Saturday, April 30, 2016

[SDCPJ] Fw: [nddiscussion] Fr. Daniel Berrigan! Presenté!

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 6:29 PM, Mary Anne Grady Flores <gradyflores08@gmail.com> wrote:



Dear Ones, This news came this afternoon. We rejoice for Dan's incredible spirit, clarity, 
and his prophetic voice. In thanksgiving for your life Dan, we sing your spirit home!!!  
love, Mary Anne 

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From: Tim Shenk, CUSLAR <cuslarspanishcamp@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 7:15 PM
Subject: Fr. Daniel Berrigan dies at 94
To: cuslar-l@cornell.edu, cuslar-organizing@googlegroups.com


Fr. Daniel Berrigan was a legendary lifetime leader for peace and justice and a Jesuit priest. He was associate director of Cornell United Religious Work (CURW) from 1966 to 1970. During this time he helped to destroy Vietnam War draft files and resisted a three-year prison sentence by going into hiding and eluding the FBI for a time. CUSLAR counts him among our moral and political forefathers. May his spirit continue to move in all of those who would bring love and justice to this earth. 

From Fr. James Martin, SJ

The great Daniel Berrigan, SJ, the Jesuit priest, activist, poet and peacemaker, died today (April 30). Dan was one of the great Catholics of our time, a champion of social justice and a tireless promoter of peace. His influence on the peace movement, particularly during the Vietnam era, cannot be overstated; but his aim was not simply peace in Indochina, but peace everywhere. A friend of everyone from Thomas Merton to Dorothy Day to Martin Sheen, and an inspiration to generations of peacemakers, Dan was also willing to be jailed for his beliefs, which were often unpopular in church circles, and sometimes even among his brother Jesuits. (Though Pedro Arrupe, SJ, then superior general of the Society of Jesus, made a point to visit Dan when he was imprisoned in Danbury Prison in the 1970s.) I greatly admired his particular brand of spiritual courage. 

Here is an interview with Dan from 2009, in which he looks back on his long life with gratitude: http://americamagazine.org/issue/702/article/looking-back-gratitude

An overview of his life from the "Jesuits East" magazine: http://www.jesuitseast.org/story-section?

And his "Ten Commandments": http://americamagazine.org/content/all-things/daniel-berrigans-ten-commandments

Dan was also an immense support to me as a brother Jesuit. I relied a great deal on his advice regarding the careful balance between the demands of justice and fidelity, particularly when it came to speaking out on controversial topics. At one point, many years ago, when I was thinking about speaking out on a controversial issue without asking formal permission from my superiors (that is, presuming permission rather than requesting it), he wrote to me and said, "Remember you're in this for the long haul." Dan took his commitment to his Jesuit vows as seriously as he did his commitment to peace and justice.

"Blessed are the peacemakers," said Jesus. So blessed was Dan, and blessed were we to have lived with him. 

May he rest in the peace.


And this from former CUSLAR Coordinator Daniel Fireside: 
 
When Fr Dan decided to go underground rather than turn himself in, the first place he hid out in my parents' house (my folks were part of his anti-war support committee in Ithaca, NY). My mom was several months pregnant with me. She was tasked with buying a fake beard and mustache and motorcycle helmet for his disguise. He put it on and showed up at a Freedom Seder at Barton Hall on the Cornell campus, which was filled with thousands of anti-war students and townies. He slipped past the FBI agents who had expected him to attend and hopped up on the main stage, where the Bread and Puppet theater was staging a Last Supper performance. After making a rousing speech, he had to figure out how to exit past the cops. On cue, a supporter tripped the fuse and Fr. Berrigan slipped into a B&P apostle costume (he told me that he never learned which apostle it was, but that he hoped it was Judas). By the time the FBI agents figured out what was happening, they were following the wrong puppet. He escaped on the back of a motorcycle and went to his next safe house. He spent several months traveling the country and showing up at peace marches until he was finally caught and went to jail. When I was born my parents gave me his name. So that's how this Jewish kid has a Jesuit priest for a namesake. One whose life's work I aspire to honor with my own.

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Friday, April 29, 2016

[SDCPJ] Fwd: Upcoming Events - Mark your calendars!



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From: San Diego County Brady Campaign <sandiego@bradymail.org>
Date: April 29, 2016, 2:57:
Subject: Upcoming Events -  Mark your calendars!
Reply-To: San Diego County Brady Campaign <sandiego@bradymail.org>

Upcoming Events -  Mark your calendars!
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The Brady Campaign works to pass and enforce federal, state and local gun laws that will keep our nation safe.  

