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March 1 ● Saturday
Political Action: Fukushima
No Nukes LA Residents, a small but determined group, will deliver a letter to the Japan Consulate at 350 South Grand Ave., Suite 1700, LA. Time TBD. Contact <isamukay@gmail.com>. Many other events this month for the third anniversary of the continuing nuclear accident: <fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com>.
Political Action: Climate Action March/Fair
8:30 AM, Great March for Climate, kickoff & rally at Wilmington Waterfront Park, Wilmington, RSVP: <j.mp/GreatMarchRSVP> (must be upper/lowercase as shown). The march continues toward Downtown LA/ USC & many marchers will continue to Washington DC to deliver the message that we need immediate legislative and executive action to solve the climate crisis. 11 AM – 1:30 PM, Climate Action Fair, Wilmington Athletic Complex, 1650 Figueroa St,, Wilmington. <j.mp/GreatMarchWU> (must be upper/lowercase as shown), <facebook.com/events/1391559771106634>, <facebook.com/events/346178145521585>.
Political Action: Great March for Climate Action
Join together for the largest coast-to-coast (Port of LA to Washington DC) climate march in American history! Kickoff & Rally. 9 AM. Wilmington Waterfront Park, Wilmington, CA. <wilderutopia.com>, search for “great march.”
Political Meeting: Military Families Speak Out
MFSO Orange County Chapter. 1st Saturdays monthly. 10 AM. Contact them for location, etc. (562) 833-8035. <socal.mfso.org/contact-us/>, <mfsooc.org>.
Classes: Ecovillage Tours
History, context, accomplishments, pitfalls, transitions, plans and visions for this central city demonstration ecovillage neighborhood-in-process and its intentional community. Mar 1, 15, 29, Apr 12, 26. 10:30 AM – 1 PM. $10 sliding scale; $20 with vegetarian lunch. RSVP. LA EcoVillage, 117 Bimini Place, LA. (213) 738-1254. <crsp@igc.org>. <laecovillage.org>.
Political Action: March Against Corruption
Raise awareness about the corrupting influence of money and special interests in governance and public policy making. Bring signs, drums, noisemakers, friends! Meetup 2 PM. City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., LA. <facebook.com/events/213436725502955>.
Political Action: NSA Protest Rally
Join us as we speak out against the invasions of our privacy and against the growing police state. Inform the public. Talk to passer-bys, hand out flyers, and make sure they are informed. 3 PM. City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., LA. <facebook.com/events/429831517140095>.
Political Meeting: SF Valley Socialists
Meetings usually 1st Saturdays monthly. 3–5 PM. Room 268, Sierra Hall, west side of CSU Northridge. <ccrittenden@csun.edu>.
Community Event: Pete Seeger Tribute
Performances, and Sing-a-longs by: The Lefteous Sisters, Ross Altman, Gary Gordon & more.
4-7 PM. $10 suggested donation, no one turned away. The Church In Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica. <facebook.com/events/604057206344952>.
Talk: Michael Parenti
“Capitalism: Lost Prosperity, False Democracy.” 5 PM reception, 6 PM welcome & guest speaker. Donations requested but all are welcome! Sponsored by IAC-LA, SOAW-LA, Frank Dorrell & others. Echo Park United Methodist Church, 1226 N. Alvarado St. (at Sunset), LA. (323) 679-5023. <alise@theory.org>.
Community Event: It Came from Venice
Art, music, poetry, dance celebration. 6-10 PM. Mar 1, 8 & 15. Free. Sponto Gallery, 9 Dudley Ave., Venice. (310) 306-7330.
March 2 ● Sunday
Political Action: Arlington West Memorial
Volunteers desperately needed to keep the memorial going. Continuing every Sunday. Santa Monica. 6 AM – 4 PM. (323) 934-3451. <arlingtonwestsantamonica.org>.
Talk: Stop Jail Expansion
“Jail Expansion in L.A. County: How you can help to stop it.” & The Upcoming Sheriff Election. Noon potluck; 1-3 PM presentation. Sanctuary of Change. The Church In Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica. <facebook.com/events/274456919385136>.
Art: Cuban Five
“I Will Die the Way I Lived.” Featuring 15 watercolor paintings by Cuban Five prisoner Antonio Guerrero, who learned to paint and draw from fellow inmates. Celebrate the scheduled release from prison of fellow political prisoner Fernando González. The Cuban Five a.k.a. “Los Five Cubanos” were unjustly convicted 15 years ago for preventing terrorist attacks against Cuba. Opening reception & program today, 2-4 PM. Exhibit runs thru Mar 30, Tue-Thu 10 AM – 4 PM, Fri/Sat Noon-8 PM. Coffee & Crepes, 4545 Cesar Chavez Ave. (Just E of the 710), East LA. (323) 263-4544, (323) 661-1980. <nortonsandler@att.net>. <thecuban5.org>.
Political Meeting: OC Greens
March Speaker: Donald Craig, OC NAACP. Normally 1st Sundays monthly. 2-3 PM general meeting; 304 PM County Council. Irvine Ranch Water District, 15600 Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine. (949) 559-7336. <tiritilligreen@sbcglobal.net>, <mrl@greens.org>. <ocgreens.org>, <facebook.com/events/493720534082740>.
