Coalition of Reason - Events

Visit the  San Diego Coalition of Reason website and check out the Calendar. You will find 18 groups hosting dozens of events for freethinkers like you.  Here are just a few upcoming events.  Join us... you are not alone! The Trouble With Easter Saturday, March 16 @ 10:00 AM Where did our most cherished Easter traditions come from - and is it too late to send them back? We welcome Tom Flynn, Executive Director of the Council for Secular Humanism, back to San Diego.  Learn More... "Mom, Dad, I'm an Atheist" Saturday, March 16 @ 7:00 PM David McAfee discusses his new book, "Mom, Dad, I'm an Atheist: The Guide to Coming Out as a Non-believer".  Learn More... Old California Coffee House in San Marcos - Discussion Group Sunday, March 17 @ 10:00 AM Live in North County? Meet other atheists and agnostics at this weekly discussion group. Learn More... Recovering From Religion Sunday, March 24 @ 1:15 PM Unburden yourselves of your religious hang-ups, and laugh or cry over the stories our members tell. It's very cathartic, almost perversely enjoyable. Learn More... Check out all of our events at SDCoR.org Forward this email This email was sent to wdavis@walterdavisenterprises.com by sandiegocor@cox.net |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. San Diego Coalition of Reason | 700 Front Street | San Diego | CA | 92101

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[SDCPJ] Fwd: Pls Reply ASAP: Need to Compile List of Wannabe Attendees for CPUC Stakeholder Mtg on 3/20 in La Jolla

From Martha Sullivan:
Respond to: marthasullivan@gmac.com

Several of us joined Masada Disenhouse and her attorney, Maria Severson, this morning before Judge Tim Taylor in Superior Court to argue for her lawsuit against the CA PUC for orchestrating an "invitation only" meeting with all 5 Commissioners in attendance, in violation of the Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act (which applies to State boards and commissions).  

We go back to court on Monday at 2p; legal briefs being filed today and tomorrow.   Please plan to attend on Monday at 2pm if you can to support this demand for Open Meetings by the CA PUC.  

In the meantime, we are compiling a list of individuals who would attend this CPUC "Stakeholders Meeting" with the 5 Commissioners, their advisors and staff on Wednesday, March 20th 9a at the Scripps Seaside Forum in La Jolla if it were opened to the public, for possible inclusion in a filing with the Court.  Please Reply ASAP to Me w/ your name, an affiliation if you like and a phone number.

THANK YOU,

Martha Sullivan

858/945-6273 

On Mar 13, 2013, at 5:38 AM, Martha Sullivan wrote:

Begin forwarded message:

From: Masada Disenhouse <mdisenhouse@cox.net>

Subject: [WOSD-Discussion] Martha & Masada in court Thursday March 14 8:30 am to call on CPUC to open private "stakeholder meeting" to the public

Date: March 12, 2013 7:01:42 PM PDT

To: 'WomenOccupy SD' <occupy-women-discussion@googlegroups.com>

Reply-To: mdisenhouse@cox.net

Hi Women,

I am the official plaintiff on this case that was filed by Mike Aguirre today, but Martha Sullivan and other SanO and climate activists have also tried to be part of this meeting and denied access (if there are other WOSD folks in this situation – let me know!). Basically the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is holding a "by invitation only" stakeholder meeting next week that is against the California law that requires meetings by public entities to be… open to the public.  A story on this in the UT is pasted below (also at http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/11/lawsuit-against-stakeholder-meetings/ ) and is on the Turko files here: http://www.kusi.com/story/21579822/tell-it-to-a-judge-case-closed   

>> All are welcome to be there to show support for California's public meeting laws and challenge entities that don't follow them. I don't know how long it will go:

When: Thursday, March 14, 8:30 am

Where: San Diego Superior Court, 330 West Broadway, SD 92101, Dept. 72, 6th floor.

 

>> You can also email or call the CPUC Public Advisor to demand that this "invite-only" meeting on March 20th at the Scripps Seaside Forum be publicly noticed and moved to a venue that can accomodate the public.   public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov or toll free 866-849-8390   

Also, you are welcome to the actual stakeholder meeting, if it doesn't get opened up we'll do a press conf there Wednesday, March 20, and to the actual CPUC Voting meeting in SD on Thursday March 21 – see info below.

