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Activism in Los Angeles for February 2011

Often times, events are created last-minute as news breaks throughout the world. This posting will be updated throughout the month, so keep checking back.  Links to updates will be posted via this blog's companion Twitter and/or Facebook, so be sure to follow.  If you have an event you would like considered for this post, email me at los.angeles@live.com.
–RJN
Last updated Wed 16 Feb

Saturday 5 February 2011

Westwood Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Blvd, LA 90024 (Wilshire/Veteran)
11:30 AM.


Iman Cultural Center
3376 Motor Avenue, LA 90034
3-6 PM, $10 donation suggested, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Friday 11 February 2011

Public Forum — Join the Party for Socialism and Liberation every Friday night for a forum on current political events.  This Friday: PSL Forum on "The Egyptian Revolution & U.S. Imperialism."  Plus: End Police Violence, Justice for Douglas Zerby


We’ll have political discussion, video footage, snacks, drinks and interactive presentations. Learn about the ongoing peoples’ struggle in Egypt and the rest of the Middle East.


The Egyptian revolution has reached a decisive stage as the people of Egypt fight off government-backed goons and the police, demanding the ouster of U.S.-backed dictator, Hosni Mubarak. This rebellion is a heroic response to U.S. imperialism that has inspired hundreds of thousands of people in the Middle East to rise up. Join us for a discussion on:


    * The historical context of the Egyptian people's uprising
    * How the struggle in Egypt impacts the rest of the Arab world
    * Where is the struggle at now and where is it headed?
    * The role of the U.S.-funded Israeli state in the region
    * What we can do to help defeat U.S. imperialism from inside the “belly of the beast”


PLUS, get involved with the people's struggle right here:
    * Discuss the case of Douglas Zerby, killed by Long Beach cops, how to get involved in the struggle for justice
    * Update on March 19 anti-war protest in Los Angeles and how you can join the movement


For more info call 323-810-3380 or email la@pslweb.org.
PSL LA
137 N. Virgil Ave # 203, LA 90004
7:30 PM, Free.


Saturday 12 February 2011

Douglas Zerby
Protest — Protest to End Police Violence, Demand Justice for Douglas Zerby!  March from Bixby Park to LBPD headquarters.  Douglas Zerby, unarmed, was murdered by LBPD as he sat on a porch waiting for a friend.  
Bixby Park
130 Cherry Ave, Long Beach 90802 (Cherry/Broadway) 
1 PM.

Public Forum — Media Salon. Join Marcy Winograd and Jerry Fialka for a discussion on Egypt, community organizing and the power of social media.
Unurban
3301 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica 90404
3 PM



Monday 14 February 2011


Call to Action — Deliver Letter Urging Prosecution of Bush 6.  Join other activists nation-wide who are delivering letters (and flowers) to the Consulates General and the Ambassador of Spain in supporting and encouraging Spanish courts in prosecuting the "Bush 6."  The Bush 6 is a group of Bush-era government lawyers, including former White House Counsel and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, for violating international law by creating a "legal" justification for torture.  To deliver your letter/flowers, cal the Consulate General of Spain in Los Angeles at (323) 938-1058 to make an appointment.  Code Pink encourages you to go anyway if you are refused an appointment.
Consulate General of Spain
5055 Wilshire Blvd, LA 90036
11 AM.



Tuesday 15 February 2011


Call to Action — Stolen Beauty Online Party.  Join activists in an online campaign to spread the word about how Israeli company, Ahava, exploits Palestinian land and people in the making of their beauty products.  Part of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
RSVP at codepinkla@gmail.com for location
Los Angeles 90291
4 - 6 PM.



Thursday 17 February 2011

Jay Bybee
Protest — Protest War Criminal and US Judge Jay Bybee.  Judge Jay Bybee, now on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, was the author of the notorious torture memos while serving as Assistant Attorney General under George W. Bush.  The memos lead to the atrocities at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. 
US Court of Appeals, Pasadena
125 S Grand Avenue, Pasadena 91105
9 AM - 12 Noon



Friday 18 February 2011



Protest — Protest War Criminal and US Judge Jay Bybee.  Judge Jay Bybee, now on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, was the author of the notorious torture memos while serving as Assistant Attorney General under George W. Bush.  The memos lead to the atrocities at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. 
US Court of Appeals, Pasadena
125 S Grand Avenue, Pasadena 91105
9 AM - 12 Noon

Public Forum — Social Security vs The Deficit.  Robert Scheer (Editor-in-Chief of TruthDig.com) speaks on the financial crisis in the US. 
Topanga Community Center
1440 N Topanga Boulevard, Topanga 90290
 7 PM

Public Forum — Join the Party for Socialism and Liberation every Friday night for a forum on current political events.  This Friday: PSL Forum on "The Capitalist Budget: War, Unemployment & Cutbacks."  They’ll have political discussion, snacks, drinks, and interactive presentations. 

