Weekly Orange County Progressive
Friday Jan 25 2008 Issue No. 189
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CANCELED Jan 25 Friday 4-5pm, Irvine: NO Imagine Peace Vigil on Culver and Michelson this week
NEW Jan 25 Friday 5pm, Garden Grove: Phone banking for Hillary kick-off
Jan 25 Friday 7pm, Anaheim: Combatants for Peace tour
CANCELED Jan 26 Saturday morning, Lake Forest: Legal Observer Monitoring Project Canceled for today
New Jan 26 Saturday 9am-noon, Newport Beach: Bayview restoration
NEW Jan 26 Saturday 9am-1pm, Orange: UNAUSA-Orange County Planning Retreat
Jan 26 (2nd and 4th Saturday) 10am, Orange: OC Peace Coalition general meeting
Jan 26 (last Saturday) 10am-noon, Seal Beach: Senior Patriots Against the War
new Jan 26 1pm, Anaheim: A.N.S.W.E.R. protest
Jan 26 1-5pm, Irvine: Women, Politics and Leadership: A Trans-Partisan Dialogue for the Women of Southern California.
Jan 26 Saturday 7pm, Costa Mesa: For the Bible Tells Me So at Fairview Community Church
Jan 27 Sunday 10am-2pm, Rancho Santa Margarita: Second Annual Leave Only Footprints Morasha's Environmental Awareness Festival
Jan 27 Sunday 1-3pm, Irvine: Greater Newport Bay Democratic Club
Jan 27 Sunday 2pm, Anaheim: March and Rally for Responsible Development
Jan 27 Sunday 3-5pm, Irvine: Kick-off of DemOC PAC
NEW Jan 28 Monday 7:25-8:30am, Santa Ana: Leafleting Saddleback High School | Repartir Panfletos contra-Reclutamiento militar...
NEW Jan 28 Monday San Juan Capistrano: Coastal Commission Briefing with Former Coastal Commission Chair, Meg Caldwell
[Location change] Jan 28 (4th Monday) 6pm, Orange: Orange County Democratic Central Committee Meeting
Jan 29 Tuesday 5pm: Vote-By-Mail ballot applications must be received by Orange County Registrar of Voters no later than January 29, 2008.
NEW Jan 29 Tuesday 7-9pm, Irvine: The Legacy of the Black Panther Party
Jan 30/31 Wednesday/Thursday, Irvine: Focus the Nation at UC Irvine Sustainability and Climate Change Solutions
NEW Jan 30 Wednesday 7pm, Orange: PDA Orange County Chapter
new Jan 31 Thursday 6pm, Fullerton: "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace" reading at Fullerton Library
new Jan 31,Feb 1,2 Thursday,Friday,Saturday 7pm, Mission Viejo: The Vagina Monologues
(update) Feb 1/2 Friday/Saturday 5pm, Anaheim: Democratic Party of Orange County 13th Biennial Convention
NEW Feb 1/2/3 Friday 5:30-10:00pm/Saturday,Sunday 9am-5pm, Fullerton: Grass Roots Organizing Weekend
Feb 1 (1st Friday) 6:30, Orange: Moving Pictures: Friday Night Film Series Recycled Life
Feb 1 Friday 8:00-9:30pm, Irvine: "Bringing Peace To The Middle East"
new Feb 2 Saturday Anaheim: Help Steve Blount, who is running against Dana Rohrabacher, celebrate his birthday
Feb 2 Saturday 10am, Santa Ana: Orange County Black History Parade and Cultural Faire
new Feb 3 (1st Sunday) 2pm, Santa Ana: Green Party of Orange County General Meeting
NEW Feb 3 Sunday 4-6pm, Laguna Niguel: Meet Steve Wine and Cheese Social
NEW Feb 4 (1st Monday) 5-6:30pm, Mission Viejo: Anti-War & Impeachment Vigil
NEW Feb 4 (1st and 3rd Mondays) 5-6pm, Huntington Beach: Huntington Beach Impeachment Action
NEW Feb 4 (1st Monday) 6:30pm, Santa Ana: Orange County Recruitment Awareness Project (OC-RAP) General meeting
new Feb 4 (1st Monday) 7pm, Santa Ana: Democratic Club of Central Orange County
Feb 5 Tuesday 7am-8pm: Election Day
NEW Feb 5 Tuesday 5pm, Laguna Beach: Super Duper Tuesday night at Hennessey's
NEW Feb 5 Tuesday 6:30pm, Irvine: Super Tuesday Election Watch Pot Luck at Steve Young's HQ
new Feb 5 Tuesday 6:30-10:00pm, Laguna Beach: Celebrate Super Nova Tues
Feb 5 Tuesday 7-10pm, Laguna Woods: Laguna Woods Democratic Club Election Watch Party
Feb 6 (1st Wednesday) 7pm, Costa Mesa: DFA-OC Monthly Meeting
NEW Feb 7 Thursday 6:30-8:30pm: Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment Planning Committee Meeting
NEW Feb 9 Saturday 9am-noon, Laguna Beach: Steve Young for Congress, Campaign/Precinct Organizing Meeting
NEW Feb 9 (2nd Saturday) 10-11:30AM, Laguna Woods: "Bring the Troops Home Now" rally
Feb 9 Saturday 5:15pm, Buena Park: The Orange County Interfaith Committee to Aid Farm Workers 43rd annual Farm Worker Winter Celebration with United Farm Worker Leader, Dolores Huerta
Feb 9 (2nd Saturday) 6:30-8:30pm, Irvine: ReclaimDemocracy.org Orange County Chapter meeting The Power of Nightmares, Part II ("The Phantom Victory")
NEW Feb 10 Sunday 4-7pm: Valentine Fundraising Dinner for "Get On The Bus"
Feb 12 Tuesday 9:00-11:30am/1pm-3pm, Huntington Beach: Project Vote Smart Voter's Self-Defense System
Feb 13 Wednesday, 7:30pm, Irvine: Orange County Atheists
NEW Feb 16 (3rd Saturday) 9-11am Orange: UNAUSA-Orange County Board meeting
new Feb 16/17 Saturday 10am - Sunday 10am, Long Beach: Change of Heart Weekend
new Feb 16 Saturday 2:30pm, Anaheim: Anaheim Democratic Club
Feb 20 Wednesday 10am-3pm, Orange: CARA (California Alliance for Retired Americans) Free All-Day Election Workshop
new Feb 20 (3rd Wednesday) 2-4pm, Laguna Woods Village: "Write Makes Might" letter writing party
new Feb 21 Thursday 7pm, Tustin: Let's Help America Meetup
[new location] Feb 25 (4th Monday) 7pm, Orange: Orange County Democratic Central Committee Meeting
new Feb 28 Thursday 7-9:30 pm, Los Alamitos: Steve Blount Start of the Campaign at the Starting Gate Saloon
Feb 29-Mar 2 Friday-Sunday, Anaheim: YDA Winter Conference
Mar 7 (1st Friday) 6:30, Orange: Moving Pictures: Friday Night Film Series Born Into Brothels
Mar 11,18,25,Apr 1 Tuesdays 1:30-3:30pm, Irvine: Corporate Responsibility Issues (SS 301)
NEW Mar 15 Saturday noon, Huntington Beach: Peace Demonstration commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Iraq Invasion
NEW Mar 29 Saturday noon-midnight, Newport Beach: Recognizing Their Service - A Benefit Concert to Support Our Troops and Our Veterans
JANUARY
new Jan 24 Thursday 3:30-5:00pm, Irvine: The School of Social Sciences invites you to attend the International Studies Public Forum (ISPF) presenting "The Role of Ayatollah Sistani in Reconstructing Iraq" with Sayyid Mohammed Kashmiri Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100 Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Kashmiri is Ayatollah Sistani's sole representative for North America. He was directed to organize all the Shia Imams in North America and, therefore, re-established the Council of Shia Scholars in North America. He is the chairman of more than 100 member Scholars and he established the Imam Mahdi Association of Marjaeya (IMAM), which is the Liaison Office of Ayatollah Sistani. His responsibilities include developing relations between Shia and Sunnis, organizing the Shia Communities throughout the US, teaching Shia philosophy from Qom, Iran and Najaf, Iraq and bridging relations between Shias and the West. Most recently, Sayyid Kashmiri has supervised and directed the production of a large media broadcasting project called "Ascent TV" (ascenttv.net) and a widely circulated Shia periodical entitled "Reflections". For more information about the ISPF please see www.socsci.uci.edu/istudies/forum.html This event is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program and the Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies.