 

Thank you!

Masada

 

If you can only go to one thing, make it the Thursday actual meeting where they will vote. We need to show that San Diegans don't want useless power plants that SDG&E only wants to build to bolster its profits. We do not need any more energy, as the CPUC's own administrative law judge decided when reviewing these 3 power plant proposals and we DON'T need them bc/ of SanO outage, we need to continue to supplant SanO w/ rooftop solar, conservation and energy efficiency. But if you can only come Wed or can come to both we'd love to see you Wed.

 

Wednesday, March 20 they are holding a "by invitation only" stakeholder meeting at Scripps Seaside Forum at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD) - 8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037 (parking at Kellogg Park/La Jolla Shores, several blocks south on El Paseo Grande). We'll have a media event with visuals from 11:30am-12:30pm.

 

Thursday, March 21. The California Public Utilities Commission meets in San Diego once a year. They will be meeting here on Thursday March 21 to decide on Quail Brush and the other 2 power plants (all unneeded) that are proposed for SD County. Meeting at 9 am, rally at 8 am. County of San Diego Operations Center at 5520 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123 (Kearny Mesa). (rsvp on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/443155795760532/)

 

 

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Lawsuit balks at PUC 'stakeholder' meeting

By Morgan Lee March 11, 2013

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A helicopter watches cable being pulled through the pulleys on transmission towers as workers scurry up and down the towers above Japatul Valley Road near Alpine Thursday. Behind them is Bell Bluff, where operations were challenged due to the eagle nesting on Bell Bluff, however, the CPUC permitted SDG&E to continue working. — Peggy Peattie / U-T San Diego

The legality of a "stakeholder" meeting in San Diego between select members of the public and state utilities regulators is being challenged in court.

The March 20 meeting in La Jolla has been advertised as a chance for three groups of 20 people to meet with commissioners and staff of the California Public Utilities Commission about topics such as renewable energy and infrastructure. It takes place the day before a meeting that will be open to the public -- also in San Diego -- at which commissioners will consider granting permission for two new natural gas power plants in San Diego and Otay Mesa, among other matters.

A lawsuit filed Monday in state Superior Court by former San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre seeks an injunction to block the stakeholder meeting, citing provisions of California law pertaining to public meetings.

"It is required to be open to the public, not closed and only open to those the commission deems worthy of an invitation," states the lawsuit on behalf of San Diego resident Masada Disenhouse, whose request to attend the March 20 event was declined because the guest list was full.

An online flier for the event draws a distinction between the commission's open meeting and the stakeholder session, in which "each group will have the chance to meet with every commissioner and the directors, advisers and staff of various CPUC divisions."

"This is a chance to discuss State policy -- and how it affects our region -- directly with the decision makers," the notice states.

Utilities commission spokeswoman Terrie Prosper said the stakeholder meeting in San Diego would be the fifth in a series. She had no immediate comment on the lawsuit.

"The purpose of these meetings is to open a conversation, create a partnership, and see where the CPUC might be of service to the local community," Prosper wrote in response to an inquiry prior to the lawsuit.

Space is limited and local government officials are sometimes given priority, she said.

A request by U-T San Diego to attend the meeting was turned down because all seats were filled. Cancellations could open up new invitations, an organizer said.

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[SDCPJ] Big news from former NRC Chair Jaczko

INTERVIEW: Former U.S. nuke watchdog chair says regulators must stay independent

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201303140050

[SDCPJ] Fwd: [WOSD-Discussion] TONIGHT: Visibility Action for 2nd Ann'y of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Mission Valley/Film Premiere

Good Morning!  Please join our Visibility Action for 2nd Anniversary of the start of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on busy Friars Road in Mission Valley between 6-7p TONIGHT, 3/11/13, before the 7:30p San Diego Premiere of "3.11: Surviving Japan" at the AMC Fashion Valley!   We will have a large "No More Fukushimas" banner (need 3 people to hold) and a Very Special Guest to provide even more visual interest, who needs 2 attendants for very light support. 

Please meet at 5:45p at the corner of Friars Rd and Avenida de las Tiendas (this is the first mall entrance west of the 163, by the Cheesecake Factory). We will have other large signs to hold and you are welcome to bring your own on the theme of "No More Fukushimas", "Keep San Onofre Shut", and "Re-THINK NOT Re-Start San Onofre". 

