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OSAMA
BIN LADEN'S
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!
Please contact your local cell leader, Alberto Gonzales or the NSA
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.
"What kind of peace do I mean? What
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."
- John F. Kennedy
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THE POLITICAL SCENE
THE COMING WEEKS IN MARIN
AND BEYOND
Tuesday, February 2, 9:30 AM Marin Clean Energy YES WE CAN! Marin Co. Board of Supes WRITE NOW! For Marin Clean Energy Then Speak Up at BOS, Tuesday, 9:30 am, Feb 2 (3501 Civic Center Drive, SR) Wednesday, Feb 3, 7:30 pm MMWD, (220 Nellen Ave., Corte Madera) MCE
faces crucial votes to sustain its start-up funding next week
at the Marin Board of Supervisors and the Marin Municipal Water
District. WRITE THESE DECISION MAKERS NOW urging them
to support the funding: Board of Supervisors: Hal Brown, hbrown@co.marin.ca.us Judy Arnold, jarnold@co.marin.ca.us Steve Kinsey, skinsey@co.marin.ca.us Charles McGlashan, cmcglashan@co.marin.ca.us Susan Adams, sadams@co.marin.ca.us (Or call Supervisors at 499-7331.) Water District Board: Jack Gibson, yojcg@msn.com Armando Quintero, aquintero@marinwater.org David Behar, dbehar@marinwater.org Cynthia Koehler, ckoehler@marinwater.org Larry Russell, lrussell@marinwater.org (Or call Board Members at 945-1449 or 942-9262 for Gibson.)
Thursday, February 4, 7 PM Green New Deal North Bay Transportation Forum. Hear
and weigh in on solutions to the single largest contributor to
Marin's carbon footprint--the 61% from transportation. 7:00 p.m.,
Council Chambers, SR City Hall, 1400 Fifth Ave. San Rafael Saturday, February 6, 11 AM Restore Equality 2010 Statewide Day of Action Gather 100,000 signatures in a single day! Bay Area Location Justin Herman Plaza 1 Market Street EmbarcaderoPlaza, San Francisco
Saturday, February 6, 11 AM View the New Electric 'Coda' California-engineered,
4-passenger all electric car with 120 mile range becoming
available this fall. San Francisco Electric Vehicle Association, Luscious Garage, 459 Clementina St., San Francisco. SFEVA.
Monday, February 8, 6 PM Celebrate The Year of the Tiger! 6th Assembly District Democrats’ Chinese New Year Dinner 6:00 PM: Social Hour & Registration 7:00 PM: An 8-course Banquet Dinner Dinner Cost: $25 per person (does not include wine) RSVP Required: Email your RSVP to Evelyn Woo at evelyn@addem.org Your reservation(s) and payment must be made by Feb. 1st Send your payment to: 6th AD Democrats P.O. Box 1604 Mill Valley, CA 94942 Please reserve early - space is limited. Sorry, we cannot accommodate diners who have not made payment by Feb. 1st; this is a prix fixe dinner menu. Ping's Mandarin Restaurant 817 Francisco Boulevard West San Rafael, CA
Tuesday, February 9, 9:30-AM Hearing on BERST Green Building Ordinance Marin County. Following
San Rafael's lead, the county Board of Supervisors will consider
adoption of the model ordinance. Come support this important
climate action. BOS Chambers, rm 301, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael
Wed. and Thurs. February 10 & 11, Clean Power, Healthy Communities A Regional Conference of the Local Clean Energy Alliance Join
clean energy advocates, public officials and green entrepreneurs for
two days of strategy discussions on the following topics: Climate Action Plans Power Plants & Public Health Green Collar Job Creation Community Choice Energy Local Clean Energy Policy & Financing Greening our Local Power Grid Registration
fee is $45, which covers breakfast, lunch, and other conference costs.
Registration deadline is February 5, or when we have hit capacity.