Jan 24 Thursday 6pm, Laguna Niguel: JFK Good Works Democratic Club Potluck First Names: A- E Dessert D-J Main Dish L-Z Salad Home of Lindy Garber 5 Sierra Vista Laguna Niguel , CA 92677 RSVP PLEASE 495 1931 Directions: Directions: From 5 take Alicia toward ocean, turn right on Highland, right on Niguel Road, right on Alta Vista at guard gate, through guard gate into the driveway. We need you to pay your dues! $20 per person, $25 per couple. We are also updating our information and will need your employer and occupation information. We are looking into another location to meet. If you have an idea, ask the location and bring the info to our Jan meeting. Program: Set Goals and Activity for Year Create Brochure Ideas Judy Jones, Candidate for the 73rd! Call Jerry Davis with ideas, concerns. 498-5299 Lindy Garber Secy JFK http://democrat.meetup.com/1044
Jan 24 Thursday 6-8pm, Irvine: Climbing Mount Sustainability: Ray Anderson Ford Land Company 1 Premier Place Irvine, CA 92614 Cost: $35 ($25 for USGBC OC members, and $10 for students) Please RSVP to 714-832-3616 For more info. visit: usgbc-oc.org interfaceflor.com alternativeenergy.meetup.com/172/calendar/6930869
Jan 24 Thursday 6:30-9:00pm, Newport Beach: Roe v. Wade 35th Anniversary Celebration; Hyatt Regency, 1107 Jamboree Rd., 92660 Keynote Address Arianna Huffington, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Emceed by Beth Broderick, film & TV actor and progressive activist Registration 6:30pm, Dinner 7:00pm, Speaker 7:45pm Ticket Price: $150.00 Funds raised will support the Community Action Fund of Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties. For tickets or additional information please visit http://www.roe08.org or call (714) 633-6373.
Jan 24 Thursday 7pm, Garden Grove: For the Bible Tells Me So forthebibletellsmeso.org brings us back to the solid truth of real people who have had to struggle through the painful division between faith and accepted beliefs about homosexuality, following five Christian families' road through Scripture and Christian institutions as they come to terms with their gay or lesbian family member, including the family of Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, whose consecration continues to be challenged by conservative members of the Anglican Communion. The movie was only shown in a few theatres in Los Angeles, and Progressive Christians Uniting is excited to be able to make it available to the wider community in free church screenings. We invite you to come see this award-winning documentary and take part in discussions about this issue over the next few weeks. Come with your friends - progressive or conservative! This is the movie that can make the difference St Anselm of Canterbury Episcopal Church 13091 Galway St, Garden Grove, CA
Jan 24 Thursday 7-9pm, Tustin: Help America- Not meeting tonight but see January 10 shown above.
NEW Jan 24 Thursday, 9pm Costa Mesa:
LATE START THEOLOGY ON TAP
Karl Strauss Brewery
901 S Coast Drive in Costa Mesa
We had a special ToT last week following the PCU Event at Zito's pizza.
This week, due to a scheduling conflict, we'll have a late start Theology
on Tap for any who wish to attend.
I've been trying to figure out how I can be in two places at once and
despite how I try to clone myself, I can only come up with one conclusion.
For those who are eager to have Theology on Tap we'll still meet this
evening at 9:00pm.
So... as usual -we'll pick up the tab on the appetizers -you pick up your
beverage of choice!
Looking forward to seeing you this evening at 9pm!
Reverend Sarah Halverson
(714) 545-4610
CANCELED Jan 25 Friday 4-5pm, Irvine: NO Friday Imagine Peace Vigil on Culver and Michelson this week
NEW Jan 25 Friday 5pm, Garden Grove: Phone banking for Hillary kick-off with Assemblyman Jose Solorio and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez Garden Grove Phone Bank: National Association of Letter Carriers 13252 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite 100 Garden Grove, CA The hours of operation are: Saturday and Sundays - 9 am to 9 pm Weekdays - 5 pm to 9 pm Santa Ana Phone Bank: 900 N. Broadway, 6th Floor Santa Ana, CA (One block west of Main Street) Please contact Hillary Clinton for President OC Staffers - Mayela at (818) 693-1064 or Erin at (323) 350-3988
Jan 25 Friday 7pm, Anaheim:
Combatants for Peace tour
Dinner at 7:00 PM, Program to follow
Victory Bakery and Restaurant
630 S. Brookhurst Street
Anaheim, CA 92804
tel: 714 776-4493
$50 per person,
R.S.V.P
via email to
jabuqartoumy@yahoo.com by Jan.
22nd
Exactly one year after his daughter Abir was fatally wounded,
Bassam Aramin and Elik Elhanan begin a national speaking
tour with Combatants for Peace. Bassam's wife Salwa and
daughter Areen will be present. Join us in solidarity, welcome
them to Orange County, and remember Abir.
On January 16, 2007, 3 Palestinian girls were walking home
from school in Anata, East Jerusalem. An Israeli Border
Police jeep drove through the school zone firing rubber bullets.
Abir was wounded and died 3 days later. She was 10 years old.
ABIR'S GARDEN has emerged as a way of memorializing Abir
by building a safe place for her classmates to gather, play and
heal on the grounds of her school.
Combatants for Peace are former Israeli and Palestinian fighters
who no longer see each other as enemies. They advocate together
for an end to the Occupation.
Abir's father, Bassam Aramin was
a Fatah fighter and served 7 years in an Israeli prison.
He now
heads the Al Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue.
In 2007 he received the Bremen Peace Award for reconciliation
work in the Middle East and the Eliav-Sartawi Award for Middle
Eastern Journalism by Search for Common Ground.
Elik Elhanan,
military refuser, served as a soldier in an IDF combat unit from
1995-98. In 1997 his sister was killed by a Palestinian suicide
bombing in Jerusalem.
He speaks all over the world and is now
pursuing a Ph.D. in Middle East Studies at Columbia University.
The Combatants for Peace national tour is organized by The
Rebuilding Alliance and Women of a Certain Age. For more
information and to and support the Abir's Garden Project go
to RebuildingAlliance.org
Donations to help build
"Abir's Garden, a Safe Place to Grow" are tax deductible.
Checks should be made out to "The Rebuilding Alliance."
All online donations will help Abir's Garden qualify for a 50K
challenge grant!
Press Contact: Ateqah Khaki, Riptide Communications,
212-260-5000 R.S.V.P
for the October 25th event via
email to jabuqartoumy@yahoo.com by Jan.
22nd.
CANCELED Jan 26 Saturday morning, Lake Forest: Legal Observer Monitoring Project Canceled for today Contact Scott oscarnudo@yahoo.com
New Jan 26 Saturday 9am-noon, Newport Beach:
Bayview restoration
Please park at the Muth Interpretive Center (directions are here: www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/UNBweb/map.html#muth).
Please walk down the bike path (away from Irvine Ave) and follow the signs
to the restoration site.
There is a 20 minute walk from the parking lot to the restoration site.
Restrooms are available at the Muth Interpretive Center, but not at the
restoration site.
What we'll do: We will plant bush sunflower, giant wild rye, deerweed,
bladderpod, California buckwheat, and California sagebrush along the bike
path.
