Commemorative poster: Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968. Size 18″ x 24.” Photo by Bob Fitch. Prices per poster: 1-10 $14.00; 11-25 $9.00; 26-50 $7.00; 51-100 $5.00; 101+ $3.00. INDIVIDUAL POSTER ORDERS: Please add $4.00 for shipping, and 8.5% sales tax in CA. Bulk poster orders= Please call 831-423-1626×101 for details. “I Have a Dream… deeply rooted in the American Dream. …that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. …that little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers.” Call 831-423-1626 for more information.

<><><><>“Where Have all the Flowers Gone? A Choral Tribute to Pete Seeger
<>Saturday, May 17–7:30pm
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
2402 Cabrillo College Drive, near Park Ave.,
adjacent to Montessori School–Soquel *
Our annual concert, followed by our annual strawberry shortcake sale!
Tickets: admission by donation/no one turned away. A benefit for Santa Cruz County’s Interfaith Satellite Shelter Program.
For more information: ndmill@hotmail.com or website: http://members.cruzio.com/~avandlt/SCFPC.html

From our friends at the Ameirican Friends Service Committee:

An Interesting look at our tax dollars:American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has just released a new 2 min. video to help people understand the outrageous amount of money that is being spent daily on the Iraq war — at the expense of meeting human needs.To reach the widest audience, we need your help. On YouTube, the more views a video gets, the more visibility it gets. So we are asking all our friends and supporters to- watch this video (at least once)- rate it (be honest) and- send it to your whole network of friends and family with the same message.We hope to get at least 1,000 views the first week and maybe much higher.Please take a minute now – click here and watch the video:After you view the video and send it to your friends, if you have a few more moments, please sign our petition to Congress to DEFUND the Iraq War and RE-FUND human needs at home and in Iraq.

(From Left to Right: Scott Kennedy, Anita Heckman, Grace Paley, Phil McManus, Deena Hurwitz, Betsy Fairbanks, Doug Rand, Judy Bloomgardener) Please join us for a celebration of the life and work of Grace Paley. A notable list of local poets, feminists, activists, pacifists, writers and rascals will read from Paley’s work, including, Lee Swenson, Julie Olsen Edwards, Darrell Darling, Emily Reilly, Betsy Fairbanks, Cappy Israel, Bill Monning, Morton Marcus, Nanlouise Wolfe, Barbara Hayes, Richard Moss, Shannon Spencer, Merrie Shaller, Lynn Zachreson, Nick Zachreson, Marion Vittitow and Ellen Bass. At the Mill Gallery, 131-B Front Street in Santa Cruz (south of Laurel). Come join us to celebrate this extraordinary woman and a life well-lived! $5-$20 suggested sliding-scale donation (no one turned away for lack of funds).Grace Paley, who died August 22, 2007, was most famously a writer of short stories. But folks at the Resource Center for Nonviolence knew her as a political activist, friend, ally and supporter who spoke at the Center’s Annual Dinner and Program in 1987. Grace Paley was, according to the LA Times, “an acclaimed writer and activist who in only three collections of short stories gave earthy voice to the interior life of the Bronx Everywoman.” Grace’s three collections of short stories, again according to the LA Times, “won her critical acclaim and the prestigious Rea Award for short-story writing. But Paley, known as a passionate activist for causes ranging from the Vietnam War to feminism to the Iraq War, was perhaps less prolific for those efforts – a diversity of experience she embraced in a June interview, saying, ‘It’s not as if anybody is one thing.’” A descendant of the East European Jewish socialist tradition, who came to her own as a writer in the tumultuous 1960s, Grace embodied good humor, imagination, working with other people, radical politics, and a dogged persistence — all necessary ingredient for times such as those in which we live.

Friday, January 18, 7:30p.m., First Congregational Church, 900 High St., Santa Cruz. Tickets $16-25 sliding scale Advance; $17-25 Door.

Sat. January 19, Children and Family Concert, 10:a.m, First Congregational Church, 900 High St., Santa Cruz. Tickets $8-15 sliding scale Advance; $10-15 Door.

Tickets NOW available at: STREETLIGHT RECORDS, 941 Pacific Av., hours 10-10 daily; **SYLVAN MUSIC, 1521 Mission St., hours, 11-6 daily (**service fee added), and RCNV, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz. You can also call 831-423-1626 for reservations. You can also make reservations via paypal on this website, but we are charged a fee for each transaction, so we prefer you purchase tickets in person or make reservations via phone. Advance tickets are recommended.

John McCutcheon is a captivating storyteller and truly magical folk musician, who has made over 30 recordings. Master of the hammer dulcimer, John also plays guitar, banjo, piano, and fiddle. His latest CD is “This Fire: Politics, Love and Other Small Miracles.” Join us for these amazing and magical concerts!! John’s website is www.folkmusic.com

For more information, call 423-1626.