[SDCPJ] Agenda and materials: SDCPJ, Monday Jan. 9, 7 PM

All, below is the agenda, and attached (WORD document) are the agenda and materials, for the San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice meeting, tomorrow - Monday Jan. 7.  There is LOTS of interest and activity to discuss and coordinate, including Occupy events/proposals, various upcoming events including the MLK parade and breakfasts, Marche Migrante, and ideas for possible San Diego regional "coordinating congress"/summit meetings.  It feels like the energy is building once again, and ALL social/economic/environmental justice and peace efforts are coalescing into a unified voice.  COME to the meeting!   

 

SAN DIEGO COALITION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE

                        - At the Friends Center -

                        3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105

                        Monday, January 9, 2012 – 7:00 PM

Agenda

Tonight's Facilitator: Betsy Bekken

Welcome, Introductions

Note taker for this evening's meeting will be ________________

Next regular SDCPJ meeting: Monday, January 23, 2012 (to be confirmed) 

Facilitator_____________

 

Minutes from December 12, 2011 Meeting

New Business/Report Backs/Updates/Discussion Items

-  Report Back: Dec. 13 UNAC-CC conference calls (Gina Cameron) - report on two conference calls to organize for events to protest the G8/NATO meeting in Chicago in May.

-      Report Back: Dec. 17 Bradley Manning rally at SD Civic Center

-      Report Back:  "Palestininans an Invented People" statement; and response to Dec. City Beat editorial on Iraq (Craig Jones)

-          Report Back/Update/Discussion: Occupy San Diego –

·        report on Sat. 1/7 March

·        a brief update on Occupy  

·        request from Occupy Vista and Occupy Escondido to participate in MLK parade, Sun. Jan. 15, 2 PM (Joseph Crews)

·        A new "Friends of Occupy San Diego" committee is organizing a county-wide summit to strategize for 2012 (Josh Funn)

-    Upcoming Actions/Events:

·     Sunday Jan. 15 MLK Parade and Monday Jan. 16 MLK breakfast – participation?

·     Feb 2-11 MARCHA MIGRANTE VII "Walking with Cesar" (Enrique Morones, Border Angels) – see attached info. below

·     UNAC Antiwar Conference, March 23-25, Stamford CT – see attached info. below

 

-    Discussion Item: perspectives for next several months –

o films (Israel vs. Israel),

o Phyllis Bennis,

o Teach-In with Occupy SD, Marjorie Cohen . . .

o Call for a "San Diego Peace & Justice Congress," possibly merged with Occupy Summit?

o other?

 

Break Outs (as needed) 

 

Announcements

 

***NOTE:  Information about events listed here can be found on SDCPJ's website www.sdcpj.org  or at www.prcsd.org/webcalendar or at www.ActivistSanDiego.org