March 3 ● Monday
Political Action: Fullerton 14 Court Support
The ten people arrested at the Kelly Thomas rally Jan 18 (mostly unlawfully) & charged with failure to disperse are in court today. 8 AM. North Justice Center, 1275 N. Berkeley Ave., Fullerton. Video on the rally: <youtube.com/watch?v=xLNnKBmd28I>. <facebook.com/events/1454699788083144>.
Political Action: Statewide Student March
To demand fulfillment of student needs including sustaining ethnic studies and increasing student & staff/faculty racial diversity. 10 AM – Noon. From 400 Ballpark Dr, W. Sacramento to CA State Capitol, 1315 10th St., Sacramento. <facebook.com/events/433723686759521>.
Political Action: Fukushima Commemoration & Peace Walk
Third Anniversary Commemoration, 5:30-7:30 PM, free & open to the public, University Club of Santa Barbara, 1332 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara. Peace Walk for a Nuclear Free World, March 4-11, Santa Barbara to Diablo Canyon NPP, ending with an all day vigil. Followed by Fukushima Commemoration, 7 PM, Steynberg Gallery, San Luis Obispo, details: <mothersforpeace.org>.
Film: “Blockadia Rising”
A documentary about the direct ation group Tar Sands Blockade fighting construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Followed by a discussion. Films for Flight film series screening a soclai justice themed film 1st Mondays monthly. The movie will start at 7:00PM but feel free to come earlier. Animal Farm collective house, San Diego. Contact for the address via <facebook.com/maiadac> or <hummingbirdhuddle.wordpress.com/contact-us>. <facebook.com/events/287300448089256>.
Talk: ImaginAction
We use theatre to create rituals, allowing participants to recreate themselves and the community around them. Co-sponsors: SOAW, Program for Torture Victims (PTV) & others. $25. RSVP: Call or send checks to “ImaginAction,” 788 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre CA. 91024. Venue: Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica. (310) 345-4883, (310) 940-7303. <sandrasdelmundo@gmail.com>. <imaginaction.org>.
March 4 ● Tuesday
Stand in Peace
Stand in Peace Tustin Common Ground is a spiritual community. Several members hold signs reading “Imagine Peace.” Every Tuesday. 4-5 PM. Tustin Common Ground. Prospect Ave. (at Irvine, NW Corner), Tustin. (714) 961-5439. <camarshall7@sbcglobal.net>. <embracehumanity.com>.
Books: McLuhan-Finnegans Wake Reading Club
1st Tuesdays monthly. 6-8 PM. Free. Marina Del Rey Library, 4533 Admirality Way, MDR. (310) 821-3415. <laughtears.com>.
Community Event: Transgender Social Support Group
For transgender people of all stages and gender variance or questioning gender identity and for friends & family. Not a dating, romance or singles group. Every Wednesday. 7-9 PM. Suggested donation $5; no one turned away. South Bay LGBT Center, 16610 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. (310) 328-6550, (310) 217-9202. <thecenter@southbaycenter.org>. <southbaycenter.org>.
March 5 ● Wednesday
Political Meeting: Counter Recruitment
Regular monthly meeting of Glendale Education/Social Justice Advocates. Working to encourage GUSD to provide balanced information about military recruiting & other social issues. Students, parents, community members are invited. Usually 1st Wednesdays monthly. 6-8 PM. Pacific Park Library, 501 S. Pacific Ave., Glendale. (818) 248-4967. <gesja_email@yahoo.com>.
Film: “Kangamba”
Kangamba is a small Angola town where a 1983 battle between Angolan soldiers & Cuban allies against paramilitaries aligned with apartheid South Africa’s government. The greatly outnumbered Angolan & Cuban forces were ultimately victorious. The film also covers the battle’s larger consequences on the African independence struggle and against apartheid. The Cuba in Revolution film series continues with more films every Wednesdays thru Apr 9. 7 PM. ANSWER office, 135 E. 3rd St., Downtown LA. (323) 394-3611. <answerla@answerla.org>. <answerla.org>.
Political Meeting: DFA-OC
Monthly meeting of Democracy for America Orange County. February speakers on “It’s Women’s History Month – So Where Are We After All This Time?” Normally 1st Wednesdays monthly. Social 6:15 PM; program 7:15 PM. Karl Strauss Brewery, Metropointe Shopping Center, 901 South Coast Dr., Costa Mesa. <sckopicki@gmail.com> or contact form at <meetup.com/dfa-oc>.
March 6 ● Thursday
Political Meeting: Long Beach Greens
1st Thursdays monthly. A local group of activists working for a fair economy, a just society & a sustainable future. 7 PM. Contact them for location and to verify meeting time. <longbeach (at) greens.org>. <cagreens.org/longbeach>.
Film: Peace & Justice
March film: “Chisholm ‘72: Unbought & Unbossed.” Usually 1st Thursdays monthly. Whittier Area Peace & Justice Coalition. 7-9 PM. St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 7056 Washington Ave. (NE corner @ Wardman St.), Whittier. (562) 587-6270, (562) 233-8579. <whittierpeace.org>.
Political Meeting: ACLU Orange County
Usually 1st Thursdays monthly. 7:30 PM. (714) 956-5037. Call for location. <quetzalcoatl38@aol.com>.
March 7 ● Friday
Community Event: LGBT Chat Night
7-10 PM. Suggested donation $5; no one turned away. Refreshments included. South Bay LGBT Center, 16610 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. (310) 328-6550, (310) 217-9202.
<thecenter@southbaycenter.org>. <southbaycenter.org>.
