-----Original Message-----
From: amnesty137@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Nov 22, 2009 6:59 PM
To: amnesty137@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [amnesty137] *DAY OF THE WEEK CHANGE* Amnesty Group 137 Meeting, 11/25/2009, 7:00 pm

Reminder from:		amnesty137 Yahoo! Group
Title:		*DAY OF THE WEEK CHANGE* Amnesty Group 137 Meeting
Date:		Wednesday November 25, 2009
Time:		7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Repeats:		This event repeats every month on the last Wednesday.
Location:		Filter Coffee House, 4096 30th St between University and El Cajon, corner of 30th and Polk
Notes:		Join us for our regularly-scheduled Amnesty International Group 137 meeting. We meet the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month from 7-9 pm. ***NOTE: STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2009 AND FOR APPROXIMATELY THE NEXT YEAR, WE WILL *NOT* BE MEETING AT FIRST UU CHURCH DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ON THE CHURCH CAMPUS! We will be meeting at Filter Coffee House during that time. Filter Coffee House www.coffeeside.com 4096 30th St San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 521-0533 http://www.yelp.com/map/filter-a-coffee-house-san-diego We'll be writing letters on urgent actions and discussing plans for future events. At Filter Coffee House, we'll have the large wood table at the back of the coffee house reserved for our meetings, so go ahead and grab a chair back there. For more information, please visit http://www.amnestysd.org/
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Hi everyone,

After the event for Sara Petite at the Belly Up Saturday afternoon (see previous
email), we're planning to gather at my place to eat pizza and watch the
documentary "Food, Inc.", which explores who controls our nation's food suppy
and how they affect our health, American farmers, worker safety, and the
environment (http://www.foodincmovie.com/about-the-film.php).

Regardless of whether or not you're planning to attend the Belly Up event, if
you'd like to join us for pizza and the film, come over to my place around 7:30
pm.  I'll provide drinks and we'll have pizza delivered.

Please RSVP to keetcat@... if you're planning to join us for the film
so we'll have an idea how much pizza to get.

My address is 5951 Caminito Chiapas in Mission Valley near Qualcomm Stadium. 
Phone is 619-584-4652.

Directions:

From west of I-15:

Take I-8 to the Mission Gorge/Fairmount exit and turn left (north) on
Fairmount, which takes you back under the freeway.  Turn left at the
first light after going under the freeway, at Camino del Rio North.
Go about 1/2 mile to the first light at Ward Rd and turn right.
Take the first right on Caminito Cascara.  Caminito Chiapas is the 3rd
right, and my building is the second on the left on Caminito Chiapas.
Guest parking is along Caminito Cascara or any parallel (un-numbered)
parking spots along Caminito Chiapas.

From east of I-15:

Take I-8 to the Mission Gorge/Fairmount exit and go *straight* at
the light to get onto Camino del Rio North going west.  Go about 1/2
mile to the first light at Ward Rd and turn right.  Take the first
right on Caminito Cascara.  Caminito Chiapas is the 3rd right, and my
building is the second on the left.  Guest parking is along Caminito
Cascara or any parallel (un-numbered) parking along Caminito Chiapas.

From North County:

Take I-15 south to the Friar's Road exit.  Turn left and go east
on Friar's to the stoplight at the top of the hill, then turn right
on Rancho Mission Rd.  Go straight throught the light at the bottom
of the hill and then turn left at Caminito Cascara when you see the
Mission Playmor condominium complex sign, the last left turn before the
trolley overpass. Caminito Chiapas is the 3rd right, and my building
is the second on the left.  Guest parking is along Caminito Cascara
or any parallel (un-numbered) parking along Caminito Chiapas.

Hope to see many of you there!

Cathy
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In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food
industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from
the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies,
USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of
corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of
the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have
bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean
seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E.
coli\x{2014}the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000
Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among
children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation),
Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's
Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield's
Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals
surprising\x{2014}and often shocking truths\x{2014}about what we eat, how it's
produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

Hi everyone,

Sara Petite, the San Diego singer-songwriter, has done a tremendous amount of work for Amnesty Group 137 by acting as the primary organizer for our annual fundraiser at the Ould Sod last year (and will likely do so again this year), so we'd like to show our appreciation by supporting her at her CD release party at the Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, from 3:15 - 6:00 pm this Saturday, November 21.  Sara's new CD is titled, "Doghouse Rose".  Tickets are $12 if purchased the day of the show, or $10 if purchased in advance (but you have to purchase them in person at the Belly Up to get the discount since they add a $2 service charge if you purchase them over the phone).  Besides Sara, Regina Leonard and Linnzi Zaorski will also be playing at the release party.  See details below.

