Saturday, August 10, 2013

[SDCPJ] Labor Studies at City College!

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[SDCPJ] Fwd: New documentary on mass murder in Indonesia showing soon in San Diego

The Act of Killing , an important new documentary about the 1965-66 massacres in Indonesia, Augst 16 - August 22, 2013, Landmark Ken Cinema, San Diego.

We urge you to see the documentary and then to take action.

Thanks, John for ETAN
P.S. If you have trouble reading the message below please go to: http://etan.org/action/saysorry.htm

In 1965-1966, up to a million Indonesians were massacred. Hundreds of thousands more were injured, disappeared, raped and imprisoned without trial. The United States and the United Kingdom secretly welcomed and supported the killings.

Many of the mass murderers are still alive today and have never been brought to justice – on the contrary, the killers are celebrated as heroes. For fifty years the victims have been asking for justice and for the government to Say Sorry for '65, but Indonesia denies these crimes even happened.

The new film THE ACT OF KILLING has finally exposed the staggering reality of Indonesia's holocaust, and given the victims the chance they dream of – take action now to support their call for President SBY to Say Sorry for '65.

Say Sorry for '65 is campaign initiated by Tapol and supported by the East Timor and Indonesia ActionNetwork (ETAN).

Download and print Factsheet:
Minta Maaf! Say Sorry for 65 (PDF)

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[SDCPJ] Medea Benjamin: Ten Ways to Reduce the Threat of Terrorist Attacks on Americans

Reminder! Medea Benjamin will be in San Diego, August 15 and 16. Info:

http://sdcpj.org/ or
https://www.facebook.com/events/155857297945149/

Ten Ways to Reduce the Threat of Terrorist Attacks on Americans

Wednesday, 07 August 2013 09:29 By Medea Benjamin, AlterNet | News Analysis

This 10-point plan would significantly reduce terrorist threats, save taxpayers billions of dollars and make Americans more loved and admired in the world. After a decade of wielding the military stick, it's time for some carrots.

Declare a moratorium on drone strikes: The head of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is calling on jihadists to retaliate for US drone strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. The Yemeni group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), where the US says the threats are emanating from, is also calling for retaliation for drones strikes (there have been four strikes in Yemen since July 28). Drone strikes have become the number one recruiting tool for extremists. By grounding the drones, we will stop creating new enemies faster than we can kill them.

Close the US drone base in Saudi Arabia. One of the reasons Osama bin Laden said he hated the United States was that the US had military bases in the Holy Lands in Saudi Arabia. President Bush quietly closed those bases in 2003 but in 2010 President Obama secretly reopened a base there for launching drones into Yemen. It's a national security threat ripe for blowback. So are many of the over 800 US bases peppered all over the world. We can save billions of taxpayer dollars, and make ourselves safer, by closing them.

Free the 86 Guantanamo prisoners cleared for release. The US treatment of Guantanamo prisoners, holding people indefinitely without charges or trials and brutally force-feeding the hunger strikers, is an affront to people throughout the Muslim world and a blatant hypocrisy of our American values. Of the 166 prisoners left in Guantanamo, 86 have been cleared for release, meaning the US government has determined they represent no threat to our nation. President Obama can use the waiver system, certifying to Congress that it is in the US national interest to release them. He just did this, for the first time, for two Algerian prisoners. He should do this for all 86 cleared prisoners, then bring the remaining prisoners to the US for trials.

Apologize and compensate innocent victims. There is a perception in the Muslim world that the US government does not value their lives. Airstrikes have killed many innocent people and only in the cases of Afghanistan and Iraq has there been a way, albeit woefully inadequate, for aggrieved families to seek redress. The US should agree to apologize and compensate the families of innocent people who have been killed or maimed by the US armed forces or CIA.

Go for the "zero option" in Afghanistan: withdraw all US troops. The 11-year US occupation of Afghanistan has provided fodder for the Taliban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, while propping up an unpopular and corrupt regime in Kabul. And if the US troops were not in Afghanistan, the Taliban would not be trying to cross the Pakistani border to kill US soldiers. President Obama promised to end the US occupation by the end of 2014, but is now weighing options for keeping thousands of troops and military contractors behind. Bad idea.