Here is a brief description of the film: "Inside story of 2011 Japanese Tsunami relief & Fukushima nuclear disaster. A critical look at how the authorities handled the nuclear crisis and Tsunami relief by an American who volunteered in the clean-up. It is in short, a documentary of the devastating events in Japan and 6 months of the after-math that followed. It features true stories from those affected by the disaster, the government and even TEPCO. It highlights the struggle in dealing with: The Tsunami clean-up, Government response to the disaster, radiation plus the future of nuclear power after the accident." (90 minutes long, plus speaker.)  

AMC Fashion Valley 18, 7037 Friars Rd, San Diego, California 92108

NOTE:  There will be NO walk-up tickets sold for this special, 1-night screening of this documentary.  I currently have 5 tickets available if you would like to reimburse me for 1 or more, please Reply ASAP to claim.  

THANKS and hope to see you TONIGHT about 5:45p!

Martha Sullivan

cell 858/945-6273 

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[SDCPJ] FW: [unac] Support "compassionate release" for Lynne Stewart

(please forward widely) Please sign the petition below to automatically send emails to several government and prison officials to allow UNAC coordinating committee member Lynne Stewart to be granted "compassionate release" from her 10 year sentence for desperately needed cancer treatment. As you may know Lynne has been a prominent civil rights attorney for more than 30 years, defending the poor, persecuted and hapless.  She has been called the "People's Lawyer."  In 2005 she was convicted on four counts of conspiracy to aid and abet terrorism.  This stems from her legal defense of Omar Abdel Rachman, the "Blind Sheik."  Against the directive of the government, she issued a press release for her client.  For this, she was convicted of aiding and abetting a terrorist.  She was sentence to 28 months in prison.  However, the government was not satisfied with the sentence and appealed.  The judge changed the sentence for the then 71 year old Stewart to 10 years SIGN THE PETITION TO FREE LYNNE STEWART: SAVE HER LIFE – Call for COMPASSIONATE RELEASE Now! Click HERE to send a message to President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Samuels, the Warden of Carswell Federal Prison, the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, Congressional Leaders, U.N. Secy Gen Ban, and members of the media saying you want Compassionate Release for Lynne Stewart NOW! Appeal from Lynne Stewart's spouse Ralph Poynter and family: Lynne Stewart has devoted her life to the oppressed – a constant advocate for the countless many deprived in the United States of their freedom and their rights. Unjustly charged and convicted for the "crime" of providing her client with a fearless defense, the prosecution of Lynne Stewart is an assault upon the basic freedoms of us all. After 8 years of post-conviction freedom, her bail was revoked arbitrarily and her imprisonment ordered, precluding surgery she had scheduled in a major New York hospital. The sinister meaning of the relentless persecution of Lynne Stewart is unmistakably clear. Given her age and precarious health, the ten- year sentence she is now serving is a virtual death sentence. Since her imprisonment in the Federal Prison in Carswell, Texas her urgent need for surgery was delayed 18 months – so long, that the operating physician pronounced the condition as "the worst he had seen." Now, breast cancer, which had been in remission prior to her imprisonment, has appeared in her lymph nodes, on her shoulder, in her bones and her lungs – and has reached Stage Four. Her daughter, Dr. Zenobia Brown, has sounded the alarm: "Under the best of circumstances, Lynne would be in a battle of the most serious consequences with dangerous odds. With cancer and cancer treatment, the complications can be as debilitating and as dangerous as the cancer itself." In her current setting, where trips to physicians involve attempting to walk with 10 pounds of shackles on her wrists and ankles, with connecting chains, Lynne Stewart has lacked ready access to physicians and specialists under conditions compatible with medical success. It can take weeks to see a medical provider in prison conditions. It can take weeks to report physical changes and learn the results of treatment; and when held in the hospital, Lynne has been shackled wrist and ankle to the bed. This medieval "shackling" has vanishingly little to do with any appropriate prison control. She is obviously not an escape risk. We demand abolition of this practice for all prisoners, let alone those