If you haven't helped before, believe me, you'll have a great time. If you have volunteered before, you know what I'm talking about.

Email forwarded by Susan Kopicki, Democracy for America-Orange County.

Volunteer - Arlington West in Hungtington Beach

This coming weekend, on Sunday December 6th, we hope to have our December 2009 installation of the Arlington West Memorial in Huntington Beach. Presently the weather is expected to be overcast with a high of 61 and a 20% chance of rain. We have weathered the weather before, and will probably setup regardless, but will keep an eye on it and try to notify everyone if plans change. 

The Occupation of Iraq continues. We are seeing record casualties in Afghanistan. And have had another force escalation announced for Afghanistan inspite of warnings against it from broad swathes of knowledgeable sources and parties. As Afghanistan builds up faster than forces are removed from Iraq, we have more troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan combined than ever before.

We need to remind the public of the continuing conflicts and sacrifices, as well as being there for service members and families in need of help.

Weather forecast:

The present forecast is for a high of 61 under probably overcast skies.  

We remain as dedicated as ever to doing what we can to keep the costs of these conflicts in front of the public, to continue this display,  forum and venue, and to promote the cause of peace, while honoring those that serve and particularly those that have been sacrificed. We do this while also fighting for full and proper benefits and care for our returning and past veterans.  We cannot let the public forget that many of our nation's sons and daughters, husbands and wives, and even fathers and mothers, are still daily struggling and risking life half a world away.

Please consider helping, or at least visiting, as we again setup our memorial on the sands of Huntington Beach to give thanks to and to honor those who have served our country and particularly those that made the ultimate sacrifice.We must continue to remind the public of this ongoing conflicts and their costs to our nation and its families, and also to continue to talk to, support and help the many Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, Veterans, family members and concerned others that come by.

Volunteers are needed and guests are always very much welcome.

As usual we will be at 6th Street (north of pier and of Main Street) Huntington Beach on the beach. Display should be up from 8 to about 4PM. Please come visit and, if you can, PLEASE come to help with setup and/or breakdown. In addition to the moving display and great people and the beach itself, we will have a good selection of peace supplies for small (or better large :-) donations. We often have many great people visiting and great conversations going on.

I need to know that we have enough veteran members willing to staff it all day and enough help and transport to get it setup and taken down. If you can help, please respond to this email (arncomp@pacbell. net) as soon as you can confirm your plans for Sunday. 

It is important that we hear from veteran members soon to know what coverage we will have for the day. Please let us know what hours you can expect to be present. 

Volunteers:

Please remember to change your clocks Saturday night.
We usually need the most help and transport in the morning, though both morning and evening are critical.

We meetup at the storage unit, Mini-U-Stor,  at 7611 Talbert Ave. HB (that's n/west of Beach Blvd. between Beach and Gothard) at 7AM. We can use some additional transport help and lots of helping hands. We get to the beach around/after 7:30 and start the setup of the field of crosses and other items. Depending upon number of helpers this can take 40 minutes or over two hours. Take down goes much quicker than setup (at least for the beach portion).  With a 5PM sunset, we will be on winter schedule with breakdown starting about 4PM and hopefully have everything back in the storage unit by 5:00. Evening transport help going back to storage is also an area of need.  

Hope to see you there,
Wage Peace, Ken Arnold VFP Chapter 110, Orange County, CA

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

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          Friday, December 4th, 2009
               6:30 - 9:15 P.M.
         (Program begins at 7:30 P.M.)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Speakers:

   7:30 - 8:30 P.M.

    In 1996, Berty Segal Cook was invited by
    the Inuit of Barrow, Alaska to design a
    program that would train their teachers
    in strategies to develop, maintain, preserve,
    and revitalize their Native language. At that
    time their Native language was in danger of dying
    out. This began a series of trainings with
    14 different tribes of First Nation People in
    Canada and indigenous peoples in the
    United States. Between 2007 and 2008,
    Berty worked with the Canadian Inuit. These
    teachers came from  nine different islands along
    the Northern coast of Canada.

    In this presentation, Berty will show a slide
    presentation describing this recent experience
    working with the Inuit of Northern Canada. The
    goal again was to train them to preserve their
    Native languages. She will share what she
    learned about the culture and values of these
    highly intelligent, advanced peoples.