Our work this month will continue to expand the restoration area we've
been working on in this area over the last 5 years.
Details:
All tools, gloves, and refreshments will be provided.
Please be prepared to work outside with long pants, close-toed shoes (no
sandals), and sun protection.
If you have not yet filled out a liability waiver for the 2008 calendar
year, please print out the waiver attached to this email and fill out the
necessary information, including your signature, and bring to the ROOTS
event.
For volunteers under 18, please note that the bottom portion of the waiver
must be filled out by a parent or guardian.
Volunteers under 14 must be accompanied by an adult and service learning
hours are available.
Please bring your own reusable water bottle or cup.
In order to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by our restoration
events, we will not be offering bottled water at this event.
Water will be available in coolers for you to fill your own reusable
container.
For more information on the impact of waste and debris, especially in our
marine environments, please visit this website: www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/marinedebris.html
Please RSVP to the event so we have enough supplies for all participants.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at
949-640-0286 or myurko@coastal.ca.gov
Thanks for volunteering!
Matthew J. Yurko
Project Coordinator
Community-Based Restoration and Education Program
coast4u.org and click on Upper Newport
Bay Restoration
California Coastal Commission
600 Shellmaker Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-640-0286 (phone)
949-640-1742 (fax)
myurko@coastal.ca.gov
NEW Jan 26 Saturday 9am-1pm, Orange: UNAUSA-Orange County Planning Retreat The Board of Directors and 2008 Chapter Co-Presidents Ken and Barbara Tye invite you to participate in a special planning retreat. At this important meeting, we will begin anew the process of planning for the future of the Orange County United Nations Association-USA Chapter. We will examine such important issues as increasing membership, developing more visibility in Orange County, our role in advocacy on controversial world issues, increasing our diversity, outreach to youth, and funding for projects and special events. All members and friends are welcome. Event will be held at: Chapman University, Reeves Hall, Lower Level Reading Center Planning for the event will require knowing approximately how many people will be in attendance. Coffee and juice will be provided. Donations of cookies or fruit will be appreciated. Please respond to tye@chapman.edu or call 714-997-6845, so we can accommodate everyone at this important retreat. This event is free.
Jan 26 (2nd and 4th Saturday) 10am, Orange: OC Peace Coalition general meeting at the Sisters of St. Joseph Justice Center, 480 S. Batavia. Directions: Turn into the parking lot from Batavia just north of La Veta Avenue, drive around to the left, to the south side of the complex. Look for signs to direct you to the room we've been assigned. This time it's likely to be Classroom 3. All interested people are invited, especially anyone who might represent one of our member organizations. We're likely to be discussing tentative plans for March 15th national day of action, further fundraising plans, a possible "Constitution Day", or whatever business people want to bring up (excluding any specific support of candidates or political parties). Please bring your ideas, and be ready to step up and participate. Contact: ocpeace.org, (714)637-8313.
Jan 26 (last Saturday) 10am-noon, Seal Beach: Senior Patriots Against the War End the war-Bring the troops back home-Take care of them when they do come home. Senior Patriots Against the War is tightly focused on the above agenda only. We ask that other demonstrators joining us not bring signs regarding other causes which may dilute our message. Protest at Seal Beach Blvd, At the entrance to Leisure World right next to Boeing plant and not too far from the Naval Weapons Stations, Seal Beach exit off the 405. Parking is at the Seal Beach Market. People need to bring their own signs. For more info: Tom Pontac at: to2runners@verizon.net or Jackie Bunnell at jackie.bunnell@verizon.net
new Jan 26 1pm, Anaheim: A.N.S.W.E.R. protest 512 S. Brookhurst St. (Bet. Orange Ave. & Broadway) The A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, joins with the National Council of Arab Americans (NCA), Free Palestine Alliance(FPA), Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, Palestinian American Women's Association(PAWA), Al-Awda Palestine Right to Return Coalition and other anti-war and progressive organizations in calling for emergency protests demanding an immediate end to the Israeli blockade and siege of Gaza. Protests will take place on January 25-26 at Israeli embassies, consulates, U.S. federal buildings and other locations. answer.pephost.org/site/News2?abbr=ANS_&page=NewsArticle&id=8767 Another perspective: standwithus.com/app/iNews/view.asp?ID=261
Jan 26 1-5pm, Irvine: Women, Politics and Leadership: A Trans-Partisan Dialogue for the Women of Southern California. University of California - Irvine Student Center (Doheny Conference Room) $30 registration online gtwsocal.org or by mail GTW P.O. Box 80026 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 ~ Co-Sponsored by: UCI - School of Social Studies UCI - Center for Citizen Peace Building UCI - Department of Women's Studies UCI - International Studies Program For additional information contact Joy Adams at harrietadams@cox.net 949 454-1349
Jan 26 Saturday 7pm, Costa Mesa:
For the Bible Tells Me So
forthebibletellsmeso.org
With all the clashes over sexuality, faith, and biblical interpretation
that have rocked the Christian world over the past years, we are in danger
of losing sight of the real people, straight and gay, who must live within
the tension of rejection while continuing to trust in God.
The movie was only shown in a few theatres in Los Angeles, and Progressive
Christians Uniting progressivechristiansuniting.org
is excited to be able to make it available to the wider community in free
church screenings.
We invite you to come see this award-winning documentary and take part in
discussions about this issue over the next few weeks.
Come with your friends -- progressive or conservative!
This is the movie that can make the difference
Fairview Community Church
2525 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Jan 27 Sunday 10am-2pm, Rancho Santa Margarita: Second Annual Leave Only Footprints Morasha's Environmental Awareness Festival 30482 Avenida de las Banderas Rancho Santa Margarita morasha.org bethecause.org/calendar/event.php?id=5806
Jan 27 Sunday 1-3pm, Irvine:
Democrats and decline to states and others are invited to a
meeting of the Greater Newport Bay Democratic Club. Topics to be
covered will include:
information on the February 5 California Presidential Democratic
candidates who are still running
for the Presidency, and on the 7 initiatives and referendums on that
Primary. The meeting will
also cover: how we can more effectively help some Democratic candidates to
be elected to
political offices ,and an election of officers of the Club. Light snacks
will be available. The
meeting will be at the Duck Club in Irvine.
To get to the Duck Club from the I-405 (San Diego Freeway) and Jamboree
Road go South on
Jamboree toward Newport Beach one block on Jamboree Road. Turn left onto
Michelson Drive
and go about 1/2 mile to the traffic light at Riparian Way. Turn right
onto Riparian Way and go
about 1 mile until just before Riparian Way turns into a dirt road. Turn
right and you will be on
the entrance to a parking lot. Turn left into that Parking Lot. On your
right, you will see a
building that is the closest building to Newport Beach. That is the Duck
Club. Welcome.
Questions?
