Michael Moore is waiting to hear from you.

In homes across America, people are gathering on November 14 to push the debate of health care for America one step further. Every four years, politicians talk about the millions in America without insurance and the need to change the system. And every four years, nothing happens. This time it can't be all talk.

We have the power to build the Health Care for America campaign into a grassroots movement the politicians can't ignore. On November 14, we'll take one step forward, by sitting down with our friends and neighbors to watch SiCKO and then take action.

From your house party, you'll be able to call in to hear Michael Moore and Jim Dean speak about what our community will do next in the Health Care for America campaign, and how you can be a part of the action.

So far there are 4 house parties next Wed. that are linked to Sacramento for Democracy. Please take a moment to RSVP to one of these parties so the hosts can plan for the event.

SiCKO House Party in East Sac
http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=25121

SiCKO House Party in Carmichael
http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=24733

SiCKO House Party in Roseville
http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=25119

SiCKO House Party in Rocklin
http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=24730

Time: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 6:00pm PST

From Dave Tamayo...
Please take the time to come this Tuesday morning, and to spread the word for others to come. This massive giveaway will hurt all of our communities. This is the first public hearing about putting the arena scam sales tax on the November ballot.

Let the Board that our community has higher priorities.

Maloof's Arena Sales Tax Hearing
Board of Supervisors
Tuesday July 25, 2006, 11:15 am
700 H Street downtown Sacramento

Oppose the half-billion dollar giveaway for the Maloofs private arena!
Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 1:14pm PST

"I work hard to serve our guests and make money for the Holiday Inn. Why do they think I'm worth less than other hotel workers in Sacramento?"
- Jesus Guerrero, Cook, Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza

RALLY FOR A FAIR CONTRACT

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 4 PM
HOLIDAY INN, 3rd and K STREETS

Questions/ RSVPs: jeidelson@unitehere.org, (916) 494-1726

Over the past year, the Sheraton, Hilton, and Radisson hotels have signed good union contracts with their employees. But the Holiday Inn refuses to do the same thing.

Management is proposing smaller raises than workers won at those hotels. They're proposing that housekeepers continue cleaning rooms in less time than workers at other hotels. They're refusing successorship and no subcontracting language that keeps workers' jobs at other hotels safe.
Time: Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 4:00pm PST

Veteran’s Day Vigil - Lafayette
Sunday, November 11, 2007 5:15 pm

We will come together in peaceful fellowship, to express our grief for the loss of life in Iraq and determination to put an end to this war. Please join us.

PLACE: The Crosses of Lafayette
Located on the corner of Deer Hill and Oak Hill Road, across from the Lafayette BART station.

DIRECTIONS: From Oakland/ Berkeley: Take highway 24 east to the Oak Hill Road exit. Turn left. Turn left again on Deer Hill. The crosses are ahead on the right, and parking on the left. From Concord/ Walnut Creek: Take highway 24 west to the Central Lafayette exit. Turn left on Deer Hill Road. The crosses are on the right, and parking on the left.

We have a nice evening planned:

Speakers:
Senator Tom Torlakson
Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier
Bob Hanson Mt Diablo Peace & Justice Center
Janet Thomas Lamorinda Peace & Justice Group
Louise Clark Crosses of Lafayette
Baika Pratt Crosses of Lafayette

Poetry:
Fred Norman Crosses of Lafayette

Musicians:
Laura Zucker "Memorial Day"
Gregg and Joshua Payton "Dyin' for Oil"
Erin Stokes Oliver "Be Not Afraid"

Program subject to change. Please use crosswalks, candles prohibited, some electric tealights available for use at The Crosses site, please no political signs,if you can help it.

Hope to see a good many of you there.

Gratitude,

Baika Call with questions or concerns 510-407-7910

Sponsored by:
Time: Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 5:15pm PST

Community Forum on the state of the Blue Diamond Workers’ fight for a fair choice and a voice at work.

Please join Communities Organizing Support for Blue Diamond Workers (“COS-BDW”)
as well as:
State Senator Darrell Steinberg,
Sacramento City Councilman Steve Cohn,
Reverend Dave Thompson & other community leaders

Sunday, Nov. 18th * 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
(13th & N Streets, Sacramento)

Communities Organizing Support for Blue Diamond Workers (COS-BDW) will hold a community forum Sunday, Nov. 18 from 1p.m. to 3p.m. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 13th and N Streets, Sacramento. A panel of religious, political and community leaders will hear testimony from the Blue Diamond workers on the situation at the plant and the progress of their three-year-long fight to organize with the ILWU. Then the panel will deliberate and come back to the forum with their findings and recommendations for community support actions.

The panel at the forum will include Rev. Dave Thompson from Westminster Presbyterian, State Sen. Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento City Council member Steve Cohn, Gary Passmore from the Congress of California Seniors and Chris Jones from ACORN.

If you can join us on the 18th, please send an e-mail to info@bluediamondunion.org. If you can't be there, you can sign our electronic guest book and send a message of support! Please send messages to marcy.rein@ilwu.org.
Time: Sunday, November 18, 2007 - 1:00pm PST

InkaVote Public Hearing

LOCATION
Office of the Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
1st Floor – Auditorium
Sacramento, California 95814

HEARING DATE AND TIME
November 26, 2007, 10:00 a.m.

NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views regarding the Top-to-Bottom Review of the voting system identified below:
1. Election Systems and Software, Inc. InkaVote Plus Precinct Ballot Counter Voting System, version 2.1
Time: Monday, November 26, 2007 - 10:00am PST

Come learn about the progressive roots of modern Latino politics. Sacramento author Kenneth Burt will talk about his new book, The Search for a Civic Voice. UFW cofounder Dolores Huerta states: “Kenneth Burt understands the convergence of social movements and partisan politics.” The Sacramento News and Review reports that Burt’s “analysis of the debates over strategies and tactics of the emerging Latino civil rights movement sparkles with insight.”

Wednesday, November 14, 6:30 pm
Time Tested Books
Midtown Sacramento
1114 21st Street
447-5696

For more information, go to www.KennethBurt.com
Time: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 6:30pm PST

Thursday, November 15, 7-9 PM - Fundraising House Party at the home of Jean Magarian. This is the first House Party in Folsom for the 2008 campaign, so sign up early! Bill and Diane will be present, and Bill will be speaking. Durston for Congress House Parties include information about the Durston campaign, in addition to fine food and interesting conversation. Come enjoy good company and learn more about Dr. Bill Durston and the campaign! The address is 900 Mann Court, Folsom (located in Prairie Oaks, near Blue Ravine and Riley). Please RSVP to Jean at 916 608-1557, or by email to magarian@earthlink.net. Please leave your email address, if you'd like Jean to send directions to you.
Time: Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 7:00pm PST

Monday, November 12, 2007 - Elk Grove Peace & Justice Forum at 7 pm, Elk Grove United Methodist Church, 8986 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove - The title of the meeting is Healthcare Needs of All Citizens. Bill will be speaking and sharing information about the current situation in California. He will explain the different proposals being considered in the State Legislature and how the current situation will be affected by the major proposals. For more information, please call Bob Fossgreen at 685-3612 or Bill Myers at 689-6943.
Time: Monday, November 12, 2007 - 7:00pm PST

Friday, November 9, 7-9 PM - Fundraising House Party at the home of Pat and Sue Laskey. Come and enjoy the Laskey's exceptional hospitality and talk with Bill and Diane. The address is 7664 Kreth Road, Fair Oaks. Please RSVP to Sue at 961-7386, or by email to patricklaskey@yahoo.com.
Time: Friday, November 9, 2007 - 7:00pm PST

PLEASE come and talk to, and support Dr. Bill Durston, as we help elect him to CONGRESS (CD3)

PAUL KAMM & ELEANORE MACDONALD IN CONCERT
At PEGGY BEAN AND LARRY WHITE’S HOUSE (ANTELOPE NEAR ROSEVILLE)

SATURDAY, November 10, 2007
DESSERT POTLUCK 6:00 P.M.
Coffee and Tea Provided*

CONCERT 7:00 P.M.
TICKETS $10 TO $20 (DEPENDING ON ABILITY TO PAY)

TO RSVP AND FOR DIRECTIONS AND INFORMATION CALL PEGGY @ 916.203.3406
Time: Saturday, November 10, 2007 - 6:00pm PST

Public Hearing on Proposed Certification Of Voting Systems

Premier Election Solutions, Inc. – GEMS 2.1.6
Agenda (Amended November 8, 2007)
Schedule of Meetings Location
December 13, 2007 10:00 a.m.
December 20, 2007 10:00 a.m.

Location
Office of the Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
1st Floor – Auditorium
Sacramento, California 95814

Pursuant to Elections Code section 19204, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views regarding the proposed certification of the voting system identified below.

1. Premier Election Solutions, Inc. – GEMS 2.1.6
Time: Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 10:00am PST

Alice Rothchild book event
PHYSICIAN SHARES HER EXPERIENCES IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

Monday, December 3, 2007, 7 to 9 PM
Elk Grove United Methodist Church
8986 Elk Grove Blvd. (east of Elk Grove Florin Road), Elk Grove

Boston-area physician, author and activist Alice Rothchild will be visiting
the Sacramento area for three events to discuss her recently-released book,
"Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma
and Resilience."

The book follows the journey of a Jewish American physician traveling and
working within Israel and the Occupied Territories. Alice Rothchild grew up
in a family grounded by the traumas of the Holocaust and passionately
devoted to Israel. This book recounts her experiences as she grapples with
the reality of life in Israel, the complexity of Jewish Israeli attitudes
and the hardships of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza.
Ultimately, the book raises troubling questions regarding US policy and the
mainstream Jewish community's insistence on giving unquestioning support to
all Israeli policy.
Time: Monday, December 3, 2007 - 7:00pm PST

Alice Rothchild book event
PHYSICIAN SHARES HER EXPERIENCES IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

Sunday, December 2, 2007, 7 to 9 PM
Davis Branch Library, Blanchard Room
315 East 14th Street (at B Street), Davis

Boston-area physician, author and activist Alice Rothchild will be visiting
the Sacramento area for three events to discuss her recently-released book,
"Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma
and Resilience."

