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OSAMA
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2006/07 BOOK
CLUB SELECTIONS Book club members were extremely pleased with Osama's
first selection, William Blum's ROGUE STATE.
We found it to be a concise yet devastating account of U.S.-sponsored
skullduggery, assassination, and massacres around the world, all
done in the service of U.S. capital and its imperial interests.
The book is an excellent response to the question, "Why
do they hate us?" While we're waiting for Osama's next selection,
members of the book club have offered these suggestions:
A People's History of the United States,
by Howard Zinn
This modern classic on the history of the United States demonstrates
that right here at home people of color, workers, women, immigrants,
labor organizers and left activists often get treated just as badly
(and for much the same reasons) as the U.S. mistreats the rest of
the world's people.
The New Pearl Harbor,
by David R. Griffin
Read this book for the truth behind the lies about 9-11. This should
be an exciting selection for our club, especially if Osama decides
to let us in on just who his "silent partners" in Washington
really were.
Lies My Teacher Told Me,
by James W. Loewen
This book will appeal to our younger book club members. Kids, don't
believe those textbook accounts of the glories of U.S. history that
you're getting in elementary, middle and high school. Loewen's endlessly
readable, informative and entertaining book will give you the facts
you need so you can tell your teacher to take that textbook and
shove it.
(Apparently we were not alone in
our appreciation, since Blum's book rocketed up the New York Times
bestseller list the moment Osama plucked it from its undeserved
obscurity.)
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man,
by John Perkins
This recent publication gives a fascinating, lucid account of the
secret technique of U.S. imperial racketeering in Latin America
and points east. According to Perkins, here's how it works: first,
the U.S. sends an economic hit man to visit the head of a little
country (Panama, for example); the hit man says the U.S. wants the
little country's natural resources and labor and wants the country's
government to implement policies to keep its labor poor, oppressed
and cheap; or else, says the hit man, the C.I.A. will begin assasinating
the country's leaders and bombing its population. This technique,
Perkins notes, has been wildly successful.
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- The Osama bin Laden Book Club meeting has been moved!
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for further directions.
The Halliburton Rod and Gun Club
meetings
will be held right after the OBL Book
Club. The
topics for the March meetingwill be: The art of identifying
protected species and fine adjusting for sensitive
triggers to improve safety. Our special guest speaker will
be George W. Bush.
Special thanks to Safety Coordinator, Dick Cheney for these timely
educational talks.
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kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world
by American weapons of war. Not the peace of the grave or the security
of the slave. I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that
makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations
to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children--not
merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women--not merely
peace in our time but peace for all time."
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THE POLITICAL SCENE
THE COMING WEEKS IN MARIN
AND BEYOND
Wednesday, July 8, 8 AM "Conserving Together" A Water Conservation Summit Hosted by The Marin Municipal Water District Embassy Suites, 101 McInnis Parkway, San Rafael 7:15 AM – Buffet Breakfast 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Panel Discussion and Participant Breakout Groups The
Marin Municipal Water District invites you to participate in a
watershed event –– its first Conservation Summit. This four-hour summit
will include a panel discussion by leaders in water conservation, who
will discuss conservation efforts in Marin, in the state, and across
the country, addressing the question, "How Far Can We Go?" Following
these talks, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in
discussion groups that will cover a wide range of conservation topics
–– from landscaping to behavior change. A complimentary breakfast will be served. All participants will be eligible for free raffle prizes. Capacity limited. Preregistration required by Monday, July 6. Please follow this link to preregister: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=183967. For more information, call 415/945-1592.
Thursday, July 16, 7 PM Susatainable Fairfax Film/Speaker Series Homegrown Food — As Local as it Gets - film With David Haskell speaking FILM: Homegrown http://www.homegrown-film.com Homegrown
follows the Dervaes family who run a small organic farm in the heart of
urban Pasadena, California. While "living off the grid", they harvest
over 6,000 pounds of produce on less than a quarter of an acre, make
their own bio diesel, power their computers with the help of solar
panels, and maintain a website that gets 4,000 hits a day. Robert
McFalls, producer and director of the film states “ Homegrown is
ultimately a family story. It’s about what lead them to where they are
today, what changed them and what keeps them together. Perhaps by
learning of their journey to a sustainable life style, we might be
inspired to take our own first steps.” SPEAKER: David Haskell, Garden of Eatin http://www.nbcc.net/garden/index.cfm David
Haskell is Director of the award winning Garden of Eatin’ Childhood
Obesity Prevention Project at Novato’s North Bay Children’s Center. He
has also been involved in speaking for and helping to organize Marin
County’s approach to Zero Waste. LOCATION: Drake High School Theater, 1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo TIME: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 DONATION: $10 requested donation supports our ongoing community projects and events (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Friday, July 17, 7 PM Courage to Resist GI Resister Robin Long is Out of Prison! An invitation to meet this extraordinary American In
2005, GI Robin Long fled to Canada rather than serve in the war in
Iraq. In July 2008 Canadian authorities deported him. He was
returned to his base in Ft. Carson, Colorado, where he was
court-martialed, convicted, and sentenced to 15 months in military
prison and a dishonorable discharge. Robin will be released on July 9, 2009. You are invited to an open house in his honor. •Where: 309 Kent Ave. Kentfield, CA •Please bring some dessert refreshments to share THIS IS A FUND-RAISER FOR COURAGE TO RESIST COURAGE
TO RESIST is a group of concerned community members, veterans and
military families that supports military objectors to illegal war and
occupation and the policies of empire. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:buff@couragetoresist.org, cindy@couragetoresist.org
Saturday, August 22 10 AM – 3 PM Sustainable Fairfax & Fairfax Lumber Present - Hands-on Greywater Class With drought, threats of rations and desal plants it is time we learn to recycle the water coming out of our showers, washing machines, and bathroom sinks. Cost $60-$100 sliding scale You must register! Space is limited. In
this hands-ons class we will take a top loading washing machine and
route the rinse water into the nearby landscape. We will learn about
what plantings and detergents are appropriate for greywater. It
just so happens that much of what we’ll be demonstrating is illegal
under current plumbing codes. But codes are changing! We’ll show you
how to be a discreet and responsible greywater outlaw. The
Greywater Guerrillas are a collaborative group of educators, designers,
builders, and artists who educate and empower people to build
sustainable water culture and infrastructure. www.greywaterguerrillas.com To secure your place in this class send a check to: Sustainable Fairfax 141 Bolinas Road Fairfax, CA 94930 Include the name and email of participant. th
"In the battle of ideas, George Lakoff
is one of the progressive movement’s Five-Star Generals.[In Whose
Freedom?] he shows what we must do to take back precious ground
lost to the Right—the concept of "freedom," on which
America’s very foundation is built. Read this and arm yourself."
