All, planning for the Spring 2013 anti-drone/robotic warfare/empire event, "Drone Diego," will continue this Monday night at the Friends Center. Lynn will facilitate discussion. Lead organizations are the Peace Resource Center, San Diego Veterans for Peace, and SDCPJ. Below/attached is an agenda. THANKS - see you there! SAN DIEGO COALITION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE - At the Friends Center - 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105 Monday, December 10, 2012 – 7:00 PM Agenda Tonight's Facilitator: Lynn Gonzales Welcome, Introductions Note taker for this evening's meeting will be ________________ Next regular SDCPJ meeting: Monday, January 14, 2012 (to be confirmed) Facilitator_____________
Discussion - Cont. Discussion: Planning for Spring Anti-Drone Event, possible week-long, early April (see attached materials) 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 |
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Left Hook - Judicial Rights: The Most Important Fight of Our Time
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Left Hook By Walter Davis San Diego, California 8 December 2012 Judicial Rights: The Most Important Fight of Our Time The proud grandparents had come to Italy to witness the birth of their ...
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Before a panel of lawyers and board members at the NRC headquarters in Maryland, Lutz appeared via video conference and argued the changes to the frequency of hundreds of inspections would keep the public out of the loop.
"Edison wants to try to keep hearings from happening and that makes it so the public cannot watch them," said Lutz. "They want to run the plant the way they want."
Lawyers from the NRC staff and Edison argued against a hearing. They said Lutz missed the deadline to file and they also argued Lutz has no right to demand a hearing because he doesn't live near the plant.
"Citizens' Oversight has not provided any affidavits from those who live within 15 minutes of the plant," said Edison's attorney Steven Frantz.
Edison's attorney also argued the change was meant to give Edison more flexibility in order to run the plant more efficiently. Lutz disagrees.
"But this means the NRC doesn't get reports if they change it and the NRC doesn't get to regulate," said Lutz
The NRC board is expected to make a decision in January whether to grant a full hearing on the changes.
Kitty Felde | December 5th, 2012, 3:58pm
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board heard a request Wednesday regarding Southern California Edison's operating license for the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
It was a lesson in fighting city hall — or, in this case, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
An activist engineer from Southern California tried Wednesday to convince the NRC's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to hold a formal hearing on changes to Southern California Edison's operating license for the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The Commission did not go easy on Edison.
Inside the Maryland hearing room at commission headquarters, it was a sea of suits — lawyers, nuclear engineers, and NRC board members.
Back in California, appearing via videoconference, activist Ray Lutz said amendments to San Onofre's license would allow Edison to change the frequency of hundreds of critical inspections, hiding them in documents controlled by the utility company.
"No public review, no opportunity for a hearing, no checking that anything is going right," said Lutz, pointing out the potential for mistakes. "It helps to have the public reviewing this stuff."
Lawyers for both the NRC staff and Edison argued against scheduling a full hearing, saying Lutz missed the deadline to file paperwork and had no standing to demand a hearing since he lives in El Cajon — too far away to be affected by safety issues at the plant.
Edison attorneys insisted changes in surveillance frequency would still be subject to oversight. But Alex Karlin, an administrative law judge on the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, pointed out to Edison attorney Steven Frantz that under the amended operating license, the utility would no longer be required to report changes to the NRC. Karlin kept asking whether that results in a relaxation of oversight. "Yes or no?" he asked several times.
Frantz said the change was meant to give a licensee more flexibility: "That's the whole purpose."
Karlin kept pushing. Finally, Frantz agreed, saying, "Yeah, we are no longer required to get NRC approval."
The NRC board will decide in January whether to grant a full hearing on changes to Edison's operating license for San Onofre.
Separately, the NRC is also reviewing Edison's proposal to restart one of the reactors at the nuclear plant, which has been offline since January.
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Sharon Kramer: Wronged by the Courts, Jailed for Talking about it
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What if you were wronged by the justice system. Could you talk to anyone about it? Many people are finding out that the courts can violate your rights ...then jail you if you tell anyone about it. Th...
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UNAC applauds the will of the Palestinians to survive and to thrive and to maintain the optimism that one day Palestine will be free. In spite of daily hardships and repression (80% need food aid; 45% unemployed) - intensified as collective punishment for democratically voting for Hamas in 2006, and still trying to rebuild after the genocidal bombardments of "Operation Cast Lead" in 2008-09 - the Palestinians cling to their ancient land and continue to resist. As spoken word artist Rafeef Ziadah says, we don't teach our children hate; "we teach life!" A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza has been announced after eight days of Israel's latest assault on the Palestinians held captive in the world's largest penal colony. More than 160 Palestinians, including dozens of children, women and elderly, have been killed and more than 1,100, also mainly civilians and children, have been injured. Civilians and vital infrastructure have been deliberate targets, along with journalists attempting to counter the claim of Israel's simply "defending itself". While a halt in the current escalation is good news, it is only a temporary respite as long as the underlying cause is not resolved. The long-term issue is that Gaza remains under a brutal occupation and blockade and the violence before and after "ceasefires" is ongoing, with killings often unreported. There is a long history of ceasefire agreements, honored by the Palestinians, but broken by Israeli targeted assassinations and killings. There is also the harm that is done because Israel restricts food and medicines, contaminates the water, destroys infrastructure, and steals land. Generations of Palestinian children have been traumatized by Israeli violence with crippling impact; food scarcity and restrictions cause malnutrition and widespread growth-stunting anemia. The war crimes committed by Israel are in full partnership with the United States. $3.1 billion dollars of U.S. taxpayers' money goes to Israel annually to sustain its illegal and brutal occupation of the Palestinians living under an apartheid, militarized regime and to threaten Iran. The money is used to buy American weaponry. In the past 10 years, almost 671 million U.S. weapons valued at $18,866 billion were delivered. In addition to full military and economic support, the U.S. uses its diplomatic power to shield Israel from the demands of the international community to adhere to international law and from any accountability. The recent assault on Gaza immediately followed three weeks of joint military exercises involving thousands of U.S. and Israeli military personnel and costing more than $100 million. Part of the mission was to test the Iron Dome missile defense system paid for by the U.S. government, costing hundreds of billions of dollars. Wanting to test these systems in real life may have been one of the reasons for the deliberate triggering of the operation. "Make no mistake. The U.S. is 100 percent committed to the security of Israel. That commitment drives this exercise," said U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin. "These are very difficult days [which require] further bilateral cooperation in defense against future missile threats, as well as persistent operations against Hamas and the Iranian terror threat in Gaza, which is likely to intensify and expand," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told reporters. Both the U.S. and Israeli officials agree on this "partnership". The Obama administration was briefed just prior to the attack showing that this was a jointly orchestrated operation. According to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, "This effort (attack on Gaza) could not have been concluded without the generous and consistent support of the American administration, led by President Obama." President Obama likewise stated that the U.S. is "fully supportive of Israel's right to defend itself" and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution expressing its "unwavering commitment" to Israel. At UNAC's founding conference in 2010, there was a debate about what position to take re: Palestine, Israel, and the U.S. For the first time, a large and representative gathering of peace and social justice activists took an unequivocal stand in solidarity with the Palestinians. By a strong majority vote, the conference adopted the demand that the U.S. end all aid to Israel – military, economic, and diplomatic -- and joined the BDS campaign against Israel. This represented a turning point for the American left and we are proud to have played a role in moving the struggle forward. FREE PALESTINE! 11-28-12
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