Events Included: Sat.March 4 : Gore Vidal and Scott Ritter, LA
Mon. March 6 Malalai Joya, Woman Afghan Legislator,LA Wednesday, March 8, Counter - Recruitment Fri. March 10th Films for Peace "Beyond Treason", SM Sat. March 11 : Eyes Wide Open Exhibit 10:30,LA Sat March 11th Brunch- Civil Liberties Institute Saturday, March 11, Progressive Democrats of LA Gen. Meeting Sun. March 12 CODE PINK SM BEACH PHOTO Specific Information below ********************************* March 4 : Gore Vidal and Scott Ritter, LA sent by Jeff Norman <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 310.842.8794 Former weapons inspector Scott Ritter will join legendary writer-radical reformer Gore Vidal in LA on March 4. A citizen response to lying, spying and dying for the "war on terror" Saturday, March 4, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Immanuel Presbyterian Church 3300 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles Doors open 3:00 PM. Seating is first-come, first-served. Suggested donation: $10 (nobody turned away) For more information call 310.842.8794 or visit <http://www.ustourofduty.org/>http://www.ustourofduty.org www.ustourofduty.org ************************** International Women's Day Event Monday, March 6th, 7 to10pm - Los Angeles Malalai Joya, one of the youngest and most popular members of the new Afghan parliament. She is also one of the most vocal critics of the US-backed warlords that now dominate Afghanistan. She has been threatened many times and has survived 4 assassination attempts. Malalai Joya will be visiting the US for the first time since her election to the parliament and will be kicking off a nationwide tour in Los Angeles at the following events:* Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Westminister Chapel), 663 S. Berendo St, Los Angeles Monday March 6th 7-10pm and Tuesday, March 7, noo* Pasadena, CA - Cal. Institute of Technology, Avery Hall information: <http://www.afghanwomensmission.org/>www.afghanwomensmission.org. Or call 626-676-7884 SWANA (South and West Asia and North Africa) Collective of KPFK *********************** Help protect our youth from military recruiters!! Join Palisadians for Peace and other volunteers as we leaflet students and parents about the myths of military recruitment. Wednesday, March 8, 7:00 AM Inglewood High School 231 South Grevillea Ave. Inglewood Ca 90301 Please meet at the main entrance on So. Grevillea Ave. RSVP: Sandra 310-573-1901 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday March 10th FILMS FOR PEACE presents: "BEYOND TREASON: The Killing of the U.S. Military" From the first Gulf War the V.A. has determined that 250,000 troops are now permanently disabled, 15,000 troops are dead and over 425,000 troops are ill and slowly dying from what the Department of Defense still calls a "mystery disease." Hear Joyce Riley RN tell her story and the story of the soldiers returning from Iraq affected by depleted uranium. A discussion will follow the documentary. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 7 PM 601 9th St. Santa Monica, CA $5 donation. [EMAIL PROTECTED] More info: call Mona, 310-452-9681 ************************* March 11, Saturday 10:30 am EYES WIDE OPEN Premiere of the California Boots Exhibit The exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq War, featuring a pair of boots honoring each military casualty from California, and civilian shoes to memorialize the Iraqis killed in the conflict. Special Guest: Fernando Suarez del Solar, who will be leading a March for Peace from Tijuana to San Francisco Location: MacArthur Park Date: Saturday, March 11 Time: 10:30 AM Organizer's Name: Steven Gibson Sponsor Contact information: Stephen GibsonEmail Address: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Boots displayed from 9:30 am to 4 pm ************************************************ You thought the McCarthy Era was Bad? Why Now is Worse! & New Paths for Action Civil Liberties Institute Brunch with Ann Fagan Ginger Saturday March 11, 2006 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Home of Jan Goodman & Jerry Manpearl 939 San Vicente Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90402 Northwest Corner of 10th Street/Larkin & San Vicente Suggested Donation: $25.00 A Fundraiser to Benefit the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute Space is limited: Please call (310) 458-7213 for reservations or more info ********************** Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles General Membership Meeting Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:30 am Peace Center 8124 W. Third St. (between LaJolla & Crescent Heights) Los Angeles CANDIDATES BEING CONSIDERED FOR PDLA ENDORSEMENT Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles will hold endorsement votes for three congressional candidates at our next general membership meeting. (Members may present other endorsement nominations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and those will be considered for a vote at a following general membership meeting. Also, due to the high volume of candidates in the potential Assembly District races, these will be covered in future meetings as well.) (Already endorsed by PDLA: Debra Bowen for Secretary of State; Mary Pallant - 24th Congressional District; Ferial Masry, 37th Assembly District) Candidates for PDLA Endorsement Consideration: Marcy Winograd - 36th Congressional District (Incumbent: Jane Harman) Charles Coleman - 28th Congressional District (Incumbent: Howard Berman) Bob McCloskey - 26th District (Incumbent Adam Schiff) Candidates Wishing to Be Considered for PDLA Endorsement Should Email Platforms & Bios