[SDCPJ] Please FORWARD: Activist SD Gen. Meeting: What do fires in SD tell us about Global Wierding? No War, No Warming

  Please FORWARD:

 

  What do the Santa Ana wind-blown fires in San Diego tell us about Global Wierding?

                      Activist San Diego's General Meeting ~        An Organizer's Forum on

      No War, No Warming

Build an Economy

for the People and the Planet

Join us on Mon. May 19th at 7 PM

                Three members  of Activist San Diego attended the national conference of the anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist  Grassroots Global Justice Alliance & are eager to share the analysis & plans of GGJ http://ggjalliance.org/ with San Diegans.       
                                              
                Pan SD Eco-Socialist Coalition  SD Eco-Socialist Coalition  elists:   ASD, Jose Bravo of Just Transition and SD Eco-Socialist Coalition . GGJ local affiliates are taking charge, helping to shape their own communities;  there are national & international movements that are also gaining traction.  Come, engage & participate on the most crucial issues of our time & discuss your own experiences, from energy & climate change, to gender justice to  international movements to build an alternative economy for Earth’s life-sustaining ecosystems. The intention of the forum is to build working relationships, base for ASD's and GGJ's work to strengthen the No War, No Warming Campaign!    For info 619-871-9354

FOOD and refreshments served
Donations gladly accepted!

System Change - Not Climate Change!

Joyce Beers Community Center   3900 Vermont Street; San Diego, CA 92103;  Across from Trader Joe's

Listen to KNSJ.org and KNSJ 89.1 fm  www.ActivistSanDiego.org  ~  info@ActivistSanDiego.org  

"Likes us"> Facebook.com/KNSJfm   For info 619-871-9354

Why Liberals Are More Intelligent Than Conservatives | Psychology Today

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Border Angels Call Out, Fire!

Enrique Morones	10:23 AM (4 hours ago)

BORDER ANGELS CALL OUT, FIRE! 

This past week we have been in contact with our migrant brethren in North County Canyons and other fire areas. Please help us help them.  Just as we did in 2007 and several other occasions, we are calling out to all to help in these efforts.

This Saturday we will go to North County to leave water, non perishable food and other emergency aid we can provide. Please join us by donating or joining us as we return to North County canyons where we first started our work in 1986.

Please RSVP as we may have updates and limitations due to developing situation. Several friends have been evacuated but just as we did in 2007 and other occasions, HELP!  The lives of our migrant brethren are just as important as anyone else.

We will again meet at 1015am at our offices THIS SATURDAY 5/17/14 (2258 Island Ave, San Diego) and head to North County. We are also in touch with our media friends to relay information EN ESPANOL, MIXTECO and ENGLISH.  

GENTE UNIDA is one of many coalitions in region, and we again ask others to join us. Our 65 plus partners have been activated and have been working in respective areas.

Thanks again to all for your work and support. For more information or donations please see website or contact Dulce our coordinator copied here. Gracias todos, Si Se Puede ! enrique, border angels & GENTE UNIDA (619) 269-7865 or borderangels website BORDER ANGELS PO BOX 86598 SAN DIEGO CA 92138

[SDCPJ] NO DRONE DEMONSTRATIONS CANCELLED! SATURDAY SUMMIT WILL BE HELD.

Dear Friends,

Due to the wildfire situation and the County-wide emergency, we are canceling: 

--Today's demonstration at the Federal Building and tonight's Overpass Light Brigade Action (5/15/14)

--Friday's demonstration at Northrop Grumman (5/16/14)

WE WILL STILL HOLD THE NO DRONES CONVERGENCE/SUMMIT ON SATURDAY (5/17/14), 9:30 A.M. TO 2 P.M. AT THE FIRST CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, 3850 Westgate Place, SD 92015. We hope you will attend this summit and help us plan a rescheduling of the demonstration, as well as help plan future events.

We will be rescheduling the demonstrations.  Unfortunately we have been overcome by events and feel it would be ineffective and insensitive to hold the demos while our community's attention is elsewhere.  

We hope for an end to the fires and send our sympathies to those who have lost their homes and our deep respect and appreciation to our firefighters and other emergency services.  

[SDCPJ] Anti-militarist Web site recently updated

This is to let you know that NEW articles and updated content have recently been posted at http://www.comdsd.org/, the Web site of the San Diego-based Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft (COMD).