Sit down and talk. The Taliban opened an office in Qatar in June to finally start long-delayed talks with the US. But due to President Karzai's objections, the talks were nixed. It's long past the time to talk to the Taliban, and then move on to talk to those elements in Al Qaeda who are more rational and open to negotiations. If you look at the Rand Corporation's study of the demise of 268 terrorist groups, 43% dissolved by joining the political process, 40% from better policing, and only 7% through military action. We've been using military action for over a decade; it's time for another approach.

Stop supporting dictatorships and repressive militaries. The US recently signed the largest arms deal in history with the monarchy of Saudi Arabia, the same government that rolled its tanks into neighboring Bahrain to crush the democratic uprising there. In Egypt, US weapons and tear gas were used for decades against peaceful demonstrators, and continue to be used against peaceful protesters supporting ousted Muslim Brotherhood. While weapons sales to undemocratic and/or unstable regimes might be good for US weapons manufacturers, they are bad for the reputation and security of the American people.

Support non-violent democracy movements. Terrorists thrive best where there is chaos and instability. Nurturing democratic institutions and non-violent civil society are key to thwarting the growth of extremist movements. The US needs to do more than support these efforts; it also needs to listen to them. In Yemen, the US is helping to fund the 6-month experiment in democracy called the National Dialogue Conference, where 565 extremely diverse members of society are meeting daily to map out the nation's future. The Conference recently passed, by overwhelming vote, a resolution declaring drones strikes and all extrajudicial killing illegal. Unfortunately, the US has refused to abide by the popular will thus far.

Adhere to the international rule of law. In its war on terror, the US has been killing terror suspects with blatant disregard for international law and national sovereignty. A July 18 Pew poll of 39 nations found fierce global opposition to US drone strikes, particularly in the Muslim world. If the US wants help and sympathy in rooting out would-be attackers, it has to show the world it will stop using extrajudicial assassinations and start adhering to international law.

Spend foreign aid money on education, healthcare and lifting people out of poverty. For a fraction of the money we keep wasting each month on the failed war in Afghanistan or supporting the already wealthy Israeli military, we could be building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan, helping Yemenis find a solution to their water shortages, and providing humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees. We'll make a lot more friends building clinics, wells, electrical grids and schools than vaporizing people with Hellfire missiles.

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[SDCPJ] Blood Drive this Sun 8/11

Please spread the word!

Blood Drive

at First Church of the Brethren

3850 Westgate Place, San Diego CA 92105

Sunday August 11, 2013

9:00 am -3:00 pm

Please join us for our first blood drive with the American Red Cross! Everyone is welcome and all students 17 or older will receive 10 hours of community service. Your donation will save up to three lives - thank you!

Sponsor Code: FirstChurch

[SDCPJ] Agenda - SDCPJ, Monday Aug. 12, 7 PM

All,

PLease see the below/attached; agenda subject to amendment at the meeting. DO come and help move peace & justice forward!

Craig

SAN DIEGO COALITION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE

- In the Peace Resource Center Office At the Friends Center -

3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105

Monday, August 12, 2012 – 7:00 PM

Agenda

Tonight's Facilitator:

Welcome, Introductions

Note taker for this evening's meeting will be ________________

Next regular SDCPJ meeting: Monday, August 26, 2012 (to be confirmed)

Facilitator_____________

"So much ingenuity to wage war, still no clue how to wage peace. I am living in a mad house."

Discussion

- Report Back: National peace action conference, Judith Hand

- Report Back: KNSJ radio – sponsorship opportunities (Martin)

- Discussion: Syria Situation, American arms intervention, possible SDCPJ position statement

- Final Preparation: Medea Benjamin in San Diego Aug. 15 and 16

- Discussion: upcoming Malalai Joya tour, October 2013 - 12th anniversary of US invasion of Afghanistan

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

Egypt, Lynne Stewart, Aug 24 & 28

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(please forward widely)

UNAC Statement

The Military Coup and Massacres in Egypt

During the transition from the toppled Mubarak regime and Mohamed Morsi's inauguration, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) military leadership imposed an undemocratic constitution on Egypt that did not allow for censuring or removing a president whom the majority of people wanted replaced

Following the election of Morsi, hopes were high that post-Mubarak Egypt would establish democracy and lift the economy. After a disastrous year in office, millions were angered and they turned out on June 30 demanding Morsi's resignation.

