickr. com/photos/ votenader.

The Nader Media Team has some new videos up on YouTube that we'd like
you to watch and send around to your friends.

Remember, you made these possible!

First, check out the Vice-Presidential Debate video that will give
you an entertaining way of showing your friends and family how Matt
Gonzalez would've handled Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.

On the road with Nader Media Team members Nick Bygon and John
Harrison
Then, watch videos from Ralph's recent swing through New England:

Nader on becoming civically active, before a great crowd in
Burlington, Vermont.

and

On the passage of the Bailout Bill.

It's very important, as November draws near, that we all try and
expand our social circles.20Many people have never seen Ralph or Matt
speak and video is the next best thing to a live event.

Please choose the videos you like, and send them to your e-mail list.
Post links to them on blogs that you read, or on your own blog. Your
contributions continue to make our video production possible and we
are still ramping up to our best stuff. Stay tuned by subscribing to
our YouTube channel.

Onward to November.

The Nader Team

PS: If you donate $100 or more now, we will send you an autographed
copy of Ralph's classic -- The Seventeen Traditions (HarperCollins
2007). The 150-page hardcover book details the seventeen traditions
that Ralph grew up with and is the closest thing so far to a Ralph
Nader autobiography. So, don't miss out on this limited edition
offer. (This offer ends October 12 at 11:59 p.m.)

http://www.official naderstore. com/

Protest Gallup's Exclusion of Nader
October 7, 2008
www.votenader. org
www.officialnaderst ore.com

Donate $5 to Nader/Gonzalez now.

Why?

To protest the sheer arrogance of the Gallup Organization.

In a recent WSJ/NBC national poll, Ralph Nader pulls 5 percent.

Contrast that to the most recent Gallup national poll, where Nader
polls a fraction of one percent.

Why the big difference?

Answer: Gallup, the 800-pound gorilla=2 0of the polling world, doesn't
list Ralph Nader as one of the Presidential candidates in the primary
polling question.

Are you kidding me?

No.

We are not kidding you.

And guess who the Commission on Presidential Debates depends on to do
its polling to see which Presidential candidates get to debate before
tens of millions of Americans tonight in Nashville?

You guessed it: Gallup.

I called Frank Newport. (pictured above)

Newport is the editor-in-chief at Gallup.

I asked Newport:

Is there an objective standard you use to keep Ralph off your primary
polling question?

"No," Newport said.

"We use our internal judgment to decide."

Whoa!

Gallup's "internal judgment" keeps Ralph Nader out of their polling.

So, I tried again.

Any ballpark levels of support Gallup looks to as a threshold?

"No," Newport said.

Again, it was just subject to unidentified "internal judgment
criteria."

What a total crock of you know what.

There are some polling agencies -- such as Ipsos/McClatchey and
CNN/Opinion Research Corp. -- that include all the major third party
candidates.

Not Gallup.

So, we propose two ways to protest Gallup's arrogance in keeping
Ralph Nader out of the Gallup polls, thereby denying him the chance
of having a chance to debate McCain and Obama.

Protest method number one:

Donate $5, $10 , $100 -- whatever you can afford -- up to the legal
limit of $2,300 -- to Nader/Gonzalez now.

The stronger we become in October, the more difficult it will be for
even Gallup's "internal judgment" to ignore us.

We're in the middle of our October Surprise fundraising drive.

And we need to reach $250,000 by the end of the week.

So, if you haven't donated yet, hit that there contribute button now.

Protest method number two:

Call up Gallup's Frank Newport.

Give him a piece of your mind.

Nader/Gonzalez is on more state ballots (45) than any other
independent or third party candidate.

And we're polling five percent and higher in other polls nationwide.

Why is Gallup keeping Ralph Nader out of their polls?

What standards does Gallup use to determine who is included in their
Presidential polls?

You can call Newport at: 609-924-9600

Or you can e-mail him directly at: frank_newport@ gallup.com

Thank you for your ongoing activism and support.

Onward to November.

Toby Heaps

National Media Coordinator

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Monday
October 13, 7 PM
THEY KILLED SISTER DOROTHY
Free Night

On February 12th, 2005, Sister Dorothy Stang, a Catholic nun from Dayton, Ohio, was shot six times and left to die on a muddy road in the Brazilian Amazon.Who was this woman? Why was she killed? And what will be done about it? The answers may hold the fate of the rainforest itself.
Just Media presents "They Killed Sister Dorothy," a new feature-length documentary following the incredible events in the wake of Stang's murder in Brazil. Produced by Oscar-winner Nigel Noble and narrated by Martin SheenThey Killed Sister Dorothy" captures the battle and the thorny social realities behind tropical deforestation in a suspenseful and surprising film.
Screening will be followed by Q&A led by the film maker, Daniel Junge. The Task Force on the Americas will do a brief report on how you can get involved and support land rights issues in Brazil!
Co-sponsored by the Department of Humanities Expressions Series and the Mill Valley Film Festival and presented in association with the Task Force on the Americas.
Angelico Concert Hall
Dominican Campus
SAN RAFAEL
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Junk: A Plastic Odyssey
Speaker
California | Environment & Forest Defense
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Marin Humane Society
171 Bel Marin Keys
Novato, CA 94949
415-883-4621

ANNUAL SUNRISE GATHERING ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND MONDAY OCTOBER 13th 2008
Vigil/Ritual
San Francisco | Racial Justice
5:00 AM - 9:00 AM

UC Berkeley National Primate Liberation Week Demonstration

Protest
Animal Liberation
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Mon, Oct 13, 2008
      6:30 PM
[view] Africa: Food Sovereignty & "green revolution" Why Is There Hunger in Africa: A Look at AGRA
First Congregational Church of Oakland 2501 Harrison St (27th & Harrison)


Mon, Oct 13, 2008      7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
[view] Naomi Wolf and Daniel Ellsberg: Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way
Berkeley

Mon, Oct 13, 2008 - Sat, Nov 1, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] Blankets for Borders Drive

Mon, Oct 13, 2008      7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] ATC presents Hasan Elahi: 'Tracking Transcience: The Orwell Project
160 Kroeber Hall, UCB University of California
Berkeley,CA

Mon, Oct 13, 2008 - Tue, Oct 28, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 PM
[view] The Tyranny of Oil: the World's Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must do to Stop It
San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and Santa Cruz

5:30 PM Berkeley: Physics 101: What Our Next President Needs to Know (Rich Muller)

Submersion Journalism: The Politics and Practice of Undercover Reporting
Panel Discussion
East Bay | Education & Student Activism | Indymedia
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Ted Conover
author of "Newjack" and winner of National Book Critics Circle Award
Roger D. Hodge
editor of Harper's Magazine
Michael Pollan
Knight Professor of Journalism, UC Berkeley; author, most recently, of "In Defense of Food"
Jake Silverstein
contributing editor at Harper's Magazine and editor of Texas Monthly
Moderator: Cynthia Gorney, Professor of Journalism, University of California at Berkeley
"Submersion Journalism" will be available for sale at the event from local bookseller Analog Books.
http://www.thenewpress.com/index.php?optio...
Tuesday, October 14, 7 PM
BALLOT PROPOSITIONS

The public is invited to hear progressive experts address crucial California State Propositions on the ballot November 4. A representative of Planned Parenthood will discuss Proposition 4. Propositions 7 and 10 will be discussed by Dan Kalb, California Policy Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Mark Leno, Assemblyman and candidate for California State Senate will discuss Proposition 8. This free event is presented by Democracy for America-Marin, Progressive Democrats of Marion, and Seniors for Peace.

For information, call Pat Kunstenaar
(415) 488-9037
The October 14th meeting will be held in The Redwoods Auditorium
40 Camino Alto Avenue in Mill Valley
- 7: p.m. to 9: p.m.

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Rosa Clemente, Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate
They Globalized it, we Globalize Resistance
Young people being politically ready
Being brought up in a consumer culture.
http://votetruth08. com/
Shot by
Craig Seeman
Patrick Dwyer
Craig Seeman
NY

Tue. - I Need help - and wont be able be there Fri. --
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 come if you can - bring materials to hand out
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM


Media Reform with Roseanne Barr
Panel Discussion
San Francisco | Indymedia
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM Miguel Molina of KPFA and Peter Philips of Project Censored.
Music will be performed by JL Stiles.
Cindy Sheehan will also be appearing.

Oct 14, 2008
      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] Forum to Defeat Propositions 6 & 9: Targeting of Youth of Color, Immigrants and Those Currently Incarcerated!
522 Valencia St. (between 16th and 17th)
San Francisco, CA


San Francisco | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Props. 5, 6 and 9

1:00 PM Berkeley: New Deal Film Festival


Presidio 27 Mutiny Commemoration Gathering
Vigil/Ritual
San Francisco | Anti-War

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
.U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed ForcesPresidio Mutiny (October 28, 1968) -- Sit-down strike of 27 prisoners at the ... The Presidio 27 Mutiny was one of the early big acts of resistance in the military. .

The Rebalance of Power among China, India & Japan
Speaker

San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Open Mic Spoken ,Smoken, Singin, Word
Concert/Show

San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Jack Rasmus on the Financial Crisis and What It Means for You
Speaker
Peninsula | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM




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Marin | Government & Elections
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 PM
Social & Environmental Justice in Brazil

Learn about Brazil's Landless Workers Movement (MST), Homeless Movement (FIST), and projects to transform poverty-stricken communities. A presentation by local human rights activists recently returned from Brazil will include slides, discussion and a film.
"The Miracle of Candeal" is part documentary and part cinematic parable, and is the story of how the solidarity, struggle and efforts of a small group of individuals can change and improve the life of an entire community.
Co-sponsors are the Task Force on the Americas and Bay Area Friends of MST. A $5-10 sliding-scale donation is requested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Refreshments will be served. Wheelchair accessible. For more information, please call 415/924-3227, email mi...@igc.org, or go to www.mitfamericas.org.
First United Methodist Church,
9 Ross Valley Drive at Fourth Street, San Rafael.


Open the Undemocratic Debates! Protest
Protest

San Francisco | Government & Elections
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Laugh Out the Vote
Concert/Show

North Bay / Marin | Government & Elections
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Kid Street Theater
709 Davis St
Santa Rosa, CA

Wed, Oct 15, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] San Francisco Anti-War Candidate Forum
SF Women’s Building
3543 - 18th St.
San Francisco, CA
Cindy Sheehan, Calif. 13th CD, Independent
Nathalie Hrizi, Calif. 12th CD, Peace & Freedom/PSL
Gloria La Riva, President, Party for Socialism & Liberation
Measure V in
San Francisco is also on the ballot, in an attempt to contine JROTC programs in city high schools, despite city and=2 0state policies forbidding it. Join us in a non-partisan forum focusing on anti-war positions, open to all San Francisco candidates.




Wed, Oct 15, 2008 - Fri, Oct 17, 2008      7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
[view] CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival
Brava Theater Center
2781 24th Street
San Francisco

CounterCorp Film Festival: "The World According to Monsanto"
YouTube - The World According to Monsanto (part 1 of 10)
May 28, 2008 ... Choose the language in which you want to view
YouTube. This will only change the .... The World According to Monsanto
I saw The World According to Monsanto in Montreal and there is a part missing( sensored) in the ones to be downloaded from internet. ...


Wed, Oct 15, 2008      10:00 PM - 4:00 PM
[view] Evolutionary Leadership for Sustainability: A learning conversation among practitioners
Saybrook Graduate School 747 Front St., 3rd Floor
SF

No on Prop. 8 Phone Bank
Other
Central Valley | San Francisco | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

No on Prop. 8 Phone Bank- Berkeley
Other

East Bay | Government & Elections
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM



San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
7:00 PM - 12:00 AM


San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM UCSF COLE HALL 513 Parnassus Ae
San Francisco. In this performance, a diverse group of 16 men ages 22-60 will present pieces they have created about their lives, in mediums including slam poetry, monologues, storytelling and dance. This performance is of interest to adults of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations; healthcare and social service providers; students; activists and others. The project was created by Josie Lehrer, a postdoctoral research fellow at the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies.

Israel, Palestine, and the Rule of Law: A Discussion on the Rights and Wrongs of Israel’s
Panel Discussion
Palestine | East Bay
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM UC Berkeley School of Law
Bancroft Ave., between Oxford and College.
Booth Auditorium

CounterCorp Film Festival: "Growing Awareness"
Screening
San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Indymedia

7:00 PM - 9 :00 PM

Revolution Newspaper discussion
Meeting
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way Berkeley, CA (in the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of Telegraph Avenue) Wheel chair accessible. Donations accepted.

Info Session: Caravan of Support To Big Mountain, Black Mesa AZ Resistance Communities.

Meeting
East Bay | Racial Justice
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Intertribal Friendship House
523 International Blvd Oakland, CA 94606

Film Screening "Our Brand is Crisis"
Screening
Americas | San Francisco
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

YouTube - Our Brand Is Crisis Movie Trailer
For decades, US strategists-for-hire have been quietly molding the opinions o f voters and the messages of candidates in elections from the Middle East to t.
  • Avg. Critic Rating: 75/100
  • Runtime: 87 min.
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Rating: NR
It is not well-known that for decades American strategists-for-hire have been quietly molding the opinions of voters and the messages of candidates from behind closed doors in elections around the world. They have worked for presidential candidates on every continent – from Britain to Russia,… full synopsis

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Thu.

7:00 PM Rohnert Park: War, Global Warming & Economic Crisis: Will the Election Change the Course? (Richard Becker) [New]

, Oct 16, 2008      9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
[view] "ECOSCHOOLS: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES"
San Rafael , CA

Bluebird Program
Teach-In
North Bay / Marin | Environment & Forest Defense
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Marin Art & Garden Center
Livermore Room
30 Sir Francisco Drake Blvd., Ross, CA 94957

COM - Thursday, October 16, 7 – 9:30 pm
HOT Local Issues on the November Ballot:
Healthcare and Transportation
Should Marin General Hospital be Managed Locally?

Moderator: Shawn Marshall, Mayor of Mill Valley
Jennifer Rienks, PhD
Ma rin Healthcare District Board Director, 2006-present
representing Coalition for Excellence at Our Hospital
endorsers of candidates Frank Parnell, MD, and Archimedes Ramirez, MD
Larry A. Bedard, MD, FACEP
Marin Healthcare District Board Director, 2006-present
MGH Honorary Staff Member
representing Alliance to Save MGH
endorsers of candidates Sharon Jackson and Hank Simmonds MD
Will SMART Train Solve Commuter Woes?
Moderator: Jonathan Frieman
In support of SMART
Greg Brockbank, San Rafael City Councilmember
Marge Macris, Former Chair, Sierra Club Marin Group
Andy Peri, Marin County Bicycle Coalition
In opposition to SMART
Roger Roberts, Past Pres., Marin Conservation League
Joy Dahlgren, Retired transportation planner
Jim Schmidt, Retired transportation engineer
Sponsors:
Associated Students College of Marin (ASCOM)
Social Justice Center of Marin, Marin Peace & Justice Coalition
Marin Conservation League, Marin Coalition, Progressive Democrats of Marin
Info: 415-459-3381 (SMART); 415-454-5027 (SJCM)
Olney Hall,
College of Marin, 835 College Ave, Kentfield

San Francisco | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

3:00 PM San Jose: Interfaith Clergy Press Conference & Phone Bank for NO on Proposition 8

Thu, Oct 16, 2008      9:00 PM - 12:00 PM
[view] Independent Artists Unite & Get Out and Vote - Hip Hop for H
Club 6
60 6th Street
San Francisco

6:00 PM Oakland: Voices of Courage - Family Violence Law Center’s Annual Dinner

Thu, Oct 16, 2008      7:15 PM - 9:15 PM
[view] The True Cost of Oil - Film Shorts and Panel Discussion
Brava Theater 2781 24th Street(@ York Street)
San Francisco

Thu, Oct 16, 2008      7:15 PM - 9:15 PM
[view] Justice in Nigeria Now
2781 24th Street(@ York Street
San Francisco

7:00 PM Stanford: Western Civilization: Oppression or Emancipation? (Ward Churchill debates Dinesh D'Souza) [New]

Thu, Oct 16, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] DISASTER CAPITALISM AND THE RISE OF DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION
NAOMI KLEIN with TERRY KARL
Standford University
7:00 PM Santa Clara: Israel, Palestine and the Rule of Law (PDF flyer)
 Theater, Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real -- Near Caltr ain, Santa Clara station

7:00 PM SF: Behind The Mask (film on the Animal Liberation Front) with director Shannon Keith present

Thu, Oct 16, 2008 - Sun, Oct 19, 2008      9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
[view] Speaking Events and Display by Doctors without Borders
Little Marina Green Park
5:30 pm
University of California, Berkeley
Berdahl Auditorium, Stanley Hall

Why Democracy Matters to American Foreign Policy
Speaker
Americas | San Francisco

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
James Traub, Journalist, The New York Times Magazine

Brave Theater
CounterCorp Film Festival: "The True Cost of Oil"

Screening
San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Indymedia
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Screening
San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Indymedia
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

"Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War"
Screening
San Francisco | Anti-War | Indymedia
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

ships in the night: Benefit for the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
10:00 PM - 2:00 AM


Thu, Oct 16, 2008 - Fri, Oct 17, 2008      12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] Reviving the New Deal
San Francisco

Thu, Oct 16, 2008      6:30 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] The Center for Political Education Third Thursday discussion group...
522 Valencia St. (between 16th & 17th)
San Francisco

Satirical Songster Dave Lippman presented by the Bi-Locating Jim Haber
Concert/Show

San Francisco | Arts + Action
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Laugh Out the Vote
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Government & Elections
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM




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Kentfield-American BlackOut+DVD Extras-Get Out The Vote For McKinnney-Ohio 2004-Deleted Scenes-Animation-AIPAC-Black DC Cops Speak Out
Screening
North Bay / Marin | Government & Elections | Racial Justice
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM OH 96

I can't not be there - and you still have positive on us being there -  it is still open  GP TO 2:30pm and non partisan Nov. election issues person to be there - you may haft to get your own table from SS under the stairs
North Bay / Marin | Government & Elections
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

San Rafael: Bioneers 19th Annual Conference (three days)

2:00 PM Berkeley: Stop the War Now - Support the Iraq Moratorium (demonstration)

Iraq Moratorium: 'Human Billboard' Demonstration
Protest
Iraq | Peninsula | Anti-War
4:30 PM - 6pm Palo Alto

Medical Pot

Berkeley Women in Black weekly vigil
Protest
Palestine | East Bay
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Global Financial Meltdown: How did it happen? Why the two-party system cannot solve it
Speaker
South Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
San Jose Peace and Justice Center
48 South 7th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
(1/2 block north of San Jose State University)







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East Bay | Government & Elections
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM SKY LOUNGE in El Cerrito, 10458 San Pablo Av. 1/2 blk. n. of Stockton next to Bank of America parking lot. Lots of parking. Handicap accessible. smokers porch.

Saturday, October 18, 10 AM  -1 P.M.

MARIN COUNTY EQUAL VOICE
FESTIVAL & FORUM

The Marin County Equal Voice Festival and Forum is this Saturday! By joining us, you will:
Learn about a platform of issues most affecting working class families such as affordable housing, access to healthcare and the high cost of childcare!
Have your voice heard on the issues presented and share your vision for social change!
Get informed about the great work being done by local grassroots groups and organizations!
Celebrate the collaborative work of community members and organizations to create a happier, healthier, more equitable Marin!  
Get educated about the upcoming November 4th Election!
Have a great time!
In a year-long collaborative process, a platform was developed to identify the issues important to underserved and underrepresented families and communities. This family-oriented platform will be a tool fo r individuals, organizations, and decision-makers to use when deciding about the next steps to promote effective social change. We all can use this platform, for example, to analyse ballot measures and candidates' platforms, to influence the vote and to create positive changes on issues that matter to us.
Manzanita REC Center - 630 Drake Ave. Marin City

Saturday, October 18, 3 PM

Chaplain James Yee,
Former U.S. Army Muslim Chaplain,
Guantanamo Bay

If you haven't followed Captain Yee's experiences at Guantanamo Bay and subsequent persecution by the U.S. government, please come hear his gripping account and his struggle for justice.  Yee is author of For God And Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire for which he was awarded the Exceptional Communicator Award from New America Media in 2006.
Sponsored by Mill Valley Seniors for Peace and Progressive Democrats of Marin
The Redwoods Auditorium
40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley

Sat, Oct 18, 2008      4:00 PM - 7:30 PM
[view] Women’s Environmental Network: Sunset Sail on the San Francisco Bay
Marina Plaza Harbor
Sausalito, CA
Saturday, October 18, 7 PM - Midnight
Moulin Rouge: Spectrum's Anniversary Gala

Mill Valley Community Center
180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley
Sponsor Reception at 6:00 PM
The Best Party North of the Golden Gate! Featuring:
Live dance band Big Hair, with lead vocalist Misa Malone (back by popular demand)
Can-Can Extravaganza by Twilight Vixen Revue
Diva Dan and The Diamond Dames in the Cabaret Rouge
Bistro Accordionist, Xavier de la Prade
Also:
Absinthe Tasting byTempus Fugit Spirits
Psychic Clairvoyant Diane London
Mistress of Ceremonies, Karla Montiel
And a toast to all Newlyweds with Jeanne Rizzo and Pali Cooper one of the plaintiff couples in the victorious California Supreme Court decision that made marriag e legal for same-sex couples
The Silent and Live auctions feature over 100 items, including a Collectible Vintage and Contemporary Photo Auction.  A fantastic opportunity for beginning and experienced collectors.  Images by Ansel Adams, Ruth Bernhard, Imogen Cunningham, Pirkle Jones, Jim Marshall, Jock Sturges, Larry Sultan, and Marion Post Wolcott

No On 8 Phone Banks

Other
Central Valley | Government & Elections

10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Street
Downtown Sacramento, CA

No on Prop. 8 Phone bank/San Francisco
Other
San Francisco | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Nader for President Open House - Fresno

Other
Central Valley | Government & Elections
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Screening Of "The World According To Monsanto" At UC Davis
Screening
Central Valley | Environment & Forest Defense
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Sat, Oct 18, 2008 - Fri, Nov 14, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] Red Highways: A Liberal's Journey into the Heartland by San Francisco Radio Host Rose Aguilar
Petaluma, San Francisco, Berkeley, Hayward, Capitola, and Sebastopol




Sat, Oct 18, 2008      11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Keith Ellison
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane
Walnut Creek

7:00 PM SF: 12th Annual Artists Against Rape and SFWAR 35th Year Anniversary Celebration

12:00 Noon SF: A Garden Picnic: How Seeds Travel [Newest]

4:00 PM Oakland: Love, Loss, and Longing - U.S. Travel Policy on Cuban-American Families [New]

11:00 AM SF: Baker’s Alley: Earth Oven Workshop & PotluckCome learn how to build an Earth Oven. This is a FREE workshop~ I just returned from Emerald Earth taking a day long workshop with Michael G. Smith the co-founder of Cob Cottage Company~

Chaplain James Yee: From Guantanamo Bay to San Francisco Bay Area Tour
Speaker
East Bay | Anti-War
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall
1924 Cedar (@ Bonita), Berkeley

Kids in Gardens
Training
East Bay | Environment & Forest Defense
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Eagle Peak Montessori School,

CFAC Free Speech and Open Government Assembly
Conference
East Bay | Indymedia

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Walnut Creek, CA The California First Amendment Coalition's annual Free Speech and Open Government Assembly, conducted this year in conjunction with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 & 18, at the Journalism School campus in Berkeley. Although admission is free, you need to register online to be assured of a space.
The annual Free Speech and Open Government Assembly brings together the best and brightest in law, journalism and public policy to discuss leading First Amendment issues of the day. If you can attend just one professional conference a year, this is it.
Speakers this year include acclaimed federal jurist Alex Kozinski, the controversial appeals court Chief Judge whose famously conservative views reflect a distinctly libertarian approach to First Amendment freedoms. This year's program also includes a showing of the new, award-winning documentary, "Secrecy," with a discussion led by the film's director, Robb Moss.

Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008
Conference

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Community Conference on Overcoming Racism
Conference
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Racial Justice
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM


Embody Nonviolent Communication: A Kinesthetic/Sensation Based Approach to the Practice
Training
Santa Cruz Indymedia
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM


State of Emergency 2: Bay Area Hip Hop Summit
Conference
California | East Bay | Arts + Action | Education & Student Activism
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM The event focuses on voter education, voter registration, violence provention and disaster preparedness. Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94607


Open Sustainability Network Camp (OSNCamp)
Other

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM

CHILI COOKOFF & PUMPKIN PATCH FOR CHARITY
Fundraiser

East Bay | Education & Student Activism
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Directions: Take 880 toward Oakland, take 7th Street exit toward West Grand Ave. Go straight through the light, street turns into Frontage Rd. Continue down Frontage Rd. You will see flags and signs on the right side. Look for Central Station signs. On street parking.

Suds on the Green East Bay
Fundraiser
Americas | East Bay
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ 8pm 21 and up
$15 no one turned away do to lack of funds
Velvet tavern
3411 Macarthur Blvd
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 531-3321
Proceeds benefit local charities.

"Battle of the Champions" SF DJ Competition '08

Concert/Show
San Francisco | Arts + Action
4:00 PM - 1:00 AM
A percentage of the event's proceeds will be donated to four non-profit organizations supporting senior citizens, youth literacy, animal rights and advocacy groups.

IVAW Combat Paper Project
Other
Iraq | San Francisco | Anti-War
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Mariko Passion Legal Fundraiser and Measure K Q&A this Saturday
Teach-In

San Francisco | Government & Elections
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM

GAY SHAME MEETING
Other

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM


Concert/Show
San Francisco | Arts + Action
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Fundraiser


Laugh Out the Vote
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

The Laramie Project
Concert/Show
Santa Cruz Indymedia | LGBTI / Queer
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM


"Scary Hot" The Fella-Fem Show
Concert/Show

East Bay | LGBTI / Queer
8:00 PM - 2:00 AM

OTHERCINEMA / "GREEN CITY"

Screening
San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense

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No On 8 Phone Banks
Other
Central Valley | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM 717 K Street
Downtown Sacramento, CA

San Francisco | Arts + Action
12:45 PM - 3:15 PM
join sister maeJoy B. withU, Whores against Wars,
sex workers for Prop K


     11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
[view] Living Wage Jobs for Non-profit Workers! Services to Our Communities! Make Downtown Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes!March and Rally
11 a.m. – gather at 16th and Mission
San Francisco, CA



Sun, Oct 19, 2008 - Mon, Oct 20, 2008      3:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] NO WALL ST. BAILOUT! Bailout the Workers, Not the Rich!
Moscone West
4th and Howard Sts.
San Francisco, CA Protest at the Mortgage Bankers National Conference - Bailout the Workers, Not the Rich!

Laugh Out the Vote
Concert/Show
Peninsula | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Little Fox Theater
2209 Broadway
Redwood City, CA

Sun, Oct 19, 2008      7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
[view] Considering Democracy (film, with filmmaker Keya Lea Horiuchi)
Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church
305 North California Avenue
Palo Alto, CA
 

World of Good
Other
East Bay | Labor & Workers
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Priya Haji, CEO and Co-Founder of World of Good, Inc, will discuss her company’s role in helping to usher in the next generation of conscious consumers,
Elephant Pharm Berkeley
1607 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709

The Laramie Project
Concert/Show
Santa Cruz Indymedia | LGBTI / Queer

LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Monday, October 20, 7-9 PM
Marin Clean Energy
Corte Madera Presentation

770 Tamalpais Ave.
Corte Madera Community Center, Corte Madera
The format will include presentations by Marin Clean Energy, PG&E (invited), and other independent experts. There will be 45 minutes to allow members of the audience to submit written Q&A directly of representatives for Marin Clean Energy and PG&E. 
Speakers: Dawn Weisz, Principal Planner for the County of Marin and Project Coordinator, Marin Clean Energy; PG&E (invited); Peter Luchetti, Partner, Table Rock Capital and internationally recognized expert on large-scale infrastructure projects, including renewable energy projects.

7pm mpjc regular meet www.mpjc.org

8:00 AM SF: Protest the bailout for Wall Street, at the Mortgage Bankers Associates Conference

No On 8 Phone Banks
Other
Central Valley | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM


Shaping Youth Presents Filmmaker Amy Kalafa of Two Angry Moms In Person!
Screening
Peninsula | Education & Student Activism
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Sa n Mateo Q&A follows this inspiring documentary of their nationwide school sojourn and gives you the ingredients you need to make a difference in YOUR neighborhood. Amy Kalafa will be screening the next night at the

United Nations Association Film Festival in Palo Alto.

Amy Kalafa. Since childhood, Amy has been passionate about social justice and environmental ... For over 15 years, Amy has produced award-winning films, ..

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7:00 PM Palo Alto: Globalization, Immigration & the Food Crisis with Raj Patel
Raj Patel | Website of writer, activist and academic, Raj Patel

Democracy Now! | Stuffed and Starved: As Food Riots Break Out Across ...

Global food prices have risen dramatically, adding a new level of danger to the ... Raj Patel, writer, activist and former policy analyst with Food First. ...

Beatriz Manz - Anthropologist as Witness: Spain’s Guatemala Genocide Case
Speaker
Americas | East Bay - UC Berkeley
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Beatriz Manz on “Anthropologist as Witness: Spain’s Guatemala Genocide Case”
In the early 1980s

Beatriz Manz. Professor, Chicano Studies. E-mail: bm...@berkeley.edu ... Beatriz Manz, Elizabeth Oglesby, José Gracía Noval, Guatemala: Asociación para ...

12:30 PM SF: Love, Loss, and Longing - U.S. Travel Policy on Cuban-American Families [New]

The Unclosed Mind
Other

San Francisco | Arts + Action
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Workshop with Rapper, Artist, Poet, Activist and Educator Daniel Gray-Kontar

The Cleveland Free Times :: Arts :: Exit The Prophet Kontar

Replife "Daniel Gray-Kontar is Replife" | GigaCrate - Dj Friendly ...

MySpace.com - rep life - OAKLAND, CLEVELAND - Hip Hop / Nu-Jazz / Soul ...

Performers and writers in this workshop unite to take their individual creativity and pieces to the next level as they work in collaboration with each other towards a group performance. Bring a piece that you are willing to continue to work with and make it grow along with the ideas, writings and talents of other poets a nd performers. Pieces made during this workshop will have the opportunity to be performed at an Intersection event.

Mon, Oct 20, 2008 - Tue, Oct 21, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] Bay Area speaking tour of Camilo Mejia
Mon. Santa Cruz, Tues. Berkeley and San Francisco

Narco News: Camilo Mejia's Long Journey of Conscience From Nicaragua ...

Camilo Mejía - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia: Increasing GI Resistance | The War Comes ...

Democracy Now! | Army Conscientious Objector Camilo Mejia Witnessed ...

Obiter Dictum: Winter Soldier: Camilo Mejia Version 3.0

t r u t h o u t | Camilo Mejia | Regaining My Humanity

Kate/A/blog: The 15 Minutes of Camilo Mejia

VetVoice A project of VoteVets.org

From Oct. 3rd AFRICOM Takes Over US Military Operations in Africa Wednesday
By Peter Clottey /Washington./01 October 2008

Clottey Interview With Mauro De- Lorenzo - Download (MP3) http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/english/2008_10/Audio/Mp3/09-30-08DBAClottey - AFRICOM-De-Lorenzo.Mp3
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The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), launched by President Bush in February 2007 becomes fully operational today (Wednesday) when it takes over all U.S military operations in Africa. Supporters say AFRICOM is expected to focus primarily on war prevention rather than war fighting as well as working with African countries and organizations to build regional security and crisis response capacity in support of United States government efforts in Africa. But some skeptics are reportedly worried over a possible hidden agenda disguised as the war on terror and a self-interested scramble for the continent's resources.
Mauro De-Lorenzo is a resident fellow for foreign and defense policy at the American Enterprise Institute. He tells reporter Peter Clottey from Washington that AFRICOM would bolster Africa's security situation.
"I think it's a positive development, but one which almost no one will notice in Africa in their daily lives. AFRICOM is simply going to take over the programs and objectives that were previously carried out by three separate U.S military commands. And most governments won't notice much of a difference. The content of what they are engaging in with the United States is not going to change very much right now. And certainly citizens will not see anything new or surprising as a result of this," De-Lorenzo noted.
He concurred that AFRICOM would bring a focused approach to the continent, which he said had never been a priority before.
"I agree and actually I think a lot of African governments agree, and that's why they've after a year or more than a year now of discussions with the U.S to understand better what this is about. They see the positive side. Remember that before security20issues were divided just cut up arbitrarily in three places, and Africans complained about this a lot in previous decade. They would say what you don't take us seriously enough for us to have our own command? Why do you put us with the Europeans or with the Middle East or even with the Pacific? Part of Africa was related to the Pacific command," he said.
De-Lorenzo said African Countries unanimously demanded AFRICOM to deal specifically with African concerns.
"We (African countries) merit our own structure, we want to deal with you and talk about African problems and not have to compete with Europe or the Middle East for attention because Europe and Middle East are probably almost always going to be higher priorities. It will make us learn when the administration goes to Congress to ask for funding for peacekeeping training, medical co-operation mission with African militaries. A whole range of functions that AFRICOM is going to take over, you would be able to make a case on African term with the full attention committee that is there to listen with a four star general who is the commander making arguments African based on consultations with African leaders instead of having to integrate with the priorities of Europe and the Middle East," De-Lorenzo pointed out.
He said although the US has done a good job in explaining the rational e behind the creation of AFRICOM, it could do better.
"I think they have done a very good job technically in terms of their bilateral relations with other militaries and African defense departments. And the suspicion with those partners I think has been later reduced, but they've done a poor job and they were waiting to see the response in terms of political outreach. Outreach to African journalists student groups, civil society groups, the Defense Department is not built to engage with those sorts of groups, and we need a whole of government effort on the side of the U.S not only to explain AFRICOM because ultimately AFRICOM is just a tool, it's a form of bureaucratic organization. But we need whole government efforts, which explains U.S purpose in Africa in general to include AFRICOM, to include other development agency efforts and in our foreign policy objectives," he said.
Before AFRICOM was created more than a year ago, American military programs on the continent had reportedly been divided among three other commands concerned with NATO and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But AFRICOM is also facing skeptical U.S. lawmakers who slashed its budget by a third last week and said the command's rollout over the last year had been "badly bungled.
The new command is inheriting responsibility for the United States Central Command-run base in Djibouti, where 1,800 troops are deployed to keep Horn of Africa terror networks in check. It also takes over European Command's Trans-Sahara Counter-terrorism Initiative and dozens of other military and maritime training programs

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    San Francisco Bay View - Oct 17 1:48 PM
    On Oct. 1, the much-anticipated United States Africa Command (Africom) was officially launched. This military reorganization of U.S. forces to oversee developments in the entire continent has been met with strong objection from the major political states and regional blocs there.

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    What if John McCain wins the United States presidential election and, soon afterwards, kicks the bucket? Sarah Palin, his vice-president, would have to take over as leader of the West at a time of proliferating international crises.
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    Kansas City InfoZine - Oct 17 3:14 AM
    A new report shows U.S. spends billions to defend access to global energy reserves
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    Institute for War and Peace Reporting - Oct 14 5:40 AM
    As the presidential election race in the United States approaches the finish line, Africa-watchers are wondering how the next administration will deal with the continent.
  • 9.
    Strategy Page - Oct 07 11:48 PM
    With the establishment of the Pentagon's new regional command for Africa, AFRICOM, addressing the complex political and social challenges of the African continent moves from diplomatic afterthought to shrewd long-term effort. The new theater command became operational Oct. 1.
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    US says no Africom headquarters in Africa

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Please help us get the word out that Cynthia McKinney will participate in an online presidential candidates' forum on Sunday evening.  There might be some confusion over the fact that the Columbia University forum, also scheduled for Sunday evening, has been canceled.  The Columbia forum was canceled, the online forum hosted by ThirdPartyTicket. com is still on.

Here's the web page for the forum, which will take place Sunday evening, October 19, 7-9 pm: http://www.breakthe matrix.com/ channels/ 1

Here's a press release for the online candidates' forum: http://www.gp. org/press/ pr-national. php?ID=121

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Some of the MPJC is going have showing to try to stop a plan buying a large amount of tasers for marin Sherifts office by Marin  sups.  @ regular tues. meet 11:30am on their agenda

Nutrition to Prevent Cancer

Other

Health, Housing, and Public Services
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Elephant Pharm San Rafael
909 Grand Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901

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CINDY SHEEHAN SPEAKS IN SAN FRANCISCO

Teach-In
San Francisco | Drug War
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Cindy Sheehan for Congress Benefit Concert w/JL Stiles

Concert/Show
San Francisco | Government & Elections

6:30 PM Oakland: No on Proposition 8 Phone Bank [New]

Other
Central Valley | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM 717 K Street
Downtown Sacramento, CA

Vigil to End the Occupation
Vigil/Ritual
Central Valley | Anti-War
4:00 PM - 10:00 PM 16th & J Streets
Downtown Sacramento, CA


1:00 PM Berkeley: New Deal Film Festival


Tue, Oct 21, 2008      7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
[view] Elliott Yamin of American Idol performs at 2008 Brower Youth Awards
Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco,

Tue, Oct 21, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] "Financial Hurricane Batters World Capitalism: System Failure and the Need for Revolution"

Revolution Books
2425 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA, 94704

Tue, Oct 21, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] TEACHING REBELLION TOUR at UC DAVIS
2016 Haring Hall
UC DAVIS

Tue, Oct 21, 2008 - Tue, Oct 28, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 PM
[view] The Tyranny of Oil: the World's Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must do to Stop It
San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and Santa Cruz

Tue, Oct 21, 2008 - Fri, Nov 14, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] Red Highways: A Liberal's Journey into the Heartland by San Francisco Radio Host Rose Aguilar
Petaluma, San Francisco, Berkeley, Hayward, Capitola, and Sebastopol
Tue, Oct 21, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Bay Area speaking tour of Camilo Mejia
 Berkeley and San Francisco

John Laird on the ballot measures
Meeting
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Assemblymember John Laird - 27th Assembly District


Transparent Relationships : Truth Without Consequences through Nonviolent Communication
Teach-In
Santa Cruz Indymedia

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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7:30 PM San Rafael: Social & Environmental Justice in Brazil

Guitars for Democracy
Concert/Show
North Bay / Marin | Arts + Action | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Street, San Rafael, California

7:00 PM SF: Dancing for our Rights (musical benefit for the
Western Regional Advocacy Project) [Newest]
Our Mission: Western Regional Advocacy Project exists to expose and eliminate the root causes ... 2 billion in Section 8 project-based housing is anticipated. ...

Wed, Oct 22, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] Screening of Stealing America: Vote by Vote
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center 55 Eckley Lane
Walnut Creek

Wed, Oct 22, 2008      7:30 PM
[view] THE TAKE
390 27th Street
Oakland between Telegraph and Broadway
 THE TAKE
390 27th Street
Oakland between Telegraph and Broadway
In suburban Buenos Aires, 30 unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats, and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act -- the take -- has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. In the wake of Argentina's dramatic economic collapse in 2001, Latin America's most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment.
  1. Movies, Documentaries, The Take, The Take DVD, Labour, Labor, Unions, IMF, World ... SEPT 30, 2005 - The Take opens theatrically in Spain Oct. 7 (Screening ...
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No On 8 Phone Banks
Other
Central Valley | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Sac.

CodePINK Protest Military Recruiting at the MRS
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Berk.

Vigil for Peace
Vigil/Ritual
Central Valley | Anti-War
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sac.


Board of Supervisors 'Community' Fairfrounds Meeting
Other
South Bay | Government & Elections | Health, Housing, and Public Services
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM San Jose

Discussion of Revol ution Newspaper
Meeting
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The 5th (& Final!) George Bush Going Away Party - San Francisco
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Anti-War
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Wild and Scenic Film Festival Kick Off Party
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
8:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Beehive Collective presents: "Dismantling Monoculture: ¡MesoAmerica Resiste!"
Speaker
Americas | California
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

WATCH OUT
Screening
San Francisco | Indymedia
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM WATCH OUT - nominated for BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM at the 2008 Raindance Film Fe stival in London - is based on the best-selling novel by Dr. Joseph Suglia.

http://www.watchoutfilm.com

Wednesday, October 22nd. Stagewerx Theater. 533 Sutter Street @ Powell Street, under the Jean Shelton Theater. Show starts at 8pm. Admission is $5.00. Beer, wine, sodas and snacks are available at the concession stand.

http://www.stagewerx.org

WATCH OUT is the story of Jonathan Barrows, a man who falls in love with himself, literally. He is attracted to his own body, carries out an erotic relationship with a blow-up doll that resembles him, and takes pleasure in rejecting the advances of his many admirers. He descends into a world of carnivorous priests and Prozac-popping Polish prostitutes and eventually assassinates the world's most popular pop-diva. "

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  1. Organization united to stop police brutality, repression, and the criminalization of a generation. Includes annual day of protest information and news.
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  3. All across the country today, families, friends and supporters of the victims of police misconduct will be demonstrating against what they are calling an epidemic of ...
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  4. Slideshow of photos from the NYC rally and march for the 11th Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of ...
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    Tenth Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and ... Police brutality affects everyone and has to stop. ...
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Dear Marin Green friends,
Here is a new video about why it's great to be Green.
http://network.greenchange.org/videos/1839-green-and-independent-political-action
Enjoy!
Peace,
Marnie Glickman
Co-chair, Marin Green Party


Th.

12:00 Noon SF: Float the Chronicle
This action is also designed to give the rest of the city's (and the
world's) media a reason to write about Nancy Pelosi's unbelievable
failure to represent the people of San Francisco (back in the summer,
BEFORE the bailout and the economic crisis, a California Field Poll
showed that, in the Bay Area, Pelosi had a 32% approval rating and a
39% disapproval rating -- remember, that was BEFORE), and yet another
good reason for the media to write about Cindy Sheehan's surging
campaign.

Emergency Protest against raids in SF
Protest
San Francisco | Immigrant Rights
4:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Fight ICE and Support Immigrant Rights: A Community Conversation (Fresno)
Conference
Central Valley | Immigrant Rights

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Other
Central Valley | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
6:30 PM Berkeley: No on Proposition 8 Phone Bank

More Th. events further down

MORE FYI ON NO on PROP 8.........
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I got this online from :  www.myspace.com/noonh8  They have maps for every location and other info at their site.  Check it out!   And please share it with folks you know statewide!  Let's rock the state!   Whitney
No on 8 Fundraiser - Alhambra, Wednesday 10/22, 9pm
Ambiente Nightclub, 915 S.
Garfield Avenue, Alhambra
21+


No on 8 House Party / Fundraiser - Concord, Wednesday 10/22 6pm
2730 Pacheco St, Concord, CA
Dress In Your Red, White & Blues To Celebrate
Our Goal: Raise $2,500 In Donations - Starting With You!
Please Bring A Dish!! This House Party Is Alcohol And Drug Free Thanks!


No On Prop 8 Rally - Hanford, Thursday, 10/23 4-6 pm
Corner of 11th and Grangeville Blvd.
, Hanford


No on 8 Rally - Murrieta, Thursday 10/23, 5-7pm
Corner of Murrieta Hot Springs & Margarita, Murrieta


No on 8 Rally - Bakersfield, Friday 10/24 thru Sunday 10/26
Phone Banking Nightly: Call 661-586-2663
Friday 10/24, 5:30pm, corner of New Stine and Ming, Bakersfield
Saturday 10/25, 2pm, Corner of Mall View and Oswell in East Hills
Sunday 10/26, 2pm, Corner of 24th and Oak, Bakersfield


No on 8 Rally - Fresno, Saturday, 10/25, 4pm
Intersection of Blackstone and Shaw, Fresno


No on 8 Rally - San Jose, Sunday 10/26, 2-5pm
Corner of Hamilton and 880 (at Kohls/T-Mobile), San Jose


No on 8 Rally - Stockton, Sunday 10/26, 1-3pm
Corner of Pacific & March Lane, Stockton


No on 8 Rally - Tracy, Sunday 10/26, 1-3pm
Corner of Naglee & Grantline, Tracy


No on 8 Phone Bank, Sunday 10/26 2-5pm
CLU (Cal Lutheran University)
In The Student Union Building(SUB)


No on 8 Rallies - Temecula, Tuesday, October 28th, 5pm - 7pm
Duck Pond - Corner of Rancho California and Ynez, Temecula

Thursday, October 30th, 5pm - 7pm
Lowes - Corner of Winchester Rd. and Margarita Rd.
, Temecula


No On Prop 8 rally - Visalia, Wednesday, 10/29 5-7:00pm
Mooney & Walnut, Visalia


No on 8 BBQ in Support of Gay Marriage - San Diego, Saturday 11/1, 10am
Qualcomm Stadium, 9449 Friars Road, San Diego
Rally is to counter "Yes on 8" prayer vigil at the stadium


No on Prop 8 Rally - La Habra, Sunday 11/2 11am
Corner of Beach Blvd and Imperial Blvd, La Habra


Voting Party, Santa Ana - 11/2, 8pm
215 N.
Broadway, Santa Ana
21+ no cover
 
Whitney Weddell

"We can never be the better for our religion if our neighbor is the worse for it." --William Penn

Support the effort to keep gay marriage legal in California!
Donate only $1 now: http://www.firstgiving.com/whitneynlori
Donations from this site go to Marriage Equality USA, a non-profit organization.
www.marriageequality.org

Th.