Through our Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, we honor the victims of gun violence and we work to educate the public about the dangers of guns. We believe that all Americans, especially children, have the right to live free from the threat of gun violence.

 

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Dear Brady Members and Friends,

April has been an active month.  We spoke with many gun-violence-prevention supporters at Earth Fair, gave talks for schools and community colleges and met with California lawmakers. May will also be busy, and we look forward to having you join us at any or all of our events. 
 
Mark your Calendars
 
Monthly Meeting
Saturday, May 7, 11:30 - 1:00
Mission Valley Library, 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego 92108


Special Event  Under the Gun preview screening
Monday, May 9, 7:00 - 9:30  
(Check-in begins at 6:30 - Film will start promptly at 7:00)
Digital Gym, 2921 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego 92104
The movie examines ways to find common ground in America's gun debate:  stricter laws or more guns?  Why are politicians refusing to act?  Produced and narrated by Katie Couric.  This is a free event, but does require a reservation.  If you have not already done so, please RSVP to
 sandiego@bradymail.org.  Check in at 6:30 for 7:00 screening.  The movie will be followed by a discussion with guests Dr Glenn Lipson, forensic psychologist who has lectured widely on the causes of violence, Lori Saldaña, candidate for San Diego Mayor,  Gil Cabrera, candidate for City Attorney, and representatives from the offices Congressmen Scott Peters and Juan Vargas.  

National Gun Awareness Day
Thursday, June 2 - evening 
Location to be announced
We will join Moms Demand Action to rally at a downtown location.  Wear orange!  Exact time and location to follow.

Please note:  Our June 4 monthly meeting will be from 1:00 - 2:30, not at the usual time.  


April Events
 
Earth Fair
Across the country there is a growing interest in gun violence prevention.  Our booth at Earth Fair this month provided a great opportunity to educate and inform San Diego residents about our organization and the importance of voting for local, state and national candidates who support strong gun laws that make our communities safer.  
      

School and Community College Talks
Our Education Outreach Committee gave talks to high school student leaders, and to parent groups at a number of community colleges.  Many parents were not aware of the dangers of guns in homes where there are also children.  Children die daily in unintentional shootings.  Please keep your firearms locked and away from young hands. 

We look forward to seeing you soon.  Please be sure to reserve your place for Under the Gun.  Seats are going fast. 
 
Sincerely,
Carol and 
The San Diego Leadership Team



 
 


 
 
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[SDCPJ] Sunday, 5/1 - May Day, 1 pm, City College




-please forward widely-
San Diegans Take to the Streets on
May Day
 
San Diegans join with thousands world wide to rally in a call to improve working conditions, create a living wage, and to stop deportations and enforced violence
Sunday, May 1, 1pm
May Day
Rally Begins at City College
1313 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101

(Between Park Blvd. and A St.)
Rally ends at Chicano Park
949 Logan Ave., San Diego, CA 92113

As the fight for a living wage gains momentum, talks about immigration reform stall and numerous acts of violence by law enforcement against workers and their families continue to take place, a broad coalition of San Diegans will gather Sunday, May 1 at 1pm to highlight these issues and bring to light the urgency for change in our communities.

Sunday's May Day mobilization is a local contribution organized by community members to the world-wide actions that will be held on May 1.  May 1 is International Worker's Day and since 2006 workers in the United States have held marches throughout the nation to raise awareness and demand justice and dignity for all the working people of this country who are the foundation of the entire economy.  This year's theme, "Workers' Rights Have No Borders", is meant to clearly define the need for all workers to be afforded what is rightfully theirs according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted on December 10, 1948, such as the right to form a Union and the right to a Decent Wage.