The SCAF seized the opportunity to initiate a coup and arrested Morsi. They are running Egypt despite the appointment
of a president and prime minister. It is General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who makes the proclamations and has the power.

In early July, the SCAF massacred over 50 protesting members of the Muslim Brotherhood during their sit-in. General al-Sisi then called for massive demonstrations to support his initiation of a war on terror, a war on the Muslim Brotherhood, a bloody campaign of repression, and a return to the Mubarak era status quo. On July 27, scores of Islamist protestors were killed by government security men.

On July 29, the interim prime minister was given the power to place the country in a state of emergency and to initiate a crackdown on not just "terrorists" but religious and secular activism of all kinds. In addition, the interior ministry announced the resurrection of several police units responsible for some of the most egregious human rights violations including secret detentions, torture, and extrajudicial killings.

While taking no political position on the Muslim Brotherhood, we condemn the killings by the military regime of Muslim Brotherhood supporters and the pre-emptive arrests of their leaders. We oppose the crackdown on protests and dissidents. We oppose the scapegoating of Palestinians, the destroying of the tunnels to Gaza, and the closing down of the border crossing at Rafah.

The SCAF represents the same powers that have controlled Egypt and repressed its people for decades with a military trained by and beholden to the Pentagon. We do not believe that a military government will bring democracy or act in the economic, political and social interests of Egyptians suffering from severe austerity measures. Anticipating from past actions, the repressive force now directed against the Brotherhood will be turned on trade unions and other popular movements and organizations.

UNAC opposes all U.S. aid to military dictatorships and repressive regimes in Egypt, Israel, Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

We call for the immediate end of shipments of weapons and crowd control equipment to Egypt and an end to the U.S. government's annual $1.3 billion in military aid to the Egyptian military.

8/9/13

Lynne Stewart Needs Our Help

8/9/13

Compassionate Release Denied BUT ALL Is Not Lost. ACT NOW!

Dear Friends of Lynne Stewart,

Today, Judge John Koeltl DENIED Lynne Stewart's petition for compassionate release. But he left the door open for another decision.

Citing the "law" that requires the Bureau of Prisons to first make a recommendation to the Judge for Compassionate Release Koeltl wrote:

"The petitioner has appropriately submitted a renewed motion for compassionate release to the BOP, and the court is prepared to give prompt and sympathetic consideration to any motion by the BOP that seeks compassionate release. But the current application seeking to circumvent a motion by the BOP is without merit and is DENIED."

Koeltl is fully aware of Lynne's dire medical situation. Her attorneys have submitted statements by prison doctors stating that Lynne has less than 18 months to live. Other submissions by independent doctors have estimated Lynne's prognosis at six months! Koeltl has all this information before him.

His decision appears to signal to the BOP that he is prepared to grant compassionate release in accord with the law and with Lynne's medical condition.

The focus must now shift to a massive campaign to press the BOP as well as Attorney General Eric Holder and President Omama to meet their legal responsibilities and recommend compassionate release now.

Lynne's new petition is now before the BOP. Contact the BOP now as follows.

In solidarity,

Jeff Mackler, West Coast Coordinator, Lynne Stewart Defense Committee

Ralph Poynter states it all: The struggle for every second of Lynne's life continues with full force. Lynne is urging all her supporters and defenders of human and democratic rights everywhere to vigorously renew their letters to BOP director. Write to him or call as follows:

Mr. Charles E. Samuels, Jr., Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, NW Washington, DC 20534 Re: Lynne Stewart, #53504-054 Compassionate Release ~ or CALL: 202-307-3250/202-307-3062

http://lynnestewart.org/

KEEP THE PRESSURE ON: Lynne has filed a SECOND request for Compassionate Release, so please continue to get signatures on the petition at http://lynnestewart.org/

WATCH today's Democracy Now segment with Ralph Poynter speaking on Lynne Stewart: http://www.democracynow.org/2013/8/8/i_do_not_want_to_die Amy Goodman will give a brief update on the case tomorrow, Friday Aug 9 on DN.

