The Radical Side of Martin Luther King, Jr. and other events

In the News


Wednesday, January 26: The Freedom Bound Center and the Sacramento Area Black Caucus presents the “Radical Side of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 7:00pm at Freedom Bound Center’s office located at 4104 44th Street (44th Street and 16th Ave) in Sacramento. For more info, please contact Carl Pinkston at (916) 736-9843.



Thursday, January 27: Sacramento premiere of Weapons of Mass Deception, documentary on media and the Iraq War by Danny Schleicher. 5:30pm & 8pm showings. Crest Theater 1013 K St. Tickets $10 Benefit for Soapbox, Access Sacramento's progressive talk show-Mondays at 8pm, Wednesdays at 4am on Channel 17, in Davis Tuesdays at 7pm on Channel 15. For more info, please call Jeanie Keltner 916 444 3203.



Tuesday, February 1: A six-session course titled An Introduction to Reading Marx will begin on Tues., Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. in Room 12 of the Sierra 2 Center, 2791-24th St., Sacto. The text for the course is How to Read Karl Marx by Ernst Fischer (Monthly Review Press, 1996). It offers clear and concise explanations of Marx's main points. This is a free course for the public. For more information, phone 446-1758.
For more information:Call John Rowntree, (916) 446-1758; P.O. Box 160406,Sacramento, CA 95816;info [at] marxistschool.org; http://www.marxistschool.org.


Jazz West Productions, a division of Sacramento’s Creative Concepts Systems announces 2005 Scheduled Events including the February 8th performance of “Great Women of Jazz,” the 1890 to 1990 narrated musical history with dance, performed by The Jazz Generation which begins regular Friday night shows with dance at Sacramento’s Persian Garden Restaurant on January 28.


Where: The Persian Garden Restaurant, 1596 Howe Avenue, Sacramento (Reservations: 916-648-3988)

When: Ongoing, 2 shows nightly on Friday nights, beginning January 28, 2005. Seating at 6:30pm and 9:30pm.

“Great Women of Jazz”—one night only, Tuesday, February 8, 6:30pm/ “Jazz n’ Mardi Gras Jam Session—one night only, Tuesday, February 8, 9:30pm





Thursday, February 10: Sacramento Community Forum 7pm;Coloma Community Center,4523 T Street;Gold Run Room. ALAN BENJAMIN,Editor, Organizer Newspaper Communications Director, OPEIU, 3 and Member, Executive Board, San Francisco Labor Council Past Chair, Golden Gate Chapter, Labor Party will be speaking:Directions for Labor and the Working Class in the 21st Century. Donation For information call (916)455-1396


Don't miss the bus as the 16th Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba comes through a city near you!

Break the blockade and challenge the immoral US foreign policies against Cuba.
Stand in solidarity with the people of Cuba.
Connect with thousands of activists throughout the US.
Learn about Cuba and what the US government doesn't want you to see in Cuba!
Deliver tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba where trade is restricted by the US.
Create a people to people foreign policy.
CARAVAN SCHEDULE

July 5-16 US/Canada routes begin
July 17-20 Orientation in McAllen, TX
July 21-22 Border crossing and travel to Tampico
July 23 Travel to Cuba
July 23-30 Program in Cuba
July 31 Travel back to Mexico
August 1 Reverse Challenge

For more information on hosting the caravan or traveling with the caravan contact: IFCO/Pastors for Peace ,402 W.145th St., New York, NY 10031;Ph: (212) 926-5757 Fax (212) 926-5842, Email: cucaravan [at] igc.org
http://www.pastorsforpeace.org
IFCO/Pastors for Peace
402 W 145th Street, New York City, NY 10031
212-926-5757; fax: 212-926-5842; email: ifco [at] igc.org;
web: http://www.ifconews.org



Faye Kennedy, Planner
(916) 484-5025
Fax (916) 381-8775
E-mail: fayek [at] springmail.com