Thu, Oct 23, 2008      7:00 PM
[view] "Illegal People--How Globalization Creates Immigration and Criminalizes Migrants"
First Christian Church, 80 S. 5th St
San José

Thu, Oct 23, 2008      8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
[view] Struggle: Trying to Vote in Ohio
Global Exchange
2017 Mission Street, 2nd Floor (across from 16th St BART)
San Francisco, Ca 94110


San Francisco | Arts + Action
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Road to Democracy in Iran
Speaker
San Francisco | Indymedia
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Politics of Black in America Today
Panel Discussion
California | Racial Justice
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Transition Santa Cruz: The Power of Community
Screening
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Environment & Forest Defense | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WATCH OUT - screening
Screening
San Francisco | Indymedia
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Angry Black White Boy
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Racial Justice

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The 5th (& Final!) George Bush Going Away Party - Berkeley
Concert/Show
East Bay | Anti-War
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Dismantling Monoculture: Tales of Ants and Economics in teh Americas
Speaker
Americas | East Bay
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS)
2278 Telegraph Ave Oakland, CA 94612

Thursday, October 23, 7 PM
"Close to Slavery:
Guestworker Programs in the United States"
Modern Media Censorship Lecture, 5th Session

Sonoma State University—Project Censored
Mary Bauer of the Southern Poverty Law Center and Felicia Mello, investigative journalist with the Nation magazine, address "guestworker" programs in the US and the rising prospect of government-sponsored human trafficking. Representative Charles Rangel calls H-2 visa guestworker programs "the closest thing I've ever seen to slavery."
Ms. Bauer, Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Immigrant Justice Project, will talk about her 2007 report "Close to Slavery: Guestworker Programs in the United States" (co-written with Sarah Reynolds). She will discuss the H-2 visa questworker programs expanded under the current administration, the violations of worker and civil rights taking place under the programs, and their potential impact on the US and other economies.
Ms. Mello, a freelance journalist and photojournalist, will talk about her report "Coming to America" for the Nation magazine. She will discuss the development and impetus behind H2 Guestworker visas, news coverage of the current programs, and look at how immigration and workers' rights issues are covered generally in the media system today.
Project Censored will be hosting a book release reception and signing before the lecture from 4:30 to 6:30 PM at North Light Books, 550 E Cotati Ave, Cotati.
Lecture begins at 7 PM
Darwin 103
Series host: Prof. Mickey Huff
Tickets: $10 ($5 online at www.projectcensored.org/lectures)
Free for SSU students and staff


No on Prop 4
 
Vote Like the Safety of Our Teens is at Risk...it is
 
This November, Californians will vote on Proposition 4, a dangerous constitutional amendment that would put our state's most vulnerable teens at risk.   
 
It will be the THIRD time in three elections that voters in California have been asked to vote on this initiative - they've rejected it twice and they will again.
 
Because while all parents rightfully want to be involved in their teenagers' lives, good family communication can't be mandated by a law. 
 
Talking to our children when they are young and fostering a place where they can freely communicate is the best solution. But even teenagers who have good relationship with their parents may not come to them about something as sensitive as pregnancy.
 
And some teens live in troubled homes; the teen may be fearful of being kicked out, beaten or worse. These teens can't go to their parents, and no law will force them too.

This law puts those vulnerable teenagers in harms way, or, forces them to go to court - a terrified, pregnant teenager from an abusive family is not going to be marching up to a judge in a crowded courtroom. She doesn't need a judge, she needs a counselor and quality medical care without delay.

Scared pregnant teens who can't go to their parents will do scary things - try to self abort, go out of state for a dangerous or illegal abortion, or even consider suicide.

In the real world, laws like this don't work, and they put our teens at risk.

Please vote NO on Prop. 4
 
For more information visit www.noonprop4. com


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Q-NEWS
YES on Q SMART News Flash 


Calling ALL SUPPORTERS! 
 walkers
Walk
for
SMART Measure Q 
in
Novato and San Rafael
on 
Saturday, October 25th
9 AM- 2 PM


Sonoma and Marin County volunteers will be joining TEAMING TOGETHER to walk precincts in Novato and San Rafael to reach as many voters as possible this Saturday, October 25th.
 
GET ON BOARD
the SMART Measure Q Train!!
 
Get the FACTS out to voters, meet other SMART supporters, and get our communities fired up about the exciting Passenger Train and 70-mile Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway.
 

TOGETHER we WILL bring these
GREEN TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS
to Marin and Sonoma!
OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT! 

Volunteers meet at one of the two locations: 

SAN RAFAEL
San Rafael Community Center Parking Lot

618 B St., San Rafael
9am

NOVATO 
Scottsdale Pond Park

2000 Redwood Blvd. (Park between Cutlass Dr. and Scottdale Way- Just South of Rowland Blvd.), Novato
9am 


RSVP TODAY
Call or Email our Qoordinator
Christina Penrose
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
To make a CONTRIBUTION, VOLUNTEER or for MORE INFO on the YES on Q, 2008 SMART Campaign please visit us online at www.SMARTtrain2008.org.  
   




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Th.
The 5th (& Final!) George Bush Going Away Party - San Rafael
Concert/Show
North Bay / Marin | Anti-War
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
 

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
9:30 PM - 12:30 AM
 

Other
Central Valley | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
 

East Bay | Government & Elections
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
 

San Francisco | Government & Elections
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 
United Nations Day Dinner
Fundraiser
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 
Former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter in FRESNO!!!
Speaker
Central Valley | Anti-War
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
 
 
 
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 - Sun, Oct 26, 2008      12:00 PM
[view] Join Global Exchange for The Daniel Pennock Democracy School
The Presidio
1009 General Kennedy Avenue
San Francisco

Fri, Oct 24, 2008 - Tue, Oct 28, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] THE CRASHING ECONOMY Two PSL Forums & Discussions
San Francisco, Berkeley, & Oakland

Fri, Oct 24, 2008      8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
[view] Struggle: Trying to vote in Ohio
Women's Center
3543 18th Street, #8
San Francisco, Ca 94110
 
Amazing Grace: The Movie - The Official Movie Website Download clips from the film : Download educational materials : Available clips : Study Guide (United States) Faith Guide (United States)
 
Dos Americas: The Reconstruction of New Orleans
Screening
South Bay | Immigrant Rights
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM De Bug Community Center
701 Lenzen Ave. (@ Stockton)
San Jose, CA

Mystery Bike Ride! Noche de los Muertos!
Party/Street Party

Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action

Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Guerilla Theater & La Pena in Watsonville: The 4th World War
Teach-In
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Police State and Prisons
7:00 PM - 7:00 AM


September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Screening of "Mesalla: Activists in Iraq"
Screening
Iraq | East Bay
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM 6144 Valley View Rd. Oakland CA. 94611.
Please note there are 70 steps from the road down to the house so unfortunately not wheelchair accessible AT ALL!

WATCH OUT - screening
Screening
San Francisco | Indymedia
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Lincoln, OR: Deep Green Resistance
Training
North Coast | U.S. | Environment & Forest Defense
5:00 PM - 5:00 AM Topics to include:
Organizing the Resistance
Bringing It Down: Bottlenecks and Levers
Security Culture
Liberal vs Radical: Some Conceptual Basics
Fighting Future Fascism
Preparing for the Crash
Q & A with Derrick


 
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                                  2008 Fall General Assembly
                                                                             
                                                  San Jose Doubletree
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, CA  95110
October 24-26, 2008
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) General Assembly will meet Friday, October 24, 2008 through Sunday, October 26, 2008 in San Jose, California.  The meetings times are noted below; however, please note that the room locations and program descriptions will be available on site at the registration table.  All Student Senate meetings are held in locations that are wheelchair accessible. Other disability-related accommodations will be provided to persons with disabilities upon request. Persons requesting such accommodations should notify Marianne Estes, 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, California, 95814-6511, mestes@..., (916) 322-4260. The Student Senate will make efforts to meet all such requests, if possible.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008
10:00 a.m. Registration Begins
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Pre-session Breakouts  
1.      Resolution Writing 101
2.      Delegate Orientation and Elections Process
3.      The Student Senate: Who Are We?
4.      Preparing to Meet the Legislature: The Drafting Board
     
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. First General Session
Welcome and Call to Order, President

Adoption of the Procedures, Vice President

“State of the Senate”, President

Keynote Presentation:  Textbook Issues- A Panel Discussion

Overview of the General Assembly, General Assembly Planning Committee Chair
Opening of At-Large Senator Nominations, Elections Committee Chair
Please note that nominations will not be accepted after the close of this nominations session.
Public Comment, President
The public will be given an opportunity to address the Student Senate for California Community Colleges on matters not covered in the agenda for the Assembly. All speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes each.
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. First Breakout Session
1.      Student Success Project
2.      Textbooks: It’s Time to Make a Difference
3.      Assisting International Students
4.      Resolution Writing: Write it Right
5.      Student Loans: Access, Options, and Safety Nets
6.      The Umoja Community: Student Voices

4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.  Second Breakout Session
1.      Understanding Student Rep Fees
2.      General Assembly 101
3.      Improving College Readiness of California Community College Students
4.      Get to Know Your Student Trustees
5.      Bill Tracking: Tools and Techniques for Associated Student Governments
6.      Sustainability Committee History and Future
5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Resolution Writing
This breakout provides you with an opportunity to write resolutions for consideration by the General Assembly, ask clarifying questions, or just participate in a discussion of the issues. Delegates are highly encouraged to attend.

5:45 p.m.         Mandatory At-Large Senator Candidate Meeting
Elections Committee members will meet with candidates to establish eligibility, take pictures, and verify all documentation has been received. Candidates will be informed of the elections procedures. Pictures of eligible candidates will be posted by breakfast Saturday morning.
7:00 p.m.         New Resolutions & Candidate Information Sheets for At-Large Senators Due
7:00 p.m.         Dinner on your Own
7:15 p.m.         Resolutions Committee Meeting
The Resolutions Committee will meet to review and edit, if necessary, the General Assembly resolutions.
8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Special Interest Meetings
Special Interest Meetings will be held by request on a first come, first serve basis. Meeting locations will be posted at the Registration Table.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.   Region Meetings
This time has been set aside for regions to hold regional meetings to discuss or amend resolutions and hold elections for their respective Regional Senators, if necessary. If time permits, regions will also discuss other relevant issues to their region. Region meetings are scheduled in various rooms and are open to the public. Please see the registration table for meeting locations and additional information.
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Third Breakout Session
1.      Public Relations Made Simple
2.      Regional Constitution and Bylaws Writing
3.      Capitol Lobbying 101: Why Lawmakers Will Listen to You
4.      Diversity Issues
5.      Legislative Issues: A Round Table Discussion
6.      Effective, Essential (and Simple) Student Leadership and Advocacy

11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Second General Session
11:30 a.m. – 12: 15 p.m. Luncheon
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.  Keynote Presentation: Student Empowerment During Fiscal Crisis
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.  Fourth Breakout Session
1.      Strengthening your Region: How Local Senates Can Help
2.      Local Governance: What is Your Role?
3.      Sustainability in Practice
4.      Foundation for California Community Colleges
5.      Lobbying in Your Own Backyard: Building Powerful Relationships with Officials
6.      Defining the California Community Colleges – A Student Perspective
7.      Advisor Session: The CSSOs and the Student Services Council

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Third General Session
Keynote Presentation: Senator Jack Scott- Incoming Community College Chancellor
4:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Third General Session Resumes
Election Speeches
The Elections Committee Chair will present the candidates running for the At-Large Senator positions and oversee candidate speeches.
7:00 p.m. Urgent Resolutions and Amendments Due
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Student Senate Council Meeting
The Student Senate Council will meet to discuss urgent resolutions, if deemed necessary. No other Council business will be entertained.
7:30 p.m. Resolutions Committee Meeting
The Resolutions Committee will meet to review and edit, if necessary, the General Assembly resolutions.
8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Candidate Forum

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008
7:30 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Fourth General Session
9:00 a.m. Announcements
9:05 a.m. Election and Resolution Voting Begins
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Luncheon
1:00 p.m. Fourth General Session Resumes

5:00 p.m. Closing Statements

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STOP THE SPRAY REMEMBERS: ceremony and candlelight marches
6:00 PM Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and San Rafael:
Cross-Regional Commemoration of the LBAM Spray Anniversary [New]

* SAN RAFAEL
Rafael Square, 1000 - 4th Street, San Rafael

Sponsored by Stop the Spray Marin (
www.stopthespraymarin.org)



* BERKELEY
Berkeley BART Station, Shattuck Ave and Center Street

Co-sponsored by East Bay Pesticide Alert / Don't Spray California (
www.dontspraycalifornia.org), and the Environmental Health Network of California (www.ehnca.org)
Music by Mokai, Andrea Pritchett (of Rebecca Riots), and Maxina Ventura

* SANTA CRUZ
Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz

Sponsored by Stop the Spray (
www.stopthespray.org)



NO on Proposition 8 Rally
Protest
East Bay | Government & Elections | LGBTI / Queer
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Dublin

1:00 PM Concord:
Rally For "No On 8" [Newest]

Other
Central Valley | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Sac.

9:00 AM SF: California Student Sustainability Coalition's 6th annual Fall Convergence

Sat, Oct 25, 2008      1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
[view] El Balazo Workers Defense Fund BBQ Fundraiser Stop the Raids!
St. Martha and St. Mary’s Lutheran Church
1050 S. VanNess
San Francisco

Dance off to benefit New Jersey 4
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM


Sat, Oct 25, 2008      6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
[view] Solar Richmond
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way
Berkeley



Central Valley | Environment & Forest Defense
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM


SECOND ANNUAL GUATEMALAN MAYA TEXTILE FUNDRAISER
Fundraiser
California
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM SF

Practical Activism Conference (6th Annual)
Conference
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action | Education & Student Activism
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM


Food Justice Giant Puppet Show with Hungry Theater!
Party/Street Party

East Bay | Arts + Action
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 7th and Peralta at the City Slicker Urban W.o.W. Garden, Oakland, CA

GAY SHAME MEETING
Other

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM


San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM


Sat, Oct 25, 2008 - Sun, Oct 26, 2008      12:00 PM
[view]
Join Global Exchange for The Daniel Pennock Democracy School
The Presidio
1009 General Kennedy Avenue
San Francisco

Sat, Oct 25, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 PM
[view] An evening of Musical Wit and Wisdom with singers/songwriters Betsy Rose and Judy Fjell
1924 Cedar Street (@ Bonita)
Berkeley

 Tue, Oct 28, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] Upcoming Sneak Previews of LIONESS By Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers
 San Francisco How did a group of female support soldiers-mechanics, supply clerks and engineers-end up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq war? Find out in Lioness, a film about female combat veterans.



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Sat.


San Francisco | Government & Elections
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
"Why do the vast majority of African American, Latina, and Asian American Pacific Islander women in the U.S. fail to vote? And why doesn't anyone seem to care?"
Engage Her: Getting Minority Women to Lead and Vote, a new documentary produced by a non-profit , explores this question and shows the way to engagement with the political process. The 48-minute non-partisan film encourages women of color to lead and to vote from now on. Followed by inspiring discussion and audience participation.
See EngageHer.org for more information. 
  1. Engage Her: Getting Minority Women to Lead and Vote at San Francisco Public Library - Main- Koret Auditorium on 2008-10-25 - This documentary, sponsored by non-profit...
    upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1251017
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East Bay | Arts + Action
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Oakland Museum - Free

ED ROSENTHAL'S WONDERS OF CANNABIS
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Drug War
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM

4:00 PM SF: Bourgeois Elections and the Imperial Presidency: A Marxist Analysis (PDF)

Jan Wahl Presents “What Happened to Hollywood?” Drugs and Alcohol in the Movies
Fundraiser
Peninsula | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Womyn
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club
2900 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park CA 94025

Visual Aid's Remix Exhibition / Gallery Walk
Concert/Show

San Francisco | Arts + Action

East Bay | Arts + Action
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM


5th Annual Pilgrimage for Saint Jude Thaddeus
Vigil/Ritual
San Francisco | Health, Housing, and Public Services
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Getting Started School Garden Design
Training

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM


Sacramento and Bay Area:
Last California Cohousing Tour of 2008 Today through Nov. 15th
1- 3pm CT: Cohousing Advocates (MN) Open House
WhenOct 25, 2008
WhereTwin Cities, MN 55416 (map)
DescriptionCohousing Advocates (MN) holds open houses the second and last Saturdays of each month from 1:00 – 3 pm. This is a chance for individuals and groups to talk about your interests in cohousing in the Twin Cities. They are held at 2901 Monterey Ave S, St Louis Park MN 55416, RSVP to 952-926-8554. Visit http://www.cohousingadvocates.com/ to learn more.

A personal visit to a variety of cohousing communities offers you an experience that no photo, website or book can offer. To provide you with this opportunity, the Cohousing Association of the United States (Coho/US) sponsors daylong tours of cohousing communities in several areas around the nation.An experienced cohouser or cohousing professional

Sat Oct 25 2008
Economic Climate Conversation |
More Info
4 pm Eastern; 3 pm Central; 2 pm Mountain; 1 pm Pacific
Prominent cohousing authorities such as ranging from developers like Jim Leach to Coho/US's president, Rick Mockler and several other will be panelists in a conversation about the current economic climate and how it impacts cohousing.The call will be free to participants although the phone call itself isn't a toll-free number. It is being scheduled on a Saturday so those wishing to avoid long-distance phone charges can use their cell phones. At the designated time, attendees should telephone (712) 432-1001 and enter access code 447552977# when instructed to do so.We will be asking for questions you wish the participants to address and a forum will be created to discuss the topic further. More details will appear here as soon as they are finalized.

Concert/Show
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM


KSW's SHIFTED FOCUS Gallery Opening
Other
San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type: Other
SHIFTED FOCUS: A 10th Anniversary APAture Retrospective celebrates 10 artists who have previously shown their work in Kearny Street Workshop's annual APAture and have made their mark on the contemporary art world in the Bay Area and beyond.
Featuring new works by Christine Wong Yap, Kevin B. Chen, Binh Danh, Rajkamal Kahlon, Michael Arcega, Kana Tanaka, Rebecca Szeto, Jennifer Wofford, Mark Baugh-Sasaki, and Weston Teruya.

HOWL - a recitation
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | Arts + Action
Concert/Show
Santa Cruz Indymedia | LGBTI / Queer
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

OTHER CINEMA: SCHNEIDER'S 1, 2, 3, WHITEOUT + ARCHIMEDIA +
Screening
San Francisco | Arts + Action | Indymedia

8:30 PM - 11:30 PM
  1. 1-2-3-Whiteout! Recipe | Recipezaar - Pecan clusters that are sweet, crunchy and salty and white-cholately. Recipe is courtesy of my DH's brother who is no longer ...
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  2. &quot;From the whiteout of digital snow comes this science fiction tone poem at the end of the light age&quot;. Feature film by James June Schneider starring...
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  1. Archimedia offers high end home entertainment solutions to the Middle East including custom home theatre, home cinema hi-fi audio, entertainment servers and home ...
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  1. Laughing Squid's curated list of art, culture and technology events taking ... ALSO: Caspar Stracke's Rong Xiang, on the (de)construction of the Chinese copy ...
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  2. Caspar Stracke. Rong Xiang, 2008. Digital video, 8:32 min ... New York filmmaker Caspar Stracke's new video Rong Xiang (2008) keeps us firmly ...
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  1. You searched for: creator:"David Cox, Molly Hankwitz" Advanced search ... October 2001 where David Cox and Molly Hankwitz showed their recycled technology ...
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  1. David A. Cox. Professor of Mathematics. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science ... Click here for the web page for the book Toric Varieties, written with John ...
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  1. This is a presentation of the Missionary ministry of David Cox, in Mexico City, Mexico, as well as his church in Mexico City, Iglesia Bautista Fundamental. ...
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  1. TEXTS: AUDIO ON THE MOVE, PROJECT #2 EDITED BY MOLLY HANKWITZ ... Edited by artist/curator Molly Hankwitz, Å'Audio on the Move‚ started in June ...
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Here's a reminder that today our friends at Sustainable Fairfax are hosting a Green Halloween event today, Saturday 10/25 from 1:30-3pm.
Please note that The Garden Network, which usually meets on Sundays in the park for the Garden Harvest exchange, will be coming together at the Green Halloween event at Sustainable Fairfax this week.  Grab your fruits and veggies from your nearest garden and come on down...
Details on the event are online at http://sustainablefairfax.org/
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Sustainability Center is open
WhenSun, Oct 26, 12pm – 4pm
Where141 Bolinas Rd Fairfax, Ca (map)

Fri, Oct 31, 12pm – 4pm
Where141 Bolinas Rd Fairfax, Ca (map)

Sat, Nov 1, 12pm – 4pm
Where141 Bolinas Rd Fairfax, Ca (map)
Descriptio nOur Sustainability Center opened in October of 2007 and is a local resource for issues relating to sustainable community, economy, and ecology. We have a permaculture demonstration garden, library, local resource pamphlets, green gifts, and volunteers staffing to answer your questions. Please call to make sure there is someone on staff before you come.455-9114

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SF: Rail~Volution 2008 (a national transit and livability conference; four days)

Sun.

NO on Prop 8 Demonstration
Protest
East Bay | Government & Elections | Health, Housing, and Public Services | LGBTI / Queer
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 4770 Lincoln Ave. near the Warren freeway (highway 13),
Oakland, CA

No on Prop 8 Peaceful Rally
Protest

South Bay | Government & Elections
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Directions:
- Take 280 South, then 17 South
- Hamilton Ave exit, go RIGHT onto Hamilton
- Take your first right @ Almarida, and park in the BB & Beyond parking lot
- We will congregate on street corners on Hamilton, in that area. (You'll see us!)
- IF there are Yes on 8 rallies happening there, we may move a block or two down the road. We will make sure it's visible.

Sun, Oct 26, 2008      11:00 AM
[view] Rally for Prop H and against Prop 8
Castro Street Muni Station, Castro and Market
San Francisco

NO on Proposition 8 Rally
Protest
East Bay | Government & Elections | LGBTI / Queer
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Dublin, CA on corner of Dublin Blvd & Tassajara Rd.

More Ways to Get Involved:
1) Volunteer at your local No on 8 office.
SF/Berkeley = 415-252-8132
San Jose = 408-453-4592

2) Donate to http://www.noonprop8.com

No on Prop 4 in Santa Cruz Phone - Free T-Shirt & Food Provided!
Other
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Government & Elections | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Womyn
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM


10th Annual Sisters of Fire

Fundraiser
East Bay | Racial Justice
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM 4770 Every year since 1999, WCRC has honored outstanding women of color for their spirit and passion for social justice. The annual Sisters of Fire Awards celebrates the achievements of women of color activists, scholars and artists.
Past honorees include: Former Congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney
  1. Rooted and Rising: 2008 Sisters of Fire. 2008 Honorees. 2007 Honorees. 2006 Honorees ... What is the Sisters of Fire program? ...
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Sun, Oct 26, 2008 - Wed, Oct 29, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] PLANTING PEACE - TEACHING HOPE
Bay Area Events in Livermore, Dublin, San Francisco and Los Gatos Sunday, October 26
7:00-8:30 PM
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
1315 Lomitas Avenue, Livermore, CA
Donation Requested: $10 and up (none turned away for lack of funds)
For information call 925-447-4549



  1. A project focusing on youth between the age of 12-18, Fuerza Joven attempts to ... Accion Latina. 2958 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 ...
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1:30 PM Berkeley: Railroad of Hope (documentary on internal migration in China)

  1. Railroad of Hope is a 2002 Chinese documentary film directed by Ning Ying. ... Beijing (2000) • Railroad of Hope (2002) • Perpetual Motion ... Cinema of China ...
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  2. Railroad of Hope offers insights into the motivations of these migrants and ... This China Environment Forum meeting is the first in an expected series of ...
Choices in the Last Days of Life Open Meeting
Meeting

San Francisco | Health, Housing, and Public Services


LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Monday, October 27th
mpjc is having regular weekly meet www.mpjc.prg/

Mon, Oct 27, 2008      12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
[view] Take the Day Off, Call in Sick, and Show Your Support for Nigerian Villagers Shot by Chevron!! SF and WorldWide(or should be)

  1. Take the Day Off, Call in Sick, and Show Your Support for Nigerian Villagers Shot by Chevron ... brought by Nigerian villagers against Chevron from 1: ...
    justiceinnigeria.wordpress.com - 63k - Cached
  2. Ten years ago this week, I was shot by Nigerian soldiers who, my federal lawsuit will show, were paid for by Chevron Nigeria Ltd., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp.
    www.baltimoresun.com/topic/la-oe-bowoto29-2008may29,0,7977979.story - 74k - Cached


Measure L is for Legalized Lies and Liars - Prop L Press Conference
Press Conference

San Francisco | Government & Elections
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Shall an ordinance be adopted confirming and approving a previously authorized increase in the South San Francisco commercial parking facility business license tax, which is a tax that applies only to the gross receipts received by commercial parking companies, from four percent of gross receipts to eight percent of gross receipts? http://www.smartvoter.org/2001/11/06/ca/sm/meas/L/

Georgia & Democracy Promotion in the Aftermath of Conflict **New Program**
Speaker
San Francisco | Anti-War

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM


6:15 PM SF: Networking for Everyone Confirmed Speakers: Gayle Roberts Rich Wong Matthew Nathan THAT ARE PART OF YNPN - YNPN
Supports future community leaders through networking opportunities designed for young people involved in the ... National Movement. Board of Directors. YNPN ...
www.ynpn.o  San Francisco LGBT Community Center
Information on a place that's a home for a range of organizations and services. ... What's New At The Center. New Job Posting at The Center: Security Guard ...University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business Haas School of Business - Leading Through Innovation ... Earth's John Hanke Now Haas School Executive Fellow> All Haas Financial Engineering Students Land ...

