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Southern California Community CalendarOCTOBER 2015
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Oct 1 - Thu:
Screening “Kill the Messenger”: 7p (1st Thu), Whittier. Film about Journalist Gary Webb. Peace & Justice Films, Whittier Area P&J Coalition. St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 7056 Washington Ave. 562.587.6270, 562.233.8579. <whittierpeace.org>.
Oct 2 - Fri:
Coordinated Anti-War Actions: Oct 2-11. A call for actions by the United National AntiWar Coalition (UNAC). <[email protected]>. <nepajac.org/fallactions2015.htm>.
Film: CMG-LA Short Film Festival: Oct 2-3, W Hollywood. CA Men’s Gatherings. Tickets on sale in Sep. W Hollywood City Council Chambers. Contact form on website: <thecmg.org>.
Book: I Can Give You Anything But Love: 730p, LA. Memoir from one of the most acclaimed radical writers in American literature, Gary Indiana. From growing up gay in rural NH to his escape to Haight-Ashbury, the sweltering 70s in LA, and his existence in NY in the 80s. Interspersed are present-day chapters set against the louche culture & sexuality of Cuba, where he’s lived & worked occasionally for the past 15 years. Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave. 323.660.1175. < info [at] skylightbooks.com>. <skylightbooks.com>.
Remembering Food Traditions: Three Fridays Oct 2-23, 7-9p, LA. A collective space for remembering & honoring our intimate relationship with food while focusing on ancestral foodways. Mujeres de Maiz. $20-15 sliding scale. Eastside Café, 5469 Huntington Drive North. <[email protected]>. <mujeresdemaiz.com>.
Oct 3 - Sat:
Keep Space for Peace Week: Oct 3-10. Actions will eventually be posted on their website. (See Oct 7 for Vandenberg event.) 207.443.9502. <g loba lne t@mindsp r i ng . com>. <space4peace.org>.
Permaculture Design Course, LA area (various locations), six month course one weekend per month starting Oct 3-4. Contact them for info. 323.206.5134. < i n f o @ P e r m a c u l t u r e A c a d e m y.com>. <laecovillage.org/2015/09/16/p e r m a c u l t u r e - d e s i g n - c o u r s e -certificate-begins-oct-34-2015>.
Festival Latino Americano del Maiz: LA. No a la tortilla con trangenicos! GMO labelling event. Info, art music, vendors. Calle 7 y Alvarado (MacArthur Park). No event times or contact info given.
Health Care for All joins NAMI Walks LA County: 8a, LA. To raise awareness and help change perception about mental illness. Check-in: 8-915a. Must sign waiver before walking. Free. Grand Park, between Spring & Broadway.Register: 310.459.9763. <[email protected]>. <namiwalks.org/losangelescounty>.
Socialist Party Local: 2p, LA. Review of the Pre-Convention Discussion
Bulletin, prep for the System Change Not Climate Change conference, Labor Day review, Freedom School. 2617 Hauser Bl. <facebook.com/events/1174443585905214>.
Study Group on Identity & Politics: 330p, LA. No previous knowledge is assumed and no homework is assigned- just coffee and good discussion among comrades. 3 Worlds Cafe, 3310 S Central Ave.
Book: New Slow City- Living Simply in the World’s Fastest City: 730p, LA. Author William Powers spent a season in a 12x12 cabin off the grid in NC, as recounted in Twelve by Twelve. How about a similarly minimalist life in NYC? Powers & wife jettisoned 80% of their stuff, left their 2000sf Queens townhouse, & moved into a 350sf micro-apartment in Greenwich Village. Living with two-day workweeks, Slow Food & Slow Money, technology fasts & urban sanctuaries he discovers others attempting to resist the culture of Total Work by trying to make urban life more people & planet-friendly. Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave. 323.660.1175. < info [at] skylightbooks.com>. <skylightbooks.com>.
The Last Spookstore: 8-11p, LA. A Horror Story Art Show. The Last Bookstore, 453 S Spring St. 213.488.0599. <[email protected]> <lastbookstorela.com>.