    Berty, is rated one of the top ESL/Foreign
    language teacher trainers in the nation. She
    has trained teachers across the United States and
    in 20 other countries. She has worked with 15
    different bands (tribes) of indigenous peoples
    across Canada, Guam, and the U.S. Her book,
    "Teaching English Through Action," has been
    translated into a number of languages, including
    12 native languages.

Open Forum

   8:30 - 9:15 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

Dear DFA-OC Member/Friend,

DFA-OC Meets at 7pm, Wednesday, December 2 - Short Business Meeting, Time for Fun Too! We're conducting two collections: one for Military Families Speak Out and the group's holiday gift packages for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. See listing and items needed below.

We're also collecting non-perishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank and Costa Mesa Senior Center Lunch Box Progam (in support of Katrina Foley's Holiday Soiree & Benefit).

So, please join us to hear from 68th Assembly District candidate Phu Nguyen, send postcards to the governor to Stop the Sale of OC Fairgrounds, hear other important announcements - and then celebrate progressive action in Orange County!

MFSO Requested Packing Party Announcement:

December 5 Saturday 12 noon, Long Beach: Packing Party – Holiday Gifts for Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Military Families Speak Out will send holiday gift packages to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan again this year. Items needed are listed below. Party location is 775 Havana Ave., Long Beach. You can bring the items and stay to help put the packages together if you want. Contact: Pat Alviso & Jeff Merrick, Military Families Speak Out, Orange County & South Bay Chapter, www.mfsooc.org, 562-833-8035. Items: Food: Beef jerky, Slim Jims, Nuts, trail mix, Tuna lunch kits, canned tuna, Breakfast, granola, and snack bars, Pop Tarts, Fruit snacks, roll-ups, dried fruit, Powdered drink mixes (Gatorade, Kool Aid, Crystal light), cider packets, Cookies, candy (not chocolate), breath mints, Peanut butter filled pretzels, crackers, Single serve cans of fruit, ravioli, etc., Easy Mac, Cup a Soup, Ramen packets, Vienna sausage, Instant oatmeal/Cream of Wheat packets, Microwave popcorn, corn nuts, pringles, Lays potato chips canisters, Red vines, Twitzlers, Skittles, Nerds, etc., sunflower, pumpkin seeds. Non-Food: DVDs, CDs, Paperback books, magazines, batteries, pens, envelopes, writing tablets, deodorant, hand warmers (from sport stores), disposable cameras, prepaid phone cards, sunscreen, baby wipes, chapstick, disposable razor blades, non-aerosol shaving cream, travel games, puzzle books, cards.

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

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         > POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES <
         ============================

          Friday, November 20, 2009
               6:30 - 9:15 P.M.
         (Program begins at 7:30 P.M.)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Speakers:

   7:30 - 8:30 P.M.

    During the past few years, several
    municipalities here in Orange County
    have passed city ordinances which make
    it a misdemeanor criminal offense for
    day laborers, mostly of Mexican ancestry,
    to congregate on public sidewalks for
    the purpose of seeking work. Many of
    these ordinances not only have violated
    state and federal constitutional
    guarantees of free speech and assembly,
    but specifically zero-in on the activities
    of day laborers and make them targets
    of intense police repression.

    Members of the Colectivo Tonantzin, an
    Orange County-based grassroots
    organization that defends the rights
    of undocumented workers from harassment
    and abuse by police and the Minutemen,
    will deliver a presentation on their
    efforts to fight these city ordinances
    in Costa Mesa, Orange, and elsewhere.
    Come to this meeting to learn more
    about: how these racist and discriminatory
    city ordinances are used to criminalize
    efforts by day laborers to seek work; which
    local politicians are behind them; and what
    you personally can do to fight them.

Open Forum

   8:30 - 9:15 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

         ============================
         > POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES <
         ============================

          Friday, November 20, 2009
               6:30 - 9:15 P.M.
         (Program begins at 7:30 P.M.)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Speakers:

   7:30 - 8:30 P.M.

    During the past few years, several
    municipalities here in Orange County
    have passed city ordinances which make
    it a misdemeanor criminal offense for
    day laborers, mostly of Mexican ancestry,
    to congregate on public sidewalks for
    the purpose of seeking work. Many of
    these ordinances not only have violated
    state and federal constitutional
    guarantees of free speech and assembly,
    but specifically zero-in on the activities
    of day laborers and make them targets
    of intense police repression.