Email NewportAreaDems@Yahoo.com
Jan 27 Sunday 2pm, Anaheim: March and Rally for Responsible Development For more than a year, a coalition of political, union and community leaders concerned with social and economic justice issues have been strategizing, organizing, negotiating, and advocating to win a Community Benefits Agreement for development on the city-owned land next to Angel Stadium in Anaheim (commonly referred to as the "Platinum Triangle"), and it's understood that the City Council will reach an important decision point on this project by the end of January or shortly thereafter. Among other things, the coalition has been working to establish a model and a precedent for responsible development in Orange County -- good quality jobs with benefits, accessible, affordable housing, child care options, parks and open space, and other important community benefits Please join Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development and its sponsored Community Benefits Coalition in a march and rally for unity, diversity, and strength. The event will take place beginning at St. Boniface Catholic Church at 120 N Janss Street in Anaheim...and with over 900 pledged supporters, we will march to Anaheim City Hall. For more information, contact: Eric Altman ealtman@occord.org Executive Director Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD) 13252 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite 200 Garden Grove, CA 92843 714-621-0919 - phone 714-750-2683 - fax
Jan 27 Sunday 3-5pm, Irvine: Please join us for the kick-off of DemOC PAC Working together to raise our voices locally & nationally Lucca Café 6507 Quail Hill pkwy, irvine leigh steinberg sports attorney & oc democrat Special guest speaker RSVP appreciated contact@DemOCPac.org or (714) 270-5111 theliberaloc.com/2008/01/10/democpac-to-kick-off-jan-27
NEW Jan 28 Monday 7:25-8:30am, Santa Ana: Leafleting Saddleback High School Please join us on the front lines as we continue the counter assault against the incessant barrage of recruitment propaganda on our high school campuses. We're providing the students with alternatives to the military and educating them and their parents about the privacy breeches inherent in recruitment tests. Support peace and help save young people from making uninformed decisions that could cost them their lives. Note: volunteers may leave any time; we understand you got work, school and so on because so do we. WHAT: Handing out literature to high school students and interested parents, plus Opt-Out Forms--IMPORTANT!!! We call it leafleting! Please direct any questions/RSVPs to Sharon: sharonktipton@gmail.com Saddleback High School, 2802 S Flower St, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Residential parking is available on South Olive Drive across the street from the High School off W. Segerstrom near the corner where we're meeting. Read all signs carefully. Please do not park on school property. If you get lost that morning, call Sharon on her cell (949) 257-8501. We'll meet on the sidewalk in front of the school, on South Flower and West Segerstrom / Dyer WHY: Toward the end of demilitarizing all high schools in Santa Ana Unified. Students who want to enlist may go to a local recruiting station just as students interested in a particular university pay a visit to the campus. Debriefing: We will meet for coffee/breakfast afterwards to discuss the morning's events at Taqueria El Zamorano, 925 W Warner Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707 P.S. Kindly RSVP, so we can take a volunteer head-count. And if we don't already have it, provide us with your phone number too. Thank you!
NEW Jan 28 Monday San Juan Capistrano: Coastal Commission Briefing with Former Coastal Commission Chair, Meg Caldwell 31891 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano This is a vital opportunity to join with friends, family and neighbors to be as powerful and effective as possible when the Coastal Commission comes to Del Mar on February 6th. We have a great opportunity to convince the California Coastal Commission it is in everyone's best interest to protect San Onofre State Beach from the Foothill-South Toll Road. We hope to see you on January 28th for this important briefing and on February 6th for the Coastal Commission hearing. RSVP to robin.everett@sierraclub.org or call 949-361-7534
[Location change] Jan 28 (4th Monday) 7pm, Orange: Orange County Democratic Central Committee Meeting Our regular meeting location, the Carpenter's hall, is currently under construction January's meeting will be held at IBEW Local 441 309 N. Rampart Street, Suite M Orange, CA 92868 All meetings are still on the 4th Monday of the month and begin at 7:00 pm. Doors will be open at 6:30 pm for registration. Please feel free to call our office at 714-835-5158 with any questions.
Jan 29 Tuesday 5pm: Vote-By-Mail ballot applications must be received by Orange County Registrar of Voters no later than January 29, 2008. after that LATE CONDITIONS (EMERGENCY VOTING): absentee ballots are available when conditions prevent voting at a polling place. Written application signed under penalty of perjury is required unless the absent voter's ballot is voted in the Registrar of Voters office.
NEW Jan 29 Tuesday 7-9pm, Irvine: The Legacy of the Black Panther Party As a part of Afrikan Consciousness Quarter 2008, the Afrikan Student Union (ASU) at the University of California, Irvine, invites you to the event BLACK POLITICS featuring guest speaker Elaine Brown. Elaine Brown will be speaking on the legacy of the Black Panther Party and giving insight into an aspect of Black Politics through her involvements with the Party. University of California, Irvine Crystal Cove Auditorium This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information, contact the CrossCultural Center at UCI www.ccc.uci.edu at (949) 824-7215. You can also contact Donald Craig DC1764@att.com at the Orange County NAACP.
Jan 30/31 Wednesday/Thursday, Irvine: Focus the Nation at UC Irvine Sustainability and Climate Change Solutions Focus the Nation focusthenation.org at UC Irvine will kick-off on January 30 with a national webcast featuring Professor Stephen Schneider from Stanford University. UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake will give opening remarks at the main event on January 31 and Mayor Beth Krom will speak about what Irvine is doing to address climate change. www.sustainability.uci.edu/focus.html
NEW Jan 30 Wednesday 7pm, Orange: PDA Orange County Chapter Cafe Lucca, 106 N. Glassell St, Orange Join us to . . . . . .Debrief, Organize, and Mobilize the Vote! PS. Consider also arriving early and joining in the weekly CODE PINK OC demonstration in the Old Towne Orange Circle next door, starting at 5:30P, thanks!
new Jan 31 Thursday 6pm, Fullerton:
"Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace" reading at
Fullerton Library
The book Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace is "a harvest
of creative,redemptive storytelling -- nonfiction, fiction, and
poetry spanning five wars and written by those most
profoundly affected by it".
Readings by
Paul Ocampo and Jim Castellanos
Fullerton Main Library
353 W Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832.
For information, call 714-738-6326.
Ocampo and Castellanos, are both contributors to the book
Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace.
For more than 12
years, National Book Award-winning author Maxine Hong
Kingston has led writing-and-meditation workshops for
veterans and their families. The contributors to this volume --
combat veterans, medics, and others who served in war. . .
are part of this community of writers working together
to heal the trauma of war through art.
The award winning film "Regret to Inform" by Barbara Sonneborn
will be presented
after the readings.
Sonneborn is also a
contributor to the book.
new Jan 31,Feb 1,2 Thursday,Friday,Saturday 7pm, Mission Viejo: As part of the 2008 V-Day College Campaign, the students of Saddleback College are proud to present a benefit production of The Vagina Monologues to raise awareness and funds for local organizations working to end violence against women and girls. events.vday.org/2008/College/Saddleback_College_(TVM)
FEBRUARY
Feb 1 (1st Friday) 6:30, Orange:
Moving Pictures: Friday Night Film Series
Recycled Life
For over sixty years, children have been born and raised here, parents and
grandparents eat and survive
here.. Thousands of families thrived in the largest and most toxic and
dangerous area in all of Central America.
For decades, the Guatemala City Garbage Dump and its inhabitant
("guajeros") who recycle the city's
trash have been shunned by society and ignored by the government, until a
disastrous and fateful event in
January 2005 forever changed the face of this landfill and the many people
who've called it home...the film-
makers have captured the beauty, humor and remarkable contrast that
resonates throughout this vast waste-
land of garbage, as generations of families struggle through an ongoing
cycle of life.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange present films that raise awareness
and
encourage conversation about the dynamic, ever-changing, systemic and
critical
needs of our world. Through a variety of titles and topics, attendees
explore
what it means to live in relationship with each other, our neighbors ant
the
whole community of life. The evening includes refreshments, and dialogue -
often with the film makers themselves, and possible opportunities for
action
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
480 S. Batavia St.,
Orange, CA 92868-3998
714-633-8121x7716
Justice@csjorange.org
sistersofstjosephorange.org
Feb 1 Friday 8:00-9:30pm, Irvine: "Bringing Peace To The Middle East" will be Ron Young's topic at University Synagogue. Mr. Young is the Executive Director of the U.S. Inter-religious Committee For Peace In the Middle East, an organization that is composed of many leaders of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities of the United States and that actively works with the Department of State and Capitol Hill. Mr. Young will discuss what the United States and each of us can do to further the road to peace after the Annapolis Peace Conference. universitysynagogue.org/Default.aspx?tabid=55&mid=796&xmid=5214&ctl=Detail University Synagogue is located at 3400 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92612
update Feb 1/2 Friday 5:30-9:00pm/Saturday 7:30am-5:00pm,
Anaheim:
Democratic Party of Orange County 13th Biennial Convention
Disneyland Resort - Paradise Pier Hotel
1717 Disneyland Drive
**** Friday dinner with keynote address by California Attorney General
JERRY BROWN, 7 - 9 pm
****
Saturday breakfast (7:30 to 9 am) with Orange County's
Democratic mayors! Debbie Cook (Huntington Beach), Beth Krom (Irvine),
Rose Espinoza (La Habra), Miguel Pulido (Santa Ana), Jane Egly (Laguna
Beach), and Sharon Quirk (Fullerton) will speak. Master of Ceremonies
will be Tom Daly, OC Clerk-Recorder and former Anaheim mayor.