Oct 4 - Sun:
Urban Gardening: Oct 4,11, 10a-1p, LA. Grow an abundance of organic, natural, healthy food from your own garden. $25/class. The School of Ecological Consciousness & Action, Mujeres de Maiz. Eastlake Home Garden, 2538-1/2 Eastlake Ave. <[email protected]>. <mujeresdemaiz.com>.
EPFC Filmmakers Rummage Sale: 11a-5p, LA. Support your community film center while treating yourself to a new gizmo or gadget. Great deals on all kinds of analog & digital equipment and cinema-related goodies. Echo Park Film Center, 1200 N. Alvarado St. 213.484.8846. <echoparkfilmcenter.org>.
Fahrenheit 451 Marathon Reading: 1p, Venice. Banned Books Week event. Featured readers kick off each hour and the audience finishes. Free, donations appreciated. Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd. 310.822.3006. <[email protected]>. <beyondbaroque.org>.
Community Police Issues: 6-830p, Santa Monica. Coalition for Police Reform (CPR). Free Workshop. Also, insights on the connection between policing issues and mass incarceration. Committee for Racial Justice. 6p potluck supper, 630p program. Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Bldg, 2200 Virginia Ave. 310.422.5431.
Inner City Struggle Awards Dinner: 6p. LA. The Center at Cathedral Plaza, 555 W Temple St. 323.780.7605, <[email protected].>. <innercitystruggle.org/story/view/125>.
Working Us to Death- Alienated Labor under Capitalism: 630-930p, Culver City. Workers of all demographics are becoming “appendages to the machine” (per Marx) . International Marxist-Humanist Organization. Peace Center, 3916 Sepulveda Blvd, <[email protected]>. <facebook.com/events/1100487313309711>.
Oct 6 - Tue:
Moon Time Circle: 4 Tuesdays, Oct 6-28, 7-9p, East LA. Honoring your cycles: the powerful & magical connection between our internal cycles and the Moon Cycle through each of its phases. $35/session or $99/all. Mujeres de Maiz. Tonalli Studio, 4539 E Cesar E Chavez Ave. <[email protected]>. <mujeresdemaiz.com>.
Book: Sidewalking- Coming to Terms with LA: 730p, LA. David Ulin’s book is a discussion of LA as urban space, a history of the city’s built environment, a meditation on the author’s relationship to the city, and a rumination on the art of urban walking. Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave. 323.660.1175. < info [at] skylightbooks.com>.
Oct 7 - Wed:
Class- Regenerative Water Harvesting & Land Restoration: Oct 7-11, Quail Springs (Southern CA coastal mountains N of Ojai). 805.886.7239. Contact form on website. <quailsprings.org>.Keep Space for Peace Vigil: Oct 7, 345-445p, Vandenberg AFB. At the main gate of the space warfare base. Local event info: 805.878.2614.
Intl events info: 207.443.9502. <g loba lne t@mindsp r i ng . com>. <space4peace.org>.
Migrant Education Programs in OC: 630p, Costa Mesa. Also speakers on wage theft, Friends of OC Detainees (FOCD). Democracy for America OC. 630p social hour, 715p meeting. Karl Strauss Brewery, 901 South Coast Dr. <[email protected]>.
Healthcare For All: 7p, Van Nuys. 1st Wed. San Fernando Valley chapter. Improved Medicare (single-payer health care). Bernardi Community Ctr, 6514 Sylmar Ave. 818.766.7318. <[email protected]>. <healthcareforall.org> <facebook.com/hcasfv>.
Discussions on Socialism: 7p, Every other Wednesday thru Nov 4, Koreatown, LA. Oct 07: Lenin’s contribution to the theory of the State. Party for Socialism & Liberation. First Unitarian Church, Second Floor, 2936 W Eighth St. 323.810.3380. <[email protected]>. <liberationschool.org>.
Oct 8 - Thu:
Day of the Heroic Guerrilla: Anniversary of Che’s assassination by CIA.
Building Resilient Communities Convergence: Oct 8-11, Hopland CA. Site: Solar Living Institute. <permacultureconvergence.com>.
