[SDCPJ] Appeal: Support War Resister Kimberly Rivera

Dear Friends,

War resister Kimberly Rivera, http://www.democracynow.org/2013/4/30/kimberly_rivera_pregnant_mom_of_4,

is being held at the Miramar Brig.  She will be giving birth to a baby boy in the next month.

 

A small, local support group has been visiting Kim regularly since last spring.  Kim's husband, Mario, arrived last Thursday with their two youngest children.  With your help we have put together enough money to support their needs while they await the baby's birth and Kim's release.

The plan is to have Mario take custody of the baby once he's born.  They will stay with my husband and me until Kim is released sometime in December.  Then the young family will fly home to Texas.

 

THE APPEAL:

*We are asking for monetary support to help the young family make a fresh start once the Kim is released.

*We also need volunteers that can give the family transportation assistance during their stay.

 

IF YOU CAN HELP:

*Contact me or Mario (leos_8023@hotmail.com)

if you can give transportation assistance.

*If you can help monetarily, please visit http://couragetoresist.org/kimberly-rivera.html.  Our local Vets for Peace are also handling donations:

Go to www.sdvfp.org and click on donate. Make sure you leave a note that the donation is for Kim Rivera.  

Or, make out checks to SDVFP and mail them to:
SDVFP

c/o Colleen Angell

12932 Sunderland St

Poway, CA 92064
Again, make sure you leave a note on the check that the donation is for Kim Rivera. 

Thank you so much for your continued support!

 

 

--
Lynn
San Diego Military Counseling Project
www.sdmcp.org

[SDCPJ] Reminder! Nuclear Waste Confidence Public Meeting, Monday, 11/18/13, CARLSBAD!