Endorsers: All of us or None, American Friends Service Committee, Anakbayan, Animal Defense Team, Association of Raza Educators,Coalition to Free Mumia SD, Coalition for Labor & Community Solidarity, Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional, Committee against Police Brutality,Ground Zero Players,International Socialist Organization, Industrial Workers of the World-San Diego,Leonard Peltier Defense Committee,Party for Socialism and Liberation, San Diego Immigration Rights Consortium, San Diego Education Association, SEIU-USWW, SEIU Local 221, Union del Barrio, UNITE HERE Local 30, Worker's World Party, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals









































Thursday, April 28, 2016

[SDCPJ] Fwd: May Events From the Ocean Beach Green Center




Begin forwarded message:

From: Colleen Dietzel <oceanbeachgreencenter@gmail.com>
Date: April 28, 2016, 9:48:48 PM PDT

Subject: May Events From the Ocean Beach Green Center

May Events at the Ocean Beach Green Center

Ocean Beach Green Center, 4843 B Voltaire Street, Ocean Beach 92107      oceanbeachgreencenter@gmail.com 619.225.1083

 

May 12th     Thursday       7 p.m.       Film Night         "Bitter Seeds"

Bitter Seeds explores the controversy surrounding genetically modified (GM) seeds, focusing on a region in India where an epidemic of farmer suicides has claimed over a quarter million lives.  Biotechnology is changing the way farming is done all over the world. Advocates believe the "New Green Revolution" is the only way to provide sufficient food for the world's growing population while opponents raise environmental concerns and fear that GMOs drive small-scale farmers off the land.  Bitter Seeds explores the controversy — from a village in India that uses genetically modified seeds to U.S. government agencies that promote them.  The subject of Bitter Seeds is timely for the U.S., where states including California, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, and Washington are debating and voting on initiatives requiring the labeling of GMOs in our food.  Free of Charge  :-)  

 

May Events NOT at the Ocean Beach Green Center

Every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. - May 7th, May 14th, May 21st, May28th.    Climate Mobilization Coalition Meeting   Ocean Beach People's Cooperative Community Room, 4765 Voltaire Street.  Come help plan for the upcoming Climate Action events. 

 

 

May 1st     Sunday     1:00 p.m.      May Day - International Workers Day March from  City College (Park & A) to Chicano Park .  Stop poverty wages and worker abuse!  Fight for the right for all to unionize!  Stop police and migra violence!   Stop deportations and welcome refugees.  More info: https://www.facebook.com/may1sd

 

May 5th     Thursday     11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.    "Solar for Homeowners" Workshop       Center for Sustainable Energy, 9325 Sky Park Court - Suite 100 Discovery Room, 92123.  Learn the fundamentals of solar electricity and solar water heating.  Phone: 858-244-1177  Email: csi@energycenter.org

 

MAY 5th     Thursday  5:30 p.m.  6:30 p.m.   Climate Action Awards     Brick, Liberty Station, 2863 historic Decatur Road, 92106.    Celebrate the climate leadership of San Diego.  $75 cost.  More info: www.climateactioncampaign.org

 

May 6th     Friday     6:30 p.m.     Sierra Talks:  Park Pushers - How San Diego's Women Enhanced Our Outdoor World  Joyce Beers Center, 3900 Vermont St, 92103.  Presented by Tom Leech, author of "Outdoors San Diego:  Hiking, Biking & Camping".  More info:  sdwalks@interactor.cc

 

May 6th     Friday     6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.       Surfrider Art Gala    Paradise Point Resort & Spa 1404 Vacation Road.  Live installations, awards, awareness, music, food and beverages.  $60 cost.  Info:  surfridersd.org/artgala

 

May 7th     Saturday     7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Walk for Animals  San Diego Humane Society fundraising event at NTC Park in Liberty Station.  Register at:  sdwalkforanimals.org

 

May 13th     Friday     6:30 p.m.     Sierra Club's Movie Night  "The World According to Monsanto"  8304 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #101, 92111.  More info:    Jean F Costa - 619-463-0721, Ellen Shively - 619-479-3412 ellenshively@sbcglobal.net

 

May 14th     Saturday     1:00 p.m.     Keep it in the Ground  Mass Mobilization    SanDiego350 Climate Change Action, Downtown  Los Angeles (exact location TBD).  One of several mass mobilizations across the globe to end dangerous drilling. Info:   http://sandiego350.org/     Several buses are being chartered to transport folks to LA and back.  If interested, visit: http://goo.gl/lQfwgn

 

May 14th    Saturday     5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  Al-Nakba : A Story of Ethnic Cleansing, Resilience and Resurgence   Recital Hall, Balboa Park, A multi-media Presentation:  Survivors Speak, Photos and Films, Music & Dinner. Sponsored by  BDS San Diego, Karama, Jewish Voice for Peace and Palestinian American women's Association-SD. Cost:  $15, $5 for students.  tickets at:  www.Universe.com/alnakba, More info:  karamanow.org    

 

