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[SDCPJ] FW: Oct 22, 6pm City Heights: National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality

OCTOBER 22ND

#O22 Nat'l Day of Protest Against Police Brutality, Repression & the Criminalization of a Generation.

Join the efforts of United Against Police Terror - San Diego,  Af3irm San Diego, Discipulus Power (Students in Power) and Students Against Mass Incarceration - San Diego City College as we mobilize for Oct22;National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation.

Students in Power and Students Against Mass Incarceration - San Diego City College  will be leading the event.

On October 22, 2014 there is a call for Global Action in Solidarity with Ayotzinapa . We will join forces with the National Protest Against Police Brutality , Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation led by United Against Police Terror - San Diego Wednesday, October 22 , 2014 at 6:00 pm in City Heights / Weingart Library Annex and Performance 3795 Fairmount Ave, San Diego , California 92105

PLEASE MEET US IN CITY HEIGHTS PARK

5pm Set up and poster making

6pm Rally at City Heights Performance Annex

Candlelight March to I-15

Continue Rally and Candlelight Vigil

Overpass Light Brigade Message "Stop Police Terror" Scheduled after the Rally at 8:30pm 

UAPTSD.org and this event is part of the statewide campaign to END POLICE TERROR and will share both statewide and local demands as to action items to continue the fight against police repression in our communities.

Endorsing Organizations

San Diego District of the International Socialist Organization

ACTIVIST SAN DIEGO, Activist SD & KNSJ Team Members

Artful Activist San Diego

Overpass Light Brigade - San Diego, Overpass Light Brigade - San Diego

Discipulus Power (Students in Power)

Students Against Mass Incarceration - San Diego City College

Black and Pink San Diego 

October 22nd is a day that people around the nation have mobilized every year since 1996 for a National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. It is crucial that we bring forward a powerful National Day of Protest in cities and towns across the U.S. to challenge the ongoing violence against the people. This October 22nd, stand with thousands across the country to express our collective outrage, creativity, and resistance in response to the crimes of this system. On October 22nd,

*******WEAR BLACK, FIGHT BACK!*******

United Against Police Terror - San Diego is disability affirmative, for any accommodation requests, please us as soon as possible.

For anyone questions, please contact me 

In service,

Catherine (Cat) Mendonça

401-580-7791

www.facebook.com/mulhercomplexa

Af3irm San Diego;  an anti-imperialist, transnational feminist women's organization, evolving from the organization formerly known as GABNet, and 20 years of women's organizing, activism, and struggle. af3irm.org

United Against Police Terror; a grassroots organization, dedicated to educating and organizing the community to fight back against police terror in SD. uaptsd.org

Black and Pink - San Diego; an organization supporting LGBTQ prisoners impacted by the prison industrial complex. blackandpink.org

a member of San Diego No More Prisons Coalition and Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB

[SDCPJ] FW: Alison Weir of IfAmericansKnew.org speaks in SD this week! Please forward this email to your list

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Dear friends, Alison Weir will discuss her new book Against Our Better Judgment: the hidden history of how the U.S. was used to create Israel in two weeks at events in San Diego, CA! Books will be available for purchase, and there will be a Q&A session and signing after the presentation. We hope you will invite people who are new to the issue, as they will learn about the root of the current violence in Israel-Palestine and why the U.S. continues to send Israel nearly $10 million of our tax dollars per day.  See you there! Wednesday, October 22 Location: Scripps Cottage at SDSU 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA  Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sponsor: Students for Justice in Palestine at SDSU View or print flyer Thursday, October 23 Location: Sufi Mediterranean Cuisine  5911 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA Time: 6:00 pm buffet dinner with the author ($25 cash/check) 7:00 pm presentation (no charge) Sponsor: Jewish Voice for Peace, San Diego Chapter View or print flyer For maps and directions, visit the book website. You can also RSVP at the Facebook event page. Please forward this announcement widely to your email lists and contacts! Thank you for your support and commitment to peace and justice.  Warm regards, The If Americans Knew team

Quick Links RSVP to these events on the Facebook page Get directions or print flyers Order a copy of Alison's new book, or read an excerpt online Support the national campaign to end military aid to Israel Donate or place a billboard in your community Educational materials

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[SDCPJ] Please Forward ~ ACTIVIST EVENT: Mon. Oct 20 CowSPIRACY film: The Sustainability Secret & Climate Change, Powerful Documentary & Discussion

Please Forward ~

ACTIVIST EVENT & ASD General Meeting

Mon. Oct 20, 7 pm
CowSPIRACY film
The Sustainability Secret
Meat Industry and Climate Change
A Very Powerful Documentary & Discussion

       Location: Joyce Beers Community Center, Hillcrest (3900 Vermont Street between Panera & Aladdin Restaurants, Uptown District Mall)

Activist San Diego's General Meeting: 
Deepening our understanding of the issue and organizing around climate change.  Join us for a highly acclaimed film and discussion on the implications for social justice activists.