Stop the Nuclear Waste Con!  The NRC Draft Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement is unacceptable. Much of it appears to be based on unsubstantiated hope. WHAT: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting to receive comments on the Draft Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement Report and Proposed Rule. WHEN: MONDAY, November 18, 2013 5 p.m.  CDSO Press Conference 5 - 7 p.m.   Overpass Light Brigade -- We need Volunteers to hold Lighted Letters! 6 - 7 p.m.   NRC Open House (Q&A with NRC Staff) 7 - 10 p.m.  NRC Public Comment Meeting WHERE: Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa, 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad CA 92008 Background: As described by the NRC Chairman, Alison Macfarlane, in a recent speech, "in June 2012, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the NRC's 2010 Waste Confidence rule. In the court's opinion, the Commission's conclusion that a high-level waste repository would be available 'when necessary' lacked an appropriate discussion of the environmental consequences of failing to achieve that objective. The ruling also expressed concern about potential spent fuel pool leaks and fires. In the time since the court issued its decision ... NRC staff has been working to revise the Waste Confidence rule and develop a generic environmental impact statement. From the beginning, the Commission made it clear that public involvement must be an essential part of this process. Starting last month, the NRC has been holding a series of public meetings around the country to get important input for our final products." 1 The public meeting in Carlsbad on November 18, 2013, is one of 12 being held by the NRC around the country to take comment on the Draft "Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement" Report,2 including a second California public meeting in San Luis Obispo on November 20th. See complete schedule at http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel- storage/wcd/pub-involve.html#schedule Stop the Nuclear Waste Con: "The NRC Draft Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) is unacceptable. Much of it appears to be based on unsubstantiated hope and it ignores the unsolved problems of high burnup fuel. The NRC won't approve short-term storage or transport of high burnup used nuclear fuel because they have no confidence it is safe," states Donna Gilmore of SanOnofreSafety.org. The Waste Confidence GEIS needs to address: √ HIGH BURNUP FUEL – Too hot to handle No short-term storage or transportation solutions for high burnup fuel waste.3 • The NRC and DOE are concerned with the instability of high burnup nuclear waste in both storage and transport, yet the NRC continues approving this dangerous fuel for reactors. > The NRC won't approve high burnup dry cask storage over 20 years because they have NO CONFIDENCE it can be stored longer without releasing radiation into the environment, even though it must be stored for thousands of years. The NRC won't approve transportation4 of high burnup used fuel because they have NO CONFIDENCE it can be transported without releasing radiation into the environment. San Onofre's high burnup used fuel is so hot and radioactive, it requires up to a MINIMUM 20 YEARS cooling in the crowded spent fuel pools, instead of the minimum 5 years for lower burnup fuel. √ Generic Environmental Impact Statement – NOT acceptable for California California didn't "sign up" for permanent (100+ years) nuclear waste dumps. California nuclear waste sits in the world's earthquake "ring of fire", the same as Fukushima, the most active and dangerous earthquake zone in the world. California's nuclear waste is surrounded by known active earthquake faults and the USGS says no one has ever predicted a major earthquake. California's nuclear waste sits along an eroding coastline, in tsunami zones, and is exposed to a highly humid and corrosive coastal environment. NRC's NUREG/CR-7030 states atmospheric corrosion of sea salt can lead to stress corrosion cracking within 32 and 128 weeks in austenitic [corrosion resistant] stainless steel canisters.5 It would be impossible to evacuate the millions of people living near California's waste. Of the 34 million people in California, over 8.5 million reside within 50 miles of San Onofre. A radiological disaster impacts the nation's and world's security, economy and food supply. California is the eight ranking economy in the world, virtually tied with Italy and the Russian Federation, and larger than Canada, Australia and Spain.6 More than 40 percent of containerized imports enter the country through California ports, and nearly 30 percent of the country's exports depart through them.7 California produces nearly half of the U.S. grown fruits, nuts and vegetables. California remained the number one state in cash farm receipts in 2011, with its $43.5 billion in revenue representing 11.6 percent of the U.S. total. U. S. consumers regularly purchase several crops produced solely in California.8 San Onofre is located adjacent to the primary vehicle transportation artery between Los Angeles and San Diego (I-5), and one of the largest military installations (and targets) on the West Coast (Camp Pendleton). √ We oppose NRC's proposed rule that future licensing can be based on the assumption spent fuel can be safely stored above ground virtually forever. In the proposed NRC rule9 that accompanies the draft GEIS, the NRC proposes to incorporate into every reactor license the Draft GEIS' conclusion that spent fuel can be safely stored above ground indefinitely. This proposal would in effect forbid any further public discussion, in individual reactor licensing actions, of the serious question of whether generation of additional spent fuel is justifiable in light of the absence of any means of safe disposal. The Coalition to Decommission San Onofre includes Citizens Oversight, Inc., Peace Resource Center of San Diego, San Clemente Green, SanOnofreSafety.org, and Women Occupy San Diego. For more information on nuclear waste, go to SanOnofreSafety.org. ### 1 http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1330/ML13309A775.pdf 2 http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1322/ML13224A106.pdf 3 Sources for high burnup information at http://sanonofresafety.org/nuclear-waste/ 4 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/isg/isg-11R3.pdf 5 Atmospheric Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Welded and Unwelded 304, 304L, and 316L Austenitic Stainless Steels Commonly Used for Dry Cask Storage Containers Exposed to Marine Environments (NUREG/CR-7030) http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1031/ML103120081.pdf 6 http://www.ccsce.com/PDF/Numbers-July-2013-CA-Economy-Rankings-2012.pdf, http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/LatestEconData/FS_Misc.htm 7 Pacific Merchant Shipping Association 11/10/13 http://www.pmsaship.com/default.aspx?ID=8 8 California Agricultural Statistics USDA October 31, 2012 http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/California_Ag_Statistics/Reports/2011cas-all.pdf 9 http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1325/ML13256A004.pdf page1image13844 Coalition to Decommission San Onofre (CDSO) and Sierra Club Angeles Chapter PRESS RELEASE AND MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Donna Gilmore, SanOnofreSafety.org 949-204-7794 donnagilmore@gmail.com / Martha Sullivan, Women Occupy San Diego, 858-945-6273 marthasullivan@mac.com / Glenn Pascall, Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, 949-248-3183 gpascall@att.net / Gary Headrick, San Clemente Green, 949-218-4051 gary@sanclementegreen.org Related articles New York Attorney General slams NRC nuclear waste environmental assessment Nation's nuclear waste a deepening concern If You've Got Nuclear Waste, This Is the Week to Dump It * A Big Win Against Nuclear Waste in Charlotte N.C. nuclear waste storage at plants is debated Experts: San Onofre's nuclear waste isn't going anywhere Aging Nuke Plants On Fault Lines In Tsunami Hazard Zones = Fukushimas... Any Questions? PLEASE Turn off a light for Fukushima USA / San Onofre This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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[SDCPJ] Reminder! Nuclear Waste Confidence Public Meeting, Monday, 11/18/13, CARLSBAD!