****
Straw poll! Vote for your choice for President!
****
Four Saturday workshops:
- Discussion and book signing with actor, activist, and author MIKE
FARRELL (of M*A*S*H fame), on his book "Just Call Me Mike."
- Propositions 92-97 explained, with speakers including former U.S.
Congressman Jerry Patterson and popular local blogger David "DDay"
Dayen of Calitics and Digby's Hullabaloo.
- How to Become a Delegate to the Denver convention, with DNC member
and California Democratic Party staffer Bob Mulholland.
- How to "Frame" your political message effectively, with
communications professional Tim Jemal.
****
Saturday lunch with keynote address by CDP Chairman Senator ART
TORRES.
There will also be a Friday night reception at 5:30; two Saturday
General Sessions, 9:15 - 10:45 am and 3:30 - 5 pm; and an exhibit hall
on Friday evening and all day Saturday.
ocdemocrats.org/index.php/blogs/upcoming/13th_biennial_democratic_party_of_orange_county_convention
NEW Feb 1/2/3 Friday 5:30-10:00pm/Saturday,Sunday 9am-5pm, Fullerton: Grass Roots Organizing Weekend A training from the United States Student Association Foundation with Students for Peace and Social Justice at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) usstudents.org
new Feb 2 Saturday Anaheim: Help Mr. You Can Count on Blount, Steve Blount, who is running against Dana Rohrabacher, celebrate his birthday at the Democratic Party of Orange County's 13th Biennial Convention by dropping by his table. He may even see his shadow. www.steveblount.org - Days: 562-803-8675 ext. 18 - Evenings & Weekends: 714-995-2128 stblount@ca.rr.com Making History & Changing the World Together
Feb 2 Saturday 10am, Santa Ana: You are invited to participate in the 28th Annual Orange County Black History Parade and Cultural Faire. This community event will starts at 10:00am on Saturday, February 2, 2008, in downtown Santa Ana. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. There will be something for all ages. Volunteers are needed to assist with all aspects of the celebration, and Sponsorship Opportunities are provided. For more information go to the website: ocblackhistoryparade.com/Parade/sponsors.htm or call 714-754-7945.
new Feb 3 (1st Sunday) 2pm, Santa Ana:
Green Party of Orange County General Meeting
Two featured speakers at this meeting:
- Josue Benitez is an organizer with El Comite
Pro-Democracia En Mexico, an organization dedicated
to improving the economic and political situation in
Mexico and other Latin American countries.
- Sue Reams, mother of a non-violent 3 Striker, has been
working to Amend the law for the 12 years.
Her son is
serving 25 years to life for serving as a lookout for a $20
drug sale.
She will speak about the initiative for the Three Strikes
Reform Act of 2008 :
Persons whose 3rd Strike is non-violent
and non-serious
will be eligible for resentencing at twice
the term otherwise
provided for rather than the Minimum
of 25 years to life that
they are currently serving.
in
the Board Room of the Irvine Ranch Water
District located at 15600 Sand Canyon Ave.
in the City of Irvine.
(about half-way between
the 5 and 405 freeways)
NEW Feb 3 Sunday 4-6pm, Laguna Niguel: Meet Steve Wine and Cheese Social hosted by Kim Salter. Join Kim and Steve for an afternoon event of social mingling and political conversation at, 31662 Flying Cloud Drive, Laguna Niguel. Please RSVP to Kim at 949-493-4423, or kimsalter@cox.net.
NEW Feb 4 (1st Monday) 5-6:30pm, Mission Viejo: Anti-War & Impeachment Vigil Crown Valley Parkway across from the Shops at Mission Viejo (just off the 5 Freeway) in Mission Viejo. Join the growing group of patriotic citizens who believe that the War and the War President are both wrong for our country. This action encourages and educates passerby -we're getting much more positive results than when we started! contact: SharonKTipton@Yahoo.com
NEW Feb 4 (1st and 3rd Mondays) 5-6pm, Huntington Beach: Huntington Beach Impeachment Action pub13.bravenet.com/calendar/viewevent.php?usernum=1042823059&y=2008&m=02&d=04&id=113103 The local impeachment movement is flourishing in Huntington Beach. Our goal is to pass a city impeachment resolution here and in other cities in Orange County. To find our more and participate please visit: ocimpeachmentsite.org and join huntingtonbeachimpeach@yahoogroups.com 2000 Main St., Huntington Beach, CA - rally at Yorktown/Main St. - 5 PM (signs available or bring your own) - Impeach for Peace, Impeach for Justice! for more information, e-mail Lynda Hernandez redwoodsforever@verizon.net
NEW Feb 4 (1st Monday) 6:30pm, Santa Ana: OC-RAP General meeting at El Centro Cultural de Mexico 310 W 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 At the corner of Broadway and 5th Street (above El Curtido Restaurant) Questions? oc-rap@hotmail.com or (714) 649-0501 bethecause.org/calendar/event.php?id=5802
new Feb 4 (1st Monday) 7pm, Santa Ana: Democratic Club of Central Orange County Marie Callender's 1821 N. Grand Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92701 democratsofcentraloc.org
Feb 5 Tuesday 7am-8pm:
Election Day Presidential Primary/Anaheim Union High School
District Special Election
Any decline to state voter can request a ballot for the Democratic Party
or the conservative American Independent party. Registered voters can vote
ideally at their polling place. If they can not reach the polling place by
8 P.M. but can reach another polling place in Orange County they can still
vote on a provisional ballot. If a person has an absentee ballot but has
not voted it before this day, he or she can go to any polling place and
vote that ballot there or exchange it for permission to vote using a voting
machine.
NEW Feb 5 Tuesday 5pm, Laguna Beach: Super Duper Tuesday night at Hennessey's (upstairs) ½ price appetizers until 7:00 pm; 2-for-1 burgers all night; TV's will be tuned into watch the election returns. We have reserved the upstairs for this event. RSVP: Yes Please let me know the number of people that will be coming either via return e-mail Traci.Snow@Sunmed.com or at 949-433-0945!! Please forward this if you like, but be sure to let people know to RSVP so that we can give Hennessey's a number to expect. We hope to see you there!!! In peace and hope, Traci Snow
NEW Feb 5 Tuesday 6:30pm, Irvine: Super Tuesday Election Watch Pot Luck at Steve Young's HQ, 101 Pacifica, Suite100 (downstairs from the old office if you have been here before), Irvine Spectrum area. Off the 133 at Barranca between the 5 and the 405, at the corner of Barranca and Pacifica. There is a Double Tree Hotel on the diagonal corner from us. Bring a dish to share and bringing your own plate and utensils to save on disposables. Wine, beer and soda will be available. Donations appreciated. RSVP to Marion, 949-640-4400, or marionpack@cableone.net
new Feb 5 Tuesday 6:30-10:00pm, Laguna Beach: Celebrate Super Nova Tues Wine, Food, Fun $25 for Members $45 for non-members (includes 1 year membership) Watch Results Hosted by Laguna Beach Democratic Club B.C. Space Gallery 235 Forest Ave. (upstairs) Please RSVP by Jan 29th call 949-715-3799 lagunabeachdemocraticclub.com/Meeting.aspx
Feb 5 Tuesday 7-10pm, Laguna Woods: Laguna Woods Democratic Club Super Duper Tuesday - February 5 Election Watch Party at Clubhouse 7, 7-10 p.m.; snacks and drinks; bring old campaign buttons; take part in a poll regarding primary results. 24 states will hold primaries on the same day. Historical! Exciting! Come join us. Jointly sponsored by AAUW, NCJW, and the Democratic Club. Call Sue Dearing for info 855-6965. lw-dems.org
Feb 6 (1st Wednesday) 7pm, Costa Mesa: DFA-OC Monthly Meeting Karl Strauss Brewery, 901 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa, Metropointe Shopping Center. Agenda includes candidate presentations, special speaker, quarterly project update, March peace event news and Super Duper Tuesday results - lots to talk about. Please bring non-perishable food (cans, boxes, beans and rice) for Second Harvest Food Bank food drive. dfa-oc.org
NEW Feb 7 Thursday 6:30-8:30pm: Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment Planning Committee Meeting Aldersgate United Methodist Church 1201 Irvine Blvd., Tustin, CA The Planning Committee meets monthly to plan the annual Caring for Creation conference in addition to other, smaller events that take place throughout the year. For more information, please visit our website at ocice.org.
