Eve Ensler & CODEPINK - Don't Miss It!

 

Dear Friend, Join CODEPINK For These Upcoming Events: Thursday, October 22 - 6:30 PM "Resisting the US Occupation of Afghanistan" Featuring Zoya, a member of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans, and playwright, performer, and V-Day founder Eve Ensler at Venice United Methodist Church. See and buy treasures brought back from Afghanistan! For more information and to RSVP, click here. *In lieu of monetary donation, bring pairs of new or gently used shoes for Friday's protest, to be donated to local shelters. Friday, October 23 - 9:30 AM "Walk In Our Shoes" Protest at LA City Hall V-Day Founder and playwright of "The Vagina Monologues" Eve Ensler will lead anti-violence activists, shelter leaders to demand that California's Governor Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers "Walk In Our Shoes" and restore the domestic violence budget that was cut in July setting the stage for shelters to close or reduce critically needed staff and services. For further details, click here. *Remember to bring new or gently used shoes that will be donated to local domestic violence and homeless shelters. Saturday, October 31 - 11 AM "Rethink Afghanistan" Film Screening & Discussion With filmmaker Robert Greenwald and Topanga Peace Alliance at the Laemmle 4-Plex in Santa Monica. "Rethink Afghanistan" is an antiwar documentary film featuring interviews on the ground with the Afghan people, who tell the horrors of the death and destruction caused by the U.S. military occupation of Afghanistan. For more info on this event, click here. Thursday, November 5 - 12 PM "A Woman Among Warlords" Book Tour Dissident member of the Afghan Parliament, Malalai Joya, will present her new political memoir during a lunch at the home of CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans. For more information and to RSVP, click here. Monday, November 9 - 6:30 PM Norman Solomon, Dr. Nadir Atash & Jodie Evans: Report Back From Afghanistan CODEPINK & The Institute for Public Accuracy are co-sponsoring this "Report Back From Afghanistan" presentation and discussion at Venice United Methodist Church. See and buy treasures brought back from Afghanistan! To RSVP or donate, click here. See you soon! Janna, Jodie, Linda, Paris, Patricia, Susan, Tighe, and Whitney	Thursday, Oct. 22 6:30 PM Venice "Resisting the US Occupation of Afghanistan" Friday, Oct. 23 9:30 AM Downtown LA "Walk In Our Shoes" Protest Thursday, Nov. 5 12 PM Beverly Hills Malalai Joya Book Tour Monday, Nov. 9 6:30 PM Venice Report Back From Afghanistan Monday, Nov. 23 7:30 PM Mar Vista David Swanson Book Tour Every Tues. & Wed. 5 PM & Noon Health Care Not Warfare Rally       unsubscribe from this list

 

 

landscaping project at coeur d alene elementary

If any of you are interested in helping out Coeur d'alene Elementary this weekend with our Tree People planting and greening project we need volunteers Saturday, October 24, from 9-12 (morning, of course) on campus for planting and other various gardening duties. Lunch will be provided and a good time will be had by all -- and you will be greatly aiding our campus in becoming a more environmentally friendly and kid friendly place for the children to learn and grow. In addition to planting trees and shrubs we are also creating a native plant rain garden/dry creek bed to catch the water that pools on the school grounds and percolate it into the soil so that it isn't flowing into our ocean and thereby polluting it and flooding our gutters. This will benefit the entire community - not just the school.

 

Additionally we are looking for donations to further our project and help foot the bill of this enormous undertaking. Donations can be made at school the day of the planting or you can visit the school office during school hours or you can contact me and I will instruct you on what to do. Please e-mail me if you have any questions at katirocky@gmail.com - and spread the word. We need of help this weekend.

 

Sincerely,

 

Kati Rocky and the Coeur d'alene Green Team

 

Resistance Then, Resist Now! Sunday at Arlington West, Just north of the Santa Monica Pier, 2:00 - 4:30PM

Resistance Then, Resist Now! –

The Ash Grove Honors 45^th Anniversary of The Resistance –

a meeting of the resisters of the military draft and Veterans For Peace

Sunday, October 25 at Arlington West in Santa Monica

 

 

            The Ash Grove Foundation in its ongoing series of "Beyond November" community events will honor the 45^th Anniversary of The Resistance draft resisters movement with "Resistance Then, Resist Now!" on Sunday, October 25^th at Arlington West in Santa Monica, 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.   Admission is free.  The event also honors Arlington West and Veterans for Peace.   Arlington West is a temporary memorial erected every Sunday on the beach by Veterans For Peace, immediately north of the Santa Monica Pier:  http://www.arlingtonwestsantamonica.org/.

 

The Resistance was an organization of draft resisters founded in 1964 and quickly grew nationally.  The actual anniversary date and gathering of original members of The Resistance will take place the previous day on Saturday, October 24^th.

