[LAAMN] RED ALERT!! Encampment and tree sit to resist the eviction and save the South Central Farm has begun!!
PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY Red Alert Red Alert Red Alert Encampment and tree sit to resist the eviction and save the South Central Farm has begun!! The L.A. County Sheriffs Department has received notice to execute the eviction of the farmers and supporters at the South Central Farm. The Farm and farmers need your help now!! If you are willing to encamp with us our legal team will offer counsel and you will also be given a, Know Your Rights Training as you will be risking arrest. There is also a Unity Principles form which all participants in the encampment must sign in order to be part of the community tree sit/ encampment. The greater the numbers encamped increases our chances of success. Those who cannot stay in the farm can still help us by coming to daily vigils, becoming legal observers and bringing supplies to those inside. Bring a chair or anything you would need to be an active witness. The time has come to show the politicians, developer and global community that we are serious about environmental justice in South Central Los Angeles. The greening of L.A. starts with the preservation of the South Central Farm. Bombard the local officials with calls and emails to save this oasis. We want a livable city!! We want the Farm!! FYI: The Trust for Public Land is no longer fundraising for us. The contract has expired and we are once again standing alone defending our dignity. How can you help?? Send a letter to the politicians from our site: http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/politicianform.php Or you can contact them through the information below. Contact information for Los Angeles City Mayor and Council: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call (213)978-0600 Mayors Mansión: The Getty House @ Windsor Square 605 S. Irving blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90005 8 blocks west of Western (off Wilshire) Council Meetings are held on the 3rd floor in the John Ferraro Council Chamber at Los Angeles City Hall: 200 N. Spring St. Los Angeles, CAEvery Tue, Wed Fri at 10:00am. District 1 Ed Reyes: (213)-473-7001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 2 Wendy Greuel: (213)-473-7002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 3 Dennis P. Zine: (213)-473-7003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 4 Tom LaBonge: (213)-473-7004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 5 Jack Weiss: (213)-473-7005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 6 Tony Cardenas: (213)-473-7006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 7 Alex Padilla: (213)-473-7007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 8 Bernard Parks: (213)-473-7008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 9 Jan Perry: (213)-473-7009 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 10 Herb J. Wesson, Jr.: (213)-473-7010 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 11 Bill Rosendahl: (213)-473-7011 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 12 Greig Smith: (213)-473-7012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 13 Eric Garcetti: (213)-473-7013 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 14 José Huizar: (213)-473-7014 [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 15 Janice Hahn: (213)-473-7015 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office of Ralph Horowitz(developer evicting the families): 11911 San Vicente Blvd, Ste. 310 Los Angeles, Ca 90049 Intersection of San Vicente and Montana Phone: (310) 440-7878 Info Hotline!! If you need any information please call our info hotline 1-866-SCFARM1 Also, don't forget to sign in to text mob for up to date information and upcoming actions. 1) go to www.txtmob.com 2) go to Standard Login, then New Member Login 3) remember to enter your phone number in too, and it will send you a text message with a code you'll use to complete your login 4) go to Join Groups 5) check the box next to the SouthCentralFarm group and click Submit at the bottom of the page ...and you're in the group. Remember check www.southcentralfarmers.com on a daily basis for updates. !--[if !supportEmptyParas]-- !--[endif]-- Supplies Needed: Tents Sleeping Bags Propane Tanks Gasoline Firewood Water(preferably in gallons) Food (non perishable) Batteries Flashlights Toiletries Tools And anything else you may feel necessary to endure this struggle to save the South Central Farm. !--[if !supportEmptyParas]-- !--[endif]-- The Struggle continues !--[if !supportEmptyParas]-- !--[endif]-- SCF !--[if !supportEmptyParas]-- !--[endif]-- !--[if !supportEmptyParas]-- !--[endif]-- - Feel free to call! Free PC-to-PC calls. Low rates on PC-to-Phone. Get Yahoo! Messenger with Voice - Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM
[LAAMN] June Change Links