NEW Feb 9 Saturday 9am-noon, Laguna Beach:
Steve Young for Congress, Campaign/Precinct Organizing Meeting
We are continuing to expand our grassroots base for change by bringing our
campaign meeting to you. We know how people hate to leave Laguna Beach, so
we are coming to you. This is the sixth organizing meeting for Steve's City
Captains, Precinct leaders/volunteers, anyone that wants to join Steve's
campaign, or organizers and volunteers working on other campaigns which
overlay the 48th District.
Let's work together to win in 2008. Please RSVP to Marion at 949-640-4400.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 429 Cypress Dr., Laguna Beach
NEW Feb 9 (2nd Saturday) 10-11:30AM, Laguna Woods: "Bring the Troops Home Now" rally at the corner of Paseo de Valencia and El Toro Rd, in front of the Washington Mutual Bank. Citizens of conscience have an opportunity to express their concerns about our purpose and presence in Iraq. Participants may use signs provided, or bring their own. Everyone is invited to attend. Be an active witness for peace. Info: 586-0880
Feb 9 Saturday 5:15pm, Buena Park: The Orange County Interfaith Committee to Aid Farm Workers invites you to attend their 43rd annual Farm Worker Winter Celebration with Keynote Speaker, United Farm Worker Leader, Dolores Huerta United Food and Commercial Workers Union Hall 8530 Stanton Avenue (corner of Stanton & Crescent) in Buena Park Social and Silent Auction begins at 5:15 P.M. and Dinner will be served at 6:00 P.M. Dolores Huerta, one of the most influential labor leaders of the twentieth century, will be the keynote speaker at this year's dinner. Her accomplishments include economic, social and political gains for workers across the United States. While her most significant achievements have been made through the United Farm Workers (UFW) union, which she helped establish in 1966, Huerta has also worked as a lobbyist for pro-worker legislation in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. She has also earned a place as a respected feminist spokesperson and roll model. Even after her retirement from the daily management of the UFW, she continues to serve as its vice-president emeritus while promoting the union's agenda in legislative chambers and media outlets around the country. Reservations requested by Friday, February 1st. All proceeds will be given to the United Farm Workers. Checks should be made payable to UFW (not tax deductible)> For reservations, email or call Suzanne Darweesh Sdarweesh@aol.com 714-738-1785. For a pre-paid reservation, mail your check to Suzanne at 2104 Hilltop Court, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Should you be unable to attend, your donation will be truly appreciated.
(program change) Feb 9 (2nd Saturday) 6:30-8:30pm,
Irvine:
ReclaimDemocracy.org Orange
County Chapter meeting The Power of Nightmares, Part II ("The
Phantom Victory")
Due to popular demand, ReclaimDemocracy.org will be screening part II of
The Power of Nightmares
as a follow up to their January
meeting
The previously scheduled screening of "Money As Debt" has been
postponed to a later meeting.
Don't worry if you missed part 1; I'll provide a synopsis just prior to
our next meeting.
In this film, filmmaker Adam Curtis compares the rise of the American
Neo-Conservative movement and the radical Islamist movement, noting strong
similarities between the two. More controversially, it argues that the
threat of radical Islamism as a massive, sinister organized force of
destruction, specifically in the form of al-Qaeda, is in fact a myth
perpetrated by politicians in many countries-and particularly American
Neo-Conservatives-in an attempt to unite and inspire their people following
the failure of earlier, more utopian ideologies. The Power of Nightmares
has been praised by film critics in both Britain and the United States. Its
message and content have also been the subject of various critiques and
criticisms from conservatives and progressives.
Join us as we view this film and engage in our always lively and
provocative follow-up discussion. The meeting is free and refreshments are
served.
at the Irvine Ranch Water District building at 15600 Sand Canyon Ave.
reclaimdemocracyoc.org
NEW Feb 10 Sunday 4-7pm: You're invited to a Valentine Fundraising Dinner for "Get On The Bus" featuring the music of Ron Kobayashi. "Get On The Bus" is a non-profit program which enables children to visit their parents in prison on Mother's Day and Father's Day. This is a great opportunity to help provide healing to families experiencing pain and brokenness due to incarceration. The Congregational Church of Fullerton 845 N. Euclid in Fullerton Program Schedule: 4:00 Social 4:30 Dinner 5:30 Program 5:45 Concert Cost: $35.00 per person Checks should be made payable to: Congregational Church of Fullerton RSVP by February 2, 2008 For information call Joyce Garrison 714- 525-8695 Joyce Garrison 3115 Santa Rosa Place Fullerton, CA 92835
Feb 12 Tuesday 9:00-11:30am/1pm-3pm, Huntington Beach: Project Vote Smart Voter's Self-Defense System. Six of our board members with a stage presentation that will knock your socks off or our Purple Bus complete with a movie theater and computer terminals to train citizens how to defend themselves from the manipulation of both candidates and their parties. Tolerance will no longer be your only option! Golden West College, 15744 Golden West Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 9:00am- 11:30pm 5 Points Shopping Center, 18598 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 1:00pm - 3:00pm votesmart.org/blog/?page_id=113
Feb 13 Wednesday, 7:30pm, Irvine: Orange County Atheists International House of Pancakes at 18542 MacArthur Blvd in Irvine, near John Wayne Airport ocatheists.com/archives/000051.shtm
NEW Feb 16 (3rd Saturday) 9-11am Orange: UNAUSA-Orange County Board meeting Sisters of St. Joseph Mother House 480 S. Batavia Orange, CA 92868 Conference Room off of Lobby Board Meetings are Open to All unausa.org
new Feb 16/17 Saturday 10am - Sunday 10am, Long Beach:
Change of Heart Weekend
24 hours is all it takes!
We will spend 24 hours in a cardboard tent city to better understand what
it is like to be without a home, without family to turn to, and without the
comforts of our daily lives. Throughout the 24 hours, invited guests will
conduct activities on various social causes. We will learn about the world,
about ourselves, and about how we can make a difference.