Film: TPA Film Night
March film: “Fear Not the Path of Truth: A Veteran’s Journey After Fallujah.” Please bring a vegetarian pot luck snack or non-alcoholic drink to share. Topanga Peace Alliance. Usually 1st Fridays monthly. Doors open at 7 PM, screening at 7:30 PM sharp. Parking under the library. Topanga Library, 122 N. Topanga Cyn. Blvd., Topanga. (310) 795-1373. <debbieinla@outlook.com>. <topangapeacealliance.org>.
March 8 ● Saturday
Community Event: Mujeres de Maiz
A Season of spiritual artivist happenings to honor Womyn in mind, body and spirit. Programming, including over 14 events is in collaboration with various collectives & organizations across the Eastside. Mar 8 – May 18. <mujeresdemaiz.com>.
Classes: Intro to Documentary Filmmaking
Learn storytelling, interview technique & other fundamentals. No previous filmmaking experience necessary. All equipment and materials provided. Eight Saturdays starting Mar 8. 10 AM – 12:30 PM. Limit of 6 students. $250. Echo Park Film Center, 1200 N. Alvarado St. (at Sunset), LA. (213) 484 – 8846. <info@echoparkfilmcenter.org>. <echoparkfilmcenter.org>.
Community Event: Fukushima
“Love to Nippon 2014 – Lessons Learned from the March 11 th Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.” 1-4 PM, interfaith service & prayers, flower & incense offerings, booths . 3-5 PM, memorial program. Memorial program seating limited; RSVP. Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium, LAPD HQ, 100 W. 1st St., LA. <jas-socal.org>.
Community Event: Intl. Women’s Day
“Women against Repression & Occupation – Rock, Rap & Speakout vs Poverty, Prisons & War.” Concert & Speakout. Local musicians, performing artists, poets & people speaking on issues of vital interest and concern to women and to our communities. With people’s art show, children’s activities, food & more. Part of global actions are called by Global Women’s Strike. Gather at 2 PM. MacArthur Park, Wilshire Blvd. (between Alvarado & Park), LA. (323) 276-9833. <la@allwomencount.net>. <globalwomenstrike.net>, search for “los angeles.”
Community Event: Intl. Women’s Day
Socialist Party LA Local International Women’s Day community outreach. The LA Local & friends are meeting at the Hauser office to deliver flowers to the women of the community surrounding the office. Please join us to make this a truly special day for the women of our community! 2 PM. 2617 Hauser Blvd., LA. <facebook.com/events/1460550200829788>.
Books: Revolution Books Book Club.
2nd Saturdays monthly. 2 PM. Revolution Books/ Libros Revolución, 5726 Hollywood Blvd, LA. (323) 463-3500. <revolutionbooksla@gmail.com>. <revolutionbooksla.blogspot.com>.
Media: Ross Altman
Interview with the folk singer. MESS. 2nd Saturdays monthly. 4 PM. Free. Unurban, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056. <laughtears.com>.
Film: “Race & Space in Los Angeles”
Shorts about race and place in Los Angeles, featuring 16mm films about the coming of Dodger Stadium to Chavez Ravine in the 1950s, growing up in Watts in the 1960s, and the black community in Venice. Introduction & discussion by Dr. Marsha Gordon (NC State University) and Dr. Allyson Nadia Field (UCLA). Projection by Dino Everett (USC). Prints provided by UCLA and USC. 8 PM. Echo Park Film Center, 1200 N Alvarado St. (at Sunset) Los Angeles. (213) 484 – 8846. <info@echoparkfilmcenter.org>. <echoparkfilmcenter.org>.
March 9 ● Sunday
Political Meeting: Humanist Association of LA
Usually 2nd Sundays monthly. 11 AM. Contact them to check. Colorado Center, Community Room, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica. (310) 479-2236. <larry-a-taylor (at) att (dot) net>. <hala.org>. For other locations, click on “Southern California Freethought groups.”
Community Event: Judy Abdo’s Brother Celebration of Life for SM activist Judy Abdo’s brother Richard James Ulrich. 4-6 PM. The Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica.
March 10 ● Monday
Film: Tiffany Shlain
“ Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, & Technology” and short films by her.
Film & interview. Plus 8 PM, sneak preview/test screening of new political health film. Documental. 2nd Mondays monthly. 6-10 PM. Free. Unurban, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056. <laughtears.com>.
Film: Ruben Salazar
“Ruben Salazar: Man In The Middle.” Examines the life & death of pioneering journalist Ruben Salazar, killed under mysterious circumstances by a law enforcement officer in 1970 in the aftermath of the National Chicano Moratorium protest march against the Vietnam war in East LA. 7-10 PM. Free. CSULB University Theatre, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach. <facebook.com/events/456520081142923>.
Political Meeting: Three Strikes
Families to Amend California’s Three Strikes (FACTS). 2nd/4th Mondays monthly. Help them amend Three Strikes to apply to violent felonies only. 7 PM. Other chapters on the website. Chico’s Justice Center, 1137 E. Redondo Blvd., Inglewood. (213) 746-4844. <facts1.net>.
Political Meeting: SF Valley Greens
2nd Mondays monthly. Open & free to the public. 7 PM. Free. 8847 Penfield, Northridge. (818) 380-1252, (818) 515-8541.
