Thursday, November 5, 2015

14 Things Courts Ignored While Turning a Baby Girl Over to an Abuser: Progress in the World Radio Show




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Walter Davis


“SAVING MADI”

Between 2003 and 2011 little Madi was sentenced by the Family Court of Columbia County Arkansas to unsupervised visitation with her father whom was a substantiated sexual abuser in Louisiana. 



Jill Jones-Soderman, Founder, The Foundation for Child Victims of the Family Court
The father was not substantiated for abuse on the same set of facts in Arkansas, where the abusers father had served as a Judge on the Arkansas Supreme Court and worked as an attorney. Business connections with members of the Arkansas Attorney General's Office protected the abuser from prosecution and therefore from being kept from asserting rights to visitation and sexual contact with the child.

At the onset of forced visitation with her father Madi was screaming, crying and clinging to her mother's leg to keep from being passed over to her father. In Mar.'06 the child was taken to the pediatrician for chaffing and severe rashes in her “private area”

The mother had no idea of what was happening to her child. She asked naive questions
that the abuser must have been laughing about behind her back.

The father owned several well known bars that had the reputation for serving drinks with date rape drugs served to young women who attended the bars.

The health department was involved in investigations as was the drug task force of the FBI. The bars were shut down for “non payment of sales tax”.

Despite the fact that the perpetrator was caught with a counterfeiting plate, he was never prosecuted. Despite the fact that there was hard evidence of drug trafficking, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of pornography, the Arkansas authorities continued to cast a blind eye.

The perpetrator continued as untouchable – even admitting to all criminal actions.

Columbia County authorities stated to the mother of an ex wife of the perpetrator who was fighting for custody of her son, “We will bankrupt you if you keep up” seeking court action against our client”.

The mother in question attempted to pursue custody of her child based on ample evidence. The mother lost her home, her personal finances and her child. The perpetrator was given custody of the child, was able to leave the state of Arkanasas to move to Missouri, where he is supposed to be on a sex offenders list, but isn't.

Madi's mother and grandmother joined forces along with other unlikely forces to protect Madi as much as possible from abuse during forced visitation with her father.



The Mom, Jenny Robertson
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

[SDCPJ] San Diego Peace Center Celebrates 35 Years of Activity on November 21, 2015

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For Immediate Release                                 Contact:  Craig Jones, phone 858-354-1785
November 4, 2015                                         Mariah Gayler, phone 619-263-9301 / mariah@prcsd.org
 
Local Peace Center Celebrates 35 Years of Activity in Militarized San Diego on November 21, 2015
 
San Diego --- Amidst of one of the greatest concentrations of the US military and home of major producers of weaponized drones, a San Diego institution has not just survived, but thrived as a touchstone of peace, justice, equality, nonviolence, and nonviolent conflict resolution.  Celebrating 35 years of activism and advocacy, this November the Peace Resource Center of San Diego (PRC, www.prcsd.org) looks back, and looks forward – back at its accomplishments, and forward to the great deal that still needs to be done to achieve a peaceful, equitable and sustainable world.  
On November 21 the PRC will mark its 35th year of work.  This membership nonprofit operates from the Friends Center facility, 3850 Westgate Place in City Heights.  This campus will be the site of PRC's 35 year celebration with an afternoon/evening program of open house, an evening meal (the PRC's annual meeting and "Souper Supper"), video clips, and a "this is your life" take on notable events and community leaders.  Activities will start at 4:30 in the afternoon with the open house, the meal at 5:30, and program from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. 
Progressive change happens globally, nationally and locally.  Since its beginnings in 1980, the PRC has been involved at all these levels as an active force in the community through a remarkable range of issues.  Among 35 years of accomplishments are anti-war and anti-nuclear mobilization, leading demonstrations in the First Gulf War and after 9/11; and community mobilization to oppose the Blackwater military training site in San Diego's backcountry.   Most recently, the PRC was one of the leading in groups in the successful effort to close the San Onofre nuclear power station.  All along, the PRC has been a local leader and partner in commitment to environmental responsibility, promotion of food justice, and has been an ongoing provider of peace education for children and families, including resources to foster communication and cooperation. . 
Illustrating its commitment to environmental responsibility, in 2011 after a decade of planning and construction, the PRC moved into its permanent home inside the remarkable "green" Friends Center.  The straw-bale building designed by Hubbell and Hubbell Architects is notable from the air as airliners glide in to Lindberg Field, with its distinctive green roof and unusual peace dove design.  A peace crane sculpture by James Hubbell graces the entry courtyard.  Volunteer commitment proved vital to the building's completion. The PRC's portion of the facilities include administrative offices, meeting space, and a substantial library of peace and justice materials for adults and children.  The PRC operates at this campus in partnership with the First Church of the Brethren, the San Diego Friends Meeting and the American Friends Service Committee U.S.-Mexico Border Project, demonstrating how peace and justice advocates can collaborate to build and share space as a focus for nonviolent social change. 
The PRC is a membership organization and community clearinghouse of information on peace and social justice issues and activities. Through its active programs and by promoting networking among peace-related organizations, offering nonviolent alternatives to conflict resolution and carrying on a program of peace education, the PRC provides an ongoing presence throughout San Diego County.  Founded in 1980 by six local organizations committed to peace, the PRC maintains a base of individual, family, and organizational members.  The PRC is guided by the principles of nonviolence, tolerance, compassion and respect for diversity. Membership is open to all individuals and organizations concerned about peace with justice and the need to live by these principles. 
For more information about the Peace Resource Center's 35 year celebration please contact Craig Jones, phone 858-354-1785; Mariah Gayler, phone 619-263-9301.  