Novartis Knock Down Day
Protest
U.S. | Animal Liberation
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM On Monday, October 27th, bring friends, bring signs, bring fliers, bring resistance and pay a visit to your nearest Novartis office and home addresses. Spend your Monday with some sick, greedy, corporate scum. Do what you can to finish off HLS. Do what you can to fight for animal liberation. And do what you can to support the SHAC 7 (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty 7) and let them know that we have not forgotten about them.

Aerial Pesticide Spraying is Not off the Table!
Meeting
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Environment & Forest Defense | Health, Housing, and Public Services

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM


SF
 
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat
October 26, 2008
NOW PLAYING ROXIE THEATER
DOC FEST - Bunnyland
DOC FEST - Bunnyland
In the mountain resort of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, 73 rabbits are found slaughtered at a miniature golf course. Nearby, a small rental cabin catches fire, killing its only occupant. Connecting these two events is amateur archaeologist... Read more
Show Times: 12:30 PM 
DOC FEST - Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness
DOC FEST - Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness
URBAN EXPLORERS: INTO THE DARKNESS plunges into the world of urban exploration, a growing international subculture of adventure-seekers who explore places where most people would never dream of going. They crawl through storm drains and... Read more
Show Times: 12:30 PM 
DOC FEST - Considering Democracy: 8 Things to Ask Your Representative
DOC FEST - Considering Democracy: 8 Things to Ask Your Representative
While the U.S. is the most flaunted democracy in the world, how do we compare, and what does the rest of the world think of U.S. domestic and foreign policy? Americans are continually told through their media that freedom and democracy are... Read more
Show Times: 2:45 PM 
DOC FEST - In A Dream
DOC FEST - In A Dream
In the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood of South Philadelphia, 50,000-square feet of concrete are covered with tile and mirrors—mosaics that were created by Isaiah Zagar, an eccentric, tormented artist. The murals chronicle his love for his... Read more
Show Times: 2:45 PM 
DOC FEST - Here, Kitty, Kitty & Song of a Sperm Donor
DOC FEST - Here, Kitty, Kitty & Song of a Sperm Donor
In 2005, the state of Wisconsin became the laughing stock of the nation as it debated a proposal to legalize the shooting of cats. 'Here, Kitty, Kitty' scratches beneath the media blitz to reveal a surprisingly nuanced tale involving... Read more
Show Times: 5:00 PM 
DOC FEST - This Dust of Words & The Good Mother of Abangoh
DOC FEST - This Dust of Words & The Good Mother of Abangoh
Even at a very young age, Elizabeth Wiltsee was different. Behind her wide eyes and gap-toothed smile lay a prodigious intelligence. With an IQ of 200, she taught herself to read by age four and was reading classical Greek by the time she... Read more
Show Times: 5:00 PM 
DOC FEST - Head Trip
DOC FEST - Head Trip
Produced by Laughing Squid. John Law is an original Suicide Club member, charter member of the Cacophony Society and co-founder of Burning Man festival. Flecher Fleudujon is a film professional and co-founder of the Yard Dogs Roadshow &... Read more
Show Times: 7:15 PM 
DOC FEST - Over My Dad's Body (Kosot Ruach Leaba)
DOC FEST - Over My Dad's Body (Kosot Ruach Leaba)
A documentary thriller. Filmmaker Taliya Finkel goes on a fascinating journey in order to unfold the mystery around her departed father's claims that her uncle is an undercover agent sent to Israel by the old soviet regime. Guided by a... Read more
Show Times: 7:15 PM 
DOC FEST - The Long Haul & Sunlight and Babies
DOC FEST - The Long Haul & Sunlight and Babies
t's a hilarious road trip that two women will never forget! Martha and Lavonne load up their Ford F250 pickup truck, hitch up their 1956 Airstream Caravaner and move their lives from New Jersey to California. The couple has been together... Read more
Show Times: 9:30 PM 
DOC FEST - The Rich Have Their Own Photographers & With a Stroke of the Chaveta
DOC FEST - The Rich Have Their Own Photographers & With a Stroke of the Chaveta
'The Rich Have Their Own Photographers' is a film about the art and activism of Milton Rogovin. Targeted as a Communist and persecuted for his beliefs, Rogovin was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1957 and... Read more
Show Times: 9:30 PM

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October 27 • Monday
US Novartis Knock Down Day- Also SF and Cities across the US.
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM - On Monday, October 27th, bring friends, bring signs, bring fliers, bring resistance and pay a visit to your nearest Novartis office and home addresses. Spend your Monday with some sick, greedy, corporate scum. Do what you can to finish off HLS. Do what you can to fight for animal liberation. And do what you can to support the SHAC 7 (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty 7) and let them know that we have not forgotten about them.
To find a Novartis office near you visit:
http://www.novartis.com/about-novartis/locations/worldwide-offices.shtml
For more information about Huntingdon Life Sciences visit: http://www.insideHLS.com
For more information about the SHAC 7 visit: http://www.SHAC7.com
Mon, Oct 27, 2008 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Email to a friend

Take the Day Off, Call in Sick, and Show Your Support for Nigerian Villagers Shot by Chevron!!
On October 27th, the 1st day of a landmark jury trial against Chevron in San Francisco, tell the company that you will not tolerate their human rights abuses in Nigeria or anywhere!
Join us at the Chevron gas station at the corner of 9th and Howard in San Francisco in solidarity with Nigerian plaintiffs who are in Federal court nearby from 12pm-1pm
Bring your friends and co-workers
Then: After the rally we encourage you to go to the San Francisco Federal courthouse at 450 Golden Gate, 19th floor Courtroom 10 to quietly and peacefully observe the proceedings brought by Nigerian villagers against Chevron from 1:30-3:30pm starting on October 27 and every day of the trial. (Monday through Thursday 8:30-3:30) Please note: This is NOT a "silent protest" it's simply an act to show your support for the Nigerian plaintiffs with your presence. (Government issued ID required to enter the Federal Building)
Co-Sponsors: Amazon Watch, Global Exchange, Rainforest Action Network, Food and Water Watch , People's Health Movement , Hesperian Foundation , Other Worlds ,West County Toxics, Communities for a Better Environment, Burmese American Democratic Alliance, FACES
For more information contact:
415 575 5521
info@JusticeInNigeriaNow.org
www.ChevWrong.org

National Action October 27, 2008
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST 287 (g) PROGRAM AND SHERIFF ARPAIO'S CIVIL RIGHTS ... Sheriff Joe Arpaio has become the number one enemy of freedom-loving ...
ndlon.org/index.php?...&view=article&id=143:national-action - Cached
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National Day of Action against Arizona sheriff Arpaio and solidarity with immigrants in Arizona. Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, is notorious for human Rights violations, family separation, mass sweeps and deportations of US children. They must halt immediately. These countless examples of abuse are under an ICE program cross-deputizing sheriffs as immigration official. Read more here and here. SF's action is part of a nationwide effort targeting Wells Fargo Bank offices, demanding that Wells Fargo evict Arpaio from their Phoenix office. In addition, according to the Center for New Community the Wells Fargo and Company Employee PAC made fifty-eight contributions totaling $108,250 to members of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, whose members have introduced some of the most punitive legislation during the last two House sessions. Read more. Location: Wells Fargo Bank, 464 California St. (at Montgomery, map, # 1, 10, 30x, and 4 blockS north on Montgomery from Montgomery BART) (back to top)
Representatives from the
· Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition
· Black Alliance for Just Immigration
· National Day Laborer Organizing Network
· National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
· San Francisco Day Labor Program
· San Francisco Living Wage Coalition
· Young Workers' United
· And others

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There special at San Rafael City Hall meeting on enviro. report on yet to be build Target at 8pm - iyt suggested you get there at 7:30pm

Green Party candidate Carol Brouillet will speak, show the ad, pass out DVD copies to the press. (It is posted on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNF4CMIY8uk )
Press Conference- Carol Brouillet for Congress TV Ad Launch
Press Conference
Peninsula | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Congresswoman Eshoo's Office 698 Emerson Street Palo Alto, CA

Protest
East Bay | Government & Elections
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dublin
San Francisco | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM


East Bay | Government & Elections
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

S. Cruz City Council may Passing Resolution opossing Prop 4
Meeting
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Government & Elections | Womyn
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM


Medical Pot
Modesto Rally for MMJ Defendant Addison DeMoura
Protest
Central Valley | Drug War
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM


9:00 AM SF: Center for Nonprofit Success Fundraising Summit

12:00 Noon Albany: CodePINK Moving Sale


Tue, Oct 28, 2008      6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] EcoTuesday The Sustainable Business Leaders Networking Forum
Hotel Adagio
550 Geary St (between Taylor and Jones st)
San Francisco, CA 94102

Tue, Oct 28, 2008      7:00 PM
[view] The Tyranny of Oil: the World's Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must do to Stop It
A Great, Good Place for Books
6120 LaSalle Avenue
Oakland

TORTURE: U.S. Law & Policy
Speaker
East Bay | Anti-War
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Booth Auditorium
2778 Bancroft Way
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Vigil/Ritual
Central Valley | Anti-War
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sac.


Teen Hip Hop Dance Workshop by Destiny Arts Center
Other
San Francisco | Arts + Action
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM De-Escalation Skills Training Inspiring Nonviolence in Youth) Arts Center exists to end isolation, prejudice and violence in the lives of young people.

LIONESS Free Screening: Iraq War and Female Vets
Screening
San Francisco | Anti-War
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM - See previous emails to links

Discussion of Marx’s “Value, Price & Profit”
Teach-In
Central Valley | Labor & Workers
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Sac.

MesoAmerica Resiste: Beehive Collective Presentation
Other
Central Valley | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 
http://www.beehivecollective.org/english/ppp.htm
http://mesoamericaresiste.blogspot.com/
The Beehive Design Collective combines poignant messaging with beautiful artwork based on extensive interviews and research. Their graphic campaign presentations engage participants in ways that mediums limited to just art or just politics can not. One of their newest campaign takes on coal with their "True Cost of Coal" banner. Check out their different art work at:
http://www.beehivecollective.org/english/graphics_campaigns.htm
Place: Luna’s Café, 1414 16th St., Sacramento
Sacramento Sustainability Action Group
website:
http://www.wiserearth.org/group/SacSustain


The Political Geography of the Jewish State: Zionism’s “Facts on the Ground”
Speaker
Palestine | East Bay
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall

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SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Falkirk Cultural Center
1408 Mission Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901

AGENDA
Members of the public may speak on Agenda items.
A. SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
    1. Welcoming and Opening Comments 
    2. Projects Update
    3. Advisory Committee Updates 
        a) Critical Facilities 
        b) Green Ribbon- CCAP
    4. Fire Department Initiatives 
    5. Financial and Budget Report 
    6. Service Review

    ADJOURNMENT

Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Council less than 72 hours before the meeting, shall be available for inspection in the City Clerk’s Office, Room 209, 1400 Fifth Avenue, and placed with other agenda-related materials on the table in front of the Council Chamber prior to the meeting.
American Sign Language interpreters and assistive listening devices may be requested by calling (415) 485-3198 (TDD) or (415) 485-3064 (voice) at least 72 hours in advance. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request.
Public transportation is available through Golden Gate Transit, Line 22 or 23. Paratransit is available by calling Whistlestop Wheels at (415) 454-0964.
To allow individuals with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity to attend the meeting/hearing, individuals are requested to refrain from wearing scented produc

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Subject: No on Prop 8 rally Wed. October 29th, Sonoma State, 1pm "There will be a No on Prop. 8 Rally tomorrow (Wed. October 29) at Stevenson Quad at Sonoma State University. The rally starts at 1pm." 

No on Prop. 8 Phone Bank/Berkeley
Other
East Bay | Government & Elections
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Dublin

No on Prop. 8 Phone bank/San Francisco
Other
San Francisco | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM


San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WTO Director-General at Boalt Hall
Speaker
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
3:15 PM - 9:15 PM This Wednesday Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) will be at the UC-Berkeley Campus. Come tell the WTO to
wise up - It's time for Fair Trade, not more Free Trade!

KQED protest/bird-dog Pelosi
Protest
San Francisco | Indymedia
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Vigil for Peace
Vigil/Ritual
Central Valley | Anti-War
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
15th & L Streets
Downtown Sacramento, CA


Peace is Every Bite
Speaker

Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 7:00 PM


12:00 Noon Albany: CodePINK Moving Sale

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM MRS (military recruiting station)
64 Shattuck Square
Berkeley, CA

Final Party/Wake for CodePINK Office
Other
East Bay | Anti-War
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Albany Were the only highly visible, storefront office on a busy street of all the CodePINK chapters around the country. Does anyone have space and willingness to store any of our props, signs, banners, etc? We're looking for accessible space in or near Berkeley. Call 510-540-7007.
Also, come shopping! Tuesday, Oct 28th thru Thursday Oct 30th from noon until 7:00pm!

7:30 PM San Rafael: Showdown in Bolivia (discussion with Roger Burbach of CENSA)

Beyond Elections
Screening
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Humanist Hall
390 27th Street, uptown Oakland
between Telegraph and Broadway
http://www.HumanistHall.org

Beyond Elections Beyond Elections is a new feature-length documentary by Michael Fox and Sílvia ... Beyond Elections Documentary: Coming This Fall ...

New Film - Struggle: Trying to Vote in Ohio
Screening
San Francisco | Racial Justice
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

 New Film - Struggle: Trying to Vote in Ohio, Oct 23, 24, 29 - Mission ..Struggle Trying to vote in Ohio A "Street Level" documentary from Mental-Rev Productions, Directed by Roger Hill, in Association with The Free ..The Squid List New Film - Struggle: Trying to Vote in Ohio. Struggle. Trying to vote in Ohio ... Struggle, set primarily in Ohio, examines conditions that lead to George W. .

Wed, Oct 29, 2008      7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] "Freedom From Oil"
Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
505 East Charleston Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306


7:30 PM Oakland: Beyond Elections (new film)

** Green Party of California Update **

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Monday, October 27, 2008

Green Party becomes the first party to endorse the Standing For Voters
pledge to defend election integrity

. Green national candidates McKinney and Clemente sign on, along with
other Green candidates; Greens cite their leadership role in the 2004
Ohio and New Mexico recounts after evidence of vote theft

. Greens condemn GOP efforts to disqualify legitimate voters in the
2008 election


WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States has become the
first political party to endorse the Election Integrity Pledge
promoted by Standing For Voters (http://www.StandingForVoters.org), an
internet-based group inviting candidates to  pledge their commitment
to fair elections.

Along with the Green Party, several Green Party candidates have
pledged 'no early concessions' and actions challenging election
outcomes if necessary: presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and
vice presidential candidate Rosa Clemente; US Congressional
candidates Carol Brouillet (Calif.-14), Rebecca Dewitt (Ariz.-4),
Harold Burbank (Conn.-5), and Mike Beilstein (Or.-4); and five
candidates for state and local offices: Dan Kairis of Illinois,
Richard Boyle of California, Rick Lass of New Mexico, Allan Hancock of
Minnesota, and Charles A. Pillsbury of Connecticut.

"Led by David Cobb, our 2004 presidential candidate, Greens organized
the response to the 2004 vote theft.  John Kerry and most of his
fellow Democrats did nothing after reports and evidence of GOP
election manipulation and obstruction of African American and young
voters surfaced.  Meanwhile, Greens filed for the recounts in Ohio and
New Mexico and raised most of the money for legal expenses.  It's our
special obligation and privilege to be the first party to sign on to
the Standing For Voters pledge," said Holly Hart, secretary of the
Green Party of the United States.

For more on Green leadership in the Ohio and New Mexico recounts,
visit IWantMyVote.com  (http://www.iwantmyvote.com).

In signing the pledge, Greens sharply condemned recent tactics that
have been used to obstruct and discourage voters, especially African
Americans
in certain states, from voting.  Such tactics include
letters to voters falsely claiming that they've been declared
ineligible to vote, foreclosure lists denying right to vote because a
voter's address is "no longer valid," and vicious attacks on voter
registration efforts
.

"The drastic efforts to disqualify legitimate voters suggests that
we'll see a repeat of Republican conspiracies to steal the national
election.  Will Democrats fight this time, or will they roll over
again and leave it to the Green Party?" asked Sanda Everette, co-chair
of the Green Party.

The documentary 'American Blackout' covers Cynthia McKinney's role in
the struggle for election integrity (http://www.americanblackout.com).
  A recent essay by Ms. McKinney also addresses the breakdown in fair
elections (OpEdNews.com, Oct. 7,
http://www.opednews.com/articles/-Where-s-Kenny-Rogers-When-by-Cynthia-McKin
ney-081007-748.html).

The Green Party advocates various systematic reforms to ensure fair,
accurate, and truly democratic elections, including public financing
of elections
, free time on public airwaves for all candidates, repeal
of ballot access laws restricting alternative-party and independent
candidates, paper verification and open-source software for computer
voting systems, instant runoff voting, and proportional
representation
.

According to the Standing For Voters pledge, signers promise to
challenge election results "if the combination of election conditions,
incident reports, and announced election results calls into question
the reliability of the official vote count."  Should another candidate
be declared the winner in a race, signers vow to "wait until all valid
votes are counted and all serious challenges resolved before conceding
defeat."

"We'd like to see all of the nation's political parties endorse
Standing For Voters, as the Green Party has done nationally," said
Emily Levy, Standing For Voters Project Coordinator.  "As participants
in what's commonly known as 'our democratic process,' all parties
should commit to fair elections.  We welcome endorsements from local,
state, and national party organizations, as well as other groups that
care about democracy."


MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
. Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
. Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
. Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
. Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections
. 2008 Green candidates to watch
http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 'Power to the People' Campaign for the
White House
http://votetruth08.com
http://www.runcynthiarun.org

Cynthia McKinney on video
http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RunCynthiaRun
. BreakTheMatrix.com interview, Oct. 19:
http://www.breakthematrix.com/node/28047
. Democracy Now! interview, Oct. 16:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/16/breaking_the_sound_barrier_third
. Music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx1NPlQjkqo
Rosa Clemente on video
. Interview: Current TV/Rock the Vote
http://current.com/items/89335393_the_organizer_and_green_party_vp_candidate
_talks_about_her_inspirations

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** Green Party of California Update **

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Thursday, October 23, 2008



Green Party candidates to watch on Election Day 2008

. General Green Party election information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml

. More candidates to watch:
http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php


WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States has identified
several candidates who are running significant campaigns at state and local
levels.  Five such candidates are profiled below.

The Green Party's 2008 national nominees are Cynthia McKinney and running
mate
Rosa Clemente.  Ms. McKinney was interviewed on BreakTheMatrix.com on
Sunday evening, October 19 (http://www.breakthematrix.com/node/28047) and on
Democracy Now!, October 16, following the final presidential debate, from
which she was excluded
(http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/16/breaking_the_sound_barrier_third).

At least 245 Green candidates will be on ballots on Election Day, November
4
.  At least 293 Greens have run for public office throughout 2008,
including the November 4 election.  More Green candidates to watch are
listed at: http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php


. Jesse Johnson, Mountain Party candidate for governor of West Virginia, has
participated in three debates and has attracted attention for his promotion
of a ban on mountaintop removal mining by West Virginia's powerful coal
industry and his leadership on other state issues.  Mr. Johnson was endorsed
by the Sierra Club on October 3
(http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2008/10/06/sierra-club-endorses-jesse-johnso
n-for-wv-governor/).

"Because of mountaintop removal and the power of the coal companies, West
Virginia
has become ground zero for global climate change in the US," said
Jesse Johnson.  "The Interior Department is now relaxing rules on
mountaintop mining, which will bring untold devastation to the natural
environment and a massive threat to public health, through contamination of
water and other resources.  I'm the only candidate addressing this crisis,
because the Democrat and Republican are too closely allied with the coal
companies that are plundering West Virginia."

Campaign web site: http://www.jesse4wvgov.org
Video clip of Jesse Johnson speaking at a West Virginia Youth Commission
forum: http://vimeo.com/2013238


. Rebekah Kennedy, Green candidate for the US Senate in Arkansas, is
competing against Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor, with no Republican in the
race.  Despite numerous invitations, Sen. Pryor has avoided facing Ms.
Kennedy in a candidates' debate.
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=9182552
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/240400/

Campaign web site: http://www.kennedy2008.org


. Gordon Clark, Maryland candidate for the US House (District 8, Rep. Chris
Van Hollen's seat), is receiving significant attention for his grassroots
campaign against a powerful Democrat.  (Mr. Van Hollen, though only in
Congress five years, is Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee
.)  Gordon raised more campaign funds (all individual) during the
second quarter than any other candidate nominated for Congress by an
alternative party in the US
(http://www.politickermd.com/clarkforcongress/2953/clark-campaign-releases-2
nd-quarter-fec-report-total-tops-3rd-party-campaigns-).
  Mr. Clark came out on top in a candidates' forum sponsored by the League
of
Women Voters
on October 2
(http://www.gazette.net/stories/10152008/montlet175510_32497.shtml) and is
now receiving coverage in the mainstream press.

Gordon Clark noted that "Chris Van Hollen went from being a liberal Democrat
to a corporate Democrat, and he no longer represents his constituents on an
array of issues.  Maryland's 8th is one of the most progressive districts in
the country, and voters here are looking for a political leader who has a
vision for tackling the energy crisis, the faltering economy and the climate
crisis
of global warming, as well as the willingness to end the war in Iraq
and the judgment to stop an expanding war in Afghanistan and Pakistan.  It's
becoming clear to many that Mr. Van Hollen, with his numerous close ties to
campaign contributors, cannot meet that need -- and that our campaign does."

Campaign web site: http://www.clarkforcongress.net
Video of Oct. 2 candidates' forum: http://www.clarkforcongress.net/press.cfm
More video clips of Gordon Clark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbj-MoxER7g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyYZ9Oof_RQ


. Malik Rahim, Louisiana Green candidate for the US House (District 2), is
co-founder of the Common Ground Collective, an organization that provides
short-term relief to victims of hurricane disasters in the Gulf Coast
region.  Mr. Rahim is a former Black Panther and ran for New Orleans City
Council in 2002 as a Green Party candidate.

The election for the 2nd District US House seat will take place on December
6 instead of November 4 because of election delays caused by Hurricanes
Gustave and Ike.