March 11 ● Tuesday
Film: “Metamorphosis”
By Jun Hori. Hori is a noted Japanese television journalist & commentator. His documentary video explores the Japanese citizen reaction to the Fukushima reactor meltdowns, and public opposition to government proposals to reopen Japan’s remaining 50 reactors. “Metamorphosis” also explores several nuclear accident sites in the United States, including Three Mile Island. Also, an ongoing photographic art exhibit at the gallery thru Apr 26, “Silent but Deadly: Chernobyl- Fukushima- San Onofre.” 7 PM. BC Space Gallery, 235 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach. (949) 497-1880, (949) 697-5237. <bcspace.com>.
Forum: Women’s Rights
Addressing gender & racial inequities in education, wages, health services access, provision and consumption of care, poverty rates from childhood through retirement, immigrant reunification/detention/deportation, criminal incarceration, and recidivism. Free & open to the public; RSVP recommended. 7-9 PM. Hollywood United Methodist Church, 6817 Franklin Ave., Hollywood. <aclusocal.org/womensrightsforum>, <facebook.com/events/285737091576156>.
Film: “Surviving Japan”
A powerful film about the tsunami, and the Fukushima nuclear disaster’s aftermath. 7:30-9:35 PM. Advance ticket purchase at their website. Laemmle’s Royal Theatre, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd, West LA. (310) 478-3836. <tugg.com/titles/311-surviving-japan>, <survivingjapanmovie.com>.
March 12 ● Wednesday
Political Meeting: United Nations Women
LA Chapter general meeting. Formed to promote the status of women worldwide. 2nd Wednesdays monthly. 7 PM. National Council of Jewish Women, 543 N. Fairfax, LA. (310) 450-3396. <chillman@la.unwomen-usnc.org>, <socal@unwomen.usnc.org>, <la@unwomen-usnc.org>. <unwomen-usnc.org/greaterla#>.
Music: Suzy Williams
2nd Wednesdays monthly. 7-10 PM. Free. Dannys, 23 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 450-6052. <laughtears.com>.
Talk: Where’s Edward Snowden?
“Civil Liberties in the National Security Era: What Happened to Edward Snowden?” Sponsored by Caltech “Y” Social Activism Speaker Series & ACLU of Southern CA. 7:30 PM.Beckman Institute Auditorium, Caltech, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena. Park in Caltech parking structures; meters free after 5 PM. (213) 977-9500.
March 13 ● Thursday
Political Action: Long Beach Peace Vigil
Long Beach Area Peace Network organizing to stop the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan and to promote social justice in our community. 2nd Thursdays monthly. 7 PM. Catalyst Meeting Space, 430 E. First St., Long Beach. <naidatushnet62@verizon.net>.
Film: Conscientious Projector
March film: “Elemental: Three Stories. Three Continents. One Commitment to Change” (<elementalthefilm.com>). Special Ten Year Anniversary meeting. Usually 2nd Thursdays monthly. 7 PM. (310) 782-4738, (626) 792-4941. Armory Center for the Arts, 145 North Raymond Ave., Pasadena. <conscientiousprojector.wordpress.com>, <facebook.com/group.php?gid=53883487201>. (Sites on facebook may require membership.)
Political Meeting: Healthcare For All LA
Screening the documentary “Got Healthcare?” with the 2009 protests around Healthcare reform proposals then being developed, lobbied and legislated by Congress. Filmmaker/producer Jon Raymond hosts a Q&A after the showing. Film clips: <gothealthcaremovie.com>. 7-9 PM. Don White Meeting Room, Peace Center, 3916 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, Parking lot and entrance behind the building. Press 22 at the door. (310) 459-9763. <mcruised@aol.com>. <healthcareforall.org> (click on “local chapters,” then on “los angeles county”).
Political Meeting: Healthcare For All SFV
San Fernando Valley chapter meeting. Advocating for Improved Medicare (single-payer health care) for All Californians. 7:30 PM. Switching to: 2nd Thursdays monthly. New Location: Plaza del Valle Community Room/ Salon Comunitario, 8610 Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City. In plaza behind Wells Fargo Bank; plenty of free parking. (818) 766-7318. <info@hca-sfv.org>. <healthcareforall.org> (click on “local chapters” then on “san fernando valley”), <facebook.com/hcasfv>. (Sites on facebook may require membership.)
March 14 ● Friday
Submit: ARE Scholarships
For undocumented HS & college students. Deadline today. <razaeducators.org>.
Political Action: Vandenberg
“Vandenberg’s Role in US Global Domination: Implications of US ‘Pivot’ into the Asia-Pacific.” Global Network 2014 Space Conference, Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. Mar 14-16. Santa Barbara, CA. With vigil at Vandenberg AFB. (207) 443-9502. <globalnet@mindspring.com> . <space4peace.org>.
Community Event: LGBT Game Night
A night of games, puzzles, conversation and refreshments. Also Mar 28. 7-10 PM. Suggested donation $5; no one turned away. South Bay LGBT Center, 16610 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. (310) 328-6550, (310) 217-9202. <thecenter@southbaycenter.org>. <southbaycenter.org>.
March 15 ● Saturday
Submit: What is Anarchism?
500 word essay contest. Prizes to $25 AK Press gift card. Pulbication in Black Flag. Multiple submissions welcome. Email <omarhussein@gmail.com> or <catullus1984@riseup.net> to submit or for more information. Deadline *tonight* at midnight.
March 16 ● Sunday
Discussion: “The Nation”
Magazine readers’ group. 3rd Sundays monthly. 2:30 PM. (310) 398-2428.