    Members of the Colectivo Tonantzin, an
    Orange County-based grassroots
    organization that defends the rights
    of undocumented workers from harassment
    and abuse by police and the Minutemen,
    will deliver a presentation on their
    efforts to fight these city ordinances
    in Costa Mesa, Orange, and elsewhere.
    Come to this meeting to learn more
    about: how these racist and discriminatory
    city ordinances are used to criminalize
    efforts by day laborers to seek work; which
    local politicians are behind them; and what
    you personally can do to fight them.

Open Forum

   8:30 - 9:15 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

Hello everybody:

The "Potluck for Progressives" scheduled for Friday, November 13, 2009 dealing
with the "The Tax, Regulate, & Control Cannabis Act of 2010" has been
*CANCELLED* at the request of the speaker.

The reasons given can be found at the following link:

http://www.californiacannabisinitiative.org/

I have invited the speaker to come back to a future meeting of the "Potluck for
Progressives" when they are ready to go forward with the revised version of this
proposed initiative early next year.

In the meanwhile, a "Potluck for Progressives" will be held on Friday, November
20th where the Colectivo Tonantzin will talk about racist city ordinances here
in Orange County that criminalize day laborers.

An email announcement containing more detailed information about this
presentation will be sent out fairly soon. Please don't hesitate to contact me
if you have any questions regarding this message.

Sincerely,

Duane J. Roberts
duaneroberts92804@...

Event Coordinator, Potluck for Progressives
Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim

www.uuchurchoc.org

Click on the following link for the full report:

http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/11/even-arizona-republicans-agree-joe-arpaio-is-\
americas-most-incompetent-sheriff/#more-31500

And we have a great line-up of speakers on super-important issues.

Gus Ayer - on the Orange County Fairgrounds Sale Issue - It's huge and there's lots going on. Gus will bring us up-to-date.

Assemblyman Jose Solorio - on the water bond issues, affecting all Californians and a big portion of its environment.

Steve Carpenter of Rebuilding Together - on upcoming opportunities for DFA members to help repair homes for people in need.

Henry Vandermier, Political Director of DPOC - Democracy for America Vermont has endorsed Henry for Democratic National Committee. Let's Celebrate!

David Sonneborn - bringing us up-to-date on the California Majority Reform Campaign - and giving us info on how to make it a success.

Plus - we are supporting Women For: Orange County and its drive to collect items to provide holiday gifts for women in CA prisons. Bring small sizes of soaps, shampoo, conditioner, lip balm, dental floss, toothbrushes, toothpaste.

Plus, plus - petitions, announcements, and great friends.

The meeting is 7pm, Wed. night, Karl Strauss Brewery, 901 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa, CA. We meet on the patio - if it is cool, wear a jacket. Great food and beverage available. Billing is by table and you may use cash or credit card to pay your part of the bill.

If you have any questions, please call Susan Kopicki at 949/872-0966 or email me at sckopicki@....

Susan Kopicki
DFA-OC Organizer

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

         ============================
         > POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES <
         ============================

          Friday, November 13, 2009
               6:30 - 9:15 P.M.
         (Program begins at 7:30 P.M.)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Speakers:

   7:30 - 8:30 P.M.

    Leslie Allenby, a criminal defense attorney in
    the public practice who represents clients
    charged with serious felony or drug offenses,
    will deliver a presentation on "The Tax, Regulate,
    and Control Cannabis Act of 2010," an initiative
    still in the signature gathering phase, which,
    if it makes it to the ballot next November, will
    give California voters a chance to "repeal state
    laws that make it a crime for people 21 years
    old or older to use, possess, sell, cultivate, or
    transport marijuana or industrial hemp."

    According to the California State Legislative
    Analysts Office, passage of this initiative "could
    result in a major reduction in state and local
    costs for enforcement of marijuana-related
    offenses and the handling of related criminal
    cases in the court system" and bring "significant
    savings to state and local governments,
    potentially in the several tens of millions of
    dollars annually, by reducing the number of
    marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prisons
    and county jails."

