CAFE INTIFADA Arts and Activism: Action Alerts and Upcoming Events a service of Cafe Intifada _______________________________ _________________________ __________ _ FEBRUARY 8, 2006
IN THIS ISSUE: Action Alert: Update and Urgent Appeal of the South Central Farmers Acction Alert: Urgent Appeal to Save Iraq's Academics Boycott Israel Film: Sabra and Shatila- Long Beach- February 19 3 pm Activists around the Country Fast as Leonard Peltiers 30th anniversary of his illegal extradition from Canada Approaches Deadline for WE Project Poetry Contest!!!!!! Dancing With Frida Kahlo--A Listserve for Wounded Activists. The Writing Roundtable: An Online Writing Community Yahoo is Tracking Poetry Workshops With Don Campbell CAIR CONDEMNS IRANIAN HOLOCAUST CARTOON CONTEST The UTLA Human Rights Conference: April 21-22 Human Rights and the Environment Action Alert: More on the 30th anniversary of the illegal extradition of Leonard Peltier Afghan Women's Mission: Malalai Joya Tour __________________________________________________________________________________ Alert Alert Alert Alert Alert Alert!!!!! The LA Superior Court has ruled in favor of Ralph Horowitz and against the right of the South Central Farmers to stay on the farm. As of earlier today, the farmers are officially illegally "squatting" on the property and can be forcefully removed at any time from now on at the will of Ralph Horowitz employing the LA Sheriffs to do so. It looks like L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is busy enhancing his image nationally, has bailed out on this issue, and will not help the South Central Farmers. We can't count on him or the courts or the L.A. City Council to stop Goliath from stomping on David. If you ever had any real interest or support in the struggle of the South Central Farm and for people's autonomy, now is the time to prepare for civil disobedience in defense of this space. Please email Fernando Flores at [EMAIL PROTECTED] To obtain the proper legal documents needed to participate in the impending civil disobedience and to become a part of the phone tree that will inform the community of Horowitz/LAPD attack on the farm. Please share this information with those you know as soon as possible. ________________________________________________________________________ URGENT APPEAL TO SAVE IRAQ'S ACADEMICS. A little known aspect of the tragedy engulfing Iraq is the systematic liquidation of the country's academics. Even according to conservative estimates, over 250 educators have been assassinated, and many hundreds more have disappeared. With thousands fleeing the country in fear for their lives, not only is Iraq undergoing a major brain drain, the secular middle class - which has refused to be co-opted by the US occupation - is being decimated, with far-reaching consequences for the future of Iraq. Already on July 14, 2004, veteran correspondent Robert Fisk reported from Iraq that: "University staff suspect that there is a campaign to strip Iraq of its academics, to complete the destruction of Iraq's cultural identity which began when the American army entered Baghdad." The wave of assassinations appears non-partisan and non-sectarian, targeting women as well as men, and is countrywide. It is indiscriminate of expertise: professors of geography, history and Arabic literature as well as science are among the dead. Not one individual has been apprehended in connection with these assassinations. According to the United Nations University, some 84 per cent of Iraq's institutions of higher education have already been burnt, looted or destroyed. Iraq's educational system used to be among the best in the region; one of the country's most important assets was its well-educated people. This situation is a mirror of the occupation as a whole: a catastrophe of staggering proportions unfolding in a climate of criminal disregard. As an occupying power, and under international humanitarian law, final responsibility for protecting Iraqi citizens, including academics, lies with the United States. To sign the petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/Iraqacad/petition.html Boycott Israel Find US retailers of Israeli food products in your zip code. http://www.finefoodsisrael.com/stores.asp ________________________________________________________________________ Sunday, February 19, 2006 at 3 PM The PAX Committee of First Congregational Church of Long Beach Presents the Screening of THE MASSACRE OF SABRA AND SHATILA At 241 Cedar Ave (corner of Third St.) Long Beach, CA 90803 This documentary relates Sharon's invasion of Lebanon in 1982. It is a BBC Panorama Production and, unfortunately, reveals one of Sharon's darkest legacies.... a crime against humanity. It is the story of the massacre of two Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut during his occupation of Lebanon. As the horrors of the massacres became known, 400,000 Israelis took to the streets and demanded that Sharon be fired and that an inquiry take place. The result of the inquiry was his dismissal from the Department of Defense and his becoming the political pariah he deserved to be. This event is free and is jointly sponsored by PAX and Americans Committed to Justice and Peace (ACJT) founded by Rev. John Hickox who will be our group discussion leader. Rev. Hickox has visited the camps in Beirut, in person, and talked with some of the survivors. He will be sharing their stories and his own experience with us. The