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#1 Town Hall meeting for Abdel Jabbar Hamdan in Irvine
Friday, July 28th
#2 Senior Patriots Against the War in Seal Beach Saturday
Morning 10-12, July 29th (and every last Saturday of the
month)
#3 Emergency vigil for ceasefire in the Mideast - Costa Mesa
Saturday the 29th
#4 Special Program on Torture in Haiti Sunday July 30th in
Anaheim
#5 "Hidden in Plain Sight", film about School of Americas at
Amnesty Meeting in Huntington Beach Monday, July 31st
#6 Million Votes for Peace Campaign at Green Meeting Sunday,
August 6th
#7 OC Peace Coalition General Meeting Saturday,
August 12th in Orange
SEVEN WEEKLY ACTIONS
Notice new location in Laguna Woods (due to contruction)
#1 Laguna Woods Wednesday 4:00 to 5:00 PM
#2 Orange Wednesday Evenings 5:30-7 p.m.
#3 Costa Mesa Friday evenings 5:00 -7:00 PM)
#4 Laguna Beach Saturdays at 11 AM
#5 Anaheim Food not Bombs every Saturday 1:00 PM
in La Palma Park
#6 San Clemente Food not Bombs every Saturday 3 PM
#7 Huntington Beach Sunday evenings 7-8 PM
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#1 Town Hall meeting for Abdel Jabbar Hamdan in Irvine
Friday, July 28th
Justice Delayed, Justice Denied
for Abdel Jabbar Hamdan
July Marks two years since the unjust and indefinite
incarceration and detention of Abdel Jabbar Hamdan.
Join your Muslim community and leaders in suppoort
of a fair, speedy and just ruling. Come be part of
his defense and action committee.
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting to discuss community action
WHEN: Friday, July 28th, 2006 @ 6:30 PM
WHERE: Chinese Cultural Center (across the street
from the Islamic Center of Irvine)
9 Truman, Irvine CA 92620
Speakers:
Mahdi Bray - MAS Freedom Foundation
Dr. Maher Hathout - Senior Advisor, MPAC Board of
Directors
Dr. Muzzamil Siddiqi - Director of Religious Affairs,
ISOC
Dr. Ahmad Sakr - Director of Religious Affairs, IEC
Shaykh Sadullah Khan - Director of Religious Affairs,
ICOI
Shakeel Syed - Executive Director, Shura Council of
Southern California
Fawad Yacood - Executive Board Member, CAIR-LA
Members of Hamdan's Legal Defense Team
Reserve your spot @ http://www.FreeHamdan.com
For more information, call (949) 292-7320
Sponsored by the Youth of Southern California
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#2 Senior Patriots Against the War in Seal Beach Saturday
Morning 10-12, July 29th (and every last Saturday of the
month)
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 in front of Leisure World entrance at Seal Beach Blvd, 10-12.
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: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or Jackie Bunnell at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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#3 Emergency vigil for ceasefire in the Mideast - Costa Mesa Saturday
the 29th
Saturday July 29
7pm - sundown
Triangle Square
(Newport Blvd. & 19th St. - where the 55 Fwy South ends)
Please bring candles, sidewalk chalk, and signs communicating peace, not
hatred
The people of the Middle East are suffering yet again as militarists on
all sides send forth missles, bombs and endless words of justification.
Yet there is no justification for the level of response launched by the
state of Israel against the innocent of Gaza and Lebanon in response to
the taking of Israeli soldiers as prisoners. The Orange County Peace
Coalition believes that the state of Israel cannot achieve peace without
a radical reversal in the strategic direction they have recently
undertaken.
To that end, we call for an immediate cease-fire as well as the withdrawl
of Israeli troops from Gaza and Lebanon. We also call upon the United
States government to cease weapons sales to the Israeli army.
Please join us Saturday July 29 @ 7pm as we stand
with the peacemakers on all sides of the conflict. For more
information, please visit www.ocpeace.org
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#4 Speacial Program on Torture in Haiti Sunday July 30th in Anaheim
From: Ted Shapin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
At the UU Church in Anaheim, 511 S Harbor Blvd.,
(corner Santa Ana St.) 92805.
Sunday Service begins at 11:00 a.m. July 30:
"It's on My Plate Now - Captain Rockwood and Torture in Haiti,"
Jean Maria Arrigo, Ph.D. will speak. Jean has a doctorate in Social
Psychology and has studied the ethics of military intelligence and
weapons development. She will speak on the damaging social
consequences of torture interrogation, with attention to spiritual
issues.
After the service, there will be a pot luck lunch and a special afternoon
event, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.. (Please bring a snack to share.)