Political Meeting: Jericho
3rd Sundays monthly. 4 PM: letter writing to prisoners. Followed at 5 PM by the monthly general meeting of the Inter-Communal Solidarity Committee. Left Side Lounge, 1905 Rodeo Road between Western and Arlington. 4 PM. (310) 495-0299. <jerichoamnestylosangeles@gmail.com>. <thejerichomovement.com>.
March 17 ● Monday
Community Event: PFLAG
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays. 7 PM. Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, 26438 Crenshaw, Rolling Hills. (310) 831-2967.
March 18 ● Tuesday
Political Action: OC Code Pink Vigil
3rd Tuesdays monthly. 5:30-7 PM. Plaza Square Park, Traffic Circle at Glassell & Chapman, Orange. (562) 833-8035. <mfso-oc@earthlink.net>. <mfsooc.org>.
March 19 ● Wednesday
Media: 2014 Homeless Marathon
If anyone is interested in working on street interviews or segments, contact Jeremy Alderson at <radio@lightlink.com> well in advance of the event.
Film: “The Greening of Cuba”
After the imposition of capitalism on Eastern Europe in the early 90s, Cuba lost trading partners & allies. Lacking vital imports of fertilizers & petroleum, the Cuban people waged a titanic and successful campaign to revolutionize their agriculture, creating the only large-scale renewable agricultural system on the planet. 7 PM Answer Office, 135 E 3rd St, Downtown LA. (323) 394-3611. <answerla@answerla.org>.
Political Meeting: LA Greens
3rd Wednesdays monthly. 7 PM. Call them for the meeting location (the Peace Center has moved). (323) 651-5539. <losangelesgreens.org>.
Media: MOM
Meditations On Media. Gerry Fialkas stimulating soiree stirs up discussion to reveal the hidden effects of what humans have invented. 3rd Wednesdays monthly. 7-10 PM. Free. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-3006. <laughtears.com>.
Discussion: “Monthly Review”
Readers’ discussion group. 3rd Wednesdays monthly. 7:30 PM. Yahoo Colorado Center, Community Room, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica. (310) 390-0306.
March 20 ● Thursday
Political Meeting: SFV Atheists United
Usually 3rd Thursdays monthly (Feb 20), 6:30 PM, Kountry Folks Restaurant, 8501 Sepulveda Blvd., North Hills, (818) 988-2806 (after 5 PM), <atheistsunited.org>. Also other chapters. (866) GOD-LESS, (323) 666-4258. <atheistsunited.org>.
Political Meeting: Peace & Freedom Party
Open to all Peace & Freedom Party registrants. Normally 3rd Thursdays monthly. 7 PM. 2617 S. Hauser Blvd, L.A. (323) 960-5036. <pfplosangeles (at) peaceandfreedom.org>. <peaceandfreedom.org>. See other local chapters on the website (click on contact, local organizations): Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bern., San Diego, SLO & Ventura Counties.
Poetry: Fightin Words
Open Mic to Stop Police Brutality. Hosted by Oct. 22 Coalition. 3rd Thursdays monthly. Call to be sure its happening. 8-11 PM. Chuco’s Justice Center, 1137 E. Redondo Blvd., Inglewood. (323) 235-4243 , (323) 446-7459. <youth4justice.org>.
March 21 ● Friday
Film: LGBT Center Movie Night
Movie selection determined by those present. 7 PM. Suggested donation $5; no one turned away. Refreshments. South Bay LGBT Center, 16610 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. (310) 328-6550, (310) 217-9202. <thecenter@southbaycenter.org>. <southbaycenter.org>.
March 22 ● Saturday
Classes: Tijuana Maquiladora Tour
Come to learn about Tijuana communities and workers’ conditions and struggles! Passport or other documentation needed. $30. 9 AM – 3 PM. Tour registration & info: <sdmaquila.org>.
Community Event: Tia Chucha’s 13th Anniversary
With live art, cultural tianguis, food vendors, community fandango, & many more surprises. Noon – 6 PM. Free. Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore, 13197 Gladstone Ave., Unit A, Sylmar. <facebook.com/events/231254737055157>.
Community Service: Fair Chance Project
A free legal clinic especially created for those impacted by the prison system. Usually 4th Saturdays monthly. 1:30-3:30 PM (contact them to verify date/time). Chuco’s Justice Center, 1137 E. Redondo Beach Blvd., Inglewood. (310) 677-7445. <gerifacts@sbcglobal.net>. <fairchanceproject.com>.
March 23 ● Sunday
Political Meeting: LA Atheists United
4th Sundays monthly. 11 AM – 2 PM. Center for Inquiry West, 4773 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. (323) 666-9797. <jimu@cfiwest.org>. Also other chapters. (866) GOD-LESS, (323) 666-4258. <atheistsunited.org>.
Film: Natasha Maidoff Live Cinema
Venice artist Maidoff’s work-in-progress. The Sleepwalker magically merges live dance and video projection performance to expand the viewing experience. Also, Curator Lance Richter screens rare experimental films. 7 Dudley Cinema. 4th Sundays monthly. Free. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-3006. <laughtears.com>.
March 25 ● Tuesday
Political Meeting: Police Victims Support
Have you or a family member been brutalized by the police? SPIRIT (Support & Partnership In Respect & In Trust). Regular meetings last Tuesdays monthly. 7-9 PM. Contact them to verify info. Youth Justice Coalition/ Chuco’s Justice Center, 253 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., LA. (323) 369-9662, (323) 235-4243. <kruti222@yahoo.com>.