Some Amnesty members are planning to carpool to the Belly Up, so let us know if you'd like to carpool with us by responding to this email.  We'll be leaving for the Belly Up around 2:00 - 2:15.  One car will be leaving from the Ralph's parking lot on Genesee St. in Clairmont at 2:00 pm and another will leave from Mission Valley around 2:15 pm.  There may be other cars going up as well, depending on the interest.

Also, there will be a bus going to Sara's event, leaving from the Ould Sod in Normal Heights.  The cost of the bus trip is $25.00, which includes the round-trip bus ride, the show ticket, and Ould Sod beer to drink on the bus (I believe both to and from the event :) ).  Tickets for the "Ould Sod Express" bus trip can be purchased at the Ould Sod (3373 Adams) or from Sara Petite's website, http://www.sarapetite.com/fr_store.cfm.

And, after the show, we'll be gathering at my place to eat pizza and watch a video of the documentary, "Food, Inc", an expose of this country's food industry.  Details will be sent in a separate email.

Cathy

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www.bellyup.com

Sunday, November 21:  Come celebrate Sara’s album release for her new album “The Dog House Rose”. 3:15-6pm  

As she completes work on her yet untitled third CD, Sara Petite is getting ready for the big time. As Eddie Gore Productions’ flagship artist, Petite builds on a reputation for quality that has already led the San Diego-based country artist to release two independent CDs (“Tiger Mountain” and “Lead the Parade) to international acclaim.

In fact, her song “Coming Home” was featured on the compilation CD “Country,” from Universal Music in France, where she was featured alongside artists like Tim McGraw, Reba McIntyre, Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton, with whom she’s been compared. “Coming Home” also appears on Shut Eye Records’ compilation CD, “The United States of Americana.”

Her songwriting has earned her many accolades with a multitude of West Coast shows and three European tours. She has been honored in the West Coast Songwriter’s Competition; Great American Songwriter’s Competition; the International Songwriting Competition; Great Waters Folk Festival Song Contest; San Diego Music Awards and she earned the Grand Prize in the 2006 Portland Songwriting Contest. Her touring schedule has found Sara opening for such major headliners as Todd Snider, Ralph Stanley, Shooter Jennings, Steve Poltz, Lance Milelr and Bert Jansch.

Sara learned to sing country music by studying the best. Raised where wild huckleberries grow in Summer, Washington – a tulip-farming town southeast of Seattle – she listened to Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. When Petite was 6, she and her twin sister fell in love with Loretta Lynn when they saw “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her mother would get her albums from the library, and when people came over to visit, she and her sister would sing the songs together, standing on top of the coffee table, using a jump rope as a microphone. Her all-time favorite artists leant her their vocal inflections and, most importantly, gave her a respect and admiration for country music. “I don’t always consider myself a country artist,” she says. “My songs range from bluegrass to country to rock ‘n’ roll, but I know my voice sounds distinctly country.”

Her music has been identified as “progressive country,” though as American country music has adopted more of what was once pop music’s Triple A format, to be progressive is to celebrate the roots of the genre. Those are story songs that revive fond memories of history, home and travels. Sara grew up riding in her Dad’s seaplane and on the back of his motorcycle. Her mother raised a trio of women and a son. From the stage, Sara tells the story of visiting with family, where she and her twin sister were surprised to find an indoor outhouse.

She always shares stories from the stage. It isn’t her whole show, but it is usually a piece that people remember. Inspiration for her songs comes from broken hearts and those full of hope. She speaks with obvious relish when relating stories of such colorful characters as her grandfather, who as a pioneering representative of the aviation industry, sold a plane to Elvis. Another tale is about her Uncle Irving, the patriarch who purchased the Tiger Mountain property in Washington, which became the family’s emotional home base.

For her upcoming CD, Sara follows the musical path she began laying down on “Tiger Mountain” and “Lead the Parade” though this time it is tempered with a taste of the more rocking but still roots-based music of artists such as Steve Earle. Production is now finishing up with Eddie Gore producing. The new recording is created and recorded with professional studio musicians at Insomnia Recording Studio in Nashville.

Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Voted San Diego’s Best Live Music Venue!
Call the Box Office at (858)481-8140
You must be 21 or older to visit the Belly Up

-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Amnesty International City College
Sent: Oct 21, 2009 9:17 PM
Subject: World Cultures/Amnesty International Film Event/Guest Speaker Reminder MONDAY OCT 26 11:15 D-121 A/B

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS MODERN-DAY SLAVERY

 

WHAT: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AT CITY COLLEGE PRESENTS “BOUGHT AND SOLD: AN INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN WOMEN” AND GUEST SPEAKER MARISA UGARTE from the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition, an expert on combating human trafficking and sexual exploitation

 

WHEN: MONDAY OCTOBER 26, 2009  11:15 AM

 

WHERE: D 121 A/B (NEXT TO CAFETERIA)

 

After the Film…Join Visionary Feminists and Amnesty International Sign a Petition Calling on Congress to Pass the International Violence Against Women Act

 

please spread the word.  for more information about the film:

http://www.humanrightsproject.org/content.php?sec=essay&sub=moving

 

 

Based on a two-year undercover investigation, Bought & Sold documents the illegal trafficking in women for forced prostitution out of Russia and the Former Soviet Union and into Europe, Asia and the United States. Global Survival Network staff went undercover in meetings with the Russian mafia and in brothels around the world to get an insider's perspective on how the international trade in women works. This groundbreaking documentary helped to catalyze legislative reform on trafficking worldwide, as well as new financial resources to address the problem.

 

 

 

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Group Coordinators, Amnesty International at City College

This iReport on the Amnesty Walk for Human Rights in Oceanside last Sunday was
listed in the cnn.com headlines as of Tuesday night:

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-343792

There was a very good turnout of several hundred people at the walk, mostly high
school kids from North County.

Cathy

Amnesty International Walk for Human Rights

"Defending the Defenders"

FYI  Jim

http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=2&headline_id=10076

P.S. This message was sent by jhzkongo@... via AddThis.com.  Please note
that the sender's email address has not been verified.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy Pfister
Sent: Oct 11, 2009 4:22 AM
To: "amnesty137@yahoogroups.com"
Subject: [amnesty137] Amnesty Group 137 meeting day of week changing back to Wednesdays!

 

Hey everyone,

Wanted to let everyone know that the Amnesty Hillcrest Group 137 will be changing our meeting days to every 2nd and 4th WEDNESDAY of each month, beginning with the next meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, October 21.

The reason for the switch to Wednesdays from Thursdays is that we were able to reserve the large table at the back of Filter Coffee House in North Park on Wednesday evenings but not on Thursdays, which were taken by another group. As many of you may remember, Group 137 met every 2nd and 4th Wednesday for many, many years before switching to Thursday a few years ago to accommodate a change in the First UU Church's schedule.

So from now on we will be meeting permanently (at least for the foreseeable future) at Filter Coffee House, 4096 30th St in North Park (corner of 30th and Polk, between University and El Cajon Blvd) from 7-9 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Look for the large, dark wood table in the very back of the coffee house and grab a chair. It looks like about 12 chairs or so fit comfortably around the table, and I'm sure we could squeeze in a few more if we had to.

Filter stays open until 2 a.m. each morning, and serves food until closing. Like Cream, it is not air-conditioned, but obviously that should not be much of an issue for the next several months!

Here's the info on Filter again:

Filter Coffee House
www.coffeeside.com
4096 30th St
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 521-0533
http://www.yelp.com/map/filter-a-coffee-house-san-diego

See you on the 21st!

Cathy

Hey everyone,

Wanted to let everyone know that the Amnesty Hillcrest Group 137 will be
changing our meeting days to every 2nd and 4th WEDNESDAY of each month,
beginning with the next meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, October 21.

The reason for the switch to Wednesdays from Thursdays is that we were able to
reserve the large table at the back of Filter Coffee House in North Park on
Wednesday evenings but not on Thursdays, which were taken by another group.  As
many of you may remember, Group 137 met every 2nd and 4th Wednesday for many,
many years before switching to Thursday a few years ago to accommodate a change
in the First UU Church's schedule.

So from now on we will be meeting permanently (at least for the foreseeable
future) at Filter Coffee House, 4096 30th St in North Park (corner of 30th and
Polk, between University and El Cajon Blvd) from 7-9 pm on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of each month.  Look for the large, dark wood table in the very back
of the coffee house and grab a chair.  It looks like about 12 chairs or so fit
comfortably around the table, and I'm sure we could squeeze in a few more if we
had to.

Filter stays open until 2 a.m. each morning, and serves food until closing. 
Like Cream, it is not air-conditioned, but obviously that should not be much of
an issue for the next several months!

Here's the info on Filter again:

Filter Coffee House
www.coffeeside.com
4096 30th St
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 521-0533
http://www.yelp.com/map/filter-a-coffee-house-san-diego

See you on the 21st!

Cathy

-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy Pfister
Sent: Oct 1, 2009 5:09 AM
To: "amnesty137@yahoogroups.com"
Cc: Viraj , Marianne Reiner
Subject: [amnesty137] San Diego-area Amnesty International Picnic/Potluck, Saturday, Oct 10

 

Hey everyone,

We don't have all the details worked out yet, but we wanted to let you know we're planning to have an Amnesty International picnic at Grant Park in Mission Hills on Saturday, October 10, probably starting in the early afternoon. It's intended to include all the area groups, including school groups, so if anyone knows of a contact person for a school Amnesty group, please go ahead and forward this message to them (I believe some of them are already on this list).

