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[SDCPJ] Fwd: Join BDS San Diego and Jewish Voice for Peace to leaflet against Soda Stream 12/13/14 and 12/20/14
Join BDS San Diego and Jewish Voice for Peace volunteers and help pass out flyers to ask people not to buy Soda Stream (a home soda-making machine) and to sign cards to take into Target asking the company to stop selling SodaStream. (We will also be singing boycott SodaStream holiday songs).
LOCATION: Target Mission Valley, outside the store
DATES: Saturday December 13 and 20
TIME: 3 – 5 pm (stay as long as you want to)
For more information or if you can help, contact us at:
BDS San Diego: facebook.com/bdssandiego, bdssandiego.org
JVP San Diego: http://jvp-sandiego.org, sandiego@jewishvoiceforpeace.org,www.facebook.com/jvpsd
You may know that in 2005, Palestinian civil society issued a call for a campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDFS) against Israel until it complies with international law and Palestinian rights. Across the country this month, organizations are taking actions to urge shoppers to boycott SodaStream products and asking stores to stop selling them. Stores that carry SodaStream include Target, Office Depot, Staples, Bed Bath & Beyond, and more.
Background
SodaStream is an Israeli corporation whose main production plant is located in the Mishor Adumim industrial park, part of illegal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Activists have targeted the corporation for reaping the financial benefit of tax incentives while being complicit in the Israeli occupation of Palestine and violations of Palestinian rights to freedom, justice and self-determination.
Over the last year, a powerful grassroots movement for Palestinian human rights has succeeded in putting the heat on corporatehuman rights violator SodaStream. SodaStream's stocks have fallen dramatically, while Macy's, a major department store in the US has de-shelved their roduct. In October,
SodaStream announced that it would close its factory in the West Bank settlement of Mishor Adumim. However, SodaStream has yet to close its factory in the West Bank, as promised, and has announced plans to open a factory in the Negev/al-Naqab where they would receive more Israeli government subsidies to contribute to the ongoing displacement of Palestinian Bedouins. Palestine solidarity activists have vowed to continue their boycott until SodaStream demonstrates it is no longer benefiting from displacing Palestinians and
abusing their labor.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Friday, December 12, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
[SDCPJ] FW: Events Saturday 12-13 & 12-20!
BDS San Diego Caroling/Flyering Action to Boycott Soda Stream
Where: the Target in Mission Valley - Parking Lot entrance
When: 3:00 - 5:00, wear Christmas colors and a Santa Hat!
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
[SDCPJ] Action Alert: Equal Time for Torturers?
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From FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Media) FAIR — the national progressive media watchdog group ...
fair.org/FAIR is the national progressive media watchdog group, challenging corporate media bias, spin and misinformation.Action AlertEqual Time for Torturers?
Networks grant CIA time to spin report12/10/14
The December 9 release of the executive summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture prompted substantial media coverage. But the network newscasts seemed to be guided by the need to apply something like an "equal time" rule for the torturers.
On NBC Nightly News (12/9/14), though correspondent Andrea Mitchell misleadingly referred to "the harsh interrogations now seen as torture"--they were, of course, torture before yesterday--their lead segment adequately summarized the Senate findings.
But then NBC aired a long interview--nearly as long as the report on the Senate's findings--with former CIA (and NSA) director Michael Hayden, who even disputes that the tactics in the report were torture. Anchor Brian Williams told viewers that Hayden was "accused in today's report of providing misleading information in the past."
That's a mild characterization; in fact, as the Washington Post (12/9/14) showed, Hayden's 2007 Senate testimony about CIA torture was revealed to be full of distortions and evasions--from the number of prisoners held by the CIA to his claims that "punches and kicks...have never been employed" and that the "most serious injury" was bruising.
The exposure of Hayden's dishonesty seemed to play no role in NBC's questioning of him, in which he was given ample time to argue that most countries treat their prisoners worse than the CIA does.
After its opening segment describing the Senate findings, CBS Evening News presented a CIA rebuttal report from correspondent Bob Orr, which was a completely uncritical summary of the Agency's dubious claims. Orr goes through the cases where the CIA says torture "worked." He doesn't challenge the Agency's claims, which is an especially strange approach given the Senate report's documentation of how the CIA misled politicians and journalists about its torture program.