March 26 ● Wednesday
Community Meeting: Activist Support Circle
Program TBD. Call to verify. 6:30 PM refreshments; 7 PM program. Friends Meeting Hall, 1440 Harvard Street, Santa Monica. (310) 399-1000. <activistsupportcircle@earthlink.net>. <activistsupportcircle.org>.
March 27 ● Thursday
Film: Coastal Convergence Society
Free video night. Meet local peace & justice neighbors for free food, video & discussion. You can bring your own video. Last Thursdays monthly. 7 PM. Contact them for directions. Huntington Beach. (714) 964-2162. <ccshbca@aol.com>.
Film: Miko Revereza
Revereza was born in Manila and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. A screening of his work created in LA AIR’s artist-in-residence program utilizing EPFC resources in creating new work over a 4 week period. 8PM. Echo Park Film Center, 1200 N Alvarado St. (at Sunset), LA. (213) 484 – 8846. <info@echoparkfilmcenter.org>. <echoparkfilmcenter.org>.
March 28 ● Friday
Political Meeting: Center for Inquiry Dinners
Atheists, freethinkers, secular humanists, skeptics, nonbelievers, agnostics & inquiring minds welcome. Hosted by Rachel Sene and Jay Johnson. 4th Fridays monthly (not 5th Fridays). 6:30 PM dinner; 7:30 PM discussion followed by unstructured socializing. WLA Grill, 11407 Santa Monica Blvd., West LA. (310) 780-7363, (310) 488-7431. (Dial *82 to unblock if you want a callback.) <cfiwest.org>.
Political Meeting: Change-Links
Regular monthly mailing meeting for this newspaper. Noon. Contact us for location and to verify time. (818) 782-1412, (818) 681-7448. <change@pacbell.net>. <change-links.org>.
Upcoming:
April 2
Film: “De Cierta Manera – One Way or Another”
A 1974 Cuban film that depicts life in poor neighborhoods in Cuba shortly after the revolution. The Cuba in Revolution film series continues with more films every Wednesdays thru Apr 9. 7 PM. ANSWER office, 135 E. 3rd St., Downtown LA. (323) 394-3611. <answerla@answerla.org>. <answerla.org>.
April 4
Conference: Labor Notes
Apr 4-6. Chicago, IL. (718) 284-4144. <labornotes.org>, click on events.
April 6
Community Event: Beyond Baroque Awards Dinner
Honoring poet/educator/publisher, William Mohr, and poet/publisher Rick Lupert. 6 PM. Advance tickets required: <4thbbawards.eventbrite.com>. The Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica. (310) 822-3006. <carlye@beyondbaroque.org>. <beyondbaroque.org>.
OnGoing:
Please call all Ongoing events to confirm and let us know about any updates.
Alternate Calendar sources:
LA County: Dick & Sharon’s LA Progressive. <laprogressive.com>, look under “events.” Orange County: Orange County Democracy for America (DFA): <dfa-oc.org/calendar>. Orange County Peace Coalition (separate calendar): <dfa-oc.org/wordpress/calendar-html>. San Diego County: Activist San Diego, <activistsandiego.org>, click on “Calendar;” Occupy San Diego Calendar, <copswiki.org/Common/OccupySanDiegoCalendar>. Santa Barbara County: Join listserve via <sbprogcoalition-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> or <groups.yahoo.com/group/sbprogcoalition>.
Classes:
March 1
Tenants Rights
The Coalition for Economic Survival, with 27 years in working for tenants rights and other issues. Two meetings weekly to help tenants. Every Wed. 7 PM & every Sat. 10 AM. Plummer Park, Community Center, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hollywood. (213) 252-4411, (323) 656-4410. <contactces@earthlink.net>. <cesinaction.org>.
March 6
Acting Workshop for Vets
To train actors for performance & to help individuals heal, grow & learn via “drama therapy.” Donation, register online. Contact them for location and to see whether classes are in session. The Veterans Project. 7-10 PM. Every Thursday. Also community theater & interpersonal communication skills workshops. 3916 Sepulveda, LA. (310) 842-8794. <roy@theveteransproject.org>. <theveteransproject.org>.
Young Warriors
“For youth by youth” program guiding them into meeting the challenge of their own struggle, Everyone has something to offer to better our future! Contact them for time and place.
(818) 913-1968, (818) 939-3433. <youngwarriors_souls@yahoo.com>, <young.warriors.yw@gmail.com>. <tiachucha.org>, <facebook.com/YoungWarriors2007>.
Media:
Alternative Radio
Weekly hour-long ongoing series. Featuring speakers like Medea Benjamin, Noam Chomsky, Angela Davis, Chris Hedges & Howard Zinn. <alternativeradio.org>.
l.a. activist
LA activism journal. <laactivist.com>.
Left Wing Radio Stations
<leftwingradiostations.com>.
Progressive AM Talk Radio
Randi Rhodes (<therandirhodesshow.com>), M-F, Noon – 3 PM. Mike Malloy (<mikemalloy.com>; also <tunein.com>: search for “malloy”) Thom Hartmann (<thomhartmann.com>), radio & TV.
Progressive Podcast
The Rational Radical. Long time activist and subscriber to Change Links, Jerold Block hosts a popular progressive Podcast. <rational@roadrunner.com>. <therationalradical.com>.
