What's New . . . June 2005
Earth Awards Winners Announced
San Diego EarthWorks is proud to announce their 15th annual EARTH Award winners. EARTH stands for Environmental Action and Restoration That Helps.
This year's winners are: Progressive Design Playgrounds; Camping Pros, Inc.; Sun Harbor Marina; Richard Louv, author and journalist; and Kelsey Richardson, youth award, Steele Canyon High School Environment Club.
The EARTH awards were presented by Mayor Dick Murphy on May 19. Councilmember Donna Frye presented the San Diego EarthWorks–Earth Day Service Awards. For more information see www.earthdayweb.org
Kabbalist, Karen Berg in San Diego on June 20
Kabbalist Karen Berg, co-founder of The Kabbalah Centres, now with locations in 50 cities worldwide, will lead a Question and Answer session on Monday, June 20th at the San Diego Marriott, Del Mar, located at 11966 El Camino Real, beginning at 7:00 pm. Ticket cost is $36. Ms. Berg's first book, God Wears Lipstick—Kabbalah for Women , has just been published. Called “The First Lady of Kabbalah,” Berg was instrumental in the mid-1960s, along with her husband, Rav Philip Berg, in opening up the teaching to everyone. For the previous 4,000 years, Kabbalah was taught only to scholarly men over the age of 40. Since then, The Kabbalah Centres have provided instruction to nearly four million people of both genders, and all nationalities, ethnicities and religious followings.
For more information, call (858) 535-0447 or visit www.kabbalah.com
Peace and Justice Joins Communities of Conscience June 18 in San Diego County
In a first in San Diego County, diverse strands of the Peace Movement are coming together to discuss “Just War: Is there such a thing and, if so, who decides?” This will take place at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Avenue, San Diego, 9am, Saturday, June 18.
The Peace and Justice Committee of St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral is co-sponsoring this event in partnership with the Communities of Conscience of the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice. Speakers will include: Ping Au-Yeung (Buddhist), Imam Sharif Battikhi (Moslem), The Very Rev. Scott Richardson (Anglican), Fr. Norbert Rigali (Roman Catholic), The Rev. Arvid Straube (Unitarian Universalist), Lace Watkins (Anabaptist), Sally Kurzdorfer (Communities of Conscience).
After registration and a light breakfast, the day will include: Introductions, ecumenical panel discussion, Q&A, networking lunch, small group discussions, and program conclusion. Suggested donation $15; no one will be turned away. For further information, and for reservations, call (619) 948-2462.
Days of Wisdom at Big Bear
A day of wisdom sharing and ceremony with Bennie LeBeau and Sharon McErlane, Saturday June 11, 9am-5pm at the Presbyterian Conference Center, Big Bear Lake, CA. $175, includes buffet lunch. “After the Big Bear Medicine Wheel–What's Next?” will be presented by Bennie LeBeau, Tribal Elder, Spiritual Advisor and Ceremonial Leader from the Wind River Indian Reservation of the Eastern Shoshone Nation. “The Great Council of the Grandmothers” will be discussed by Sharon McErlane, psychotherapist and author from Laguna Beach, CA who in 1996 received a vision from the Great Council of the Grandmothers.
Optional program on Sunday, June 12: visit sacred sites and participate in a healing-drumming ceremony with Bennie LeBeau, $50 additional. To register, call Gina Weiss (909) 585-7228, or visit www.aplacetogrow.com.
SD County Fair Opening Day June 10
Opening Day is your Lucky Day at the San Diego County Fair! Friday, June 10 is Dollar Day and you can get into the Fair for just a buck! Fairgoers can buy special Dollar Day tickets (no limit) only at San Diego County Ralphs stores with a $10 minimum purchase. Purchase as many as you like! After opening day Ralphs is the place to go for discounted admission tickets. You can purchase adult admission tickets for just $9.00, a $2 savings at any San Diego County Ralphs. Ralphs also has senior and children's tickets for sale for your convenience. Minimum purchase of $10 required, limit four tickets.
Fridays are PennySaver Value Days and give fairgoers a chance to save big money on vendor purchases and concessions. The PennySaver coupon book, free with your Fair admission, is packed with over $500 in discounts, two-for-one values, and other savings from over 60 Fair vendors. If you just can't enough of the Fair, purchase a Frequent Fairgoer Savings Pass. Buy a 3-day pass for $23 and save $10.00 on the cost of three single-day tickets. Park for free at Horsepark and ride the double-decker bus to the Fair. On week-ends and July 4th, park at one of the Fair's off-site lots, including Torrey Pines High School and Mira Costa College's San Elijo campus. Ride the free shuttle to the Fair.
The San Diego County Fair is the largest annual event in San Diego County, drawing nearly 1.3 million visitors in 2004, and is among the top five fairs in the United States for attendance. The Fair features the largest midway in the region and top-name performing artists on the grandstand stage, while maintaining its traditional county fair attractions including: Livestock, Home, Hobby, Woodworking, Award Winning Flower Show; a variety of food and commercial concessions; and an atmosphere that is fun for the entire family.
The theme for the 2005 San Diego County Fair is be a “Cinema Summer” to highlight and celebrate movies and television shows that have been filmed in San Diego County and Baja California.
The 2005 San Diego County Fair runs from June 10 through July 4. Adult admission is $11, $6 for seniors 62 and older, and $5 for children ages 6–12 years. Children under five years are free. The Fair will be closed on Mondays; except for July 4. The Del Mar Fairgrounds is located at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar. Gates open 10am daily. For more information go to www.sdfair.com.
Healing Waters Festival: June 11 –12
The Jacumba Arts Council, a non-profit community support organization, is sponsoring the Healing Waters Festival—Two: Music, Art and Wellness Festival on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 in Jacumba, CA. Enjoy two days of desert culture, featuring more than 20 bands and DJs, unique art and food, holistic medicine, kid's fun zone, old fashioned community parade, drumming circle, hot springs soaking pools and more. This is a free non-profit festival produced by the Jacumba Arts Council and benefits Jacumba Youth Center. Camp under the stars or stay in our spa hotel. There is plenty of free parking-just an hour's drive from San Diego or thirty minutes from El Cajon. Visit the event website at www.HealingWatersFestival.org for schedule, directions, and info on volunteering or vending.
CA Common Cause in SD June 24, 25
Stronger ethics and “sunshine” laws, electoral reforms, voter access, and representative elections: There are times when issues such as these wouldn't draw a crowd. But today in San Diego, they are vital topics as people consider how to make their city government more responsive and accountable. Join California Common Cause, and a coalition of local groups, for a Town Hall Meeting on Local Government, 7pm, June 24 and 9am, June 25, at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, 4190 Front St., San Diego, across from the UCSD Hospital.
On Friday night, we will come together to be inspired and energized by a keynote address and a local panel on governmental reform. Doors open at 6:30 for networking, with the program from 7-9pm. On Saturday, those interested in taking action will return to the First UU Church for a more in-depth panel discussion on campaign finance reform, electoral reform and security systems, voter accessibility, alternative voting systems, and “sunshine” and ethics requirements. After breaking into issue groups, we will make plans for follow-up actions and then have lunch together.
Local good government activist Don Hess comments, “In light of San Diego's recent scandals, we must demand real reform so our local government is fully accountable to the voters. If you would like to be part of the action, please join our local coalition, supported by California Common Cause, which will be instrumental in making this happen.”
Future plans include a candidate's forum in mid-July. There we will ask mayoral candidates for their responses to the questions coming out of the mini-conference. For more information, please contact Don Hess at 619-427-7257 or John Falchi at pacerjp14@sbcglobal.net.
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