The plan is for the picnic to be a potluck, with Amnesty Group 137 providing the drinks, eating utensils, plates, cups, and napkins. We'll send out more details in a few days.

Mark your calendars!

Cathy

Hey everyone,

We don't have all the details worked out yet, but we wanted to let you know
we're planning to have an Amnesty International picnic at Grant Park in Mission
Hills on Saturday, October 10, probably starting in the early afternoon.  It's
intended to include all the area groups, including school groups, so if anyone
knows of a contact person for a school Amnesty group, please go ahead and
forward this message to them (I believe some of them are already on this list).

The plan is for the picnic to be a potluck, with Amnesty Group 137 providing the
drinks, eating utensils, plates, cups, and napkins.  We'll send out more details
in a few days.

Mark your calendars!

Cathy

-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Marianne Reiner
Sent: Sep 28, 2009 5:24 PM
To: keetcat@...
Subject: Amnesty International event in Ocean Beach

Dear Cathy :

 

I wanted to let you and your group know of an event organized by the Ocean Beach chapter of Amnesty International this coming Saturday, October 3rd.

It is the 3^rd annual musical fundraiser our group is putting together.

I have attached the flyer and below is also the link to our website for more information:

www.amnestyob.org

 

We appreciate you spreading the word about this event to help make it a great success as in years past.

 

Thank you so much.

 

Peace,

 

Marianne

 

 

Marianne Reiner

Lingua Franca Translation Services

Marianne.Reiner@...

www.lftranslation.com

Ph: 619-379-6339

 

-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Amnesty International City College
Sent: Sep 20, 2009 6:41 PM

Hi Amnesty Hillcrest Chapter/Miramar Chapter!

 

My name is Rene Moraida. I am a new coordinator for the Amnesty International at City College chapter. I met some of you that came to San Diego City College's Peace Conference this past fall.

I know this is way short notice but I wanted to invite all of you to a film event we have tomorrow!

 

** Monday September 21, 2009 (11:15-12:30) @ the Saville Theatre: “The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo” Visionary Feminists Club will be outside after the film providing more information on the issues in the Congo and the Hope for the Congo Campaign.  I encourage you to take action and sing the available petition to encourage your representatives to support the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) (HR 5927)

 

We also have a local org called Voice for Congo/Congolese Association of San Diego that will be present answering questions after in the lobby about the situation in the Congo. They assist Congolese refugees and the majority of them are Congolese refugees.

 

Parking is a nightmare with the increased student population because of budget cuts. There is plenty of free parking at Park Blvd and President's Way next to the Veteran's Memorial Visitor's center. Park in the white marked stalls, not the yellow to avoid ticketing. Then use the pedestrian Bridge to cross the highway and you'll be at the back end of the high school. Turn left to cut through the City College parking lot, continue past the parking structures to C St, turn right on C Street. The front entrance of the Saville Theatre is on C street and 14th/13th streets.

 

Again, sorry for the short notice, just wanted to reach out to my fellow amnesty friends, please spread the word and come during your lunch break or if you aren't working, the film runs about 80 minutes.

 

Sincerely,

Rene Moraida

Amnesty International at City College

amnestycity@...

 

 

 Group Coordinators, Amnesty International at City College

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Hey everyone,

Construction is now starting at First UU Church in Hillcrest, so Amnesty Group
137 will not be able to hold our semi-monthly meetings there for approximately
the next year.  We've considered several alternative locations, but have decided
to try meeting at coffee houses for the time being to see how that works out. 
We plan to keep the usual meeting day and time (2nd and 4th Thursdays from
7-9pm).

Our next meeting, on Thursday, September 10, will be held at Cafe Bassam in
Hillcrest/Banker's Hill starting at 7:00 pm.  Look for the red and white Amnesty
sign!

Cafe Bassam
3088 5th Ave
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 557-0173
http://www.yelp.com/map/cafe-bassam-san-diego

Hope to see you there!

Cathy

-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Mokrouner@...
Sent: Jul 12, 2009 11:14 PM
To: keetcat@...
Subject: Parade information for the group

Cathy, 

 

 I haven't seen anything posted on our Yahoo group site about the parade.  I'll e-mail Harmon and tell him that you will post the information to the group.  Thanks.  We enjoyed your Party and friends.

 

Parade Date July 18, 2009  at 11:00 AM.  We should assemble at 11:15 to 11:30 AM

We will assemble at Zone B (# 94). which is on Normal St (between Blaine and Lincoln)

 

Parking is available at City College and the Old Naval Hosp.   Shuttles are available.

 

 

Maureen

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