    Come to Allenby's presentation to find out more
    about the many positive benefits "The Tax, Regulate,
    and Control Cannabis Act of 2010" would have
    upon millions of Californians and learn what
    you personally can do to help ensure this
    initiative ends up on the ballot in the November
    2010 election.

Open Forum

   8:30 - 9:15 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

         ============================
         > POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES <
         ============================

           Friday, October 23, 2009
               6:30 - 9:15 P.M.
         (Program begins at 7:30 P.M.)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Speakers:

   7:30 - 8:30 P.M.

    In February 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used
    the power of his office to declare that California
    was going through a "statewide drought emergency,"
    urging local municipalities to cut their use of
    water as much as 20 percent and streamlining
    the state's regulatory approval process for any
    projects related to drought relief or increasing water
    supply, such as desalination and water recycling
    plants.

    Here in Orange County, Poseidon Resources, a large
    multinational corporation whose headquarters are based
    in Stamford, Connecticut, is currently in the
    process of securing the final permits from state and
    local agencies to construct a $300 million
    desalination plant in Huntington Beach. This
    controversial project has been touted by proponents
    as one way of addressing the state's "water crisis."
    But does it really?

    Joe Geever, California Policy Coordinator for
    the Surfrider Foundation, will do a presentation
    on the problems of desalination, pointing out
    the huge energy costs and adverse environmental
    impacts that Poseidon's plant will have upon aquatic
    life that live along the coast. He'll argue desalination
    plants are wholly unnecessary and that the state's
    "water crisis" is largely due to gross mismanagement of
    this vital public resource.

    Geever will be also be joined by John Scott, a member
    of Residents for Responsible Desalination, and John
    Earl, Editor and Publisher of ocvoice.com, both of
    whom will address further issues pertaining to desalination,
    including the taxpayer subsidies Poseidon wants to
    build its plant to the threat this scheme -- an attempt
    by a corporation to "privatize" a public resource -- poses to
    the basic concept that water is a fundamental human right
    that should be owned and managed by the public.

Open Forum

   8:30 - 9:15 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

         ============================
         > POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES <
         ============================

           Friday, October 23, 2009
               6:30 - 9:15 P.M.
         (Program begins at 7:30 P.M.)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Speakers:

   7:30 - 8:30 P.M.

    In February 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used
    the power of his office to declare that California
    was going through a "statewide drought emergency,"
    urging local municipalities to cut their use of
    water as much as 20 percent and streamlining
    the state's regulatory approval process for any
    projects related to drought relief or increasing water
    supply, such as desalination and water recycling
    plants.

    Here in Orange County, Poseidon Resources, a large
    multinational corporation whose headquarters are based
    in Stamford, Connecticut, is currently in the
    process of securing the final permits from state and
    local agencies to construct a $300 million
    desalination plant in Huntington Beach. This
    controversial project has been touted by proponents
    as one way of addressing the state's "water crisis."
    But does it really?

    Joe Geever, California Policy Coordinator for
    the Surfrider Foundation, will do a presentation
    on the problems of desalination, pointing out
    the huge energy costs and adverse environmental
    impacts that Poseidon's plant will have upon aquatic
    life that live along the coast. He'll argue desalination
    plants are wholly unnecessary and that the state's
    "water crisis" is largely due to gross mismanagement of
    this vital public resource.

    Geever will be also be joined by John Scott, a member
    of Residents for Responsible Desalination, and John
    Earl, Editor and Publisher of ocvoice.com, both of
    whom will address further issues pertaining to desalination,
    including the taxpayer subsidies Poseidon wants to
    build its plant to the threat this scheme -- an attempt
    by a corporation to "privatize" a public resource -- poses to
    the basic concept that water is a fundamental human right
    that should be owned and managed by the public.

Open Forum

   8:30 - 9:15 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

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F O R   I M M E D I A T E   R E L E A S E
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"LOVE MAKES A FAMILY" TOURING PHOTO/TEXT EXHIBIT DEBUTS AT UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH IN ANAHEIM ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH

At a time in history when LGBT people continue to fight for basic human rights
including the right to legally marry, the right to lead a Boy Scout troop, and
the right to be adoptive and foster parents, "Love Makes a Family: Portraits of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and their Families," cuts through
all the political arguments right to the heart of the issue by showing the love,
caring, and connection that are so basic to all families.