Both the Republican and Democratic parties are pro-imperialist, pro-war parties. Nothing makes this clearer than the Obama administration’s 2012 budget unveiled this week. At a time when working class and poor people are losing their jobs, homes, health care, and education--the U.S. government is spending $700 million each day to bomb workers abroad and proposing the deepest cuts to social services in years.  
Join us for a discussion on:
  • Why over half the federal budget goes toward wars and military spending
  • How we can build a sustained movement against austerity measures
  • What is the alternative to a war economy?
Plus educational talks on:
  • Stop the attacks on women’s reproductive rights
  • The Spanish-American War and the birth of U.S. imperialism
For more info call 323-810-3380 or email la@pslweb.org.
PSL LA
137 N. Virgil Ave # 203, LA 90004
7:30 PM, Free.
Saturday 26 February 2011


Public Forum — Cine Clandestino Presenta: Chávez, Venezuela y la Nueva Latinoamérica.  Film screening and discussion at ANSWER headquarters. Come and commemorate the event that started the Venezuelan process for social change–the Bolivian Revolution led by Hugo Chavez.  Also learn of opportunities to participate in the 19 Mar 2011 protest against war and struggle for revolutionary change.  Refreshments provided.  
PSL LA
137 N. Virgil Ave # 203, LA 90004
4 - 7 PM, Free.
Other events


Cultural Event — I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid To Tell You, 
a
 critically‐acclaimed
 raw
 look
 at
 life 
as
 a
 30‐something
 Palestinian‐American
 woman,
 will

make 
its 
Los
 Angeles
 premiere 
on
 February
 11th, 
2011.
  Presented
 by
 Theatre
 Asylum,
 writer
 and
 star
 Jennifer
 Jajeh
 will
 bring
 her
 personal
 story
 to 
a
 Los
 Angeles
 audience for
 a 
4‐week 
run.

Jennifer Jajeh

With
 the
 current
 on going
 conflicts
 in 
the 
Middle
 East,
 the
 threat
 of
 global
 terrorism and 
the

never‐ending 
negotiations
 and 
hostilities 
between
 Israelis
 and
 Palestinians,
 it’s
 hard
 not
 to
 feel

overwhelmed
 by
 all
 of 
the
 bad 
international
 news.

  That’s
 exactly
 how
 Jennifer
 Jajeh 
feels.
  And

to 
make
 matters
 worse,
 Jennifer 
is 
Palestinian.
   Well,
 Palestinian-
American.
  Or
 more 
precisely:
 a
 single,
 Catholic, 
first
 generation,
 Palestinian-American
 woman
 who
 chooses
 to
 return
 to
 her
 parents’
 hometown 
of 
Ramallah 
at 
the
 start
 of
 the 
Second
 Intifada.
 
In
 her 
tragicomic
 solo
 theatre
s how,
 I
 Heart
 Hamas:
 And 
Other
 Things
 I’m 
Afraid
 to
 Tell
 You,

Jennifer
 tries 
to
 figure
 it
 out
 for
 herself.

  Join
 her
 on
 American
 and
 Palestinian soil
 on
 auditions,
bad
 dates, 
and
 across 
military 
check points 
as 
she
 navigates 
the
 thorny
 terrain
 around
 Palestinian
 identity.  
Weaving 
together
 humor,
 pop
  culture
references
 and
 live 
theatre,
 Jajeh

explores 
how 
she 
becomes
 Palestinian‐ized,
 then
 politicized
 and
 eventually 
radicalized
 in 
a

fresh,
 often
 funny,
 searingly 
honest 
way.
Theatre Asylum
6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles 90038
Fri 11 Feb - Sat 5 Mar


Cultural Event — Afghan Civilian Memorial Mural Exhibit  A provocative art exhibit on the human cost of war, "Windows and Mirrors" is a traveling exhibit that provides an opportunity to see depictions of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of artists and children.
The Social and Public Art Resource Center
685 Venice Blvd, Venice 90291
Sat 19 Feb - Sun 13 Mar




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