Event Summary : 

COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret, is a groundbreaking feature length environmental documentary, following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today and investigates why the world's leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it. This shocking yet humorous documentary will be as eye-opening as "Blackfish" and as inspiring as "An Inconvenient Truth" .

COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret:  Official Tailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV04zyfLyN4

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[SDCPJ] This Sun 10/19 ~ More than "Beyond the Divide"

The Peace Resource Center (PRC) is proud to be a Hospitality Sponsor of the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) conference hosted in San Diego, Oct 16-18.

And we want to INVITE YOU 

to join us for a special After Event...

Sunday, October 19th, from 1-3 pm

 Meet & Greet PLUS Conversation: 

   More than "Beyond the Divide"

held inside the Peace Resource Center

3850 Westgate Place, San Diego 92105

Free & Open to the public

Light/healthy snacks provided

The PJSA conference will have a special screening on Friday of BEYOND THE DIVIDE, a feature-length documentary film set in Montana and about war, peace, and the courage to find common ground. BUT... we know Q&A time after a film with a large group is brief, so we at the Peace Resource Center are hosting this additional "After Event" on Sunday @ 1pm to jump on this limited opportunity!

COME MEET these two special Montana visitors:

-- Betsy Mulligan-Dague, Executive Director of Jeannette Rankin Peace Center

-- Dan Gallagher, Vietnam veteran

AND stay for CONVERSATION about their efforts and peace work, and how this relates to San Diego. What are the parallels? What common ground do WE all have? Let's learn and brainstorm from each other's experiences to figure out how to better build peace!

Film website: www.beyondthedividefilm.com

For more information about the conference, see below.

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ALSO... If interested, you can still be a conference VOLUNTEER! There are a few more spots that would be helpful. In exchange, you will receive a free PJSA t-shirt and will be able to attend some conference sessions and events (for example, give a half day and you'll get to attend the other half of that day free). Volunteering may include assistance with registration/information tables, providing support during Q & A, and greeting and directing participants to their destinations. To volunteer, please contact (ASAP!) Jill Covert at jill.covert@gmail.com with your availability October 17-18 between 7am to 9pm. 

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Annual conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association

"Courageous Presence: Shifting Stories and Practices of Peace"
October 16–18, 2014
at University of San Diego

To work for peace and justice from a place of hope, compassion, and persistence requires courage — not only to face conflict, suffering, and violence, but also to claim one's own share of the trouble and thereby disrupt the cycle of disowned projection that creates the Other. Such courageous presence invites spaciousness, creativity, and inclusivity. In this spirit, the 2014 PJSA conference has invited presentations that tell new stories, shift perspectives on old ones, include participants who are not commonly at the table, and develop transformation and emerging possibilities.

Our conference will be held on the beautiful campus of the University of San Diego on a mesa overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Taking advantage of its location just 20 minutes from the busiest international border crossing in the world (San Diego/Tijuana), we have expressly welcomed presentations from Mexican and Latin American colleagues, as well as on border and indigenous issues. We also plan to host presentations from the area of disability studies as well as the broad range of fields comprising peace, conflict, and justice studies.

To see the schedule of workshops and events, keynote speakers, and information about the concurrent youth summit, go to https://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/schedule

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This message is 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

[SDCPJ] Volunteer at PJSA Conference, Oct 17-18

The 2014 Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) conference:

(see below for overall details)

You can still be a VOLUNTEER! There are a few more spots that would be helpful. In exchange, you will receive a free PJSA t-shirt and will be able to attend some conference sessions and events (for example, give a half day and you'll get to attend the other half of that day free). Volunteering may include assistance with registration/information tables, providing support during Q & A, and greeting and directing participants to their destinations. To volunteer, please contact (ASAP!) Jill Covert at jill.covert@gmail.com with your availability October 17-18 between 7am to 9pm. 

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"Courageous Presence: Shifting Stories and Practices of Peace" 
October 16–18, 2014 

held at University of San Diego 

To work for peace and justice from a place of hope, compassion, and persistence requires courage — not only to face conflict, suffering, and violence, but also to claim one's own share of the trouble and thereby disrupt the cycle of disowned projection that creates the Other. Such courageous presence invites spaciousness, creativity, and inclusivity. In this spirit, the 2014 PJSA conference has invited presentations that tell new stories, shift perspectives on old ones, include participants who are not commonly at the table, and develop transformation and emerging possibilities. 