Photographs by Gigi Kaeser depict a variety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender people and their families of all races in familiar family settings.
The photos are accompanied by text edited by Peggy Gillespie from in-depth
interviews she conducted with each family member — including children like
Liza — who speak candidly about their lives, their relationships, and the ways
in which they cope with the realities of prejudice, bias, and intolerance on a
day-to-day basis.

By allowing viewers to come face-to-face with LGBT people, "Love Makes a Family"
makes visible in a positive way, the love and caring in these families. This
exhibit contributes to the process of dismantling the destructive power of
prejudice and intolerance, thus making the world a safer place for all people.

"Love Makes a Family," created by the award-winning Family Diversity Projects
(www.familydiv.org) of Amherst, Massachusetts, will make its debut at the
Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim starting on Thursday, October 8th. This
exhibit will be open to the general public Thursdays from Noon - 5:30 p.m., and
Sundays from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and Noon - 1:00 p.m. until Thursday,
November 5th. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.

The Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim (www.uuchurchoc.org) is located at
511 S. Harbor Blvd in the City of Anaheim. For more information, please contact
Dawn Usher or Rev. Lee Marie Sanchez at (714) 758-1050.

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

         ============================
         > POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES <
         ============================

            Friday, October 9, 2009
               6:30 - 9:15 P.M.
         (Program begins at 7:30 P.M.)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Speaker:

   7:30 - 8:30 P.M.

    Richard Gingery, M.D, a member of "Physicians
    for a National Health Program," a non-profit
    research and education organization composed
    of 17,000 physicians, medical students and
    health professionals, will do a "teach-in"
    showing how a single-payer "Medicare for
    All"-type system is the best public option for
    solving the healthcare crisis here in the
    United States.

    As a life-long supporter of national health
    care, Gingery served as the President of "Health
    Care for All Colorado" from 2007 until 2009.
    During his tenure as President, he helped take
    single-payer from a concept to an actual
    bill that was introduced in the Colorado state
    legislature. Although it didn't pass, support
    for it is strong and will most likely be revived
    again in future sessions.

Open Forum

   8:30 - 9:15 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

You're Invited!

Democracy For America - Orange County

Meeting - Wednesday, October 7, 2009

7:00 pm -Karl Strauss Brewery, 901 South Coast Drive,
Costa Mesa (Metropointe Shopping Center)

Featuring!

Bob Seibert, Sierra Club

Climate Change â€" the current situation with our warming planet

John MacMurray, Democratic Candidate

72 Assembly District â€" Special Election

Special Presentations . . .

Steve Carpenter, Rebuilding Together

The group’s goals and how DFA-OC can support it in the Spring.

Lynda Hernandez, Harvest Club

How we can build community support for feeding the hungry

Collection: toothbrushes for Tia’s Arms â€" a non-profit, non-denominational organization that believes in providing a dignified, nurturing and compassionate environment for orphaned or abandoned children affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Their goal is provide a hospice environment to comfort these children in their final stages of life. Web site is http://www.tiasarms.org

Check out Weekly OC Progressive Calendar at http://dfa-oc.org/calendar for the most important OC- Local happenings!

PS: If you want to make an announcement at the meeting on Sept. 2, please send the content to Susan Kopicki before Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 8 pm â€" email sckopicki@...

Please join us and bring a friend. We meet on the protected patio. Billing is by table but you may pay by card or cash. The meeting lasts about two hours. Best parking: in the shopping center parking structure. No rsvp required. We are looking forward to meeting new people! Questions or announcements to make? Contact Susan Kopicki at 949/872-0966 or sckopicki@....

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

         ============================
         > POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES <
         ============================

            Friday, October 9, 2009
               6:30 - 9:15 P.M.
         (Program begins at 7:30 P.M.)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Speaker:

   7:30 - 8:30 P.M.

    Richard Gingery, M.D, a member of "Physicians
    for a National Health Program," a non-profit
    research and education organization composed
    of 17,000 physicians, medical students and
    health professionals, will do a "teach-in"
    showing how a single-payer "Medicare for
    All"-type system is the best public option for
    solving the healthcare crisis here in the
    United States.