Stop the Nuclear Waste Con!  The NRC Draft Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement is unacceptable. Much of it appears to be based on unsubstantiated hope. WHAT: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting to receive comments on the Draft Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement Report and Proposed Rule. WHEN: MONDAY, November 18, 2013 5 p.m.  CDSO Press Conference 5 - 7 p.m.   Overpass Light Brigade -- We need Volunteers to hold Lighted Letters! 6 - 7 p.m.   NRC Open House (Q&A with NRC Staff) 7 - 10 p.m.  NRC Public Comment Meeting WHERE: Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa, 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad CA 92008 Background: As described by the NRC Chairman, Alison Macfarlane, in a recent speech, "in June 2012, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the NRC's 2010 Waste Confidence rule. In the court's opinion, the Commission's conclusion that a high-level waste repository would be available 'when necessary' lacked an appropriate discussion of the environmental consequences of failing to achieve that objective. The ruling also expressed concern about potential spent fuel pool leaks and fires. In the time since the court issued its decision ... NRC staff has been working to revise the Waste Confidence rule and develop a generic environmental impact statement. From the beginning, the Commission made it clear that public involvement must be an essential part of this process. Starting last month, the NRC has been holding a series of public meetings around the country to get important input for our final products." 1 The public meeting in Carlsbad on November 18, 2013, is one of 12 being held by the NRC around the country to take comment on the Draft "Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement" Report,2 including a second California public meeting in San Luis Obispo on November 20th. See complete schedule at http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel- storage/wcd/pub-involve.html#schedule Stop the Nuclear Waste Con: "The NRC Draft Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) is unacceptable. Much of it appears to be based on unsubstantiated hope and it ignores the unsolved problems of high burnup fuel. The NRC won't approve short-term storage or transport of high burnup used nuclear fuel because they have no confidence it is safe," states Donna Gilmore of SanOnofreSafety.org. The Waste Confidence GEIS needs to address: √ HIGH BURNUP FUEL – Too hot to handle No short-term storage or transportation solutions for high burnup fuel waste.3 • The NRC and DOE are concerned with the instability of high burnup nuclear waste in both storage and transport, yet the NRC continues approving this dangerous fuel for reactors. > The NRC won't approve high burnup dry cask storage over 20 years because they have NO CONFIDENCE it can be stored longer without releasing radiation into the environment, even though it must be stored for thousands of years. The NRC won't approve transportation4 of high burnup used fuel because they have NO CONFIDENCE it can be transported without releasing radiation into the environment. San Onofre's high burnup used fuel is so hot and radioactive, it requires up to a MINIMUM 20 YEARS cooling in the crowded spent fuel pools, instead of the minimum 5 years for lower burnup fuel. √ Generic Environmental Impact Statement – NOT acceptable for California California didn't "sign up" for permanent (100+ years) nuclear waste dumps. California nuclear waste sits in the world's earthquake "ring of fire", the same as Fukushima, the most active and dangerous earthquake zone in the world. California's nuclear waste is surrounded by known active earthquake faults and the USGS says no one has ever predicted a major earthquake. California's nuclear waste sits along an eroding coastline, in tsunami zones, and is exposed to a highly humid and corrosive coastal environment. NRC's NUREG/CR-7030 states atmospheric corrosion of sea salt can lead to stress corrosion cracking within 32 and 128 weeks in austenitic [corrosion resistant] stainless steel canisters.5 It would be impossible to evacuate the millions of people living near California's waste. Of the 34 million people in California, over 8.5 million reside within 50 miles of San Onofre. A radiological disaster impacts the nation's and world's security, economy and food supply. California is the eight ranking economy in the world, virtually tied with Italy and the Russian Federation, and larger than Canada, Australia and Spain.6 More than 40 percent of containerized imports enter the country through California ports, and nearly 30 percent of the country's exports depart through them.7 California produces nearly half of the U.S. grown fruits, nuts and vegetables. California remained the number one state in cash farm receipts in 2011, with its $43.5 billion in revenue representing 11.6 percent of the U.S. total. U. S. consumers regularly purchase several crops produced solely in California.8 San Onofre is located adjacent to the primary vehicle transportation artery between Los Angeles and San Diego (I-5), and one of the largest military installations (and targets) on the West Coast (Camp Pendleton). √ We oppose NRC's proposed rule that future licensing can be based on the assumption spent fuel can be safely stored above ground virtually forever. In the proposed NRC rule9 that accompanies the draft GEIS, the NRC proposes to incorporate into every reactor license the Draft GEIS' conclusion that spent fuel can be safely stored above ground indefinitely. This proposal would in effect forbid any further public discussion, in individual reactor licensing actions, of the serious question of whether generation of additional spent fuel is justifiable in light of the absence of any means of safe disposal. The Coalition to Decommission San Onofre includes Citizens Oversight, Inc., Peace Resource Center of San Diego, San Clemente Green, SanOnofreSafety.org, and Women Occupy San Diego. For more information on nuclear waste, go to SanOnofreSafety.org. ### 1 http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1330/ML13309A775.pdf 2 http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1322/ML13224A106.pdf 3 Sources for high burnup information at http://sanonofresafety.org/nuclear-waste/ 4 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/isg/isg-11R3.pdf 5 Atmospheric Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Welded and Unwelded 304, 304L, and 316L Austenitic Stainless Steels Commonly Used for Dry Cask Storage Containers Exposed to Marine Environments (NUREG/CR-7030) http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1031/ML103120081.pdf 6 http://www.ccsce.com/PDF/Numbers-July-2013-CA-Economy-Rankings-2012.pdf, http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/LatestEconData/FS_Misc.htm 7 Pacific Merchant Shipping Association 11/10/13 http://www.pmsaship.com/default.aspx?ID=8 8 California Agricultural Statistics USDA October 31, 2012 http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/California_Ag_Statistics/Reports/2011cas-all.pdf 9 http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1325/ML13256A004.pdf page1image13844 Coalition to Decommission San Onofre (CDSO) and Sierra Club Angeles Chapter PRESS RELEASE AND MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Donna Gilmore, SanOnofreSafety.org 949-204-7794 donnagilmore@gmail.com / Martha Sullivan, Women Occupy San Diego, 858-945-6273 marthasullivan@mac.com / Glenn Pascall, Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, 949-248-3183 gpascall@att.net / Gary Headrick, San Clemente Green, 949-218-4051 gary@sanclementegreen.org Related articles New York Attorney General slams NRC nuclear waste environmental assessment Nation's nuclear waste a deepening concern If You've Got Nuclear Waste, This Is the Week to Dump It * A Big Win Against Nuclear Waste in Charlotte N.C. nuclear waste storage at plants is debated Experts: San Onofre's nuclear waste isn't going anywhere Aging Nuke Plants On Fault Lines In Tsunami Hazard Zones = Fukushimas... Any Questions? PLEASE Turn off a light for Fukushima USA / San Onofre This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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[SDCPJ] Rally to Defend Trans* Rights!