[SDCPJ] Thur 11/5: Joe Hill 100 Roadshow

The Peace Resource Center is endorsing this event...



JOE HILL 100 ROADSHOW 

featuring Chris Chandler, George Mann, David Rovics & special guests


 Commemorating the centennial of the death of IWW songwriter, union organizer, and revolutionary, Joe Hill 


THURSDAY NOV. 5th, 2015

Doors open at 6:30pm ~ Show at 7:00

San Diego Education Association Union Hall,
10393 San Diego Mission Rd. 92108

Sliding Scale Donation $5-$15.
Nobody turned away for lack of funds.


Joe Hill's life and legacy have been memorialized in songs sung by Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez (including at Woodstock), Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Si Kahn, Phil Ochs, Paul Robeson (at Carnegie Hall), and countless others.  Alfred Hayes and Earl Robinson's "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night" has been performed in union halls and in concerts around the world, speaking to Joe Hill's lasting legacy -- the "man who never died."


The Joe Hill Roadshow national concert tour features musicians from across the United States.  Each local show will include a mix of local and national touring artists. Spoken word pieces will be included in many of the shows, and of course, the songs of Joe Hill will be sung.  


Share with FB friends ~ www.facebook.com/events/1653781914854387   

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All about Joe and the tour at http://joehill100.com/

On November 19, 1915, labor activist and songwriter Joe Hill (who emigrated to the United States from Sweden) was killed by a firing squad in Salt Lake City, Utah.  After national and international appeals for clemency that included the American Federation of Labor, Helen Keller, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, the Swedish Ambassador and many more, Hill was executed for the murders of a grocer and his son, who were shot in a robbery on January 10, 1914.  There is little doubt today that Joe Hill was framed for the crime because he was a foreigner and a well-known labor activist.  His death inspired several songs, and his life has inspired many fellow workers, but Joe also wrote some of our best-known labor songs, including "The Preacher and The Slave," "Casey Jones," and "There is Power in a Union," which are still sung today at union rallies and events.


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Friday, October 30, 2015

[SDCPJ] Peace Bazaar ~ early bird deadline Nov 1!

To all interested in tabling at the Peace Bazaar on Dec 5th
OR if you know groups that would be great to join, please tell them...

The Early Bird deadline is Sunday, NOVEMBER 1st!
(the fee goes up $10 per table after that)

Below is more information and the online application -- we strongly encourage filling out the paperless version (link is also at website), but will accept it via postal mail also. Either way, please apply ASAP because the event does fill up! 

If you have questions, please contact us or check the website www.peacebazaar.net - you can also dowload flyers (English and Spanish)

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Peace Bazaar 2015 - Application

If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, 

This is the online application to request to table in the
Annual Peace on Earth Holiday Bazaar
Saturday, Dec. 5th, 2015

from 10 am - 2 pm
at the Mid-City Gym, 43rd St & Landis St, San Diego, 92105.