 

The current update includes three articles from the latest issue of COMD's printed newsletter, Draft NOtices:

 

- "Community Says 'No' to Another Military Academy," by Libby Frank, describing an official voter referendum passed by Chicago-area residents opposing the conversion of their local middle school into a Marine Corps academy.

 

- "JROTC Seeks Special Authorization to Teach Physical Education in California" by Isidro Ortiz, outlining an attempt to get state approval for JROTC instructors to teach PE in their military training classes.

 

- "Linkage of Draft Registration to California Driver's License Is Proposed Again," an alert regarding legislation making its way through the California state legislature.

 

In addition to the above three topics, the current printed version of Draft NOtices includes articles on: a lawsuit by U.S. sailors who were exposed to nuclear contamination in Japan; efforts by war contractors in San Diego to roll back a community plan that reduces exposure to toxic waste; and the firing of a teacher over statements made to JROTC cadets about sexual assaults in the military.

 

To order the complete printed version of Draft NOtices, visit the Web site's Draft NOtices page.

[SDCPJ] Fw: Do you know (or care) about drones?

GREAT opportunity to weigh in on horrors of use of drones and robotic war; survey is very short; DO RESPOND and forward widely!!

Craig

On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:18 PM, Craig Jones <cjones@interfaithservices.org> wrote:

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From: Voice of San Diego [info=voiceofsandiego.org@mail344.us2.mcsv.net] on behalf of Voice of San Diego [info@voiceofsandiego.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:35 PM
To: Craig Jones
Subject: Do you know (or care) about drones?

Use this area to offer a short teaser of your email's content. Text here will show in the preview area of some email clients. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Tell us what you think!   We'd love to get your feedback We recently launched our latest quest focusing on what drones mean to San Diego and its economy. It's already clear we've got a significant drone footprint here.  In 2011 alone, Department of Defense contracts for unmanned systems brought at least $1.3 billion to our region.   We're hoping to delve further into local drone developments, as well as the privacy and human rights concerns tethered to the industry.   But before we dive in more, we'd like to find out what you think about unmanned systems, what you already know about them and what you'd like to learn.   We'd love if you could weigh in with this quick survey here. Take Survey Survey powered by SurveyMonkey Copyright © 2014 Voice of San Diego, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you subscribed to a VOSD newsletter or in some manner have engaged with the organization through our website or an event. Thanks for supporting strong, independent local journalism. Our mailing address is: Voice of San Diego 2508 Historic Decatur Rd San Diego, CA 92106 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

[SDCPJ] May 15-17 - No Drones - San Diego‏ - Update

-please forward widely- New: Friday afternoon event has been cancelled.

San Diego is the US capital of spying and killer drone production. No Drones Days of Action starts on Thursday afternoon with street action and evening Overpass Light Brigade messaging; More demonstrations on Friday; winding up on Saturday with a general assembly at the Church of the Brethren/Friends Center campus. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY to help move this nation away from empire and toward a better future. Thursday May 15· 4-7 PM – San Diego Veterans for Peace Demonstration: Federal Building, Front and Broadway, downtown San Diego; Street Theater staged aerial "drone attack" by Artful Activist San Diego  8 PM – 9:30 PM – Overpass Light Brigade, light/sign demonstration at Clairemont Drive overpass at I-5 freeway   Friday May 16· 8 – 10 AM – Demonstration, including street theater against drones, Northrop Grumman, 9326 Spectrum Center Blvd. and Ruffin Road, San Diego 92123 4-6 PM – Cancelled Saturday May 17·  9:30 AM – 2 PM – No Drones Summit!   Registration 9:30 AM; 10 AM – 2 PM:  Issues panel, break-out groups to discuss and plan NEXT STEPS! First Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, SD 92105

Sponsors/Endorsers: San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice; Peace Resource Center of San Diego; Veterans for Peace San Diego Chapter; San Diego Overpass Light Brigade; Women Occupy San Diego (WOSD); Occupy San Diego; Artful Activist San Diego; Canvass for a Cause (CFAC); Back Country Voices; San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME); San Diego BDS; United Against Police Terror San Diego; Green Party of San Diego; Code Pink; San Diego International Socialist Organization; AFSC-San Diego. For more info about the  No Drones Days of Action, or if your organization would like to become a sponsor or endorser, please contact nodrones@prcsd.org.  Find us on the web at sdcpj.org or on Facebook at facebook.com/events/630247980379475/.