   

         Resistance Then, Resist Now! brings together the original Resisters and current Veterans For Peace, emceed by famed peace activist, Veteran Ron Kovic who became disabled in the Vietnam War. Kovic was profiled in the film Born On The Fourth of July, based on his memoir and the inspiration for Jane Fonda's film Coming Home.   

 

Two groups of speakers will be framed by cultural presentations: spiritual drumming from the S.H.I.N.E. Mawusi women's drum alliance will open the event, later joined at its closing drum circle by some members of the ADAAWE women's percussion group.   Also, Get Lit Players - teenage wizards with poetry from the sonnets of Shakespeare to hip-hop - who tour Southern California school assemblies and now compete nationally in contests, and Roy Zimmerman, who the Los Angeles Times says, "…displays a lacerating wit and keen awareness of society's foibles that bring to mind a latter-day Tom Lehrer."   Zimmerman writes fiercely funny songs about ignorance, war and greed.  In eleven albums over 20 years, Roy Zimmerman has brought the sting of satire to the struggle for Peace and Social Justice.

 

The speakers on the first 20-minute panel will focus on The Resistance, then and now.   Guests include: Joe Maizlish from The Resistance, a letter read from a US Marine currently in Iraq and a speaker from The Coalition for Alternatives to Militarism in Our Schools (CAMS).   The second 20 minute panel will focus on the war budget and poverty draft with historian and unionist Gordon Alexandre.   A public health advocate will address "It's Healthcare or Warfare."  

 

The Ash Grove (1958 – 1973) on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood was a pioneering musical and political venue.   The performance standards and creative interplay among musicians, young and old, produced many great artists, enriched the lives of audiences, and gave the club a leading role in the culture of a generation.   Archived Ash Grove concerts from that era are available for listening or download at WolfgangsVault.com.  "Beyond November – Party with a Purpose" – brings together an assortment of artists, advocacy and social action organizations, to entertain, to inform and to enthuse by tapping into the vast energy for positive change sparked by the November elections.  

 

For more information about the event:  (310) 391-5794 or ag50vols@mindspring.com.

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AshGroveMusic.com

CAMS:  http://www.militaryfreeschools.org/ 

Get Lit Players L.A. Times article:  http://tiny.cc/eqm0Q

ADAAWE women's percussion group: http://adaawemusic.com/

Roy Zimmerman:  http://www.royzimmerman.com/  

 

Media contact:

 

Teresa Conboy P.R.

teresaconboypr@yahoo.com

 

The Luminous Halloween Bash!!!

Luminous Family Productions Presents: Luminous Halloween Bash

October 31st, 2009: Starts 7pm at Modern Om in Venice, CA. 13452 Washington Blvd.

Featuring Performances by Luminaries Family: J Brave, Freewill, Maesyn, & Amore One

Special Guest: I Star (Truth I & Aradhana Silvermoon) & Zat Baraka & LA Kirtan Collective

Cost at the door: $20 or $15 with full costume

Costume Ideas: Dress at your favorite Deity, Spiritual Character, Hip Hop Icon, Indian attire,
                         Middle Eastern styles, or just be you!

This will be an eclectic night of music starting off at 7pm with Zat Baraka & LA Kirtan
Collective. Zat performs traditional Kirtan music with a variety of world class musicians.
Kirtan is a devotional experience set to open your soul with poetic chanting hymns &
spiritual mantras. Accompanied by his amazing band, you will feel intoxicated with love.

As the night progresses, you will be introduced to I, Star which features Truth I and
Aradhana Silvermoon. This group which mixes Acoustic Folk music and Hip Hop
to take you on a journey of inner healing, and expansion with a splash of metaphysical
lyrical flowing by Truth I.

Maesyn is a free spirited goddess who will be performing her Gypsy-Love-Funk, from
her debut album entitled "Now.Here!" Her songs are medicine for the heart, and open
you up to the vibrations of liberation and breaking free from limitations. You will feel
alive!

The night will cap off with a Hip Hop performance from Luminaries MC's J Brave,
Freewill, and Amore One. Also featuring singing from Maesyn Luminous, this set
will make you dance, pump you up, and elevate you with super conscious rhymes
intended to inspire and empower.

This will be an amazing evening of transformation, inspiration, and absolute fun! The
party will be catered by Euphoria Loves Rawvolution and will also feature an organic
elixir bar. Costumes are welcomed, and you will get in for a discount if your dressed up.


7pm - 10pm: Zat Baraka & LA Kirtan Collective www.ZatBaraka.com

10:15 - 11:00: I,Star (Truth I & Aradhana Silvermoon) www.myspace.com/IstarCreations

11:15 - 11:45: Maesyn - www.myspace.com/Maesyn

Midnight: J Brave, Freewill, & Amore One - www.LuminariesMusic.com


Venue Information: www.ModernOm.com

Euphoria Loves Rawvolution: www.Rawvolution.com

Go to Luminaries Facebook Page to RSVP for event: www.facebook.com/LuminariesMusic

C.S.P.G.: Awarding Peace and Celebrating 20 years

 Celebrating 20 years of Explosive Graphics! Get Your Tickets Online.