Space is limited, so register early to guarantee a spot! Register
by going to http://LocalCleanEnergy.org California Endowment, 1111 Broadway, 7th Floor, Oakland
Friday, February 12, 7:30 PM Haiti Report Back & Fundraiser Having
returned from Haiti just four days before the catastrophic earthquake,
members of the Task Force on the Americas will discuss the years of US
intervention and devastating neoliberal policies that preceded this
latest disaster. They will share their findings based on interviews
with more than 70 people. Donations will benefit the SOPUDEP
School. The school educates over 500 students from the poor
neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince free of charge and provides many with
their only meal of the day. Since the disaster the school is housing an emergency medical clinic staffed by Haitian and Cuban doctors. The venue is wheelchair accessible. For more information: 415/924-3227, mitf@igc.org, or http://.mitfamericas.org. The presentation is scheduled for at the First United Methodist Church, 9 Ross Valley Drive (at Fourth Street), San Rafael.
Tuesday, February 16, Final Day to Tell USDA That You Care About GE Contamination of Organic Food! Make you comments here,http://ga3.org/campaign/alfalfaEIS In
2006, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) sued the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) for its illegal approval of Monsanto’s genetically
engineered (GE) Roundup Ready alfalfa. The federal courts sided
with CFS and banned GE alfalfa until the USDA fully analyzed the
impacts of the plant on the environment, farmers, and the public in a
rigorous analysis known as an environmental impact statement (or
EIS). USDA released its draft EIS on December 14, 2009. A
60-day comment period is now open until February 16, 2010. This
is the first time the USDA has done this type of analysis for any GE
crop. Therefore, the final decision will have broad implications
for all GE crops. CFS has begun analyzing the EIS and it is
clear that the USDA has not taken the concerns of non-GE alfalfa
farmers, organic dairies, or consumers seriously. USDA’s
preliminary determination is to once again deregulate GE alfalfa
without any limitations or protections for farmers or the
environment. Instead USDA has completely dismissed the fact
that contamination will threaten export and domestic markets and
organic meat and dairy products. And, incredibly, USDA is
claiming that there is no evidence that consumers care about such GE
contamination of organic! Be HEARD!
Saturday, February 20, 10:00 AM to Noon Culture of Peace Brigade, A Beginning Conversation. Working
together to demonstrate that peace is personal, practical and possible.
Representatives of various Marin Peace organizations will be deciding
on a mission for this gathering. Corte Madera Town Center Community Room, 770 Tamalpais Dr., Rm. 201, Corte Madera (south end of shopping center). Free. Coffee and tea provided. Other refreshments welcome. Please RSVP to Lorrie Norby, lnorby@post.harvard.edu, so we will know how many chairs to put out.
CANCELLED
Robert Fisk
Middle East Journalist
"Lies, Misreporting, and Crises in
the Middle East"
Journalist and author Robert Fisk has
lived in and written about the Middle East for more than thirty
years. He is the Middle East correspondent for The Independent
of London and the winner of numerous journalism and human rights
awards, including the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Prize from the Lannan
Foundation.
Fisk will be speaking in both
Marin, Feb. 24, and Berkeley (Feb. 25).
Don't miss his important analysis of
the current situation in the Middle East.