The book follows the journey of a Jewish American physician traveling and
working within Israel and the Occupied Territories. Alice Rothchild grew up
in a family grounded by the traumas of the Holocaust and passionately
devoted to Israel. This book recounts her experiences as she grapples with
the reality of life in Israel, the complexity of Jewish Israeli attitudes
and the hardships of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza.
Ultimately, the book raises troubling questions regarding US policy and the
mainstream Jewish community's insistence on giving unquestioning support to
all Israeli policy.
Time: Sunday, December 2, 2007 - 7:00pm PST

Alice Rothchild book event
PHYSICIAN SHARES HER EXPERIENCES IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

Sunday, December 2, 2007, 2 to 4 PM
Belle Cooledge Library Community Room
5600 South Land Park Drive (at Fruitridge), Sacramento

Boston-area physician, author and activist Alice Rothchild will be visiting
the Sacramento area for three events to discuss her recently-released book,
"Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma
and Resilience."

The book follows the journey of a Jewish American physician traveling and
working within Israel and the Occupied Territories. Alice Rothchild grew up
in a family grounded by the traumas of the Holocaust and passionately
devoted to Israel. This book recounts her experiences as she grapples with
the reality of life in Israel, the complexity of Jewish Israeli attitudes
and the hardships of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza.
Ultimately, the book raises troubling questions regarding US policy and the
mainstream Jewish community's insistence on giving unquestioning support to
all Israeli policy.
Time: Sunday, December 2, 2007 - 2:00pm PST

Root Causes of Radical Islamic Fundamentalism
Speaker: Imam M.A. Azeez
Thursday November 8, 2007

In continuing the Concepts of Islamic Justice and Community Speaker Series from last spring, the World Affairs Council, in conjunction with the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, welcomes Imam Azeez on November 8. The topic of his presentation will be "The Root Causes Radical Islamic Fundamentalism" Imam Azeez is the religious leader of the SALAM Islamic Center in Sacramento. He is educated in medicine, political science, sociology, Islamic history and Islamic theology. He holds an MD from Ain Shams University (Cairo, Egypt), a BA from Ohio State University, and an MA from University of Chicago Imam Azeez has been involved in Islamic activism and education for the past ten years. He dedicates much of his time educating the community about the true peaceful essence of the religion of Islam. Please join us on November 8 to engage Imam Azeez about the root causes of radical Islamic fundamentalism.

Time(s)
Speaker= 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.; Reception= 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Location
Classroom G - McGeorge School of Law
3200 Fifth Avenue
Sacramento CA 95817
Time: Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 5:00pm PST

"SiCKO" -- a FREE screening of Michael Moore's "SiCKO" this Friday night, November 9th at Sac State's Friday Night Film Series. We look forward to seeing you all! As always, the popcorn and soft drinks are on the house. Please help spread the word... and bring a friend.

Friday, November 9th
Previews 6:30, Feature at 7pm
Hinde Auditorium
Sacramento State University Union
Time: Friday, November 9, 2007 - 6:30pm PST

Richard Heinberg, widely regarded as America's foremost Peak Oil educator, will discuss “Peak Oil and Global Warming” in Davis on November 16. His talk will include the most recent evidence regarding the timing of the global production peak, its intersection with global warming, likely consequences, and what can be done at both the international and local levels to prepare for the future. Heinberg, is the best-selling author on three of the most important books on Peak Oil, including: The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies (New Society, 2003, 2005), and Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World (New Society, 2004). His talk is scheduled for 7:00 - 8:30pm on Friday, November 16, 2007 in the Meeting Hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road, Davis. Free admission for students. For others, a suggested donation at the door is $10-20.
Time: Friday, November 16, 2007 - 7:00pm PST

Frontline/World
Extraordinary Rendition

Tuesday, November 6, 10:00pm
CHANNEL 6 (KVIE)

The Season 7 opener examines the CIA's use of "rendition," in which suspected terrorists are interrogated in foreign countries where torture is common. Extraordinary Rendition, an investigation into one of the darkest corners of the Bush Administration's war on terror -- the CIA's controversial rendition and interrogation program.

Also: Ayurveda, a form of holistic medicine in India, is explored.
Time: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 10:00pm PST

Think a few thousand more homes in the Natomas Basin sounds like a BAD IDEA?

Tell the Sacramento Planning Commission to REJECT the Greenbriar Project - THIS Thurs, Nov 8 - 5:30pm - 915 I St - Sacramento Old City Hall, 2nd Floor

Proposed Greenbriar development to be considered by City of Sacramento Planning Commission THIS Thurs, Nov 8, at 5:30pm on 2nd Floor of Old City Hall (915 I Street).

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In spite of numerous warning signs and alarm bells, Sacramento has been rushing to approve the proposed Greenbriar development.

The Greenbriar project ...

> should not be justified based on questionable local population projections for Sacramento that are significantly higher than the the state's estimates

> would be built behind uncertified levees in a deep flood basin
Time: Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 5:30pm PST