Southern California Community Calendar DECEMBER 2015 Listings subject to change. Contact sponsor to verify date, time and venue. Check online for full late listings, recurring events, & resources Nov. 30 - Dec.4 Palestine, Israel & the US denounce the escalating war on Outfest UCLA Legacy Project: Empire: 3-Part Liberation School our people, and to reject all laws Wigstock/The Movie, 7:30p, KPFK Local Station Board on- Session: 7p, “From the Birth of and policies that for the past 21 Billy Wilder Theater, UCLA air candidate forums, 7-9p, 90.7 Zionism to Al-nakba.” 2936 W 8th years- since the implementation Hammer Museum, Wilshire @ FM or www.kpfk.org (streaming or St, LA 90005. See also Dec. 9, of NAFTA and Operation Westwood, West LA. Info: archived). Two one-hour panels 16. This class series is based, in Gatekeeper- have militarized www.cinema.ucla.edu of 4-5 candidates each night part, on “Palestine, Israel & the our barrios, systematically killed 310-206-8013 or 310-206-FILM. discussing their views about the U.S. Empire” by Richard Becker, thousands of migrants at the future of the listener-sponsored published by Party for Socialism border, has separated millions of CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT Pacifica station. For more info: and Liberation. Purchase a families, and has incarcerated Professor tutors in English/ESL, helps you www.elections.pacifica.org or listen copy via http://store.pslweb.org/ tens of thousands of workers read, speak, write better. Also, help with to KPFK. KPFK Ballot return date Palestine-Israel-and-the-US- in concentration camps called editing/writing technical/scientific reports has been extended to January Empire_p_10.html or during class prisons. Info: www.uniondelbarrio. & theses. Translation from German, Italian, Croatian & Portuguese. See my 2 “Professor” 4, 2016 by the National Election in person. For more info email la@ org 619-923-3685. ads on CraigsList. Ivan 310-649-2291 x-2. Supervisor. pslweb.org. Dec. 1 -Tue Panel: Thriving in a Hotter World AIDS Day Event, Los Angeles, 4:30p, Mark Taper Auditorium 7:30p, Hammer at LA Central Library, Fifth & Museum. Flower, downtown LA. www. Achieving lapl.org www.facebook.com/ 100% water events/1023020464396663/ sustainability by Empowered: Getting to Zero - a 2050 is a goal of generation free of AIDS. the UCLA Grand Challenge Isabel Allende—in Conversation Team. Join with Susan Orlean about The experts in Japanese Lover, 8p, Skirball climate change, Cultural Center water quality, $28 plus tax includes ticket public policy, and signed copy of book. www. law, and more booksoup.com 310-659-3110. to discuss the feasibility of Dec 2 - Wed: the goal, ways to get there, and Fair Trade & Conscious Gifts Dec 6 - Sun: Holiday Bazaar, 11a-4p, First the importance of local water self- Talk: A Path Appears, 2p, Skirball : Unitarian Church - Channing Delegation: Venezuela Elections sufficiency. Panelists: UCLA faculty Cultural Center. Jennifer Arnold, Dec 2-12. To Learn more and hold Hall, 2936 W. 8th St. Free members Mark Gold, Eric Hoek, writer-director of the HBO doc A a spot, email cbalbertolovera@ parking, refreshment. Hand-made Alex Hall, and Liz Crosson, Water Small Act, talks about her film and gmail.com, revolucionalimentaria. and affordable gifts, local and Policy Advisor for the Office of how storytelling inspires social wordpress.com/2015/06/22/ international fair-trade crafts. 9to5 Mayor Eric Garcetti. Wilshire @ change. Listen as experts provide witness-venezuelas-elections-this- LA. Info: www.9to5.org/California Westwood. hammer.ucla.edu first-hand accounts of how they december-6-2015. or 213-201-7029. have helped improve conditions for Dec 3 – Thu: underserved communities. www. performs Rally to Defend Bolivarian Joel Taylor Jazz Trio skirball.org annual holiday program, 6-7:30p. Convergence for Climate Action Revolution, 1p. CNN Building, Altadena Library, 600 E. Mariposa Now, 11:30a, Pershing Square (5th 6430 Sunset Blvd., LA 90028. A New Way of Life Re-Entry St, 91001. 