I know everyone is eagerly awaiting the June issue of Change Links and it will be out later today, Thursday and the mailing meeting is scheduled for Friday at Noon at the Peace Center John Johnson Change-Links Progressive Newspaper [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://change-links.org Subscribe to our list server. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (818) 782-1412 Cell (818) 681-7448. === Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM ~- --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --- Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Digest: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Archive1: http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn --- Archive2: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[LAAMN] [Fwd: [ePalestine] BAHOUR: Crushed by Gate of Occupation]
Sam Bahour serves on the Advisory Board of ¡Cafe Intifada! Due to size limits on may lists, as well as lists that don't allow attachments, we were not able to attach Sam's article to this email. For the full article referenced here, please visit the ¡Cafe Intifada! blog: http://cafeintifada.blogsource.com/ From South Central to Ramallah, land seizure seems to be the status quo of the day. Looking for the day when the simple act of raising children and planting seeds of sustenance are not brazen acts of resistance and defiance. Emma Rosenthal Cafe Intifada Original Message Subject:[ePalestine] BAHOUR: Crushed by Gate of Occupation Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 16:51:23 +0300 From: Sam Bahour [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear friends, Today it was Ramallah's turn. At around 3PM, right when schools were letting out and kids were heading home, an undercover unit of the Israeli occupation forces entered the city center. They were identified and Palestinians attacked the car. Details are still shady but it seems that the Israeli soldiers entered a commercial building (the Lou Lou Building) in the center of the city to arrest some Palestinians. A clash ensued and about 12 Israeli armored vehicles and 2 Apache helicopter gunships entered to back up the undercover soldiers. Heavy gun fighting could be heard for over an hour as parents rush to pick up their children and get out of the cross-fire. Not all did. Reports have it that an 11th grader from the Friends School, my daughters' school, was seriously injured while on his way home. 3 Palestinians were killed and over 35 wounded. These are all initial reports. Who knows what will happen tomorrow morning as we go bury our dead? In the meantime, I just finished an article about another Palestinian death - one that has stuck with me since learning about it. The story is in the attached in a Word file. I preferred to send as an attachment to maintain the formatting. In light of all this, the US Congress is baking in pride about passing a bill that puts further pressure on the Palestinians -- as if we will disappear because some Congresspersons jump to Israeli demands. Where are the American people? Better yet, where are the Israeli people? Wishing the injured a speedy recovery, Sam -- I must fight with all my strength so that the little positive things that my health allows me to do might be pointed toward helping the revolution. The only real reason for living. -Frida Kahlo emma rosenthal is a disabled artist, writer, educator, activist and consultant, living in southern california. emma rosenthal po box 1664 baldwin park, ca 91706 [EMAIL PROTECTED] emma's web page: http://home.earthlink.net/~emmarosenthal emma's blogs: In Bed With Frida Kahlo http://inbedwithfridakahlo.blogsource.com/ Emma Rosenthal http://emmarosenthal.blogsource.com/ The writing empowerment project http://home.earthlink.net/~theweproject -educational and organizational consulting and dialogue. cafe intifada -art for social justice http://home.earthlink.net/~cafeintifada http://cafeintifada.blogsource.com/ http://cafeintifadafilms.blogsource.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM ~- --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --- Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Digest: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Archive1: http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn --- Archive2: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[LAAMN] Neither U.S. Aggression Nor Theocratic Repression
Iran: Neither U.S. Aggression Nor Theocratic Repression - A call for a new, democratic U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East Dear Friend, As the Administration escalates its threats against Iran, we are writing to invite you to sign the Campaign for Peace and Democracy statement Iran: Neither U.S. Aggression Nor Theocratic Repression - A call for a new, democratic U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. The text is below. If you would like to add your name or donate to publicize the statement, please go to our website www.cpdweb.org (if for any reason you have difficulty at the website, just send us an email at [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Please join Michael Albert, Tom Ammiano, Stanley Aronowitz, Rosalyn Baxandall, Eileen Boris, Jeremy Brecher, Noam Chomsky, Ariel Dorfman, Martin Duberman, Rusti Eisenberg, Carlos R. Espinosa, Samuel Farber, Mansour Farhang, Barbara Garson, Larry Gross, Mina Hamilton, Thomas Harrison, Howie Hawkins, Adam Hochschild, Nancy Holmstrom, Doug Ireland, Joy Kallio, Larry Kramer, Joanne Landy, Jesse Lemisch, John Leonard, Sue Leonard, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Nelson Lichtenstein, Norman MacAfee, Marvin Betty Mandell, David McReynolds, David Oakford, Barbara Watson Pillsbury, Henry Pillsbury, Frances Fox Piven, Nancy