documentary is about 50 minutes long; we hope you can join us. Ample street parking is available. It is also available in the church lot on the corner of Chestnut and Third as well as in the corner lot of Third and Cedar, only in those slots marked "church reserved." Y From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Activist around the Country Fast .....from the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:34:35 -0600 Activists around the Country Fast as Leonard Peltiers 30th anniversary of his illegal extradition from Canada approaches January 26, 2006 Leonard Peltier Defense Committee For Immediate Release Feb 6, 2006 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Leonard Peltier's illegal extradition to the United States from Canada, using coerced and fraudulent testimony. This was the beginning of the odyssey that resulted in his false conviction for the June 1975 murder of two FBI agents on Pine Ridge Reservation in Federal Court in Fargo, North Dakota in 1977. The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee and the Peoples Fast for Justice once again join in a fast for Leonard Peltier. The fast will commence on Feb 1 and end on Feb 6, 2006. During the fast no solid food is being eaten. Persons interested in joining the fast can contact Ted Glick @ [EMAIL PROTECTED] or the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ LAST WEEK TO APPLY!!!!!! 2005-2006 Poetry Contest adult and youth divisions Theme: The Landscape Politic -The impact of geography and environment on the body, politics, community, love, connection, empowerment and change. Prizes: Adult Division: Youth Division: First prize: $300 Publication in contest anthology 5 copies of contest anthology Second prize: $100 Publication in contest anthology 5 copies of contest anthology Honorable mention: (15 awarded) Publication in contest anthology 5 copies of contest anthology First prize: $100 Gift certificate (TBA) Publication in contest anthology 5 copies of contest anthology framed certificate Second prize: $50 Gift certificate (TBA) Publication in contest anthology 5 copies of contest anthology framed certificate Honorable mention: (7 awarded) Publication in contest anthology 5 copies of contest anthology framed certificate For guidelines and application visit our web page: http://home.earthlink.net/~theweproject Deadline for submission: Submissions must be received by February 15, 2006 or postmark February 10, 2006 Announcement of award recipients: March 15, 2006 Book Release: Earth Day 2006 Members of the staff and Advisory Board of The WE Project and their families are not eligible. Staff and Advisory Board Members may sponsor a youth, not related to an Advisory Board Member. Judges may not serve as adult sponsors. ________________________________________________________________________ Café Intifada Presents: Dancing With Frida -a list serve for activists living, struggling with and exploring the greater body politic of life with illness, disability and trauma http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/dancingwithfrida Café Intifada PO BOX 1664 Baldwin Park, CA 91706 818-404-5784 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ The Writing Roundtable An online writing community The Writing Roundtable is a project of The WE Project. The Writing Roundtable is an online forum for writers to share works in progress. Members may post their work for critique and support. To join the list, send a letter of request and three samples of your work to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To visit the list, go to http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/writingroundtable ________________________________________________________________________ YAHOO IS TRACKING GROUP MEMBERS Sunday, 15th January, 2006 (08:53 AM) Smash the State reports: If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups be aware that Yahoo is now using "Web Beacons" (aka 'web bugs') to track every Yahoo Group user. It's similar to cookies, but allows Yahoo to record every website and every group you visit, even when you're not connected to Yahoo. Look at their updated privacy statement at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy About half-way down the page, in the section on cookies, you will see a link that says WEB BEACONS. Click on the phrase "Web Beacons". On the page that opens, find a paragraph entitled "Outside the Yahoo Network." In that section find a little "Click Here to Opt Out" link that will let you "opt-out" of their snooping. Be careful! NOT to click on the next button shown. It is an "Opt Back In" button that, if clicked, will UNDO the opt-out. Note that Yahoo's invasion of your privacy - and your ability to opt-out of it - is not user-specific. It is MACHINE specific. That means you will have to opt-out on every computer (and browser) you use. Please forward this to your other groups. You might complain, too, but I'm not sure if anyone is listening. ________________________________________________________________________ BENEFIT FOR ARLINGTON WEST: THE FILM Cindy Sheehan & Martin Sheen - Are coming to Pasadena Please Come and Join Them in a Benefit for - Arlington West: The Film Saturday, February 25th at 7:00 PM All Saints Episcopal Church, 132 N. Euclid Ave, Pasadena Featuring "Arlington West" film excerpts from new updated version! Plus two short films: "Camp Casey" & "Casey's Poem" EMCEE - Mimi Kennedy, actor/activist Rev. Ed