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• Families before corporations.
• Peace not through bullets and bombs, but through diplomacy, good will and respect.
• Taking care of our environment.
• Basic human rights and dignity.
• The U.S. Constitution.
• Trickle Up.
• A vibrant and growing middleclass, lifting the poor.

Through expression of non-violent free speech, we educate the public to protect human rights and the values of truth, justice and freedom for all.

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Announcements:

NCFC Shows: Hermano
05/19/2013
The North County Film Club Shows: Hermano, on Sunday, May 19, beginning at 3 pm. In the most dangerous place in the world, two brothers dream of salvation, by kicking goals to get out of there. On this pitch, life is on the line. Hermano has received 8 wins & 3 nominations at film festivals including a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Silent Auction to Finance Quarry Creek Challenges
05/20/2013
Silent Auction Fundraiser for Quarry Creek legal challenges! Prize to highest bidder(s): Two (2) Orchestra Tickets to: The Tenors, on Friday May 31, 7:30 PM at Balboa Theater, valued at $49.50 each! There are a total of 4 tickets available. Silent auction closes at midnight on Monday, May 20. Preserve Calavera's legal challenges over the Quarry Creek project have been initiated. First is a charge the city violated the Brown Act (open meetings law) by holding a closed session meeting and discussing Quarry Creek without the legally required public noticing and reporting. The Mayor claims we "misconstrued" his comments-made at the March 26th meeting and on tape. We think he "misconstrued" that the Carlsbad City Council is not above the law.

Pentagon says it has power to declare war
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Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere. A flabbergasted new senator, Angus King (I-Maine) demands of the officials ""This is the most astounding and the most astoundingly disturbing hearing that I've been to since I've been here," said Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with Democrats. "You guys have essentially rewritten the Constitution here today."

Student loan interest to double this summer
05/24/2013
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants student loans to get Fed discount rate -- Students taking out government loans to help pay for college should pay the same rock-bottom interest rate that the Federal Reserve charges big banks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) proposed Wednesday. -- With the interest rate on federal student loans set to double to 6.8% this summer, Warren said it's unfair that big banks can borrow money at 0.75% from the central bank's discount window.Los Angeles Times

CPUC Restricts Public Access at SONGS Hearing
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will conduct formal evidentiary hearings next week (May 13-17, 2013) in the investigation into the events surrounding the January 31, 2012 emergency shutdown, subsequent outage, and possible permanent decommissioning of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. -- The law judge has excluded open media coverage of these hearings, contrary to customary procedure. "One can only imagine how threatening a camera can be if you are used to working behind closed doors and in smoke filled rooms."

We have already passed critical thresholds
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The rapidly acidifying Arctic Ocean caused by absorbing the world's CO2 emissions have pushed us beyond "critical thresholds," with widespread impacts to be felt for "tens of thousands of years" even if we stopped emissions, say scientists. The three-year assessment from a team of international scientists is being released at the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme's (AMAP) International Conference on Arctic Ocean Acidification.

Protest against Ag monster Monsanto Corp
05/25/2013
Activists Around the World to Protest Monsanto May 25th. All over the world, people who want changes to the way genetically modified foods are grown and used will rally and march to protect our food supply. A full afternoon of activity in Balboa Park beings with meetup at 11:00 AM at the fountain by the Ruben H. Fleet Museum.

Memorial Day: Remember who and why we killed
05/27/2013
On Memorial Day we do well to remember American troops killed in battle, but also those we killed, who they were, and why we killed them. A profound message from Lea Bolger, leader in Veterans for Peace.

'Wet areas will get wetter, dry areas get drier'
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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says -- 'Wet areas will get wetter and dry areas will get drier,' says a scientist, describing the findings of a NASA-led study on rainfall trends. Drought-prone places include the Southwestern United States. Climatologist: "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds."

Quarry Creek Project Draws Legal Challenges
Announcement:
Preserve Calavera's first legal challenge to building 656 units at Quarry Creek was submitted the first week in May, with more to come. Unfortunately money drove the decision to approve this project, and more money will be needed to challenge that decision and achieve a compromise that works. Your tax deductible donations will keep the fight going, for as long as it takes! To donate online: http://preservecalavera.org -by Diane Nygaard

Cartoons of the Week
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