Action- Ask CCC to Deny Seaworld Orca Greenwashing: 9a, Long Beach. Attend the California Coastal Commission meeting and ask them
to deny approval of Seaworld San Diego’s request to build more pools for captive orcas. Agenda Item 14a. LB Convention & Entertainment Ctr, 300 East Ocean Blvd, Seaside Ballroom. <facebook.com/pages/Free-Tilly/492111054160885>.
Solar Decathlon: Oct 8-11,15-18, Thu-Sun, 11a-7p, Irvine. US-DOE challenges collegiate teams to design, build & operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. OC Great Park, former site of USMC Air Station El Toro (OC). More details: <solardecathlon.gov>.
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6-10p, Pasadena. The exhibit runs from Oct 8 thru 2016 Jan 10. Robbie Conal, Olivia Bevilacqua & David Flores, Chase, Cryptik, Jeanne Detallante, Shepard Fairey, etc. Spans both ArtCenter campuses, Williamson Gallery on the Hillside Campus and at the South Campus, on rooftop and exterior wall at 950 S. Raymond and the Hutto-Patterson Exhibition Hall at 870 S Raymond. Art Center College of Design, 1700 Lida St. 626.396.2200. artcenter.edu facebook.com/artcenteredu>:
Caring for God’s Creation: 630-830p, Orange. An overview of the encyclical, Pope Francis’ call for concrete & practical dialog & response to the ecological & faith crises which confront all humanity. 714.633.8121.x7716. <[email protected]>. <csjorange.org/download/3276>. St. Joseph Center, Mother Louis Room, 480 S Batavia St.
Screening “Harvest of Empire”: 7p (2nd Thu), Pasadena. Untold Story of Latinos in America. Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond Ave. 310.782.4738, 626.792.4941. <conscientiousprojector.wordpress.com>, <facebook.com/group.php?gid=53883487201>.
Preserving the Season- Apples: 7-9p, Pasadena. Make seasonal jams/preserves together the old fashion way. $45 includes materials. Advance registration recommended. Urban Homestead ANNEX, 653 Cypress Ave. 626.765.5704. <[email protected]>.
Metro Health Station Facility Tour: 730-9p, LA. MHS is a health care facility that offers family medicine, physical therapy, behavioral health services in one location. Special October HCA-LA/LAHCC meeting. Healthcare for ALL LA. Metro Health Station, 3501 W Jefferson Blvd. 310.459.9763. <[email protected]>. <facebook.com/HealthCareForAllCA>.
Oct 9 - Fri:
21st Century EcoSocialism Conference: Oct 9-11, Santa Barbara. System Change- NOT Climate Change! Chris Williams (author of Ecology and Socialism), Kshama Sawant (Seattle City Council, via skype), David Klein (CSUN Climate Science), Jeremy Brecher (labor historian, via skype), Bill McKibben (350.org founder, via skype), Ragina Johnson (Native American ecosocialist). 805.722.0496. <[email protected]>.
XITO Califas 2015 In Lak’ech Institute & Youth Summit: Oct 9-12, Sylmar. For educators of all grade-levels, artivists, organizers, familias and college students. A transformative 4-day institute that highlights the decolonizing power of indigenous epistemologies. LA Mission College, 13356 Eldridge Ave. <[email protected]>. <xicanoinstitutela.org>.
Polticon: Oct 9-10, LA. “Politicon is a non partisan comic-con style event for politics and entertainment.” conference includes far right pundits but also the “Yes Men” and maybe others on the left. Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St. <[email protected]>. < http://politicon.com>.
Art- Robbie Conal: 7-11p, LA. “Portal to the Future” exhibition includes Conal, Banksy & others. Gregorio
Escalante Gallery, 978 Chung King Rd. 562.541.5620. <facebook.com/GregorioEscalanteGallery>, <GregorioEscalante.com>,
Screening “The Dhamma Brothers”: 7p (2nd Fri), Irvine. In 2002, psychotherapist Jenny Phillips begins intensive meditation retreats for inmates at a maximum-security prison in rural Alabama. This documentary explores the lives of four convicted murderers and reactions from residents of Bessemer, many who object to the program. Peace in Motion Café films: 2nd Fri . Center for Living Peace, 4139 Campus Dr. 949.854.5500. <[email protected]>. <goodhappens.org>, <facebook.com/PeaceinMotion>.