Transgender students moved one step closer to justice with the passing of the School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266) this year. This brand new California bill guarantees transgender students safe access to necessary school facilities & activities in public schools. As you may know, this bill and these students are under attack by national transphobic organizations. Over the past 90 days, they have been running a media smear campaign against trans* youth and lying to the public to get this issue on the ballot. California officials have until Nov. 20th to count & validate signatures. WHETHER THEY QUALIFY THE REFERENDUM OR NOT, WE WILL RALLY IN HILLCREST TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH!
https://www.facebook.com/events/544752875613808/

 

EVENT INFO:

 

Hear speakers from the trans* community (this event will highlight trans* voices only). Bring signs! Wear pink, blue or white in solidarity with the trans* community. Facepaint will be available on site.

*this event is wheelchair accessible and dis-ability affirmative. if you need additional accommodations please contact us 72 hours prior to the event*

 

Vibe watchers will be present for attendees who have any questions or concerns.

This event is part of CFAC's TRANS* ACTION WEEK. 

TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBERENCE: https://www.facebook.com/events/1454003784825513/
RALLY TO DEFEND TRANS RIGHTS: https://www.facebook.com/events/544752875613808/
"TWO SPIRITS" SCREENING ~ HILLCREST: https://www.facebook.com/events/543557142391669/
BLACK & PINK SAN DIEGO'S PEN PAL CORRESPONDENCE & STUDY GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/events/540810722672951/

THE TIME IS NOW TO ORGANIZE AND DEFEND OUR YOUTH! Join us and invite your friends!

 

CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS WANTED!

If your organization would like to co-sponsor this event, please e-mail field@canvassforacause.org. A small amount of speaking spaces are available.

 

CURRENT CO-SPONSORS

Canvass For a Cause

SAME Alliance

Black and Pink - San Diego

[SDCPJ] Last chance! Did you tell a friend?

Yes, you've heard already, but... have you helped spread the word?

MORE groups = more diversity & fun!

We really love to have as many groups as possible (and new ones!) join this event, showing San Diego as a whole that we have MANY people doing AWESOME work for peace, justice, and sustainability.

AND hey... you can have an excellent time hanging out, watching performances, doing arts/crafts, AND get some cool gifts. It's a win-win!