Romer, Ruth Rosen, Peter Rothberg, Matthew Rothschild, Jennifer Scarlott, Jay Schaffner, Sydney Schanberg, Stephen R. Shalom, Wallace Shawn, Meredith Tax, Cornel West, Cora Weiss, Peter Weiss, Edmund White, Reginald Wilson, and Howard Zinn in signing this statement. Signers names and affiliations (for identification only) will be listed on the Campaign for Peace and Democracy website and in other public venues. In peace and solidarity, Joanne Landy, Thomas Harrison, and Jennifer Scarlott Co-Directors, Campaign for Peace and Democracy Please go to the CPD website at www.cpdweb.org to sign, donate, or see the full list of signers. IRAN: NEITHER U.S. AGGRESSION NOR THEOCRATIC REPRESSION Just as it did before its invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration is manufacturing a climate of fear in order to prepare public opinion for another act of aggression -- this time against Iran. Three years ago it was the specter of Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction; today it's the threat of a possible Iranian nuclear bomb. Washington's immediate goal is to get the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran and, in all probability, to justify a military attack on Tehran's nuclear facilities -- a job that may be outsourced to Israel. The White House even insists on keeping the catastrophic nuclear option on the table -- that is, using tactical nuclear weapons to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, many of which are located in or near civilian population centers. Although a full-scale invasion of Iran is highly unlikely at the moment, there can be little doubt that the neoconservatives in the Bush administration have a grand strategy that includes, eventually, regime change in Tehran as a way of further enlarging U.S. imperial power. We strongly oppose the U.S. occupation of Iraq: it has brought appalling suffering to the Iraqi people with fatalities in the tens of thousands, descent into civil war and the strengthening of the most authoritarian elements in Iraqi society -- as well as more than 2,400 U.S. soldiers dead and thousands more wounded. Likewise, the U.S. government's attempts to bully Iran are succeeding mainly in terrorizing the Iranian people and weakening internal opposition to the mullahs. The Bush administration's claim that it is promoting democracy in these two countries is the grossest hypocrisy; its only interest is power and control of oil resources. We, on the other hand, care very much about the ability of the Iraqi and Iranian people to control their own societies, about civil liberties and the rights of women, gays, workers, and ethnic minorities there. That is why we raise our voices against the current threats to Iran and call for immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq. We too would like to see a regime change in Tehran, but one brought about by the Iranian people themselves, not by Washington. For 26 years Iran has been ruled by a repressive theocracy. Behind the formal trappings of democracy, real power is held by an un-elected oligarchy of clerics; all electoral candidates must receive their approval, and their authority is enforced by gangs of religious thugs. President Ahmadinejad is a Holocaust denier who has called for the elimination of Israel. Iranian women lack some of the most basic human rights. They cannot dress, work, travel or choose spouses freely. Honor killing is legal, and by law women can be hanged or stoned to death for unchaste behavior. Millions of Iranian women find ways to at least partly circumvent these restrictions, and relatively few suffer the most extreme penalties. Women vote and sit in parliament, and there are significant numbers of women both in university and at the workplace.But the fact
[LAAMN] [scfarm-outreach] Clock In to Save the Farm
Please Forward Widely! fernando flores [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 16:12:28 -0700 (PDT) From: fernando flores [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: artsevents yahoolist [EMAIL PROTECTED], scfoutreachlist riseup [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scfarm-outreach] Clock In to Save the Farm SOUTH CENTRAL FARM NEEDS YOUR HELP!!! 3 HOURS IS ALL IT TAKES TO SAVE THE FARM!!! As you know the South Central Farmers are currently on red alert. The sheriffs have the eviction notice and can come in at any time. We are asking you to help the cause by being here, but we also acknowledge your busy schedule. So, we would like you to commit to 2-3 hours for as many days as you can (more hours are welcomed and you are also welcomed to spend the night). We want to save the farm, but we cannot do it without you. Please choose one of the following shifts (you can choose more than one). If you cannot commit to a whole shift, any help is appreciated. Shifts: Morning to Noon Noon to Evening 12am-3am 12pm-3pm 3am-6am 3pm-6pm 6am-9am 6pm-9pm 9am-12pm 9pm-12am DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL. If you can help, email your contact info, shift availability, and days available to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . We need your help starting now! Feel free to call! Free PC-to-PC calls. Low rates on PC-to-Phone. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman10/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39663/*http://messenger.yahoo.comGet Yahoo! Messenger with Voice John Johnson Change-Links Progressive Newspaper [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://change-links.org Subscribe to our list server. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (818) 782-1412 Cell (818) 681-7448. === [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM ~- --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --- Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Digest: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Archive1: http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn --- Archive2: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[LAAMN] Lay Convicted, Bush Walks By Greg Palast