facing surgery and the urgent necessity of care and recovery. It amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, violative of human rights. There is immediate remedy available for Lynne Stewart. Under the 1984 Sentencing Act, after a prisoner request, the Bureau of Prisons can file a motion with the Court to reduce sentences "for extraordinary and compelling reasons." Life threatening illness is foremost among these and Lynne Stewart meets every rational and humane criterion for compassionate release. To misconstrue the gravamen of this compassionate release by conditioning such upon being at death's door – released, if at all, solely to die – is a cruel mockery converting a prison sentence, wholly undeserved, into a death sentence. The New York Times, in an editorial (2/12), has excoriated the Bureau of Prisons for their restrictive crippling of this program. In a 20-year period, the Bureau released a scant 492 persons – an average of 24 a year out of a population that exceeds 220,000. We cry out against the bureaucratic murder of Lynne Stewart. We demand Lynne Stewart's immediate release to receive urgent medical care in a supportive environment indispensable to the prospect of her survival and call upon the Bureau of Prisons to act immediately. If Lynne's original sentence of 28 months had not been unreasonably, punitively increased to 10 years, she would be home now—where her medical care would be by her choice and where those who love her best would care for her. Her isolation from this loving care would end. Prevent this cruelty to Lynne Stewart whose lifelong commitment to justice is now a struggle for her life. Free Lynne Stewart Now! Call for Lynne Stewart's "Compassionate Release" NOW! Please also write to Lynne with expressions of concern and wishes for strength and health, at : Lynne Stewart #53504-054 Federal Medical Center, Carswell PO Box 27137 Ft. Worth, TX 76127 For more information and latest updates, go to LynneStewart.org Sign the petition HERE for the Compassionate Release of Lynne Stewart (see petition text below:) Sample Petition Text:  To: President Obama, Attorney General Holden, Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Samuels, and the Warden of Carswell federal prison cc: Senate and House Judiciary Committees, Congressional leaders, U.N. Secretary-General Ban, and members of the media I urge you to take action for the immediate compassionate release of Lynne Stewart. Internationally known human rights attorney Lynne Stewart was unjustly charged and convicted for the "crime" of providing her client with a fearless defense. The prosecution of Lynne Stewart is an assault upon the basic freedoms of us all. After 8 years of post-conviction freedom, her bail was revoked arbitrarily and her imprisonment ordered, precluding surgery she had scheduled in a major New York hospital. Since her imprisonment in the Federal Prison in Carswell, Texas her urgently needed surgery was delayed for 18 months – so long that the operating physician pronounced the condition as "the worst he had seen." Now breast cancer, which had been in remission prior to her imprisonment, has appeared in her lymph nodes, on her shoulder, in her bones and her lungs – and has reached Stage Four. There is an immediate remedy available for Lynne Stewart. Under the 1984 Sentencing Act, after a prisoner request, the Bureau of Prisons can file a motion with the Court to reduce sentences "for extraordinary and compelling reasons." Life threatening illness is foremost among these and Lynne Stewart meets every rational and humane criterion for Compassionate Release. At Federal Prison in Carswell, Texas, where trips to physicians involve attempting to walk with 10 pounds of shackles on her wrists and ankles, 72 year-old Lynne Stewart has lacked ready access to physicians and specialists under conditions compatible with medical success. When held in the hospital, Lynne has been shackled wrist and ankle to the bed. I cry out against the bureaucratic murder of Lynne Stewart. I urge you to take action and call upon the Bureau of Prisons to act immediately for Lynne Stewart's Compassionate Release to receive urgent medical attention. Sincerely, (Your signature will be appended here based on the contact information you enter in the form above) click here to donate to UNAC Click here for the Facebook UNAC group. To remove yourself from the UNAC listserv, please send an email to: UNAC-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net To add yourself to the UNAC listserv, please send an email to: UNAC-subscribe@lists.riseup.net

[SDCPJ] Southern California Youm Al-Ard, Land Day Events

[Please forward widely!]