But CBS wasn't done. The newscast also aired an interview with Michael Morell, a former CIA deputy director and current CBS News contributor. Pelley made clear that their analyst was "speaking in defense of the CIA." Morrell called the Senate report "deeply flawed." Instead of posing tough questions, Pelley asked him questions like this: "How are CIA officers reacting to this today?"
Did we say "equal time"? Between the CIA rebuttal segment and the Morell interview, CBS Evening News devoted about 50 percent more time to excuses for torture than it did to the torture report itself.
And on ABC World News Tonight, correspondent Martha Raddatz showed that you didn't need to interview a former torture architect to spin the news. Her first words to anchor to David Muir were these: "David, some of these detainees are Al-Qaeda operatives suspected of taking part in the worst terrorist attacks in this country's history." That is true; and some of the prisoners had nothing to do with Al-Qaeda at all--or any kind of militant activity.
After Raddatz's report--which detailed the Senate's findings--the broadcast turned to Jonathan Karl to flesh out the CIA's response. As he told viewers, "The tactics were harsh, but the CIA says it is flat out wrong to say they did not work."
Karl wasn't there to weigh these claims: "One key question: Did the interrogations help get Osama bin Laden? The report says no, the CIA says yes, that only through harsh interrogation did they discover bin Laden's personal messenger."
But no one should take the CIA at its word. As many are pointing out (CNN, 12/10/14; Mother Jones, 12/9/14; Firedoglake, 5/3/11), the most important breaks that identified bin Laden's courier came independent of the CIA's torture regime, and the arguments that have been offered for waterboarding's contribution to the search border on the absurd (FAIR Blog, 5/6/11). It's not surprising the CIA would seize on bin Laden to justify torture; the Senate report notes that two days after bin Laden was killed, Hayden went on a talk radio show to boast that the intelligence came from CIA black sites.
The Senate report makes abundantly clear that the CIA went to great lengths to mislead the press, the public and political leaders about its activities. This should not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with CIA history. This is not a time for "balance"--unless journalists truly believe that covering torture means giving torturers an uncritical platform for denying responsibility.
ACTION:
Tell the networks that good journalism means challenging CIA claims--not giving the Agency free airtime to respond to well-documented evidence of torture.CONTACT:
NBC Nightly News
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nbcnightlynews
Twitter:@NBCNightlyNews
Contact form: http://nbcnews.to/1sjw9hPCBS Evening News
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSEveningNews
Twitter: @cbseveningnews
Email: evening@cbsnews.comABC World News Tonight
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldNewsTonight
Twitter: @wntonight
Contact form: http://abcn.ws/1sdsBmR
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Sunday, December 7, 2014
[SDCPJ] Saturday, Dec. 13 San Diego info/National March Against Police Violence
In San Diego, December 13th, Balboa Park Big Fountain
A National march against police violence has been called for and we will answer that call in San Diego. Please share this information and gather allies and activists to unite with the world as one. Will stand up to bullying. We will stand in solidarity.
At 10:30 We will meet at the big fountain.
At 11:00 Speakers
At 11:30 Die In
At 12:00 We March
More info on Facebook/follow posts
https://www.facebook.com/events/1568510593379791/?pnref=story

Friday, December 5, 2014
[SDCPJ] Peace on Earth HOLIDAY BAZAAR! Saturday, December 6th 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
The 2014 Annual
Peace on Earth
HOLIDAY BAZAAR!
Saturday, December 6th
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Mid-City Gym 4302 Landis St.
San Diego, CA 92105
[SDCPJ] Fwd: Emergency Choking Mobilization; Peace Bazaar
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From: KNSJ & Activist San Diego <info@ActivistSanDiego.org>
Date: December 5, 2014, 2:11:45 PM PST
To: Carol <caroljahnkow@gmail.com>
Subject: Emergency Choking Mobilization; Peace Bazaar
Reply-To: KNSJ & Activist San Diego <info@ActivistSanDiego.org>
Emergency Choking Mobilization; Peace Bazaar
Emergency Mobilization Dec. 5 @ 6pm
Join the "We Can't Breath" Die-in
'Peace on Earth Holiday Bazaar' Sat. Dec 6
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Eric Garner: Emergency Mobilization
Join the "We Can't Breath" Die-in
Friday Dec. 5 @ 6:30 pm
Starting at City Heights Performance Annex
Read More: http://www.activistsandiego.org/node/4686The choking death of Eric Garner by New York City police last July was captured on a cell phone for the world to witness the unnecessary death of yet another unarmed black man who did not resist arrest, his apparent crime was selling individual cigarettes. He died for this crime being choked to death in a need legal stranglehold while crying for help " I cannot breathe, I cannot breathe..."http://time.com/3016326/eric-garner-video-police-chokehold-death/
Once again a grand jury chose not to indict Ofc. Daniel Pantoleo even though the video showed clearly that his life was not endangered by this unarmed suspect.
