You are cordially invited to
           attend a meeting of the

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

          Friday, December 18th, 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 Film:

   7:30 - 8:30 P.M.

     We will be screening the film, "Rethink Afghanistan,"
     by Robert Greenwald, a documentary critical of the
     ongoing U.S. military occupation of Afghanistan. This
     film explores everything from the $1 trillion this war
     will cost American taxpayers to the deteriorating
     status of women under the U.S.-backed puppet government
     of Hamid Karzai.

     Despite the fact "Rethink Afghanistan" sometimes relies
     upon analysis from "experts" who reflect the so-called
     "liberal wing" of the U.S. foreign policy establishment,
     this documentary does offer compelling reasons on why
     the United States should consider withdrawing all U.S.
     military forces from that country.

     For example, the film points out that repeated
     bombings of the countryside by U.S. Air Force jets and
     drones has destroyed dozens of rural villages, caused massive
     civilian casualties, and forced thousands of men, women,
     and children into refugee camps, causing many ordinary
     Afghanis to throw their support behind the Taliban.

     "Rethink Afghanistan" is a "must see" especially in light
     of Democratic President Barack Obama's recent decision to
     deploy 30,000 more U.S. troops to that country to crush
     yje still growing armed insurgency of which evidence suggests
     is not composed of "Al Qaeda" terrorists, but of Afghanis
     themselves rising up against their foreign occupiers.

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.

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

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

          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

         ============================
         > 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.