Friday and Saturday, March 5&6 A Time for Truth, A Time for Action: Palestine/Israel and the U.S. at the Crossroads A major regional conference sponsored by Bay Area Friends of Sabeel and planned by Christians, Muslims and Jews. Presenters from Israel, the West Bank, the U.S. and Norway. Mohammed Alatar - Palestinian filmmaker Naim Ateek - Palestinian cleric, founder of Sabeel, author Anna Baltzer - granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, author Jeff Halper - Israeli anthropologist, cofounder of ICAHD Mads Gilbert - Norwegian physician in Gaza during Gaza War Remi Kenazi - Palestinian-American hip-hop poet Mark Braverman - Jewish American psychologist and author Norman Solomon - activist, author and media critic Don Wagner - expert on Christian Zionism Norton Mezvinsky - expert on Jewish fundamentalism Hatan Bazian - expert on Islamic fundamentalism Glen Hauer - expert on anti-Semitism Mohammed Khatib - nonviolent activist from Bil’in, West Bank Stephen Zunes - chair of program on Middle East studies, USF Omar Barghouti - cofounder of PACBI and BDS campaigns Inform yourself, transform your thinking, prepare for action First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Road (corner of Kensington and Ross Ave.), San Anselmo 94960 Go to www.fosna.org for more details or call Carol at 415-383-2260
Friday, March 19, Call to confirm times MMWD Conservation Action Committee Meetings are open to everyone with an interest in conservation. The
purpose of the CAC is to serve as a networking forum for local resource
conservation programs and to assist in implementation of community
conservation programs. Members include representatives from agencies, organizations and businesses as well as individuals interested in promoting natural resource conservation actions in Marin. In 2009, the CAC discussed MMWD's conservation programs and goals, offered input on MMWD's Conservation Summit, and explored rainwater catchment and graywater systems. We welcome suggestions for meeting venues, discussion topics, field trips, or committee projects for 2010. Please contact Dan Carney, MMWD Water Conservation Manager, at (415) 945-1522 or dcarney@marinwater.org.
Friday, June 18, Call to confirm times MMWD Conservation Action Committee Meetings are open to everyone with an interest in conservation. The
purpose of the CAC is to serve as a networking forum for local resource
conservation programs and to assist in implementation of community
conservation programs. Members include representatives from agencies, organizations and businesses as well as individuals interested in promoting natural resource conservation actions in Marin. In 2009, the CAC discussed MMWD's conservation programs and goals, offered input on MMWD's Conservation Summit, and explored rainwater catchment and graywater systems. We welcome suggestions for meeting venues, discussion topics, field trips, or committee projects for 2010. Please contact Dan Carney, MMWD Water Conservation Manager, at (415) 945-1522 or dcarney@marinwater.org.
Friday, September 17, Call to confirm times MMWD Conservation Action Committee Meetings are open to everyone with an interest in conservation. The
purpose of the CAC is to serve as a networking forum for local resource
conservation programs and to assist in implementation of community
conservation programs. Members include representatives from agencies, organizations and businesses as well as individuals interested in promoting natural resource conservation actions in Marin. In 2009, the CAC discussed MMWD's conservation programs and goals, offered input on MMWD's Conservation Summit, and explored rainwater catchment and graywater systems. We welcome suggestions for meeting venues, discussion topics, field trips, or committee projects for 2010. Please contact Dan Carney, MMWD Water Conservation Manager, at (415) 945-1522 or dcarney@marinwater.org.
"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
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Come to one of our presentations about the campaign. For date,
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Visit us at www.mpjc.org/imc.
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a privilege denied to many."
"The people on death row are groomed
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They've gone
after our tax dollars, our public services, our jobs, our schools,
our military, our votes, our future, our freedoms, and the federal
courts have helped them every step of the way.
On January 21, 2010, with its ruling inCitizens United v. Federal Election Commission,
the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the
U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human
beings are people; corporations are legal fictions. The Supreme Court
is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the
people rule.
We Move to Amend.
We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling inCitizens United, and move to amend our Constitution to:
Firmly
establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not
corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.
Guarantee the right to vote and to participate, and to have our votes and participation count.
Protect
local communities, their economies, and democracies against
illegitimate "preemption" actions by global, national, and state
governments.
Sustainable Fairfax Rain Garden Tour Pamela
Hartwell-Herrero and Paola Bouley took 45 people on a tour of rain
gardens. One of the gardens was the back yard of Sustainable Fairfax,
another garden was at a private home and the third garden was at the
Lagunitas School Campus. Two of the gardens feature water catchment
systems, the larger 30,000 gallon cistern being at the Lagunitas School
campus and the smaller one at the Sustainable Fairfax center.
CANCELLED
On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,
the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the
U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human
beings are people; corporations are legal fictions. The Supreme Court
is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the
people rule.