"We as a community will not accept the impunity by police officers or the grand jury. We will not accept the murder of an armed, innocent citizens. No more… This is got to stop now!!
Help us Build a Movement for Social Justice*ASD's Commitment to building the community's organizing capacity*
DEC. 9th and every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7-9 pm, Activist San Diego and our partner, United Against Police Terror - San Diego, will be meeting at the Activist Center, 4246 Wightman, in City Heights. We meet in solidarity with friends we know who are building a people's movement in Ferguson/St. Louis and countless other cities who rallied. Our intent is to establish a permanent presence in this work with a new generation of activists. For more info at ActivistSanDiego.org or our partner, United Against Police Terror - San Diego on FaceBook
We survive and thrive only through your donations
- see KNSJ.org Everyone welcome, Join us, get involved 619-283-1100
Come join ASD & KNSJ
10 am- 2 pm @ Mid-City Gym 4302 Landis St. SD
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Buy our affordable succulent ; 619-283-1100
Dec. 6th - Sat. The "Peace on Earth Holiday Bazaar" for crafts and alternative holiday shopping; a great turnout year after year. We've grown to over 25 wonderful local not-for-profit community orgs that are working for a peaceful, just, & environmentally healthy world. Buy your potted succulents and crafts from ASD and KNSJ to support your favorite causes. Help us at the table 619-283-1100 Read more... http://www.activistsandiego.org/node/4658
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You are the Community in Community Radio
...and we need your sustaining monthly contribution!
Thanks to your support we were able to be there to help organize a
community response that made San Diego proud.Activist San Diego steps up to the
challenge of ongoing community organizing.We rallied, we marched - Outraged yet Peaceful.
Now to Build a People's Movement for Equity and Social JusticeActivist San Diego is indebted to you for your support. Hundreds of you turned out for one of the 4 days of consecutive actions in which ASD played a major role. Like you we felt outrage at the lack of justice, but we turned that frustration into a tremendous outpouring that promises to strengthen multiracial and multi-generational activism. We are determined stop the growth of militarized and racialized policing and shed light on the discriminatory practices that undermine peace and social equity.PLEASE READ OUR PLEA!But we face a crisis: A new generation of youth and community are coming forward, yearning to get involved. ASD is eager to train and work with this new energy, but we lack the financial resources of a coordinator, facilities and the tools that successful organizers need make a breakthrough.
The future is bright with your support! After 6 years in the bureaucratic trenches to establish a new FM radio station, KNSJ 89.1 FM is poised to become a tranformative agent of education and communication for a new generation. Now we need to connect our informational mission to our mobilization mission. With your commitment ASD can train these new forces to rebuild a people's movement.WE ARE THANKFUL THAT YOU ARE WITH US!
For 15 years Activist San Diego and been there for you... and with you.
At this very moment ASD needs YOU to step forward and pledge ongoing financial support to create new organizing capacity.
- If each of the 1300 of you who receive this newsletter donated $2-$5 a month, we'd become a more powerful organization.
- If a few more of you would invest 10 times that amount we'd be powerfully transformative organization.
- And if a few special people we know or have yet to meet, would inject even more substantial resource, it would allow us to challenge and change power relations in San Diego County.
In this season of need and this season of giving, please donate right now at ActivistSanDiego.org or KNSJ.org (to fund the fabulous progressive radio programming). Click on the option to make it an easy monthly donation... Please do it now... and give generously with future generations in mind. ActivistSanDiego.org and click "Donate Now"YOUR DONATED CARS ARE WELCOMED
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Activist Holiday Party
Mon, Dec. 15th @ 7 pm
Joyce Beers Community Center
Across from Trader Joe's
3900 Vermont Street; San Diego, CA 92103
KNSJ & ASD Holiday Party Music & Entertainment at Joyce Beers Community Center. Our yearly food and festivities celebration of all things progressive. Bring a Potluck dish to share. For peace in the New Year! http://www.activistsandiego.org/node/4667Get involved with Activist San Diego, networking for social justice:
For info 619-283-1100
A special invite to former members and new participants of ASD and KNSJ.0rg
For more info 619-283-1100
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