Thursday night's THIRD successful Coffee House Teach-In in the Bay Area--the 26th overall from the LA based non-profit Coffee House Teach-Ins (CHTI) <http://www.stopUSwars.org>,

was a terrific success. Highlights: standing room only at the lower San Francisco Haight district's Cafe International outdoor venue. CHTI was invited back for just before the next called for May 10 mass anti-war demo for SF. "Its' the vibe", said owner Robert, as to why he liked the night.

Support CHTI's free to the public teach-ins by visiting our table at the Sat. demo at the SF Civic Center, or at <http://www.stopUSwars.org>

Jeff Patterson, of Refuse and Resist and NION, and a Gulf War veteran, told the story of his life as one who refused to board the plane to Saudi Arabia, and the abuse he took from fellow marines. His audience of

mostly very young direct action oriented politicos listened atentively as they may face the fate of induction with Bush's threats for more wars.

Joel Frangquist offered an overview of successes and failures of direct action in The City, and suggested focusing direct actions on making the connection between reducing auto use and the US addiction to oil. "People are stopped in traffic in their cars not understanding why {we} might be blocking the streets", said Frangquist. "There is a disconnect. When blacks sat in at lunch counters in the South, civil disobedience and direct action was logical. Sometimes people don't make the connection here, and that is our challenge", argued Frangquist.

Tom Rodderow chimed in again with his usual original and creative anti-war music.

The next scheduled Coffee House Teach-In is set for the Horseshoe Coffee House, 566 Haight, also on the lower Haight at Fillmore--Friday, May 9, at 7:30 pm. RSVP: 1-877-stopUSwars. Contact Rachel for local contact through <teachins1@yahoo.com>. Focus will be on Food Not Bombs, Critical Mass, alternative fuels, and more, put together by the Dead Goats for Peace affinity group. Musicians, poets, speakers invited--contact above asap.

More to come for Bay Area teach-ins, now endorsed by the Bay Area United Against War. Join our listserve

<teach_ins-subscribe@lists.riseup.net>

to keep abreast of the all-California teach-ins to stop the war(s). Or go to http://www.stopUSwars.org

Coffee House Teach-Ins is a non-profit org, and we are

seeking performers, poets, and speakers in LA and SF for ongoing teach-ins to stop the war(s).

E-mail: teachins1@stopuswars.org

POSTPONED: Long Beach, 4.12.03

Fri. Apr. 18,

Where: Cal State Northridge,

the Liquid Cube Coffee House, 7 pm. FREE.

RSVP: 310-203-1542. Prof. Emeritus Kit Crittenden,

political overview. Attorney Peter Thottam, update on

Iraq. Drumming music. Captain Dan, Westside Greens.

Cube: 9000 Reseda Blvd., Northridge Take the 101, or

the 118 to Reseda Exit. It intersects with Nordhoff,

and the store is between a 99cents store, and a World

Savings bank. The parking is free and ample. RSVP:

310-203-1542.

Mon. April 28, 7-8:30 pm, Andrew Liberman, CHTI founder, director, talks on working under Bush'[r radar, deconstructing US militarism step-by-step with local organizing--Coffee House Teach-Ins to Stop the War(s).

Sponsored by Santa Monica Co-Opportunity Co-Op, at the

Sha Arei Synagogue meeting room, 1448 18th St., corner

Broadway, park & enter bldg @ rear. FREE. RSVP:

310-203-1542.

please help support the non-profit, think globally,

act locally, non-profit California Coffee House Teach-Ins. CHTI has shirts, caps, buttons, and more, and if you don't find it, you may call 1-877-stopUSwars toll free, ask for it, and use your AMEX, Visa, MasterCard Discover, or PayPal.com to teachins1@yahoo.com

Mailing address: CHTI, 958 Gayley Ave. #116, LA, CA 90024

Last Saturday's SF teach-in, this one at City Blend in the Mission District, was a further success, with a

representative from SF Green Supervisor's office

speaking, Alison Wier, from "If Only Americans Knew",

Meddle, from Direct Action, Jeff Grubler, from the

Ronald Reagan Home for the Criminally Insane, and

great music from Tom Rudderow and from Daniel Zwickel.

This stop the war teach-in was after the Oakland march

& mass rally, which was itself highlighted by the

speeches from Rep. Barbara Lee & Harry Belafonte.

Thank you to the Bay Area United Against the War (BAUAW), which has endorsed the work of Coffee House Teach-Ins.

Friday night, a spirited crowd was in attendance at

Cafe Macando, in the Mission District, for the 1st.

Coffee House Teach-In in the Bay Area. After a

presentation by Toni Mendicino, of Radical Women, by

Carole Seligman, of Socialist Viewpoint Magazine & a

founder of Bay Area United Against the War, and poetry

from Nellie Wong--a lively debate opened up under the

guidance of LA psychotherapist

Kathleen McTaggert as an x-marine and other supporters

of the war came with questions. Discussions went on

until 11 pm. Thanks to Maria Cristina for welcoming

Coffee House Teach-Ins to her coffee house, Cafe

Macando.