So, please forward this email...
TELL GROUPS -- Today is the last day to sign up!!

Thanks,
Mariah

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From: PRC SD Info <info@prcsd.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Subject: THIS Friday 11/15 is the deadline! Will YOU table at the Holiday Bazaar?
To: SDCPJ list <sdcpj@lists.quantumimagery.com>, PRCSD list <prcsd@lists.riseup.net>

Dear organizers for Peace, Justice, & Sustainability:

The FINAL deadline to apply for a table at the 2013 Holiday Bazaar is THIS Friday November 15th (by 11:59pm).

Applications have choices of:
one 6-foot table ($35),
two 6' tables ($70),
or three 6' tables ($105).

To APPLY online, go to: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?usp=drive_web&formkey=dEtpNkFpMjdnSDJ6VHF2ZzhkUG1PRWc6MA#gid=0 

For more info, please check our website at www.peacebazaar.net

If you have any questions, please contact the Peace Resource Center at info@prcsd.org or 619-263-9301

We look forward to a great event - and we hope WITH you!

Mariah

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

Executive Director: Mariah Gayler

Director Emerita: Carol Jahnkow

[SDCPJ] Amnesty International 25th Candlelight Walk Sun. Nov 17, 5 pm - Oceanside Amphitheater

 

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

NORTH COUNTY CHAPTER AIUSA 471

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   CONTACTS:  Alessandra Colfi  (760) 724-0319

November 12, 2013                                                            Kathy Ford  (760) 277  0089                                                       

 

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN ENDORSES LOCAL AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL GROUP 471

WITH COMMEMORATIVE MESSAGE:

"…the positive effect of your work…does make the world community

and everyone's freedom of expression safer."

 

FORMER ARGENTINEAN PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROFESSOR  TO HEADLINE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S 25^TH ANNUAL WALK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN OCEANSIDE NOVEMBER 17 ^TH.

 

The North County Chapter of Amnesty International Group 471 will be hosting their 25^th Annual Candlelight Walk for Human Rights; "Past, Present & Future" on Sunday, November 17^th at the Junior Seau Plaza Amphitheater and Pier in Oceanside beginning at 5pm.  Amnesty International is an impartial grassroots organization of 3 million volunteers worldwide working to protect human rights globally.  It will be the 25^th year the local chapter has organized the free event for the public, billed as an evening of education, inspiration, action and hope.

 

The event begins with a reception with refreshments and live African music by Akayaa & Bolga Zohdoomah.  At this time participants can gather information on Amnesty's work, visit the tables of the event's endorsers as well as  "adopt" their person for the night, someone from one of fifty countries whose human rights are currently being violated by their governments.  The vast majority of these individuals are deemed "Prisoners of Conscience", detained, imprisoned and sometimes tortured or killed for peacefully expressing themselves.  Others may be "disappeared" by their governments, facing execution, forced displacement or receiving threats for their peaceful work.  Each participant will receive a placard with information on their "adoptee" they can later use to write an appeal on their behalf.

The reception is followed by a program of speakers beginning at 5:30. 

Former Prisoner of Conscience Nestor Fantini was an educator and journalist in Argentina during the "dirty wars" of the 1970's.  He was arrested, tortured and held by the military for four years.  As a political prisoner in Cordoba's UPI,  he witnessed General Menendez's soldiers extra-judicially executing 30 of his fellow prisoners.  He was adopted by Amnesty International and following extensive letter writing campaigns on his behalf, Fantini was finally released in 1979.  He later married a woman who had worked for his release with her Amnesty chapter in Austin, Texas, causing some to nickname their child the "Amnesty Kid."  They now reside in California.   Dr. Rick Halperin is the Director of the Embrey Human Rights Program at SMU where he teaches courses on human rights in the History Department.  He has a doctorate in philosophy and is an internationally recognized authority on human rights, genocide, slavery, human trafficking and the death penalty.  He has been a member of Amnesty for 35 years, active in the Dallas chapter since 1985, and has served twice as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA. At an early age Halperin was exposed to human rights issues, growing up in the South during the civil rights struggle.  In Prague he personally witnessed the self-immolation of Jan Palach, who killed himself to protest the Soviet invasion

of Czechoslavakia,  and after serving as an exchange student in Chile, three members of his host family were later

killed during Pinochet's overthrow of the Allende government.  A passionate human rights activist, Halperin says

about the movement; "while it is ultimately a struggle to change the human heart, we must first work to open

people's eyes to rights abuses."