Our conference will be held on the beautiful campus of the University of San Diego on a mesa overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Taking advantage of its location just 20 minutes from the busiest international border crossing in the world (San Diego/Tijuana), we have expressly welcomed presentations from Mexican and Latin American colleagues, as well as on border and indigenous issues. We also plan to host presentations from the area of disability studies as well as the broad range of fields comprising peace, conflict, and justice studies.

To see the schedule of workshops and events, keynote speakers, and information about the concurrent youth summit, go to https://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/schedule

--

This message is 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

[SDCPJ] 10/25 San Diego Labor Notes Troublemakers School!

San Diego Labor Notes Troublemakers School

Diego Troublemakers are planning a day of skill-building workshops, education,

and strategy discussions to put the movement back in the labor movement.

Hear from local activists and organizers about the Fight for $15 in San Diego, and

discuss strategies to "jump start" your union, beat apathy and more.

Event sponsored by the San Diego Education Association, Association of Raza Educators,

Coalition of Labor and Community Solidarity, AFT Local 1931, IWW, and SEIU 221.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

9 am to 3 pm

Cost: $15 registration, $10 for students,

low-income (no one will be turned away

for lack of funds)

*Includes lunch*

Location: Lincoln High School

4777 Imperial Ave, San Diego 92113

For more info: Contact Jonathon Mello : mello.jonathon@gmail.com

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1447575285530612/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

To Register:  www.labornotes.org/sandiego 

Al Sanchez Cancer Control 2014

[SDCPJ] C.H.E. Cafe Eviction Trial Starts 10/15/14 - PRESS RELEASE

 

 

Please help distribute this release, to friends and family, and to any press contacts you have. - mk

Please note: forwarded message attached
 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

October 13, 2014

 

CONTACT:

Bryan Pease, Esq. (619) 723-0369 bryanpease@gmail.com

Rene Vera (619) 865-8696 grveraxxx@gmail.com

 

SAN DIEGO – On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 69 of the San Diego Superior Court, 330 W. Broadway, Judge Katherine Bacal will preside over a trial on the eviction lawsuit filed by the Regents of the University of California/ University of California at San Diego (“University”) against the C.H.E. Café Collective to determine whether or not the Collective can continue to operate the iconic 34-year old, vegan, student-controlled café, venue, and creative space, the C.H.E. Café (originally “Cheap Healthy Eats”).  

 

At last Friday’s trial call, over 50 C.H.E. Café supporters and media packed the courtroom. Trial is anticipated to run through at least Thursday.

 

 

The University argues that the 2006 Space Agreement between the University and the UCSD student/worker cooperatives, including the C.H.E., should be ignored. The agreement was intended to last through 2016, when the parties could then re-negotiate it. Instead, in late May when students were leaving for the summer, the University, along with members of the UCSD Graduate Student Association (“GSA”), secretly pushed through a flawed resolution "decertifying" the Collective, so the University could bypass the agreement.

 

Despite receiving hundreds of emails, calls, and letters of support from UCSD students, alumni, faculty, staff, organized labor, and community members, as well as petitions signed by over 14,000 supporters, the University refuses to negotiate with the Collective to preserve the space. In fact, the University rebuffed several good faith attempts to negotiate the issues and a proposed resolution, and instead continues to sink valuable public and student funds in pursuing the unfounded eviction.

 

It is estimated that the University has likely spent at least $70,000 in public and student funds on its high-paid outside attorneys, including the firm Kimball, Tirey, and St. John, who was recently replaced by the firm of Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP (“Paul, Plevin”). Paul, Plevin specializes in the aggressive defense of employers when sued by workers over discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, and wage & hour claims.

 

The eviction is the latest in the ongoing historical attack on the Collective by the University, which not only refused to meet with students to discuss any issues related to the Café, but actively interfered with the C.H.E.’s ability to operate as a café, including blocking a $35,000 grant to the C.H.E. by another student organization and cutting off the gas lines at the Café so it could no longer cook and sell food (a large part of its revenue). Despite these attacks, the Collective repeatedly requested meetings with the University administrators, but the University continued to ignore and/or rebuff attempts to work together.

 

The C.H.E. filed its own action against the University to challenge the alleged GSA decertification and will ask the Court for an injunction against all further actions against the C.H.E. on October 31, 2014. In the meantime, the eviction trial will proceed.

 

Meanwhile, the C.H.E. continues to operate as it has since 1980 as a student-controlled, democratically-run space on campus for students to have a safe and alcohol-free atmosphere for entertainment and meetings.

Several fundraisers and other events have been planned, with more information to be released. Supporters continue to join the cause, not the least due to the hundreds of iconic artists and musicians who have been hosted over the years, including those listed below.

 

The Collective invites any and all supporters to join it on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 69 of the San Diego Superior Court, 330 W. Broadway, to show your support in the court room.

