From ANSWER LA

Oct. 28 is here - be counted among the thousands of people who will be joining together in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York and all over the world to say “Stop the War on Iraq - Bring the Troops Home Now” and “End Occupation: Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Haiti and Everywhere!” In Los Angeles, we’ll gather at Hollywood and Vine at 12 noon and march to CNN at Sunset and Cahuenga for an exciting rally and Public Anti-War Tribunal.

Oct. 28 speakers and participants include:
-Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star mother
-Paul Haggis, Double Academy Award-winner (”Crash” Best Picture)
-Gloria Romero, California Senate Majority Leader
-Ron Kovic, Vietnam war veteran and author “Born on the Fourth of July”
-Pablo Paredes, Iraq war resister
-Arun Ghandi, Indian activist and grandson of Mahatma Ghandi
-Maria Bello, Two-time Golden Globe-nominated actor (”Thank You for Not Smoking”)
-Bill Paparian, Green Party Candidate for U.S. Congress, 29th District
-Harrison of Air America’s “Harrison on the Edge”
-Mimi Kennedy, Award-winning actor “Dharma and Greg”
-Juan Jose Gutierrez, Latino Movement USA, Director
-Margaret Prescod, Global Women’s Strike organizer and KPFK host
-Jim Lafferty, National Lawyers Guild-LA, Executive Director
-Muna Coobtee, Free Palestine Alliance organizer
-James Adomian as George “the devil” Bush, (“Mind of Mencia”)
-Los Caché, Los Angeles progressive ska band

I’ll be driving the truck that leads the march. If you live it L.A., be there!

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My friend Kevin McKeown is a member of the Santa Monica City Council and is running for reelection. He’s been targeted by real estate developers and slimed in ads.

Respected columnist for the LA Times Steve Lopez wondered why and took a look.

But why is the hotel company, which last tangled with McKeown over the living wage issue for hotel workers, so determined to run him out of office?

“The city owns property adjacent to Casa del Mar [a hotel owned by the developers]. It’s intended for affordable housing, and they do not want it on that site.” [said McKeown]

This story’s got legs, doesn’t it?

Kevin is the real deal; hard working, ethical, he cares about the community as a whole not just the wealthy. We were allies when we were active in the Green Party. He’s fighting to keep Santa Monica a place for everyone rather than it becoming “Beverly Hills of the Beach” with $600,000 1 bdr condos and building density that turns the streets into constant parking lots.

KevinMcKeown.net Contribute to his campaign.

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