Youm Al-Ard, Land Day Events in Southern California

March 29-31, 2013

http://www.al-awda.org/event-alardsc.html

https://www.facebook.com/events/227521314061403/?ref=22

Background

Youm Al-Ard/Day of The Land has been marked world-wide yearly since the killing on March 30, 1976 of six Palestinians in Galilee by Israeli troops during peaceful protests over the confiscation of Palestinian lands. The Zionist occupation imposed a curfew effective from 5 PM on March 29, 1976 on the Palestinian villages of Sakhnin, Arraba, Deir Hanna, Tur'an, Tamra, and Kabul after it announced plans to further expropriate/steal thousands of dounams of Palestinian Arab land for "security and settlement purposes". In response Palestinians called and organized a general strike and protests from Al-Jalil in the north (Galilee) to Al-Naqab in the south on March 30 1976. During the protests, occupation Zionist soldiers and police attacked and killed 6 Palestinians, 3 women and 3 men, wounded one hundred, and arrested hundreds. Solidarity strikes were also held almost simultaneously in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and in most of the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Youm al-Ard is particularly significant because it was the first time since the 1948 occupation that Palestinian Arabs in "Israel" organized a response to Zionist occupation policies as a Palestinian national collective. Palestinians and their supporters throughout the world mark Youm Al-Ard annually ever since.

Events In Southern California

As part of the annual Youm El-Ard/Day of the Land Activities in Southern California, Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition has organized the following program of events:

Los Angeles: A Day of the Land Demonstration will be held on Friday March 29, 2013, starting 3 PM in front of the Zionist consulate (1766 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025) with participation from all of Al-Awda's chapters in Southern California. Organizations wishing to co-sponsor, please email mazenalmoukdad@hotmail.com

San Diego: On Saturday March 30, 2013 Al-Awda's Chapter in San Diego will be presenting the following program starting 5 PM at Al-Awda's Palestine National Center (2720 Loker Avenue West Suite J, Carlsbad CA 92010): A Youm Al-Ard and Spring Bazaar to help raise awareness and support for Al-Awda's work; A discussion on the Significance of Youm Al-Ard in the Palestinian national struggle for liberation and return; A presentation by Khayrieh Zubaidi about the current dire situation in Al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria and what you can do to help; And a screening of the film "Degrees of Incarceration" followed by discussion with one of the film makers Nidal Al-Azraq from Aida refugee camp. For additional information please email office@al-awda.org or call 760-918-9441

Orange County: On Sunday March 31, 2013 starting at 11 AM, with exact location to be announced, Al-Awda's Los Angeles/Orange County chapter will host a screening of "Degrees of Incarceration" with discussion by Nidal Al-Azraq. This will be followed by presentation by Khayrieh Zubaidi about the current dire situation in Al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. For further information please email mazenalmoukdad@hotmail.com or call 323-350-0000

Ventura County: On Sunday March 31, 2013 starting 5 PM at the Arroyo Vista Community Center (4550 Tierra Rejada Rd Moorpark, CA 93021), Al-Awda's Conejo Valley chapter will host a screening of "Degrees of Incarceration" with discussion by Nidal Al-Azraq. This will be followed by presentation by Khayrieh Zubaidi about the current dire situation in Al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. For further information please email amanibarakat@gmail.com or call 805-390-6480 or 805-217-7138

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/227521314061403/?ref=22

On our website: http://www.al-awda.org/event-alardsc.html

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return CoalitionSouthern California Chapters
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-918-9441
Fax: 760-918-9442
Fax Toll Free: 866-619-2090
E-mail: info@al-awda.org
WWW: http://al-awda.org

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is dedicated to education and advocacy for the restoration in full of Palestinian human, national, legal, political and historical rights with particular emphasis on the right of Palestinians to return to their homes and lands of origin from which they have been dispossessed since 1948. PRRC is a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable 501(c)(3) organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, your donations to PRRC are tax-deductible. To donate, please go to http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html and follow the instructions. To become a member, go to http://al-awda.org/membership.html

[SDCPJ] NEWS ADVISORY: San Diego Veterans For Peace to unveil new 1/5th scale Reaper Drone outside of General Atomics in Poway

Subject: NEWS ADVISORY: San Diego Veterans For Peace to unveil new 1/5th scale Reaper Drone outside of General Atomics in Poway

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:52:21 -0700

NEWS ADVISORY:

For Immediate Release

The San Diego Veterans for Peace will unveil their new 1/5th scale model MQ9 Reaper drone at it's weekly anti-drone demonstration outside of the General Atomics facility in Poway

When:  Thursday, March 14th, 2013 from 3:30 PM to 5 PM

Where:  Scripps-Poway Parkway and General Atomics Way, Poway, CA 

Who:  Chapter members and supporters of the San Diego Veterans For Peace

What:    As a supplement to it's weekly anti-drone demonstration outside of the General Atomics facility in Poway, the San Diego Veterans For Peace will be unveiling a 1/5th scale model MQ9 Reaper drone, similar in design to the full scale drone produced by General Atomics here is San Diego.  Interested members of the press and public are invited to see the scale model and also see what is is like to see yourself in the cross hairs of the drone via TV monitor.  The General Atomics full scale produced version of the drone is often described as the US government's preferred killing machine. 