Bacon, Rector, All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena GOLD STAR FAMILIES FOR PEACE - Fernando Suarez, Jane Bright & Bill Mitchell IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR - Pablo Paredes & Tim Goodrich VETERANS FOR PEACE - Stephen Sherrill & Ed Ellis COALITION AGAINST MILITARISM IN SCHOOLS (CAMS) - Arlene Inouye KPFK - Sonali Kolhatkar & Don White ARLINGTON WEST FILMMAKERS - Peter Dudar & Sally Marr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Tickets $15 or $25 Priority Tickets: $75 Buffet Reception with Cindy and Special Guests in All Saints Forum from 5:30 - 6:30 pm Includes Event Priority Seating and Arlington West DVD For tickets or information call 323-650-8166 or email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] HELP US BRING THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE OF THIS FILM TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ACROSS AMERICA <http://www.arlingtonwestfilm.com/> www.arlingtonwestfilm.com ________________________________________________________________________ POETRY WORKSHOPS WITH DON CAMPBELL: S A W II Saturday Afternoon Workshop (poetry writing and publishing for adults) from 2 - 4 pm (every Saturday in February) THEW 2 THursday Evening Workshop (lo mismo) from 7 - 9 pm (you guessed it, every Thursday in February, except for Field Trip to see Nikki Giovanni at Caltech's Beckman Auditorium, 2/9) Both normally at Kingfisher's Pad 623 N. Monterey St. #1 Alhambra $5 a session--- Call (626) 281-3605 for more information WANT A POET IN YOUR CLASSROOM? Award-winning poet Don Kingfisher Campbell has twenty years experience performing his poetry for students and sharing writing techniques. To arrange poetry publishing workshops for your classes, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ UTLA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Adam Shapiro With the film: Darfur Diaries FRIDAY April 21 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM SATURDAY April 22 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Follow-up salary point meeting, date to be announced: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM United Teachers Los Angeles 3300 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, California 2nd Floor Auditorium Corner of Wilshire and Berendo ~ Park in structure on Berendo 1 salary point -- multicultural general (pending) Registration before 3/23/06 $35.00 Registration (after 3/24/06): $45.00 Group registration: 4 registrations for the price of 3 Student and low income: $10.00 (3 meals included in the registration fee) For information: UTLA Human Rights Conference Contact: Janice Luna 213-368-6232 [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit http://home.earthlink.net/~utalhrc Name____________________________________________________________Schoo l__________________________________________________________ Home Address____________________________________________________ Phone (home and work)________________________ Email___________________ Topics of particular interest:_____________ Please mail registration and check payable to UTLA Human Rights Committee c/o Janice Luna 3303 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90010 ________________________________________________________________________ Muslim leaders also balanced decrying the cartoons with condemning the violence. "This kind of violence is contrary to the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad," said Dawud Walid, Michigan head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "These cartoons should never have been printed, but the Prophet Muhammad said that we should not reciprocate by returning evil for evil. We are to reply to evil only with good." ----- CAIR CONDEMNS IRANIAN HOLOCAUST CARTOON CONTEST (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/8/06) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations today condemned a plan by an Iranian newspaper to solicit cartoons denying the Nazi Holocaust. Iran's Hamshahri newspaper says the contest is in reaction to the publication in Europe of cartoons mocking Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The controversy over those cartoon sparked worldwide protests. In a statement, CAIR said: "Now is the time for responsible people of all faiths to avoid inflammatory actions that are clearly designed to incite hatred. We call on Hamshahri newspaper to drop its plans to denigrate the immense suffering caused by the Nazi Holocaust and urge the Iranian government to repudiate such an insensitive proposal. "The Quran, Islam's revealed text, states: 'Goodness and evil cannot be equal. Repel (evil) with something that is better. Then you will see that he with whom you had enmity will become your close friend. And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint.' (41:34-35) "The Holocaust, like all other acts of genocide, represents one of the lowest moments in human history and should not be the subject of derogatory cartoons. One cannot demand responsible behavior from others while at the same time acting irresponsibly." Previously, CAIR and other American Muslim groups rejected the use of violence in response to the defamatory caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in European newspapers. In reaction to the cartoon controversy, CAIR officials met with the Norwegian and Danish ambassadors to express the Muslim community's concerns about the caricatures and urged American Muslims