Oct 10 - Sat:
Money in OC Politics: 10a-12n, Orange. LWV study. Info & discussion. What is the influence of money in Orange County Politics? St. Joseph Conference Center, 480 Batavia St. Study materials are available on ILO website: <ocilo.ca.lwvnet.org>.
Common Peace Race Relay: 1030a-1p, Culver City. Join us as we listen, learn, share, and motivate each other in our ongoing dialogue about race relations. Peace Center, 3916 Sepulveda Blvd. 310.390.7278. <commonpeace.org>.
Awakening the Dreamer/ Changing the Dream Symposium: 1-5p. Take a stand for the thriving, just and sustainable future you want to see. Laguna Niguel. <pachamama.org/workshop/2814/awaken ing- the-dreamer-symposium>.
Poetry: The Border Crossed Us (anthology to end apartheid) 2p at Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore, 13197 Gladstone Ave. #A, Sylmar, CA 91342
Human Library: 3-7p, Santa Ana. visitor chooses a Book from a range of titles except that Books are people, and reading is conversation, challenging prejudice through social contact. LGBT Center, 305 E 4th St. <gocatalyst.org/human-library>.
MESS (Media Ecology Soul Salon) Interviews: 2nd Sat 4-6p, Santa Monica. Oct 10: John Tottenham, failed visionary. Nov 14: Robert Egger. Free. Unurban Cafe, 3301 Pico Blvd. 310.306.7330. <[email protected]>. <laughtears.com>.
OC Labor Federation Candidate Academy: 430-830p, Buena Park. Topics include AFL-CIO, Preserving Quality Public Education, Parent Trigger Law in Public Schools, Healthcare in CA, Prevailing Wages and Project Labor Agreements. Dinner/refreshments served. Please RSVP. UFCW 324 Hall, 8530 Stanton Ave. 714.385.1534. <[email protected]>.
Oct 11 - Sun:
Public Reading Group & Discussion Circle: Sundays Oct 11 thru Nov 1, 230p, LA. How do we fight injustice and build a movement of resistance? Group sessions use selections from the new anthology Talking Back: Voices of Color, Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party. 230p snacks for a donation, 3p starts session. Solidarity Hall, 2122 W Washington Blvd. Wheelchair accessible. 323.732.6416. <[email protected]>. <radicalwomen.org>
Film Can’t Kill You but Why Take a Chance: 3p, Venice. Free. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd. <o therven ice f i lm fes t i va l . com>, <laughtears.com>.
Oct 12 - Mon:
Avant Garde Jazz Films: 6p, Santa Monica. Documental. Free. Unurban, 3301 Pico Blvd. <laughtears.com>.
Community Environmental Council (CEC) Anniversary: 630-830p, Santa Barbara. Paul Relis & Pico Iyer explore the past, present & future of the environmental movement $10. Lobero Theatre, 33 E Canon Perdido St. 805.963.0761. <lobero.com/events/cec-pico-iyerpaul-relis>.
Oct 14 - Fri:
Climate Action: 12n, Orange. People’s Climate Movement call for a national day of local action. RSVP at: <occlimateaction.org/2015/climate-action-rally-wed-oct-14>. Orange
Circle, 122 N Glassell St. <facebook.com/events/179496902384001>.
Living The Farm Sanctuary Life: 7-8p, Orange. Why is Animal Agriculture relevant to: Climate, Water, Health, Poverty, Compassion? Gene Baur, president and co-founder of FS. Book signing. Orange County for Climate Action (OCCA) & others. Free, limited space at event. $2 parking, Please register early at <occlimateaction.org>. Chapman University, Argyros Forum 201, One University Dr. <facebook.com/events/717285308378174>.
Suzy Williams jazz-blues: 7p, Free. Venice. Dannys 23 Windward Ave. 310.566.5610. <laughtears.com>.
Oct 15 - Sat:
Canning 101: 7-9p, Pasadena. Learn how to water bath can. $65 includes materials & take home goods. Advance registration is recommended. Urban Homestead, 631 Cypress Ave. 626.765.5704. <[email protected]>.