All Out for August 24 and 28

Saturday, August 24, 2013. Rally at the Lincoln Memorial at 8 am and march to the King Memorial.

UNAC has endorsed the events around the 50^th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King gave his historic, "I have a dream speech." Martin Luther King understood the connection between civil rights and peace and came out strongly against the Vietnam War. Please join UNAC at this march. We will send out more details where UNAC supporters and peace activists can meet.

For more information: http://nationalactionnetwork.net/

August 28

The actual anniversary of the historic march is Wednesday, August 28. On that day rallies will be organized around the country. UNAC has endorsed these actions. Please plan to join one of the rallies being planned or plan one in your area. These actions are being called around the demands of :

STOP THE WAR ON YOUTH OF COLOR

JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON MARTIN –JAIL ZIMMERMAN!
OVERTURN 'STAND YOUR GROUND' LAWS!

JOBS& EDUCATION
NOT MASS INCARCERATION!

END RACIAL PROFILING OF ALL FORMS!
STOP RACIST POLICE TERROR INCLUDING STOP-AND-FRISK!

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS NOW
STOP DEPORTATIONS!

A LIVING WAGE AND UNION RIGHTS
FOR LOW-WAGE AND ALL WORKERS!

For more information: http://peoplespowerassemblies.org/aug-28-mobilization/

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Daily Kos: The photo the Koch brothers really don't want you to see

Daily Kos: Stephen Colbert dances his way to the end of his career

Daily Kos: Senate postal bill is more of the same: Help a little, hurt a lot more

Daily Kos: Senate postal bill is more of the same: Help a little, hurt a lot more We gotta stop this!

DIRTY WARS - Official Theatrical Trailer - YouTube

Home Page | Dirty Wars

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Six Leadership Styles: Selecting the Right Leader

Feeling pressure, Africa’s largest social network looks to expand | SmartPlanet

Mental disorders, not combat, tied to military suicide - Yahoo! News

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Bernie Sanders Exposes Koch Brothers & Thier Minions!!!!

Monday, August 5, 2013

Washington Post Sold To Amazon's Jeff Bezos

Sunday, August 4, 2013

57 Ways to Boost Your Blog Traffic - Jeffbullas's Blog

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Sex and Character

Walter Davis, Jr.

Our bedroom behavior has no bearing on our job performance.

Sex and Character

What does the behavior of political men tell us about their fitness for public office? Hint: if you can come up with a unified field theory, congratulations. I can't.

Read the full article

Institute for Responsible Technology -

Institute for Responsible Technology - This site shows us how to fight back against chemical companies that are poisoning our food supply. We must protect our families and prevent this from happening.

Friday, August 2, 2013

[SDCPJ] Aug 9 ~ Nature Matters: Interventions and Dialogue

We at the Peace Resource Center are proud to host this event NEXT FRIDAY!

Hope you can join. In fact, if you're interested in doing a workshop, they are still open...

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Andres Sandoval
Date: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 5:25 PM
Subject: Nature Matters: Interventions and Dialogue Hey All,

We would like to extend an invitation to our Nature Matters: Interventions and Dialogue event on August 9th, from 3:00-9:00 pm, at the Peace Resource Center of San Diego. The event will have a host of workshops facilitated by local activists and organizers. Our goal is to encourage and support the organizing and campaign work being done in issue specific areas (e.g., transgender health, labor organizing, border research, etc.) while tying these issues to environmental justice work.

Please bring neighbors, friends and family (children are more than welcome)! The event grounds are also wheelchair accessible.

More detailed information coming soon including a schedule of workshops.

