Ramona Forum has been busy in a sustainable way with current and continuing issues, upholding our principles, without being pretentious, but being part of the community — Ramona Fair, Ramona Rodeo Parade, Medicare and Social Security, voice against Foreclosure Policies, participating in Gay Pride Parade, Peace Garden and second Wednesday Special Event nights, and writing [...]

We were nineteen standing on Main Street of the small town of Ramona for America’s homeowners—demonstrating against foreclosures. This time we were in front of Bank of America. We will be back on the street again, in front of other banks as Forum President Dave Patterson outlined in his essay. (vide infra) [more pictures at [...]

RECENTLY WHAT CONSERVATIVE ORDER PRESIDENT, MARTY JUDGE,  SAID IS VERY SIGNIFICANT IN MANY WAYS: …(to) GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING…BY HEARING BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT BE ABLE TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES… This is what Ramona Forum promotes — a better understanding by knowing both sides of an argument — KNOW AND then DECIDE,  yourself! RAMONA [...]

“If we amplify everything, we hear nothing.”  —  Jon Stewart Progressives have not lost the 2010 election. Democrats did.  Of the progressives, who ran as ‘principled’ real Democrats, only two persons lost the 2010 election.  More than fifty percent of most of other Democrats, who sacrificed their own principle to look different, lost the election—probably [...]

A number of things have already happened and some more are happening in October.  We had a large gathering at Peace Garden on October 2, Pastor Steve Islander made a presentation on Liberation Theology on October 6, and we had a very informative discussion session on our current economic affairs on October 13. This month [...]

Under the auspices of Ramona Forum a number of events are coming up: A congressional candidate forum on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 6 PM.  The event will take place at the Sizzler Restaurant in Ramona, in which three of the four candidates of the 52nd Congressional district are going to participate.  As per Ramona [...]

SECOND WEDNESDAY SPECIAL EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENT On Wednesday, July 14th at 6:00 pm at the Ramona library, the Ramona Forum will present two video’s on the events that led to the country’s financial disaster and the urgent need for Financial Reform.

Since we updated the Forum website in January 2010 there have been a  number of projects in progress.  It was a difficult decision to report as these projects evolved or to wait until some approaches completion or near completion.  When it is difficult to decide or when there is indecision, Time wins!  And the Spring [...]

The issues are still all there.  Progressives have their ‘work cut out’.  Only progressives can bring real change. Here are few issues:

Since last October,  Ramona Forum has been very active in Peace Garden ( last full report: July 2009). We made great progress in this area. Health care reform issue has frustrated most of us. Yet, we maintained our demonstration in favor of Public Option with few regulars and occasional others. We were active in opposing [...]