Full Moon Stages: 8p, Venice. Personal Notes from 50 Years of the Living Theatre. Judith Malina is one of the leading female countercultural figures of the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. Malina creates an intimate memoir in a unique format. With O-Lan Jones, Ronee Blakely, Leon Martel, and
Sally Kirkland. $10. Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd. 310.822.3006. <[email protected]>.
Oct 16 - Fri:
Healthy Lifestyle Expo: Oct 16-18, Valencia CA. $230/full weekend. There may be discounts for shorter access. Hyatt Regency Valencia Hotel, 24500 Town Center Dr. Contact form on website. <HealthyLifestyleExpo.com>.
Peoples Tribunal on Police Terror and State Violence, LA Trade-Tech College, Washington & Grand, LA. 6-10p Cultural presentations. [email protected]
Oct 17 - Sat:
John Dear: Oct 17-18, All Day, Morro Bay. John presides over the weekend Masses. Pace e Bene Campaign Nonviolence. Free. St. Timothy’s Church, 962 Piney Way. 510.268.8765. <[email protected]>. <paceebene.org>.
P-R-I-S-M-S Conference, 830a-430p, San Diego. Poverty, Race, Immigration, Spirituality, Militarism, Sustainability. Peace Campus, 3850 Westgate Place. 619.263.9301. <[email protected]>. <facebook.com/events/105844486413930>.
LA as Subject Archives Bazaar: 9a-5p, LA. More than 70 archives will be represented at this event, which is free and open to the public. Doheny Memorial Library, USC. <laassubject.org/index.php/archives_bazaar>.
Festival For All Skid Row Artists: Oct 17-18, 1-5p both days, Skid Row, LA. Performing & visual art with plenty of music, showcasing the diverse range of talents among Skid Row residents. Gladys park, at the corner of Sixth St & Gladys Ave. Project of the LA Poverty Department. 213.413.1077. <[email protected]>. <lapovertydept.org>.
Peoples Tribunal on Police Terror and State Violence, LA Trade-Tech College, Washington & Grand, LA. 12n-7p Testimonies, open mic, action plans. Judges include Lynne Stewart, Puerto Rican author Nelson Denis, Guillermo Suarez. [email protected]
Rehabilitating rehab: 145p, Irvine. Ending government-coerced participation in religion-based addiction recovery programs. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State OC. Community Room, Irvine Ranch Water District, 15500 Sand Canyon Ave. <[email protected]>. <au-OC.org>.
Book: The Feminist Utopia Project- 57 Visions of a Wildly Better Future: 5p, LA. Editors Alexandra Brodsky & Rachel Kauder Nalebuff bring together feminist thinkers, writers, & artists for a groundbreaking anthology. Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave.
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323.660.1175. < info [at] skylightbooks.com>. <skylightbooks.com>.
Alex Odeh Memorial Banquet Promoting Peace, Defeating Terrorism: 6p, Anaheim. 30 Years after the assassination of Alex Odeh, Palestinian-American activist killed in a bombing. Dennis Kucinich keynote speaker. $100. Reservations. Sheraton Park Hotel, 1855 S. Harbor Blvd. 714.641.5884. <[email protected]>. <adc.org>.
Lynne Stewart, people’s lawyer & Nelson Denis, Puerto Rican author. KPFK Speaker series; 630p VIP reception (separate donation); 730p program, $10 donation benefits KPFK. 1545 Wilshire Boulevard, L.A. 90017. Stewart & Denis will address the case of Oscar Lopez Rivera and other political prisoners. 310-460-8586, www.kpfk.org
Oct 18 - Sun:
CicLAvia: 9a-4p, Heart of LA. Carfree event. 213.355.8500. <[email protected]>. <cicLAvia.org>.White People for Racial Justice CicLAvia intervention against police killing, for Black Lives. Street theater & cyclist contingent. [email protected]
Book: Tattooed: 5p, LA. reading & discussion on the ghosts of history, celebrating Carine Topal’s new, award-winning book of poetry with an introduction by Cecilia Woloch. Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave. 323.660.1175. < info [at] skylightbooks.com>.