Lay Convicted, Bush Walks By Greg Palast t r u t h o u t | Perspective Thursday 25 May 2006 Don't kid yourself. If you think the conviction of Ken Lay means that George W. Bush is serious about going after corporate bad guys, think again. First, Lay got away with murder - or at least grand larceny. Like Al Capone convicted of failing to file his taxes, Ken Lay, though found guilty of stock fraud, is totally off the hook for his BIG crime: taking down California and Texas consumers for billions through fraud on the power markets. Lay co-convict Jeff Skilling and Enron did not act alone. They connived with a half dozen other power companies and a dozen investment banks to manipulate both the stock market and the electricity market. And though their co-conspirators have now paid $3 billion to settle civil claims, the executives of these other corporations and banks get a walk on criminal charges. Furthermore, to protect our president's boardroom buddies from any additional discomfort, the Bush Justice Department, just days ago, indicted Milberg-Weiss, the law firm that nailed Enron's finance industry partners-in-crime. The timing of the bust of this firm - the top corporation-battling law firm - smacks of political prosecution, and is a signal to Big Business that it's business as usual. Lay and Skilling have to pay up their ill-gotten gains to Enron's stockholders, but what about the $9-plus billion owed to electricity consumers? The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Bush's electricity cops, have slapped Enron and its gang of power pirates on the wrist. Could that have something to do with the fact that Ken Lay, in secret chats with Dick Cheney, selected the Commission's chairmen? Team Bush had to throw the public a bone, so they threw us Lay and Skilling for the crime - note - not of ripping off the public, but of ripping off stockholders - the owner class. This limited conviction, and the announcement of only one more indictment - of the crime-busters at Milberg-Weiss - is Team Bush's all clear! signal for the sharks to jump back into the power pool. That leaves one question: If Bush's Justice Department let Ken and company keep the California loot, what about that state's own government? If you want to know how Californians' $9 billion went bye-bye, read on... When Ahnold Got Lay'd Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills. May 17, 2001. The Financial Criminal of the twentieth century, not long out of prison, meets with the Financial Criminal of the twenty-first century, who fears he may also have to do hard time. These two, bond-market manipulator Mike Millikin and Ken Lay, not-yet-indicted Chairman of Enron Corporation, were joined by a selected group of movers and shakers - and one movie star. Arnold Schwarzenegger had been to such private parties before. As a young immigrant without a nickel to his name, he put on private displays of his musculature for guests of his promoter. As with those early closed gatherings, I don't know all that went on at the Peninsula Hotel meet, though I understand Ahnold, this time, did not have to strip down to his Speedos. Nevertheless, the moral undressing was just as lascivious, if you read through the 34 page fax that arrived at our office. Lay, who convened the hugger-mugger, was in a bit of trouble. Enron and the small oligopoly of other companies that ruled California's electricity system had been caught jacking up the price of power and gas by fraud, conspiracy and manipulation. A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon it was real money - $6.3 billion in suspect windfalls in just six months, May through December 2000, for a half-dozen electricity buccaneers, at least $9 billion for the year. Their skim would have been higher, but the tricksters thought they were limited by the number of digits the state's power-buying computers could read. When Ken met Arnold in the hotel room, the games were far from over. For example, in June 2003, Reliant Corporation of Houston simply turned off several power plants, and when California cities faced going dark, the company sold them a pittance of kilowatts for more than gold, making several million in minutes. Power-market shenanigans were nothing new in 2000. What was new was the response of Governor Gray Davis. A normally quiet, if not dull, man, this Governor had the temerity to call the energy sellers pirates - in public! - and, even more radically, he asked them to give back all the ill-gotten loot, the entire $9 billion. The state filed a regulatory complaint with the federal government. The Peninsula Hotel get-together was all about how to settle the legal actions in such a way that Enron and friends could get the state to accept dog food instead of dollars. Davis seemed unlikely to see things Ken's way. Life would be so much better if California had a governor like the muscle