Flyer is at: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0rsPkiHbdbTNlVpUS1yUVJDdVk/

Here are the details (if you can't access the flyer):

Free admission
Children Are Welcome
Location: The Peace Resource Center (3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105)
Date and Time: August 9th, 3:00-9:00 pm
Potluck at Event: Vegan and Vegetarian Preferred

Contact and more Information:
Website: http://radicaleducationsummitsd.wordpress.com/
Contact: naturematters2013@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Sincerely,
The Teaching to Transgress Collective

P.S.
We are still accepting proposals, so if you are interested in facilitating a workshop today you can check out the link below:
http://radicaleducationsummitsd.wordpress.com/nature-matters-interventions-dialogue/proposal-form-for-workshops/

Thursday, August 1, 2013

[SDCPJ] PLEASE FORWARD: Don't miss the KNSJ Launch Party August 3 • 6 p.m. to 9 p.m

See you at the KNSJ Launch Party August 3 • 6 p.m. to 9 p.m
KNSJ 89.1 FM is now on the air! Streaming at KNSJ.org

Celebrate our new, independent, people-powered public radio station dedicated to news, arts and culture in our region!

WHEN: Saturday, August 3, 2013 • 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WHERE: The beautiful Mission Trails Regional Park Visitors' Center,
located at One Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego
COST: In Advance.. . $25 per person, $40 per couple by August 2; $30 at the door

- See more at: http://knsj.org/#sthash.0cQqD8ai.dpuf

Lori Saldana will be our keynote speaker, Sumptuous healthy Food, multi-media musical entertainment by Ricardo Beas, People Power Awards, opportunity drawings and more... come get on the air!

Tickets are $30 at the door, $25 for 1, @ $20 each for 2, or 10 Tickets for $195 (only until Aug. 2nd). Your support would be hugely appreciated!
Buy tickets on the website. see KNSJ.org

[SDCPJ] Community meal and potluck this Fri with SD Peace Garden

Tomorrow! If you're able, this is a lovely monthly event...

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Beth T
Date: Jul 31, 2013 9:43 PM
Subject: Community meal and potluck this Fri with SD Peace Garden

Join us for a community meal and potluck this Friday, 6 - 8:00 PM in the church kitchen. 3850 Westgate Place. I will be making a pasta sauce with garden tomatoes, garlic, basil, oregano. If you want to help make the sauce come at 5:15, or come at 6:00 just to eat and bring a dish to share. The zucchini pickles are brining and there may be a melon from the garden as well. Glorious summer bounty!

Beth Townsend
Garden Coordinator

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[SDCPJ] Aug 15-16: Medea Benjamin in San Diego

-please forward widely-
Medea Benjamin will be in San Diego
Thursday, August 15, and Friday, August 16
Save the dates!

Medea Benjamin, renowned peace activist, author, and world-class troublemaker, will be in San Diego, August 15-16, 2013.
On Thursday August 15, from 4-6pm, join with Medea and the San Diego Veterans for Peace for the one year anniversary of anti-drone protests at General Atomics in Poway (General Atomics Way and Scripps Poway Parkway).
On Friday, August 16, at 7pm, Medea will be providing updates on her recent Yemen trip (including drones and Guantanamo), explaining the changes in US policy in recent months, talking about plans for the upcoming DC Drones Summit, and also describing recent developments at the UN regarding drones. The forum will be held at the Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego 92105. Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

Medea Benjamin is a co-founder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 30 years. Described as "one of America's most committed -- and most effective -- fighters for human rights" by New York Newsday, and called "one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement" by the Los Angeles Times, Medea has distinguished herself as an eloquent and energetic figure in the progressive movement. In 2005 she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide. In 2010 she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize from the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Medea has traveled recently to Yemen, Pakistan, Gaza, as well as Tunisia, where she attended the World Social Forum. She is the author of several books, most recently Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control. And we shouldn't overlook her gifts for speaking truth to power, as shown in this video of her confronting Obama at the National Defense University in May, 2013. Medea's visit to San Diego is cosponsored by the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice, the San Diego Peace Resource Center, and the San Diego Veterans for Peace. Join with us on August 15 and 16 to support the continuing work for peace and justice.
Medea's visit to San Diego is cosponsored by the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice, the San Diego Peace Resource Center, and the San Diego Veterans for Peace. Join with us on August 15 and 16 to support the continuing work for peace and justice.

For more information
Peace Resource Center www.prcsd.org nodrones@prcsd.org	San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice www.sdcpj.org info@sdcpj.org	San Diego Veterans for Peace www.sdvfp.org	Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/155857297945149/