Campaign web site: http://www.votemalik.com
Common Ground: http://www.commongroundrelief.org


. Ross Mirkarimi was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
(District 5) in 2004 and is running for reelection.  Mr. Mirkarimi has
sponsored about 40 pieces of legislation addressing crime, making streets
safer for pedestrians, improving efficiency of city departments, and the
environment.  He led efforts to promote medical marijuana clubs in San
Francisco
.

In March 2007, he introduced legislation prohibiting large supermarkets and
drugstores from providing customers with non-biodegradable plastic bags,
making San Francisco the first city to regulate such bags.  In June 2008,
Mr. Mirkarimi sponsored a one-year pilot plan  for solar rebate program that
provides $1.5 million to nonprofit organizations and lower income residents
for installing solar voltaic power on rooftops.  He faces two opponents in
the current election.

Campaign web site: http://www.rossmirkarimi.com


MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
. Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
. Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
. Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
. Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 'Power to the People' Campaign for the White
House
http://votetruth08.com
http://www.runcynthiarun.org

"Where's Kenny Rogers When You Need Him? The Big Boys Got Their Bailout, But
the Elected Leadership and the Voters Meet at the Election Day Showdown"
By Cynthia McKinney, OpEdNews.com, Oct. 7, 2008
http://www.opednews.com/articles/-Where-s-Kenny-Rogers-When-by-Cynthia-McKin
ney-081007-748.html

Cynthia McKinney on video
http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RunCynthiaRun
. BreakTheMatrix.com interview, Oct. 19:
http://www.breakthematrix.com/node/28047
. Democracy Now! interview, Oct. 16:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/16/breaking_the_sound_barrier_third
. Music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx1NPlQjkqo
Rosa Clemente on video
. Interview: Current TV/Rock the Vote
http://current.com/items/89335393_the_organizer_and_green_party_vp_candidate
_talks_about_her_inspirations

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Th.
COM Club Fest.  11-2pm
outside Kent. LC - 1. will be with Eviro.AC TABLE - will have Yes on Prop. 2 there -
2. will give No. on 8 stuff to rainbow alliance table -
3.will have huffman and woosley stuff and no on 4 and stuff on on other props. - will green pages newspapers on me - what group can take it on ? sorry having trouble with doing paper work because of dir,. of student affairs(make your own jokes)will have some ca. gp positions copies of stuff printed off their webs site  - so on campus greens
MPJC Endorsements www.mpjc.org/
Marin Healthcare District Director (Hospital Board):
Frank Parnell, M.D.
Archimedes Ramirez, M.D.
MPJC Me and GPs on State Propositions:
YES on Prop 1A- high speed train from SF to LA - Napa and Alameda GPs against
YES on Prop 2- Prohibits cruel confinement cages for factory farm animals.
I plan vote for 3 at the moment, 
and still leaning toward yes on  10
not sure on 7 yet - OC GP for
Leaning toward yes on 11 - state gp against
state gp agaisnt 3
and for 12
NO on Prop 4- Requires waiting period and parental notification before termination of minor's pregnancy.
NO on Prop 6- to build new prisons
NO on Prop 8- Prohibits right of same sex couples to marry.

NO on Prop 9- parole restrictions
YES on Prop 5- requires treatment for young offenders; rehab and shorter parole for non-violent adult drug offenders.
NO on Prop 7- promotes large-scale renewable energy, but opposed by all major environmental groups because it would obstruct "community choice energy", force small (local) companies out of the market, and would decrease environmental protections.
NO on Prop 10- another plan that looks green, but is a poorly conceived use of $5 billion.
In Fairfax only
YES on Measure C
- bans plastic bags
Protest

East Bay | Government & Elections
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Dublin
Thu, Oct 30, 2008      5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
[view] IDEX Open House with special guest Prakash Tyagi
IDEX
827 Valencia, Suite 101
San Francisco

Prakash Tyagi's Profile | Changemakers

International Development Exchange

Building Medical Camps for Mineworkers in India | GlobalGiving

Thu, Oct 30, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] Communities for a Better Environment 30th Anniversary!
City Club of San Francisco

Thu, Oct 30, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] Nonviolence Study and Discussion Group
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, 55 Eckley Lane
Walnut Creek

12:00 Noon Albany: CodePINK Moving Sale


San Francisco | Arts + Action
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM It's a gathering of Palins! Meet under the rainbow flag on the Castro (at Market) and then paint the town lipstick red!
Todds, Bristols, Willows, Pipers, Traks and Trigs cheerfully welcome.
Photo op at 5:00pm...try to arrive as close to on time as you can.
Friends with cameras and video equipment encouraged to come and post to indybay!

Tom Hayden Reception/Talk
Speaker
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Anti-War
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Tom Hayden Gospel of the Earth. Click Here to send an email. to Tom Hayden. Join Our Email List ... New collection of writings by Tom Hayden, available in bookstores now, ..Tom HaydenFor More Info On Speaking Engagements Click Here To Send An Email To Tom Hayden. Sweatshops ... Tom Hayden is national co-director of No More Sweatshops! ...Tom Hayden Weekly journal of opinion, featuring analysis on politics and culture. ... Senator Tom Hayden, the Nation Institute's Carey McWilliams Fellow, has played ...

APEC: A New Commitment to the Development of the Asia-Pacific
Panel Discussion

San Francisco | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APEC Member Economies work together to sustain economic growth through a commitment to open trade, investment, and economic reform. By progressively reducing ...


Thu, Oct 30, 2008 - Fri, Nov 14, 2008      7:00 PM
[view]
Red Highways: A Liberal's Journey into the Heartland by San Francisco Radio Host Rose Aguilar
Th. San Francisco, Berkeley, Hayward, Capitola, and Sebastopol

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Organic Bytes
Health, Justice and Sustainability News Tidbits with an Edge!
October 29, 2008 -  Issue 149

In This Issue
Video of the Week: The Grassroots Netroots Alliance: "Change in America"
Alert of the Week: EPA Considers Weakening Fumigant Regulations
Consumer Victory of the Week: USDA Proposes Mandatory Pasture and Feed Requirements for Organic Dairy Farms
Organic Bytes Readers Talk Back: How Green is Your Cell Phone?
Hard Times and Home-Cooked Meals
Sustainability Tip of the Week: Farm to School Programs Sweeping Nation--How to Start One in Your Community
Bad News of the Week: Are You Prepared for the Worst the Economy Has to Offer?
Headlines of the Week

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Video of the Week:
The Grassroots Netroots Alliance: "Change in America"
Vote
Time to get out and vote! Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2008, and many states have already begun accepting votes by mail or have opened up early-voting polling places. No more stolen elections! We need your help to make sure that everyone gets to vote and that every vote is counted accurately. The Organic Consumers Fund's Grassroots Netroots Alliance has put together a get-out-the-vote video and Action Alert, listing all the ways you can get involved. Please click here to watch the video. Learn more about how voting rights are already being violated, and take action!
 

Alert of the Week:
EPA Considers Weakening Fumigant Regulations
EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is under pressure to weaken proposed regulations that protect farm workers and rural communities from fumigant exposure. A public comment period is open until October 30. Please take action now, and let the EPA know these regulations should not be weakened. Fumigants are among the most toxic pesticides in use today, drifting into schools and homes in rural communities and threatening the health of farm workers. Exposure has been linked to birth defects, cancer, Parkinson's disease and acute poisonings. Fumigants are used in large quantities to sterilize soils before planting -- an archaic tool of chemical-intensive industrial agriculture, and the polar opposite of soil-nurturing sustainable farming. Tell EPA we want the highest safety precautions for fumigant pesticide use and a timeline to phase out fumigants.

Learn more and take action
Consumer Victory of the Week:
USDA Proposes Mandatory Pasture and Feed Requirements for Organic Dairy Farms
Happy cowAfter years of pressure from organic farmers, consumers, and advocacy groups, spearheaded by the OCA and the Cornucopia Institute, the USDA has finally decided to mandate pasture requirements for cattle on organic farms. The pasture requirements will be required for every day of the growing season (minimum 120 days) for dairy (and beef) cattle, with a minimum requirement that 30% of organic cattle feed come from pasture. It is our hope that these new requirements will put so-called "organic" factory farms, like those operated by Horizon and Aurora, out of business. Although the OCA applauds the USDA for finally proposing regulations that will put an end to intensive confinement dairy feedlots under the "USDA Organic" label, we strongly oppose a separate section of the proposed regulation that would allow non-organic heifers (young milk cows) from conventional farms to be brought onto organic dairy farms and then be considered "organic." The OCA will be mobilizing our national network to take action on this issue in the coming weeks.

Learn more
 
Organic Bytes Readers Talk Back:
How Green is Your Cell Phone?
cellphoneIn response to last week's email, many readers wrote back with concerns and questions similar to the following:

Email from reader: "I know that most people use cell phones, and I appreciate the OCA looking for the best companies to purchase such a service, but I have a couple concerns. First of all, I have read that cell phones can cause brain tumors. Secondly, I hear there are environmental and child labor issues related to coltan mining for cell phones.

Response from the OCA: Thanks for sharing your concerns. You are correct, the electromagnetic fields emitted by cell phones are likely problematic if the phone is used inappropriately. In
Organic Bytes #141, we discuss this issue in detail and provide tips for reducing exposure. The most important health precaution is to keep cell phones away from children and for adults to get in the habit of using an ear piece or speaker phone and not putting the phone directly to your head. As for the coltan mining issue, the OCA has deep concerns about what is happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where more than 60% of coltan is mined. Because of its ability to hold high electric charges, coltan is used in cellular phones, computers, jet engines, missiles, ships, and weapons systems. Without coltan the digital age would not exist. Having said that, the electronic industry (and consumers) have done a horrible job recycling this precious substance. You can recycle your old phones here.
 
Hard Times and Home-Cooked Meals
home-cooked mealAs the financial crisis deepens, more Americans are cutting back on eating out and staying home to cook their own meals. According to the NPD Group, a market research company, restaurant meals now cost on average about three times what it takes to make a similar meal at home. While fast-food restaurants are maintaining a relatively steady customer flow, sit-down restaurants are seeing sales plummet. According to Edward E. Leamer, director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, "There has been so much of a focus on Wall Street and the credit problem, but the real source of the problem in the fourth quarter is going to be consumer spending, and restaurants are one of the canaries in this coal mine."

Learn more
Sustainability Tip of the Week:
Farm to School Programs Sweeping Nation--How to Start One in Your Community
Farm to schoolThe economic crisis is having a positive impact on the diets of children in thousands of schools across the U.S. School budgets may be shrinking, but family farmers are filling in the gap with low-cost locally-grown foods. It's getting prohibitively expensive for family farmers to ship their goods to customers thousands of miles away, so groups like the National Farm to School program, a national network of community-based food systems that assist farmers and improve student health, are connecting schools directly to local farms. More than 8,700 schools across the U.S. are actively participating in these programs, which can vary everywhere from simply stocking locally grown foods in the cafeterias to developing vegetable gardens on school property. Learn more about these programs and how to start a similar program in your own community here.
OCA Needs Your Help
donateWe know times are tough for everyone right now. That's why the OCA continues to work for consumers, family farmers, our environment, and our most precious assets, our children. We want to continue fighting the good fight, as well as bring you Organic Bytes, but we need your donations to survive these financially difficult times. If you enjoy Organic Bytes and believe the world is a better place with OCA's nonprofit work, please consider donating today. Any size of donation is helpful and appreciated.

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Bad News of the Week:
Are You Prepared for the Worst the Economy Has to Offer?
Peak Oil Next week, after the elections, hopefully after celebrating Regime Change, OCA will be launching a new long-term grassroots campaign called Organic Transitions: Beyond the Gloom and Doom of Recession, Climate Change, Peak Oil, Deteriorating Public Health, and Endless War. In the meantime you can read this article by best-selling author of The Long Emergency, James Kunstler, to remind yourself how desperately we need, not only change, but radical change.

Learn more
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Breaking News:
The OCA has just received news that Greenstone Financial Services is going to foreclose a family farm this Saturday if they do not make their loan payment. The farm is the oldest mint farm in the U.S., Crosy Farms in St. John's Michigan. Due to Chinese imports, most U.S. mint farms are going out of business. Watch this 3 minute video to learn more and find out how you can help. http://www.getmint.com
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Friday, October 31, 2008
6:00p-9:00p

Voter education - Treat and Vote - At the Fatherhood Halloween - Marin City, Sausalito
At the Manzanita REC Center - 630 Drake Ave. Marin City.
More Marin Grassroots Election events http://my.calendars.net/glnmarin

, Oct 31, 2008
      11:30 PM - 12:00 PM
[view] STOP THE RAIDS NOW!!! PARTICIPATE IN THE YOUTH-LED RESISTANCE AGAINST THE IMMIGRATION RAIDS AND DEPORTATIONS!
Ferry Park
San Francisco, CA at ICE Headquarters!

NO on Proposition 8 Rally
Protest
East Bay | Government & Elections
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Dublin

No on Prop. 8 Phone bank/San Francisco
Other
San Francisco | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

College of Marin Latino Student Union Dance 9pm SS Cafeteria - Kentfield 


Coal is Scary! Halloween Bank of America Flyering
Other

Central Valley | Environment & Forest Defense
8:00 PM Berkeley: A Concert to Bid "Farewell to the Thief" [Newest]

Berkeley Women in Black weekly vigil
Protest
Palestine | East Bay
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Break the Bush  Spell Event
CALLING ALL YOGINIS, CRAZY SAINTS, WILD WOMEN, & ALLIES TO CUT LOOSE & COME TO THE DANCE!
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | Arts + Action
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

10/31 funeral march to Castro
Protest

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Sort of Fake Funereal for Wall Street

Arcata Critical Massacre
Critical Mass
North Coast
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM


HALLOWING DANCE PARTY
Fundraiser
Santa Cruz Indymedia | En Español
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM


BLOOD PACT
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
10:00 PM - 5:00 AM In the first scene of Homochic's video flyer for Blood Pact, a Halloween on party on Friday, October 31st 2008, viewers are confronted by the wide eyes of two innocent yet troubled handsome young boys. Fear and excitement pushes through frame by fame as viewers begin to understand the dangerous bonding ritual these boys are are about to partake in. Blood Pact, the all night 18 and over Halloween party in San Francisco's melancholy SOMA district, is a night dedicated to fatal attraction, brotherly mischeif, and the dark places relationships can take you.


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1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd.,
Corte Madera, CA

Not exactly Green Friendly group - but a good cause
Iraqi Night of Maqam & Arts
A benefit for Iraqi Children
Ruth Group & Arab American Cultural Center
David Harris, Speaker

The No More Victims project to brought an Iraqi boy, Mustafa, to the US for medical care. One boy’s injuries caused by US bombing in Iraq have led us to others who want to participate in helping the children of Iraq and to creating friendship and reconciliation between Americans and Iraqis.
Ruth Group and the Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley are sponsoring this event. This event is the beginning of communities working together to take responsibility for the suffering caused by the war.
Maqam the traditional music of Iraq, and Amir AlSaffar an award winning maqam and jazz musician will be featured. Middle Eastern food, and an auction of art by contemporary Middle Eastern artists will be displayed. David Harris will be speaking for Ruth Group, as well as Iraqi’s and other Arabs from their community.
I hope you will join us and make this first joint effort a success. We will be organizing a carpool, or bus to take us together to the event in Fremont. The net proceeds from our $60.contribution will be put into an Iraqi Children’s Fund (ICF) and is tax deductible. Cost of a bus will be separate.
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4100 Peralta Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536 (Transportation provided)
Tickets: $60 Make Checks payable to: Arab American Cultural Center/ICF
Mail to: Ruth Group, Box 722, Mill Valley, CA 94942
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Blankets for Borders Drive October-November 2008

Other
U.S. | Immigrant Rights
5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SF

Sat.

http://www.worldVeganDay.org

Union City NO on Prop 8 Rally
Protest
East Bay | LGBTI / Queer
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

No on Prop 8 Rally (Fremont)
Protest

East Bay | LGBTI / Queer
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM


NO on Proposition 8 Rally
Protest
East Bay | Government & Elections
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Dublin, CA on corner of Dublin Blvd & Tassajara Rd.
Travelling 580 West, you'll get off Tassajara Rd & make a RIGHT. We'll be at the first major lighted intersection.
Travelling 580 East, you'll get off Tassajara Rd & make a LEFT at the light. We'll be at the first major intersection.

No on Prop. 8 Phone bank/San Francisco

Other
San Francisco | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Derek Jarman Film Series
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Arts + Action | LGBTI / Queer
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Derek Jarman profile of Derek Jarman ... (7) Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman was born on the 31st of ... Derek Jarman, The Last of England,

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GAY SHAME MEETING
Other

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM

MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO IRAQ PACKING EVENT
Other
East Bay | Health, Housing, and Public Services

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The location is at the Pressure Grout Company, 1975 National Ave.,
Hayward, CA 94545

Presentation by Wingnuts Liberation Project & Screening of Film American Drug War - The...
Teach-In
Central Valley | Drug War
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
935 F. Street, Fresno Ca, & Monta Vista Ave, Turlock Ca,
 FRESNO (Nov. 1) ~ $1-3 dollar entrance price TURLOCK (Nov. 6) ~ FREE to the Public!



SubRosa Grand Opening Art Show
Concert/Show
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Health, Housing, and Public Services
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
then
SubRosa Grand Opening Spoken Word and FreeStyle Performance
Concert/Show
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Health, Housing, and Public Services
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
then
Come celebrate the opening of this new vibrant social space. SubRosa is a
non-profit, donation-funded space for art and radical projects run by a collective of volunteers from the local anarchist community.  It offers local, gourmet coffee, anarchist books and literature, performance and a weekly open mic, gallery art by emerging local artists, and a garden courtyard social space.
Live Music featuring Blackbird Raum

, Nov 1, 2008      6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
[view] Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: free series with the Ecology Center
Oakland

Sat, Nov 1, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] The Current Situation in Afghanistan - A Presentation by A Native of Afghanistan.

Revolution Books
2425 Channing Way
Berkeley

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GOTV Phone Banking
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Sunday, October 26, 2008

6:00p-7:00p

Phone Banking on Vote-by-mail Ballot Application
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October 27, 2008
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Grassroots Voice TV Show
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Sat.-Sun.
Day of Dead Celebration and Procession
Saturday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. Free Admission
Pickleweed Park Community Center
50 Canal St., San Rafael  (415) 485-3077

Pickleweed Community Center


From http://www.petalumaartscouncil.org/exhibits.html
On Saturday, November 1 at 6:00 p.m., Mariachi Tarasco and the St. Vincent de Paul Church Aztec Dance Group will lead our traditional candle-lit procession with giant puppets through Petaluma.Following the Procession will be a performance at 7:30 p.m. by Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl of Marin County which was founded in 1996 by director Netza Vidal, a professionally trained dancer from Nayarit, Mexico. Under his direction, this innovative and theatrical body of dancers has developed a stylized touch to enhance the traditional elements of Mexican danzas while retaining the folkloric value of these forms. For many years the highest goal of the Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl has been to research our folklore and share with the world some of Mexico's most prized gifts: its dances, customs and traditions! They have been gracing El Dia de los Muertos Petaluma"s celebrations for seven years.Also performing for our Closing Event will be the Oakland Improv Collective. This improvisational performance group actively involves the audience in their work, so that the line between performer and audience is blurred and both witness and performer participate in the creation of the "performance."Other music will be presented by the Petaluma Library on Saturday, October 25th at 3 p.m. with a performance by La Rondalla of Petaluma, a traditional men"s choral group. This group is one of Petaluma's treasures. La Rondalla features romantic music from Mexico. Coming from the word "ronder" (to stroll), La Rondalla refers to a style of Mexican music, one of the richest traditions from Mexico. It consists of singing, guitar and bass and can also include the mandolin. The singers each dress in a suit to make an elegant presentation. La Rondalla began around the 1930's and was practiced in Guanajuato, Michoacán, Jalisco and Central Mexico. They say this style of music is rarely performed in the United States. Many members of this Petaluma-based group learned the tradition while living in one of these areas. Sponsored by The Friends of the Petaluma Library. 230 Lakeville Street (at East Washington, next to the Petaluma Visitor's Center), gallery hours are Thursday- Monday, 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). Our new phone number is 707-762-5600.

Petaluma
In addition, on Sunday, November 2 the gift of Sacred Circle Dancing will come to Petaluma. Sacred Circle Dancing has been done as long as people have walked this earth, as a way of marking the many events significant to human experience.  Honoring our ancestors, marking the passage of a human soul and celebrating the continuity of life are one such occasion.  It calls for dancing, as it always has.  Join us for an evening of dances both meditative and joyful, haunting and plaintive, to glorious music from all over the world.  The steps are simple and each dance is taught before we do it.  No prior experience necessary. This workshop is offered by Joan Rawles-Davis of Santa Cruz. 230 Lakeville Street (at East Washington, next to the Petaluma Visitor's Center), gallery hours are Thursday- Monday, 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). Our new phone number is 707-762-5600.
Regional Art
 
Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes
Oct. 25, 2008 - Jan. 18, 2009
de Young Museum,
San Francisco
 
"Treasure Artists" and "Homage and Remembrance"
Nov. 1 - Dec. 14
Sonoma Valley Museum
 
La Frontera del Norte
Sept 12 to Jan 11
Sonoma County Museum
 

Exhibitions
La Frontera del Norte

September 12, 2008 - January 11, 2009

Opening Reception: September 12 5pm - 7pm

Frontera del Norte aims to draw the thread from the earliest Latino population—small and precarious on Mexico's northern frontier—to today's growing community. Through images, artifacts and accounts, La Frontera del Norte will explore the resilience and vibrancy of Latino heritage in Sonoma County, revealing that while today many look at the Latino community with an unwavering focus on recent immigration, there is a deeper legacy and a broader perspective that begs for greater understanding. In the middle of the twentieth century, a new era for Sonoma County Latinos began as the first "Braceros" arrived to work on the ranches. The arrival of these contract workers in the 1940s sowed the seeds for significant changes in Sonoma County. In the coming years labor, increasing population, political activism and a growing sense of identity would redefine the Latino community. Featured in conjunction with La Frontera are lectures by Sonoma State University Professor Dr. Francisco Vazquez and UCLA Professor David Hayes-Bautista. In 2009 the SCM plans to collect oral histories and to publish stories and oral histories, as well as an exhibit catalog.

For more information, visit www.sonomacountymuseum.org

Location:   Sonoma County Museum, 425 7th Street, Santa Rosa
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Exhibitions
Impreciones de Mexico

Backstreet Gallery is proud to host a solo exhibition of the work of Pat Haley, depicting colorful and soulful "Impreciones de Mexico".

An opening reception will be held on October 25 from 5pm - 8pm. The exhibit will run from October 25 - November 16, and will be open Fridays - Sundays, 11am - 6pm.

For more information please call 707-539-5188

Location:   Backstreet Gallery, 312 South A Street, Santa Rosa


Exhibitions
Homage and Remembrance: The Past is Present

Curated by Anthony Torres, this exhibition is centered in a contemporary translation of holidays that commemorate changing seasons and life passages, which pay homage to and remember those who have come before us, such as Samhain, Yom

Gaby Hahn

Through November 30

Huntington Wine Cellars and Art Gallery is pleased to present the work of Gaby Hahn. Says Gaby, "In my paintings I attempt to bring to life Africa's light, atmosphere, tribal customs, the hard work of its people, their deep connection with nature, their dignity and evident joy of life."

Join us for wine tasting and art viewing daily from 11am - 5pm.

www.huntingtonwine.com

http://gabyhahn.org

Location:   Huntington Wine Cellars & Art Gallery, 53 Front Street, Healdsburg
Kippur (Yiskor), All Saints Day, All Hallows, All Souls Day, and Día de los Muertos.