Progressive Radio
From Matt Rothschild of The Progressive magazine. <progressive.org/radioweekly>.
Raza Press & Media Association
“The only Mexican-Raza journalist organization consistently advancing and building revolutionary anti-imperialist media.” <razapressassociation.org/blog>.
Vegan Radio
“Go Vegan with Bob Linden.” Broadcast stations & show times on website (frequent changes). Also archives & podcasts. <bob@goveganradio.com>. <goveganradio.com>.
Fridays
Michael Slate
Fridays, 10-11 AM, KPFK 90.7 FM. <kpfk.org>.
Political Action/Meetings:
Vigils, Meetings & Demonstrations: Due to space constraints we may not list all of these in our print edition but they are on our website.
March 2
RAC Food Program
Revolutionary Autonomous Communities Food Program, a mutual-aid project organizing & distributing food in its home neighborhoods. Volunteers needed. Usually every Sunday. 10 AM – 5 PM. MacArthur Park, SW Corner of Wilshire Blvd. & Park View Ave. <rac-la@lists.riseup.net>. <revolutionaryautonomouscommunities.blogspot.com>.
March 4
Occupy Fights Foreclosures
(323) 696-0596. <o.f.f.homedefense@gmail.com>. <occupyfightsforeclosures.org>, <facebook.com/OccupyFightsForeclosures>.
March 4
Occupy Venice
General Assembly. Continuing every Tue/Thu. 7 PM. 1354 Abbot Kinney (on the back patio), Venice. <facebook.com/occupyveniceca>, <twitter.com/occupyvenice>.
March 6
GA Drone Demonstrations
Weekly demonstrations at General Atomics in Poway. GA makes the Predator Drone. Contact them to verify details. San Diego Veterans For Peace. Thursdays. 4–6 PM. Poway CA. (760) 207-9139. <dpatterson998@yahoo.com>.
Women Organizing for Justice
A leadership development program seeking to increase the participation of formerly incarcerated and other women in the struggle for social justice. Focusing on criminal justice reform. (323) 563-3575. <susan@anewwayoflife.org>, <info@anewwayoflife.org>. <anewwayoflife.org>
Volunteer Opportunities:
Food Not Bombs
Food Not Bombs (FNB) shares free vegan food with the homeless and all others in need in protest against the effects of capitalism & military spending. All FNB collectives need volunteers. Global directories: <foodnotbombs.net> (click on “find your local chapter”). Group updates may be sent to: <menu@foodnotbombs.net> and the worldwide listserve (subscribe at: <lists.riseup.net/www/info/fnbnetwork>). Always verify that FNB serving listings are up to date.
Sharing Food
Michael Hubman and others run “Right to Share Food” bringing food & water to the folks living on LA’s Skid Row. (714) 227-2217. <waterman@watercorps.net>. <righttosharefood.org>, <watercorps.net>. (These websites may not be up to date.)
Announcements:
Community Services:
Bartering Groups
Get goods and services without cash; trade without banks or a money system. Local community based finance groups are listed at <timebanks.org>. Click on Membership then Membership Directory in the drop-down menu. Use “los angeles” for a search phrase.
Car-Free Living
Auto-Free Orange County: <autofree.net>. Car-Free Santa Barbara: <byrdm@sbcapcd.org>. <santabarbaracarfree.org>. Also, a worldwide network of car-free resources: <worldcarfree.net>. And we’d like to know about local sites for other regions in SoCal.
Free Fruit
A free fruit treasure map of your neighborhood. Map locations you know about; visit places others have posted. This is potentially a *worldwide* resource. <ediblecities.org>.
Homeless & Hungry
“Peoples Guide.” How to get food, money, housing, health care & other help from government programs and community services if you live in LA County and need help in hard times. Online or order printed copies. Hunger Action LA (HALA). <orders@hungeractionla.org>. (213) 388-8228. 2012 version is online at <hungeractionla.org>. New 2013-2014 editions now available.
Homeless Resources
“Street Lawyer: A WIKI to End and Prevent Homelessness,” <wiki.nlchp.org>. Westside Live Food Calendar: <hopemakingchange.org>, click on “iEat.” Or go to <weho.org>, search for “food programs in west hollywood” then find the document in the list (document dated 2012-02). “Los Angeles Homeless Resource Wiki,” <lahomeless.org> (try clicking on the logo on the upper left to access content). And many other online local resources can be found by searching for “los angeles homeless resources” (change the locale if necessary).
iEat
Santa Monica/Venice Food Programs. Westside LIVE Food Calendar. <hopemakingchange.org>, click on “iEat;” current calendar is at bottom.
LA Intentional Community Networking
Many alternative housing options. <laecovillage.org/Intentionalcommunitynetworking.html>.
Market Match Program
Helping boost buying power for seniors and low income families at many SoCal farmers’ markets. CalFresh, WIC and SSI participants get $5-10 weekly to spend at the market. <hungeractionla.org>, see “market match” at top of website.
Radical Guide to LA
From the 2011 Anarchist Bookfair. Places to eat, drink, visit, radical history, places to stay, links to radical organizations, etc. <laanarchist.org>, click on
Search & Seizure Law
Updated 2012-09. <or.fd.org>, click on the “Case Documents” tab & look for “Search and Seizure.”
Unemployed Resources
An online LA Indymedia article lists a number of resources for those who are struggling in our economy: <la.indymedia.org/news/2011/02/244433.php>. (You may choose to click through a “site warning”; if so, “buyer beware.”)
