Of course you could go to yet another happy hour (hell it’s going to be vegetarian, vegetarian are good people), another one of “my friend’s†band or even a circle jerk art event. Remember when the art editor of that major paper had a solo show in Chinatown and his paper picked that very horrible show as a pick? Fabulous times. Yeah those are all fabulous times.
But say you went to Catholic school you managed to make it through with no one touching you in a special place. Sister Theresa told you that your life should be one of service, you should be nice to people and the IRA is truly getting a bad rap.
Maybe you’re not Catholic anymore (except during emergencies, you got your Rosary blessed by the pope, I mean they can’t just be beads, it was the pope), maybe you’re not so nice, but that service part was ok and you know, Northern Ireland does belong to Ireland.
Here’s a list of your things to do.
Tuesday 8
The Role of Family Caregivers, Lecture
Shawn Herz will strive to define the role of family caregivers and explore the challenges they face. More than 50 million family caregivers in the U.S. provide care for a chronically ill or aging family member or friend. It is estimated that family caregivers provide some $306 million in services to America’s health care system, accounting for 80 percent of the long-term care in the U.S.
Time: 10:30am-noon
Where: USC Health Sciences Campus, LA (call for exact room location)
Phone: (213) 740-7122 —-RSVP
Click HERE for electronic info
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Wednesday 9
MTA Westside/Central Service Sector Council Meeting
La Cienega Tennis Center, Sunset Room
Tell the board members what you think of METRO and their service, but remember if you want to talk you have to ask permission before the meeting starts.
Time : 5:00 pm
Where: 325 S. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Click HERE for electronic info
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Thursday 10
1. Fight against the redevelopment of Wyvernwood Garden Apartments in Boyle Heights (and the displacement of the 6000 people who live here.) Hosted by the city’s planning department. (If you show up with “No Demolition/No Displacement†signs, we’d really love you for it!)
Time: 6pm, be on time, ok?
Where: Puente Learning Center, 501 S Boyle Ave, Los Angeles 90023
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2. Are you a radical feminist? Of course you are.
Upcoming International Feminist Conference
“The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism”
Now is the time to mobilize women for revolutionary alternatives to capitalism. Cool summer meal, with vegetarian option, will be served at 6:30 p.m. for a $7.00 donation.
Time: 7:00 pm.
Where: Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. Off the 10 Freeway at Western Ave., on bus lines #30, 31 & 35. Solidarity Hall is air-conditioned.
For more information contact: 323-732-6416
Click HERE for electronic info.
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Saturday 12
Free the Black Riders 3 / Solidarity Festival
Time: 12:00- 10:00pm
Where: South Central LA
Southern California Library of Social Studies & Research
6120 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. 90044
(Between Slauson & Gage Ave – off the 110 Freeway) Tel (323)759-6063
$5.00 Admission includes free Vegan Dinner served by Food Not Bombs
Click HERE for electronic info.
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On going: Want to start a nonprofit? Don’t want to fiddle around with all of those nasty tax laws alone. How about you put your idea under a name, like how Def Jam Records is actually owned by Universal, but it’s better than that. Go to their website, to RSVP and find out info on the following workshops.
# August 5, 2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Planning Workshop I
# August 19, 2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Planning Workshop II
Community Partners’ conference room at
1000 Alameda Street, Suite 240
Los Angeles, CAÂ 90012
Phone 213.346.3200
Click HERE for the electronic info.
Remember in LA if you need to go somewhere the METRO is an option. It’s not scary, seriously, ok it’s not more scary than the 405 while trying to get to the airport at 5pm.
Want to find out more about riding the bus? METRORIDER LA the objective local source for all things METRO.
Compiled by Browne Molyneux
(Not affiliated in any way with any of the above activities.)
Come join fellow riders for a CASUAL PACE BIKE RIDE through the streets of Los Angeles.
Our ride starts with a short safety chat then we RIDE!
We encourage ALL riders to where HELMETS!
RIDE takes place SATURDAY, JULY 12th at 8am
This ride is FREE and Everyone is welcome!
Please visit our website http://www.eastsidebikeclub.com and register yourself to get on the list of all the rides and activities we are planning.
Bring your Helmet, Water, Cell phone and most of all be prepared to have fun with some great people.
More info at 323.221.7400
So if ya’ll aren’t up to date there is a boycott going on of the vermont carwash and the hollywood carwash – they are not paying their workers a decent wage, not allowing them to organize, nor adhering to basic environmental standards so check out this event!
You are invited to a very special event to celebrate the release of Barbara Ehrenreich’s new book, This Land is Their Land, and to build solidarity for carwash workers throughout Los Angeles .
What: Happy Hour with Barbara Ehrenreich and Friends
When: Friday, July 11th, 4-5:30 p.m.
Where: Mama’s Hot Tamales Café, 2122 W. 7th Street , LA
Near corner of Alvarado, across from MacArthur Park
Why: Meet Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickle and Dimed, network with members of the CLEAN Carwash Campaign and the Carwash Workers Organizing Committee, and learn how you can get more involved in the campaign to clean up LA’s carwash industry.
Really, Why: Drinks and tasty snacks at LA’s best tamale shop!
This event is sponsored by the CLEAN Carwash Campaign and the AFL-CIO. Please RSVP by Wednesday, July 9th, so we can order enough snacks and drinks, to Mariana Padias, mpadias@email.arizona.edu.
Thanks for pluging Community partners. We, Friends of Micheotrena Street School, have been working with them for about a year now. By working under their 501 (c) 3 we hav ebeen able to rais $$$ for stuff the LAUSD, State and freds no longer pay for like improving our library and building a playground structure
Yeah, thanks for all the tips!