[LAAMN] Memorial Day Weekend: So. Central Farm, Arlington W., Watts Towers
Ed, please direct people to the IMC site for the full, updated story on the farm, plus pics, video, and audio. www.la.indymedia.org Thanks, -Anna Hi, all. Check out the story on today's LA Times' front page, and consider making a visit part of your Memorial weekend agenda. It's a rare and refreshing alternative to the usual picture of So. Central as well as a model for all parts of our city and society. Natural foods grown by cooperating neighbors, in the face of business as usual and the destruction of the earth. As Daryl Hannah says in the story it's 'a situation of the needy versus the greedy.' I'll bet you didn't know she's Haskell Wexler's niece. Good stock. Arlington West, next to the SM Pier and the films at the Watts Towers Art Center also provide fitting, meaningful programs. Do something different and interesting this weekend. Ed --- Red Alert! Encampment and tree-sit to resist the eviction and save the South Central Farm has begun!! The L.A. County Sheriffs Department has received notice to execute the eviction of the farmers and supporters at the South Central Farm. The Farm and farmers need your help now!! If you are willing to encamp with us our legal team will offer counsel and you will also be given a, Know Your Rights Training as you will be risking arrest. There is also a Unity Principles form which all participants in the encampment must sign in order to be part of the community tree sit/ encampment. The greater the numbers encamped increases our chances of success. Others have now joined Joan Baez, Julia Butterfly and John Quigley in tree-sitting. They welcome your presence. Those who cannot stay in the farm help by coming to daily vigils, becoming legal observers and bringing supplies to those inside. Also, bring a chair or anything you would need to be an active witness. The time has come to show the politicians, developer and global community that we are serious about environmental justice in South Central Los Angeles. The greening of L.A. starts with the preservation of the South Central Farm. Bombard the local officials with calls and emails to save this oasis. We want a livable city!! We want the Farm!! FYI: The contract has expired and we again stand with you defending our dignity. How can you help? Send a letter to the politicians from our site: http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/politicianform.php Contact information for Los Angeles City Mayor and Council: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call (213)978-0600 for Mayor or Council Office of Ralph Horowitz(developer evicting the families): 11911 San Vicente Blvd, Ste. 310 Los Angeles, Ca 90049 Intersection of San Vicente and Montana Phone: (310) 440-7878 *** Three Days of Commemoration at Arlington West: Iraq Afghanistan War Memorial Santa Monica Beach by the Pier WHAT: A Commemoration Honoring the Troops Killed in Iraq and Afghanistan for Memorial Day Weekend, organized by the Veterans for Peace, Los Angeles Chapter. WHEN: Memorial Day Weekend--Three Days of Commemoration--May 27-29th. Memorial will be set up at sunrise on Saturday, May 27th and remain on display until Monday evening, May 29th. WHERE: Santa Monica Beach next to the pier. WHO: Gold Star Families, who have lost loved ones in Iraq, Jane Bright and Berto Figeroa will be present along with Iraq veterans and veterans from many past U.S. wars (Gore VidalWWII Veteran, Ron KovicVietnam War Vet and Jeff KeyIraq War Vet are all invited). Local public officials, congressional representatives (Rep Maxine Waters Santa Monica City Council Member Kevin McKeown are firming up their schedules), the interfaith community (Rev Janet McKeithen) and folk singers (Dennis Davis and Michelle Shocked) are also invited to speak and/or perform informally through out the weekend. **More notables to be announced** MEMORIAL PROGRAM EVENTS: Name Readings at the top of each hour In commemoration of the fallen, names of the troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq will be read at the top of each hour, continuing throughout the three days of the memorial. Veterans, military families and the general public are invited to join in reading the names at the top of each hour. Candle light vigils Saturday Sunday night Two evenings of candle light vigils will be displayed starting at sundown on Sat, May 27th and Sun, May 28th. A tea-light candle for every 2,500 crosses will remain lit through out most of the night. The public is invited to help light the memorial candles an hour before sundown. Flag Draped Coffin Procession A flag draped coffin procession will proceed from the Santa Monica Pier at 1:00 PM on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29th. Coffin carriers will proceed north along the Ocean Ave sidewalk to Wilshire Blvd. and turn south through the Santa Monica Promenade to Broadway and return to the memorial by about 3:00 PM. The number of coffins to be carried will be determined by the total fatalities of the previous week.