Tim Kashani, a professional actor, will perform a monologue based
on the experiences of Captain Lawrence Rockwood in Haiti. Capt.
Rockwood himself will also speak. The captain was court-martialed
for protesting inhumane prison conditions in Haiti. The program also
includes a musical presentation by John Crigler.
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#5 "Hidden in Plain Sight", film about School of Americas at
Amnesty Meeting in Huntington Beach Monday, July 31st
Meeting Announcement
Amnesty International Local Goup #596 (Huntington Beach, CA)
Monday, July 31st, 2006 at 7:00pm
Amnesty International Presents: "Hidden in Plain Sight" -
The Story of the School of the Americas"
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT is a feature-length documentary that
looks at the nature of U.S. policy in Latin America through the prism
of the School of the Americas (renamed, in January of 2001, the
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation), the
controversial military school that trains Latin American soldiers in
the USA. 71 minutes in length, followed by a discussion lead for
Orange Coast College Amnesty group.
For more information on the documentary go to website:
http://www.hiddeninplainsight.org/main/home.html
Our next meeting will be Monday, July 31st, 2006 at 7:00pm
Sts. Simon and Jude Church
20444 Magnolia Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Adult Center
For more information contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or www.hbamnesty.com
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#6 Million Votes for Peace Campaign at Green Meeting Sunday,
August 6th
(Posted for informational purposes. No endorsement of a
candidate by the OC Peace Coalition is implied.)
Green Party of Orange County
General Meeting
Sunday, August 6th, 2006 @ 2:00 PM
Lunch with our guests: 1:00 PM All Welcome!
This Meeting: Three Distinguished Green Guests!
- Todd Chretien, the Green Party's U.S. Senate candidate
in CA, is calling for a Million Votes for Peace to make a
referendum on the Iraq war.
Todd is a long-standing anti-war, anti-death penalty and
civil-rights activist. Most recently, he participated in the San
Francisco May 1st Coalition that organized the immigrant
rights demonstration on May Day. In 2005, as a member
of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, he worked to
prevent the execution of Stan Tookie Williams. He has
appeared three times on "The O'Reilly Factor". To find
out more about Todd, please go to www.Todd4Senate.org.
- Donna Warren is a different face in the Green Party. Running
for California's Lt. Governor with the Million Votes for Peace
Campaign, she stresses the need to cooperate on issues, across
party lines. In 1999 she sued the CIA for "allowing" crack
cocaine to infest South Central and in 2004, she was the field
coordinator for Prop 66, the initiative to amend California's
Three Strikes Law. www.donnawarren.com
- Matt Gonzalez (unconfirmed) is the past President of the San
Francisco Board of Supervisors. In 2003, Matt ran a powerful
grassroots campaign for San Francisco Mayor and came close to
winning the election. Since leaving political office, Matt has
started a progressive law practice in San Francisco, Gonzalez &
Leigh LLP. He is advising on an appeal for Santos Reyes, a
victim of the Three Strikes Law, serving a 26 years-to-life
sentence for taking a DMV test for his cousin.
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The Party of global peace and social justice --
The Green Party!
The Green Party of Orange County meets 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)
Béa Tiritilli, Chair / Susan Sayre, Secretary
http://www.ocgreens.org /
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
GREEN LINE: (949) 559-7336
P.O. Box 53561 Irvine, CA 92619-3561
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#7 OC Peace Coalition General Meeting Saturday,
August 12th in Orange
(in accordance with our usual "second and fourth
Saturday" schedule)
WHEN: 10 AM Saturday, Aug. 12th
WHERE:
Sisters of St. Joseph Justice Center
480 S. Batavia in Orange
WHO: All interested people are invited, especially
anyone who might represent one of our member
organizations.
We're likely to be discussing such things as
fundraising, educational projects, outreach to new groups,
candidate questionnaires, boycotts, new literature,
counter-recruitment, and anything that might end the
war sooner.
Please bring your ideas, and be ready to step
up and participate.
DIRECTIONS:
Turn into the parking lot from Batavia just north
of La Veta Ave., drive around to the left, to the
south side of the complex. We'll be in the last
wing of the building that you come to on the south
side. Look for signs to direct you to the room
that we've been assigned. It will probably be
Classroom 3, in the building to the rear on the
second floor.
web site: www.ocpeace.org
phone: (714) 637-8313
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SEVEN WEEKLY ACTIONS FOR PEACE ARE STILL
GOING ON. (Last I heard) SEE BELOW.