MEMBERS OPENING: October 30, 2008, 6:30pm - 8pm

http://svma.org

Location:   Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma

n Ashes to Art: Scattered

September 26 - November 30

FUNERIA presents the 4th international juried competition and exhibition of new funerary urns, vessels, reliquaries and personal memorial art. FUNERIA is yet again redrawing the boundaries of how we honor the lives of those we love through the eyes and in the capable hands of artists worldwide who are creating meaningful, intriguing, and stunningly original personal memorial art.

Opening Reception: September 26, 6pm - 8pm

For more information, click here.

Location:   Art Honors Life | The Gallery at FUNERIA, 2860 Bowen Street, Graton, CA 95444

Special Events
11:00am - 4:00am
Free Family Fiesta, Dia de los Muertos

Free Family Day Fiesta with crafts, music and fun.

Location:   Sonoma County Museum, 425 7th Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401


Film and Movie Arts
1:00pm - 4:00pm
"Remembering Our Manogs" A Historical Documentary Film

"Remembering Our Manogs" is a documentary on the first Filipino immigrants who settled in Sonoma County during the first half of the 20th century. The film will be shown three times in Sonoma County in November. Each screening will include a panel discussion and a reception.

SCREENINGS:
November 1, 2008, 1pm - 4pm
Rohnert Park Community Center
5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park
Discussion: Creating Visibility: The Filipino American Experience

November 8, 2008 1pm - 4pm
Sonoma County Office of Education
5340 Skylane Blvd, Santa Rosa
Discussion: Sharing the Filipino American Experience in the K - 12 Cirriculum

November 15, 2008 1pm - 4pm
Finley Community Center
2060 West College Ave, Santa Rosa
Discussion: Preserving the Filipino American Experience - Storytelling & Intergenerational Dialogue

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  A Bay Area tribute to the 4 directions
 
The 4 directions figure so prominently at Latin spiritual ceremonies we organized the Bay Area into 4 directions with the inner mission as the center. San Francisco after all is at the edge of the earth while its inner mission district as the birthplace of the Bay Area and metro center for its creative and immigrant communities is often considered the heart.

Sophie Castaneda made an altar for her mother-in-law, Jan...DIA DE LOS MUERTOs by sfgate.com (from 29Oct-2004)

"In the United States, the communal celebration of Day of the Dead emerged in the early 1970s, following political movements that spurred Mexican Americans to reclaim their ancestral heritage. In the decades since, the practice has attracted people of many faiths and backgrounds. "
"Death is the only thing we all share," she said. "We are here temporarily, and we have to make the most of the situation. We have to help each other."  - Rosa de Anda, curator Mission Cultual Center Show

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In the East Bay  
The very popular Oakland Museum has featured a Day of the Dead exhibit since 1994, and features a community celebration as well.
Google Seearch: Dia de los Muertos (17 pages by google)
Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak St., Oakland (510) 238-2200
ARCHIVAL PICKS: Lively Dead - Oakland Museum '99 review sfgate ||  Ruben Guzman Campos '97 review || 2000 La Flor y la Calavera
1999 El Color de Muerte:  Global Elegies: Art and Ofrendas for Days of the Dead
Unity Council - Día de Los Muertos
Search site for latest updates & all related pages on Google || 2006
The largest festival in Oakland, Alcohol free daytime till 6pm.

The Annual Dia de Los Muertos Fruitvale Festival takes place on International Boulevard between Fruitvale Avenue and 40th Avenue and in the Fruitvale Village Plaza in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, CA.
The Latin Zone in Oakland is centered around Fruitvale, a BART stop featuring BART's newest model transit village. Since 1995, on the Sunday closest to Nov 2nd, a large street festival is held featuring Aztec dancers and day of the dead craftwork.
Fruitvale Ave by sfgate.com
 

Los Cenzontles 
Los Cenzontles Mexican Art Center in San Pablo
has provided quality, low cost arts training to youth since 1994.  
In the South
Dia de Los Muertos at the impressive City of San Jose's  Mexican Heritage Plaza & Gardens,
which opened in 2000 to widespread acclaim.
The Dia de los Muertos celebration takes place on   the Sunday closest to November 2nd at Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose
(800) 642-8482
1-800-mhc-viva

The best know Latin street in America is Olvera Street in Los Angeles - dia_de_los_muertos at olvera-street.com   - and a sometime model for the Mission's 24th Street. However the highest concentration of Latin restaurants is now South of Chavez on Mission, in nearby lower Bernal Heights.
The West  
MexicanMuseum.org
A Permanent Home
The Mexican Museum is poised to fulfill its long-held dream of building a new permanent facility in the heart of San Francisco's Yerba Buena arts district at Mission and 3rd Streets. The new building will increase the Museum's square footage six-fold, with vastly expanded gallery space, education facilities, a community multi-purpose room, enlarged collection holding areas and increased technological capabilities. This new facility will house and present the Museum's collection of over 12,000 culturally and artistically significant objects, providing a magnificent home in which the cultural life of Latino communities can be voiced and shared for generations to come.


The Mexican Museum is currently located at Fort Mason Center, Building D, Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, San Francisco.
Directions to Fort Mason Center
When it's completed, the new building will provide space in which to expand the Museum's education and public programs, reflecting the evolving scope of the Mexican, Chicano, and Latino experience

yerbaBuenaArts.org Has mounted several memorable Day of the Dead exhibits in its 10+ year history as an eclectic city funded arts org. Try this site search for latest:
google.com/search=muertos
Yerba Buena means "good herb" in Spanish
 
 
In the North Bay
The Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County has presented installations by local high schools and community groups, with public participation in creating a community altar in past years. At the Cultural Arts Council Gallery, 529 Fifth St. in Santa Rosa.
Petaluma Arts Council  has organized the Petaluma Day of the Dead celebration since 2000. During the mid-fall season the city is alive with an entire range of events, including the traditional ofrendas (altars) in many locations, bilingual story telling, instruction in traditional sugar skull-making, fine arts exhibits, film, poetry and music celebrations and much, much more.  
Day of Dead Celebration and Procession
Saturday, Oct. 30, 6 p.m. Free Admission
Pickleweed Park Community Center
50 Canal St., San Rafael  (415) 485-3077
San Rafael's Canal Street hosts a procession & the Pickleweed Park Community Center organize altars. Triunfo, a grassroots Latino community group and Debbie McCrea, have been the coordinators of San Rafael's El Dia de los Muertos for many years, which is a two-day community festival for the Latin Canal community
Search for Dia de Los Muertos in San Rafael or visit the City of San Rafael site.
Archival:
Dias de los Muertos in North Bay's San Rafael 10/27/2000 - Chronicle

Inner SF Mission

 
Center
Ritual Procession
on November 2nd
DayoftheDeadSF.org
Great and growing. Launched in 2002 by the Mariposa Project to support its work coordinating the many groups and events who organize around Dia de Los Muertos in the San Francisco Mission - also is in charge of the altars at Garfield Park where the procession ends
TLALTECUTLI:
 Aztec Earth Goddess
   "Day of the Dead has nothing to do with Halloween, which is European," said Patricia Rodriguez, gallery director at the Mission Cultural Center. "This is a Mexican tradition that has been celebrated since the Aztecs."
San Francisco Examiner, November 2002
 
The North America's oldest and most spectacular Day of Dead Procession begins at 6pm every November 2, between the MCC and the Galeria along 24th Street. 
HOW: Take BART to the 24th Street Station. Go to the Mission Cultural Center for pre procession events and orientation.
The San Francisco Day of The Dead Ritual Procession is a project of El Colectivo Del Rescate Cultural. For information: Contact Juan Pablo Gutierrrez, the Procession Director, 415-405-2020 or  juanpablodod at aol.com.
Balmy Alley is not only everyone's favorite place to view murals, but the highlight of the annual Day of the Dead procession. The magic of more than 30 murals, spiced with overflowing gardens, creates a feeling of sacred space. During the day visit PrecitaEyes.org
Balmy runs from 24th to 25th Street between Treat and Harrison. The Procession ends in Garfield park amidst dozens of large scale art works and altars
A 3 Day Mission Cycle  
Like many commercial districts in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Mission corridor entertains thousands of children in costume trick or treating along Mission, 16th and 24th Streets.
If you prefer your festivals to be mythically correct like the ancients ,then you should integrate these ancestor rituals into Halloween. Day The Bay Area has one of the world's most famous Halloween celebrations on October 31st - SF Bay Area Halloween Events Directory by google. 
Despite rumors to the contrary, the Christian religion is still the most dominant and ubiquitous in the Bay Area and for practicing Catholics. All Saints Day on November 1st is a holy day of obligation as well as Night of the Angels. For Christians, All Saints Day is like a solemn Memorial Day to remember the heroes and martyrs. The Mission has more churches (as well as bars) per capita than any neighborhood in California.
However, in the SF Mission, Night of the Angels is October 31st as merchants along 24th St. Mission St and 16th St pass out candy to thousands of darling young Latin costumed trick or treaters.
Only two old cemetary sites survive to the present, at the Mission Dolores Church at 16'th and Dolores Streets. The other is The San Francisco National Cemetery/The Presidio,
SF MISSION GALLERY SPACES
Three most venerable gallery spaces will generally put together annual shows lasting as long as a month. 
MissionCulturalCenter.org || MCC at citysearch
Call us: 415.821.1155 l Fax us: 415.648.0933
2868 Mission Street (Right off 24th St. BART) San Francisco, CA 94110
GaleriaDeLaRaza.org || Map ||archival site at sfsu.edu
2857 24th Street
(at Bryant) San Francisco, CA 94110tel
415.826.8009 fax 415.826.6235

Billboard and window displays combine with gift store to offer you a worthwhile bet. Shop for produce and panderias while your in the neighborhood  Good to confirm hours of operation in advance. 
somarts.org/  
Since 1998 Soma has hosted a major "rooms for the dead" exhibition which often includes a party or 3 set amidst the macabre scenery.
 
ARCHIVES 
Day of the Dead: what's new 
and what's dead but worth remembering
ELSEWHERE
"Day of the Dead" & "Burning Man" by google.com search 
Growing participation from the many Burning Man performance artists who make up the inimitable art event which begins the fall season on Labor Day weekend. 
Dancing with the Dead
in many cultures
"the music is the real story teller here and it tells a story of its own, of a life mourned and yet celebrated. I think it is perhaps one of the best ways to experiance another culture; through its music. In short this book CD set is wonderful. The dance of life goes on! "

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Cynthia McKinney, in a prepared statement, today (10/30)
expressed her appreciation for the support of Professor
Noam Chomsky, noted linguist tenured at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. In private emails with campaign
supporters this week, the respected social critic noted
that he had voted Green in 2004 and would be voting for
McKinney next Tuesday, as well.

"I find it very gratifying that our campaign has garnered
the support and vote of such an imminent thinker and
noted critic of our nation's foreign policy," said Ms.
McKinney, Green Party nominee for President of the United
States. "I share Professor Chomsky's analysis that our
vote is best invested in building an institution which
will survive the close of the polls next Tuesday."

http://legacy.runcynthiarun.org/Endorsements/Chomsky_SupportWelcomedByCam
paign

_______
Sun.
 
Sun, Nov 2, 2008      6:30 PM - 12:00 AM
[view] Fundraising Dinner
St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave
Berkeley Sanctuary Covenant provides a safe haven for refugees and immigrants, provides advocacy, trains leaders and educates the public. Its annual fundraising dinner

Big GOTV rally with Daniel Ellsberg, Ann Wright, Cindy Sheehan, and more
Speaker

San Francisco | Government & Elections
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM


NO on Proposition 8 Rally
Protest
East Bay | Government & Elections
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Dublin, CA on corner of Dublin Blvd & Tassajara Rd.

Rally in opposition to Proposition 8
Protest
Central Valley | LGBTI / Queer

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fresno City Hall Plaza - 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721.

No on Prop. 8 Phone Bank/Berkeley
Other

East Bay | Government & Elections
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM


No on Prop. 8 Phone bank/San Francisco
Other
San Francisco | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Encounter Point
Screening
Palestine | San Francisco | Anti-War

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The true story of everyday leaders who refused to sit back amidst the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A feature documentary by a Palestinian, Israeli, North and South American team, from Just Vision
Winner, Audience Award for Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival 2006
Discussion following film, led by Eryn Kalish, facilitator of a pioneering intra Jewish dialogue project.

Big Three-Band Night
Concert/Show
San Francisco | Anti-War
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM


LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

POSTPONED: Get out the PEACE Vote Musical Extravaganza
Other
San Francisco | Anti-War
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM http://www.bayareacodepink.org/calendar.htm

Special ELECTION Bulletin
MARIN PEACE AND JUSTICE COALITION

II. Tuesday, Nov. 4
    Special Election Night Coverage by Democracy Now!
    Tune in to 94.1 FM or kpfa.org, 4-9 pm
    Amy Goodman will provide the inside stories 
             you won't get from mainstream media.

III. Tuesday, Nov. 4
     Report Voting Problems: 
     www.866ourvote.org    or call 1 866-687-8683

IV. Wednesday, Nov. 5
     Public Vigil/Gathering
     at 6:00 PM, Downtown San Rafael Plaza
     whatever happens, we will be there!!

V. AFTER THE ELECTIONS; NEXT STEPS
Monday, November 10, 6:00 PM
MPJC Special POST ELECTION Event
Pot Luck, Dialog & Action plans
commentary by Norman Solomon

6:00- Potluck
7:15- Norman Solomon 
7:40- Open Dialog
8:20- Action Proposals
In the wake of historic elections, bring friends and family for a community gathering!
Share food and friendship, and your ideas and plans for the future.
If there are election problems, recounts, or apparent fraud, we will focus on those issues.
WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 
9 Ross Valley Dr., San Rafael
More info: 721-7241.
                                                                          
Live Election Night Coverage
Democracy Now! will broadcast & video livestream a five-hour election night special on November 4th from 07:00PM–12:00AM ET to report the results as they come in.
On November 5th, Democracy Now! expands to a two-hour, "The Morning After" broadcast & video livestream from 08:00AM–10:00AM ET to provide complete coverage of the election outcome.

For anyone who hasn't seen, here is Nader's website on YouTube:

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=WVot7CB- IQ0&feature= PlayList& p=4B6F6E30F054CA 82&index= 3

Nader talks about the issues.


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Marnie invited you to "Online Green Change Election Night" on Tuesday-Wen  Marnie says, "Hi there. We are having a big electronic election night party on Green Change. We are sharing election results, thoughts, video, images and audio. Join us. We are tracking some very exciting Green races.". Event: Green Change Election Night "celebrate, connect, build the movement" What: Mixer Host: greenchange.org Start Time: Tuesday, November 4 at 6:00pm End Time: Wednesday, November 5 at 6:00am Where: Green Change Network http://network.greenchange.org/ To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=31157599642 Thanks, The Facebook Team

November 4th:
Election Coverage and Festivities.  Join Grassroots Leadership Network volunteers, staff, community members and friends starting at 7pm. Live feed of National and Local Candidate races, Local Measures, and State Propositions will be broadcast.  Located at 30 N. San Pedro Road, Suite 290, San Rafael. 
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Vote YES on SMART Measure Q
And Help Create the 
Transportation Transformation

Please help the Marin County Bicycle Coalition ensure that we get the 2/3 vote needed to pass SMART/Measure Q on Tuesday! Measure Q will fund a $91 million bicycle and pedestrian pathway and build passenger train service from Cloverdale to Larkspur. 

1) Spread the Word to Your Friends
2) Volunteer for Phone Banking and "Honk and Wave" Activities 
3) Come to our Victory Parties on Tuesday, November 4!

 * * * * * * * *

1) Spread the Word to Your Friends: Please cut and paste the following text and send it to your friends in Marin and Sonoma counties – you could make the difference in securing the winning votes! 

Please vote yes on Measure Q. 

Measure Q will fund Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART), providing passenger train service and a parallel bicycle and pedestrian pathway for 70 miles from Cloverdale to Larkspur Landing, with a ferry connection to San Francisco. SMART will provide two important transportation alternatives (a train and pathway) for commuters on Highway 101, reduce greenhouse gases by 31 million pounds per year, and take 1.4 million cars off the roads annually. 

Measure Q will also give people an opportunity to save money on volatile gas prices. Many service workers in Marin (teachers, firemen, housecleaners, etc.) have been priced out of Marin’s housing market and now live in Sonoma, and many retired members of our community and students are also on fixed incomes. 

The railroad right-of-way for SMART is already in public ownership (a $1 billion asset), and the train and the majority of the pathway will be constructed and running within only five years. SMART is an important way for Marin and Sonoma to protect the environment while addressing congestion along highway 101, the Bay Area’s 4th most congested freeway corridor. SMART costs only $7.7 million per mile, as compared to $50 million/mile for highway 101 widening, or $360 million/mile for BART. 

SMART/Measure Q has been endorsed by hundreds of environmental and civic leaders including Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, Assembly member Jared Huffman, Supervisors Charles McGlashan and Steve Kinsey, and former Sierra Club National President Larry Fahn. Dozens of cities and organizations have also endorsed the ballot measure including: The American Lung Association, Greenbelt Alliance, Climate Protection Campaign, Marin County Bicycle Coalition, Sustainable San Rafael, Sustainable Novato, Sonoma County Conservation Action, the League of Women Voters, and many, many more. 

For more information and a full list of endorsers, please visit www.smarttrain2008.org. To see a short youtube video narrated by Peter Coyote that shows the type of train that SMART will use, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPmxFvUhFN4&feature=search_on_watch&search=measure%20q%20smart 

Vote Yes on SMART Measure Q. 

And please spread the word about the transportation transformation by forwarding this email to your friends in Marin and Sonoma counties.

2) Volunteer for Phone Banking and "Honk and Wave"Activities 
This is your last opportunity to volunteer to make a difference in getting the SMART Train and Pathway /Measure Q passed. 

Phone bankers are still needed for the remaining phone bank days: Sign up for one day to help get SMART on track! As an added bonus, we’ll have food for phone bankers, and if you volunteer for at least four hours, you’ll earn a WTB bicycle seat! If you can volunteer for even one hour during a shift below, please contact Ben Lowe at b...@smarttrain2008.org, or at (415) 483-4457. Make sure you don't wake up on November 5 wishing you had done more to help!

Sunday, 11/2, 1- 5 PM
Monday, 11/3- Election Day Eve 6:30 – 9 PM
Tuesday, 11/4- Election Day! Morning and early afternoon into the evening 

We’re also doing election day eve and election day "Honk and Wave" activities for SMART Measure Q on Monday, November 3rd from 4:30-6:00 and on Tuesday November 4th from 7:15-8:45 AM and 4:30-6:00 PM in Marin.  This is a great opportunity to support SMART on the streets of Marin. We will have multiple locations where this will take place. 

For Central Marin (San Rafael and the Ross Valley area), please contact: Andy Peri at 415-457-0802 or email an...@marinbike.org
 
For Southern Marin, please contact Marge Macris at 415-381-6667 or email MMa...@aol.com 

For Novato/North Marin, please contact Marla Fields at 415-884-9906 or email marla...@sbcglobal.net

3) Come to our Victory Parties on Tuesday November 4th
The Marin County Bicycle Coalition has worked diligently on the SMART train and pathway for 10 years, and many of you have dedicated time and energy toward these efforts and that of the Measure Q campaign. It’s now time to celebrate at our victory parties!  

The Marin County Bicycle Coalition will host an "early returns" party at the Marin Brewing Company beginning at 6:30 PM at Larkspur Landing.  We’ll have hors d' oeuvres and drinks, internet access, and televisions to track and watch this historic election's early returns. 
At 8:00 PM we will carpool to the official SMART Victory Party in Petaluma at 775 Baywood Drive, Suite 217 (Highway 101 at Highway 116) for the late-night returns.  Please RSVP to so...@SMARTtrain2008.org 
or (707) 283-0028 if you will be attending the Petaluma party.  We will have train music, drinks and hors d' oeuvres.
Please join us and thank you for your awesome support!!!


Mon.

MPJC will have its regular meet www.mpjc.org/

No on Prop. 8 Phone bank/San Francisco
Other
San Francisco | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM


San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Vigil in Defense of Marriage for All
Vigil/Ritual

San Francisco | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Bay Area screening of "Terrorizing Dissent" RNC08 documentary
Screening
East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Government & Elections | Indymedia
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
AK Press
674-A 23rd Street
Oakland, CA

7:00 PM Oakland: Climate Change, False Solutions and the Road to Climate Action [Newest]

COPWATCH in the Mission
Other
San Francisco | Police State and Prisons
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Simply Clean Water for the World: Lisa Farmen's Quest
Other

San Francisco | Environment & Forest Defense
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Consent & Intimate/Sexual Violence Workshop: Understanding the Complexity of Consent
Teach-In
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Education & Student Activism | Womyn
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM


FW:GP's Running for State Senate


In setting up spread sheets / data base for analyzing districts, I have started with the State Senate. The rationale for starting here is that there are fewer districts (40) and only 20 come up for re-election every 2 years. Registration numbers are interesting. There are only a handful of State Senate Districts where there are even 1% Registered Greens: All are in Northern California. 2, 3, 8, 9 & 11. Of these, only Districts 2 and 8 will come up for re-electon in 2010 and neither incumbent (Pat Wiggins or Leland Yee) will be termed out. Wiggins won her seat in 2006 with 65.8% of vote and Yee with 78%. The simplistic conclusion is that registration numbers are not especially useful for deciding where to run a candidate as long as the total number of Greens is large enough to establish a group of confirmed activists. -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024

Campaign for Teen Safety
Dear david ,
We're emailing you together for the first time, because the situation is critical. Never before have all of us - leaders of the National Organization for Women (NOW), NARAL Pro-Choice America (NARAL), Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), and Feminist Majority Foundation - joined together to ask for your immediate help.
Our message is urgent. We must defeat Proposition 4 in California. Right now polls show we are down by just two points - 46-44 percent - so we can still turn it around. This draconian, deceptive so-called parental notification ballot measure will endanger teens, especially vulnerable teens. Please donate today so we can make the final push we need to win.
We have twice defeated such a measure in California. But this time, the proposal is far more dangerous and deceptive. It is reputed to be the most deceptive measure on the 2008 California ballot, and we can't let them fool the voters into hurting at-risk teens.
Scared, pregnant teens who cannot go to their parents may feel forced to take matters into their own hands, seeking back-alley abortions, or even considering suicide. This law puts these vulnerable young women in danger. That's why we've joined together to ask for your help.
We must act now, before it's too late. Please join us by donating now to help us defeat Prop 4.
The Knights of Columbus just put in an additional $175,000 to pass Prop 4. We must match the Knights of Columbus and then some, to make our final ad buy for the No on Prop 4, Protect Teen Safety TV ad campaign.
Together, we can stop this dangerous ballot measure in its tracks. We're counting on you for our last crucial media buy. We don't have a moment to lose.
If we don't stand up for teen safety, who will? Please donate right now.
For Women's Lives,
Eleanor Smeal
Eleanor Smeal,
Feminist Majority Foundation
Kim Gandy
Kim Gandy,
National Organization for Women
Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards,
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Nancy Keenan
Nancy Keenan,
NARAL Pro-Choice America
P.S. We promise every dollar will go immediately toward the No on Prop 4 media ad buy. Please donate now before it's too late.
Volunteers needed - go to the Events page to check out opportunities in your area - help us protect teen safety!
Fill out our Volunteer Form today to be contacted by your nearest grassroots organizer.
Sign up to be part of our new PHONE the VOTE program. All you need is a phone and an internet connection - you can make calls from home! Learn more.
Connect With Us

No on Prop 4 Facebook Page

No on Prop 4 Myspace Page

Donate to CFTS

Learn More About CFTS

Vote for Teen Safety

Vote No a la Proposición 4
Paid for by Campaign for Teen Safety - No on 4, a project of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 510, Sacramento, CA 95814. Major funding by Planned Parenthood Mar Monte and Planned Parenthood Los Angeles. FPPC ID# 1276142
Contributions to the Campaign for Teen Safety - No on 4 are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. The Campaign is required to report the true source of all contributions.