Why:  Since August 2012, the San Diego Veterans For Peace, supporters and friends, have been outside the General Atomics facility in Poway each Thursday, educating the public on the use of drones, both in warfare in other countries and the increasing use of drones over the peaceful skies of the United States.  Drones are now becoming an important part of the US military in Afghanistan, and many organizations in the United States are using or considering using drones for a variety of purposes, with little or no oversight by local, state, or federal authorities.  The demonstrators continue to ask if having drones over the skies of the United States is reasonable and warranted, given their history and questionable use in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

For additional information or interviews, please contact:  Dave Patterson, 760-207-9139 or at dpatterson998@yahoo.com

This NEWS ADVISORY submitted by:

San Diego Veterans For Peace

www.SDVFP.org

Gil Field, Director for Communications

858-342-1964

GField@san.rr.com

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[SDCPJ] Leading critic of Drone Progam/Targeted Killing to speak at SDSU

We have a great event coming up from the co-author of what is probably the leading, comprehensive criticism of the Obama Administration's policy of drone warfare/targeted killings ("Living Under Drones"). It is free and open to the public. For directions to San Diego State, see http://www.sdsu.edu/campusinfo/directions.html
 
The Charles W. Hostler Institute on World Affairs, Presents:

James Cavallaro, "Living Under Drones: Death, Injury, and Trauma to Civilians From US Drone Practices in Pakistan:"

Monday, March 18, 5-6:40 PM, Peterson Gym 242, San Diego State.

Professor Cavallaro has an extensive record in advocacy of human rights and scholarship. In the late 1980s, he worked with rights groups in Chile challenging abuses by the Pinochet government. In 1994, he opened a joint office for Human Rights Watch and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) in Rio de Janeiro and served as director of the office, overseeing research, reporting, and litigation against Brazil before regional human rights bodies. Professor Cavallaro is presently the founding director of Stanford Law School's International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic. He has written numerous studies on international human rights in Latin America and is the co-author of a widely cited critical study of the Obama Administration's practice of targeted killings, entitled Living Under Drones: Death, Injury, and Trauma to Civilians from US Drone Practices.

The event is part of the spring 2013 lecture series,

International Law and Global Justice: Friends, Acquaintances, or Enemies?

For the full schedule, see http://iscor.sdsu.edu/whats_ new.htm

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[SDCPJ] ACTION ALERT: Masada & Martha in court Thursday March 14 8:30 am to call on CPUC to open private "stakeholder meeting" to the public

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From: Martha Sullivan <marthasullivan@mac.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 5:38 AM
Subject: ACTION ALERT: Masada & Martha in court Thursday March 14 8:30 am to call on CPUC to open private "stakeholder meeting" to the public

Begin forwarded message:

From: Masada Disenhouse <mdisenhouse@cox.net>

Subject: [WOSD-Discussion] Martha & Masada in court Thursday March 14 8:30 am to call on CPUC to open private "stakeholder meeting" to the public

Date: March 12, 2013 7:01:42 PM PDT

To: 'WomenOccupy SD' <occupy-women-discussion@googlegroups.com>

Reply-To: mdisenhouse@cox.net

Hi Women,

I am the official plaintiff on this case that was filed by Mike Aguirre today, but Martha Sullivan and other SanO and climate activists have also tried to be part of this meeting and denied access (if there are other WOSD folks in this situation – let me know!). Basically the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is holding a "by invitation only" stakeholder meeting next week that is against the California law that requires meetings by public entities to be… open to the public.  A story on this in the UT is pasted below (also at http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/11/lawsuit-against-stakeholder-meetings/ ) and is on the Turko files here: http://www.kusi.com/story/21579822/tell-it-to-a-judge-case-closed   

>> All are welcome to be there to show support for California's public meeting laws and challenge entities that don't follow them. I don't know how long it will go:

When: Thursday, March 14, 8:30 am

Where: San Diego Superior Court, 330 West Broadway, SD 92101, Dept. 72, 6th floor.