California's 52nd Congressional District is no haven for incumbents - Los Angeles Times

California's 52nd Congressional District is no haven for incumbents - Los Angeles Times

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Kishana Holland

Kishana Holland

This lady was on the show Borderland. Even after her experience, she seemed anti immigrant. I used to share her views until I learned the true plight of immigrants...they are not immigrating, they are fleeing to this country. We need to look at a few facts:

• People are only making $4 per day in their home countries due to NAFTA/ CAFTA and greedy US BASED companies..yet they are expected to pay THOUSANDS IN IMMIGRATION FEES
• Even if they could pay..the waiting list is 15 to 20 years long for processing.
• They have a choice, risk being raped, killed or starved or move on to a better life
• Many are dying in the desert (young kids, 50 year old women) nice people!
• We MUST change immigration policy!

Please watch Borderland when you can.

Military Connection: New Military Suicide Stats: By Debbie Gregory | Military Connection Blog

Military Connection: New Military Suicide Stats: By Debbie Gregory | Military Connection Blog

[SDCPJ] FW: URGENT -- Fast Food Workers go on Strike!

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URGENT - Fast Food Workers Go On Strike! Thursday, May 15th   Friends, Support hard working San Diego Fast- Food Workers going on strike, Thursday, May 15th !!!!   Front line fast food workers in San Diego are living in poverty while working in a $200 billion industry.  Workers on six continents are joining the movement for higher pay and rights on the job at restaurants like McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, and KFC.  San Diego joins 150 other U.S. cities that are supporting workers seeking dignity and justice.   It's scary to walk off the job!  The workers are nervous and fearful.  The chaplaincy and support of ICWJ members gives them courage and calm.   They are not alone.  The workers need support and encouragement.   There will be 3 STRIKE ACTIONS on Thursday the 15th at three separate restaurants in San Diego.   THEY ARE ALL IMPORTANT.  Please place the following times and locations on your calendar.  Logistics: Rabbi Laurie, Lisa, and ICWJ Board Members will be at all three events. Please wear your clergy/religous attire. The ICWJ is sponsoring the middle event at 9:30 a.m.   If you have to choose only one, please participate in this one.  We are offering our prayers in the drive-thru with Reverend  Beth Johnson, ICWJ President, presiding.  She will help us greet the morning with the universal salutation prayer for the  striking workers on site and throughout the world.  The schedule of STRIKE ACTIONS is as follows:     5:45 a.m. Press Conference Burger King 650 Gateway Center Drive, San Diego  92102 *Park and meet in the Costco parking lot (West side) 9:15 a.m. ICWJ Action Burger King 4144 University Avenue, San Diego  92105 *Park and meet in the Western Dental parking lot on the South-west corner of University Avenue and Marlborough Avenue (4123 University Avenue, San Diego 92105).     11:45 p.m. Press Conference Burger King 5950 Balboa Avenue, San Diego 92111 *Meet at Target/Albertson's parking lot   Please RSVP to Lisa, Elizabeth@ICWJ.org/619-573-4654 and let her know that you can stand beside the striking workers on Thursday, May 15th.     Fast food workers in San Diego are joining an International Strike. Click HERE for more information.

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[SDCPJ] Please register and support this event: 2014 Work-a-thon for Peace & Justice

This is a great opportunity for progressives to do something tangible for the causes of peace and social justice. PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR LISTS.

 

Participants must register by May 20. Download the form here:

http://www.projectyano.org/pdf/2014Workathonflyer4_letter.pdf

 

For more info., visit www.prcsd.org or the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1405013756434512/

 