to educate others about the legacy of the Prophet Muhammad. CAIR, America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, has 31 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. CONTACT: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SEE ALSO: CAIR-CAN OPPOSES ISLAMOPHOBIC, ANTI-SEMITIC CARTOONS - TOP (OTTAWA, CANADA - 02/07/06) - The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) is calling on all citizens of conscience to oppose both the hateful cartoons on the Prophet Muhammad and the recent attempt to print hateful cartoons about the holocaust and the Jewish people. In a statement released today, CAIR-CAN said: "The cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) published in European newspapers were offensive and insulting to Muslims around the world. The Prophet is held in the highest esteem to Muslims, and to have him - and all Muslims - slandered by these cartoons constituted an abuse of free speech and freedom of the press. "The Prophet taught Muslims to engage in dialogue and be kind and gracious to all people, which is exemplified by the reaction of Canadian Muslims who have used this controversy to participate peacefully in the current debate. "As Canadian Muslims, we stand firmly without reservation against all hateful or malicious representations of any ethnic, racial or religious group, and we denounce all acts and statements of racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. We view both the printing and reprinting of the hateful cartoons about the Prophet Muhammad and the recent initiative to print hateful cartoons about the holocaust as utterly unacceptable. "We further call on those who condemn the recent initiative to maliciously portray the Jewish community to apply the same universal moral standard to all religious communities and stand in solidarity with Muslims in opposing the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad." For more information, please call Halima Mautbur at 613-254-9704 or 613-795-2012. ________________________________________________________________________ FREEFree Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier! Political Prisoner held for 30 years by U.S. government A Hearing has been scheduled for February 13, 2006 to correct the illegal sentencing that occurred in Leonard Peltier's case. The basis for this motion is that the United States District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the statutes upon which Mr. Peltier was convicted and sentenced. Leonard Peltier is a citizen of the Anishinabe and Dakota/Lakota Nations who has been unjustly imprisoned since 1976, even though government attorneys and courts acknowledge that the government withheld evidence, fabricated evidence, and coerced witnesses to fraudulently convict him. Leonard is recognized worldwide as a political prisoner and a symbol of resistance against the abuse and repression of indigenous people. To many Indigenous Peoples, Leonard Peltier is a symbol of the long history of abuse and repression they have endured. This year marks the 30th year of Leonard's imprisonment. Despite the fact that the government has admitted that the trial was a fraud, Leonard is still behind bars because the U.S. doesn't want this vocal defender of indigenous rights to be free. Call or Fax the Federal Court in St. Louis: Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse 111 South 10th Street St. Louis, MO 63102 Phone (314) 244-2600 FAX (314) 244-2605 for more information about Leonard Peltier's case and how you can help go to leonardpeltier.org . Afghan Women's Mission: Dear Supporters, In March 2006, 27 year old Afghan Parliamentarian, Malalai Joya will visit the United States in an exciting multi-city tour. This is the first announcement we are posting so that you can save the date (see below for tentative schedule). Malalai Joya first gained media attention when she spoke out against warlords in the 2003 Constitutional Loya Jirga. Since then she ran for election and won a seat with the second highest number of votes in her native Farah Province. The BBC has called Joya "the most famous woman in Afghanistan." She has survived numerous assassination attempts and continues to speak out against the abuses of warlords and drug lords in the Parliament and cabinet. We are very excited to announce her first US tour since her election in 2005. A tentative schedule follows: March 6 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, 7-10 pm. March 7 - PASADENA, CA - California Institute of Technology, Avery Hall, 12 noon March 8 - MADISON, WI - Intl' Women's Day event March 11-13 - Boston, MA March 15-17 - San Francisco, CA March 17-19 - Santa Barbara, CA March 23 - New Haven, CT As soon as we have more details on her speaking events, we will send a second announcement to this list. Also, check www.afghanwomensmission.org later this month. For more information about Malalai Joya, visit www.malalaijoya.com. Send press inquiries to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Afghan Women's Mission The Afghan Women's Mission is a project of IHCenter Views expressed in submissions to this email list are those of the submitter and do not necessarily reflect those of the forwarding organization. And, we are a planet of many views, beliefs, illusions, and allegiances, all of which deserve their time, place, and space to be heard and considered on their individual merit. 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