Ongoing Peace Vigils and Community Programs:
Sun:
Arlington West memorial with Vets for Peace on beach at Santa Monica pier. Help needed with early 4:30a set-up and late afternoon take-down. https://arlingtonwestsantamonica.org/
Arlington West Memorial with Veterans for Peace Chapter 110 on the First Sundays at 6th St. and Pacific Coast Highway, just north of the Huntington Beach Pier. 7:30 AM setup, 3 PM tear down https://www.mfso.org/ mfsooc@earthlink.net
RAC-LA Food Program (La Programa Comida) Revolutionary Autonomous Communities-Los Angeles, 1-5p, SE corner of Wilshire Bl and Parkview St, Los Angeles 90057, fruits and vegetables distribution
Huntington Beach Peace Vigil. 7-8p. Foot of Pier, Main St. & PCH. bring a candle or help hold banner(No signs please) mtheriault@socal.rr.com https://www.ocprogressiveevents.info/#FNBSA
Protest Against Police Brutality. Suns, 12n-2p: Anaheim Police Department, 425 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim 92805. We’ll be protesting every Sun. https://www.ocprogressiveevents.info/#Sunapb
Tue:
Join Black Lives Matter, Stop LAPD Spying and allies at LA Police Commission at LAPD HQ 100 W. 1st St., LA, 9:30a to speak out against racist police murders with impunity
Stand in Peace Tustin Common Ground (a spiritual community in the City of Tustin. Tue 4-5p, Tustin. Prospect Ave and Irvine Blvd(NW corner) to hold signs that read “Imagine Peace”. Carol Marshall 714-961-5439 camarshall7@sbcglobal.net meetup.com/common-ground-spiritual-center/calendar/vvbknypcbhc. http://www.embracehumanity.com
4th Tues, Bring Our Troops Home Protest. 5:30-7p, Chapman & Glassell (in Traffic Circle) Orange, CA, Pat Alviso mfsooc@earthlink.net, http://www.militaryfamiliesspeakout.com/local-actions/
Stop LAPD Spying Coalition meets weekly at various venues for general & workgroup/eductional meetings, http://www.stoplapdspying.org – see website for locations and times. facebook.com/stoplapdspying
Anti-war Vigil:
Join the Los Angeles Catholic Worker (when not raining), on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 8 am to 9 am on the corner of Central Ave. and 6th Street (three blocks from kitchen) for a stationary vigil.
590 S. Central 90021 https://lacatholicworker.org/vigil For more information please call the LACW at (323) 267-8789
Wednesday Anti-war Procession:
At 12 noon on Wednesdays (when not raining), meet at the Edward Roybal Federal Building – 255 E. Temple St. at Judge John Aiso St., LA 90012, where we begin a silent, prayerful, slow procession around the entire federal complex, stopping in front of the Federal Building on Los Angeles St. to read names of victims of U.S. imperial violence, then again process to the starting point. https://lacatholicworker.org/vigil For more information please call the LACW at (323) 267-8789
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day Witness (August 6 or 9):
Each year we commemorate the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and protest against U.S. nuclear weapons policy, and U.S. imperial war-making, by traveling to Vandenberg Air Force Base, on the central coast, where we have a vigil and nonviolent direct action. If you are interested in accompanying us, please call (323) 267-8789 and make arrangements. (Vandenberg AFB is a key facility in U.S. missile testing, weapons in space, missile defense program, and satellite launches.) https://lacatholicworker.org/vigil For more information please call the LACW at (323) 267-8789
#JackieLaceyMustGo #ProsecuteKillerCops, Wed. 4-6 PM, Hall of Justice, 211 W. Temple (at Spring St.), LA. Black Lives Matter-led vigil outside DA Jackie Lacey’s office with families who have lost loved ones to police * sheriff’s deputies with impunity. DA Lacey has not indicted a single law enforcer for any of the over 400 murders by police on the streets and in custody that have occurred in LA County on her watch.
OC Peace Vigil. Last Wed, 5-6:30p, Senior Patriots for Peace. Seal Beach in front of Leisure World. Gather in front of large world globe. Seal Beach Bl. at Golden Rain Rd. Btwn 405 and Westminster Parking in local shopping center, corner Seal Beach Blvd. & Westminster. Signs and banners provided. 562-430-7509 or 562-430-1047.