[LAAMN] [Fwd: OPEN EMAIL TO THE PEACE ALLIANCE UNSUBSCRIBE: STOP SPAMMING ME!!!!!]
TO WHOM I T MAY CONCERN: I keep asking to be unsubscribed but you DON'T take me off of your lists. I NEVER asked to be on your lists. YOUR EMAILS ARE SPAM!! BUT SINCE YOU TOOK IT UPON YOURSELF TO CONTINUALLY CONTACT ME, MIGHT I ASSUME YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MY OPINION? WHY IT IS I DO NOT CARE TO RECIEVE YOUR EMAILS, WHY IT IS THAT I CANNOT SUPPORT YOUR PROGRAMS? THIS IS JUST A FEEL GOOD MOVEMENT FOR RICH FOLKS WHO DON'T REALLY WANT TO LOSE ANY OF THEIR PRIVILEGE. $250 A PERSON! SOME POPULAR MOVEMENT THAT IS HOW ABOUT SAVING THE SOUTH CENTRAL FARM http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/ OR GETTING IMPORTANT MEDICAL AID AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN AID TO PALESTINE! A DEPT OF PEACE IS JUST ANOTHER TOOL OF OPPRESSION UNDER THE PRESENT SYSTEM. THE CABINET MEMBERS WHO RUN THE DEPARTMENTS ARE ALL APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT. DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, EDUCATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ALL CURRENTLY EXIST, ORIGINALLY SETUP UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY WOULD ADVOCATE FOR LABOR, EDUCATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S AN EPA, A DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, EVEN HAVE A DEPT. OF DEFENSE, AS IF THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND THE PENTAGON WERE DEDICATED TO DEFENSE AND NOT OFFENSE! ALL OF THIS IS OF NO SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE WHEN THE PEOPLE RUNNING THESE DEPARTMENTS SUPPORT WAR, CAPITAL, IMPERIALISM, PRIVATIZATION AND NEO-LIBERAL OR NEO-CONSERVATIVE POLICIES. A PEACE DEPARTMENT WITH A BUSH (OR CLINTON, OR KERRY OR ONLY CUT THE DEFENSE BUDGET BY 25% (INSTEAD OF 100%) KUCHINICH) IS JUST ANOTHER ARM OF REPRESSION, IS JUST ANOTHER MISUSE OF OUR TAX DOLLARS. THE DEPT OF PEACE, UNDER THE CURRENT HEGEMONY WOULD JUST BE ANOTHER TOOL OF NEO-LIBERALISM, LIKE THE OSLO ACCORD, AND ALL THE OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO BATTER INDIGENOUS AND POPULAR MOVEMENTS, AS A RUSE TO IMPLEMENT DRACONIAN MEASURES WHILE APPEARING TO ADVOCATE REAL CHANGE. EMMA ROSENTHAL CAFE INTIFADA! The Peace Alliance- Dept. of Peace wrote: Please join Joaquin Phoenix with Host Committee Casey Affleck, Candace Block, Jeff Bridges, China Chow, Laura Dern, Tara Guber, Ben Harper, Josh Hartnett, Peggy Lipton, John Gile, Dermot Mulroney, Robert Patrick, Heart Phoenix, Dolores Robinson, Meg Ryan, Amy Smart, Alana Stewart, Amber Tamblyn, Cheryl Tiegs, Liv Tyler, Leslie Ann Warren for a Benefit Reception The Peace Alliance and the Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 Marianne Williamson Chair of The Peace Alliance will share basic information about the Department of Peace campaign 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Hosted by Joyce Rey in Beverly Hills $250 per person RSVP 310.462.9018 or click here http://www.thepeacealliance.org/emails/events/la_june22_signup.htm for online RSVP THE DEPARTMENT OF PEACE CAMPAIGN In September of 2005, a landmark Bill to establish a cabinet level Department of Peace was re-introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 3760) and introduced for the first time into the U.S. Senate (S. 1756.) The primary function of a United States Department of Peace is to research and facilitate nonviolent solutions to domestic and international conflict. Those skilled in ameliorating the effects of violence -- from conflict resolution experts to nonviolent communicators - have proven their effectiveness at treating root causes of violence, thus augmenting our current problem-solving modalities. Peace is more than the absence of war; The Department of Peace will be an institutional platform for the proactive waging of peace. The Peace Alliance is a citizen's campaign to support this legislation, with Department of Peace activists already working in over 300 Congressional districts. With your help, we can continue to make traction in turning this peace-building network -- and the ideas it represents -- into a powerful political force. Learn more at www.ThePeaceAlliance.org http://www.ThePeaceAlliance.org The Peace Alliance PO Box 3259 - Center Line, Michigan 48015 USA Tel 586.754.8105 Fax 586.754.8106 http://www.renaissancealliance.org/www.ThePeaceAlliance.org http://www.ThePeaceAlliance.org -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed to this list as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] to unsubscribe, or send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our postal address is P.O. Box 3259 Center Line, Michigan 48015 United States -- I must fight with all my strength so that the little positive things that my health allows me to do might be pointed toward helping the revolution. The only real reason for living. -Frida Kahlo emma rosenthal is a disabled artist, writer, educator, activist and consultant, living in southern california. emma rosenthal po box 1664 baldwin park, ca 91706 [EMAIL PROTECTED] emma's web page:
[LAAMN] Update 5/25: Anti-war Calendar for Orange County
CONTENTS: (page down for details on each item) #1 Senior Patriots Against the War in Seal Beach Saturday Morning 10-12 #2 Military Families Speak Out Orange County Meeting in Huntington Beach Saturday, June 3rd #3 OC Peace Coalition General Meeting Saturday, June 10th in Orange SEVEN WEEKLY ACTIONS #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 ** #1 Senior Patriots Against the War in Seal Beach Saturday Morning 10-12 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, 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] ** #2 Military Families Speak Out Orange County Meeting in Huntington Beach Saturday, June 3rd MFSO meeting first Saturday of the month at Carrow's Restaurant 10:00 AM 16931 Magnolia, HB 92647 (Magnolia, 405 and Warner) Pat Alviso Military Families Speak Out Orange County Chapter www.mfsooc.org 562-833-8035 Support Our Troops Bring Them Home Now! Take Care of Them After They Get Home ** #3 OC Peace Coalition General Meeting Saturday, June 10th in Orange (in accordance with our usual second and fourth Saturday schedule, though we're skipping the fourth Saturday in May) WHEN: 10 AM Saturday, June 10th 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 outreach to new groups, candidate questionnaires, boycotts, 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 1, in the building to the rear. web site: www.ocpeace.org phone: (714) 637-8313 * SEVEN WEEKLY ACTIONS FOR PEACE ARE STILL GOING ON. (Last I heard) SEE BELOW. * #1 Every Wednesday 4:00 to 5:00 PM in Laguna Woods: Women are invited to dress in black and to join in A Silent Vigil for All Victims of War every Wednesday from 4:003: to 5:00 pm, at the corner of El Toro Rd and Paseo De Valencia, Laguna Hills. -mail us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** #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. *** #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 ** #4 EVERY
[LAAMN] Fwd: [scfarm-outreach] Clock In to Save the Farm
Please Forward Widely! fernando flores [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 16:12:28 -0700 (PDT) From: fernando flores [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: artsevents yahoolist [EMAIL PROTECTED], scfoutreachlist riseup [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scfarm-outreach] Clock In to Save the Farm SOUTH CENTRAL FARM NEEDS YOUR HELP!!! 3 HOURS IS ALL IT TAKES TO SAVE THE FARM!!! As you know the South Central Farmers are currently on red alert. The sheriffs have the eviction notice and can come in at any time. We are asking you to help the cause by being here, but we also acknowledge your busy schedule. So, we would like you to commit to 2-3 hours for as many days as you can (more hours are welcomed and you are also welcomed to spend the night). We want to save the farm, but we cannot do it without you. Please choose one of the following shifts (you can choose more than one). If you cannot commit to a whole shift, any help is appreciated. Shifts: Morning to Noon Noon to Evening 12am-3am 12pm-3pm 3am-6am 3pm-6pm 6am-9am 6pm-9pm 9am-12pm 9pm-12am DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL. If you can help, email your contact info, shift availability, and days available to ' ); document.write( addy75848 ); document.write( '' ); //-- [EMAIL PROTECTED]This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . We need your help starting now! - Feel free to call! Free PC-to-PC calls. Low rates on PC-to-Phone. Get Yahoo! Messenger with Voice [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM ~- --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --- Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Digest: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Archive1: http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn --- Archive2: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[LAAMN] Katherine Jashinski Sentenced to Prison - Update