Campfire USA Campground
7070 E. Carson St.
bethecause.org/calendar/event.php?id=5780
new Feb 16 Saturday 2:30pm, Anaheim: Anaheim Democratic Club On Saturday, January 19, over 40 people attended the initial kickoff for the new Anaheim Democratic Club. They patiently listened to a variety of high-powered speakers including Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, California Senator Lou Correa, Anaheim Councilwoman Lorri Galloway, Regional Directors John Smith and Jim Moreno, DPOC Executive Director Melahat Rafiei, DPOC Political Director Lindsay Hopkins, and others. When Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez said she would match donations up to $1000, a frenzy of donations ensued and we quickly raised the $1000! Thanks to all the donors who made this possible! To top it off, Ron Shepston, Candidate for U.S. Congress District 42, also pledged $1000 to bring the total starting funds for this fledgling club to $3000! What a terrific beginning! Attendees heard from several candidates running for local offices. The new club will be a great resource for ensuring Democrats win big in Anaheim! The next meeting will include the adoption of bylaws, election of officers and other required business. Please pass the word on to any interested Democrats: Anaheim Sunkist Branch Library, 901 S. Sunkist, Anaheim
Feb 20 Wednesday 10am-3pm, Orange: CARA (California Alliance for Retired Americans) Free All-Day Election Workshop Please join CARA californiaalliance.org to learn how we can: * Win Universal Health Care for All * Win a real Medicare prescription drug benefit * Protect Social Security and Pensions from privatization * Educate seniors about Candidates' position on key senior issues Learn to craft our message, build grassroots capacity, and hold elected officials accountable. (Free lunch included) TEAMSTERS LOCAL 952, 140 S. Marks Way, Orange 92868 RSVP by Feb. 13th: Call CARA at 714-244-7776 or email: sgoldfarb@californiaalliance.org. (Transportation may be arranged)
new Feb 20 (3rd Wednesday) 2-4pm, Laguna Woods Village: "Write Makes Might" letter writing party, Hosted by Concerned Citizens You are invited to come, weigh in with our elected officials on key issues and make a difference. Clubhouse 1 Dining room 2
new Feb 21 Thursday 7pm, Tustin: Let's Help America Meetup China Palace 13444 Newport Ave Tustin Tustin , CA 92780 democrat.meetup.com/147/calendar/7086248
[new location] Feb 25 (4th Monday) 7pm, Orange: Orange County Democratic Central Committee Meeting Our regular meeting location, the Carpenter's hall, is currently under construction. February's meeting will be held at Teamsters Local 952 140 S. Marks Way Orange, CA 92868 All meetings are still on the 4th Monday of the month and begin at 7:00 pm. Doors will be open at 6:30 pm for registration. Please feel free to call our office at 714-835-5158 with any questions.
new Feb 28 Thursday 7-9:30 pm, Los Alamitos: Start of the Campaign at the Starting Gate Saloon, 5052 Katella Avenue, Los Alamitos, 90720-2802 across from the Los Alamitos Racetrack where everyone can eat heartily & drink liberally, for Steve Blount's run at defeating Dana Rohrabacher in the 46th, CD. You Can Count on Blount $50 suggested donation. No host bar. Making History & Changing the World Together. Kinde Durkee Treasurer ID C00442764 stblount@ca.rr.com - Days: 562-803-8675, ext 18 - Evenings & Weekends: 714-995-2128 - steveblount.org
Feb 29-Mar 2 Friday-Sunday, Anaheim: YDA Winter Conference YDA is coming to CA and we're going to Disneyland! Join us for a weekend of networking with Young Dems from across the country, a young voter Peer-to-Peer effort in Santa Ana, national/statewide speakers, trainings, and lots of fun! yda.org/events/256/ydas-2008-winter-national-conference-in-anaheim-ca
MARCH
Mar 7 (1st Friday) 6:30, Orange:
Moving Pictures: Friday Night Film Series
Born Into Brothels
Winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Film. The most
stigmatized people in Calcutta's
red light district are not the prostitutes, but their children. In the
face of abject poverty, abuse, and despair,
these kids have little possibility of escaping their mother's fate or for
creating another type of life.
In Born
into Brothels, directors Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman chronicle the
amazing transformation of the children
they come to know in the red light district. Briski, a professional
photographer, gives them lessons and cameras, igniting latent sparks of
artistic genius that reside in these children who live in the most sordid
and
seemingly hopeless world.
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
480 S. Batavia St.,
Orange, CA 92868-3998
714-633-8121x7716
Justice@csjorange.org
Mar 11,18,25,Apr 1 Tuesdays 1:30-3:30pm, Irvine: Corporate Responsibility Issues (SS 301) Woodbridge Village Center http://unex.uci.edu/olli/courses/details.asp?cm_id=x&serial_id=00433&acadYear=2008&acadTerm=SPRING&reqtype=bytopic
NEW Mar 15 Saturday noon, Huntington Beach: Peace Demonstration commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion Save the date, details to be announced. ocpeace.org
[new location] Mar 24 (4th Monday) 7pm, Orange: Orange County Democratic Central Committee Meeting Our regular meeting location, the Carpenter's hall, is currently under construction. The March meeting will be held at Teamsters Local 952 140 S. Marks Way Orange, CA 92868 All meetings are still on the 4th Monday of the month and begin at 7:00 pm. Doors will be open at 6:30 pm for registration. Please feel free to call our office at 714-835-5158 with any questions.
NEW Mar 29 Saturday noon-midnight, Newport Beach: Recognizing Their Service - A Benefit Concert to Support Our Troops and Our Veterans. A full day of music with numerous bands such as The Midnight Ramblers, The Delta 88's, and comedy entertainment too, with Master of Ceremony, Steve Young, at the Tee Room, 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. This benefit is in conjunction with, and in support of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California Foundation. For more information go to - disabledvets.netfirms.com
WEEKLY EVENTS
O. C. Catholic Worker - Volunteer Schedule occatholicworker.org/schedule.php
Mondays, 7:30am, Laguna Hills: Neighborhood Democratic Discussion Group at Starbucks Coffee, 25630 Alicia Parkway, across from Laguna Hills High School. This Week Discussion Topics: * NEW HAMPSHIRE Fallout * CALIFORNIA / ORANGE CO Prospects . . .and anything else you want to talk about! Join us.
Tuesdays, 7pm, Santa Ana: Junta de Voluntarios/Volunteer Meeting El Centro Cultural De Mexico 310 W. 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 el-centro.org
Tuesdays, 7pm, Irvine: Irvine Queers. 106 Gateway Commons Irvine, CA 92697 UCI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center located between Gateway Commons and the Cross-Cultural Center. spirit.dos.uci.edu/irvineq
Wednesdays, 7:30 am, Anaheim: Los Amigos of Orange County, a progressive networking group, meets at Jagerhaus Restaurant, 2525 East Ball Road.. Contact: guevarasart@yahoo.com or (949) 636-2750
Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm, Laguna Hills Women in Black of Laguna Woods has changed their time and venue, for the fall and winter season. They will meet now at the corner of El Toro and Regional Drive, (by the Laguna Hills Mall). They gather every Wednesday (now) from 3:30 to 4:30 pm., and have done so for the last 4-1/2 years. They are affiliated with a world-wide women's peace movement of approximately 150 groups . The vigils are silent because words are inadequate to express the tragedy caused by wars and hatred. Black is worn as a symbol of sorrow for all victims of war, for the destruction of people, nature and the fabric of life. Look for the world flag and a large banner stating, FOR ALL VICTIMS OF WAR. A SILENT VIGIL OF SORROW. All women who do not accept the role of passivity to violence - who want to transform their anguish into non-violent action are invited to join the group. Please dress in black. Men are welcome also. Local email wiblagunawoods@yahoo.com; International website: Womeninblack.org . Local call: 949-588-9367
Wednesdays, 5:30-7 pm, Orange: Iraq war protest, sponsored by OC Code Pink (www.codepinkoc.org) at the Traffic Circle in Old Towne Orange. Bring an anti-war sign and wear pink or black! Contact: Kathy@codepinkoc.org.