    As a life-long supporter of national health
    care, Gingery served as the President of "Health
    Care for All Colorado" from 2007 until 2009.
    During his tenure as President, he helped take
    single-payer from a concept to an actual
    bill that was introduced in the Colorado state
    legislature. Although it didn't pass, support
    for it is strong and will most likely be revived
    again in future sessions.

Open Forum

   8:30 - 9:15 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

         ============================
         > POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES <
         ============================

          Friday, September 11, 2009
               6:30 - 9:30 P.M.
          (Program begins at 7:30 P.M)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Film:

   7:30 - 8:45 P.M.

    We will be screening the film, "BAM 6.6:
    Humanity Has No Borders," produced and
    directed by Jahangir Golestan, an
    Iranian-American from Laguna Beach, which
    focuses on the events surrounding the
    massive earthquake that destroyed the
    ancient city of Bam, Iran in 2003. The
    movie is a tale of two Americans, Tobb
    Dell'Oro and his fiancée Adele Freedman,
    who were caught in the earthquake. It's
    the story of travelers intent on going
    to the other side of the fence
    and experiencing a culture for themselves.
    It's also the story of the Iranian people’s
    unfailing generosity in the face of absolute
    adversity. It demonstrates that humanity
    has no borders and that we find good
    people everywhere. Mr. Golestan, the
    producer/director of "BAM 6.6," will be
    present to talk about his experiences
    making the film and answer questions from
    the audience.

    "This is a very moving film. It is
    poignant. It is very effective in getting
    its message across that we are all one
    people..."

         -- BRUCE LAINGEN
            Former US hostage in Iran

    "BAM 6.6" won Best Documentary, Best
    Original Story and Best Director at the
    Noor Film Festival in 2008.

Open Forum

   8:45 - 9:30 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

The endorsements just keep rolling in ...

Please forward this message to friends and post widely ...


==========================
SINGLE-PAYER MARCH & RALLY
==========================

Healthcare for People, Not Profits! Expand Healthcare, Not Warfare!

Monday, September 14th
6:00-8:00 p.m.

Gather at Main & 4th Streets in Downtown Santa Ana
(We will be marching to the Federal Building)

NO ON H.R. 3200! NOT ONE MORE BAILOUT!

H.R. 3200 is the worst of all possible worlds for consumers and taxpayers. It
creates a mandate to purchase taxpayer-subsidized health insurance plans that
offer limited benefits and have high out-of-pocket expenses. It grants a huge
windfall (aka bailout) to private health insurance companies, while still
leaving millions of people at financial and health risk.

The so-called "public option" will do nothing to alter this scheme. We will
still have a dysfunctional health care system organized around private health
insurance companies. "Public option" will give these corporations a strong
incentive to dump their sickest (and costliest) patients on the backs of
taxpayers in order to make more money. Millions will still be left under- or
uninsured and those who can afford it—even if they are eligible for taxpayer
subsidies—may end up paying higher premiums and deductibles and get less
healthcare in return.

If anything, the "debate" over "public option" has channeled peoples’ energy
away from joining together and fighting for a plan that has a proven track
record of bringing about real change: single payer healthcare!

EXPANDING "MEDICARE-FOR-ALL" IS THE REAL PUBLIC OPTION

Single-payer healthcare (aka "Medicare-for-All") is the real public option for
the American people. It would save more than $400 billion per year nationwide in
healthcare costs: enough to provide comprehensive, high-quality coverage for
all. But President Barack Obama and Democratic Party politicians deliberately
kept it off the table because their election campaigns were largely funded in
record amounts by the multi-billion dollar insurance, pharmaceutical and
for-profit health services industries who stand to make hundreds of billions in
profit from H.R. 3200.

With single-payer healthcare, patients will regain choice. For ordinary
Americans’ health and pocket books it means hospitals and doctors will have
more time and money to spend on care rather than on complicated insurance
billing schemes. And most of all, for the silent majority of Americans and
American doctors, every man, woman, and child will be covered for all medically
necessary services such as prescription drugs and medical supplies, hospital and
doctor, including dental and vision, preventative and emergency, and mental and
reproductive health care.

SINGLE-PAYER NOW!

INITIATED BY: OC Healthcare For All!; OC Communities for a Democratic Society;
CODO Verde/OC Greens; OC Catholic Worker; and OC Peace Action.