The program ends with the presentation of the 2013 Digna Ochoa Human Rights Defender Award to Erica Glennon.  A graduate of Oceanside High and a 25 year teacher at Rancho Buena Vista High School, the chapter will recognize the enormous contribution Ms. Glennon has made introducing her students to global human rights issues.  She has inspired and encourage many to get involved or volunteer at the Walk, and in recent years her students have prepared the 1,000s of prisoner placards the participants carry each year. Ms. Glennon teaches International Baccaluarate History of the Americas, Government and Economics and serves as the AVID Coordinator at RBVHS.  She holds a BA in Political Science from UCSD and a Masters in Latin American Studies from SDSU.

Following the speakers, participants will be invited to join in a symbolic candlelight "freedom" walk on the pier, and then encouraged to go home and write an appeal for their "adopted" person.     The event is free and held rain or shine, and all are encouraged to dress warmly.  For more info: (858) 735-5708 or  (760) 277-0089 or:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amnesty-Intl-North-County-San-Diego-471/199671123399401

 

*Speakers may be available for pre-event phone interviews. 

Please contact Alessandra Colfi, Media Committee Chair, at (858) 735-5708

or Kathy Ford, Group Coordinator, at (760) 277-0089 to arrange.

 

 

 

 

[SDCPJ] PLEASE FORWARD & Re-Post to FB, etc. >> FRI. NOV. 15 6-Midnight! ~~> KNSJ 89.1 fm DANCE PARTY & BENEFIT CONCERT

Please join us at the KNSJ Dance Party Event this Friday November 15th 6 -Midnight
 World Beat Center  ~ 2100 Park Blvd. SD ~ Food & drinks for Sale
Only $5-10 at the door, and benefit concert featuring local artists and
Indiefest musicians and unique performances.
KNSJ.ORG for more infomation, facebook.com/knsjradio

[SDCPJ] THIS Friday 11/15 is the deadline! Will YOU table at the Holiday Bazaar?

Dear organizers for Peace, Justice, & Sustainability:

The FINAL deadline to apply for a table at the 2013 Holiday Bazaar is THIS Friday November 15th (by 11:59pm).

Applications have choices of:
one 6-foot table ($35),
two 6' tables ($70),
or three 6' tables ($105).

To APPLY online, go to: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?usp=drive_web&formkey=dEtpNkFpMjdnSDJ6VHF2ZzhkUG1PRWc6MA#gid=0 

For more info, please check our website at www.peacebazaar.net

If you have any questions, please contact the Peace Resource Center at info@prcsd.org or 619-263-9301

We look forward to a great event - and we hope WITH you!

Mariah

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

Executive Director: Mariah Gayler

Director Emerita: Carol Jahnkow

[SDCPJ] Mon 11/11 7pm - SDCPJ meeting

San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice Monday, November 11, 7 pm Peace Resource Center 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego 92105 www.sdcpj.org

[SDCPJ] Please Forward>> Progressives, IT'S YOUR CHANCE to ask the MAYORAL CANDIDATES on NOV. 11, 2013

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Nov. 11 @ 6:30 sharp

IMPORTANT:  Come on out to have progressive media and viewpoints heard!

Attend in person, listen LIVE at 89.1, listen on line at KNSJ.org or Live Streaming Video & Audio

KNSJ 89.1 FM and Cal Western Host Mayoral Candidate Forum

at the Cal Western School of Law

NOV. 11, 2013

READ UPDATES ON OUR FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE:
www.ActivistSanDiego.org/

https://www.facebook.com/events/228196827340243/

The KNSJ 89.1 FM San Diego Mayoral Candidate Forum
November 11, 2013 beginning at 6:30 p.m. SHARP  at the Cal Western School of Law.

Please ARRIVE EARLY for Parking and Seating!

3 of the 4 leading candidates confirmed FOR THE KNSJ 89.1 MAYORAL CANDIDATES FORUM!

• Michael Aguirre • David Alvarez • Kevin Faulconer

Alternative Media Mayor's Forum panelists with questions
La Prensa de SD - Daniel Munoz
Voice of San Diego - Andrew Keatts
San Diego Free Press - Andrew Keatts
KNSJ-FM  - Kali Gochmanosky

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 24, 2013) – KNSJ 89.1 FM and Cal Western Law School welcome the San Diego Mayoral candidates to an impartial and unbiased question and answer forum at 6:30 pm on Nov. 11, 2013 at the Cal Western School of Law located at 225 Cedar Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (Click here for Google Map). Representatives from local alternative media the San Diego Free Press, La Prensa, Voice of San Diego, and City Beat will ask the questions of mayoral candidates Kevin Faulkner, David Alvarez  and Mike Aguirre. (Nathan Fletcher was invited a month ago).  KNSJ will field one question based off the results of a social media poll, along with setting time aside time for live audience questions. The forum will be broadcast live with audio on KNSJ 89.1 FM and video at www.knsj.org.