May 16th     Monday     6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.     San Diego Green Building Council  "Intro to Living  Building Challenge"  797 J Street,  92101.  This certification program covers all building at all scales and is a unified tool for transformative design, allowing us to envision a future that is Socially Just, Culturally Rich and Ecologically Restorative.  Whether your project is a single building, a park, a college campus or even a complete neighborhood community, the Living Building Challenge provides a framework for design, construction and the symbiotic relationship between people and all aspects of the built environment.  Free.  Please  register at: http://www.usgbc-sd.org/event-2226919

 

May 16th      Monday     6:30 p.m.       San Diego Bike Coalition Film "Bikes vs. Cars"  San Diego Central Library,  330 Park Blvd, 92101 With environmental concerns at an all time high, this documentary focuses on the power of bicycles as a tool for change.  More info: http://sdbikecoalition.org/

 

May 18th     Wednesday     6:00  p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  V.I.P. (Very Important Planet) Reception & E.A.R.T.H. Awards  San Diego Depart of Environmental Services "Green Building", 9601 Ridgehaven Court.   A benefit for San Diego EarthWorks & EarthFair in Balboa Park.   Dinner, Silent Auction &  Award Ceremony presented by Donna Frye, to honor and acknowledge individuals and organizations for their actions on behalf of a clean, healthy environment .  Cost:  $50     More info: http://earthdayweb.org/


May 19th  Thursday  6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  Tiny Footprint Challenge Social   Casa de Bloom, 3123 Quince Street, San Diego 92104. These are casual, fun and purposeful vegetarian potluck gatherings.  Our intention is to bring together like-minded people for discussion, inspiration and sharing of tangible steps of actions we can take as individuals and together as a community to create the most healthy planet possible! More info:  local-earth.org

 

May 20th     Friday     6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.     OB EXPOSED      Ocean Beach Historical society presents Photographic Impressions of Ocean Beach and Point Loma Masonic Center,  1711 Sunset  Cliffs Blvd. OB

 

 

May 20th     Friday     7:30 p.m.     Stop Monsanto Overpass Light Brigade    Visitor Center,  2688 East Mission Bay Drive, 92109.   Join us for a brief photo op , then go up on the Clairemont Dr. Overpass with provided lighted STOP MONSANTO slogan signs.  More info:   olbsd.org and www.facebook.com/OverpassLightBrigadeSanDiego

 

May 21st     Saturday     10:00 a.m.      March Against Monsanto  Rally, March, & Festival  Rally & March:  Balboa Park Fountain (near Natural History Museum).  Followed by Festival on the lawn between La Cultural de la Raza & World Beat Center.  More info:  MAMSD.org

 

May 21st      Saturday       1:00 p.m.      Friends of Famosa Slough Nature and Bird Walks  Meet at the kiosk by the corner of Famosa Blvd. and W. Pt. Loma Blvd.  More info: (619) 224-4591

 

New events are always happening....please check http://obgreencenter.weebly.com/ for updates to the event list and also visit the "get involved" tab to connect to other San Diego Activist groups' websites for their event calendars  :-)

 

[SDCPJ] Fwd: President Obama, go to Hiroshima



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From: "Kevin Martin, Peace Action" <peaceact@reply.salsalabs.com>
Date: April 28, 2016, 12:52:52 PM PDT

Subject: President Obama, go to Hiroshima
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There is still time, before he leaves office, for President Barack Obama  to reduce the danger of nuclear weapons, as he advocated in his Prague speech in 2009.

Working with our Japanese colleagues, Peace Action has called on the president to go to Hiroshima, but not just for symbolic sake. We call on President Obama to visit with Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) to learn from their powerful witness, and to take further steps toward nuclear disarmament, including:

-further nuclear reductions in the U.S. arsenal, in concert with Russia;
-initiating negotiations for the verifiable global elimination of all nuclear weapons, as the U.S. and other nuclear states are required to do by Article VI of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty;
-canceling the 30 year, $1 trillion planned boondoggle to completely overhaul the U.S. nuclear weapons complex.

We expect an announcement from the White House soon.  So, please call the President today - 202.456.1111.

Peace Action and our allies continue to press the issue through our grassroots network and in the media.  You can listen to a radio interview I did last Sunday on KPFA or you can read an op ed that I wrote and was published last Saturday in Greenville, NC's Daily Reflector.

Most importantly, please call the President today - 202.456.1111.

Peacefully yours,

Kevin Martin
Executive Director
Peace Action

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