Wednesdays, 5-6 pm, Irvine: UCI Amnesty International meeting, Crescent Bay Room B (A124) in the Student Center spirit.dos.uci.edu/amnesty/calendar.htm
Wednesdays, 8-9 pm, Garden Grove: Be the Cause Orange County (bethecause.org) will gather for an hour of meditation every Wednesday, along with our brethren in the Bay Area, Houston and Los Angeles. Quiet the mind. Sit in the stillness. Experience the silence. Everyone is welcome. Where: "Casa Cortez" 1412 Nisson Rd #20 Tustin, CA 92780 When: Every Wednesday gather at 7:30pm meditation from 8pm to 9pm dinner and discussion to follow RSVP Hiromi <aspiringme@yahoo.com>
Thursdays, 5 PM, Irvine: UC Irvine Young Democrats meeting, Humanities Hall room 112 Contact: dlorango@uci.edu
Thursdays, 7pm, Santa Ana: Immigrant Rights Committee Meeting El Centro Cultural De Mexico 310 W. 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Thursdays 8:30 PM, Santa Ana: Drinking Liberally (www.drinkingliberally.org) a no-agenda social club for local progressives, meets at Memphis Bar at 201N Broadway in the Artists Village Contact: orangecounty@drinkingliberally.org or (714) 955-7765
Thursdays 7 PM, Huntington Beach: Drinking Liberally (www.drinkingliberally.org) a no-agenda social club for local progressives, meets at Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Co. 19461 Main St. Contact: Louise Stewardson 714-356-6559 HuntingtonBeachg@drinkingliberally.org
Thursdays 7 PM, Rancho Santa Margarita: Drinking Liberally (drinkingliberally.org), a no-agenda social club for local progressives, meets at Canyon Fireside Grille, 22312 El Paseo. Contact: rsm@drinkingliberally.org.
Fridays 7:30 am, Huntington Beach: Informal "Blue HB" Coffeeklatch at Natale's Cafe, 7251 Warner, between Gothard & Goldenwest. Contact: Vern Nelson 724-235-VERN
Fridays 8 am, San Juan Capistrano: Informal discussion of local issues at Metro Java, 32211 Camino Capistrano.
[Postponed until further notice] Fridays, 10am, Laguna Niguel: Progressive Koffee Klatch Starbucks at Marina Hills Drive and Golden Lantern - A place and time to catch up on news, find out what's going on locally, make new friends and vent! Always educational! Contact SharonKTipton@Yahoo.com Due to a new schedule, I have to postpone this weekly event until further notice. Someone else is welcomed to continue, grow it. I'll be sending out invites to local Dems and progressives in the weeks ahead. Hopefully, we'll find another time to meet to network and grow the grassroots and Dem movement in the OC! Thanks to the wonderful people who have participated, and we hope to have a great group in the months to come! Sharon Tipton
Fridays 4-5pm Irvine: Imagine Peace Vigil Culver and Michelson (405 south to Culver, right on Culver, one block to Michelson. Left on Michelson and park at the Wholesome Choice.) Signs are available, if you bring your own please focus on a peace theme only. (Fri Jan 25 Vigil Canceled)
Fridays 5pm Costa Mesa: Street corner protest against Colonial Occupation from Iraq to Palestine to Haiti at the corner of Bristol and Anton across from the South Coast Plaza Contact: Chuck Anderson, quetzalcoatl38@aol.com, (714) 956-5037
Fridays 5:30pm, Santa Ana: Orange County DREAM Team Coalition Meeting (www.istillhaveadream.org) Centro Cultural de Mexico Room 211 301 W. 5th Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 Contact: Minerva S. Gómez (714) 376-8065
Fridays and Saturdays, 1 pm, Anaheim Food Not Bombs Anaheim (www.foodnotbombs.net/california.html) at La Palma Park. Contact: Annaliesa, foodnotbombsanaheim@gmail.com or (714) 526-3576. geocities.com/safnb/where.html
Saturdays, 8-11am, Lake Forest Legal Observer monitoring to deter harassment of day laborers colectivo-tonantzin.org/20071210104838.pdf Contact Hector hvillagra@aclu-sc.org or Scott oscarnudo@yahoo.com (Canceled for Jan 26)
Saturdays and Sundays, 9am-noon, 1-4pm, Silverado Fire Clean-up Every weekend for the next several weekends (including Thanksgiving) we are running volunteer work crews on Saturday and Sunday. There are two shifts available each day, 9am to noon and 1pm to 4pm. Current activity includes yard clean-up, making sandbags and placing sandbags, gravel bags and hay/rice bales on homeowner's property to mitigate slide damage this winter. We will also be conducting a creek clean-up in Silverado and Modjeska very soon. This will consist of removing trash. This is incredibly important to help mitigate floods. These activities are labor intensive tasks so we need able-bodied volunteers. If you don't consider yourself able-bodied but want to help in some way you might consider donating snacks or lunch items to feed the volunteers. Whatever way you choose to assist, our meeting place is a large, dirt lot at the corner of Santiago Canyon Road and Modjeska Canyon Road. Make the turn onto Modjeska and the lot is immediately on your right. If any individuals wish to help we encourage you to wear a hat, sunscreen, long sleeves, long pants, sturdy shoes and work gloves. If they have shovels, please bring them with the name clearly indicated. This activity is on-going. lesliepaskus@aol.com Leslie Paskus Amador Inter-Canyon League Fire Recovery Group sil-mod.org
Saturdays, 1am-11pm, Laguna Beach: Vigil for Peace at Laguna Main Beach PCH at Ocean Avenue. Bring signs or use ours Contact: (949) 499-3190
Saturdays, noon-2pm, Brea: Brea Anti-war gathering at the intersection of Brea Blvd. and Imperial Highway Contact Marcus Gourley runningdeeractivist@yahoo.com
Saturdays, 11pm-2am, Santa Ana: The Lights On Program is an amazing fully volunteer-run effort, offering warmth, caring & resources to those being released from incarceration. Conceived by the Society of St. Vincent De Paul, the program endeavors to help these men & women successfully re-enter society by meeting their immediate basic needs & connecting them to intervention & prevention programs to reduce further offenses. Volunteers man an RV, located across from the Intake & Release Center of the Santa Ana Jail. Volunteers are able to offer coffee, water, snacks, clothing, & the use of their cell phone, all provided free of charge. The RV also supplies free printed resources providing a comprehensive list of shelters, sober living homes, job programs, legal aid services & more to help them towards self-sufficiency. Oftentimes, once they are released from custody, they have no money for phone calls or bus fare. This program offers an immediate presence, a sort of safe haven for those men & women who often feel disoriented during the critical post-release period. Santa Ana Jail (Outside the Intake/Release Center) 550 N. Flower Street http://bethecause.org/calendar/event.php?id=5175
Sundays, 12-1pm,
Huntington Beach:
Enough!
Every Sunday from noon to 1pm, more and more people nationwide are hitting
the streets to publicly tell their neighbors, We've Had Enough! of this
reckless, incompetent and criminal Administration.
Huntington Beach:
At Main St. and PCH
S/W corner
For more info. Contact,
Albert
afitguy@excite.com
Dorrine
quitetherebel@hotmail.com
theyoungturks.com/section/Enough
dfalink.com/event.php?id=25376
Sundays, 1 pm, Santa Ana: Food Not Bombs Santa Ana (http://www.foodnotbombs.net/california.html) at the Catholic Worker, 316 Cypress Ave Contact: (714) 970-8276
Sundays, 4:30 pm, Costa Mesa: Immigrants' rights group Colectivo Tonantzin meets at the Super Antojitos restaurant by the corner of Fairview and Baker Location may vary Contact: Coyotl Tezcalipoca matlazinka@hotmail.com to verify location We will probably be skipping some of the Sunday meetings during the Lake Forest monitoring project, since most of us will have gathered on Saturday mornings anyway. But you can join us there, or for a debriefing meeting afterwards, probably around 11am. colectivo-tonantzin.org
Sundays, 7-8 pm, Huntington Beach: "Visualize world peace, surf city style” at Main St. & Pacific Coast Highway, Bring a covered candle just help hold up the banner (no signs please; the banner says it all!). Contact: mtheriault@socal.rr.com.
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