To get YOUR question answered either attend the debate in person, or watch the live video feed at www.knsj.org, as KNSJ will take live questions from audience members and live stream viewers. KNSJ will also ask a question from the results of a social media poll, found by liking KNSJ on Facebook and following them on Twitter. As a non-commercial media outlet KNSJ hopes to bring attention to issues and questions that the larger commercial media outlets often overlook or leave out.

Contact: Martin Eder 619-871-9354 or Kali Katt 619-283-1100 / info@knsj.org

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

See the description of the event at http://knsj.org/  - http://www.activistsandiego.org/node/4382/edit

[SDCPJ] FW: NEWS ADVISORY: Hometown Arlington West Memorial, Veterans Day, November 11th (8 AM to 5 PM)

 

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From: gfield@san.rr.com
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Subject: NEWS ADVISORY: Hometown Arlington West Memorial, Veterans Day, November 11th (8 AM to 5 PM)
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 10:14:52 -0800

NEWS ADVISORY

 

For Immediate Release

 

The San Diego Veterans For Peace will be setting up its Hometown Arlington West Memorial from 8 AM to 5 PM on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11th, 2013 in the lawn area in front of the USS Midway Museum.

 

When:  Veterans Day, Monday, November 11th, 2013 from 8 AM to 5 PM

 

Where:  Front lawn area of the USS Midway Museum, 910 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA  92101

 

Who:  Veteran chapter members, associate members, and friends/supporters of the San Diego Veterans For Peace, Chapter #91 (www.SDVFP.org)

 

What:  The Hometown Arlington West Memorial honors the 290 fallen service men and women from our four Southern California counties (San Diego, Imperial, Orange and Los Angeles) who have been killed to date in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.  Each headstone, modeled after those at Arlington National Cemetery, contains the service person's name, hometown, and date of death.  A US flag will also be installed at each headstone and service flags and other memorial markers will be present at the memorial.  The memorial will be set up, guarded, and taken down at night by veterans of all five military services, supporters and friends.  The public is encouraged to help in the set up of the memorial at 8 AM and its removal and pack out at 5 PM.   

 

Why:  Veterans Day, November 11th, is a day that Americans stop and recognize the service of all veterans each year.  With the war in Afghanistan still upon us, and 65,000 service members still in harm's way, it seems only fitting that local veterans should honor their fellow brothers and sisters from nearby cities/counties who have given their lives in our two recent wars.   Veterans For Peace, a national veterans 501-C-3 educational organization, is dedicated to educating the public to the overall costs of war, as well as seeking justice for veterans and other victims of war.  The chapter believes that the Hometown Arlington West Memorial both honors the fallen from our local area while reminding the passing public that there are always great costs when our government engages in war.

 

For additional information, to obtain photos, or to arrange for interviews with chapter veterans, please contact:  David Barrows, Veteran, US Army, 619-512-7739 or Barrows.David@att.net

 

This NEWS ADVISORY submitted by:

 

San Diego Veterans For Peace

www.SDVFP.org

Gil Field, Director for Communications

GField@san.rr.com

858-342-1964

 

 

 

[SDCPJ] Nov 15-17 - Arab Film Festival

                      Arab Film Festival

                San Diego, November 15-17

               Museum of Photographic Arts

                 1649 el Prado, Balboa Park

              more info: info@karamanow.org

[SDCPJ] Socially Provocative Theatre - "Mercy Killers" Nov 22 in San Diego!

Please distribute widely!!

Join us for this powerful performance as Michael Milligan brings his one-man play to San Diego on Friday, November 22.  "Mercy Killers" transcends party politics to bring the real cost of a fatally damaged health care system sharply into perspective. This production has been touring the U.S. to inspire discussion of healthcare reform.  This is his one and only performance in San Diego, and the play will be followed by a panel discussion with the actor and others in the healthcare community.  Presented by Campaign for a Healthy California.  Seats are limited, so please reserve now, and spread the word!

 

MERCY KILLERS

Friday, NOVEMBER 22, 2013

7:00 PM

First Unitarian Universalist Church, Bard Hall

4190 Front Street, San Diego CA 92103

 

$10.00 donation per seat

Limited seating, reserve your tickets today.