[SDCPJ] May 15-17 - No Drones - San Diego

-please forward widely-

San Diego is the US capital of spying and killer drone production. No Drones Days of Action starts on Thursday afternoon with street action and evening Overpass Light Brigade messaging; More demonstrations on Friday; winding up on Saturday with a general assembly at the Church of the Brethren/Friends Center campus. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY to help move this nation away from empire and toward a better future. Thursday May 15· 4-7 PM – San Diego Veterans for Peace Demonstration: Federal Building, Front and Broadway, downtown San Diego; Street Theater staged aerial "drone attack" by Artful Activist San Diego  8 PM – 9:30 PM – Overpass Light Brigade, light/sign demonstration at Clairemont Drive overpass at I-5 freeway   Friday May 16· 8 – 10 AM – Demonstration, including street theater against drones, Northrop Grumman, 9326 Spectrum Center Blvd. and Ruffin Road, San Diego 92123 4-6 PM – Women Occupy San Diego, Demonstration at SPAWAR, Pacific Highway (gather at 3:30 at parking lot of Old Town transit center, Pacific Hwy. just south of Rosecrans/Taylor St.) Saturday May 17·  9:30 AM – 2 PM – No Drones Summit!   Registration 9:30 AM; 10 AM – 2 PM:  Issues panel, break-out groups to discuss and plan NEXT STEPS! First Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, SD 92105

Sponsors/Endorsers: San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice; Peace Resource Center of San Diego; Veterans for Peace San Diego Chapter; San Diego Overpass Light Brigade; Women Occupy San Diego (WOSD); Occupy San Diego; Artful Activist San Diego; Canvass for a Cause (CFAC); Back Country Voices; San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME); San Diego BDS; United Against Police Terror San Diego; Green Party of San Diego; Code Pink; San Diego International Socialist Organization; AFSC-San Diego. For more info about the  No Drones Days of Action, or if your organization would like to become a sponsor or endorser, please contact nodrones@prcsd.org.  Find us on the web at sdcpj.org or on Facebook at facebook.com/events/630247980379475/.

[SDCPJ] Guerrilla Pride San Diego 2014

Guerrilla Pride San Diego 2014

Saturday, June 14 at 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: Canvass For a Cause

( 2139 1st Ave, Unit 100, San Diego, California 92101 )
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1417644525165842/?ref=br_tf

Join us for San Diego's Second Annual Guerrilla Pride!

 

This fabulous event will include:

Radical queer workshops, free vegan food, live music, art exhibits, and MORE!!!

 

Workshops scheduled to include topics such as:

- Queering Sex

- Queer People and the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC)

- Sexism in the LGBT Community

- LGBTQ Struggles Worldwide: Homonationalism, Colonialism and the Roots of Homophobia.

(Schedule of events TBA and workshops are subject to change. Check back for updates!)

 

Bands: TBA

 

***INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!!! SHARE WIDELY!!!***

XOXO

 

Visit our website at: http://www.guerillapridesd.com/

Or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/GuerillaPrideSD

***this space is wheelchair accessible & disability affirmative. please let us know if you need any other assistance within 72 hours before the event so we can ensure an accessible space for all

Lawmakers say they won't abandon death penalty - Yahoo News

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[SDCPJ] TONIGHT! 6:30pm Potluck social & SAT WORKSHOPS

TONIGHT, FRIDAY May 2nd

Tasty food & interesting conversation with various guests from out-of-town

at the Brethren Sanctuary on the Peace Campus

3850 Westgate Place, 92105

6:30pm Potluck Dinner (please come with or without food, both are okay!)

7:45(ish) -- Welcome, Introductions, followed by stories, actions, and highlights from the lives of war tax resisters past, present, and future.

We'll heard from people who are actively refusing to pay for war, what motivated them to begin refusing taxes for war, how they do it, and what sustains them in this form of nonviolence resistance. We will also share highlights from tax day actions, including how individuals or groups transfer resisted taxes from war... to peace, justice, people, animals, and the environment.

SATURDAY, May 3rd

at the Peace Resource Center (inside Friends Center building)

3850 Westgate Place, 92105

9am Introductions and overview of the Peace Resource Center work

9:30am "Making the Links: US Policies, Empire, and War Tax Resistance"

Anne Barron of Women Occupy San Diego, along with Herb Shore, will discuss the TransPacific Parntership (TPP), immigration, the "awr on drugs" and other US policies and programs that interconnect with and can expand war tax resistance.

11am -- War Tax Resistance (WTR) Workshops

A) War Tax Resistance 101: A how to workshop for those new to war tax resistance with Ed Hedemann, author of "War Tax Resistance: A Guide to Witholding Your Support from the Military" published by the War Resisters League.

B) WTR 102: A session for current resisters to answer questions, offer legal updates, help resolve problems. The Affordable Care Act and resisters will be discussed in this session with Ruth Benn, coordinator of the National War Tax Resisters Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC).