“Madness as Music”: 7p, Venice. Gerry Fialka & Brad Kay probe sanity & the creative process. Charles
“Buddy” Bolden (1877-1931), the man credited with pioneering jazz, had schizophrenia and could not properly read music because of impaired motor function. Delve deep into Oliver Sacks, Thelonius Monk, shamanism and more. With live music, films, discussion and Insane Crazy Blues. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd, Venice. 310.306.7330. <[email protected]>. <laughtears.com>.
Oct 20 - Tue:Creech AFB Drones Actions: Oct 20 - Nov 1 Call for mass actions: Oct 20-24. Women’s Retreat & Drone Resistance Week: Oct 24 - Nov 1 (limited to 20 women). Courtroom Support for Shut Down Creech defendants at their trial: Oct 26-28. <[email protected]>.
Oct 21 - Wed:Interfaith 101- Immigration: 1145a-130p, Irvine. 1145a fellowship, Noon luncheon ($12 w/email RSVP), 1250p program. Pay at event. Irvine United Congregational Church, 4915 Alton Pkwy.. <[email protected]>.
Climate Change: 7p, Irvine. Book discussion: “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate” by Naomi Klein. Panera Bread, 3988 Barranca Pkwy. <meetup.com/bookclub-794/events/224941578>.
Discussions on Socialism: 7p, Revolution in the U.S. Is it possible? Party for Socialism & Liberation. First Unitarian Church, Second Floor, 2936 W Eighth St. 323.810.3380. <[email protected]>. <liberationschool.org>.
Ferment Your Foods: 7-9p, Turn everyday veggies into nutritional powerhouses that nourish, help heal the gut, ease digestive concerns and boost your immune system. $65 includes materials & take home goods. Advance reg recommended. Urban Homestead, 631 Cypress Ave. 626.765.5704. <[email protected]>.
Oct 22 - Thu:OCEC Equality in Education Awards: 630-9p, Irvine. Honoring and recognizing both students & faculty who have stood up in the name of justice and have advocated for LGBT youth. Orange County Equality Coalition. Eureka Building, 1621 Alton Pkwy. <eventbrite.com/e/ocec-equality-in-education-awards-2015-tickets-185495662>.
Oct 24 - Sat:Forum on Poverty: 830a-1p, Orange. Hear & share about poverty in Orange County: hunger, unaffordable housing & the working poor. Keynote by Teresa “Tita” Smith, Mayor of Orange and Exec Dir Catholic Charities of OC. Hosted by Sisters of St. Joseph. St. Joseph Center, 480 S Batavia St. RSVP: 714.633.8121.x7716, <[email protected]>.
People’s lawyer and former political prisoner Lynne Stewart.
Screening “Blacula”: 4p, Culver City. In honor of Halloween, the cult classic film about Manuwalde , an African Prince in the year 1780. After visiting Count Dracula, he’s turned into a vampire and locked in a coffin for nearly two centuries. Black Talkies On Parade. Free. Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, 4130 Overland Ave. 310.202.1647. <[email protected]>. <claytonmuseum.org>.
Beacon of Light Celebration: 5p, Costa Mesa. Honoring Tefere Gebre, Larry Haynes & Second Harvest Food Bank. 5p appetizers & drinks w/entertainment & silent auction, 6p program. Fairview Community Church, 2525 Fairview Rd. <ocfairviewchurch.org/news-events/beacon-of-l ight-celebration>.
Jazz Funk Fest: 7-10p, Free. Santa Monica. Unurban, 3301 Pico Blvd. 310.315.0056, 310.306.7330. <laughtears.com>, <blackshoepolish.blogspot.com>.
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Oct 25 - Sun:
Mujeres de Maiz Generaciones: 10a-noon, LA. Intergenerational brunch for women 50+ and their younger friends, daughters or family. $10 suggested donation for brunch, no one turned away for lack of funds. Casa Roja, 1251 S St. Andrews Pl. <[email protected]>.
CSPG Annual pARTy AuCTION: 3p, Hollywood. 3p reception, 430p awards. Celebrating the Art of Resistance. Professional Musicians Union Local 47, 817 Vine St. 310.397.3100. <admin@pol i t ica lgraphics.org>. <politicalgraphics.org>.