>> You can also email or call the CPUC Public Advisor to demand that this "invite-only" meeting on March 20th at the Scripps Seaside Forum be publicly noticed and moved to a venue that can accomodate the public.   public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov or toll free 866-849-8390   

Also, you are welcome to the actual stakeholder meeting, if it doesn't get opened up we'll do a press conf there Wednesday, March 20, and to the actual CPUC Voting meeting in SD on Thursday March 21 – see info below.

Thank you!

Masada

If you can only go to one thing, make it the Thursday actual meeting where they will vote. We need to show that San Diegans don't want useless power plants that SDG&E only wants to build to bolster its profits. We do not need any more energy, as the CPUC's own administrative law judge decided when reviewing these 3 power plant proposals and we DON'T need them bc/ of SanO outage, we need to continue to supplant SanO w/ rooftop solar, conservation and energy efficiency. But if you can only come Wed or can come to both we'd love to see you Wed.

Wednesday, March 20 they are holding a "by invitation only" stakeholder meeting at Scripps Seaside Forum at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD) - 8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037 (parking at Kellogg Park/La Jolla Shores, several blocks south on El Paseo Grande). We'll have a media event with visuals from 11:30am-12:30pm.

Thursday, March 21. The California Public Utilities Commission meets in San Diego once a year. They will be meeting here on Thursday March 21 to decide on Quail Brush and the other 2 power plants (all unneeded) that are proposed for SD County. Meeting at 9 am, rally at 8 am. County of San Diego Operations Center at 5520 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123 (Kearny Mesa). (rsvp on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/443155795760532/)

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Lawsuit balks at PUC 'stakeholder' meeting

By Morgan Lee March 11, 2013

A helicopter watches cable being pulled through the pulleys on transmission towers as workers scurry up and down the towers above Japatul Valley Road near Alpine Thursday. Behind them is Bell Bluff, where operations were challenged due to the eagle nesting on Bell Bluff, however, the CPUC permitted SDG&E to continue working. — Peggy Peattie / U-T San Diego

The legality of a "stakeholder" meeting in San Diego between select members of the public and state utilities regulators is being challenged in court.
The March 20 meeting in La Jolla has been advertised as a chance for three groups of 20 people to meet with commissioners and staff of the California Public Utilities Commission about topics such as renewable energy and infrastructure. It takes place the day before a meeting that will be open to the public -- also in San Diego -- at which commissioners will consider granting permission for two new natural gas power plants in San Diego and Otay Mesa, among other matters.
A lawsuit filed Monday in state Superior Court by former San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre seeks an injunction to block the stakeholder meeting, citing provisions of California law pertaining to public meetings.
"It is required to be open to the public, not closed and only open to those the commission deems worthy of an invitation," states the lawsuit on behalf of San Diego resident Masada Disenhouse, whose request to attend the March 20 event was declined because the guest list was full.
An online flier for the event draws a distinction between the commission's open meeting and the stakeholder session, in which "each group will have the chance to meet with every commissioner and the directors, advisers and staff of various CPUC divisions."
"This is a chance to discuss State policy -- and how it affects our region -- directly with the decision makers," the notice states.
Utilities commission spokeswoman Terrie Prosper said the stakeholder meeting in San Diego would be the fifth in a series. She had no immediate comment on the lawsuit.
"The purpose of these meetings is to open a conversation, create a partnership, and see where the CPUC might be of service to the local community," Prosper wrote in response to an inquiry prior to the lawsuit.
Space is limited and local government officials are sometimes given priority, she said.
A request by U-T San Diego to attend the meeting was turned down because all seats were filled. Cancellations could open up new invitations, an organizer said.

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[SDCPJ] A Salute to Bradley Manning, Whistleblower, As We Hear His Words for the First Time

Daniel Ellsberg
3/12/13

Today, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, an organization that I co-founded and of which I'm on the board, has published an audio recording of Bradley Manning's speech to a military court from two weeks ago, in which he gives his reasons and motivations behind leaking over 700,000 government documents to WikiLeaks.

Whoever made this recording, and I don't know who the person is, has done the American public a great service. This marks the first time the American public can hear Bradley Manning, in his own voice explain what he did and how he did it.