Women’s Non-Violence Centers
<justicewomen.com>, then “Help for Victims,” then “How To Start an Independent Advocacy Center to End Violence Against Women … and Why.” Also other info helping women help themselves.
Jobs:
Sustainable Living & Farming Jobs
And other “short term job opportunities.” <backdoorjobs.com>.
Military & Draft:
Conscientious Objectors
Linking up with one of the following groups is the first step recommended for obtaining CO status: Center on Conscience & War (CCW) <centeronconscience.org>, Courage to Resist (CTR) <couragetoresist.org> or GI Rights Hotline <girightshotline.org>.
Counter Recruitment
Palisadians for Peace conducts High School campus visits weekly when schools are in session. Usually early morning (onsite about 7 AM). They also canvass other events and distribute information pamphlets in commercial & residential areas offering alternatives and factual information countering relentless military campus recruitment. Volunteers needed. (310) 573-1901. <ulisandra.paz@verizon.net>. (This email address may be bad– “over quota.”)
Counter Recruitment
National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth. Retains resources & pamphlets and a list of organizations involved in CR work on their website. Check out their “Alternatives to the Military” (its on the left side of the page) that lists job resources for those who feel that the military is their only option. <nnomy.org>. Resources for Educators to Stop the War: <educatorstostopthewar.org>, click on “Counter-Recruitment.” Project YANO (Youth and Non-military Opportunities), <projectyano.org>.
Counter Recruitment.
OC Recruitment Awareness Project. New volunteers urgently needed. If you can spare 90 minutes at 7 A.M. once a month during the new school year, please contact us immediately. (949) 492-0571. <bmartin125@comline.com>. <oc-rap.org>, <facebook.com/pages/OC-RAPOrange-County-Recruitment-Awareness-Project/351358901637094>.
GI Rights
Hotlines: (800) 394-9544 & (877) 447- 4487. Email them for sample info cards & stickers with a price list: <jimhabersf@yahoo.com>. <girightshotline.org>.
Opt-Out
The Pentagon, in violation of the Privacy Act, has compiled and put into use a mega-database of private information on 30 million 16-25-year-olds. Even if you have opted your child out of the lists public schools turn over to local military recruiters, you or your child must also contact the Pentagon directly to get off this new national military recruiting list. More information on their website. Leave My Child Alone. <themmob.org/lmca>.
PTSD Resources
The Wounded Warrior Call-Center: (877) 487-6299, a hotline for injured, wounded or ill former and current Marines, Sailors & their family members. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (8255). SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education): <save.org>. Vets 4 Vets: (520) 319-5500, <vets4vets.us>, a peer support group for recent vets. National Veterans Foundation: (888) 777-4443, <nvf.org>. Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injuries (DCoE): <dcoe.health.mil>, <facebook.com/dcoepage>. Licensed mental health professionals who offer free psychological treatment to military service members who have served or who expect to serve in the conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan: <thesoldiersproject.org>. We do not vouch for any of these being *progressive* resources. (Sites on facebook may require membership.)
Recruiter Abuse Hotline (877) 688-6881.
<tomjoad.org>.
Underground War Resisters
House a soldier/resister on the way to Canada. The War Resisters Support Campaign has been inundated with requests considering emigration. (416) 598-1222, (647) 393-3096. <resisters@sympatico.ca>.
Police & Migrant Issues:
Checkpoint Response
To report a checkpoint from local news or your observation, or to receive text alerts, please email: / Para divulgar un punto de comprobación de noticias locales o de su observación, o recibir alarmas del texto, envíe por correo electrónico por favor: <noretenes@gmail.com>. Also see: <facebook.com/policeretencheckpoint>.
CopWatch
Useful for people who have been brutalized, harassed, or had family members murdered by the police. (877) 4-LA1992, (877) 8NO – COPS. Look on their website for a police activity and ICE raids mobile phone alert service. Report a Cop and Copwatch LA Radio online; also text alerts. Many other features. <copwatchla@riseup.net>. <copwatchla.org>, <copwatchlosangeles.blogspot.com>. Also RTF National Mobile Cop Watch Network; info: <raisethefist.com/copwatch>.
Police Brutality
CopWatch LA: see above. October 22 Coalition LA, <tiahstarr@hotmail.com> or NY Central office at <mediocremustard@optonline.net> and ask for a referral to Oct 22 LA. CAHRO (California Association of Human Relations Organizations), 320 West Temple St., #1184, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 974-7601, <cahro.org>. LA County Human Relations Commission, (213) 737-7463. Idris Stelley Foundation (ISF, SF Bay area) 24 HR Bilingual Crisis line at (415) 595-8251 for referrals, <mysite.verizon.net/vzeo9ewi/idrissstelleyfoundation>, <myspace.com/isfoundation>. (Sites on myspace may require membership.)
Security Culture for Activists
A free e-book provided by the Ruckus Society. <ruckus.org/article.php?id=789l>.
Slavery & Trafficking
Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST), 5042 Wilshire Blvd., #586, LA CA 90036. (213) 365-1906. <castla.org>.
Undocumented Students
Student Rights: <maldef.org>, click on education, public policy then AB540. Scholarships: Association of Raza Educators (ARE) sponsors a continuing project (donations & applications, <razaeducators.org>, click on “scholarship donate.” <razaeducators@yahoo.com>).