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Mon.
YES ON Measure SF K: A HISTORICAL VOTE Speak out Nov 3rd
Press Conference
San Francisco | Labor & Workers
12:00 PM
Proponents of  K will also hold a rally at noon on Monday, November 3 at Noon City Hall. Proponents will to pass out safety devices, condoms of which are used by law enforcement officials as evidence to make prostitution arrests.


7:15 PM Walnut Creek: Jerusalem: The East Side Story (film) (PDF) [Newest]

Nov 4 Tuesday

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Cynthia McKinney comforts Mysty as Greg Wright is put to death on Oct
30th 6PM

http://www.flickr. com/photos/ 9495572@N08/ 2997296309/

Craig Seeman
NY - More GP/McKinney stuff bellow


Tues.


Ralph Nader invited you to "Vote independent, vote Nader/Gonzalez!" on Tuesday, November 4 at 12:00am. Event: Vote independent, vote Nader/Gonzalez! "Shift the power from the few to the many" What: Rally Host: Democracy Start Time: Tuesday, November 4 at 12:00am End Time: Wednesday, November 5 at 12:00am Where: The United States To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=38118707233

LGBT Senior Discussion Group

Meeting

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer

East Bay | Government & Elections
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94704(in the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of Telegraph Ave)

FREE FLU SHOTS/EAST BAY
Other
East Bay | Health, Housing, and Public Services
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 2121 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA 94612, located next to Lake Merritt in the Cathedral of Christ the Light complex.

Election Day Results Party at San Francisco's Favorite Saloon
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | Government & Elections
5:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Watch The Results Party: Celebrate and Commiserate Together
Party/Street Party
California - SF
6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
http://commonwealthclub.org/inforum

Troubletown Election Nite Party
Party/Street Party
San Francisco | Government & Elections
6:30 PM - 2:30 AM
For directions and other info please see
http://www.RiptideSF.com
For more on Lloyd Dangle and his comics please visit
http://www.troubletown.com/

Dear Marin Greens,
Green Change is holding an online party tomorrow, on Election Night, Tuesday Nov. 4th, from 6 pm (EST) onwards.  
We will be tracking election results from the 20 most important Green campaigns.  We'll share our thoughts, have fun and discuss how to build the Green movement.
Visit our Election '08 page now and bookmark it for the big night: http://network.greenchange.org/groups/election08.
In addition to guest bloggers from around the world, tomorrow's election night party will feature:
* A live chat room  
* Breaking results from hot Green races around the country
* Discussion of 2008 results as well as future strategy
* Pictures, videos, music and more
If you want to do more than just surf our site, sign up to participate at: http://network.greenchange.org.  
When you sign up, then you can publish your own commentary and share video, images and audio on Green Change. It takes one or two minutes to sign up.  If you need any help, just send me an email.
On Green Change, you'll meet interesting people and read great articles.  Just today, Deanna Taylor posted this gem from the Times of London: "Brainy children 'likely to vote Green.'"  Enjoy.
See you on Election Night.
Peace,
Marnie Glickman
Executive Director, Green Change
Co-chair, Marin Greens
P.S.  Our growing list of special blogging guests at the online party includes:
David Cobb (CA), Ron Hardy (WI), Wes Rolley (CA), Ben Manski (WI), Jill Bussiere (WI), Sanda Everette (CA), Frank Young (WV), Ginny-Marie Case (CA), Richard Lawson (England), Lou Novak (MI), Brian Bittner (MD), Deanna Taylor (UT), Marc Sanson (IL), Kent Mesplay (CA), Justin-Paul Sammons (Australia), James O'Keefe (MA), Jocelyne Le Boulicaut (France), Ruan Malan (South Africa), Diane Wood (TX), Thomas Muhammad (TX), Eugene Hernandez (CA), David Njagi (Kenya), Kaihsu Tai (England), Yansanjav Ochirsukh (Mongolia), Ellery Hamann (WI), Kevin Chavis (MN), Scott West (SC), Joe Truss (CA), Tristin Mock (OR), Halimah Allah (CA), Nil Özcanien (Turkey), Antonín Slejška (Czech Republic), Sanka Chandima (Sri Lanka), Darren Gallant (NY), Tommy Crawford (MI), Griffin Bunn (CA), Diana Suzuki (CA), Vicki Neland (OR), Jason Oberg (NY)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Marnie Glickman  
Executive director
Green Change

skype: marnieglickman

My Green Change page:  

Green Change is a community of people with Green values:  justice, grassroots democracy, sustainability and non-violence.  We work together to share Green art, politics and culture.

 
Green Party Acts: endorses Standing / Voters Pledge; etc..
Green Party endorses Standing For Voters Pledge
November 2008
News Headlines

http://www.standing forvoters. org/

The Green Party of the United States has become the first political
party to endorse the Election Integrity Pledge promoted by Standing
For Voters, an internet-based group inviting candidates to pledge

their commitment to fair elections.



Along with the Green Party, several Green Party candidates have
pledged 'no early concessions' and actions challenging election
outcomes if necessary: presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and
vice presidential candidate Rosa Clemente; US Congressional
candidates Carol Brouillet (Calif.-14), Rebecca Dewitt (Ariz.-4),
Harold Burbank (Conn.-5), and Mike Beilstein (Or.-4); and five
candidates for state and local offices: Dan Kairis of Illinois,
Richard Boyle of California, Rick Lass of New Mexico, Allan Hancock
of Minnesota, and Charles A. Pillsbury of Connecticut.



"Led by David Cobb, our 2004 presidential candidate, Greens organized
the response to the 2004 vote theft. John Kerry and most of his
fellow Democrats did nothing after reports and evidence of GOP
election manipulation and obstruction of African American and young
voters surfaced. Meanwhile, Greens filed for the recounts in Ohio and
New Mexico and raised most of the money for legal expenses. It's our
special obligation and privilege to be the first party to sign on to
the Standing For Voters pledge," said Holly Hart, secretary of the
Green Party of the United States.

For more on Green leadership in the Ohio and New Mexico recounts,
visit IWantMyVote. com.


In signing the pledge, Greens sharply condemned recent tactics that
have been used to obstruct and discourage voters, especially African
Americans in certain states, from voting. Such tactics include
letters to voters falsely claiming that they've been declared
ineligible to vote, foreclosure lists denying right to vote because a
voter's address is "no longer valid," and vicious attacks on voter
registration efforts.

"The drastic efforts to disqualify legitimate voters suggests that
we'll see a repeat of Republican conspiracies to steal the national
election. Will Democrats fight this time, or will they roll over
again and leave it to the Green Party?" asked Sanda Everette, co-
chair of the Green Party.


The documentary 'American Blackout' covers Cynthia McKinney's role in
the struggle for election integrity. A recent essay by Ms. McKinney

also addresses the breakdown in fair elections (OpEdNews.com, Oct.
7).


The Green Party advocates various systematic reforms to ensure fair,
accurate, and truly democratic elections, including public financing
of elections, free time on public airwaves for all candidates, repeal
of ballot access laws restricting alternative- party and independent

candidates, paper verification and open-source software for computer
voting systems, instant runoff voting, and proportional
representation.

According to the Standing For Voters pledge, signers promise to
challenge election results "if the combination of election
conditions, incident reports, and announced election results calls
into question the reliability of the official vote count." Should
another candidate be declared the winner in a race, signers vow
to "wait until all valid votes are counted and all serious challenges
resolved before conceding defeat."

"We'd like to see all of the nation's political parties endorse
Standing For Voters, as the Green Party has done nationally," said
Emily Levy, Standing For Voters Project Coordinator. "As participants
in what's commonly known as 'our democratic process,' all parties
should commit to fair elections. We welcome endorsements from local,
state, and national party organizations, as well as other groups that
care about democracy."

GP candidates to watch Election Day 2008


The Green Party of the United States has identified several
candidates who are running significant campaigns at state and local
levels. Five such candidates are profiled below.

The Green Party's 2008 national nominees are Cynthia McKinney and
running mate Rosa Clemente. Ms. McKinney was interviewed on
BreakTheMatrix. com on Sunday evening, October 19 and on Democracy

Now!, October 16, following the final presidential debate, from which
she was excluded. More recently she was interviewed on Weekend
Edition Saturday (NPR), October 25, 2008.


At least 245 Green candidates will be on ballots on Election Day,
November 4. At least 293 Greens have run for public office throughout
2008, including the November 4 election. More Green candidates to
watch are listed at:
http://www.gp. org/2008- elections/ candidate-
news.php
? Jesse Johnson, Mountain Party candidate for governor of West

Virginia, has participated in three debates and has attracted
attention for his promotion of a ban on mountaintop removal mining by
West Virginia's powerful coal industry and his leadership on other

state issues. Mr. Johnson was endorsed by the Sierra Club on October
3 (
jesse-johnson- for-wv-governor/ ).

"Because of mountaintop removal and the power of the coal companies,
West Virginia has become ground zero for global climate change in the
US," said Jesse Johnson. "The Interior Department is now relaxing
rules on mountaintop mining, which will bring untold devastation to
the natural environment and a massive threat to public health,
through contamination of water and other resources. I'm the only
candidate addressing this crisis, because the Democrat and Republican
are too closely allied with the coal companies that are plundering
West Virginia."

Campaign web site: http://www.jesse4wv gov.org Video clip of Jesse
Johnson speaking at a West Virginia Youth Commission forum.

? Rebekah Kennedy, Green candidate for the US Senate in Arkansas, is

competing against Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor, with no Republican
in the race. Despite numerous invitations, Sen. Pryor has avoided
facing Ms. Kennedy in a candidates' debate.
? Gordon Clark, Maryland candidate for the US House (District 8, Rep.

Chris Van Hollen's seat), is receiving significant attention for his
grassroots campaign against a powerful Democrat. (Mr. Van Hollen,
though only in Congress five years, is Chair of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee.) Gordon raised more campaign funds
(all individual) during the second quarter than any other candidate
nominated for Congress by an alternative party in the US . Mr. Clark

came out on top in a candidates' forum sponsored by the League of
Women Voters on October 2 and is now receiving coverage in the

mainstream press.

Gordon Clark noted that "Chris Van Hollen went from being a liberal
Democrat to a corporate Democrat, and he no longer represents his
constituents on an array of issues. Maryland's 8th is one of the most
progressive districts in the country, and voters here are looking for
a political leader who has a vision for tackling the energy crisis,
the faltering economy and the climate crisis of global warming, as
well as the willingness to end the war in Iraq and the judgment to
stop an expanding war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It's becoming
clear to many that Mr. Van Hollen, with his numerous close ties to
campaign contributors, cannot meet that need -- and that our campaign
does."

Campaign web site:
? Malik Rahim, Louisiana Green candidate for the US House (District

2), is co-founder of the Common Ground Collective, an organization
that provides short-term relief to victims of hurricane disasters in
the Gulf Coast region. Mr. Rahim is a former Black Panther and ran
for New Orleans City Council in 2002 as a Green Party candidate.

The election for the 2nd District US House seat will take place on
December 6 instead of November 4 because of election delays caused by
Hurricanes Gustave and Ike.

Campaign web site:
? Ross Mirkarimi was elected to the San Francisco Board of

Supervisors (District 5) in 2004 and is running for reelection. Mr.
Mirkarimi has sponsored about 40 pieces of legislation addressing
crime, making streets safer for pedestrians, improving efficiency of
city departments, and the environment. He led efforts to promote
medical marijuana clubs in San Francisco.

In March 2007, he introduced legislation prohibiting large
supermarkets and drugstores from providing customers with non-
biodegradable plastic bags, making San Francisco the first city to
regulate such bags. In June 2008, Mr. Mirkarimi sponsored a one-year
pilot plan for solar rebate program that provides $1.5 million to
nonprofit organizations and lower income residents for installing
solar voltaic power on rooftops. He faces two opponents in the
current election.

Campaign web site:
http://www.rossmirk arimi.com

? Richard Carroll is running unopposed, except for two write-in
candidates, for an open seat in Arkansas State Representative
District 39. He has strong union support, with endorsements from the
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB), United
Transportation Union, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Arkansas State Electrical
Workers Association, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Trainmen, and the Central Labor Council of Arkansas, as well as the
North Little Rock Fire Fighters, Ride Free, and Arkansas Democrat
Gazette (
http://www2. arkansasonline. com/news/ 2008/oct/ 29/richard-
carroll-20081029/ ). Mr. Carroll has been active in union organizing
for 30 years, holding the offices of Vice President, and Recording
Secretary of IBB Local 69, and Vice President, Recording Secretary,
and Local Chairman of IBB Local 66

Campaign web site:
http://www.newmenu. org/richardcarro ll

? Farheen Hakeem, a popular political personality in Minneapolis, is
running for Minnesota State House District 61B. Three candidates are
seeking an open seat, and in recent polls Ms. Hakeem is running in a
statistical dead heat for the lead. Ms. Hakeem, who has worked as a
teacher and volunteers as a Girl Scout Leader, ran for Mayor of
Minneapolis in 2005 as a Green and received 14% of the vote. In 2006,
she ran for Hennepin County Commissioner (District 4) against a
Democratic incumbent, drawing 33%.

Minneapolis Mirror article with video:
http://mplsmirror. com/joomla/ index.php?
option=com_content& task=view& id=422&Itemid= 1

Campaign web site:
http://www.farheenh akeem.org

? Ante Marijan, candidate for State Representative in the Chicago
(District 2), received endorsements from the Chicago Sun-Times and
the Chicago Tribune.

Campaign web site:
http://www.11thward greens.org/

? Kent Solberg, candidate for State Representative District 27,
received the endorsement of the Arizona Daily Star, the largest
circulation newspaper in Tucson. He also qualified for Arizona Clean
Elections funds, enabling him to run a well-financed campaign. The
campaign has canvassed the entire district twice with 50,000
brochures each time, and just finished a series of three special
rallies with live bands. Mr. Solberg, running an issues-oriented
campaign, has a very real chance to defeat one of the two incumbents.

Campaign web site:
http://www.kent4hou se.org

The candidates to watch list is constantly being updated in these
last few days before the election. Please go to the list at:
http://www.gp. org/2008- elections/ candidate- news.php for the latest
information. Or for general Green Party election information:
http://www.gp. org/elections. shtml.

Hakeem is candidate Minnesota State Rep
Farheen Hakeem is running as a Green candidate for Minnesota State
House Representative from the 61B district. This urban open seat in
South Minneapolis contains a diverse array of communities that are
home to middle class families and young students, people with
international background, people of the creative class and the
economically disadvantaged. Farheen is a young community leader in
Minneapolis with rich experiences in education and community
organizing. A former math teacher, she is a Girl Scout troop leader.

One of Farheen's core policies is to establish a universal, single-
payer healthcare system for Minnesotans. Also, she will dedicate
herself as a youth policy expert at the State Capitol so that
Minnesotans from all backgrounds can have equal and bright
opportunities in life. Another priority for her is sustainability; as
a Green leader and a hybrid car driver who was environmentally-
conscious well before "it was cool and sexy to be green". She will
promote an affordable and extensive public transportation system to
meet the needs of the citizens. Most importantly, Farheen will be an
independent, green voice in St. Paul, who will not be influenced by
the machine politics of Republicans or the DFL.

As a well-known community organizer who has run for a public office
twice before, she has a very good chance of winning the seat. In the
County Commissioner' s race in 2006, Farheen won 43% of the votes in
the electorate. Throughout the district, the presence of Farheen's
yard signs is far more visible than her opponents. Enthusiasm for a
new type of politics and the culture of independent politics in
Minnesota all work in favour for her candidacy this November. Once
elected, Farheen Hakim will make great Green change in St. Paul as
one of the highest-ranking Green politicians in the entire country.

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McKinney/Clemente.

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This is an exciting time for us! The Green Party has never been as
relevant as it is today. As Congress offers trillion-dollar bailouts
to Wall Street, people living on Main Street struggle to stay in
their homes and pay for basic needs. Why is Congress bailing out
corporations while the public slides into economic insecurity?
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But never fear because you can VOTE GREEN on Tuesday and choose
People Power over corporate power. Support Cynthia McKinney for
President and Rosa Clemente for Vice President; and, support other
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Make your vote count in DC: vote only for Schwartzman; vote for
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(Please forward this message to all friends, family, and neighbors
who vote in DC!)
DAVID SCHWARTZMAN for DC City Council, At-Large

You get two votes for At-Large Member of City Council on Election
Day, Nov. 4. If you support David Schwartzman, please cast one of
your votes for Dave!

But if you want David Schwartzman to WIN, then please vote ONLY for
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cast only one vote in the At-Large election -- for David Schwartzman.

CYNTHIA McKINNEY & ROSA CLEMENTE for President & Vice President

Are you a DC voter who'd like to vote for Green presidential
candidate Cynthia McKinney and VP candidate Rosa Clemente, but you're
worried that John McCain might win?

Vote for McKinney & Clemente! In Washington, DC, Barack Obama will
get an overwhelming majority on Election Day. Obama will get all
three of DC's Electoral College votes. If you vote for Cynthia
McKinney and Rosa Clemente in DC, you won't change this outcome.

If you want your vote to really count in 2008, invest it in a growing
alternative party that doesn't take corporate contributions. Vote DC
Statehood Green on Election Day -- vote for Cynthia McKinney, Rosa
Clemente, and the Statehood Green slate of candidates.

THE DC STATEHOOD SLATE

Do you believe that real democracy and full equality for DC residents
mean a lot more than just giving Eleanor Holmes Norton a vote in
Congress?

Then please vote for:
• Maude Louise Hills for Delegate to the US House
• Joyce Robinson Paul for US Representative
• Keith Ware for US Senator

The DC Statehood Green candidates will work for DC statehood. The
Democrats won't. Del. Norton has asked her fellow Dems not to demand
statehood, only the 'DC vote' -- a single DC vote in Congress. The
DC vote won't change our status as 'America's Last Colony', because
it won't give us self-government, equality, and freedom from
Congress's authority.

In 2004 and 2008, the Democrats removed the goal of DC statehood from
the Democratic national platform. The Green Party is the only party
that supports DC statehood!

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We need help on Election Day! Please sign up to work the polls and
hand out literature for Statehood Green candidates for a few hours in
the morning or evening or both. Contact Dave at orilla@...
or 202-483-4165.

Stay tuned for an announcement of the DC Statehood Green Party's
Election Night Victory Party.... Everyone is invited!

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Get involved and help our 2008 DC Statehood Green slate of
candidates! Visit their web sites, contact the candidates, make a
donation.... .

• 2008 DC Statehood Green candidates index
http://www.statehoo d4dc.com/ home
• Joyce Robinson Paul, for US Representative
http://www.statehoo d4dc.com/ jrpaul/home
• David Schwartzman, for Council, At-Large
http://www.davidsch wartzman. com
• Louise Thundercloud, for Delegate to the US House of
Representatives
http://www.statehoo d4dc.com/ thundercloud
http://votingforcha ngeindc.ning. com
• Keith Ware, for US Senator http://www.statehoo d4dc.com/ ware/home
• Cynthia McKinney, for President of the United States
http://www.runcynth iarun.com
• Rosa Clemente, for Vice President of the United States
http://www.rosaclem ente.com

DC Statehood Green Party http://www.dcstateh oodgreen. org
Join the DC Statehood Green discussion & news list:
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GP RELEASE Green statehouse candidates to watch on Election Day 2008

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp. org

For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,
mclarty@...
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@...

Green Party candidates for state legislature to watch on Election Day
2008

• General Green Party election information:
http://www.gp. org/elections. shtml

• More candidates to watch: http://www.gp. org/2008-
elections/candidate -news.php

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States is running an
outstanding slate of candidates for state legislature in 2008, with a
few strong possibilities of victory on Election Day. Four such
candidates are profiled below.

The most impressive list of candidates comes from Illinois, where the
Green Party (
http://www.ilgp. org) is running 54 candidates for public
office, more than any other Green Party, among whom 18 candidates are
seeking seats in the state legislature.


At least 245 Green candidates will be on ballots on Election Day,
November 4. At least 293 Greens have run for public office
throughout 2008, including the November 4 election. More Green
candidates to watch are listed at:
http://www.gp. org/2008-
elections/candidate -news.php

The Green Party's 2008 national nominees are Cynthia McKinney and
running mate Rosa Clemente. Ms. McKinney was interviewed on
BreakTheMatrix. com on Sunday evening, October 19
(
http://www.breakthe matrix.com/ node/28047) and on Democracy Now!,

October 16, following the final presidential debate, from which she
was excluded
(
http://www.democrac ynow.org/ 2008/10/16/ breaking_ the_sound_ barrier_thi
rd).

• Richard Carroll is running unopposed, except for two write-in
candidates, for an open seat in Arkansas State Representative
District 39. He has strong union support, with endorsements from the
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB), United
Transportation Union, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Arkansas State Electrical
Workers Association, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Trainmen, and the Central Labor Council of Arkansas, as well as the
North Little Rock Fire Fighters, Ride Free, and Arkansas Democrat
Gazette (
http://www2. arkansasonline. com/news/ 2008/oct/ 29/richard-
carroll-20081029/ ). Mr. Carroll has been active in union organizing
for 30 years, holding the offices of Vice President, and Recording
Secretary of IBB Local 69, and Vice President, Recording Secretary,
and Local Chairman of IBB Local 66

Campaign web site:
http://www.newmenu. org/richardcarro ll

• Farheen Hakeem, a popular political personality in Minneapolis, is
running for Minnesota State House District 61B. Three candidates are
seeking an open seat, and in recent polls Ms. Hakeem is running in a
statistical dead heat for the lead. Ms. Hakeem, who has worked as a
teacher and volunteers as a Girl Scout Leader, ran for Mayor of
Minneapolis in 2005 as a Green and received 14% of the vote. In
2006, she ran for Hennepin County Commissioner (District 4) against a
Democratic incumbent, drawing 33%.

Minneapolis Mirror article with video:
http://mplsmirror. com/joomla/ index.php?
option=com_content& task=view& id=422&Itemid= 1
Campaign web site:
http://www.farheenh akeem.org

• Ante Marijan, candidate for State Representative in the Chicago
(District 2), received endorsements from the Chicago Sun-Times
(
http://www.suntimes .com/news/ elections/ endorsements/ 1239644,CST- EDT-
edit24.article) and the Chicago Tribune
(
http://www.chicagot ribune.com/ news/opinion/ chi-
1025edit1oct25, 0,2682341. story).

Campaign web site:
http://www.11thward greens.org/

• Kent Solberg, candidate for State Representative District 27,
received the endorsement of the Arizona Daily Star, the largest
circulation newspaper in Tucson
(
http://www.azstarne t.com/allheadlin es/263651). He also qualified
for Arizona Clean Elections funds, enabling him to run a well-
financed campaign. The campaign has canvassed the entire district
twice with 50,000 brochures each time, and just finished a series of
three special rallies with live bands. Mr. Solberg, running an
issues-oriented campaign, has a very real chance to defeat one of the
two incumbents.