LA CAN Legal Clinic, 6-7:30p, LA CAN, 838 E. 6th St., corner Gladys, LA 90021. Free Legal Clinic for Low-Income Residents. Must sign-in before 6:15p. For more info, call 213.228.0024
Thurs: Whittier: Movie Night IS ON HIATUS 1st Thurs 7-9p, Whittier Area Peace & Justice Coalition @ St. Matthias. 2nd Thurs-Steering Committee. 3rd Thurs “Teach In” meeting: St. Matthias Episcopal Church,7056 Washington Av, Whittier 90602. Park on Washington (additional parking behind church). N/E corner of Wardman St. & Washington Ave. Washington Ave (not Blvd) runs north and south two short blocks east of Greenleaf. Walk through the second gate n. of Wardman. http://www.whittierpeace.org
Fri: Claremont peace vigil, 4-5p, W Arrow Hwy & S Indian Hill Blvd, Claremont, CA 91711
Echo Park Ave & Sunset Blvd. peace vigil, 5-7p
Pico & La Cienega peace vigil, 5-6p, NE corner (in front of Chase Bank) afuller@wefu.org
Montrose Peace Vigil 5:30-7p, Ocean View Blvd. & Honolulu Ave., NW corner, Since 2006!
Standing for Peace Topanga, Pine Tree Ctr, 120 S. Topanga Cyn Bl, 4:30-5:30p. Optional Social at Abuelitas after Vigil. http://www.topangapeacealliance.org
Long Beach, 6-9p, Corner Neito and Belmont Shore. Contact: Pat Alviso mfsooc@earthlink.net, http://www.militaryfamiliesspeakout.com/local-actions/
Little Tokyo Peace Vigil. 4th Fri 5-6p. San Pedro St. btwn 2nd and 3rd Sts monishida@gmail.com
One Million Flames: Occupy ICE Los Angeles Friday Night Vigil, Fri. 7-10 PM, 308 Aliso St. (between N Alameda St and N Los Angeles St), Los Angeles httpss://occupyicela.org/
Sat: Laguna Beach Peace Vigil. 11a-1p, Main Beach (PCH and Ocean Ave). Join the longest running peace vigil in the US. http://www.facebook.com/LagunaBeachPeaceVigil
Eagle Rock Peace Vigil, 4-6p, SW corner Colorado Bl. & Eagle Rock Bl. most Saturdays, since 2002! NELARad@sbcglobal.net
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Peace and Justice calendars
KPFK 90.7 FM (online at http://www.kpfk.org) broadcasts a community calendar at 12:57pm and 5:57 pm
https://www.change-links.org/
https://la.indymedia.org/calendar
httpss://vcpjn.org/calendar/
https://www.ocprogressiveevents.info/ Orange County
https://www.ocprogressiveevents.info/index.html#Other non-Orange County Peace and Justice calendars
httpss://twitter.com/indivisible_la
httpss://twitter.com/ProgressiveOC
httpss://www.facebook.com/pg/ieprogressivealliance/events/ Inland Empire
https://www.activistsandiego.org/event
httpss://RISEstronger.org/events (enter zip code, and click the Submit button)
https://www.indivisibleguide.com (click on [Take Action Locally] and enter your zip code)
httpss://map.peoplepower.org/
httpss://www.resistancecalendar.org/ (enter California as the search term)
httpss://www.resistandprotest.com/ (click on Find Events -> List, filter by zip code/distance)
https://map.ourrevolution.com/
httpss://twitter.com/indivisible_la
httpss://twitter.com/ProgressiveOC
httpss://townhallproject.com/ (enter your zip code and click [Find A Town Hall])
https://www.progressiveevents.org/
https://addictedtowar.com/bookcontact.html Join Addicted to War email list
httpss://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dope_x_resistancela/info Join Dope X Resistance LA email list
httpss://lists.riseup.net/www/subscribe/actionla Join ACTIONLA email list
httpss://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/change-links/info Change-Links email list
https://www.facebook.com/MarchAndRallyLA/
https://www.facebook.com/BernieSandersBrigade/
httpss://www.facebook.com/revolutionlosangeles/
httpss://www.meetup.com/Revolution-LA/ https://www.revolutionla.org/
https://www.sfvindivisible.com/
https://www.laprogressive.com/
httpss://twitter.com/aclu_socal/
https://www.aclusocal.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ACLU.SoCal/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCInhEAw8_TpZLAC_zKqcSYw ACLU So Cal https://www.youtube.com/user/acluvideos ACLU videos YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/aclunc ACLU Nor Cal
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLSMSy3QUstNRAsOpCvcQQ ACLU San Diego
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