—Robert Reich
MPJC'S
Independent Media Campaign
Needs You...
If you think media need to be part of the solution, not the problem...that
democracy and everything we care about depend on an informed citizenry...and
if you want to help promote and support media that's getting it
right...
Then we invite you to take part in MPJC's Independent Media Campaign.
We need volunteers, organizers and financial supporters.
We welcome organizations to endorse the campaign and to participate.
We seek Marin merchants who will carry our Independent Media Guides
in stores throughout the county.
Come to one of our presentations about the campaign. For date,
location, and time, contact Zhenya at 381-9085.
Visit us at www.mpjc.org/imc.
"Do not regret growing older, it is
a privilege denied to many."
"The people on death row are groomed
for prison just the way the Kennedys are groomed for Congress."
Aundre Herron, death row attorney for the
California Appellate Project
MPJC began in 2001
Our deep concern for all life on earth is seen through our
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and VIDEO NEWS REPORTS News you need...
Expert Says Marin Doesn't Need
Desalination Plant by Buff Whitman-Bradley
Former Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) conservation director James Fryer
explains how Marin County can meet its current and future water needs
without the costly and enviornmentally harmful desalination plant
proposed by MMWD staff. 21:46 minutes-
An Open letter from Ed Mainland to MMWD concerning Marin's Water Choices for the future:
FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MMWD and MMWD GENERAL MANAGER
As
someone who has closely followed the course of water/energy
conservation in Marin during recent years, I'd like to urge
MMWD's Board to give Jim Fryer a full opportunity to present his
analysis "Sustaining Our Water Future" both 1) directly to the MMWD
Board, with ample time for questions, discussion and give-and-take in
an appropriately roomy public setting, broadcast on public access
television for educational purposes; and 2) and to MMWD's Water
Conservation Summit July 8, an event which should also be videotaped
and rebroadcast.
MMWD and the public can only benefit from the
most open, transparent, fact-based examination possible of the central
questions with which MMWD and Marin County residents are still
grappling: How large, really, is the alleged "water deficit",
what are the assumptions that should shape our view of it, to what
extent and how quickly can water and energy efficiency and conservation
reduce the "deficit", and how can the full potential of efficiency and
conservation be most effectively exploited.
There has been much public debate and study but these issues are far from resolved in the public's mind.
It
seems to me that the public interest and chances for a popular
consensus would be served by your directly hearing Jim's presentation
and discussing it with him.
-- Ed Mainland
Vigils and Peace Events in Marin
Second Friday Vigil AFGHANISTAN VIGIL
The Mill Valley 2nd Friday of the
Month Vigil will gather at E. Blithedale and Camino Alto,
on April 10 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm.
Everyone is welcome. Please bring
signs urging PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN. NO MORE KILLING .DIPLOMACY IS THE
ANSWER. Discussion and additional planning to help the innocent
victims of war will be a part of this event.
Phone contact 388 2821, B.E. Sykes for
additional information.
PeaceNovato Will hold their regular meeting and
crane folding this Wednesday, April 8, at 7:30pm, at Julie’s (call
for directions). We will be discussing our summer vigil schedule.
Instruction in crane folding available. In Peace, Julie
M. 883-8324
GAZA SPECIAL - FIVE PART SERIES
After Gaza: The Peace Process, Past,
Present & Future
Part One of a FIVE PART LECTURE
SERIES entitled: AFTER GAZA: WHAT NEXT FOR ISRAELIS AND
PALESTINIANS? Mon, Apr 13, 7:00pm-9:00pm, ACT San
Francisco Bishara Doumani, Associate Professor of
Middle East History at UC Berkeley, will speak on the
Israel-Palestinian peace process. Lecture followed by
Q&A.
Dr.Doumani is the author of "Rediscovering
Palestine: Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus,
1700-1900" and the editor of "Family History in
the Middle East: Household, Property, and Gender". Doumani was
born in Saudi Arabia of Palestinian parents forced out of Haifa in
1948. He was educated in the US.
Part
5 - June 10 Nadia Hijab (Institute for Palestine Studies) The
War on Gaza and its Aftermath: Looking Ahead World
Affairs Center 312
Sutter St., 2nd Floor San
Francisco, CA
The poem is missing in Gaza although There have been fleeting glimpses and Unconfirmed sightings someone says She saw it floating down a gutter in a Foaming river of blood another one Reports hearing its cries from under A building bombed to rubble and dust
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Former Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) conservation director James Fryer
explains how Marin County can meet its current and future water needs
without the costly and enviornmentally harmful desalination plant
proposed by MMWD staff. 21:46 minutes-