If your group would like to join >>> Please read ALL the information below and then, to apply, fill out the form right away! This event does fill up. And early bird discounts are due by Nov 1.

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For over 25 years, the San Diego's Peace on Earth Holiday Bazaar has promoted alternative holiday gift giving by offering people the opportunity to purchase violence-free, socially responsible gifts. The event is held annually for local not-for-profit community organizations that are working with nonviolent means and in collaboration for peace, social justice, and an environmentally healthy world.

This year, we will again include elements of entertainment to make the event an enjoyable experience for all who attend. We will be working to draw more sellers and buyers using social media, fliers and other outreach methods. Our committee is working hard each year to make the Holiday Bazaar bigger and better!

DEADLINE >> Early bird is NO LATER THAN Saturday, November 1. The final deadline is November 15. Space is limited and could run out, so PLEASE reply BEFORE THE DEADLINE. An email or phone message will NOT reserve your space – you must submit the application online or by mail as described.

TABLE FEES >> We include two chairs for each group. The fees cover the facility costs, flyers, mailings, tables, chairs and other expenses. After Nov. 1, the fees increase and are $10 per table higher. The final deadline to apply will be Saturday Nov 15th.

** EARLY BIRD Applications BY Nov 1st (11:59 PM) ** have the following choices:
one 6-foot table ($25),
two 6' tables ($50),
or three 6' tables ($75).

** STANDARD Applications completed Nov 2-15 will have choices of:
one 6-foot table ($35),
two 6' tables ($70),
or three 6' tables ($105).

EVENT SCHEDULE (on that Saturday):
Set-up begins at 9am, arrive no later than 9:30am.
Set-up finished no later than 10 am.
Open to Public from 10-2pm.
Take-down begins at 2pm
Clean-up must be finished (& all out) by 3pm.

SELLING ITEMS >> In the past, groups have raised funds at the bazaar with greeting cards, books, t-shirts, CDs, posters, gift memberships, seedlings, handicrafts, baked goods, etc. We believe it is important to keep expanding the selection of items for shoppers, so please consider adding to your offerings this year.

TO APPLY >>
*Only* not-for-profit community groups can apply (not individuals or businesses).
Fill out the form below. Then pay after you receive an approval email with instructions;

Remember, apply ASAP -- space is limited and may run out (yes, it's happened!).

FINAL DEADLINE >> 11:59 PM on November 15th. Email or phone messages will NOT reserve your space – you must submit the form online (or mail must be received by the deadline). Payment is expected to be sent within 3 business days.

The SUCCESS of the whole Peace Bazaar depends on...
EVERYONE HELPING WITH PUBLICITY. Please widely share the flyers from our website. Even if your organization decides not to set up a table, please help us publicize this important justice-building event to your membership!

We look forward to your participation in this special "peace bazaar" !!
Questions? Contact us...
Peace Resource Center at 619-263-9301, bazaar@prcsd.org
Project Y.A.N.O. at 760-634-3604, projyano@aol.com

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

[SDCPJ] Fwd: [prcsd] THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRC!

Oops! Announcement below is now updated to include...

The event date is Saturday, November 21st.
And the music will include performances by
both Peggy Watson and "Thiago & Nichole" !!

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THE PEACE RESOURCE CENTER'S 35th ANNIVERSARY!
Saturday, Nov. 21st, 2015
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Peace Resource Center of San Diego! In celebration, we are having a SOUPER SUPPER with a program that includes:

Music of the late 20th Century, plus performances by
Peggy Watson and "Thiago & Nichole"
"This is Your Life, PRC"
Creative fun(d) raising opportunities (including a photo booth)
and A TASTY VEGETARIAN/VEGAN DINNER OF SOUPS AND CORNBREADS MADE BY YOU,
OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEER PEACE COOKS!

If you are willing and able to help us with either soup or cornbread this year, we would be MOST grateful! We also need help with set-up and take-down, centerpieces, decoration, etc.




SCHEDULE
4:30-5:30... Open House in PRC
5:00............ Dinner Doors open
5:30-6:30... Supper is served
6:30-8:30… Program

** You won't want to miss this **
35 years and still rolling... next stop, the future!
ALL ABOARD the PRC Peace Train!

Appropriate "travel attire" includes your favorite peace t-shirt, buttons, and other wearable peace paraphernalia.