ENDORSEMENTS: California Peace Academy; Lincoln Republicans; Mexican American
Political Association; Patrick Henry Democratic Club of OC; Orange County Green
Party; Social Justice Committee, Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim,
Progressive Democrats Against Another Bailout; Santa Ana Food Not Bombs;
California Teachers for Academic Excellence; (More Endorsements Pending)

For more info contact droberts@..., (714) 235-6083,
www.ochealth4all.org

You're Invited!

Democracy For America - Orange County

Meeting - Wednesday, September 2, 2009

7:00 pm -Karl Strauss Brewery, 901 South Coast Drive,
Costa Mesa (Metropointe Shopping Center)

Donation - Please bring healthy snacks for Project Hope School - which services childrenwhose families are dealing with homelessness. Healthy snack/breakfast bars, cheese sticks, fruit roll-ups. 

Featured Speakers!

Gus Ayer

Gus will talk about the prospects for a

NEW state Constitutional Convention –

as an attempt to solve the crises facing our state.

Henry Vendermeir

President of California Democratic Council, Henry Vandermeir is

now a candidate for the Democratic National Committee and

he will talk about his agenda for the Democratic Party and

his campaign to become a DNC member.

Dr. Bill Honigman

As California Organizer for Progressive Democrats of America,

Dr. Bill will talk about the movements for health care reform

at the federal and state level.

 Quarterly Project: Climate Change Actions- We'll talk about plans for the fall during the meeting.

 Monthly Donations: Healthy Snacks for Project Hope School in Orange. Project Hope School serves children whose families are dealing with homelessness issues. Watch for a more specific list of what the school needs in a couple of days.

 Check out Weekly OC Progressive Calendar at http://dfa-oc.org/calendar for the most important OC- Local happenings!

 PS: If you want to make an announcement at the meeting on Sept. 2, please send the content to Susan Kopicki before Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 8 pm – email sckopicki@...

Please join us and bring a friend. We meet on the protected patio. Billing is by table but you may pay by card or cash. The meeting lasts about two hours. Best parking: in the shopping center parking structure. No rsvp required. We are looking forward to meeting new people!

You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

         ============================
         > POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES <
         ============================

          Friday, September 11, 2009
               6:30 - 9:30 P.M.
          (Program begins at 7:30 P.M)

    Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
            511 South Harbor Blvd.
              Anaheim, California
        (Located on the Southwest corner
      of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

                (714) 758-1050
              www.uuchurchoc.org

The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized
for the purpose of bringing together likeminded
people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about
crucial issues affecting the community and the world.

At each meeting, people interested in peace, social
justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange
ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just
engage in a friendly discussion with one another.

Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others
bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with
a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join
us even if you can't bring any food!

On the Agenda:

Progressive Potluck

   6:30 - 7:30 P.M.

    Bring along your favorite dish of food,
    chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
    an hour mingling with progressive people
    from all over Orange County.

Featured Film:

   7:30 - 8:45 P.M.

    We will be screening the film, "BAM 6.6:
    Humanity Has No Borders," produced and
    directed by Jahangir Golestan, an
    Iranian-American from Laguna Beach, which
    focuses on the events surrounding the
    massive earthquake that destroyed the
    ancient city of Bam, Iran in 2003. The
    movie is a tale of two Americans, Tobb
    Dell'Oro and his fiancée Adele Freedman,
    who were caught in the earthquake. It's
    the story of travelers intent on going
    to the other side of the fence
    and experiencing a culture for themselves.
    It's also the story of the Iranian people’s
    unfailing generosity in the face of absolute
    adversity. It demonstrates that humanity
    has no borders and that we find good
    people everywhere. Mr. Golestan, the
    producer/director of "BAM 6.6," will be
    present to talk about his experiences
    making the film and answer questions from
    the audience.

    "This is a very moving film. It is
    poignant. It is very effective in getting
    its message across that we are all one
    people..."

         -- BRUCE LAINGEN
            Former US hostage in Iran

    "BAM 6.6" won Best Documentary, Best
    Original Story and Best Director at the
    Noor Film Festival in 2008.

Open Forum

   8:45 - 9:30 P.M.