Decolonizing Death Platica: 430-7p, LA. thinking about & planning our Life Celebration, funeral, & disposition of our body. Donation $5-20. Mujeres de Maiz. Eastside Café, 5469 Huntington Drive North. <[email protected]>. <mujeresdemaiz.com>.
Chickster’s Nest: 7p, Venice. Chickster Shenkman (in person) screens his hilarious shorts & classic comedy films. Free, donations appreciated. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd. Free. <laughtears.com>.
Oct 27 - Tue:
Ecofeminism/ Social Justice Community Reading Group: 630-730p, Santa Ana. Book for Oct: “Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States” by Seth M. Holmes. Come if you’ve read all or part of the book. Optional: bring a vegan snack to share. Email, phone or text for location. 714.595.7589. <[email protected]>.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 630-830p, Tustin. Guest speakers: Carolyn Inmon, co-author of “The Seven Characters of Abuse”, and Tany Brown, Nicole Brown-Simpson’s sister. Including: how you can stop domestic violence. NWPC General Meeting. $10 includes dinner & beverages. Home of Sherri Loveland, 10920 Silverado Terr. 714.552.0333. <[email protected]>.
Full Moon Coyolxauhqui Circle: 9p, location TBA. Talking Circle based on indigenous traditions for women & QTGNC. Mujeres de Maiz. <[email protected]>. <mujeresdemaiz.com>.
Oct 29 - Thu:
Making Hard Cider: 7-9p, $65 includes materials & take home goods. Advance registration is recommended. Urban Homestead, 631 Cypress Ave. 626.765.5704. <[email protected]>.
Homies Unidos 15th Anniversary: TBD. “save the date” As of press date, there’s still no more information. Contact them or check their website for updates. 213.383.7484. <[email protected]>. <homiesunidos.org>.
Oct 30 - Fri:
Mushroom Cultivation & Application Course (bi-lingual): Oct 30 - Nov 1, LA. With Radical Mycology founder Peter McCoy. $250. Register & info at: <radicalmycology.com> LA Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Pl.
OC LULAC & NAACP Black & White Banquet: 6-11p, Anaheim. “We Stand Together.” Hilton Anaheim, 777 W Convention Way. <oclulacfoundation.org>.
Robert Scheer: 630p, Santa Monica. Activist Support Circle. Friends Meeting Hall, 1440 Harvard St. 310.399.1000. <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>.
Science of the Magical: 7-830p, LA. Presenting Matt Kaplan & his new book, Science of the Magical: from the Holy Grail to Love Potions, to Superpowers. Learn more about the science behind popular myths, legends, fantasies & comic book stories- including Halloween. The Last Bookstore, 453 S Spring St. 213.488.0599. <[email protected]> <lastbookstorela.com>.
Oct 31 - Sat:
Tavi Gevinson presents the final issue of Rookie Yearbook: 5p, LA. Rookie is an online magazine for teenage girls with monthly-themed content that includes life lessons, diary entries, DIY projects. The bookstore expects a large turnout so contact them *early* for a ticket to the book-signing line. Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave. 323.660.1175. < info [at] skylightbooks.com>.
Nov 1 - Sun:
Change-Links distro/planning potluck brunch 1130a-130p, Peace Center, 3916 Sepulveda, 90230. Dial 22 for entry.
Alternate Calendar sources:LA County: Dick & Sharon’s LA Progressive. <laprogressive.com>, look under events.
Orange County: OC Progressive: <ocprogressiveevents.info>.
San Diego County: Activist SD, <activistsandiego.org>, click on calendar; Occupy SD Calendar, <copswiki.org/Common/OccupySanDiegoCalendar>.
Santa Barbara County: Join listserve via <groups.yahoo.com/group/sbprogcoalition>.
Sacramento Area: Peace Action. <sacpeace.org>, click on calendar.
Bay Area: San Jose: SJ Peace & Justice Center: <sanjosepeace.org>, click on calendar.
South SF Peninsula: Peninsula Peace & Justice Center, <peaceandjustice.org>, click on calendar.
Campus Activism: National calendar. <campusactivism.org>, look under events.