 

To read comments from supporters, show your support, and/or donate to the C.H.E., please visit:

 

http://www.gofundme.com/b4hda8

http://thechecafe.blogspot.com/

http://checafe.ucsd.edu/

 

MUSIC AND THE C.H.E.’s LEGACY:

 

A short list of national and international indie acts who played the C.H.E. includes:

At the Drive-In, Blonde Redhead, Black Dice, Blink 182, Botch, Bright Eyes, Citizen Fish, Billy Corgan, Chumbawamba, Descendants, Deerhoof, Dum Dum Girls, Green Day, Hella, Inside Out, Jawbreaker, Jets to Brazil, Jimmy Eat World, Lightning Bolt, Los Crudos, Mike Watt, No Age, Pennywise, Rise Against, Sleep, Subhumans, The Dillinger Escape Plan,  The Get Up Kids, The (international) Noise Conspiracy, and Unwound, among many, many others.

 

A few of San Diego’s seminal artists that have been hosted by the C.H.E. include:

Album Leaf, Antioch Arrow, Aspects of Physics, Crossed Out, Clikatat Ikatowi, Crash Worship, Rob Crow, Drive Like Jehu, Gogogo Airheart, Heavy Vegetable, Heroin, Physics, Pinback, Pitchfork, Rocket from the Crypt, Struggle, Swing Kids, Retox, The Black Heart Procession, The Locust, Three Mile Pilot, and Weatherbox, among several others.

 

 

 

 

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[SDCPJ] JVPSD presents Alison Weir in San Diego

JVPSD (Jewish Voice for Peace, San Diego) is pleased to present Alison Weir at a dinner, talk, Q&A, and book signing for Against Our Better Judgment, her new book identifying the US role in the founding of the State of Israel.

This event will take place at Sufi Mediterranean Cuisine,  5911 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA 92111, on the evening of  October 23rd.  It will start  with a Middle Eastern buffet dinner with the author at 6 PM (for $25) followed by her talk, Q&A, and book signing at 7 PM (for free). 

For those familiar with Alison's work and her website and organization "If Americans Knew" this evening will be an opportunity to catch up with her latest research.  For those unfamiliar with Ms. Weir, the evening will provide an eye-opening, stimulating introduction to her work documenting and presenting the realities and consequences of Israel's policies and practices.

Please consider attending and supporting this special JVPSD event.

Yes on 45

Walter

I will never forget the first meeting I had with a mother and her child who was in a wheelchair permanently after being injured by medical negligence. The child had no control over his movements or anything else. He had no ability to speak, but I remember his eyes looking at me and just saying, “Can you help?”
That’s why I made this ad in support of Proposition 46.

The shocking truth is that the mother I met two decades ago is one of thousands. Right now, 200,000 to 400,000 people die every year in America from medical errors. Medical errors are a major public health crisis and Proposition 46 is a critical reform which will prevent medical negligence with three simple provisions.

First, Proposition 46 corrects an injustice created in 1975 when damages resulting from medical malpractice were limited to $250,000, even in the case of permanent injury or death. Prop 46 simply adjusts the cap for inflation to create accountability and provide justice for families who have suffered at the hands of irresponsible physicians.

Second, Proposition 46 puts in place a random drug testing system, similar to what is used for bus drivers and airline pilots, to ensure that physicians aren't under the influence when lives are at stake. Testing will make sure an impaired doctor doesn’t harm someone you love.

Finally, Proposition 46 will require doctors to look at a patient’s drug history before prescribing narcotics, to prevent harm from over prescribing and the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse.

It’s too late to help the children in this ad, but we can prevent any other family from suffering the same tragedy.
 
The insurance companies spending tens of millions to oppose Proposition 46 only think about their bottom line. The rest of us think the lives of families are more important. Please watch the ad, share it with the people you love, and join me in November to vote Yes on Proposition 46.

Thank you,
 

Barbara Boxer

[SDCPJ] C.H.E. TRIAL CONTINUES WEDNESDAY

C.H.E. CAFE TRIAL CONTINUES WEDNESDAY

Still time to support the C.H.E. at court!

 

Judge set next court date for Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 9:00 a.m.!

San Diego Superior Court, Dept. 69, 330 W. Broadway St., San Diego.

 

The eviction trial should last 1-2 days, so supporting on Thursday is also helpful! Supporters encouraged to arrive by 8:30 to get through security at court. Remember parking around the area is tough.

 

We had a very animated group of more than 50 people on Friday and packed the court room. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT!

 

Let's try for more people on Wednesday!

 

The C.H.E. must survive!

 

For more information see: http://checafe.ucsd.edu/  

 

Funds still urgently needed so please consider donating at:

 http://www.gofundme.com/b4hda8