to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Candidates PDLA Endorsements Will Be Promoted on the PDLA List Serve & Web Site & Submitted to Progressive Democrats of America for Endorsement Consideration For more information, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************** Say "NO" to war....... March 12 CODE PINK SANTA MONICA BEACH PHOTO EVENT for International Women's Day- men and women and children join together! In honor of International Women's Day on March 8th; CODEPINK women all over the world are organizing actions and saying NO to war! Add your voice to the global call and join us in Los Angeles on March 12th. Thousands of us will stand together at the Arlington West Memorial and represent the world uniting to say NO to war. Artist John Quigley is creating another one of his powerful aerial images for us on a canvas so big it will take a helicopter to capture it all; each time we have done this it has made the front page of the paper. To see past images check out www.codepinkla.org. [] Be a part of the image: Sunday, March 12th, 2pm to 4pm. (Will insert location here) Sign up below & let us know that you'll be in the image on March 12th. Be sure to tell us what country you'll be representing & we'll put you on the map! [] Bring friends. Sign up as a team leader & commit to bringing at least 5 people with you. Your friends will thank you for inviting them out for a fun & memorable Sunday afternoon. Donate your time. We'll need lots of volunteers on the day of March 12th to help with creating image, set up, clean up and everything else we'll be doing to pull this together. Donate your money. Help us cover the cost of bringing Faizi Al-Araji, an Iraqi mom whose son was illegally imprisoned, to share her story here in Los Angeles. <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=86977768&url_num=3&url=https://secure.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/codepink/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=1290&t=WSNTW2.dwt>Contribute here. <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=86977768&url_num=4&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/codepink/signUp.jsp?key=1038&t=WSNTW2.dwt>Click here & sign up to let us know that you'll be a part Women Saying NO To War in Los Angeles on March 12th. For more information <http://www.codepinkla.org/>www.codepinkla.org or contact Tiffany at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] or (310) 827-4320. To find out more about other International Women's Day CODEPINK events or to sign the call go to: <http://www.womensaynotowar.org/>www.womensaynotowar.org Saying NO to war = Saying YES to peace! CODEPINK : 2010 Linden Ave : Venice, CA : 90291 (310) 827-4320 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] : <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] =========================== "Iraqi Chickens Come Home to Roost" The rulers of the United States seem to make the same mistakes, every time. They empowered the Pakistani government, which created the Taliban that took over Afghanistan, and provided a haven for Osama bin Ladin. That same government's nuclear scientist, Mr. Khan, then proceeded to spread the technology of proliferation around the globe. George Bush thanked the military dictator of Pakistan for slapping Mr. Khan on the wrist. Meanwhile, Mr. Khan's genies are out of the bottle, and liable to wind up in one of our ports, in a cargo container, some day. It's just a matter of time. The greedy gluttons of the Republican Party have brought that time much closer, through another unholy alliance, with the government of the United Arab Emirates. It was that government that acted as a go-between with the Taliban for the United States. They did Washington's bidding, and are still doing it in the Middle East. So they are to be rewarded with a contract to handle all those cargo containers coming through U.S. ports. Even Republicans can't stomach that, but their greed is much stronger than their racism. The connections between the United Arab Emirates and the United States are ties of rich men. They have the logic of money, not ideology, or even of race. And now we see the wholesale spread of fratricide in Iraq, promulgated by the Shi'ite militias that the United States installed as the military and police rulers of the country. What did they think the Shi'ites would do, once armed by the Americans? Apparently, these Americans don't think too well. They always make the same mistakes, and then blame the rest of the world for their stupidity. I suppose it is, overall, a good thing that the Iraq venture is coming apart at the seams, although one cannot revel in the killings of hundreds in the fiasco that the United States has created. But it is amazing that these Americans, who set such diabolical forces in motion with billions of our tax dollars, always claim to have been victimized. Now, they want to demonize the Arabs of the Emirates, who were their great friends in the disaster that became Afghanistan. Will they finally turn on the Pakistanis who have the only Islamic nuclear bomb? Have they changed their minds about the Shi'ites, whom they hated when the Ayatollahs took over Iran, but then armed against the Sunnis in Iraq which has led to the holocaust sweeping that country? It is clear that madmen are in command of the world's only superpower. What is worse, is that these madmen are rather stupid. They fund the Taliban, and support the fragile military regime in Pakistan, and wind up arming the Shi'ites in Iraq, while at the same time planning to attack the Shi'ite regime in neighboring Iran. What a bunch of idiots. But very dangerous idiots. 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