A Tree Planting for the Mayor

1. Today is the last day to RSVP for Canopy’s 15th Mayor Tree Planting, in honor of . Canopy is a nonprofit organization based in Palo Alto that works to grow healthy trees and healthy communities. Following the planting for Mayor Espinosa will be Canopy’s annual party and awards ceremony. It all takes place at the , 3921 Fabian Way. This event is free of charge, but space is limited. For more information or to reserve your place, call Elliott Wright at 650-964-6110 ext. 304, e-mail elliott@canopy.org or visit www.canopy.org.

2. Support local authors! This Thursday evening is the book release party for local author Lee McKenkie’s latest book, The Princess of Las Pulgas. The book tells the story of a young girl whose grief, perceived to be aloofness, earns her the nickname “Princess.” This free event takes place at , 74 Town and Country Village in Palo Alto, at 7 p.m. For more information, call 650-321-0600 or visit www.booksinc.net.

3. Israeli civil rights campaigners from the group Anarchists Against the Wall (AATW) will lead a discussion about Israel’s Separation Wall tonight, 7-9 p.m., in the Geology Corner at . AATW is a direct action group that was established in 2003 in response to the construction of the wall Israel is building on Palestinian land in the Occupied West Bank. The group works in cooperation with Palestinians in a joint popular struggle against the occupation. This event is sponsored by Stanford Students Confronting Apartheid by Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace’s south bay chapter, and the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center. The event takes place in room 105 in Building 320 of the Geology Corner, located at the corner of Lomita Dr. and Escondido Mall. For more information about AATW, visit www.awalls.org. For more information about this event, visit http://peaceandjustice.org/calendar_event.php?eid=20110111210114255.

4. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PCAN) is an organization that creates hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure. Tomorrow, on Jan. 19 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., PCAN’s Bay Area affiliate will hold an Information Meeting with Julie Fleshman, the CEO of PCAN. Come and find out more about this worthwhile organization and how you can help! The meeting takes place in the Stanford Hospital and Clinics Health Library at the , 3921 Fabian Way in Palo Alto. This meeting is free and all are welcome. For more information, call Michelle Monhart at 415-543-3549, e-mail mmonhart@pancanvolunteer.org or visit www.pancan.org/bayarea.

5. The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society invites all to its next meeting, to be held tomorrow, Jan. 19 at the Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. The theme of this month’s meeting is “Panama Wild!” Members Bob and Sue Cossins will share photos and talk about their experiences on their recent trip to Panama, when they joined local guides and bird experts to travel through Panama’s best bird habitat for 19 days. These monthly meetings, held on the third Wednesday, are always free. Refreshments will be served at 7:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 8. For more information, call Toby Goldberg at 408-252-3740, e-mail programs@scvas.org or visit www.scvas.org.