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#1 Every Wednesday 4:00 to 5:00 PM in Laguna Woods:
NEW LOCATION, DUE TO CONSTRUCTION
Women in Black
Women are invited to dress in black and join in "A Silent Vigil for
All Victims of War" every Wednesday from 4:00 to 5:00 pm, at
the corner of Regional Center Drive and El Toro Road across
from the Laguna Hills Mall near Macy's.
For more information: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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#2 Orange Wednesday Evenings 5:30-7 p.m.
Dear OC Code Pink Activists and Interested Others,
Please consider joining us each Wednesday evening
from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Traffic Circle in Old Towne
Orange as we protest the war and killing in Iraq. We
have been holding an anti-war vigil there every week
since Sept. 2004. And we will continue to be there for
the forseeable future until all our troops are brought
home. Bring an anti-war sign and wear pink or black!
For more info contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or check out our website: www.codepinkoc.org.
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#3 Every Friday Evening @ South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
See you in at Bristol & Anton. South Coast Plaza, standing
up for JUSTICE and PEACE! STOP THE WAR-STOP THE
KILLING!
Everyone welcome-
This will be a peaceful, law abiding, nonviolent community
street corner protest- We bring our children to learn of
compassion, peace and love.
End Colonial Occupation from Iraq to Palestine to Haiti;
Support the Palestinian People's Right of Return;
Stop the Threats Against Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, North Korea;
and U.S. Out of the Philippines.
Every Friday evening 5:00-7:00
Corner of Bristol and Anton
Costa Mesa, CA, Across from the So. Coast Plaza
No war on Iran and Syria!
Contacts:
Mike Mang, Coalition against Unnecessary Wars!
(949) 721-1139
Chuck Anderson, Peace and Freedom Party of Orange County
(714) 956-5037
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#4 EVERY SATURDAY:
PEACE DEMO AT LAGUNA BEACH
Please try to join us in this time of crisis.
Thanks, Jeanie Bernstein
Ongoing weekly - Saturday from 11:00 AM to
1:00 PM, Laguna Beach Vigil for Peace in the Middle
East and through out the World. Main Beach, Pacific
Coast Highway and Ocean Avenue. There are signs
at the vigil, or bring your own message opposing the
"War against Terrorism", and demanding nonviolent
solutions to conflict. For more information
call 949-499-3190
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#5 Anaheim Food not Bombs every Saturday 1:00 PM
in La Palma Park
ANAHEIM FOOD NOT BOMBS
Wage peace and protest the war and it's effect on our
economy by coming to Anaheim to help serve food and
break bread with fellow peace lovers! Food Not Bombs
Anaheim feeds at La Palma Park every Saturday @ 1:00 pm.
Feel free to contact Annaliesa @ 714) 526-3576 or by
email @ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
for more information.
Can't come down to help in person? We are in desperate
need of toiletries, clothes and eco-friendly
cleaning/sanitizing products. If anyone has access to
a photocopiers/xerox machines and would like to help
us maintain our flyer/handout collection please do so,
all help is greatly appreciated. Contact Annaliesa for
more information.
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#6 San Clemente Food not Bombs every Saturday,
3 PM
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We have decided to move our serving day and free
Market to Saturday, as opposed to Sunday. San
Clemente Food Not Bombs, will be serving in Max Berg
Park at 3pm every Saturday.
Some new projects within San Clemente Food Not
Bombs have been:
providing clothes, house supplies, appliances, and anything
else donated that would be of use to the lower income families
which we work with in our community.
Books Not Bombs. BNB collects and redistrubutes reading
material, preferably progressive and historical writings,
and offers them to the community at no cost. BNB looks to
collect, among others, childrens books to be distrubuted to
Las Palmas Elememtary School, located across from the
park which SCFNB serves at.
Finally, SCFNB has begun a small collection of youth working
to send items and love into the prison industrial complex.
Timmy and all of San Clemente Food Not Bombs
SCFNB can be contacted at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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#7 Every Sunday evening in Huntington Beach:
"Peace vigil every Sunday night at the foot of the
Huntington Beach Pier, 7-8 pm
It's hard for most people to imagine a world at peace.
We are a very small group of people who believe that
this is indeed possible and that peace will happen once
enough people believe that it can. So we stand at the
pier every Sunday night with a sign that says:
"Visualize World Peace. It's up to you".
We also believe in non-violence both physically
and in our thoughts. We will discuss peace and
non-violence with anyone who is rational and
smile quietly at those who aren't. We hold this vigil
in a spirit of dignity and respect for all as we try
to build bridges with those who don't share our
philosophy.
Please bring a candle or just help us hold up our
banner (no signs please; we have our banner!)
Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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