VGFD Book Club & Regular Club Meeting on Sept 20
Our guest for the September meeting will be columnist and author Robert Scheer who will be talking about his new book "The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America." The meeting takes place on Saturday, September 20, and is combined with our regular monthly membership meeting. The membership meeting starts at 9:30 and the book club portion starts at 10:00 and takes place at the State Building Auditorium, 6150 Van Nuys Blvd.
September Book Club Books Available for $20
We have a limited number of books available for a donation of $20 each. You will be able to pick up your copy at the August 21st membership meeting. To reserve your copy make your $20 contribution at http://www.actblue.com/page/vgfdscheer
About The Pornography of Power:
In the course of his forty-year-career as one of America's most admired journalists, Robert Scheer's work has been praised by Gore Vidal, Susan Sontag, and Joan Didion, who deems him "one of the best reporters of our time." Now, Scheer brings a lifetime of wisdom and experience to one of the most overlooked and dangerous issues of our time - the destructive influence of America's military-industrial complex.
Scheer examines the expansion of our military presence throughout the world, our insane nuclear strategy, the immorality of corporations profiting in Iraq, and the arrogance of our foreign policy. Although Scheer is a liberal, his view echoes that of former Republican president General Dwight Eisenhower, who, in his farewell speech to the American people, spoke prophetically about need to guard against the growing influence of the military-industrial complex. In George W. Bush's America, politicians like Ike and Richard Nixon seem like prudent centrists.
The views of libertarians, liberals, and pacifists are often overlooked or ignored by America's mainstream media. The Pornography of Power is the culmination of a respected journalist's efforts to change the terms of debate. At a time when many are exploiting fears of terrorist attacks and only a few national leaders are willing to advocate cuts in defense spending, nuclear disarmament, and restrained use of American force, Robert Scheer has written a manifesto for enlightened reform.
Previous book club selections are listed here.
For more information on the book club please email Steve at books at vgfd.net (replace "at" with "@")
The annual Valley Grassroots for Democracy club election will also take place at this meeting. To be eligible to vote you must have been a member in good standing for at least 60 days prior to the election.
Below are the nominees for the officers and Executive Board. Nominations are now closed; they closed at the end of the August meeting per our bylaws. Please note that the officer candidates are running unopposed and there are seven candidates for the seven Eboard slots.
President - Chad Jones
Vice President - Adrienne Burk
Secretary - Ilene Haber
Treasurer - Kess Kessler
Executive Board (7 seats):
Bernard Hyland
Shanna Ingalsbee
Sheldon Kadish
Agi Kessler
Lyn Klein
Steve Krantz
Tauby Ross