Sites With Event Calendars: http://southerncaliforniajp.wordpress.com So Cal Justice and Peace http://la.indymedia.org/calendar Los Angeles Independent Media Center http://change-links.org Change Links http://icujp.org Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace http://lbapn.org/lbapn-event-calendar Long Beach Area Peace Network http://www.creec.org California Regional Environmental Education Community http://www.bethecause.org Be The Cause http://whittierpeace.org/calendar.htm Whittier Peace and Justice Coalition http://progressivechristiansuniting.org Progressive Christians Uniting http://pdamerica.org Progressive Democrats of America http://laprogressive.com/progressive-events-in-los-angeles Dick & Sharon’s LA Progressive http://officeoftheamericas.org Office of the Americas | Campaigns | Peace Calendarhttp://goodhappens.org/events Center for Living Peace http://actionla.org Action LA Network ??? old calendar?http://72ndada.com/eventcalendar.asp 72nd ADA Meeting And Event Schedule http://paceebene.org/events/ Pace e Benehttp://support.pcrm.org/site/Calendar PCRMhttp://www.tiachucha.org (click on “programming”) Tia Chucha’shttp://www.skylightbooks.com (click on “events”) Skylight Bookshttp://www.ic.org (click on “events”) Fellowship for Intentional Community
San Diego County:http://www.sddemocrats.org/calendar San Diego County Democratic Party http://prcsd.org Peace Resource Center of San Diego http://activistsandiego.org/event Activist San Diego http://uaptsd.org/calendar, https://www.facebook.com/uaptsd/events United Against Police Terror- SD
Orange County:http://www.ocdemocrats.org Democratic Party of OC http://www.oc911truth.com/events/calendar OC 9/11 Truth See Calendars, p. 8
GovernmentEmployees
by Ray Jones
When you contact a government agency is the response, “How can I be of service?” or “Go away - don’t bother me”? Is there a pleasant greeting or nasty remarks and evasive excuses? Were they prompt or delayed? Did they seem arrogant, sarcastic or demanding? Do you always get an answering machine? Did they say it’s not their job, go somewhere else? Are you ignored? Did you get a promise that was never fulfilled? Were you teased or harried? Is there a lot they don’t know? Were you falsely accused? Are the supervisors and directors worst of the staff? Is the office in motion, or inert? Are you disappointed? Government services too often mean non-service. Employees just go to Uncle Sam to take care of them, get on the payroll, and do or not do what they can get away with. However a system is better than no system. We have to have something. In a society of people causing injury, damage or loss (crime) is intolerable and must be prevented or stopped. Life, health and safety must be maintained and civil matters must be addressed. The consequences from neglecting to convey, apply and observe this puts our survival in jeopardy. Although this is true, the origin of government is paradoxical and controversial. In prehistoric times, root savage force control the tribe or clan. Archaeologists uncovered evidence from ancient primitive settlements in Egypt, China, South America, Babylonia of codes of law (Code of Hammurabi) and crude texts showing the tribal chiefs, Saros, emperors created a system of government taking special exceptional privileges and immunities for themselves, their self interest and self benefit, by using misnomers and convoluted language. For them, killing his war, human sacrifice, and execution; for others, it’s homicide and murder. What is conquering territory for some is trespassing for others. Minting coins and currency is counterfeiting for others. Taxation is extortion for others (noted by Timothy Leary). Imprisonment is considered kidnapping for others. Having a harem is bigamy for others. Inadvertently and haphazardly, civilization was contrived. Their claim of authority came from using magic, mysticism, supernatural ritual, charms, mythology, claiming to be God or communicating with God. Traces of this method of controlling and exploiting populations is dated circa 3000 BC. 1700 years later, Moses, who was adopted by an educated in the family of Faro Egypt, Exodus chapter 2, delivered his version of law and government to the Hebrew people (originally Babylonians). With the emergence of the sciences of philosophy, psychology, sociology, economics the world is experiencing a transition into democratic systems based on fact instead of fiction. [Recently, it is now revealed that brain scans of leader in flocks, herds, packs of animals match with brain scans of the severely mentally ill.] Politicians get away with an awful lot because people are baffled by legal jargon, these by religion, in the grip of allegiance to nationalistic patriotism, and looking for alma mater. There is a solution. Welcome to the American Protest Movement.