Campaign web site:
http://www.kent4hou se.org


MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp. org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp. org/elections. shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp. org/newscenter. shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp. org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp. org/2008- elections
• 2008 Green candidates to watch http://www.gp. org/2008-

elections/candidate -news.php

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 'Power to the People' Campaign for the
White House
http://votetruth08. com
http://www.runcynth iarun.org

Cynthia McKinney on video
http://www.youtube. com/user/ RunCynthiaRun
http://www.youtube. com/profile_ videos?user= RunCynthiaRun
• BreakTheMatrix. com interview, Oct. 19:
http://www.breakthe matrix.com/ node/28047
• Democracy Now! interview, Oct. 16:
d
• Music video:
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=gx1NPlQjkqo
Rosa Clemente on video
• Interview: Current TV/Rock the Vote

 
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ANSWER Coalition Supports Equal Rights for All
Defeat Right-Wing Ballot Measures
No on Props. 4, 6, 8, 9 and V! Yes on U!
In tomorrow's elections, State and Local ballot propositions will be voted on by the public. Many of the propositions have been sponsored by right-wing interests in order to push a racist, bigoted agenda.
We believe that all laws should be drafted in the interests of working people. Reactionary ideology and big-money interests should not have any say over people's rights. Instead of trying to take away the right of same-sex couples to marry, why can't we have a ballot measure that demands an increase in the state minimum wage to $15 per hour? Why can't we have a ballot measure that places an immediate moratorium on all foreclosures and evictions throughout the state? It is possible, but not as long as the corporations and their allies can pour endless funds into the process.
If you vote on no other propositions, it is important to vote "NO" on State ballot propositions 4, 6, 8 and 9.
No on Prop. 4
This deceptive proposition again appears on the California ballot after being defeated twice in the last three years. It is an attack on women's reproductive rights. It would require parental notification before abortions for minors, including in cases of rape and incest. A supposed alternative would be notifying another relative, but if a young woman chooses that path it would trigger a state investigation of her family. The rightwing promoters of Prop 4 pretend that they’re concerned with protecting young women, but in reality passage of this proposition would likely lead to a major increase in illegal and unsafe abortions. A woman's right to choose must be protected—abortion must be kept legal. No on Prop. 4!
No on Prop. 6
This proposition, called the "Runner Initiative," is a racist attack on Black and Latino youth. It would criminalize oppressed youth as "gang members" and allow minors as young as 14-years-old to be tried as adults in California. No on Prop. 6!
No on Prop. 8
This proposition aims to take away the right of same-sex couples to marry. It is a bigoted attack on LGBT people and equal rights. Everyone should have equal rights, including the right to marry. Married persons have hundreds of legal rights that domestic partnership does not afford. No on Prop. 8!
No on Prop. 9
This proposition wants to keep people in prison longer. Falsely couched as a "victims' rights" measure, it would make it harder for prisoners to make it out on parole and lengthen sentences for minor offenses. It encourages the expansion of the racist prison-industrial complex. No on Prop. 9!
If you live in San Francisco:
No on Prop. V
Prop V would overturn the S.F. Board of Education’s vote to eliminate Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) in city schools. JROTC is an important source of recruitment for the military disguised as “leadership development.” Top Pentagon officials have said that they are closely watching the outcome of the vote on Prop. V.
Yes on Prop. U
Prop. U is titled, Policy Against Funding the Deployment of Armed Forces in Iraq. It calls for an end to the funding of the Iraq war, which currently costs more than $12 billion per month.

There are other propositions and other issues at play, but these are the most urgent for social justice organizers to take a strong position on.

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Kat Swift
Greetings with a friendly reminder to vote if you haven't yet and
thanks if you have!

There are many important races this year, but i'm only going to mention three:

1. for West Virginia voters - Jesse Johnson (http://www.jesse08.org)
for Governor (still got time to donate and tell your friends!) and
other Mountain Party candidates (mountain party is Green Party
affiliate). I had the honor of campaigning with Jesse between
Jan-July this year. He embodies Green Party values across the board
and is in a strong race to win. This race could prove to be more
instrumental in changing the course of dirty energy use in this
country more than any other given WV's coal mining industry - ground
zero for climate change! The Dem is really an R and is in the midst
of a huge scandal. The R challenger is weak. A perfect storm awaits
your participation!

2. for Texas voters - Linda Yanez, www.lindayanez.com, for TX Supreme
Court Place 8. the Green Party of Texas has endorsed her as we found
her to be a progressive, social-justice minded Judge (currently on the
TX Criminal Court of Appeals) who is not afraid to go toe to toe with
the Republican Supreme Court in Texas. (and we need that!)

3. for all Americans - McKinney/Clemente for President/Vice
President. you might say to yourself, "Why would I want to do that,
when...?" (filling in the blank). Face the facts: 1. I know you
wanted to vote for me, but her policies are extremely similar to my
own, 2.. in most states the electoral votes are decided, why be a
sheeple?, 3. Voting for Cynthia McKinney will count towards the 5%
goal needed to qualify the Green Party for Federal Matching Funds, and
4. You won't regret your vote when the D or R winner shows his true
colors and the status quo remains (check their voting records).

Support your local Green candidates and report any
irregulatites/proglems to the greens. If you're in a write-in state
for McKinney/Clemente, inform your party of your vote to provide some
assistance in tracking accuracy of vote counts. you can also send
your info to me.

For a comprehensive list of Green Candidates running in your area:
http://www.gp.org/elections/candidates/index.php

In solidarity....kat
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Mission Loc@l Launch Party

Party/Street Party
San Francisco | Indymedia
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (http://www.missionlocal.org) is a brand new website created by
U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism students that focuses on the Mission.

SubRosa Open Mic Thursday at 8pm
Concert/Show
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
... Art Collective subRosa ... subRosa is a reproducible cyberfeminist cell of cultural ... subRosa produces artworks, activist campaigns and projects, ...


SF:
Swords to Plowshares 12th Annual  Day Dinner

8:00 AM SF: Climate All Stars Conference

6:30 PM Berkeley: Little Moth (film - a bracing critique of contemporary China)

San Francisco | Arts + Action
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

TrannyFest
Screening

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer

Other
San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM


San Francisco | Arts + Action
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
San Francisco Studio School of Drawing, Painting, Photography and Mixed Media Gallery,
30 Hotaling Place, Lower Level, San Francisco, CA, 415-398-4300
http://www.sfstudioschool.org variety of media exploring the potentials, similarities and dissimilarities in two-dimensional art engaging

DEREK JARMAN FILM SERIES
Screening

San Francisco | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Sebastiane Stripped of rank and exiled to an outpost populated exclusively by men,Roman soldier Sebastiane is shocked to find he's been sent to a hotbed of homoeroticism. 

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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
555 Northgate Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903

Protest Prop 8!
Protest

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Fri, Nov 7, 2008 - Sun, Nov 30, 2008      6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
[view] VETERAN'S VOICES
k gallery 2513 blanding ave (park st bridge)
Alameda

Fri, Nov 7, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] Can Unarmed Civilians Break the Siege of Gaza? Yes, they can.
St. Joseph the Worker Church
1640 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA, 94703

SF:
Strategic planning kick-start and repair clinic (a workshop for nonprofits)

COPWATCH on SF MISSION DISTRICT WITH US !

Other
San Francisco | Police State and Prisons
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

7:00 PM Oakland: The 3: The Hard Gay Tour: Tim'm West, Deadlee, and Last Offence

World Affairs Council Presents Inside the Israeli-Hezbollah War
Speaker
San Francisco | Anti-War
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Critical Mass in Oakland
Critical Mass
East Bay | Arts + Action
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Film about May-June 1968 in France: "Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win"
Screening
East Bay | Labor & Workers
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  1. Dare to Struggle... Dare to Win - , : Citysearch.com Get details on Dare to Struggle... Dare to Win - , , at Citysearch - over 1 million user reviews & editorials about local businesses. Dare To Struggle.. About the Film Schedule/Reviews Library Galleries Audio Discussion Timeline ... Dare To Struggle. Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win. ...

Fundraiser Film Screening - Orgasmic Birth
Screening
Central Valley | Arts + Action
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location Details: Fresno Center for Non-Violence located at 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. (at McKinley Ave.), Fresno. Central Valley Progressive PAC meeting. "The Election Results: What Do They Mean, What Do We Do Next?" is the topic of the next meeting of the Central Valley Progressive PAC. The meeting is open to the public and will be at the Fresno Center for Non-Violence located at 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. (at McKinley Ave.), Fresno. More information, go to http://www.cvppac.org .


  1. Orgasmic ChildbirthBornfree! The Unassisted Childbirth Page ... "Orgasmic Birth" (DVD - 85 minutes) click here. My introduction to the concept that birth could be orgasmic came ... Welcome to Orgasmic Birth | Orgasmic Birth

Diamond Dave's 71st Bday Party
Other
San Francisco
8:00 PM - 3:00 AM

THELMA & LOUISE at Guerilla Drive-In
Screening

Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

7:00 PM SF: The Elections Outcome: A Socialist Analysis [New]

Science Hill Tree Sit Anniversary
Party/Street Party
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Education & Student Activism | Environment & Forest Defense
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM




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Please join Assemblymember Jared Huffman, San Rafael Chamber of Commerce and Parent Services Project at an information financial forum.
Tuesday, November 18th
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Bahia Vista Elementary School
125 Bahia Way
San Rafael, CA 94901
Gather information and collect resources to build your financial literacy at this free forum. Local financial professionals will be available at no cost to answer questions and provide valuable resources.

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San Rafael, CA 94903
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Title: COMarin Cinema Leagues Film Challenge Film Showings+40 years of COM Films-Kentfeild
START DATE: Friday November 07
TIME: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location Details:
olney hall - college of marin

end of fest uncertain
Event Type: Screening
Contact Name David Quinley
Email Address davidquinley [at] aol.com
Phone Number 415 479 1888
Address college ave. off of sir francis drake
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Fundraiser
San Francisco | Arts + Action
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM Art Auction Proceeds benefit Visual Aid's programs for artists with AIDS, Breast Cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

Single Payer now, or later?: Post-election update on national health care reform
Meeting
San Francisco | Health, Housing, and Public Services
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

8:00 AM SF: Five-mile hike through the Presidio's diverse habitats in search of endangered species

Sat, Nov 8, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
[view] What Are the Causes of this Crisis and What Can We Expect from the New Adminstration?"
1550 Oak Street at Lincoln
Alameda

9:00 AM Richmond: GB 102: Intro to Green Renovations
Preparing to embark on a kitchen, bathroom or other home renovation project? There are many exciting and rewarding materials and techniques you can employ to make your home more eco friendly and healthy for your family.

Writers In Drag w/ Michelle Tea & Nalo Hopkinson
Fundraiser

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

GAY SHAME MEETING
Other

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM

10:00 AM SF: Urban Composting (free class)

Report-back: Breaking the siege of Gaza
Speaker
Palestine | South Bay
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
728 W. Fremont Ave,
Sunnyvale, CA
(Just west of Hollenbeck Ave. on south side of Fremont Ave.)

D-Q University Veterans Pow Wow
Vigil/Ritual
Central Valley | Education & Student Activism | Racial Justice
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM Seven miles west of
Davis, CA, on County Road 31.


Taking Politics Seriously: Looking Beyond the Election and Beyond Elections
Speaker
Central Valley | Government & Elections
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church of
Fresno, 2672 E. Alluvial Ave. , Clovis (between Willow and Chestnut.)

Fundraiser Film Screening - Orgasmic Birth
Screening
Central Valley | Arts + Action
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 600 4th St, West Sacramento, CA

"Terrorizing Dissent" RNC08 documentary - Santa Cruz screening
Screening
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Government & Elections | Indymedia | Police State and Prisons
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM


Central Valley Progressive PAC meeting
Meeting

Central Valley | Government & Elections
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Fresno Center for Non-Violence located at 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. (at McKinley Ave.), Fresno. "The Election Results: What Do They Mean, What Do We Do Next?"

Uhuru Pies 2008 - A Progressive Bay Area Tradition
Meeting
Santa Cruz Indymedia | Police State and Prisons
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM


Sunday

They Broke the Siege!

Members of the Free Gaza Movement will tell their remarkable story of how 44 unarmed civilians from 17 different countries went in August in two small boats from Cyprus to Gaza to break the siege imposed by the 4th largest military power in the world. Thousands of jubilant people lined the shores of Gaza to welcome their first international visitors in 41 years.
First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo
72 Kensington Road, San Anselmo, CA 94960   wheelchair accessible 
Suggested donation at the door: $10 - $20
A reception to meet with the Free Gaza activists will be held at 5pm; for tickets in advance see our website   www.14friendsofpalestine.org
For further details on the August voyage see www.freegaza.org
Event sponsored by Keep Hope Alive and 14 Friends of Palestine
Monday
MPJC www.mpjc.org/ Special POST ELECTION Event

Pot Luck, Dialog & Action plans
commentary by Norman Solomon

6:00- Potluck
7:15- Norman Solomon
7:40- Open Dialog
8:20- Action Proposals
In the wake of historic elections, bring friends and family for a community gathering!
Share food and friendship, and your ideas and plans for the future.
NEXT STEPS: What are our next steps and concrete action proposals?
NEW TECHNOLOGIES: What are the "New Technologies" available to organizations? How do we better "cross pollinate" our local organizations with these tools?
OUR AGENDA: How do we present our bold progressive agenda to our representatives at each level?
ORGANIZING: How do our communities and organizations engage and organize in the new wave of activism and civic participation that the elections have inspired?
WHERE: First United Methodist Church,
9 Ross Valley Dr., San Rafael
More info: 721-7241.
November 10, 2008
6:30p-7:00p

Grassroots Voice TV Show
Watch it on Comcast Marin Channel 26!
For program topic visit: http://www.maringrassroots.org/tvshows.html

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State Green Party wins mayor spot, may put 2 on
SF Board of Supervisors, and amass at least
5 wins statewide after Tuesday's election

SACRAMENTO – The Green Party will assume the No. 1
elected office in another California city, and may yet
have two members on the powerful San Francisco Board of
Supervisors after preliminary results were announced
for Tuesday's election.

Greens, who already hold about 50 elected posts
throughout the state, claimed at least five victories,
including one for mayor, one for the SF Board of
Supervisors. .

Bruce Delgado, a former city councilperson in Marina
in Monterey County, garnered 2,401 votes, or 51.92
percent of the vote to become mayor of Marina in
Monterey County. He joins other Green Party mayors –
elected Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and Craig
Litwin, appointed mayor in Sebastopol.

In San Francisco, incumbent Ross Mirkarimi retained
his spot on the Board of Supervisors with a whopping 77
percent of the vote. Mark Sanchez, current president of
the SF Board of Education, was second in his district
race for the board, but tens of thousands of votes are
yet to be counted, and ranked choice voting may push
him into a seat.

In other statewide Green Party wins Tuesday, Jesse Townley
won a spot on the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board in
Berkeley; John Selawsky retained his seat on the
Berkeley School Board; and Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap was
re-elected to the Humboldt Municipal Water District
Board.

Elsewhere, Ivan Olsen amassed 27 percent, but finished
second for Gonzalez (Monterey County) mayor. Linda
Piera-Avila and Jon Mann collected six percent of the
vote in the Santa Monica City Council race, but failed
to win a seat. And, Bob Nanninga (Encinitas) just
missed earning a spot on the City Council in Encinitas
with nearly 11 percent of the vote.

Six Greens were on the ballot for a the House of
Representatives. Carol Wolman amassed 10.13 percent in
CD 1 along the coast, Peter Myers (CD 15) had 4.9
percent, Carol Brouillet (CD 14) 3.5 percent, tom Lash
(CD 46) 2.8 percent, Barry Hermanson (CD12) 2.1
percent.

Jack Lindblad won 8.1 percent in the California Assembly
(39th AD) race, Bruce Wolfe had 10.1 percent, but
failed to win a spot on the San Francisco City College
Board. Richard Boyle finished out of the running with
8.7 percent for the San Bernardino Community College
Board.
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Another source of information for events: Equality California at http://tr.im/wkf about 17 hours ago from web
Retweet @strangersheart Sacramento resident here- YES there are TWO rallies. Sat. @ 7pm and Sun. @ 1pm. The Sun. rally is set to be HUGE... about 17 hours ago from web
One view from Market Street in SF http://tr.im/wk9 - 1/2 hour ago. March has now moved on to Dolores Park about 17 hours ago from web
Press Release: NO on Prop 8 Campaign Leaders Call on Community to Stand Together http://tr.im/wic about 19 hours ago from web
@technopatra We have information about two rallies - one Saturday and one Sunday - Web site not updated yet. Step in with other info please. about 19 hours ago from web in reply to technopatra
@radianttwilight Can't keep it up-to-the-minute updated as easily as on Twitter. We appreciate everyone's enthusiasm and your patience. about 20 hours ago from web in reply to radianttwilight
Reminder: Find other gatherings, follow, and join in on all of @NoOnProp8's public community yourself: http://tr.im/uea -- retweet about 20 hours ago from web
Retweet @machadoc Arcata: rally & march tomorrow 2 pm Arcata Plaza in Humboldt County. about 20 hours ago from web
Event listings are also updated regularly here: http://www.noonprop8.com/ev... about 20 hours ago from web
Across the state this evening, people who support equality for all and oppose Prop 8 gather together. (Not sponsored by No on 8 campaign) about 20 hours ago from web
Planning Ahead: Long Beach - Saturday, November 29 7 p.m. | Long Beach Performing Arts Center 300 E. Ocean Blvd. about 20 hours ago from web
Planning Ahead: Irvine - Thursday, November 13 4:30 p.m. | Corner of Campus & Culver Drive Marching to Culver & Alton. about 20 hours ago from web
Rancho Santa Margarita SUNDAY 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Lake Santa Margarita Santa Margarita Pkwy - Bring your own candle! about 20 hours ago from web
Visalia SUNDAY - 5 p.m. | College of the Sequoias 915 S. Mooney Blvd. - March to Caldwell Ave. Park in Lot 3 off Meadow Lane. Bring candle. about 20 hours ago from web
Sacramento TOMORROW - 7pm Capitol Building (west steps) Bring Signs, Wear Protest Shirts. about 21 hours ago from web
Los Angeles/Silverlake TOMORROW: 6pm Gather at Sunset Junction, corner of Sunset & Santa Monica Blvds., Silver Lake about 21 hours ago from web
Laguna Beach TOMORROW: 5:30pm City Hall 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach - Marching to Main Beach about 21 hours ago from web
Huntington Beach TOMORROW: 11/8 2pm Huntington Beach Pier, Huntington Beach about 21 hours ago from web
San Diego/Hillcrest - TOMORROW 12noon 1st & University - Marching to 30th in North Park. about 21 hours ago from web
Inland Empire TOMORROW: Rancho Cucamonga, 11am Heritage Park, 5546 Beryl Street, Rancho Cucamonga - Bring a chair and something to eat about 21 hours ago from web

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Sunday
>Colombia>India Film>Endangered Species>More


9:00 AM Point Reyes: Help restore and protect the natural communities of Point Reyes National Seashore


Members of the Free Gaza Movement
They Broke the Siege!
Speaker
Palestine | San Anselmo / Marin
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

3:00 PM Palo Alto: Interfaith Vigil to End the Death Penalty [Newest]

Important Documentary about forced displacement in Colombia
Screening
Americas | San Francisco | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Racial Justice
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

May-June 1968: An occasion lacking in workers' autonomy
Speaker

East Bay | Labor & Workers
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library
6501 Telegraph Avenue (at 65th Street), Oakland
(510) 595-7417 - Interesting Photo on link - David Q.
http://www.marxistlibr.org/


HONEY SUNDAYS LAUNCH
Party/Street Party

San Francisco | LGBTI / Queer
8:00 PM - 2:00 AM

9:00 AM Alameda: Help prepare habitat for the California Least Tern nesting season

Sun, Nov 9, 2008 - Wed, Nov 12, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] Green Film Festival
Roxie Theater
3117 -16th Street
San Francisco

Sun, Nov 9, 2008 - Sun, Nov 16, 2008      12:00 AM
[view] San Francisco's GreenFestival and GreenWeek!
San Francisco, CA


Sun, Nov 9, 2008      8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
[view] East Bay Green Tour Proposed Alameda Wildlife Refuge
http://fawr.org/events.html#fawrwork  RSVP required: Call 510-522-0601 or e-mail leoraalameda [at] att.net. Click here for directions: http://fawr.org/events.html#fawrwork
http://www.ggnrabigyear.org

Sun, Nov 9, 2008      1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
[view] Medicinal Herb Garden Tour and Hands-On Workshop
Alemany Farm and Bear Wallow Herbs


LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM
Protest
East Bay | Anti-War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Introduction to Nonviolent Communication
Training
Santa Cruz Indymedia

6:30 PM - 9:00 P
CASTRO THEATER IN SF
SAT-SUN NOVEMBER 15-16 3rd I Festival
1:45pm Lakshmi and Me Bay Area Premiere
"What sin did I commit to be born a woman?" asks Lakshmi. Jain's documentary sensitively explores the personal and the political: gender, class, and representation become touch points between filmmaker and subject, mistress and maid. (Dir: Nishtha Jain, 2007, India/USA/Denmark/Finland, 60 mins)
4:15pm Maqbool SF Premiere
Macbeth meets The Godfather in this sensuous and nuanced adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, transposed to the mafia dens of contemporary Bombay. Irrfan Khan is masterful as the fickle Maqbool. (Dir: Vishal Bharadwaj, 2003, India , 132 mins) 
11pm Hell's Ground Co-Presented by Midnites For Maniacs!
Five Pakistani teenagers pile into a van and head for a rock concert, only to run out of gas in the zombie-infested habitat of a mace-wielding butcher. Gallons of gore and atmosphere make for an instant horror classic. (Dir: Omar Ali Khan, Pakistan/UK, 2007, 78 mins)

11:30am Bioscope US Premiere
Fever dreams, memories, and moving pictures intertwine when a traveling bioscope show comes to the villages of Kerala. In his first feature, K.M. Madhusudhanan concocts a hallucinatory ode to the magic of early cinema and the power of superstition. (Dir: K.M. Madhusudhanan, India, 2008, 94 mins)

Sun.
1:30pm King Siri (Siri Raja Siri) US Premiere
A gifted boy from a Sri Lankan village wins a scholarship to an elite school in Colombo where he must prove himself by drawing upon the strength of his rural traditions. A delightful film inspired in part by the director's own experiences. (Dir: Somaratne Dissanayake, Sri Lanka, 2008, 88 mins)
3:30pm Flow: For Love of Water with panel discussion
The world's primary resource is being hijacked by corporate greed. In this inspiring and visually stunning doc, Salina documents how dedicated activists (like Vandana Shiva) are challenging the Goliaths, and offering creative solutions from the ground-up. (Dir: Irene Salina, USA, 2007, 93 mins)
6:00pm The Glow of White Women Bay Area Premiere
Bad-boy Indian raconteur Yunus Vally was convinced that the virgins of paradise would all be white. Vally's probing and provocative doc examines images of white women in the dark continent and playfully deconstructs his sexual politics in South Africa under apartheid. (Dir: Yunus Vally, South Africa, 2007, 78 mins)
7:45pm Slumdog Millionaire SF Premiere
Feel the 'heat, sweat and street life of Mumbai' in Danny Boyle's (Trainspotting) sensational roller-coaster ride, which charts Jamal's rise from the slums of Bombay to TV game show
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