After listening to this recording and reading his testimony, I believe Bradley Manning is the personification of the word whistleblower.

Read rest of story

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-ellsberg/bradley-manning-military-court-speech_b_2859353.html?utm_hp_ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=031313&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief

[SDCPJ] LOVE & The LAW: A Community Forum on Upcoming Marriage Equality Rulings

LOVE   &  The LAW

On March 26 and 27, the United States Supreme Court will hear cases challenging California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which ban legal recognition of same-sex couples' marriages. Will they uphold the lower-court rulings that have declared marriage equality a civil right? Will they reverse them and say the definition of marriage should be led to each state? Or will they look for a procedural "out" that will allow them to rule narrowly in these cases without establishing any sweeping precedents?

SAME and Activist San Diego invite you to a community forum

@ the Joyce Beers Center at 3900 Vermont St, San Diego, CA. 92103.
Mon, 03/18/13 at 7:00pm
(please come at 6:30pm for seating)

Hear prominent local attorneys and activists discuss the legal issues surrounding marriage equality and what the Supreme Court is likely to do.

Featured Speakers:

ERIC ISAACSON

Local attorney representing the California Council of Churches as friends of the court in the case against Prop 8

TODD MOORE

Local attorney who represented former SAME Alliance president Cecile Veillard in the "Equality Nine" case involving protesters for marriage equality

FERNANDO LOPEZ

Administrative and public affairs director, San Diego LGBT Pride; former political affairs director, San Diego LGBT Community Center

LEO E. LAURENCE, J.D.

Veteran community activist who led the first-ever U.S. protest against a private employer for anti-LGBT discrimination in San Francisco in March 1969

JOSE MEDINA

Community Activist and member of SAME Alliance since 2008 as a straight ally.

For further information, please call Mark Gabrish Conlan at (619) 688-1886

[SDCPJ] Whistleblowers: Exposing Illegal U.S. Wars, Sat. March 23, 7-9 p.m.

[SDCPJ] Please FORWARD 1) Activist Gen. Meeting on "Save EarthDay, WBC & Balboa Park 2) KNSJ-FM Monthly Meeting 3) Film, FOOD & Fundraising

 -- Join us at Activist SanDiego's General Meeting --
Mon. Feb. 18 @ 7 
"Save Earth Day, World Beat & Balboa Park"
City of SD &Balboa Park authorities have for 2 years threatened to shut down Earth Day.
We need all progressives and Environmental groups to unite to "Save Earth Day, Save the World Beat Center"...
PRESENTERS: Hear Carolyn Chase & SOHO rep. & more
Location:  Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest (4065 Vermont St.)   

http://www.activistsandiego.org/ for info call  619-871-9354  or  619-283-1100
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- Come Build YOUR new Radio Station KNSJ-FM !
Monthly Meeting - Thurs. Feb.21 @ 7pm

We are only weeks away from the On-Air launching of KNSJ 89.1 FM

Join us on the ground floor of this trans-formative People Powered Radio.
This time we’ll focus Programs & Content Location: 
Activist Center; 4246 Wightman St, SD Come in Driveway off Van Dyke (in Back)
Info@KNSJ.org Got Fundraising ideas?    

www.KNSJ.org  for info call  619-871-9354  or  619-283-1100
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-Join us for Film, FOOD & KNSJ Fundraising
Sat. Feb.23 @ 6:30 pm

Film Maker & Food by Celebrity Chef Rudy Reyes!
Film: “Save KLSD” (new cut) with producer Jennifer Douglas & other panelists. Indian Fry Bread Tacos, 1 FREE Opportunity Drawing ticket &
delicious conversation about how to build and shape KNSJ so it can broadly inform & mobilize.
Fundraising Donation: $8 -$20 ~no one turned away.
Location:  Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest (4065 Vermont St.)    

www.KNSJ.org  for info call  619-871-9354  or  619-283-1100

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-- KNSJ Outreach Meeting in Descanso & E.County --
Sat. March 16th @ Time TBA

Carpooling to Descanso....  for info call  619-871-9354  or  619-283-1100
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SAVE the Date
~ Sat. May 4th for the Official KNSJ Launch Party Extravaganza
Dance, Culture, notable speakers = a total celebration.
 Location:  Probably Mission Trails Visitor's Center, Probably 5:30 PM

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