Rally for Health Care on Aug. 11

Join Greens and a coalition of activists on Sat. August 11 at City Hall for the Great LA Health Care Rally. The rally will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the OneCareNow campaign to promote State Senator Sheila Kuehl's SB840 - single-payer health care for California. In addition to hearing from great speakers, hear how SB 840 supporters are working toward a veto-proof majority, and let Californian politicians know that we need a better health care system.

Impeachment a Hit at Lotus Festival

Last weekend, the Los Angeles Greens hit the park - Echo Park that is - for the annual Lotus Festival. We shared information on the Green Party and the Los Angeles Impeachment Center - registering voters and collecting over 100 signatures for the petition in support of impeaching Bush and Cheney.

Reminder: meeting Wednesday

The next LA Greens meeting will be this Wed., July 18. We'll have
elections for Media Person, Events Coordinator, Membership/Volunteer
Coordinator, and Female Co-Facilitator.

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at
The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings
are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are
welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

Agenda:

refreshments / set up [15 min]
introductions [8]
scholarship announcement [5]
myspace announcement [2]
tabling update (lotus festival) [10]
gpus update [10]
elections [25]
new member speak out / announcements [15]
budget discussion [20]
impeachment update [10]
refreshments / clean up

Independence Day Kick-off for Impeachment Center

The Los Angeles Impeachment Center officially opened the morning of July 4th with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Peace Center and a picnic at La Cienega Park.

An array of over 200 activists and revelers gathered at the park to gather information, listen to speakers, and support investigations into the misdeeds of the Executive Branch. Among the groups represented, in addition to the Los Angeles Greens: Westside Greens, San Fernando Valley Greens, Progressive Democrats of America, 9/11 Truth Now, Code Pink, and many more. Petitions, voter registration forms, bumper stickers, and lawn signs were among the many items in evidence.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, a co-sponsor of Articles of Impeachment against Dick Cheney, spoke first, thanking the crowd for their involvement in "one of the most important movements" in the nation's history, and leading the crowd in a chant of "Impeach Cheney Now!" Other speakers included Former Assemblymembers Jackie Goldberg and Paul Koretz, Executive Director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California Shakeel Syed, and Green Congressional Candidate Byron De Lear.

The Impeachment Center will be open Saturdays 2-6pm.

L.A. Impeachment Center Picnic on July 4

What: July 4th Picnic at La Cienega Park to celebrate the Inauguration of the Los Angeles Impeachment Center

Why: To Urge Los Angeles City Council, Santa Monica City Council and CA State Congressional and Assembly Representatives to Pass a Resolution Calling for the Impeachment of President Bush and Vice-President Cheney

When: July 4th from Noon to 3 pm (It's early in the day, so you won't have to miss any other celebrations.)

Where: Olympic & La Cienega, (8400 Gregory Way in Beverly Hills) park at tennis courts lot (Bring blankets, there are very few tables)

Speakers and Entertainment: Congresswoman Maxine Waters will speak at both the inauguration ceremony and the picnic from 12 to 3 pm. There will be music at various times at the picnic including music and entertainment from Eva James (songs around 1pm), musician Steven Fine, and special guest Marcy Vaj and the Regime-Change Band. Other speakers include Paul Koretz, Byron De Lear, Anthony St. Martin, Larry Everest, Shakeel Syed, and Jackie Goldberg.

Also: At 11 AM, Congresswoman Maxine Waters will speak at a 30 minute Ceremonial Inauguration for the Impeachment (Peace) Center, along with Byron De Lear, former Green Party Candidate for Congress in the San Fernando Valley and cofounder of Global Peace Solution; and Peter Thottam, progressive attorney active with Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP) and former Green Party candidate for CA Assembly.