If you cannot attend please consider making a donation to sponsor others and support the work of healthcare reform.

 

To reserve your seats contact us!

·         Email tbunting@calnurses.org, or dawndershem@gmail.com and state how many tickets you would like to reserve, or call Dawn at 619-421-0985

·         Mail a check payable to Campaign for a Healthy California and mail to

CNA/Mercy Killers

3160 Camino del Rio South #305

San Diego, CA  92108

 

"In one spellbinding hour, Milligan manages to spotlight what is wrong with our health care system: capricious coverage, error-prone treatments, and unreasonable costs that ultimately affect us all."         

Jacqueline H. Wolf, Department Chair, Department of Social Medicine, Ohio University

 

"Raw, emotional, and devastatingly honest.  Broadway actor Michael Milligan's solo show gives an insight into the destructive personal impact of the American healthcare system. It makes public the private stories of thousands of Americans and shows an urgent need for change in a system failing so many. His performance is incredibly powerful and passionate, sweeping the audience up in Joe's story; making them laugh sometimes and bringing them to the edge of tears at others. Milligan has written a beautifully moving and thought-provoking piece . . . "

Anita Magee, ThreeWeeks

 

At the centre of Michael Milligan's one man show is not just a searing indictment of the U.S. healthcare system but also a surprisingly tender love story. It is a combination perfectly judged to affect the audience, to break through prejudices and politics straight to the core of a very real

problem.

 

Joe is a patriotic, conservative, hard-working small business owner. He believes that the system will take care of him as long as he plays by the rules, something he has done for his entire life. But when his wife falls ill, he learns the hard way just how damaged that system really is.  Milligan has created a noble character in Joe, a man who seems bemused by this tragedy and is still fighting to uphold his moral code.

 

For more information about Mercy Killers, visit

www.MercyKillersThePlay.com

 

For more information at Campaign for a Healthy California, visit

www.HealthyCaliforniaCampaign.org

 

See you there!

 

Terry Bunting

Labor Representative -- California Nurses Association -- National Nurses United

ofc: 619-516-4917x3601;  fax: 619-516-4922;  web: www.calnurses.org

 

Support the Nurses Campaign to Heal America!  www.NursesHealAmerica.org

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[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:

 

- "The Military Enlistment Opportunity Act: a New Kind of Draft?," explains how H.R. 435 would create a de facto military draft for young undocumented immigrants, by Rick Jahnkow.

 

- "The Military's View of Counter-recruitment," by Seth Kershner, reviews reports and studies that reveal military fears and concerns about counter-recruitment activism. 

 

- "Implications of the Sentencing in the Manning Court-martial," an assessment of the impact that the Manning case may have on future whistleblowers and war resisters in the military, by Kathy Gilberd.

 

In addition to the above three articles, the current printed version of Draft NOtices includes an article on domestic drones.

 

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

[SDCPJ] FRI 11/8 Film Night - Race and the Prison System

Film Night 

"The House I Live In"

Friday, November 8, 2013

6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Peace Resource Center in the Friends Center building

3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 

Film viewing and Discussion

6:30 Gather and Mingle

7:00 Movie starts -- "The House I Live In" 

8:50 Movie ends (1 hour and 50 minutes)

9:00 Goodbyes

Movie description:

As America remains embroiled in overseas conflict, a less visible war is taking place at home, costing countless lives, destroying families, and inflicting untold damage on future generations of Americans.

For over 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and damaged poor communities at home and abroad. Yet for all that, drugs are more available today than ever before.

Filmed in more than 20 states by critically acclaimed filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, Storyville: The House I Live In captures a definitive and heart-wrenching portrait of individuals at all levels of America's War on Drugs. From the dealer to the grieving mother, the narcotics officer to the senator, the inmate to the federal judge, the film offers a penetrating look inside America's longest war, revealing its profound human rights implications.

While recognizing the seriousness of drug abuse as a matter of public health, the film investigates the tragic errors and shortcomings that have instead treated it as a matter for law enforcement, creating a vast political and economic machine that feeds largely on America's poor, especially minority communities. Yet beyond simple misguided policy, the film investigates how political and economic corruption have fueled the war for 40 years, despite persistent evidence of its moral, economic, and practical failures.

Ultimately, Storyville: The House I Live In seeks, through compassionate inquiry, to promote public awareness of the history and contemporary mechanics of this human rights crisis and to begin a national conversation about its reform.

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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