If you can help with food or services, please contact
or
Thanks!
Bob and Antonia

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3 LIVE Dance Bands, door prizes, $4 Beer & Wine, MC: Comedian "Medical Mike" (MJ), Silent auction, Costume contest


KNSJ/ASD Benefit ~ LIVE BANDS

World Beat Center - 2100 Park Blvd in Balboa Park,  SD



Tuesday, October 27, 2015

[SDCPJ] Joe Hill Centennial Event in San Diego

Fellow Workers,
 
The Joe Hill 100 Roadshow is sponsored by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The San Diego Caucus of the IWW will host a stop on the tour on Thursday, November 5, 2015, at the union hall of the San Diego Education Association (SDEA). Recalling the great success of the San Diego Free Speech Fight Centennial Events, we hope to see this event draw a large audience and broad participation of the labor movement in our region. We seek other unions and progressive groups to co-sponsor the event or to sign on as endorsers of the event. Co-sponsors and endorsers are asked to help publicize the event within their own memberships. Co-sponsors will be asked to make a modest donation to support the tour expenses. Both co-sponsors and endorsers will be listed on event fliers and e-notices.
 
We are contacting you to ask for your aid in requesting the co-sponsorship of your organization, the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council. I will be calling you soon to follow up on it.
 
Below please see basic descriptive information about the tour.
 
Solidarity,
Monty
 
 
 The Joe Hill 100 Roadshow, featuring musicians from across the United States and from Sweden, will kick off May 1 with a concert in Chicago, beginning the Midwestern leg of a series of tours that will cover much of the United States over the next seven months.

For a schedule of events click HERE 
To Follow us on Facebook click HERE 

On November 19, 1915, labor activist and songwriter Joe Hill was killed by a firing squad in Salt Lake City, Utah. After national and international appeals for clemency that included the American Federation of Labor, Helen Keller, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, the Swedish Ambassador and many more, Hill was executed for the murders of a grocer and his son, who were shot in a robbery on January 10, 1914. There is little doubt today that Joe Hill was framed for the crime because he was a foreigner and a well-known labor activist. His death inspired several songs, and his life has inspired many fellow workers, but Joe also wrote some of our best-known labor songs, including "The Preacher and The Slave," "Casey Jones," and "There is Power in a Union," which are still sung today at union rallies and events.

This year, musicians and labor activists are organizing the "Joe Hill 100 Roadshow," a national concert tour, to mark the 100th anniversary of his death. The tour will begin in Chicago on May Day and then wind through the Midwest. The Roadshow will head through the Northeast and South and West Coast in the summer and fall. Each local show will include a mix of local and national touring artists. Spoken word pieces will be included in many of the shows, and of course, the songs of Joe Hill will be sung.

Joe Hill (October 7, 1879 – November 19, 1915), was born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund in Gävle, Sweden. He came to the United States in 1902 and learned English as an itinerant laborer.  Joe Hill was an organizer, songwriter, cartoonist and journalist during his 36 short years. He travelled from the east coast to the west coast, Mexico to Canada, fanning the flames of discontent on the waterfront and in mines and lumber camps.

After signing up as a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, Joe began writing songs for IWW organizing campaigns. His first surviving effort was "The Preacher and The Slave" (which added the phrase "pie in the sky" to the American lexicon), written for the Free Speech Fight in Spokane, Washington, in 1910. His songs, written to the popular tunes of the day, have continued to inspire young agitators, and he remains the best-known songwriter among the IWW tunesmiths.

Joe Hill's life and legacy have been memorialized in songs written and sung by Joan Baez, Woody Guthrie, Si Kahn, Phil Ochs, Paul Robeson, Bruce Springsteen, and countless others. Alfred Hayes and Earl Robinson's "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night" has been performed in union halls and in concerts around the world, speaking to Joe Hill's lasting legacy -- the "man who never died."
 
 
 
 
 
FUND RAISING WEBSITE
 
Here is the link to send to all your friends, relatives, in-laws and out-laws for the Go Fund ME site for the Tour.
 
 
This campaign is intended to fund the travel and performance expenses as the tour travels around the U.S. Please help us present the life and music of Joe Hill on the 100th Anniversary of his execution by the State of Utah.