626-798-0833 or www. & Olive, LA). https://www.facebook. Hands Off Venezuela. Info: Project 17th Annual Gala, 5p altadenalibrary.org com/events/1669535226634491/ [email protected] (323) Join us as the Climate Summit 285-6545 Reception, 6p Dinner & Awards, convenes in Paris to demand Omni Los Angeles Hotel at urgent action against global Socialist Party Los Angeles California Plaza, 251 S. Olive St., warming and climate change. Business Meeting, 2p, 2617 LA. Host Margaret Prescod of Hauser Boulevard, Los Angeles, KPFK’s Sojourner Truth. honorees Golden Age of Radio with SAG- CA. https://www.facebook.com/ include Piper Kerman, author of AFTRA: Gene Autry’s Melody events/910104515752545/ Orange Is the New Black. Cocktail Ranch Christmas Party, 3p. Autry attire. Info on reservations and Museum in Griffith Park. Info: www. New Era, New Media: MPAC ticket or table prices, Claire theautry.org Convention: Opportunities Arce, 323-563-3575, claire@ for Change: 3-5p, Long Beach anewwayoflife.org. White People for Racial Justice Convention Center, 300 E Ocean general meeting, 7-9 p, at the Eco- Blvd, Long Beach. Tickets: www. Subversive Cinema & Live Village, 117 Bimini Pl., L.A., 90004 mpac.org/convention/new-era- Music: 7p, Venice. Free. Beyond (near First & Vermont). Planning new-media.php. Speakers: Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd. actions, education and fundraising Shahed Amanullah, Co-founder, 310.306.7330. <[email protected]>. as allies of Black Lives Matter. Affinis Labs, a Virginia startup <laughtears.com>. whitepeople4racialjustice@gmail. incubator for businesses with Dec 8 – Tue: Healthcare For All: 7p, Van com positive impacts in global Muslim Nuys. 1st Wed. San Fernando communities; Megan Garvey, Drone-Free LAPD Actions! 9 a, Valley chapter. Improved Dec 5 – Sat: LA Times Deputy Managing LAPD HQ, 100 W. 1st St., L,A,, Medicare (single-payer health Editor for Digital, having broad 90012. Join the Stop LAPD Spying care) for all Californians. Bernardi 21 millas por 21 años de responsibilities including Coalition and other grassroots Community Ctr, 6514 Sylmar Ave. Resistencia - Paseo Ciclistico presentation of online projects; organizations as we demand an 818.766.7318. <info@hca-sfv. de Resistencia 8a-1p, San and Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, Vice end to the use of drones and the org>. <healthcareforall.org> (click Diego, Union del Barrio. President, CBS Diversity & police state! (See also Dec.10). on “local chapters”), <facebook. <https://www.facebook.com/ Communications. Information: <www.StopLAPDSpying.org> com/hcasfv>. events/719755084822500/> The [email protected]. 323-258- purpose of the bike ride is to -3- 6722. continued on next page Southern California Community Calendarcontinued... <[email protected]> Drone-Free LAPD Actions! 6 p, 424-209-7450 LAPD HQ, 100 W. 1st St., L,A,, 90012. Join the Stop LAPD Spying Dec 9 – Wed Coalition and other grassroots organizations as we demand an Palestine, Israel & the US end to the use of drones and : 3-Part Liberation Empire the police state! (See Dec.8) School Session: 7p, “1948- <www.StopLAPDSpying.org> 1993 – Decades of Palestinian <[email protected]> Resistance.” 2936 W 8th St, LA 424-209-7450 90005, near Vermont. See Dec. 2, 16. For info: [email protected]. Dec 11 - Fri: Film: East Los Angeles and the Herbal Baños w/ Mama Maiz: Chicano Moratorium-selected 7-9p, Alhambra. Baños have been works, 7:30p. UCLA Film & TV used for many generations to Archive, Billy Wilder Theater in heal body & spirit. We gather to Hammer Museum, Wilshire @ discuss different traditional herbs Westwood. www.cinema.ucla.edu for physical & spiritual health. 310-206-8013 or 310-206-FILM. $25/each. Mujeres de Maiz. Florecimiento Ancestral, 2311 El Dec 10 – Thu: Paseo Ave. <info@mujeresdemaiz. PEACE SUMMIT, International com>. <mujeresdemaiz.com>. 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