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Katherine Jashinski is a Conscientious Objector whose application for a discharge was denied by the Army after almost 18 months. On May 23 she was court-martialed for refusing to train with weapons and received a bad conduct discharge and a sentence of 120 days imprisonment. In this email you will find: 1. Katherines mailing address in prison 2. Press release on court-martial 3. Links to media coverage 1. PRISON MAILING ADDRESS Katherine is currently incarcerated in the Harris County Jail in southwest Georgia. She may be transferred soon, so please send urgent letters of support to: Katherine Jashinski Harris County Jail PO BOX 286 Hamilton, GA 31811 Suggestions for writing to a prisoner: -All letters must have a return address on the envelope. -Please also put a return address on the letter itself, as prisoners often not given the envelopes. -Keep in mind that all mail is read by authorities. -Most facilities will NOT accept stamps or envelopes mailed to prisoners. 2. PRESS RELEASE ON COURT-MARTIAL 23 MAY 2006 - for immediate release Contact: Aidan Delgado, 941.685.7941 FIRST FEMALE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR SENTENCED FOR REFUSING DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN FT. BENNING, GA -- Army National Guard Specialist Katherine Jashinski received a bad conduct discharge today and was sentenced to 120 days confinement after pleading guilty to the charge of refusal to obey a legal order. She was acquitted of the more serious charge of missing movement by design. With 53 days already served (on Fort Benning), and 20 days off for good behavior, Ms. Jashinski has 47 days of confinement remaining. On November 17, 2005, Jashinski made a public statement of conscientious objection on the eve of her scheduled deployment to Afghanistan. Eighteen months after filing, the Army denied her application for a discharge. She was then court-martialed for refusing to train with weapons. Jashinski¹s superiors testified that they believed in the sincerity of her CO claim, and the Judge noted that he was convinced of the same. Aidan Delgado and Camilo Mejía, members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, attended Ms. Jashinski¹s trial today to support her. They described the atmosphere of the courtroom as initially tense, but said that Jashinski¹s powerful heartfelt testimony changed the tone of the room. Iraq Veterans Against the War supports the right of every soldier to follow their conscience, said Delgado. As the first woman GI to publicly take a stand against this war and to declare herself a CO, Katherine¹s actions are very significant. She is a fine example of a young person standing up for her beliefs. Ms. Jashinski is feeling triumphant and happy to have resolution. After completing her sentence she will return to school at the University of Texas at Austin and continue her work with the newly founded Austin GI Rights Hotline. --- 3. MEDIA COVERAGE OF COURT-MARTIAL http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/14650990.htm NATIONAL GUARD CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR GETS BAD CONDUCT DISCHARGE Associated Press FORT BENNING, Ga. - An anti-war group said a National Guard cook who refused deployment to Afghanistan received a bad conduct discharge Tuesday and was sentenced to 120 days of confinement at Fort Benning. The Iraq Veterans Against the War said Spc. Katherine Jashinski, 22, of Austin, Texas, pleaded guilty to refusing to obey a legal order but was acquitted of the more serious charge of missing movement by design. A post spokeswoman, Tracy Bailey, confirmed that Jashinski received 120 days confinement but could not confirm other details. Jashinski was said to be the first female soldier to seek conscientious objector status in a stand against fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Army denied her application for a discharge as a conscientious objector, and she was court-martialed for refusing to train with weapons. The veterans group, which said it had members who attended the hearing, said that with 53 days of confinement already behind her at Fort Benning, and 20 days off for good behavior, Jashinski has 47 days remaining. She plans to return to school at the University of Texas in Austin and continue working with the newly founded Austin GI Rights Hotline, the group said. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer ran a longer piece about Katherine: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/14651604.htm Listen to a story about the court martial from Wisconsin Public Radio: http://www.wpr.org/news/newsstories.cfm News story from Texas Channel 7: http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4941650nav=1TjD Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM ~-