 
 
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Sunday, October 25, 2015

[SDCPJ] American Nightmare - Kickstarter drive

Dear Fred,

The Kickstarter campaign for the "Myth of Post-Racial / American Nightmare Project" has begun, with the help you have given in many ways.  Now we are on a serious drive to get this video series funded and produced, and we really need your help in getting the word out and talked about everywhere.  Please read this letter announcing the Kickstarter drive, help if can contribute directly, and let your friends and comrades know by forwarding the email, posting on facebook and twitter and blogs, as fully as you can.  Further information on the perspective of the project can be found in Kali Akuno's recent CounterPunch article <http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/09/04/until-we-win-black-labor-and-liberation-in-the-disposable-era/>.  We need to raise more than $50,000 by early November, and most who support this effort don't have a lot of cash, so we need to go broadly.  Once we get the basic funds, we'll be back to you for help with the production itself.

Thanks so much for your help, support, and enthusiasm.  

Doug Norberg


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From: Deep Dish TV <RacismProject@deepdishtv.org>

Dear Fred,

We are writing to ask for your support for a new seven-part film series An American Nightmare - Black Labor and Liberation. The series is co-produced by Deep Dish TV and Cooperation Jackson and directed by Kali Akuno. We began developing the series almost 2 year ago to examine the myth of a "Post-Racial America".  We have just launched a Kickstartecampaign to raise $50,000 to complete pre-production and begin program production.   

We cannot complete this series without your contribution. Please donate as generously as you can. 

We'd love your support. Not simply financial - please share the project with friends, family, *journalists* and anyone you think would be interested! Here's a short link: http://kck.st/1KEB1Hm and a tweet button at the bottom of the email.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILER https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1767087449/an-american-nightmare-black-labor-and-liberation

The upsurge of resistance against the ever increasing number of police killings of Black men, women and children has forcefully shattered the presumptions of this myth and brings the issue of white supremacy and racism in the United States to the attention of all.  An American Nightmare cuts through numerous "post-racial" and "criminalizing" mythologies that are used to justify the ongoing dehumanization and oppression of Black peoples. It focuses on 2 questions:

WHY 150 years after the formal end of chattel slavery are racism and white supremacy still such a permanent and virulent force in the U.S.?  Is it simply a problem of ignorant behavior or is it rooted in the very fabric our social and economic system? 

WHAT is the way forward?

An American Nightmare addresses these questions with a challenging and provocatively educational series of seven programs designed for broad national distribution. We intend this series to impact the national discussion and inform organizing. 

Deep Dish TV has a strong record of producing powerful films, including our 12 part series on the Iraq war Shocking and Awful and our recent film on Gaza Where Should The Birds Fly.

We need your financial support to make this possible. Please visit our Kickstarter page to find out more about the series.  Please contribute as generously as you can.  Help spread the word about this campaign.  Forward to your friends and lists.

Contributions to Deep Dish TV for this project are tax-deductible.


Thanks very much,


Kali Akuno    Rosa Clemente   Jared Ball   Brian Drolet








Saturday, October 24, 2015

[SDCPJ] Please forward: Discounted Pre-sale Tickets: Political SPOOKS Halloween Party, , Oct. 30, , Friday 7:30-12, Costume Contest $, LIVE Music, Drawings,



KNSJ/ASD Benefit ~ LIVE BANDS

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Political SPOOKS Halloween Party

Oct. 30

Friday 7:30-12

Costume Contest $


LIVE Music

The Congressional Zombie Apocalypse has arrived, Capitalism's Living Dead.          For tickets or more info. www.KNSJ.org   

Your Chance for some Serious Fun -- Poke fun at the 1% and political elite. Come as Ms.Pro-Choice USA, Wicked Witch of West Carly Fiorina, or??

LIVE music, DJ, Comedy, Silent Auction, Prizes for Costumes, & Food & drinks for sale.

Benefit Party volunteers welcome: 619-283-1100

Call ahead if you need info or directions to the event on Oct. 19th @ 7:30 http://www.activistsandiego.org/node/5013

Tickets:   Order ticket now & save on-line KNSJ.org ~

      On-Line Pre-Sale    $14.95 only  -->  $19 day of or @ the Door 

             info@KNSJ.org   For info - 619-283-1100

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