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Sent by Mariah on behalf of:

Peace Resource Center of San Diego
3850 Westgate Pl, San Diego, CA 92105
www.prcsd.org & www.sdfriendscenter.org
info@prcsd.org / 619-263-9301

Executive Director: Mariah Gayler

Director Emerita: Carol Jahnkow

[SDCPJ] Sat May 3, Celebration of Compassion

Here's another excellent opportunity to get together with like-minded people and increase compassion in our communities. Plus, it's free & family friendly!

Mariah

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Linda Williams <lkw_betterworld@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, May 2, 2014 at 9:50 AM
Subject: Free Family Event! May 3 Celebration of Compassion-- Pls. share widely-- THANKS!

Celebration of Compassion, Sat., May 3, 12-4:30pm

12:00 Light refreshments, Entertainment
12:30 Opening Ceremony
1:00 Program
3:40 Closing Ceremony
Cherokee Point Elementary School
3735 38th St., 92105
Info: Peter 619-890-1832

Please join us for "Compassion Across Cultures"/ Stories of Compassion/ Children's Songs of Compassion/ Compassionate Communication/ Art/ Heart Compassion/ Drummers/ Dance, Yoga, Meditation... and more!
(and, an Opportunity Drawing! :-)

Event organizers and sponsors include:
Cherokee Point Elementary, Serenity Grace Foundation, World Beat Center, San Diego Human Relations Commission, Jamyang Foundation, San Diego Regional Interfaith Collaborative, Prison Meditation Project, San Diego Church of the Brethren (City Heights), San Diego Police Department- Mid-City Division, City Heights Music School, Character Development Center

FACEBOOK PR PIECE:

Celebration of Compassion

These days, human beings are linked more closely than ever before.  People of may faiths, ethnicities, and perspective live side by side.  The greatest challenge we face now is how to live peacefully and happily together.  Compassion is a creative way to bridge our differences and learn to live as one harmonious human family.

Inspired by H. H. the Dalai Lama's visit to San Diego in 2014, a Celebration of Compassion was held to inspire compassionate children, compassionate communications, and compassionate communities.  Join us for the second Celebration of Compassion at Cherokee Point Elementary School on May 3 from 12:30-4:30, for a more peaceful and compassionate world!  See you there!

[SDCPJ] Sat May 3, Celebration of Compassion

Here's another excellent opportunity to get together with like-minded people and increase compassion in our communities. Plus, it's free & family friendly!

Mariah

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Linda Williams <lkw_betterworld@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, May 2, 2014 at 9:50 AM
Subject: Free Family Event! May 3 Celebration of Compassion-- Pls. share widely-- THANKS!

Celebration of Compassion, Sat., May 3, 12-4:30pm

12:00 Light refreshments, Entertainment
12:30 Opening Ceremony
1:00 Program
3:40 Closing Ceremony
Cherokee Point Elementary School
3735 38th St., 92105
Info: Peter 619-890-1832

Please join us for "Compassion Across Cultures"/ Stories of Compassion/ Children's Songs of Compassion/ Compassionate Communication/ Art/ Heart Compassion/ Drummers/ Dance, Yoga, Meditation... and more!
(and, an Opportunity Drawing! :-)

Event organizers and sponsors include:
Cherokee Point Elementary, Serenity Grace Foundation, World Beat Center, San Diego Human Relations Commission, Jamyang Foundation, San Diego Regional Interfaith Collaborative, Prison Meditation Project, San Diego Church of the Brethren (City Heights), San Diego Police Department- Mid-City Division, City Heights Music School, Character Development Center

FACEBOOK PR PIECE:

Celebration of Compassion

These days, human beings are linked more closely than ever before.  People of may faiths, ethnicities, and perspective live side by side.  The greatest challenge we face now is how to live peacefully and happily together.  Compassion is a creative way to bridge our differences and learn to live as one harmonious human family.

Inspired by H. H. the Dalai Lama's visit to San Diego in 2014, a Celebration of Compassion was held to inspire compassionate children, compassionate communications, and compassionate communities.  Join us for the second Celebration of Compassion at Cherokee Point Elementary School on May 3 from 12:30-4:30, for a more peaceful and compassionate world!  See you there!

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Seattle Mayor Unveils Plan to Phase In $15 Minimum Wage Hike

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