    Open discussion, announcements,
    and other news of interest.

The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the
Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the
general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

==========================
SINGLE-PAYER MARCH & RALLY
==========================

Healthcare for People, Not Profits! Expand Healthcare, Not Warfare!

Monday, September 14th
6:00-8:00 p.m.

Gather at Main & 4th Streets in Downtown Santa Ana
(We will be marching to the Federal Building)

NO ON H.R. 3200! NOT ONE MORE BAILOUT!

H.R. 3200 is the worst of all possible worlds for consumers and taxpayers. It
creates a mandate to purchase taxpayer-subsidized health insurance plans that
offer limited benefits and have high out-of-pocket expenses. It grants a huge
windfall (aka bailout) to private health insurance companies, while still
leaving millions of people at financial and health risk.

The so-called "public option" will do nothing to alter this scheme. We will
still have a dysfunctional health care system organized around private health
insurance companies. "Public option" will give these corporations a strong
incentive to dump their sickest (and most costliest) patients on the backs of
taxpayers in order to make more money. Millions will still be left under- or
uninsured and those who can afford it—even if they are eligible for taxpayer
subsidies—may end up paying higher premiums and deductibles and get less
healthcare in return.

If anything, the "debate" over "public option" has channeled peoples’ energy
away from joining together and fighting for a plan that has a proven track
record of bringing about real change: single payer healthcare!

EXPANDING "MEDICARE-FOR-ALL" IS THE REAL PUBLIC OPTION

Single-payer healthcare (aka "Medicare-for-All") is the real public option for
the American people. It would save more than $400 billion per year nationwide in
healthcare costs: enough to provide comprehensive, high-quality coverage for
all. But President Barack Obama and Democratic Party politicians deliberately
kept it off the table because their election campaigns were largely funded in
record amounts by the multi-billion dollar insurance, pharmaceutical and
for-profit health services industries who stand to make hundreds of billions in
profit from H.R. 3200.

With single-payer healthcare, patients will regain choice. For ordinary
Americans’ health and pocket books it means hospitals and doctors will have
more time and money to spend on care rather than on complicated insurance
billing schemes. And most of all, for the silent majority of Americans and
American doctors, every man, woman, and child will be covered for all medically
necessary services such as prescription drugs and medical supplies, hospital and
doctor, including dental and vision, preventative and emergency, and mental and
reproductive health care.

SINGLE-PAYER NOW!

INITIATED BY: OC Healthcare For All!; OC Communities for a Democratic Society;
CODO Verde/OC Greens; OC Catholic Worker; and OC Peace Action.

ENDORSEMENTS: Lincoln Republicans; Progressive Democrats Against Another
Bailout; Santa Ana Food Not Bombs. (More Coming Soon)

For more info contact droberts@..., (714) 235-6083,
www.ochealth4all.org

Democracy For America - Orange County

Meeting - Wednesday, September 2, 2009

7:00 pm -Karl Strauss Brewery, 901 South Coast Drive,
Costa Mesa (Metropointe Shopping Center)

Featuring!

Gus Ayer

Gus will talk about the prospects for a NEW state Constitutional Convention â€" as an attempt to solve the crises facing our state.

Henry Vendermeir

President of California Democratic Council, Henry Vandermeir is now a candidate for the Democratic National Committee and he will talk about his agenda for the Democratic Party and his campaign to become a DNC member.

Dr. Bill Honigman

As California Organizer for Progressive Democrats of America, Dr. Bill will talk about the movements for health care reform at the federal and state level.

Quarterly Project: Climate Change Actions- We’ll talk about plans for the fall during the meeting.

Monthly Donations: Healthy Snacks for Project Hope School in Orange. Project Hope School serves children whose families are dealing with homelessness issues. Watch for a more specific list of what the school needs in a couple of days.

Check out Weekly OC Progressive Calendar at http://dfa-oc.org/calendar for the most important OC- Local happenings!

PS: If you want to make an announcement at the meeting on Sept. 2, please send the content to Susan Kopicki before Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 8 pm â€" email sckopicki@...

Please join us and bring a friend. We meet on the protected patio. Billing is by table but you may pay by card or cash. The meeting lasts about two hours. Best parking: in the shopping center parking structure. No rsvp required. We are looking forward to meeting new people!