Center for the Study of Political Graphics   October 17th- CSPG's 20th Anniversary Celebration Call for Annual Event Volunteers! Posters for Peace & Justice 2010 Calendar Now Available! Myth and Manpower: Graphics and the California Dream Race, Lies & Stereotypes: Posters on Racism & Anti-Semitism (A)(R)(T) HOT OFF THE PRESS CSPG featured in the September/October 2009 issue of Art On Paper. Keeping the Message Alive-The Center for the Study of Political Graphics Turns Twenty by Sharon Mizota, contributing editor to Art on Paper and CSPG volunteer. Twelve colorful and informative pages on CSPG with many posters, stories, histories, and interview with Carol Wells, CSPG's founding executive director. Art On Paper featuring CSPG Join our mailing list! October 17th- CSPG's 20th Anniversary Celebration Celebrating 20 Years of Explosive Graphics! It will be a BLAST! Saturday October 17, 2009 6:30 Union Station 800 North Alameda Downtown L.A. 6:30 PM - Music & Silent Auction Original art, vintage & contemporary posters Music: Marcus L. Miller with Freedom Jazz Movement 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Buffet Dinner On Location Catering 8:00 PM Program & Live Auction Emcee: Sandra Tsing Loh Auctioneer: Robert Berman Please join us as we honor these outstanding individuals: June Wayne will receive the Culture of Liberation Award. Culture contains the seed of opposition becoming the flower of liberation. -Amílcar Cabral June Wayne is an artist, lithographer, teacher and writer. In 1960, she founded the Tamarind Lithography Workshop which revitalized and revolutionized printmaking internationally. Her influential essays cover artist's rights, art criticism, and feminism. David Kunzle will receive the Historian of the Lions Award. Until the lions have their historians, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter. -African Proverb David Kunzle is an art historian, activist, actor, curator, gymnast, political poster collector, and writer. He specializes in the public art of revolutionary Latin America (Cuba, Chile and Nicaragua), Dutch Baroque and Early Modern art of Northern Europe. Juan Fuentes will receive the Art is a Hammer Award. Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it. -Vladimir Mayakovsky Juan Fuentes is a Bay Area artist, cultural activist, teacher, and founder of Pajaro Editions, a printmaking studio. He has been producing political posters and prints addressing cultural, social, and community issues for over 30 years. Open this PDF Invitation for complete details. PDF Order Form. For more information please contact Mary Sutton at 323.653.4662. We look forward to seeing you on October 17! Order Your Tickets On CSPG's Website! Call for Annual Event Volunteers! CSPG is looking for volunteers to assist with tasks related to our 20th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2009. We need help in the office M-F and on the day of the event. There will be two volunteer orientations. It is helpful, if volunteers attend one of them. Volunteer Orientations are scheduled: - Saturday, October 3, 11am - Saturday, October 10, 11am Orientations at the CSPG office: 8124 West Third Street #211 Los Angeles, CA 90048 Parking in the back. Please RSVP: cspg@politicalgraphics.org or call Mary or Alena at 323.653.4662 Posters for Peace & Justice 2010 Calendar Now Available! From the days of the Quaker broadsides against slavery to the current conflict in the Middle East, people have used ink and paper to speak out for peace and justice. Posters for Peace & Justice wall calendar offers reprints of political action posters, many of them still disturbingly relevant, combined with mission statements on the posters from the original artists. Myth and Manpower: Graphics and the California Dream Featuring UFW posters from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. September 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010 Craft and Folk Art Museum 5814 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036 T 323.937.4230 www.cafam.org Curated by Bill Stern, Museum of California Design Race, Lies & Stereotypes: Posters on Racism & Anti-Semitism October 8th - December 18, 2009 UCSB MultiCultural Center (MCC) University Center Room 1504 Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6050 Tel: 805.893.8411 www.mcc.sa.ucsb.edu (A)(R)(T) October 1 - November 12, 2009 Exhibition produced by the National Network of Depression Centers. Featuring posters from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. Parker Hill Branch Library 1497 Tremont Street Roxbury, MA 02120 Tel: 617.427.3820 Vital (A)(R)(T), uses art to highlight the public discourse about depression, bipolar illness and other mood disorders. The exhibition was curated by the National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) using posters on mental health and health care from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics and original works by contemporary artists who have either lived with depression or experienced the disasters of mental illness through family or other members of society. Through this exhibition, the NNDC hopes to amplify such diverse voices which are often unheard due to the stigma and the debilitating effects of mental illnesses. Art is therefore shown as a vital agent of change in people's personal lives and within society. email: cspg@politicalgraphics.org phone: 323-653-4662 web: http://www.politicalgraphics.org

Sunday World Music Night

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Please join us for a wonderful evening with friends, uplifting music, & good eats.